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Plants for Shade

One of the most common questions we’re asked is “What plants can I grow in shade?” There are a surprising number of flowering plants, climbing plants and even container plants that thrive in the shadows, so we've put together this handy selection to help you choose.

Flowering Plants for Shade

To add colour to a shady border, you can’t beat these shade-loving flowers. Classic Foxgloves are a must, and to complete the cottage garden look just add Campanula and https://www.rootsplants.co.uk/products/6-aquilegia-spring-magic-collection-10-5cm-pot. Bleeding Heart adds a touch of drama and works equally well in containers or beds.

Climbing Plants for Shade

There is a huge choice of climbing plants for shady gardens. Of course Ivy is the classic backdrop to a shady border, but other shade loving climbers include the gorgeous scented Star Jasmine, Viticella Clematis and delicate Honeysuckle.

Container Plants for Shade

Bring colour and texture to neglected corners of the garden with these shade-loving container plants. Hostas and Heucheras fill a large space with vibrant foliage and also flower in Summer. Salvias are having a moment right now and for good reason - they look fabulous in patio pots. Can’t decide? Start with our specially selected 9 Perfect Plants for Shade collection, which includes Hostas, Heucheras, Foxgloves and more.

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Classic Window Box Collection
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Classic Window Box Collection

Create an iconic window display

3 options from £24.00 £21.00
  • Timeless pink, white and lilac colours
  • Choices for window boxes of various sizes
  • Meticulously curated assortment of perennials
  • Easy to grow, instant impact
Heuchera 'Wildberry'
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Heuchera 'Wildberry'

Glossy purple foliage all year round

0 options from £16.00
  • Happy in full sun to partial shade
  • Add purple to pots and borders
  • Flowers June to August
  • Evergreen for year-round interest
Heuchera 'Huckleberry'
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Heuchera 'Huckleberry'

Colour changing silver and purple tones

0 options from £8.00
  • Unique purple with silver-hue foliage
  • Low-growing, amazing for vigorous ground-cover
  • Adds year-round vibrance to your garden space
  • Creates a brilliant canvas for summer flowers
Pink Foxglove | Digitalis x mertonensis 'Summer King'
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Pink Foxglove | Digitalis x mertonensis 'Summer King'

A cottage garden must-have

0 options from £8.00
  • Happy in full sun or partial shade
  • Adds height and drama to borders
  • Flowers June to August
  • RHS Plant for Pollinators
Heuchera 'Paris'
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Heuchera 'Paris'

Fantastic pink flower spires for added summer delight

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  • Happy in full sun to partial shade
  • Create evergreen interest in borders
  • Flowers June to August
  • RHS Award of Garden Merit
Heuchera 'Indian Summer Cranberry'
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Heuchera 'Indian Summer Cranberry'

Juicy-red leaves for year-round colour

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  • Rich red foliage with a hint of berry purple
  • Low-growing, amazing for vigorous ground-cover
  • Buy an almost mature plant of significant size
  • Produces tiny pink flowers in the summer
Heuchera 'Marmalade'
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Heuchera 'Marmalade'

Loves the shade, deserves the limelight!

2 options from £18.00 £16.00
  • Incredible two-toned red and orange foliage
  • RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner
  • Hardy evergreen perennial
  • Adds year-round vibrance to your garden space
Heuchera 'Lime Marmalade'
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Heuchera 'Lime Marmalade'

Add a dash of lime to your garden space

0 options from £8.00
  • Stunningly vibrant lime-green leaves all year round
  • RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner
  • Adds year-round vibrance to your garden space
  • Buy an almost mature plant of significant size
White Foxglove | Digitalis 'Dalmatian White'
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White Foxglove | Digitalis 'Dalmatian White'

Fantastic summer spires of white and purple

0 options from £8.00
  • Happy in full sun to partial shade
  • Add height and drama to borders
  • Flowers June to July
  • RHS Award of Garden Merit
Campanula 'Takion White'
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Campanula 'Takion White'

Starry white bellflowers on elegant stems

0 options from £8.00
  • Unique outward facing bell-flowers in daisy white
  • Great for the front of borders to cover space
  • Brilliant plant to support local bee populations
  • Super easy to grow and incredibly tough
Woodland Fern Collection
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Woodland Fern Collection

