Shade Gardening Plants – Zone 5

Alaskan Fern

Polystichum setiferum
Item #3649
Shade Loving

American Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum pedatum 

Item #8362
Native Plant

Aphrodite Plantain Lily

Hosta plantaginea ‘Aphrodite’
Item #3698
Fragrant

Arc En Ciel Cinquefoil

Potentilla ‘Arc En Ciel’
Item #1948
Summer Flowering

Aurea Marginata Plantain Lily

Hosta fortunei ‘Aurea Marginata’
Item #0692
Shade Loving

Auslese Lady’s Mantle

Alchemilla mollis ‘Auslese’
Item #0201
Shade Loving

Autumn Fern

Dryopteris erythrosora
Item #3624
Shade Loving

Beacon Silver Dead Nettle

Lamium maculatum ‘Beacon Silver’
Item #2489
Summer Flowering

Beni Gaku Hydrangea

Hydrangea serrata ‘Beni Gaku’
Item #4234
Summer Flowering

Black Negligee Snakeroot

Cimicifuga ramosa ‘Black Negligee’
Item #3951
Woodland Garden

Black Velvet Foam Flower

Tiarella x ‘Black Velvet’ P.P.# 12348
Item #7308
Dramatic Foliage Color

Bleeding Heart

Dicentra spectabilis
Item #0484
Native Plant

Bowles’ Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor ‘Bowles’
Item #7613
Cottage Garden Plant

Bridal Veil® Astilbe

Astilbe x arendsii ‘Bridal Veil’
Item #0159
Showy Flowers

Bright Lights Plantain Lily

Hosta x ‘Bright Lights’ 

Item #2561
Woodland Garden

Brilliance Autumn Fern

Dryopteris erythrosora ‘Brilliance’
Item #2122
Dramatic Foliage Color

Brunette Snakeroot

Cimicifuga ramosa ‘Brunette’
Item #0430
Woodland Garden

Burgundy Lace Painted Fern

Athyrium niponicum ‘Burgundy Lace’ P.P.# 15072 

Item #2206
Dramatic Foliage Color

Cameo Series Blue & White Columbine

Aquilegia flabellata ‘Cameo Series Blue & White’
Item #0272
Compact Habit

Cameo Series Rose & White Columbine

Aquilegia flabellata ‘Cameo Series Rose & White’
Item #0081
Cottage Garden Plant

Carolina Allspice

Calycanthus floridus
Item #1451
Fragrant

Cherry Berry Plantain Lily

Hosta x ‘Cherry Berry’ 

Item #1676
Dramatic Foliage Color

China Blue Fumewort

Corydalis flexuosa ‘China Blue’
Item #2817
Showy Flowers

Chinese Astilbe

Astilbe chinensis ‘Pumila’
Item #0352
Deer Resistant

Christmas Fern

Polystichum acrostichoides 

Item #8371
Woodland Garden

Christmas Tree Plantain Lily

Hosta x ‘Christmas Tree’
Item #2510
Shade Loving

Cinnamon Fern

Osmunda cinnamomea
Item #3641
Water Garden

Creeping Wintergreen

Gaultheria procumbens 

Item #3779
Ornamental Berries

Crested Lady Fern

Athyrium filix femina ‘Cristatum’
Item #3610
Shade Loving

Deer Fern

Blechnum spicant
Item #2812
Shade Loving

Deutschland Astilbe

Astilbe x arendsii ‘Deutschland’ 

Item #0351
Shade Loving

Diamond Tiara Plantain Lily

Hosta ‘Diamond Tiara’
Item #3253
Shade Loving

Dixie Wood Fern

Dryopteris x australis
Item #2123
Woodland Garden

Double Knock Out® Rose

Rosa x ‘Radtko’ P.P.# 16202
Item #3090
Improved Disease Resistance

Elegans Plantain Lily

Hosta sieboldiana ‘Elegans’
Item #4183
Shade Loving

Endless Summer® Blushing Bride Hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Blushing Bride’ P.P.# 17169
Item #3502
Repeat Blooming

Endless Summer® Hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Bailmer’ P.P. 15298
Item #1731
Repeat Blooming

Eola Salad Bowl Plantain Lily

Hosta x ‘Eola Salad Bowl’ 

