If you have a garden with sun and shade areas, you can have a good variety of plants. Don’t neglect the shady parts of the garden. I have provided 15 pages of perennials for you to look through to see what would suit your garden design. Be sure to check the requirements for each plant to see if they prefer a shady spot, dappled shading, or like to sit in full sun.
Phlox - White Flame Scientific Name: Phlox paniculata 'White Flame'
Zone: 3-9
Sun: Full Sun "The Phlox White Flame, 'Phlox paniculata', is an ideal ground cover with masses of huge, white, pristine flowers and a thick mat of foliage. 'White F... more | 
Russian Sage - Little Spire Scientific Name: Perovskia atriplicifolia
Zone: 4-9
Sun: Full Sun "The Perovskia 'Little Spire Sage'Ö, Perovskia atriplicifolia, is an exciting new variety to the Sage family. Growing only 3'Ö high with a plant sprea... more |
Salvia - Caradonna Scientific Name: Salvia nemorosa
Zone: 3-10
Sun: Full Sun "The Salvia 'Caradonna'Ö, Salvia nemorosa, has glowing purple stems loaded with violet-purple flowers that bloom from June to October. With its gray-g... more | 
Salvia - East Friesland Scientific Name: Salvia nemorosa 'Ostfriesland'
Zone: 3-8
Sun: Full Sun "The Salvia 'East Friesland'Ö, Salvia nemorosa 'Ostfriesland'Ö, has glowing purple stems loaded with violet-purple flowers that bloom from June to Oct... more |
Salvia - Marcus Scientific Name: Salvia nemorosa 'Marcus'
Zone: 3-10
Sun: Full Sun "The Salvia 'Marcus'Ö, Salvia nemorosa, is a new dwarf version of the Salvia 'May Night'Ö. With its compact, dense habit of growing, it is easy to acc... more | 
Salvia - May Night Scientific Name: Salvia nemorosa 'Mainacht'
Zone: 3-8
Sun: Full Sun "The Salvia 'May Night'Ö, Salvia nemorosa 'Mainacht'Ö, has glowing purple stems loaded with violet-purple flowers that bloom from June to October. Wit... more |
Salvia - Pink Friesland Scientific Name: Salvia nemorosa 'Pink Friesland'
Zone: 3-8
Sun: Full Sun "The Salvia Pink Friesland, Salvia nemorosa 'Pink Friesland'Ö, may just challenge it's cousin, East Friesland, as one of the best perennials of all ti... more | 
Salvia - Purple Rain Scientific Name: Salvia verticillata 'Purple Rain'
Zone: 4-9
Sun: Full Sun "The Salvia 'Purple Rain'Ö, Salvia verticillata, has glowing purple stems loaded with masses of deep purple flowers that bloom from June to October. W... more |
Salvia - Sensation Rose Scientific Name: Salvia nemorosa 'Sensation rose' (PPAF)
Zone: 3-8
Sun: Full Sun "The Salvia Sensation Rose, Salvia nemorosa 'Sensation Rose' (PPAF), is loaded with pink flowers that bloom from May to August. It is a sister plant t... more | 
Salvia - Snow Hill Scientific Name: Salvia numerosa 'Schneehugel'
Zone: 3-8
Sun: Full Sun "The Salvia 'Snow Hill'Ö, Salvia nemorosa 'Schneehugel'Ö, has glowing purple stems loaded with masses of clear white flowers that bloom from June to O... more |
Scabiosa - Butterfly Blue Scientific Name: Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue'
Zone: 4-9
Sun: Full Sun "The Scabiosa 'Butterfly Blue'Ö, Scabiosa columbaria, also know as the Pincushion Flower, has wonderful 2"" lavender-blue flowers that bloom from June... more | 
Scabiosa - Pink Mist Scientific Name: Scabiosa columbaria 'Pink Mist'
Zone: 4-9
Sun: Full Sun "The Scabiosa 'Pink Mist', Scabiosa columbaria, also know as the Pincushion Flower, has wonderful 2"" pink flowers that bloom from June to October. 'P... more |
Sea Thrift - Splendins Scientific Name: Armeria maritima 'Splendens'
Zone: 3-9
Sun: Full Sun "The Splendins 'Sea Thrift', Armeria maritima, has wonderful pink flowers that contrast well with its dark evergreen, tufted foliage. This plant is ve... more | 
Sedum - Angelina Scientific Name: Sedum repestre 'Angelina'
Zone: 3-11
Sun: Partial Sun "The Sedum 'Angelina, was developed in a private garden in Croatia. 'Angelina' has brilliant, needle-shaped, golden yellow foliage.It is a very vigoro... more |
Sedum - Autumn Joy Scientific Name: Sedum 'Herbstfreude'
Zone: 3-9
Sun: Full Sun "The Sedum 'Autumn Joy'Ö, Sedum 'Herbstfreude', is one of the finest of all upright Sedums. The umbrella-like flower heads are pink and change to a ro... more | 
Sedum - Black Jack Scientific Name: Sedum 'Black Jack' PPAF
Zone: 3-9
Sun: Full Sun - Partial Sun "The Sedum 'Black Jack', 'Sedum 'Black Jack' PPAF, is a recent discovery at Walters Garden in Michigan. The stems and foliage are darker than most sed... more |
