Essential Perennials for Shade

I believe that almost anyone would be happy with a perennial garden which included all the plants listed below. These plants are reliable, easy & beautiful. They provide a range of color, height & texture. Bloom starts early in Spring & lasts until Summer. You will need to keep snails & slugs from disfiguring the large leaves of Hosta & Ligularia. Put them in a plastic bag & throw it in the trash. Do not allow shady perennials to dry out completely in summer. These all tolerate some dryness.

Erythronium oregonum

Aconitum (Monkshood)
Ajuga reptans (Carpet Bugle)
Anemone x hybrida (Japanese Anemone)
Aruncus (Goatsbeard)
Asarum (Wild Ginger)
Astilbe (Ostrich Plume)
Cimicifuga (Bugbane)
Corydalis
Dicentra (Bleeding Heart)
Epimedium (Bishop’s Hat)
Erythronium oregonum (Fawn Lily)
Fragaria vesca (Woodland Strawberry)
Gaultheria procumbens (Wintergreen)
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten Rose)
Hepatica americana (Liverwort)
Heuchera americana
Hosta (Plantain Lily)
Lamium maculatum
Ligularia
Polygonatum (Solomon’s Seal)
Primula vulgaris (Primrose)
Sedum forsterianum
Tellima grandiflora (Fringecup)
Trillium ovatum (Wakerobin)