Shade Sun Perennials 15

If you have a garden with full sun and different types of shade areas, you can have a good variety of plants but don’t neglect your shady parts of the garden. There are 15 pages of perennials listed here for you to browse to see what would fit best in with your garden design. Check the requirements for each individual plant to find out whether they like a shady spot, or dappled shading such as under trees, or they even may just like to sit in the full sun.

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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'�, 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'�s Ear'�, 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'�, 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'�, 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'�, 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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