Plants for a shady position
The plants listed will tolerate a position in full shade in average garden soil.
Perennials:
Aconitum
Alchemilla
Anemone x hybrida
Aquilegia
Aster divaricatus
Astilbe
Astrantia
Bergenia
Brunnera
Campanula bononiensis
Campanula trachelium
Corydalis
Dicentra formosa
Digitalis
Epimedium
Euphorbia amygdaloides
Geranium macrorrhizum
Geranium monacense
Geranium ‘Orion’
Geranium phaeum
Geranium rivulare
Geranium sylvaticum
Helleborus foetidus
Helleborus orientalis
Heuchera
Iris foettidissima
Liriope
Lunaria
Mertensia
Omphalodes
Ophiopogon
Phlox
Polemonium
Polygonatum
Primula
Pulmonaria
Rodgersia
Smilacina
Symphytum
Thalictrum
Tiarella
Viola
Ferns:
All ferns
Grasses:
Carex
Milium