Trees, Shrubs & Groundcover for Shade

Trees

  • Abies b. phanerolepis (Canaan Fir)
  • Acer palmatum & cvs. (Japanese Maple)
  • Amelanchier (Shadblow)
  • Cercis canadensis (Redbud)
  • Chionanthus (Fringe Tree)
  • Cornus florida (Flowering Dogwood)
  • Cryptomeria j. (Japanese Cedar)
  • Heptacodium (Seven-sons Flower)
  • Ilex opaca (American Holly)
  • Oxydendrum (Sourwood)
  • Picea abies (Norway Spruce)
  • Thuja (Arborvitae)
  • Tsuga canadensis (Hemlock)

Ground Covers

  • Ajuga (Bugleweed)
  • Arctostaphylos (Bearberry)
  • Euonymus (Winter Creeper)
  • Thymus (Creeping Thyme)
  • Rhus (Sumac)
  • Sempervivum (Hens and Chicks)
  • Vaccinium angustifolium (Low-Bush Blueberry)
  • Microbiota decussata (Russian Cypress)
  • Juniperus chinensis (Daub’s Frosted)
  • Juniperus chinensis (Pfitzeriana Compact)
  • Juniperus chinensis procumbens (Nana)
  • Juniperus chinensis (Sargentii)
  • Juniperus communis (Effusa)
  • Juniperus conferta (Blue Pacific)
  • Juniperus horizontalis (Icee Blue)
  • Juniperus horizontalis (Bar Harbor)
  • Juniperus horizontalis (Mother Lode)
  • Juniperus horizontalis (Wiltoni “Blue Rug”)
  • Cornus canadensis (Bunchberry)
  • Gaultheria (Wintergreen)
  • Lysimachia nummularia (Creeping Jenny)
  • Delosperma (Ice Plant)
  • Hedera helix (Ivy)
  • Liriope (Lily Turf)
  • Pachysandra terminalis (Japanese Pachysandra)
  • Pachysandra terminalis (Green Sheen)
  • Vinca minor (Myrtle)
  • Convallaria majalis (Lily-of-the-Valley)
  • Galium odorata (Sweet Woodruff)
Shrubs

  • Abelia x grandiflora (Glossy Abelia)
  • Aronia (Chokeberry)
  • Berberis (Barberry)
  • Calycanthus (Sweet Shrub)
  • Cephalotaxus (Japanese Plum Yew)
  • Clethra (Summersweet)
  • Cornus species (Dogwood)
  • Enkianthus (Red-veined Enkianthus)
  • Fothergilla
  • Hamamelis (Witch Hazel)
  • Hydrangea arborescens (Smoothleaf Hydr)
  • Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf Hydr.)
  • Hydrangea petiolaris (Climbing Hydr.)
  • Ilex glabra (Inkberry)
  • Itea vir.(Virginia Sweetspire)
  • Kalmia (Mountain Laurel)
  • Kerria japonica (Japanese Kerria)
  • Leucothoe
  • Lindera benzoin (Spice Bush)
  • Microbiota (Siberian Carpet)
  • Physocarpus (Ninebark)
  • Pieris japonica (Andromeda)
  • Prunus laurocerasus (Cherry Laurel)
  • Pyracantha (Firethorn)
  • Rhododendron maximum (Rosebay Rhododendron)