Shade Plants

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Alchemilla erythropoda (Dwarf Lady’s mantle)

Alchemilla erythropoda (Dwarf Lady’s mantle)

Alchemilla mollis (Lady’s Mantle)

Alchemilla mollis (Lady’s Mantle)

Anenome canadensis (Canadian white anemone)

Anenome canadensis (Canadian white anemone)

Aquilegia caerulea ‘Origami Mix’

Aquilegia caerulea ‘Origami Mix’

Aquilegia canadensis (Canadian Red Columbine)

Aquilegia canadensis (Canadian Red Columbine)

Aquilegia vulgaris ‘Pink Barlow’

Aquilegia vulgaris ‘Pink Barlow’

Aquilegia vulgaris (Common Purple Columbine)

Aquilegia vulgaris (Common Purple Columbine)

Arisaema triphyllum (Jack in the Pulpit)

Arisaema triphyllum (Jack in the Pulpit)

Aruncus dioicus (Giant goatsbeard)

Aruncus dioicus (Giant goatsbeard)

Asarum europaeum (European wild ginger)

Asarum europaeum (European wild ginger)

Astilbe arendsii ‘Burgundy Red’ (False spiraea)

Astilbe arendsii ‘Burgundy Red’ (False spiraea)

Astilbe chinensis (Chinese astilbe)

Astilbe chinensis (Chinese astilbe)

Bergenia cordifolia (Elephant Ears)

Bergenia cordifolia (Elephant Ears)

Convallaria majalis (Lily of the Valley)

Convallaria majalis (Lily of the Valley)

Cornus canadensis (Bunchberry/Creeping dogwood)

Cornus canadensis (Bunchberry/Creeping dogwood)

Cymbalaria pallida ‘Albiflora’ (White Italian toadflax)

Cymbalaria pallida ‘Albiflora’ (White Italian toadflax)

Cypripedium parviflorum  (Yellow Lady Slipper)

Cypripedium parviflorum (Yellow Lady Slipper)

Dicentra formosa (Pacific bleeding heart)

Dicentra formosa (Pacific bleeding heart)

Dicentra spectabilis (Bleeding Heart ‘Old Fashioned Pink’)

Dicentra spectabilis (Bleeding Heart ‘Old Fashioned Pink’)

Dodecatheon meadia (Shooting Star)

Dodecatheon meadia (Shooting Star)

Epidemium x rubrum (Red Barrenwort)

Epidemium x rubrum (Red Barrenwort)

Erigeron glabellus (Smooth fleabane)

Erigeron glabellus (Smooth fleabane)

Filipendula ulmaria ‘Aurea’ (Golden Meadowsweet)

Filipendula ulmaria ‘Aurea’ (Golden Meadowsweet)

Gentiana asclepiadea (Willow gentian)

Gentiana asclepiadea (Willow gentian)

Geranium phaeum ‘Samovor’ (Mourning Widow)

Geranium phaeum ‘Samovor’ (Mourning Widow)

Geranium x cantabrigense ‘Biokovo’ (Scented Cranesbill)

Geranium x cantabrigense ‘Biokovo’ (Scented Cranesbill)

Hepatica americana (Liverleaf)

Hepatica americana (Liverleaf)

Hosta –‘Antioch’

Hosta –‘Antioch’

Lamium ‘Beacon Silver’ (Dead Nettle)

Lamium ‘Beacon Silver’ (Dead Nettle)

Ligularia dentata ‘Othello’ (Leopard Plant)

Ligularia dentata ‘Othello’ (Leopard Plant)

Ligularia przewalskii (Przewalski’s Leopard plant)

Ligularia przewalskii (Przewalski’s Leopard plant)

Ligularia stenocephala ‘The Rocket’ (‘The Rocket’ leopard plant)

Ligularia stenocephala ‘The Rocket’ (‘The Rocket’ leopard plant)

Lilium martagon ‘Snowy Morning’ (White turkscap lily)

Lilium martagon ‘Snowy Morning’ (White turkscap lily)

Lilium martagon (Martagon lily)

Lilium martagon (Martagon lily)

Lysimachia nummularia (Creeping Jenny)

Lysimachia nummularia (Creeping Jenny)

Lysimachia punctata (Yellow loosestrife)

Lysimachia punctata (Yellow loosestrife)

Matteuccia struthiopteris (Ostrich Fern)

Matteuccia struthiopteris (Ostrich Fern)

Mentha canadensis (Canada mint)

Mentha canadensis (Canada mint)

Mertensia virginica (Virginia Bluebells)

Mertensia virginica (Virginia Bluebells)

Polemonium caeruleum ‘Brise d’Anjou’ (Jacob’s Ladder – Variegated)

Polemonium caeruleum ‘Brise d’Anjou’ (Jacob’s Ladder – Variegated)

Polygonatum odoratum ‘Variegatum’ (Solomon’s Seal – Variegated)

Polygonatum odoratum ‘Variegatum’ (Solomon’s Seal – Variegated)

Prosartes hookeri (Disporum trachycarpum) (Hooker’s Fairy Bells)

Prosartes hookeri (Disporum trachycarpum) (Hooker’s Fairy Bells)

Pulmonaria (Lungwort)  ‘Smokey Blue’

Pulmonaria (Lungwort) ‘Smokey Blue’

Pulmonaria (Lungwort) ‘Raspberry Splash’

Pulmonaria (Lungwort) ‘Raspberry Splash’

Thalictrum rochebrunianum (Meadow Rue)

Thalictrum rochebrunianum (Meadow Rue)

Tricyrtis hirta (Japanese toad lily)

Tricyrtis hirta (Japanese toad lily)

Trillium erectum (Trillium – Red)

Trillium erectum (Trillium – Red)

Trillium grandiflorum (Trillium – White)

Trillium grandiflorum (Trillium – White)

Trillium luteum (Yellow wood trillium)

Trillium luteum (Yellow wood trillium)

Vinca Minor (Periwinkle)

Vinca Minor (Periwinkle)

Viola canadensis (Western Canada violet)

Viola canadensis (Western Canada violet)

Viola Nephrophylla  (Northern Bog Violet)

Viola Nephrophylla  (Northern Bog Violet)