Plants: 64, search for: "shade" (by relevance)
Latin name | Common name | Type | Description | Cultivation | Hedging |
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Cordyline australis | Cornish Palm, Cabbage Palm | tree | 50ft (15m). Evergreen. Long, strap-like leaves on top of each stem. Small, fragrant, creamy white flowers in summer. Round white fruits. ![]() |
Frost hardy. Sun or partial shade. | ![]() |
ILEX genus | Holly | shrub, tree | c. 5-70ft (1.5-20m). Evergreen. Dark, glossy leaves with wavey, usually spined edges. Red or yellow berries. Poisonous. | Half-hardy, 0°C, to fully hardy. Single-sexed, so both sexes required for berries. Sun or shade. | ![]() |
LIGUSTRUM genus | Privet | shrub, tree | c. 10-30ft (3-10m). Deciduous or evergreen. Oval, glossy leaves. Tubular flowers in loose clusters, white or cream, in summer. Black, rounded fruits. Poisonous. | Frost hardy, °C, to fully hardy. Sune or partial shade. | ![]() |
IRIS genus | bulb, rhizome | c.3-4ft (8-1.2cm). Long, narrow, chanelled basal leaves. Flowers have 6 petals of which 3 are large and pendent. Colours include white, yellow, pink red and blue, sometimes in combination. Spring or early summer. Poisonous. | Usually fully hardy. Sun or partial shade, some species like moist soil. | ![]() |
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HYMENOCALLIS genus | bulb | c.12-32ins (30-80cm). Narrow basal leaves. Flowers are almost daffodil-shaped, white or greenish-white, in winter, spring or summer. | Frost tender, 15°C, to frost tender, 0°. Sun or partial shade, some shelter. | ![]() |
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CHIONODOXA genus | Glory of the Snow | bulb | 2-10ins (5-10cm). Long, narrow basal leaves. Flowers carried on leafless stems, shades of white, pink or blue, some with white centres, in spring. | Fully hardy. Sun or partial shade. Likes humus-rich soil. | ![]() |
Castanea sativa | Sweet Chestnut, Spanish Chestnut | tree | 100ft (30m). Deciduous. Oblong, toothed, glossy leaves turning yellow in autumn. Pale yellow flowers in summer. Edible nuts in prickly cases. | Fully Hardy. Sun or partial shade. | ![]() |
Silene maritima "Robin Whitebreast" | Double Sea Campion | perennial, rock plant | 8in (20cm). Fully hardy. Narrow, grey-green leaves. Globular, double, white flowers in summer. | Fully hardy. Sun or partial shade. | ![]() |
Alchemilla mollis | perennial | 12in (30cm). Lobed, fresh green leaves. Minute, yellow-green flowers in summer. | Fully hardy. Sun or partial shade. Tolerates chalk. Good ground cover. Flowers good for drying. | ![]() |
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COTONEASTER genus | shrub | c. 8in -20ft (20-6m). Evergreen or deciduous. Leaves oval or narrow, sometimes white beneath. Small flowers, white or pink. Rounded fruits are yellow, pink or red (not edible). | Frost hardy, -5°, to fully hardy. Sun and well-drained soil. Evergreens also like partial shade. | ![]() |
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Juniperus communis | Common Juniper | shrub | 25ft (8m). Glossy green or yellowish needles. Aromatic. Small, green berries turn blueish then black. Varieties include "Compressa", dwarf 30in (75cm) with glaucous leaves; "Hibernica", narrow column, 15ft (5m). | Fully hardy. Sun or partial shade, well-drained soil. | ![]() |
Anaphalis margaritacea | Pearl Everlasting | perennial | 30in (75cm). Narrow, greyish leaves, edged white. Clusters of small white flowers in August. Useful in dried flower arrangements. | Fully hardy. Sun or partial-shade, damp soil. Good for ground cover or for dried flowers. | ![]() |
VERONICA genus | perennial, sub-shrub | c 6ins-4ft (15cm-1.2m). Some are evergreen or semi-evergreen. Leaves are narrow or oval, sometimes hairy. Flowers are saucer- or star-shaped, in summer. Colours include pink, blue or purple. | Frost hardy, 0°C, to fully hardy. Sun and well-drained soil, but some prefer partial shade and moist soil. | ![]() |
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Alchemilla conjuncta | Lady's Mantle | perennial, rock plant | 12in (30cm). Leaves are round with crinkly leaves, silvery beneath. Minute, yellow-green flowers, in July. | Fully hardy. Sun or partial shade, not wet ground. Good ground cover. Tolerates chalk. Useful rock garden plant. | ![]() |
Plants: 64, search for: "shade" (by relevance)