Item #4149
Shade Loving

Eola Sapphire Plantain Lily

Hosta x ‘Eola Sapphire’
Item #4147
Shade Loving

Europa Japanese Astilbe

Astilbe japonica ‘Europa’
Item #0164
Spring Flowering

European Ostrich Fern

Matteuccia struthiopteris 

Item #3645
Shade Loving

Fanal Astilbe

Astilbe x arendsii ‘Fanal’
Item #0350
Shade Loving

Fingerleaf Rodgersia

Rodgersia aesculifolia
Item #6957
Woodland Garden

Fire And Ice Plantain Lily

Hosta x ‘Fire and Ice’ 

Item #1749
Dramatic Foliage Color

Fireworks Rodgersia

Rodgersia ‘Fireworks’
Item #3223
Woodland Garden

Flavocircinalis Plantain Lily

Hosta tokudama ‘Flavocircinalis’
Item #1630
Shade Loving

Francee Plantain Lily

Hosta x ‘Francee’
Item #4169
Shade Loving

Frances Williams Plantain Lily

Hosta sieboldiana ‘Frances Williams’
Item #4223
Shade Loving

Frosted Jade Plantain Lily

Hosta ‘Frosted Jade’
Item #4395
Dramatic Foliage Color

Ghost Fern

Athyrium ‘Ghost’
Item #1876
Woodland Garden

Giant Lilyturf

Liriope gigantea
Item #5883
Shade Loving

Ginger Ale Coral Bells

Heuchera ‘Ginger Ale’ P.P.# 18173
Item #2223
Dramatic Foliage Color

Ginko Craig Plantain Lily

Hosta x ‘Ginko Craig’
Item #4153
Shade Loving

Gold Fountains Sedge

Carex dolichostachya ‘Kaga Nishiki’
Item #3593
Shade Loving

Gold Heart Bleeding Heart

Dicentra spectabilis ‘Gold Heart’
Item #3562
Dramatic Foliage Color

Gold Standard Plantain Lily

Hosta fortunei ‘Gold Standard’
Item #4179
Shade Loving

Golden Guinea Japanese Rose

Kerria japonica ‘Golden Guinea’ 

Item #0877
Shade Loving

Golden Prayers Plantain Lily

Hosta x ‘Golden Prayers’
Item #4177
Shade Loving

Golden Tiara Plantain Lily

Hosta x ‘Golden Tiara’
Item #4208
Shade Loving

Granat Astilbe

Astilbe x arendsii ‘Granat’ 

Item #0162
Woodland Garden

Great Expectations Plantain Lily

Hosta ‘Great Expectations’
Item #1991
Dramatic Foliage Color

Green Carpet Vinca

Vinca minor ‘Green Carpet’
Item #7606
Cottage Garden Plant

Green Sheen Japanese Spurge

Pachysandra terminalis ‘Green Sheen’
Item #6335
Shade Loving

Guacamole Plantain Lily

Hosta x ‘Guacamole’
Item #1752
Shade Loving

Hadspen Blue Plantain Lily

Hosta x ‘Hadspen Blue’
Item #3189
Shade Loving

Halcyon Plantain Lily

Hosta x tardiana ‘Halcyon’
Item #4187
Shade Loving

Hard Shield Fern

Polystichum aculeatum 

Item #3646
Woodland Garden

Heart Of Darkness Foamy Bells

Heucherella ‘Heart of Darkness’ P.P.# 14489
Item #2108
Dramatic Foliage Color

Hennie Graafland Star Astilbe

Astilbe simplicifolia ‘Hennie Graafland’
Item #0163
Dwarf Habit

High Contrast Lungwort

Pulmonaria ‘High Contrast’ P.P.# 12337 

Item #4403
Dramatic Foliage Color

Honeybells Plantain Lily

Hosta x plantaginea ‘Honeybells’
Item #0713
Shade Loving

Hot Lips Turtlehead

Chelone lyonii ‘Hot Lips’
Item #2419
Fall Flowering

Hottsy Tottsy Plantain Lily

Hosta x ‘Hottsy Tottsy’ 

Item #4148
Shade Loving

Inshriach Pink Astilbe

Astilbe simplicifolia ‘Inshriach Pink’
Item #0348
Shade Loving

Ivory Prince Lenten Rose

Helleborus x hybridus ‘Walhelivor’ P.P.# 16199
Item #3999
Shade Loving

Japanese Painted Fern

Athyrium niponicum ‘Pictum’ 

