Ferns and plants for a shady spot

Anemone x hybrida ‘Honorine Jobert’ AGM

1 litre pot £4

Hardy perennial
Prefers partial shade or full sun
Pure white flowers with a yellow centre August to October
Height and spread 100cm(39″)
Attractive to pollinating insects

Anemone xh. ‘Whirlwind’

1.5 Litre £4.50

Hardy perennial
Prefers partial shade or full sun
Semi-double white flowers with contrasting yellow stamens August to October
Height 80cm (32″)
Spread 70cm(28″)
Soil any
Attractive to pollinating insects

Aquilegia McKana Giant Hybrids

9cm pot £1 each, 1 litre pot £2.50

Hardy perennial
Prefers partial shade
Mix of colours
Flowers April to July
Height 75cm (30”) spread 20cm(8”)

Astilbe ‘Sprite’ AGM

1Litre pot £5

Hardy perennial
Full sun moist soil or for drier soil partial shade.
Compact with dark foliage and shell pink flower spikes August to September
Height 25cm(10″)
Soil not sand nor chalk nor clay

Bamboo Farqesia rufa AGM

2.5 Litre pot £15

Hardy perennial
Partial shade to sun
Evergreen. Clump forming. Produces new shoots in the spring.
Height 150- 200cm(60-80 ″)
Spread 150cm(60″)
Soil: Not sand nor chalk

Digitalis Parviflora

2Litre pot £5

Hardy perennial
Prefers partial shade
Small reddish brown flowers May to July
Good cut flower
Height 60cm(24″) Spread 30cm (12”)
Soil any
Attractive to pollinating insects

Digitalis x mertonensis (Strawberry Foxglove) AGM

2Litre pot £5

Hardy perennial
Shade, partial shade or sun
Green veined leaves. Large lemon-flushed pink flowers June to July
Height 90cm(36″)
Spread 30cm(12″)
Soil: any
Plants will self-seed
Attractive to pollinating insects

Francoa sonchifolia (Bridal Wreath)

~~2 Litre pot £6~~ 2.5Litre pot £6.50

Hardy perennial
Partial shade to sun
Clump forming. Pale pink flowers with a some crimson markings on spikes sitting above the foliage. Flowers June to August
Height 60cm(24″)
Spread 50cm(20 ″)
Soil: any
Attractive to pollinating insects

Heuchera ‘Lime Marmalade’ AGM PBR

2.5 Litre pot £7 available late July

Hardy perennial
Shade, partial shade or sun
Ruffled lime green leaves. Tiny white flowers raised above the leaves in summer.
Height 30cm(12″) Spread 30cm(12″)
Soil: Not clay nor chalk
Attractive to pollinating insects

Heuchera ‘Marmalade’ AGM PBR

2.5 Litre pot £7 available late July

Hardy perennial
Shade, partial shade or sun
Ruffled amber leaves with pink undersides. Tiny white flowers raised above the leaves in summer.
Height 30cm(12″) Spread 30cm(12″)
Soil: Not clay nor chalk
Attractive to pollinating insects

Lamium galeobdolon ‘Hermann’s Pride’ (yellow archangel

Hardy perennial
Partial shade to shade
Clump forming. Silver mottled dense semi-evergreen foliage
Yellow flowers May to June.
Height 30cm(12″)
Spread 30cm(12 ″)
Soil: any
Attractive to pollinating insects

Linaria cymbalaria (Muralis) also known as Ivy Leafed toadflax, Penny wort)

9cm pot £2.50

Hardy perennial Partial shade or sun Tiny snapdragon-like lilac flowers with trailing stems. Flowers June to September Good on north facing walls. Self-seeds freely. Height 10cm(4 ″) Spread 20cm(8 ″) Soil: Not clay
Attractive to pollinating insects

Pachysandra t. ‘Green Carpet’ (Japanese spurge ‘Green carpet’)

9cm pot £2

Hardy perennial
Partial shade or shade Evergreen dark green glossy leaves. Spikes of tiny white flowers above the leaves early summer. Particularly good ground cover for a shady position.
Height 15cm(6 ″) Spread 100cm( 40″)
Soil: any
Attractive to pollinating insects

