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The Best Shrubs for Shady Sites
The Best Shrubs for Shady Sites. Choosing the best shrubs for a shady site depends on what type of shade your garden has. Part shade means the plant will receive three or four hours of direct sun each day. Dappled shade refers to a bright area that is shaded by deciduous trees. Areas of full shade are along the north side of a fence or foundation...
Choosing the best shrubs for a shady site depends on what type of shade your garden has. Part shade means the plant will receive three or four hours of direct sun each day. Dappled shade refers to a bright area that is shaded by deciduous trees. Areas of full shade are along the north side of a fence or foundation or in a woodland. Many shrubs thrive in shade.
Evergreen for Part or Dappled Shade
Evergreen shrubs such as sweet box (sarcococca), Oregon grape (mahonia), mountain laurel (kalmia), daphne and pieris thrive and flower in part shade or dappled shade. Their glossy leaves are beautiful in winter, and sweet box and daphne produce very fragrant flowers in February and March.
Deciduous for Part or Dappled Shade
Hydrangeas thrive in part shade, producing large clusters of pink, blue or white blooms. Hardy fuchsias grow into large shrubs with two-toned red, pink, white, coral and purple blooms that attract hummingbirds. While roses require some direct sun to flower well, a few varieties are known for their shade tolerance, including Knock Out, Cornelia and Playboy.
Evergreen for Full Shade
The large blooms of rhododendrons in red, white, pink, yellow, orange and purple add bright color to all types of shade. Lingonberries and huckleberries produce edible fruit. Leucothoe and skimmia have attractive foliage, and skimmia produces bright red berries if a male and female plant are planted together.
Deciduous for Full Shade
Native serviceberry (amelianchier) and golden European cranberry bush (Viburnum opulus Aureum) flower and produce bright fall berries in shade. Hypericum Glacier has variegated leaves and showy clusters of red berries against yellow bracts.
