A Selection of Plants for Shade
These will only tolerate sun for up to a third of the day. They’ll appreciate a cool damp environment, and the best plants will have interesting foliage, as most shade-lovers will flower in spring.
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PHLOX x arendsii 'Hesperis'
Upright sturdy stems carry large pyramidal heads of scented lilac-pink flowers.
90cm £5.00
GALANTHUS 'Atkinsii '
Very early to flower, vigorous and distinctive, with long slender petals. Part shade.
AGM 20cm £5.00
ARUM italicum ssp. neglectum 'Miss Janay Hall'
Yellow-speckled glossy foliage overwinter, cream flowers April-May. Part shade.
30cm £5.00
ASTRANTIA major 'Can Candy'
Unique flowers, dark red backs, silver upper face. Repeat flowers, sturdy, not too tall. New introduction from Trevor Edwards.
60cm £5.50
CARDAMINE quinquefolia
Clusters of bright pink flowers on a slowly spreading plant. Shade.
30cm £5.00
GILLENIA trifoliata
A graceful bushy plant for semi-shade, with slender stems carrying sprays of white starry flowers all summer.
AGM 75cm £5.00
PHLOX paniculata 'Blue Paradise'
Large, fragrant, violet-blue flowers from July-August. Good mildew-resistance.
75cm £5.00
GALANTHUS elwesii 'Comet'
One of the best snowdrops, this has wide, glaucous foliage, and the flowers have one large green mark on the inner segments. The long outer segments resemble a comet's tail!
AGM 20cm £7.50
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