What outdoor plants do well in shade?
If you have dry shade, be sure to check plants like brilliance autumn fern, grassy carex pensylvanica, miniature hosta ‘mini skirt’, and saxifraga stolonifera. If you are looking for flowering shade plants, check out lamium ‘chequers’, gentiana ‘true blue’, phlox procumbens ‘variegata’, and meehania cordata. These plants are ideal for north-facing gardens, shaded borders, under trees, or areas where sunlight is limited for much of the day. Popular shade lovers include ferns, hostas, heucheras, begonias, impatiens, primroses and foxgloves.