Only a few plants—ground covers or others—thrive in deep shade. Those listed here are particularly well suited to shady areas. Most do not have showy blooms; they are attractive for their foliage.
Common Name | Botanical Name |
Barrenwort | Epimedium |
Cast-iron plant | Aspidistra elatior |
English ivy | Hedera helix |
Five-finger fern | Adiantum pedatum |
Holly fern | Cyrtomium |
Japanese honeysuckle | Lonicera japonica |
Japanese painted fern | Athyrium niponicum |
Lily-of-the-valley | Convallaria majalis |
Purpleleaf wintercreeper | Euonymus fortunei ‘Colorata’ |
Sweet woodruff | Galium odoratum |
Wild ginger | Asarum |
Wood fern | Dryopteris |