| What are some good shrubs and perennials that grown in the shade. My growth zone is the mountain west. |
| You're in USDA zone 5 and here are some great choices for your garden, including common and botanical names, plus hardiness zones: BRUNETTE SNAKEROOT Cimicifuga ramosa 'Brunette' (C. simplex 'Brunette') 4-8 ORCHID FROST DEAD NETTLE Lamium maculatum 'Orchid Frost' 3-8 ILLUMINATION COMMON PERIWINKLE Vinca minor 'Illumination' 4-9 OSTRICH FERN Matteuccia pennsylvanica (M. struthiopteris var. pennsylvanica) 2-8 ROBUST MALE FERN Dryopteris filix-mas 'Undulata Robusta' 4-8 HILLSIDE BLACK BEAUTY SNAKEROOT Cimicifuga ramosa 'Hillside Black Beauty' 4-8 WHERRY'S FOAM FLOWER Tiarella wherryi 4-8 SIBERIAN BUGLOSS Brunnera macrophylla 3-7 SAMOBOR CRANESBILL Geranium phaeum 'Samobor' 4-8 SPRING SYMPHONY FOAM FLOWER Tiarella x 'Spring Symphony' 4-9 JOAN ELLIOTT CLUSTERED BELLFLOWER Campanula glomerata 'Joan Elliott' 4-9 AUSLESE LADY'S MANTLE Alchemilla mollis 'Auslese' 3-8 SUM & SUBSTANCE HOSTA Hosta x 'Sum & Substance' 4-9 NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS HOSTA Hosta x 'Night Before Christmas' 3-9 VARIEGATED SIBERIAN BUGLOSS Brunnera macrophylla `Variegata` 3-7 JAPANESE TASSEL FERN Polystichum polyblepharum 5-9 AMERICAN MAIDENHAIR FERN Adiantum pedatum 3-8 GREEN MOUND ALPINE CURRANT Ribes alpinum 'Green Mound' 2-6 ROLLISON FETTERBUSH Leucothoe fontanesiana 'Rollisonii' 5-8 CINNAMON FERN Osmunda cinnamomea 4-8 MALE FERN Dryopteris felix-mas 'Robusta' 4-8 GLACIER AZALEA Azalea `Glacier` (Glenn Dale hybrid) 5-9 JAPANESE PAINTED FERN Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 5-8 RIO RHODODENDRON Rhododendron hybrid `Rio` (H-1) 5-8 LOOKING GLASS RHODODENDRON Rhododendron x `Looking Glass` (H-2) 5-8 WHITE CATAWBA RHODODENDRON Rhododendron catawbiense `Album` (H-1) 4-8 HERBERT AZALEA Azalea `Herbert` (Gable hybrid) 5-9 HENNIE GRAAFLAND STAR ASTILBE Astilbe simplicifolia 'Hennie Graafland' 4-9 JEKYLL`S WHITE COMMON PERIWINKLE Vinca minor `Jekyll`s White` (V.m. `Gertrude Jekyll`) 4-9 WINE PERIWINKLE Vinca minor `Atropurpurea` 4-9 BOWLES` COMMON PERIWINKLE Vinca minor `Bowles` Variety` 4-9 VULCAN RHODODENDRON Rhododendron x `Vulcan` (H-2) 5-8 GOLDEN GUINEA JAPANESE ROSE Kerria japonica 'Golden Guinea' 4-8 WHITE LILYTURF Liriope muscari `White` 5-11 GROUND MASTER HOSTA Hosta x `Ground Master` 4-8 DWARF PURPLE RHODODENDRON Rhododendron impeditum (H-2) 5-8 VISIONS ASTILBE Astilbe chinensis 'Visions' 4-8 AUTUMN FERN Dryopteris erythrosora 5-9 FROSTY CURLS SEDGE Carex albula 4-9 CAROLINA ALLSPICE Calycanthus floridus 5-9 YAKU PRINCESS RHODODENDRON Rhododendron x `Yaku Princess` (H-2) 5-9 TRILBY RHODODENDRON Rhododendron x `Trilby` (H-2) 5-8 SCARLET WONDER DWARF RHODODENDRON Rhododendron x `Scarlet Wonder Dwarf` (H-2) 5-8 ROSEUM ELEGANS RHODODENDRON Rhododendron x `Roseum Elegans` (H-1) 4-9 ROCKET RHODODENDRON Rhododendron x `Rocket` (H-2) 5-8 RAMAPO RHODODENDRON Rhododendron x `Ramapo` (H-1) 4-8 P.J.M. RHODODENDRON Rhododendron x `P.J.M.