Shade
Shade loving plants
Epimedium rubrum
Height - 10-12"
Width - 12-18"
Bloom Time - Spring
Bloom Color - Red
Flowers are very orchid like, but small and not showy at a distance. Plants are deer resistant and can tolerate dry shade.
Helleborus, Confetti Cake Sold Out 2024
Height - 18-24"
Width - 18-24"
Bloom Time - Early Spring
Bloom Color - White w/burgundy
Double 2.5-3" flowers. Hellebores are a very early spring bloomer, often during Lent, hence their common name, Lenten Rose. Plants are semi evergreen, so after new foliage emerges in the spring you can clean up anything that looks bad. Deer and rabbit resistant.
Helleborus, Maid of Honor
Height - 18-24"
Width - 18-24"
Bloom Time - Early Spring
Bloom Color - Double, Rose Pink
Double 2.5-3" flowers. Hellebores are a very early spring bloomer, often during Lent, hence their common name, Lenten Rose. Plants are semi evergreen, so after new foliage emerges in the spring you can clean up anything that looks bad. Deer and rabbit resistant.
Helleborus, Mother of the Bride
Height - 18-24"
Width - 18-24"
Bloom Time - Early Spring
Bloom Color - Double, Yellow w/ Pink
Double 3" flowers with pink edges and pink on the back of the flowers too. Hellebores are a very early spring bloomer, often during Lent, hence their common name, Lenten Rose. Plants are semi evergreen, so after new foliage emerges in the spring you can clean up anything that looks bad. Deer and rabbit resistant.
Helleborus, Rio Carnival
Height - 18-24"
Width - 18-24"
Bloom Time - Early Spring
Bloom Color - Yellow w/ Burgundy
Single 2.6" flowers yellow with burgundy speckles. Hellebores are a very early spring bloomer, often during Lent, hence their common name, Lenten Rose. Plants are semi evergreen, so after new foliage emerges in the spring you can clean up anything that looks bad. Deer and rabbit resistant.
Helleborus, Rome in Red
Height - 18-24"
Width - 18-24"
Bloom Time - Early Spring
Bloom Color - Rich wine red
Single 3-4" flowers. Hellebores are a very early spring bloomer, often during Lent, hence their common name, Lenten Rose. Plants are semi evergreen, so after new foliage emerges in the spring you can clean up anything that looks bad. Deer and rabbit resistant.
Helleborus, Sandy Shores
Height - 18-24"
Width - 18-24"
Bloom Time - Early Spring
Bloom Color - Apricot w/ rosy peach
Single 2.6" flowers with darker peach back. Hellebores are a very early spring bloomer, often during Lent, hence their common name, Lenten Rose. Plants are semi evergreen, so after new foliage emerges in the spring you can clean up anything that looks bad. Deer and rabbit resistant.
Helleborus, Spanish Flare
Height - 18-24"
Width - 18-24"
Bloom Time - Early Spring
Bloom Color - Light yellow
Single 3" flowers with maroon flares. Hellebores are a very early spring bloomer, often during Lent, hence their common name, Lenten Rose. Plants are semi evergreen, so after new foliage emerges in the spring you can clean up anything that looks bad. Deer and rabbit resistant.
Helleborus, True Love
Height - 18-24"
Width - 18-24"
Bloom Time - Early Spring
Bloom Color - Maroon red
Double 3-3.5" flowers. Hellebores are a very early spring bloomer, often during Lent, hence their common name, Lenten Rose. Plants are semi evergreen, so after new foliage emerges in the spring you can clean up anything that looks bad. Deer and rabbit resistant.
Helleborus, Wedding Crashers Sold Out 2024
Height - 18-24"
Width - 18-24"
Bloom Time - Early Spring
Bloom Color - Pink
Double 3" soft pink flowers with darker pink speckles. Hellebores are a very early spring bloomer, often during Lent, hence their common name, Lenten Rose. Plants are semi evergreen, so after new foliage emerges in the spring you can clean up anything that looks bad. Deer and rabbit resistant.
Hosta, Shadowland® Autumn Frost
Height - 12"
Width - 24"
Bloom Time - Summer
Bloom Color - Light Lavender
Leaves emerge frosty blue-green with wide, yellow margins in spring and turn to green with creamy white in summer.
A Proven Winners® selection.
