{"id":3655,"date":"2023-02-26T11:15:50","date_gmt":"2023-02-26T11:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/?p=3655"},"modified":"2023-03-02T18:47:57","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T18:47:57","slug":"perennials-for-the-shade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/perennials-for-the-shade\/","title":{"rendered":"Perennials for the Shade"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"827219ce0a87fa193c09e84c4c9a0f12\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:20px 0 20px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- MOINSBD Link Top -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4387862990858706\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"6762903103\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4091 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Epimedium-Frohnleiten.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"574\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Epimedium-Frohnleiten.jpg 502w, https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Epimedium-Frohnleiten-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Epimedium-Frohnleiten-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/>Looking for some excellent perennials that thrive in the shade?\u00a0Browse our list below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click on a Botanical Name for more details on each Heritage Perennial.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Plant<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Features<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Hardy to Zone<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Bloom Time<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Drought Tolerant<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aegopodium p. &#8216;Variegatum&#8217; (Bishop&#8217;s Weed)<\/td>\n<td>Dense carpet of green and white foliage<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">summer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">yes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/results.html?searchtype=advanced&amp;findplant=Ajuga&amp;zone=All+Zones&amp;misc3=any&amp;height=any&amp;misc2=any&amp;submit=+++Search+++\">Ajuga<\/a> varieties (Carpet Bugles)<\/td>\n<td>Low carpet of leaves, blue flower spikes<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">spring<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">moderate<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/asarum-europaeum.html\">Asarum europeaum<\/a> (European Wild Ginger)<\/td>\n<td>Polished, emerald-green leaves<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">spring<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">no<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/results.html?findplant=Astilbe+x&amp;searchbutton.x=24&amp;searchbutton.y=10\">Astilbe x arendsii varieties<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Fluffy flower plumes, ferny leaves<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">summer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">no<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/results.html?findplant=Astilbe+chinensis&amp;searchbutton.x=0&amp;searchbutton.y=0\">Astilbe chinensis varieties<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Fluffy flower plumes, ferny leaves<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">fall<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">no<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/results.html?searchtype=advanced&amp;findplant=Campanula+carpatica&amp;zone=All+Zones&amp;misc3=any&amp;height=any&amp;misc2=any&amp;submit=+++Search+++\">Campanula carpatica<\/a> (Carpathian Bellflower)<\/td>\n<td>Large blue saucer flowers, low mounds<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">summer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">moderate<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/results.html?searchtype=advanced&amp;findplant=Carex+morrowi&amp;zone=All+Zones&amp;misc3=any&amp;height=any&amp;misc2=any&amp;submit=+++Search+++\">Carex morrowi<\/a> &#8216;Augeo-Variegata&#8217;<\/td>\n<td>Mounds of evergreen, yellow-striped lvs<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">spring<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">moderate<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/chrysogonum-virginianum.html\">Chrysogonum virginianum<\/a> (Goldenstar)<\/td>\n<td>Long blooming starry yellow flowers<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">summer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">yes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/convallaria-majalis.html\">Convallaria majalis<\/a> (Lily of the Valley)<\/td>\n<td>White, scented flowers, carpeting<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">spring<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">yes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/results.html?searchtype=advanced&amp;findplant=Dicentra+spectabilis&amp;zone=All+Zones&amp;misc3=any&amp;height=any&amp;misc2=any&amp;submit=+++Search+++\">Dicentra spectabilis<\/a> (Bleeding Hearts)<\/td>\n<td>Arches of heart-shaped flowers<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">spring<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">no<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dicentra x &#8216;Luxurient<a href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/results.html?name=%27Luxuriant%27&amp;searchtype=advanced&amp;submit=+Search+\">&#8216; <\/a>(Bleeding Hearts)<\/td>\n<td>Low ferny carpet, cherry red flowers<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">summer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">moderate<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/results.html?findplant=Digitalis&amp;searchbutton.x=16&amp;searchbutton.y=19\">Digitalis<\/a> (Foxgloves)<\/td>\n<td>Tall spikes of spotted flowers<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">spring<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">moderate<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/results.html?searchtype=advanced&amp;findplant=Doronicum+&amp;zone=All+Zones&amp;misc3=any&amp;height=any&amp;misc2=any&amp;submit=+++Search+++\">Doronicum cordatum<\/a> (Leopard&#8217;s Bane)<\/td>\n<td>Clean,yellow daisy