Persea yunnanensis
Acanthus mollis cvs.
Anthriscus ‘Ravenswing’-reseeding biennial
Aquilegia formosa
Aspidistra elatior
Begonia grandis ‘Heron’s Pirouette’
Cyclamen hederifolium, coum
Digitalis parviflora
Epimedium
Erodium x kolbianum ‘Natasha’
Filipendula ulmaria ‘aurea’
Geranium phaeum cvs.
Impatiens omeiana
Oxalis oreganus cvs.
Meehania montis-koyae
Polystichum species
Pulmonaria cvs.
Rubus c. ‘Golden Quilt’
Semiaquilegia
Cardamine trifolia
Tolmiea menziesii ‘Taff’s Gold’
Viola odorata cvs
Rhodea japonica
Sycopsis sinensis
Understory trees
Dry shade offers a particular challenge to PNW gardeners. Over-hanging branches interrupt rainfall and greedy tree roots suck away much of what makes it to the ground. Our dry summers exacerbate these conditions. Luckily, there are quite a few plants that are adapted to these conditions and a good deal of them are natives.
Osmanthus x fortunei
Helleborus x sternii cvs.
Dry Shade
Grasses
Carex phyllocephala ‘Sparkler’
Hakonechloa macra cvs.
Luzula nivea
Acuba japonica ‘Longifolia’
Hydrangea aspera ‘Sam McDonald’
Jasminum nudiflorum
Osmanthus heterophyllus
Ribes sanguineum
Rubus spectabilis ‘Golden Ruby’
Vaccinium ovatum
Viburnum propinquum
Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Meroke’
Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Sike’s Dwarf’
Mahonia lomariifolia
Fatsia japonica
Shrubs
Vines
x Fatshedera lizei cvs
Hydrangea integrifolia
Hydrangea seemanii
Jasminum officinale cvs.
Pileostegia viburnoides
Trachelospermum jasminoides
Luzula sylvatica cvs
Carex comans cvs.
Eucryphia x ‘Nymansay’
Eucryphia glutinosa
Jasminum humile
Perennials
Dry Shade
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Plants for problem areas