Plants for dry shade
The plants listed will tolerate a position in dry shade but as with any new planting they will require watering until established.
All are suitable for a chalky soil.
Perennials:
Alchemilla
Anemone nemerosa
Aster divaricatus
Astilbe chinensis ‘Visions’
Bergenia
Brunnera
Dicentra formosa
Digitalis
Epimedium
Euphorbia amygdaloides
Geranium macrorrhizum
Geranium monacense
Geranium phaeum
Helleborus foetidus
Iris foetidissima
Liriope muscari
Lunaria annua
Polygonatum x hybridum
Pulmonaria
Symphytum
Tiarella
Ferns:
Dryopteris filix-mas (varieties)
Polystichum setiferum (varieties)
Grasses:
Carex
Milium