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Shade Plants

For the Rogue Valley

Beautiful plants to enliven cool, shady spots in your garden

Shady garden or patio areas provide opportunities to explore unique plants that can brighten your landscape design. The following plants work well in part to full shade in our region. If your shady area is also dry, see our Dry Shade Plants List.

Shade plants list

Botanical Name Common Name Comments
FERNS
Adiantum pedatum Maidenhair Fern  
Athyrium niponicum ‘Pictum’ Japanese Painted Fern  
Athyrium felix-femina Lady Fern  
Blechnum spicant Deer Fern  
Cyrtomium fortunei Hardy Holly Fern  
Dryopteris erythrosora Autumn Fern  
Matteuccia struthiopteris Ostrich Fern  
Polystichum munitum Western Sword Fern  
Polystichum polyblepharum Tassel Fern  
Polystichum setiferum Alaska Fern  
Woodwardia fimbriata Giant Chain Fern  
GRASSES AND GRASS-LIKE PLANTS
Bamboo spp. Bamboo species  
Calamagrostis brachytricha Korean Feather Reed Grass  
Carex spp. Sedge  
Chasmanthium latifolium Northern Sea Oats    
Deschmpsia caespitosa Tufted Hair Grass  
Festuca californica California Fescue (dry shade)  
Hakonechloa macra Japanese Forest Grass  
Juncus spp. Rush (a few native species)  
Liriope spp. Lily Turf  
Molinia caerulea Moor Grass  
Ophiopogon japonica  Japanese Mondo Grass (including dwarf & black)  
Reineckia carnea Chinese Reineckia  
PERENNIALS
Acanthus mollis/spinosus Bears Breech  
Aconitum spp. Monkshood  
Ajuga repens Carpet Bugle  
Anenome spp. Windflower  
Aquilegia spp. Columbine  
Aruncus spp. Goat’s Beard  
Asarum spp. Wild Ginger  
Astilbe spp. False Spirea  
Astrantia major Masterwort  
Bergenia spp. Heartleaf Bergenia  
Brunnera macrophylla Siberian Bugloss/Heartleaf Brunnera  
Campanula spp. Bellflower  
Cimicifuga/Actea spp. Bugbane  
Dicentra spp. Bleeding Heart  
Digitalis purpurea (and hybrids) Foxglove  
Epimedium spp. Bishop’s Hat  
Erigeron pulchellus  Robin’s Plantain/Fleabane  
Euphorbia amygdaloides ‘Ruby Glow’ Wood Spurge  
Fragaria spp. Wild Strawberry (Coast/Alpine)  
Galium odoratum Sweet Woddruff  
Geranium spp.  True Geranium  
Helleborus spp. Lenten/ Christmas/Niger Rose  
Hernaria glabra Rupturewort  
Heuchera spp. and hybrids Coral Bells  
Hosta hybrids Hosta  
Hypericum calycinum St. John’s Wort  
Iris ensata Japanese Iris  
Lamium maculatum Dead nettle  
Laurentia fluviatilis Blue Star Creeper  
Ligularia hybrids Ligularia  
Lysimachia nummularia Creeping Jenny   
Mentha requiennii Corsican Mint  
Oxalis oregana Redwood Sorrel  
Pachysandra terminalis Japanese Spurge  
Polemonium caeruleum Jacob’s Ladder  
Polygonatum odoratum Fragrant Solomon’s Seal  
Pratia spp. Blue/White Star Creeper  
Rubus calcynoides Creeping Bramble/Raspberry  
Sagina subulata Irish Moss  
Spigelia marilandica Indian Pink  
Stachys coccinea Coral Hedgenettle  
Thalictrum spp. Meadow Rue  
Tradescantia andersoniana Spiderwort  
Vinca minor Periwinkle  
SHRUBS
Abies balsamea ‘Nana’ Dwarf Balsam Fir  
Amelanchier alnifolia Western Serviceberry  
Arbutus unedo ‘Compacta’ Compact Strawberry Tree  
Aucuba japonica Japanese Aucuba  
Azalea spp. and cvs. Azalea  
Berberis darwinii (and others) Darwin’s Evergreen Barberry (many species/hybrids)  
Berberis t. ‘Aurea’ Golden Barberry  
Buxus spp. Boxwood  
Calycanthus occidentalis  Western Spicebush  
Camelia spp. Camelia  
Carpenteria californica  Bush Anemone  
Cephalotaxus harringtonia Japanese Plum Yew  
Chamaecyparis spp. False Cypress  
Choisya ternata Mexican Orange  
Clethra alnifolia Summersweet  
Corylopsis pauciflora Winter Hazel  
Daphne spp. Daphne  
Distylium hybrids Distylium  
Fatsia japonica Japanese Aralia  
Fothergilla gardinii Fothergilla  
Gardenia Jasminoides Hardy Gardenia  
Garrya elliptica Coast Silk-Tassel  
Gaultheria spp. Salal/Wintergeen  
Hamamelis hybrids Witchhazel  
Holodiscus discolor Ocean Spray  
Hydrangea spp. Hydrangea  
Ilex crenata  Japanese Holly  
Ilex spp. Holly  
Kerria japonica Kerria japonica  
Leucothoe spp. Leucothoe (Fetterbush)  
Lonicera pileata/nitida Privet/Box Honeysuckle  
Loropetalum chinensis Fringe flower  
Mahonia spp. Oregon Grape  
Mahonia hybrids Mahonia (like ‘Charity’ & ‘Soft Caress’)  
Myrica californica Pacific Wax Myrtle  
Nandina domestica and varieties Heavenly Bamboo  
Osmanthus heterophyllus Hollyleaf Osmanthus (great cultivars)  
Osmarea burkwoodii Osmarea burkwoodii  
Paxistima myrsinites Oregon Boxwood  
Philadelphus spp. Mock Orange  
Physocarpus capitatus Ninebark (native)  
Picea abies nidiformis Birds Nest Spruce  
Picea sitchensis ‘Papoose’ Dwarf Sitka Spruce  
Pieris japonica Andromeda or Lily of the Valley  
Rhamnus californica Coffeberry  
Rhododendron spp. Rhododendron   
Ribes aureum Golden Currant  
Ribes sangunineum Red Flowering Currant  
Sarcococca spp. Sweetbox  
Skimmia japonioca Skimmia  
Sorbaria sorbifolia Ural False Spirea  
Spirea douglasii/densiflora Douglas/Mountain Spirea  
Symphoricarpos alba Snow Berry  
Taxus densiformis Japanese Spreading Yew  
Vaccinium ovatum  Evergreen Huckleberry  
Viburnum davidii Viburnum davidii  
TREES
Arbutus unedo Strawberry Tree  
Acer circinatum/glabrum Vine/Rocky Mountain Maple  
Acer japonicum  Full Moon Maple  
Acer palmatum (& Acer p. dessectum) Japanese (and Laceleaf) Maple   
Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’ Forest Pansy Redbud  
Chamaecyparis obtusa Hinoki False Cypress  
Cornus spp. Dogwood  
Heptacodium miconoides Seven Son Flower  
Oxydendron arboreum Sourwood  
Parrotia persica Persian Ironwood  
Podocarpus macrophyllus ‘Maki’ Shrubby Yew Pine  
Rhamnus purshiana Cascara  
Stewartia pseudocamellia Japanese Stewartia  
Styrax japonica/obassia Japanese/Fragrant Snowbell  
Thuja plicata Western Red Cedar  
Tsuga spp. Hemlock  
VINES
Akebia quinata Fiveleaf Akebia  
Clematis armandii Evergreen Clematis  
Hydrangea petiolaris Climbing Hydrangea  
Parthenocissus henryana Silvervein Creeper  
Schizophragma hydrangeoides Japanese Hydrangea Vine  
Trachelospermum asiaticum/jasminoides Asiatic/Star jasmine  
Cyrtomium fortunei

