Plants for Shade

Full Shade

Perennials & Bulbs
Acanthus mollis (looks best Oct-May)
Alocasia and Colocasia sp.
Cast Iron Plant (Aspidistra elatior)
Cedar Sage (Salvia roemeriana)
Callirhoe involucrata (Wine Cups)
Calyptocarpus vialis (Horseherb)
Columbine (Aquilegia )
Cyperus (Umbrella Plant)

Ferns
Coral Bells (Heuchera)
Skullcap, Heart Leaf (Scutelleria ovata sp. bracteata)
Hosta (heat tolerant varieties only)
Lamium Yellow Archangel (Lamiastrum galeobdolon)
Turkscap (Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii)
Pidgeon Berry (Rivina humilis)
Purple Heart (Setcreasea pallida)
River Fern (Thelypteris kunthii)
Rock Rose (Pavonia lasiopetala)
Ruellia -dwarf (Ruellia brittoniana)
Saxifraga stononifera (Strawberry Begonia)
Tradescantia (Spiderwort)

Shrubs
American Beautyberry (Calicarpa americana)
Evergreen Sumac
Fatsia japonica
Holly, Dwarf Yaupon (Ilex vomitoria ‘Nana)
Honeysuckle Bush, White (Lonicera albiflora)
Nandina (dwarf only)
Japanese Yew (Podocarpus)
Split Leaf Philodendron (Philodendron bipinnatifidum)
Texas Dwarf Palmetto (Sabal minor)
Viburnum

Groundcovers & Vines
Agapanthus
Asian Jasmine(Trachelospermum asiaticum)
Aztec Grass (Ophiopogon intermedius)
Ficus pumila (Fig Ivy)
Frog Fruit (Phyla incisa)
Monkey Grass (Ophiopogon japonicus)
Potentilla tabernaemontani (Spring Cinquefoil)
Sedges
Vinca major, Vinca minor
Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)

Part Shade

Perennials and Herbs
Achillea (Yarrow)
Alocasia amozonica
Bacopa
Betony, Purple (Stachys officinalis)
Betony, Texas (Stachys coccinea)
Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium bellum)
Bicolor Iris (Morea bicolor)
Calla Lily (Zantedeschia)
Chili Pequin
Columbine (Aquilegia)
Cuphea, Batface (Cuphea llavea)
Ice Plant (Delosperma cooperi)
Jimson Weed or Gypsum Weed (Datura)
Firecracker Plant (Russelia equisetiformis)
Foxglove (Digitalis)
Ginger, Variegated (Alpina sanderae)
Guara
Ground Orchid (Bletilla striata)
Heuchera
Hosta
Houttuynia cordata
Lamium
Leopard Plant (Ligularia/Farfugium)
Lilium
Lobelia Cardinalis
Lysimachia congestiflora
Mint
Mexican Oregano
Ox-Eye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)
Oxalis (Nepeta)
Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana)
Penstemon
Plumbago, Dwarf (Ceratostigma plumbaginoides)
Mexican Tuberose (Polianthes tuberose)
Rain Lily (Zephyranthes)
River Fern (Thelypteris kunthii)
Ruellia
Rock Rose (Pavonia lasiopetala)
Sage, Majestic (Salvia guaranitica)
Sage, Tropical (Salvia coccinea)
Shrimp Plant (Justicia)
Spiderwort (Tradescantia spp.) Skullcap, Pink (Scutellaria suffrutescens)
Strawberry Begonia (Saxifraga stolonifera)
Mexican Tarragon (Tagetes lucida )
Turkscap (Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii)
Umbrella Plant (Cyperus)
Wallflower (Erysimum linifolium)
Wine Cups (Callirhoe involucrata)

Grasses and Grass-Like Plant
Acorus (Sweet Flag)
Bamboo Muhly (Muhlenbergia dumosa)
Inland Sea Oats (Chasmanthium)
Horsetail (Equisetum scirpoides)
Mexican Feathergrass (Nassella tenuissima)
Sedge, Blue (Carex flacca)Sedge, Berkeley (Carex tumulicola)

Shrubs
Abelia, Glossy (Abelia grandiflora)
Aucuba (Aucuba japonica)
Boxwood, Japanese (Buxus ‘Green Beauty)
Barbados Cherry (Malpighia glabra)
Coralberry (Symphoricarpa)
Primrose Jasmine (Jasminum mesnyi)
Gardenia jasminoides
Indian Hawthorn (Raphiolepsis)
Loropetalum
Leatherleaf Mahonia (Mahonia bealei)
Pittosporum
Japanese Yew (Podocarpus)
Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
Sweet Olive (Osmanthus)
Silverberry (Elaeagnus x ebbingei)
Sumac, Evergreen (Rhus virens)
Viburnum, Sandankwa (Viburnum suspensum)
Wax Myrtle (Myrica)

Trees
Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum)
Cherry Laurel (Prunus caroliniana)
Eve’s Necklace (Sophora affinis)
Mountain Laurel, Texas (Sophora secundiflora)
Possumhaw
Rhus (Sumac)
Redbud, Mexican or Texas (Cercis canadensis)
Texas Persimmon (Diospyros texana)
Mexican Buckeye (Ungnadia speciosa)
Viburnum, Rusty Blackhaw (Viburnum rufidulum)
Yaupon Holly (Pride of Houston)

Groundcovers
Ajuga
Asian Jasmine
Dalea, Gregg (Dalea greggii)
Horseherb (Calyptocarpus vialis)
Liriope (Liriope muscari)
Mondo Grass (Ophiopogon)
Mountain Pea (Orbexilum sp. nov)
Myoporum (Myoporum parvifolim)
Sedum(s)
Violet (Viola missourensis)

Vines
Boston Ivy (Parthenocissus)
Carolina Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens )
English Ivy (Hedera helix)
Fig Ivy (Ficus pumila)
Honeysuckle, Japanese (Lonicera japonica )
Honeysuckle, Coral (Lonicera sempervirens)
Star Jasmine (Trachelospereum jasmoides)
Trumpetvine (Campsis radicans)
Virgin’s Bower (Clematis paniculata)

Bedding Plants for Partial Shade
Balsam
Begonia
Caladium
Coleus

Although these plants are listed for shade they will still take time to adapt to your conditions. There is no telling what depth of shade our plants have been grown in so they will need some time to acclimate. When they are acclimating they may go through some stress. Your plantings might defoliate some or even stretch a little until they have adapted to your exact conditions. Proper planting, pruning and maintenance are key factors in helping them to settle in properly.

If you run into any problems it’s always best to contact us as soon as possible so we can help you to trouble shoot your specific problems and come up with a resolution.