What can I say about Hostas. Definitely one of my favorite shade plant perennials. They just keep on giving year after year. Here is just a sampling of what is available.
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.
"The Hosta 'Gold Standard', Hosta fortunei, has heart-shaped large broad leaves with creamy yellow and variable dark green margins. The pinkish, laven... more
Scientific Name: Hosta 'Golden 'Tiara' Zone: 4-8 Sun: Full Shade
" The Hosta 'Golden Tiara'Ö has heart-shaped green leaves with wide chartreuse and white margins foliage, making it very striking. The dusky lavender ... more
Scientific Name: Hosta 'Guacamole' Zone: 3-9 Sun: Full Shade - Partial Sun
"The Hosta Guacamole, Hosta 'Guacamole', is a medium sized hosta that has yellowish leaves with a wid green margin and stems producing white colored f... more
Scientific Name: "Hosta 'Liberty' (PP12,531)" Zone: 3-9 Sun: Full Shade - Partial Sun
"The Hosta Liberty, Hosta 'Liberty' (PP12,531), is a sport of the well known variety Sagae and is considered by many to be the finest hosta ever intro... more
Scientific Name: Hosta fortunei 'Patriot' Zone: 3-8 Sun: Full Shade
"The Hosta 'Patriot'Ö, Hosta fortunei, has heart-shaped, glossy medium green leaves with a large white margin, making this variety very striking. The ... more
Scientific Name: Hosta 'Revolution' Zone: 3-9 Sun: Full Shade - Partial Sun
"The Hosta Revolution, Hosta 'Revolution', is a sport of the popular hosta Loyalist which in turn is a sport of the hosta Patriot. It is considered on... more
Scientific Name: Hosta 'Stained Glass' Zone: 3-9 Sun: Full Shade - Partial Sun
"The Hosta Stained Glass, Hosta 'Stained Glass', is a sport of the hosta Guacamole and was Hosta of the year in 2006. It is considered one of the best... more
Scientific Name: Hosta 'Sun Power' Zone: 3-9 Sun: Full Shade - Partial Sun
"The Hosta Sun Power, Hosta 'Sun Power', is one of the best gold hosta's there is. The large leaves are about 12 inches long by 7 inches wide and are ... more
Scientific Name: Hosta undulata Zone: 3-8 Sun: Full Shade
"The Hosta 'Variegata'Ö, Hosta undulata, has dramatic, narrow, lance-shaped wavy leaves with white centers edged in green, making it very striking. Th... more
Scientific Name: Hosta 'Whirlwind' Zone: 3-9 Sun: Full Shade
"The Hosta Whirlwind, 'Hosta', has upright pointed leaves that are twisted and folded. The creamy yellow to white centers and dark green margins give ... more
Scientific Name: Hosta 'Wide Brim' Zone: 3-8 Sun: Full Shade
"The Hosta 'Wide Brim'Ö has a deep blue-green center with very wide, irregular margins of cream with gold tints at maturity, making it very striking. ... more
Scientific Name: Delosperma cooperi Zone: 5-8 Sun: Full Sun
"The Delosperma 'Hardy Ice Plant'Ö, Delosperma cooperi, is a wonderful ground cover that has single, deep rose to purple blooms. The foliage, said to ... more
Scientific Name: Delosperma 'Mesa Verde' Zone: 4-8 Sun: Full Sun
"The Hardy Ice Plant Mersa Verde, 'Delosperma 'Mersa Verde'Ö, is a wonderful ground cover that has single, dark salmon blooms. The foliage, which make... more
Scientific Name: Delosperma 'Table Mountain' Zone: 4-8 Sun: Full Sun
"The Hardy Ice Plant Table Mountain, 'Delosperma 'Table Mountain'Ö, is a wonderful ground cover that has single, fushia blooms. The foliage, which mak... more
Scientific Name: Iris 'Ann Chowning' Zone: 3-9 Sun: Full Sun
"The Iris 'Ann Chowning'Ö has intense velvety red flowers with deep yellow signals. With a velvety texture and beautiful evergreen foliage, it has a p... more
Scientific Name: Iris Germanica 'Batik' Zone: 3-9 Sun: Full Sun - Partial Sun
"The Iris Batik, Iris x germanica 'Batik' has stripes and splashes of white on dark purple flowers. With a velvety texture and beautiful sword-shaped ... more