` (H-1) 4-8 NOVA ZEMBLA RHODODENDRON Rhododendron x `Nova Zembla` (H-1) 4-8 LEE`S DARK PURPLE RHODODENDRON Rhododendron hybrid `Lee`s Dark Purple` (H-2) 5-9 LORD ROBERTS RHODODENDRON Rhododendron x `Lord Roberts` (H-2) 5-8 SPRITE DWARF ASTILBE Astilbe simplicifolia `Sprite` 4-8 FANAL ASTILBE Astilbe x Arendsii `Fanal` 4-9 GREEN CARPET VINCA Vinca minor `Green Carpet` 4-9 VARIEGATED COMMON PERIWINKLE Vinca minor `Variegata` (V.m. `Argenteovariegata`) 4-9 MRS. MOON LUNGWORT Pulmonaria saccharata 'Mrs. Moon' 3-8 BERTRAM ANDERSON LUNGWORT Pulmonaria longifolia `Bertram Anderson` 3-8 GREEN SHEEN JAPANESE SPURGE Pachysandra terminalis `Green Sheen` 4-8 SILVERY SUNPROOF LILYTURF Liriope muscari `Silvery Sunproof` 5-11 MAJESTIC LILYTURF Liriope muscari `Majestic` 5-11 LILAC BEAUTY LILYTURF Liriope muscari `Lilac Beauty` 5-11 GIANT LILYTURF Liriope gigantea 5-11 VARIEGATED PLANTAIN LILY Hosta undulata 'Variegata' 3-8 FRANCES WILLIAMS PLANTAIN LILY Hosta sieboldiana 'Frances Williams' 3-8 GOLDEN TIARA PLANTAIN LILY Hosta x `Golden Tiara` 3-9 PATRIOT PLANTAIN LILY Hosta x `Patriot` 4-8 HALCYON PLANTAIN LILY Hosta x tardiana `Halcyon` 4-8 VARIEGATED PLANTAIN LILY Hosta fluctuans `Variegated` (H. x 'Sagae') 4-8 WIDE BRIM PLANTAIN LILY Hosta x `Wide Brim` 3-8 SERENDIPITY PLANTAIN LILY Hosta x `Serendipity` 3-8 ELEGANS PLANTAIN LILY Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans' 3-8 KROSSA REGAL PLANTAIN LILY Hosta x `Krossa Regal` 3-8 GOLD STANDARD PLANTAIN LILY Hosta fortunei 'Gold Standard' 3-8 GOLDEN PRAYERS PLANTAIN LILY Hosta x `Golden Prayers` 3-8 ROYAL STANDARD PLANTAIN LILY Hosta x plantaginea `Royal Standard` 3-8 FRANCEE PLANTAIN LILY Hosta x `Francee` 4-8 KIKUTII PRUINOSA PLANTAIN LILY Hosta x `Kikutii Pruinosa` 3-8 INVINCIBLE PLANTAIN LILY Hosta x `Invincible` 3-8 GINKO CRAIG PLANTAIN LILY Hosta x `Ginko Craig` 3-8 EOLA SALAD BOWL PLANTAIN LILY Hosta x `Eola Salad Bowl` 3-8 HOTTSY TOTTSY PLANTAIN LILY Hosta x `Hottsy Tottsy` 3-8 EOLA SAPPHIRE PLANTAIN LILY Hosta x `Eola Sapphire` 3-9 ROYAL HERITAGE? STRAIN LENTEN ROSE Helleborus x hybridus Royal Heritage TM Strain 5-9 GOLDEN JAPANESE FOREST GRASS Hakonechola macra `Aureola` 4-9 ALASKAN FERN Polystichum setiferum 5-9 LUXURIANT FRINGED BLEEDING HEART Dicentra x `Luxuriant` 2-8 FOX RED CURLY SEDGE Carex buchananii 5-9 PURPLE GEM RHODODENDRON Rhododendron x `Purple Gem` (H-1) 5-8 APHRODITE ASTILBE Astilbe simplicifolia `Aphrodite` 4-8 RHEINLAND ASTILBE Astilbe x Arendsii `Rheinland` 4-9 DEUTSCHLAND ASTILBE Astilbe x Arendsii `Deutschland` 4-9 INSHRIACH PINK ASTILBE Astilbe simplicifolia `Inshriach Pink` 4-8 Hope you find some lovely plants for your garden from this list! |