Item #3612
Shade Loving

Karen Azalea

Azalea x ‘Karen’
Item #0181
Spring Flowering

King Of Hearts Bleeding Heart

Dicentra x ‘King of Hearts’
Item #0481
Woodland Garden

Krossa Regal Plantain Lily

Hosta x ‘Krossa Regal’
Item #4182
Shade Loving

Lady Fern

Athyrium filix-femina 

Item #0502
Woodland Garden

Lady In Red Fern

Athyrium filix-femina ‘Lady In Red’
Item #1924
Dramatic Foliage Color

Lily-Of-The-Valley

Convallaria majalis
Item #2789
Showy Flowers

Little Leo Leopard’s Bane

Doronicum orientale ‘Little Leo’ 

Item #3329
Long Bloom Season

Log Fern

Dryopteris celsa
Item #0504
Woodland Garden

Luxuriant Fringed Bleeding Heart

Dicentra x ‘Luxuriant’ P.P.# 3324
Item #3161
Easy Care Plant

Maggie Daley Astilbe

Astilbe chinensis ‘Maggie Daley’ 

Item #3433
Summer Flowering

Mardi Gras Bicolor Mix Lenten Rose

Helleborus ‘Mardi Gras Bicolor Mix’
Item #5772
Winter Flowering

Mardi Gras Black Shades Lenten Rose

Helleborus ‘Mardi Gras Black Shades’
Item #5698
Winter Flowering

Mardi Gras Red Shades Lenten Rose

Helleborus ‘Mardi Gras Red Shades’
Item #5699
Winter Flowering

Mardi GrasYellow Shades Lenten Rose

Helleborus ‘Mardi Gras Yellow Shades’
Item #5773
Winter Flowering

Margaret Wilson Geranium

Geranium phaeum ‘Margaret Wilson’
Item #4404
Shade Loving

Max Vogel Japanese Anemone

Anemone x hybrida ‘Max Vogel’ 

Item #0284
Summer Flowering

Minuteman Plantain Lily

Hosta x ‘Minuteman’
Item #0698
Summer Flowering

Mirranda Climbing Hydrangea

Hydrangea anomala petiolaris ‘Mirranda’
Item #3501
Year-round Interest

Montgomery Astilbe

Astilbe japonica ‘Montgomery’
Item #0167
Deer Resistant

Mountain Lady’s Mantle

Alchemilla alpina
Item #4868
Rock Garden Plant

Neon Lights Foam Flower

Tiarella x ‘Neon Lights’ P.P.# 13289
Item #2559
Shade Loving

Night Before Christmas Hosta

Hosta x ‘Night Before Christmas’
Item #4165
Shade Loving

Northern Lights Tufted Hair Grass

Deschampsia caespitosa ‘Northern Lights’
Item #0539
Dramatic Foliage Color

Olive Bailey Langdon Plantain Lily

Hosta x ‘Olive Bailey Langdon’
Item #2839
Shade Loving

Orange Marmalade Plantain Lily

Hosta ‘Orange Marmalade’
Item #3548
Dramatic Foliage Color

Orchid Frost Spotted Dead Nettle

Lamium maculatum ‘Orchid Frost’ P.P.# 11122
Item #0908
Shade Loving

Patriot Plantain Lily

Hosta x ‘Patriot’ 

Item #4188
Shade Loving

Pewter Lace Painted Fern

Athyrium niponicum ‘Pewter Lace’ P.P. # 15721
Item #4454
Shade Loving

Pink Elf® French Hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Pia’
Item #4207
Summer Flowering

Pink Lady Lenten Rose

Helleborus x hybridus ‘Pink Lady’ 

Item #2344
Shade Loving

Pink Skyrocket Foam Flower

Tiarella x ‘Pink Skyrocket’ P.P.# 13382
Item #3558
Woodland Garden

Pirate’s Patch Foam Flower

Tiarella x ‘Pirate’s Patch’ P.P.# 14907
Item #3659
Prolific Flowering

Purple Dragon Dead Nettle

Lamium maculatum ‘Purple Dragon’ P.P.# 15890 

Item #2490
Dramatic Foliage Color

Raspberry Splash Lungwort

Pulmonaria longifolia ‘Raspberry Splash’ P.P.# 12138
Item #1106
Shade Loving

Red Baron Creeping Wintergreen

Gaultheria procumbens ‘Red Baron’
Item #1761
Groundcover

Red Lady Lenten Rose

Helleborus x hybridus ‘Red Lady’ 