A trio of ferns to bring the forest to your garden

0 options from £20.00
  • Perfect for shady borders, woodland gardens and planting under trees
  • A range of textures for maximum interest
  • Colours to contrast and complement
  • Our growers' best ferns
Purple Foxglove | Digitalis 'Dalmatian Purple'
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Purple Foxglove | Digitalis 'Dalmatian Purple'

Show Stopping Foxgloves of the most vibrant purple

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  • Spectacular spires of speckled magenta purple
  • RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner
  • Adds height and colour to your borders and beds
  • Create a classic cottage garden aesthetic
Brunnera 'Jack Frost'
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Brunnera 'Jack Frost'

Heart shaped foliage and tiny blue blooms

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  • Low growing silvery foliage covered in forget-me-not blue flowers
  • Spring flowering throughout April and May
  • Perfect in a woodland garden or shady border
  • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
Pink Foxglove | Digitalis 'Pink Panther'
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Pink Foxglove | Digitalis 'Pink Panther'

The definitive pink foxglove

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  • Masses of mid-pink bell-shaped flowers with spotted throats
  • Flowers throughout June and July
  • Essential for bee friendly gardens
  • RHS Plants for Pollinators
Magenta Foxglove | Digitalis 'Dalmatian Rose'
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Magenta Foxglove | Digitalis 'Dalmatian Rose'

Towers of spectacular purple in the heat of summer

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  • Profusions of Magenta Purple speckled flowers
  • RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner
  • Create a classic cottage garden aesthetic
  • Perfect to plant at the back of your flower bed
The All Year Round Heuchera Collection
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The All Year Round Heuchera Collection

Hardy foliage plants for year round colour

0 options from £45.00
  • An exciting mix of varieties selected by our growers
  • Flowers from June to August
  • Shade tolerant and suitable for pots
  • Essential eye-catching groundcover for a shady border or bed
Campanula 'Takion Blue'
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Campanula 'Takion Blue'

Slender stems of amethyst bells

0 options from £8.00
  • Outward facing soft amethyst coloured bell flowers
  • Flowers from June to August
  • Perfect for a patio display
  • Attracts bees and butterflies
Ostrich Fern | Matteuccia Struthiopteris
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Ostrich Fern | Matteuccia Struthiopteris

Bold and statuesque, a garden centerpiece

0 options from £8.00
  • Adds interest to shady borders, ponds or woodland gardens
  • Large fronds resemble ostrich feathers
  • Bright green to boost shady spots
  • Upright striking architectural form
Boston Ivy | Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'Veitchi'
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Boston Ivy | Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'Veitchi'

Fast growing vibrant colour for walls and fences

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  • Can easily climb up and cover an entire two-story wall
  • Vibrant green in Summer to firery red foliage in Autumn
  • RHS Award Winner for reliable, vigorous growth
  • Can cope in full sun or shade
Cream Foxglove | Digitalis 'Dalmatian Cream'
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Cream Foxglove | Digitalis 'Dalmatian Cream'

Towers of sweet raspberries and cream

0 options from £8.00
  • Cream-coloured flowers with specs of purple
  • RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner
  • Adds height and colour to your borders and beds
  • Perfect to plant at the back of your flower bed
Dicentra Spectabilis
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Dicentra Spectabilis

The woodland plant with heart shaped flowers

0 options from £15.00
  • Bright pink heart shaped flowers with white petals
  • Blooms in May and June
  • Thrives in shade
  • Plant with ferns and hostas as part of a woodland border
Hosta 'Snow Cap'
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Hosta 'Snow Cap'

Because groundcover deserves the limelight too!

0 options from £8.00
  • Broadly ovate blue-green textured leaves with a pale yellow margin and white flowers
  • Flowers throughout July and August
  • Perfect under trees or in a shady border
  • Slow growing and very easy to care for
Japanese Tassel Ferns
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Japanese Tassel Ferns

Fresh colours all year round

0 options from £23.00
  • Zone 1 - Pondside
  • Unfurling foliage looks like tassels
  • Dark green fronds
  • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
Hosta 'Sting'
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Hosta 'Sting'

Every little thing it does is magic...

0 options from £8.00
  • Deep green leaves with a cream coloured flare radiating from the centre
  • Soft lavender flowers in July and August
  • Fully hardy, easy care perennial - not fragile.
  • Plant in pots, borders, beds or fields of gold

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