Shade Gardening Plants – Zone 8

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

Auslese Lady’s Mantle

Alchemilla mollis ‘Auslese’
Item #0201
Shade Loving

Autumn Fern

Dryopteris erythrosora
Item #3624
Shade Loving

Becca™ Flax Lily

Dianella caerulea ‘DCNC0’ P.P.# 18505

Item #9828
Easy Care Plant

Beesia

Beesia deltophylla
Item #5002
Woodland Garden

Beni Gaku Hydrangea

Hydrangea serrata ‘Beni Gaku’
Item #4234
Summer Flowering

Black Velvet Foam Flower 

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

Bleeding Heart

Dicentra spectabilis
Item #0484
Native 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

Carolina Allspice

Calycanthus floridus
Item #1451
Fragrant

Cast Iron Plant

Aspidistra elatior
Item #0345
Shade Loving

Cherry Berry Plantain Lily

Hosta x ‘Cherry Berry’
Item #1676
Dramatic Foliage Color

Chinese Astilbe
Astilbe chinensis ‘Pumila’
Item #0352
Deer Resistant

 

Chinese Fairy Bells

Disporum cantoniense ‘Green Giant’

Item #4983
Woodland Garden

Christmas Fern

Polystichum acrostichoides
Item #8371
Woodland Garden

Christmas Tree Plantain Lily

Hosta x ‘Christmas Tree’
Item #2510
Shade Loving

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

Elegans Plantain Lily

Hosta sieboldiana ‘Elegans’

Item #4183
Shade Loving

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

Fanal Astilbe 

Astilbe x arendsii ‘Fanal’
Item #0350
Shade Loving

Fingerleaf Rodgersia

Rodgersia aesculifolia
Item #6957
Woodland Garden

Fireworks Rodgersia

Rodgersia ‘Fireworks’

Item #3223
Woodland Garden

Flavocircinalis Plantain Lily

Hosta tokudama ‘Flavocircinalis’
Item #1630
Shade Loving

Fortune’s Holly Fern

Cyrtomium fortunei
Item #2983
Woodland Garden

Fragrant Sarcococca

Sarcococca ruscifolia

Item #7051
Deer Resistant

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

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

Gold Stripe Flax Lily

Dianella tasmanica ‘Yellow Stripe’

Item #1635
Dramatic Foliage Color

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 Lustre Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata ‘Green Lustre’

Item #0753
Hedge 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

Hardy Fuchsia

Fuchsia ‘Genii’
Item #4986
Summer Flowering

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

Himalayan Sarcococca

Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis
Item #7050
Deer Resistant

Holly Fern

Cyrtomium falcatum ‘Rochfordianum’

Item #3615
Shade Loving

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

Indian Holly Fern

Arachniodes simplicior ‘Variegata’
Item #0086
Woodland Garden

Ivory Prince Lenten Rose

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

Japanese Beech Fern

Thelypteris decursive-pinnata

Item #0509
Shade Loving

Japanese Painted Fern

Athyrium niponicum ‘Pictum’
Item #3612
Shade Loving

Japanese Plum Yew

Cephalotaxus harringtonia var. drupacea
Item #3521
Year-round Interest

Japanese Plum Yew

Cephalotaxus harringtonia
Item #3522
Easy Care Plant

King Of Hearts Bleeding Heart

Dicentra x ‘King of Hearts’

Item #0481
Woodland Garden

Korean Rock Fern

Polystichum tsus-simense
Item #8373
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

Le Ann™ Cleyera

Ternstroemia gymnanthera ‘Contherann’ P.P.# 11737
Item #1258
Hedge Plant

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

Madison Jasmine

Trachelospermum jasminoides ‘Madison’
Item #1273
Fragrant

Makinoi’s Holly Fern

Polystichum makinoi
Item #3481
Shade Loving

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

Mexican Anise-Tree

Illicium mexicanum
Item #4611
Fragrant

Minuteman Plantain Lily

Hosta x ‘Minuteman’

Item #0698
Summer Flowering

Mirranda Climbing Hydrangea

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

Mountain Lady’s Mantle

Alchemilla alpina
Item #4868
Rock Garden Plant

Mr. Goldstrike Aucuba

Aucuba japonica ‘Mr. Goldstrike’
Item #0356
Shade Loving

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

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

Peacock Spikemoss

Selaginella uncinata
Item #7702
Groundcover

Pewter Lace Painted Fern 

Athyrium niponicum ‘Pewter Lace’ P.P. # 15721

Item #4454
Shade Loving

Picturata Aucuba

Aucuba japonica ‘Picturata’
Item #0360
Shade Loving

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

Quicksilver Chinese Wild Ginger

Asarum splendens ‘Quicksilver’

Item #2912
Shade Loving

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

Reeves Skimmia

Skimmia reevesiana
Item #7108
Fragrant

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 ‘Robusta’
Item #3626
Shade Loving

Rosy Australian Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum hispidulum
Item #0501
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

Rozannie Japanese Aucuba

Aucuba japonica ‘Rozannie’
Item #0366
Compact Habit

Ruby Red Spikemoss

Selaginella erythropus ‘Sanguinea’
Item #7703
Dramatic Foliage Color

Santa’s Delight® English Holly

Ilex aquifolium ‘Sadezam’
Item #2396
Year-round Interest

Sawtoothed Japanese Aucuba

Aucuba japonica ‘Serratifolia’
Item #0365
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

Sichuan Jade Solomon’s Seal

Disporopsis jinfushanensis ‘Sichuan Jade’
Item #5356
Shade Loving

Silver Bouquet Pulmonaria

Pulmonaria ‘Silver Bouquet’ P.P.# 20059
Item #5396

Silver Lace Christmas Rose

Helleborus argutifolius ‘Silver Lace’
Item #3545
Winter Flowering

Sitting Pretty Plantain Lily

Hosta x ‘Sitting Pretty’

Item #4152
Dwarf Habit

Sneezy Rhododendron

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

Southern Wood Fern

Thelypteris normalis
Item #0511
Groundcover

Spreading Japanese Plum Yew

Cephalotaxus harringtonia ‘Prostrata’

Item #2883
Easy Care Plant

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

Sweetbox

Sarcococca confusa
Item #1177
Fragrant

Tasred™ Flax Lily

Dianella tasmanica ‘TR20’ P.P# 18737
Item #9829
Easy Care Plant

Tassel Fern

Polystichum polyblepharum

Item #8372
Woodland Garden

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 Flax Lily

Dianella tasmanica ‘Variegata’
Item #3134
Shade Loving

Variegated Gold Dust Plant

Aucuba japonica ‘Variegata’
Item #0375
Shade Loving

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

Wide Brim Plantain Lily 

Hosta x ‘Wide Brim’
Item #4185
Shade Loving

Windcliff Pachysandra

Pachysandra axillaris ‘Windcliff’
Item #5357
Groundcover

Wine Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor ‘Atropurpurea’
Item #7608
Cottage Garden Plant

Winterglow Bergenia 

Bergenia cordifolia ‘Winterglut’

Item #2202
Year-round Interest

Yellow Anise Tree

Illicium parviflorum
Item #0798
Fragrant