Sun Shade Perennials Make Beautiful Perennial Borders!
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 in 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 you've mastered shade perennials you'll have plenty of people wanting to walk in the shade of your shade garden, admiring all your beautiful and thriving shade plants. Many people don't know what to do with the shady areas of their garden so if you can get started with these plants your garden will be the envy of your neighbours as it will look complete.
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
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
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
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
Scientific Name: Stachys byzantina 'Helen von Stein' Zone: 4-9 Sun: Partial Sun
The Stachys Big Ears Lamb Ears, Stachys byzantina 'Helen von Stein', is known for its soft, fuzzy, silvery green foliage. With spikes of purplis... more
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
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
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
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
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
Scientific Name: Artemisia Hybrid 'Oriental Limelight' Zone: 4-8 Sun: Full Sun
"The 'Oriental Limelight', Artemisia Hybrid, is a sun shade perennials tall grower that's great in large containers. The mounding self-branching habit makes 'Oriental Lime... more
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