'A Selection of Plants for Shade' available from Avondale Nursery

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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ACANTHUS mollis free-flowering

Large leaves, mauve and white flowers. Very free-flowering for me!

1.20m £5.00

GERANIUM nodosum 'Tony's Talisman'

Pinky-purple flowers with darker veins, in summer.

30cm £5.00

ANEMONE nemorosa 'Lionel Bacon'

Pink flowers marked with white.

15cm £5.00

PHLOX paniculata 'Toits de Paris'

Large scented lavender-blue dark-eyed flowers.

90cm £4.50

ANEMONE ranunculoides ssp. wockeana

Tiny, bright yellow wood anemone flowers.

5cm £5.00

GEUM 'Fire Opal'

Semi-double reddish-orange flowers on long dark stems. Rarely offered.

AGM 30cm £5.00

TRILLIUM grandiflorum white-flowered

Luminous white flowers with large broad petals, April-May. Brightens up a shady spot.

40cm £5.00

ARUM 'Chameleon'

Very large glossy marbled leaves over winter, pale green flowers April-May, red berries August-September. Part shade.

AGM NEW 30cm £5.00

ASTRANTIA major 'Venice'

Vigorous and repeat-flowering, with mid-red flowers.

PBR 50cm £5.00

CONVALLARIA majalis 'Hofheim'

A two-tone variegated form like a hosta.

25cm £5.00

ANEMONE nemorosa 'Alba Plena'

Double white flowers, similar to 'Vestal', but with a larger central ruff.

15cm £5.00

ANEMONE nemorosa 'Celestial'

Large sky blue flowers.

15cm £5.00

GALANTHUS 'Hippolyta'

Neat, double rounded blooms with concave outer segments.

10cm £7.50

ACTAEA 'Chocoholic'

A new variety with almost black foliage and spikes of pale pink fragrant flowers late summer to autumn. Moist soil in part shade.

75cm £5.00

ANEMONE nemorosa 'Wilks' White'

Single white flowers on taller stems.

25cm £5.00

ANEMONELLA thalictroides 'Green Hurricane'

Eyecatching double green flowers over thalictrum-like foliage. A true collector's plant!

10cm £7.50

ANEMONELLA thalictroides 'Green Hurricane'