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.
Epimedium sulphureum
Height - 12"
Width - 12-24"
Bloom Time - Spring
Bloom Color - Yellow
Flowers are very orchid like, but small and not showy at a distance. Plants are deer resistant and can tolerate dry shade. One of the toughest cultivars of Epimedium.
Epimedium, Domino
Height - 18-24"
Width - 24-36"
Bloom Time - Spring
Bloom Color - White spurs with pink centers
Flowers are very orchid like, but small and not showy at a distance. Plants are deer resistant and can tolerate dry shade.Â
Epimedium, Pink Champagne
Height - 18-24"
Width - 24-36"
Bloom Time - Spring
Bloom Color - White spurs with raspberry centers
Flowers are very orchid like, but small and not showy at a distance. Plants are deer resistant and can tolerate dry shade. A more vigorous cultivar of Epimedium.
Epimedium, Songbirds
Height - 16-18"
Width - 18-24"
Bloom Time - Early Spring
Bloom Color - Golden yellow with small rose sepals
Flowers are very orchid like, but small and not showy at a distance. Plants are deer resistant and can tolerate dry shade. This cultivar flowers later than most and blooms longer than most other Epimediums.
Helleborus, Dark and Handsome
Height - 18-24"
Width - 18-24"
Bloom Time - Early Spring
Bloom Color - Black to Purple Black
Double 2.5-3" flowers. Wedding Party® Series. 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, Eternal Spark
Height - 16"
Width - 18-24"
Bloom Time - Early Spring
Bloom Color - Cream
 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, First Dance
Height - 18-24"
Width - 18-24"
Bloom Time - Early Spring
Bloom Color - Yellow
Double 2-2.5" flowers. Edges of flowers have a maroon picotee edge and veining. Wedding Party® Series. 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, Irish Luck
Height - 18-24"
Width - 18-24"
Bloom Time - Early Spring
Bloom Color - Single, Green flower with central burgundy flare
Honeymoon® Series. 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, 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, Shotgun Wedding
Height - 18-24"
Width - 18-24"
Bloom Time - Early Spring
Bloom Color - White with burgundy speckling
Double 3" flowers and a wide white margin, heavy burgundy speckling. Wedding Party® Series. 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, Walburton's Rosemary
Height - 12-24"
Width - 18-24"
Bloom Time - Early Spring
Bloom Color - Pink- Rosy Pink
Blooms face upward and outward. Vigorous grower, very floriferous. 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, Whirlwind Romance
Height - 18-24"
Width - 18-24"
Bloom Time - Early Spring
Bloom Color - Burgundy veins over white petals
Double flowers, that even the backs of the petals are burgundy. Wedding Party® Series. 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, White Tutu
Height - 16-18"
Width - 18"
Bloom Time - Early Spring
Bloom Color - White with pink speckles
Unique flower has a green ruffled center. Pure white flowers have deep 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, Blue Angel
Height - 36"
Width - 48"
Bloom Time - Summer
Bloom Color - Light Lavender
A classic for the shade garden, one of the largest blue green Hostas with thick leaves and forming a huge mound. Flowers held just above the foliage. Slug resistant. Blue Hostas are the least sun tolerant, plant this one in the shade.
Hosta, Brother Stephan
Height - 20"
Width - 36"
Bloom Time - Summer
Bloom Color - White
This Hosta has thick, heavily corrugated, puckered leaves. They are chartreuse in the spring with a blue margin. Leaves mature to gold with green edge in the summer.
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, 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, Shadowland® Hope Springs Eternal
Height - 22"
Width - 47"
Bloom Time - Summer
Bloom Color - White
A Proven Winners® Selection. 2026 National Hosta of the Year®
Limited Quantities Available in 2026!
Heart-Shaped leaves are blue with a ruffled cream edge.
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, Shadowland® Miss America
Height - 19"
Width - 55"
Bloom Time - Summer
Bloom Color - White with lavender
A Proven Winners® Selection. 2025 National Hosta of the Year®
Limited Quantities Available in 2026!
This large Hosta has medium green heart shaped leaves with white centers. There is light green streaking through the centers of each leaf,
Hosta, Monkey Business
Height - 15"
Width - 30"
Bloom Time - Summer
Bloom Color - Purple
Limited Quantities available for 2026! Medium, smooth, deep green leaves with wide gold margins. The unique trait is the showy, dark purple petioles that hold the leaves upright.
Hosta, Old Glory
Height - 14"
Width - 24"
Bloom Time - Summer
Bloom Color - Light Lavender
Heart-Shaped leaves are golden yellow with a dark green margin. This one can brighten up shady areas!
Hosta, Orion's Belt
Height - 20"
Width - 45"
Bloom Time - Summer
Bloom Color - Pale Lavender
Striking wide blue-green leaves with creamy yellow margins. Margins turn white in the summer. Makes a wide clump.
Hosta, Praying Hands
Height - 14-18"
Width - 12-16"
Bloom Time - Summer
Bloom Color - Lavender
Limited Quantities in 2026!
Upright, tightly folded leaves resemble hands praying. Flowers stand 18" tall.
Hosta, Silly String
Height - 14"
Width - 28"
Bloom Time - Summer
Bloom Color - Pale Purple
Narrow blue leaves with intensely wavy margins make this a truly unique Hosta! Mostly blue leaves in the spring will become blue-green as the summer progresses. Blue Hostas are the least sun tolerant, plant this one in the shade.
Hosta, Skywriter
Height - 15"
Width - 30"
Bloom Time - Summer
Bloom Color - Lavender
Heavily ruffled aqua blue leaves on bright purple petioles. American Hosta Growers, Hosta of the Year 2025.
Hosta, Touch of Class
Height - 16"
Width - 24"
Bloom Time - Summer
Bloom Color - Lavender
Blue Margins, chartreuse to yellow centers and green jetting. Leaves are thick and of heavy substance.
Hosta, Wild Imagination
Height - 22"
Width - 48-54"
Bloom Time - Summer
Bloom Color - Lavender
Blue Hostas are the least sun tolerant, plant this one in the shade. More than twice the size of Silly String Hosta- it has more leaves and is overall larger. Narrow leaves are twisted and ruffled. Exceptionally large plant for a strap-leaf Hosta.
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.
Pulmonaria, Raspberry Splash
Height - 10-12"
Width - 18-24"
Bloom Time - Spring
Bloom Color - Pink-lilac-purple
Narrow, silver spotted foliage with a more upright growth habit. Most floriferous lungwort, disease resistant. Forms a substantial clump.
Pulmonaria add a unique leaf coloration to the shade garden.
Pulmonaria, Trevi Fountain
Height - 12-14"
Width - 18"
Bloom Time - Spring
Bloom Color - Cobalt Blue
Deep green, brightly silver spotted leaves with profuse clusters of large flowers in the early spring shade garden.
Pulmonaria add a unique leaf coloration to the shade garden.
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.