flowers<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">spring<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">moderate<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/epimedium-x-rubrum.html\">Epimedium X rubrum<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Red-veined\/margined leaves, red flowers<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">spring<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">yes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/results.html?searchtype=advanced&amp;findplant=Fern&amp;zone=All+Zones&amp;misc3=any&amp;height=any&amp;misc2=any&amp;submit=+++Search+++\">Hardy Ferns<\/a> of all sorts<\/td>\n<td>A great diversity of leaf colour and height<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">various<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">n\/a<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">moderate<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/galium-odoratum.html\">Galium odoratum<\/a> (Sweet Woodruff)<\/td>\n<td>Carpets of cartwheel leaves, white flowers<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">spring<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">no<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/results.html?searchtype=advanced&amp;findplant=Helleborus+orientalis&amp;zone=All+Zones&amp;misc3=any&amp;height=any&amp;misc2=any&amp;submit=+++Search+++\">Helleborus orientalis<\/a> (Hellebore)<\/td>\n<td>Large, nodding flowers in early spring<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">spring<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">moderate<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/hosta-august-moon.html\">Hosta &#8216;August Moon&#8217;<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Crisp mound of bright yellow leaves<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">summer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">yes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/results.html?searchtype=advanced&amp;findplant=Hosta+sieboldiana&amp;zone=All+Zones&amp;misc3=any&amp;height=any&amp;misc2=any&amp;submit=+++Search+++\">Hosta sieboldiana<\/a> &#8216;Frances Williams&#8217;<\/td>\n<td>Huge blue leaves edged in yellow<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">summer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">yes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hosta undulata &#8216;Variegata<a href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/results.html?name=Hosta+undulata+&amp;searchtype=advanced&amp;submit=+Search+\">&#8216;<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Clumps of wavy green and white leaves<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">summer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">yes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lamiastrum &#8216;Herman&#8217;s Pride&#8217;<\/td>\n<td>Creeping carpet of silver-veined leaves<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">spring<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">moderate<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/results.html?searchtype=advanced&amp;findplant=Lamium+maculatum&amp;zone=All+Zones&amp;misc3=any&amp;height=any&amp;misc2=any&amp;submit=+++Search+++\">Lamium maculatum varieties <\/a><\/td>\n<td>Carpets of white or white striped leaves<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">spring<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">moderate<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/ligularia-dentata-desdemona.html\">Ligularia dentata &#8216;Desdemona&#8217;<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Tall purple-leaved clump, orange flowers<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">summer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">no<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/lysimachia-nummularia-aurea.html\">Lysimachia nummularia &#8216;Aurea&#8217;<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Creeping mat of bright yellow leaves<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">spring<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">moderate<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/mentha-requienii.html\">Mentha requienii<\/a> (Corsican mint)<\/td>\n<td>Strongly scented flat green mat. Self-seeds<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">summer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">no<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/results.html?searchtype=advanced&amp;findplant=Myosotis&amp;zone=All+Zones&amp;misc3=any&amp;height=any&amp;misc2=any&amp;submit=+++Search+++\">Myosotis varieties<\/a> (Forget-Me-Nots)<\/td>\n<td>Mists of small blue, yellow-eyed flowers<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">spring<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">no<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Primula X &#8216;Wanda&#8217;<\/td>\n<td>Low mats smothered in magenta flowers<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">spring<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">no<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/results.html?searchtype=advanced&amp;findplant=Pulmonaria&amp;zone=All+Zones&amp;misc3=any&amp;height=any&amp;misc2=any&amp;submit=+++Search+++\">Pulmonaria varieties <\/a><\/td>\n<td>Mounds of silvery leaves, blue flowers<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">spring<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">moderate<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for some excellent perennials that thrive in the shade?\u00a0Browse our list below. Click on a Botanical Name for more details on each Heritage Perennial. Plant Features Hardy to Zone Bloom Time Drought Tolerant Aegopodium p. &#8216;Variegatum&#8217; (Bishop&#8217;s Weed) Dense carpet of green and white foliage 2 summer yes Ajuga varieties (Carpet Bugles) Low carpet [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3657,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[84,93],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-perennials-101","category-perennials-for-special-purposes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3655"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4176,"href":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3655\/revisions\/4176"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}