1.
Wild ginger (Asarum canadense)
23 points - added 15 years ago by paulT -
2.
Lamium
5 points - added 15 years ago by paulT -
3.
(Dicentra eximia and D. formosa)
5 points - added 15 years ago by paulT -
4.
Japanese painted fern (Athyrium niponicum var. pictum)
4 points - added 15 years ago by paulT -
5.
Bigroot geranium (Geranium macrorrhizum)
Heat/Drought-tolerant; deer/rabbit tolerant; has large thick rhizomes that poke out of the ground & slowly spread across the surface; tough basal structure; beautiful magenta flowers with enormous rose-red calyces; seeds are decoratively red.
3 points - added 15 years ago by paulT -
6.
Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis)
In late spring and early summer, it produces pink or white heart-shaped flowers that hang from arching stems. Hardy in Zones 3-9 and grows up to 4 feet tall.
3 points - added 15 years ago by paulT -
7.
Leopard Plant Farfugium japonica var. ‘Auro-maculata’)
3 points - added 15 years ago by paulT -
8.
Monkshood (Aconitum)
2 points - added 15 years ago by paulT -
9.
Lilyturf (Liriope)
2 points - added 15 years ago by paulT -
10.
Japanese forestgrass (Hakonechloa macra)
2 points - added 15 years ago by paulT -
11.
Hosta
Showiest and easy-to-grow of the shade perennials; offers the most variety of any shade plant-choose from miniatures that grow only a couple of inches wide or giants that sprawl 6 feet or more across.
1 point - added 15 years ago by paulT -
12.
Lenten Rose (Helleborus)
One of the earliest bloomers in shade garden; although it appears delicate, it is actually quite sturdy once it gets established; deer- and rabbit-resistant.
1 point - added 15 years ago by paulT -
13.
Turk's Cap (Malvaviscus arboreus drummondii)
1 point - added 15 years ago by paulT -
14.
Lyre Leaf Sage (Salvia lyrata)
1 point - added 15 years ago by paulT -
15.
Penstomen (Pentstemon tenuis)
-1 point - added 15 years ago by paulT -
16.
Columbine Hinckleyana - Aquilegia chrysantha var. Hinkleyana
-1 point - added 15 years ago by paulT -
17.
Epimedium
-1 point - added 15 years ago by paulT -
18.
Lungwort (Pulmonaria)
-1 point - added 15 years ago by paulT -
19.
Astilbe
Prefers consistently moist soil, so it's a good choice for areas that don't drain well; tough plant; blooms in shades of burgundy, red, pink, lavender, and white; in addition to the attractive flowers, it has finely cut foliage, which in many varieties is flushed with bronze
-2 points - added 15 years ago by paulT -
20.
Ajuga
-3 points - added 15 years ago by paulT -
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