Cyrtomium fortunei

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Dryopteris erythrosa

Dryopteris erythrosa

Calamagrostis brachytricha

Calamagrostis brachytricha

Anemone 'September Charm'

Anemone ‘September Charm’

Aquilegia 'Denver Gold'

Aquilegia ‘Denver Gold’

Astilbe

Astilbe

Brunnera 'Jack Frost'

Brunnera ‘Jack Frost’

Dicentra spp.

Dicentra spp.

Epimedium leaves

Epimedium spp.

Erica 'Kraemer's Rote'

Erica ‘Kraemer’s Rote’

Heuchera 'Marmelade'

Heuchera ‘Marmelade’

Hypericum calycinum

Hypericum calycinum

Aralia 'Sun King'

Aralia ‘Sun King’

Azalea

Azalea

Camellia

Camellia

Fothergillia

Fothergilla

Hamamelis 'Jelena'

Hamamelis ‘Jelena’

Nandina domestica

Nandina domestica

Osmanthus

Osmanthus

Philadelphus 'Minnesota Snowflake'

Philadelphus ‘Minnesota Snowflake’

Rhododendron PJM

Rhododendron PJM

Looking for a specific plant, shrub or tree?

Our availability list is updated frequently so you can see at a glance what we have in stock at the nursery as well as the pot sizes. If you don’t see what you’re looking for, contact us.