Sun-Shade-Perennials
Sun-shade-perennials work well with your shade garden boarders. As the trees start to leaf out there is plenty sun for bulbs and perennials to get the necessary sun needed to bloom inside your shade garden. Then the shade perennials will take over. Also along the boarders where the sun meets the shade, sun perennials will do their job of defining the garden. Shade gardening takes a little getting used to. but once mastered shade perennials you'll have plenty of people wanting to walk in the shade of your shade garden, admiring your shade plants. Here are a few sun-shade-perennials to get you started: 
Bigleaf Periwinkle Scientific Name: Vinca major
Zone: 3-8
Sun: Full Shade - Partial Sun "The Bigleaf Periwinkle, Vinca major, is also known as Greater (rosy) Periwinkle, Big Perwinkle and Large Periwinkle. The plant is shrub-like and grow... more | 
Chameleon Plant Scientific Name: Houttuynia cordata
Zone: 5-9
Sun: Full Shade "The Houttuynia 'Chameleon Plant'Ö, Houttuynia cordata, is one of the most popular ground covers around. Small white flowers appear from July to Augus... more | 
Dwarf Mondo Grass Scientific Name: Ophiopogon japonicus
Zone: 6-11
Sun: Full Shade - Partial Sun "Dwarf Mondo Grass, Ophiopogon japonicus, is an ornamental grass which grows to 4"" in height and is closely related to the liriope. It is also known ... more | 
Japanese Spurge Scientific Name: Pachysandra terminalis
Zone: 4-8
Sun: Full Shade - Partial Sun "The Japanese Spurge plant, Pachysandra terminalis, and also known as Pachysandra, is a shrubby, evergreen ground cover which grows 8-12"" high and sp... more | 
Lambs Ears - Big Ears Scientific Name: Stachys byzantina 'Helen von Stein'
Zone: 4-9
Sun: Partial Sun "The Stachys 'Big Ears Lamb'Ös Ear'Ö, Stachys byzantina 'Helen von Stein', is known for its soft, fuzzy, silvery green foliage. With spikes of purplis... more | 
Lamium - White Nancy Scientific Name: Lamium maculatum 'White Nancy'
Zone: 4-9
Sun: Full Shade - Partial Sun "The Lamium 'White Nancy', Lamium maculatum, has beautiful oval, variegated silvery-white leaves with greenish margins. The short spiked white flowers... more | 
Liriope - Big Blue Scientific Name: Liriope muscari 'Big Blue'
Zone: 5-10
Sun: Full Shade - Partial Sun "The Liriope 'Big Blue', Lirope muscari 'Big Blue', also known as Lirope,is a grass-like foliage set with tall spikes of lavender-blue, hyacinth-like ... more | 
Liriope - Variegated Scientific Name: Liriope muscari 'Variegata'
Zone: 6-10
Sun: Full Sun - Full Shade "The Liriope 'Variegated', Lirope muscari 'Variegata', also known as Lirope variegated lily-turf, is as it's name implies, a variegated border grass. ... more | 
Moneywort - Golden Scientific Name: Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea'
Zone: 4-9
Sun: Full Shade - Partial Sun "The Lysimachia 'Golden Moneywort'Ö, Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea', also known as Creeping Jenny, has dime sized, wonderful evergreen and yellow veine... more | 
Moneywort - Goldilocks Scientific Name: Lysimachia nummularia
Zone: 4-8
Sun: Partial Sun "The Moneywort 'Goldilocks', Lysimachia nummularia, also known as Creeping Jenny, displays trailing discs of greenish gold that turn-bright yellow in ... more | 
Oriental Limelight Scientific Name: Artemisia Hybrid 'Oriental Limelight'
Zone: 4-8
Sun: Full Sun "The 'Oriental Limelight', Artemisia Hybrid, is a tall grower that's great in large containers. The mounding self-branching habit makes 'Oriental Lime... more | 
Periwinkle - Illimuniation Scientific Name: Vinca minor 'Illumination'
Zone: 4-8
Sun: Full Shade - Partial Sun "The Vinca Minor 'Illumination', produces near continuous foliage changes. Spring growth emerges chartreuse then brightens to golden yellow. Each yell... more | 
Phlox - Emerald Blue Scientific Name: Phlox subulata 'Emerald Blue'
Zone: 2-8
Sun: Full Sun "The Phlox 'Emerald Blue'Ö, Phlox subulata, is an ideal ground cover with dark blue flowers and a thick mat of semi-evergreen foliage. Blooming from A... more | 
Ranunculus - Buttered Popcorn Scientific Name: Ranunculus repens 'Buttered Popcorn'
Zone: 3-8
Sun: Full Sun "The Buttered Popcorn', Ranunculus repens, is a great ground cover that vigorously spreads to 4'. Its broad finley cut leaves are silvery-green with a... more | 
Silver Brocade Scientific Name: Artemisia stelleriana
Zone: 3-9
Sun: Full Sun "The Artemisia 'Silver Brocade'Ö, Artemisia stelleriana, is a compact, silver-white, wooly perennial with a plant spread of 24-30'¥ and a height of 15... more | 
Virginia Creeper Scientific Name: Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Zone: 3-10
Sun: Full Sun - Full Shade "The Virginia Creeper, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, is a fast-growing, high-climbing vine that attaches itself with tendrils which expand, disk-like, ... more |
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