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 Plant list: Plants for partial shade
Many shady areas get sun for at least part of the day. In these partially shaded spots the range of plants you can grow increases.
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| Latin name: | | Epimedium |
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| Common name: | | Barrenwort |
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| Type of plant: | | Perennial |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | Usually yellow |
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| Leaf colour: | | Bronzy turning green |
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| Height and spread: | | 35cm x 45cm (1.2ft x 1.5ft) |
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This clump-forming perennial makes an excellent ground cover plant, and will even thrive in dry conditions. Attractive spurred flowers appear in spring.
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| Latin name: | | Hosta |
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| Common name: | | Plantain lily |
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| Type of plant: | | Perennial |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | White to lavender |
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| Leaf colour: | | Various shades |
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| Height and spread: | | Up to 30cm x 1m (1ft x 3.3ft) |
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These herbaceous perennials are grown for their heart-shaped leaves which come in a wide range of sizes and colours. The flowers spikes appear above the leaves in summer.
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| Latin name: | | Magnolia |
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| Common name: | | Magnolia |
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| Type of plant: | | Shrub |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy to frost-hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | White to pink |
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| Leaf colour: | | Deep green leaves |
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| Height and spread: | | 3m x 3.5m (9.8ft x 11.5ft) |
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These handsome shrubs make beautiful specimens or they can be planted among trees and shrubs. They are not as difficult as their exotic-looking flowers would have you believe.
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| Latin name: | | Cyclamen |
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| Common name: | | Cyclamen |
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| Type of plant: | | Tuber |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | Pink, red or white |
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| Leaf colour: | | Dark green, often marbled with silver |
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| Height and spread: | | 10cm x 10cm (4in x 4in) |
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These tough little flowers are cousins of the large-flowered cyclamen that are grown as winter pot plants. They make great ground cover for dry, shady areas.
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| Latin name: | | Hydrangea anomalasubsppetiolaris |
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| Common name: | | Climbing hydrangea |
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| Type of plant: | | Woody climber |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | Cream |
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| Leaf colour: | | Dark green |
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| Height and spread: | | 15m x 10m (50ft x 33ft) |
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This deciduous climber takes a few years to begin to cling to its support and start to climb but once it gets hold, it will quickly cover large areas. Flowers in summer.
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