Item #1799
Shade Loving

Red Sentinel Astilbe

Astilbe x arendsii ‘Red Sentinel’
Item #0168
Woodland Garden

Regal Red Japanese Painted Fern

Athyrium niponicum ‘Regal Red’
Item #2204
Shade Loving

Regal Splendor Plantain Lily

Hosta x ‘Regal Splendor’
Item #0701
Shade Loving

Rheinland Astilbe

Astilbe x arendsii ‘Rheinland’ 

Item #0354
Shade Loving

Robust Male Fern

Dryopteris felix-mas ‘Undulata Robusta’
Item #0506
Shade Loving

Robust Male Fern

Dryopteris felix-mas ‘Robusta’
Item #3626
Shade Loving

Royal Heritage™ Strain Lenten Rose

Helleborus x hybridus ‘Royal Heritage Strain’
Item #3998
Shade Loving

Royal Standard Plantain Lily

Hosta x plantaginea ‘Royal Standard’
Item #4173
Shade Loving

Scarletta® Fetterbush

Leucothoe fontanesiana ‘Zeblid’ P.P.# 5195
Item #4438
Dramatic Foliage Color

Serendipity Plantain Lily

Hosta x ‘Serendipity’
Item #4184
Shade Loving

Siberian Cypress

Microbiota decussata (UBC Clone)
Item #6161
Dramatic Foliage Color

Silver Bouquet Pulmonaria

Pulmonaria ‘Silver Bouquet’ P.P.# 20059

Item #5396

Silver Cloak Fern

Cheilanthes argentea
Item #3178
Easy Care Plant

Silver Lace Christmas Rose

Helleborus argutifolius ‘Silver Lace’
Item #3545
Winter Flowering

Silver Scrolls Coral Bells

Heuchera x ‘Silver Scrolls’ P.P.# 12066 

Item #2012
Dramatic Foliage Color

Sitting Pretty Plantain Lily

Hosta x ‘Sitting Pretty’
Item #4152
Dwarf Habit

Sneezy Rhododendron

Rhododendron x ‘Sneezy’ (H-2)
Item #1019
Spring Flowering

Snowdrop Anemone

Anemone sylvestris 

Item #0274
Fragrant

Sprite Dwarf Astilbe

Astilbe simplicifolia ‘Sprite’
Item #0353
Shade Loving

Stained Glass Plantain Lily

Hosta x ‘Stained Glass’
Item #4467
Dramatic Foliage Color

Sugar & Spice Foam Flower

Tiarella x ‘Sugar & Spice’ P.P.# 16738
Item #4756
Prolific Flowering

Sum & Substance Hosta

Hosta x ‘Sum & Substance’
Item #8397
Shade Loving

Sunny Skies Periwinkle

Vinca minor ‘Sunny Skies’ P.P.# 13466
Item #3692
Dramatic Foliage Color

Sweet Woodruff

Galium odoratum
Item #2383
Groundcover

Trevi Fountain Lungwort

Pulmonaria ‘Trevi Fountain’ P.P.# 13047
Item #3561
Showy Flowers

Variegated Bishop’s Weed

Aegopodium podagraria ‘Variegatum’
Item #1837
Groundcover

Variegated Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor ‘Variegata’
Item #7614
Deer Resistant

Variegated Jacob’s Ladder

Polemonium ‘Brise d’Anjou’ P.P.# 9781
Item #6536
Shade Loving

Variegated Plantain Lily

Hosta x ‘Sagae’
Item #4186
Shade Loving

Variegated Siberian Bugloss

Brunnera macrophylla ‘Variegata’
Item #1365
Groundcover

Variegated Solomon’s Seal

Polygonatum falcatum ‘Variegatum’
Item #1516
Shade Loving

Very Berry Creeping Wintergreen

Gaultheria procumbens ‘Very Berry’
Item #3778
Groundcover

Visions Astilbe

Astilbe chinensis ‘Visions’ 

Item #0362
Shade Loving

Whirlwind Plantain Lily

Hosta x ‘Whirlwind’
Item #2184
Dramatic Foliage Color

White Sensation Astilbe

Astilbe simplicifolia ‘White Sensation’ P.P.# 18462
Item #3739
Spring Flowering

Wide Brim Plantain Lily

Hosta x ‘Wide Brim’
Item #4185
Shade Loving

Wine Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor ‘Atropurpurea’ 

Item #7608
Cottage Garden Plant

Winterglow Bergenia

Bergenia cordifolia ‘Winterglut’
Item #2202
Year-round Interest