Hosta, Curly Fries
Height - 6"
Width - 16"
Bloom Time - Summer
Bloom Color - Lavender
Rippled, narrow chartreuse leaves. Flowers stand 16" tall. Can tolerate morning sun.
Hosta, Shadowland® Diamond Lake
Height - 17"
Width - 45"
Bloom Time - Summer
Bloom Color - Pale Lavender
Heart shaped blue leaves are thick and heavily corrugated with wavy margins. Large leaves measure up to 9" wide and 11" long.
A Proven Winners® selection.
Hosta, Earth Angel Sold Out 2024
Height - 30"
Width - 40"
Bloom Time - Summer
Bloom Color - Pale lavender
Heart shape, blue-green w/cream margin. Overall shape is wider than tall and leaves are broad. Flowers stand 40" tall.
Hosta, Guacamole
Height - 22"
Width - 38"
Bloom Time - Summer
Bloom Color - White
Fragrant flowers stand 36" tall. Plant is vigorous and the large leaves are chartreuse.
Hosta, Island Breeze
Height - 12"
Width - 18"
Bloom Time - Summer
Bloom Color - Dark Lavender
Showy red petioles hold up leaves that change colors with the seasons. Green margins are wide and contrast with bright yellow centers in spring. Leaf centers turn chartreuse in shade or light yellow in more sun (but not a sun loving plant)
Hosta, Lipstick Blonde
Height - 12"
Width - 20"
Bloom Time - Summer
Bloom Color - Lavender
Bright yellow leaves above red stems.
Hosta, Praying Hands
Height - 14-18"
Width - 12-16"
Bloom Time - Summer
Bloom Color - Lavender
Upright, tightly folded leaves resemble hands praying. Flowers stand 18" tall.
Hosta, Stained Glass Sold Out 2024
Height - 15"
Width - 48"
Bloom Time - Summer
Bloom Color - Lavender
Gold leaves with green margins are corugated and large. Flowers stand 30" tall. Can tolerate partial sun.
Hosta, Summer Lovin'
Height - 16"
Width - 30"
Bloom Time - Summer
Bloom Color - Lavender
Thick heart shaped leaves have dark green centers and contrast with the lemon-lime borders. Sunlight will intensify the foliage colors, but do not plant in full sun. Filtered, or morning sun with afternoon shade would be ok.
Hosta, Shadowland® Water Slide
Height - 14"
Width - 32"
Bloom Time - Summer
Bloom Color - Lavender
Wavy, ruffled leaves are thick. Blue Hostas must be in the shade. This one has a unique rippled edge that makes it look like water splashing.
A Proven Winners® selection.
Hosta, White Feather
Height - 8"
Width - 20"
Bloom Time - Summer
Bloom Color - Lavender
Leaves emerge white with green veins then darken to pale green. Can tolerat partial sun.
Lamium, Beacon Silver
Height - 8"
Width - 18"
Bloom Time - Late spring
Bloom Color - Pink
Variegated silver and green foliage makes a nice groundcover.
Lamium, Herman's Pride
Height - 12"
Width - 15-18"
Bloom Time - Spring
Bloom Color - Yellow
Green/Silver leaves contrast nicely with other shade plants. Yellow flowers unique to the shade garden. Mounding perennial, so doesn’t get spready.
Lily of the Valley
Height - 6-8"
Width - Indefinate
Bloom Time - Spring
Bloom Color - White
Very fragrant. An heirloom plant that can be a very vigorous groundcover. Plant with caution or in a contained space.
Pulmonaria, Lisa Marie
Height - 10-15"
Width - 14-16"
Bloom Time - Spring
Bloom Color - Raspberry pink
Speckled foliage contrasts with early flowers. Leaves are 10-12" long.
Pulmonaria, Raspberry Splash
Height - 10-12"
Width - 18-24"
Bloom Time - Spring
Bloom Color - Pink-lilac-purple
Most floriferous lungwort, disease resistant. Forms a substantial clump.
Shooting Star, Pink
Height - 15-18"
Width - 8"
Bloom Time - Spring
Bloom Color - Purple-pink
Native Woodland- Dormant in summer heat.
Shooting Star, White
Height - 10-14"
Width - 8"
Bloom Time - Spring
Bloom Color - White
Native Woodland- Dormant in summer heat.