Roscoea ‘Kew Beauty’ AGM
(Alpine ginger)

Great in partial shade
1.5 litre pot £5
2 litre pot £6

Hardy perennial
Prefers partial shade
Pale yellow flowers May to July
Height 30cm Spread 20cm
Soil: Clay, Loam
(Dies back in winter and does not reappear until May)

Roscoea Purpurea

~~2 Litre pot £6~~
Great in partial shade

Hardy perennial
(dies back in the winter and does not re-appear until mid May)
Partial shade
Purple flowers in summer
Height 30cm(12″)
Spread 20cm(8″)
Soil: not sand nor chalk

Saxifraga ‘Variegata’ (x urbium) (Variegated London Pride)

9cm £2 (Photo last spring

Hardy perennial
Full sun to mostly shade
Evergreen rosettes of leaves spotted with yellow.
Wiry stems of dainty pink flowers April to May
Height 30cm(12″) Spread 70cm(28″)
Soil: any Good groundcover or edgings

Sweet woodruff (Galium odoratum)

~~9cm pot £2.50~~

Hardy perennial
Partial shade
Small clusters of star-loke fragrant flowers above emerald green leaves April to July
Height 20cm(8″)
Spread 30cm(12″)
Soil: any
Attractive to pollinating insects

Tricyrtis hirta ‘Taiwan Atrianne’

1 Litre pot £5

Hardy perennial
Prefers partial shade
Heavily spotted in maroon with spots merging at the tips. Flowers August to October
Height 80cm(32″) Spread 40cm″)

Tricyrtis Hototogisu

1 Litre pot £5 available late July

Hardy perennial
Prefers partial shade
Light mauve purple flowers with spotted leaves. Flowers August to October
Height 60cm(24″) Spread 40cm(16″)

Autumn Fern AGM Dryopteris erythrosora 2 Litre pot £7	Hardy perennial Prefers light shade and moist soil. Tolerant of dry ground after 1^st year in garden. Evergreen. New fronds are glossy copper and pink which mature to green. Height 60cm(24 ″) Spread 40cm(16″) Soil: any
Fortune’s Holly Fern Cyrtomium fortune var. clivicola 2 Litre pot £6	Hardy perennial Full or partial shade Evergreen. Matt-surfaced pale yellow-green serrated edged leaves. (Will turn yellow in full sun) Height 40cm(16 ″) Spread 40cm(16″) Soil: any moist well drained
Japanese Painted Fern (Athyrium niponicum var. pictum ‘Red beauty 1.5Litre pot £6.50	Hardy deciduous perennial Part to full shade, moist soil Silvery grey green with deep wine red colour in the centre and burgundy midribs Height 30-45cm(12-16″) Spread : indefinite as has creeping rhizomes Soil: not chalk
Japanese Tassle Fern Polystichum polyblepharum AGM 2 Litre pot £7	Hardy perennial Well-drained soil in partial shade to shade. Evergreen. Glossy leaves darkening with age. Tips of unfurling fronds are covered with light sandy brown hairs. Height 60cm(24 ″) Spread 90cm(36″) Soil: Not clay
King of the Male ferns (Dryopteris affinis ‘Cristata’ 2.5Litre pot £7.50	Hardy semi-evergreen perennial Will adapt to any to any growing situations but at its best in moist semi-shaded soil. Crested along the edges of the fronds with a large terminal crest. Eventual height 120 (48″) Eventual spread 90cm(36 ″) Soil: any
Shuttlecock fern AGM (Matteuccia struthiopteris) 1.5Litre pot £6.50	Hardy deciduous perennial Prefers moist soil Fresh bright green fonds in spring creating a vase shape habit. Changes to brown fronds in the winter Height 100cm(40″) Spread 45cm(18″)
Spleenwort Fern Asplenium scolopendrium Undulatum Group 1.5 Litre pot £6.50 2 Litre pot £7	Hardy perennial Prefers a moist shady position. Tolerant of dry ground after1st year in garden. Evergreen, shiny, wavy-edged fronds, which unfurl in early spring. Height 40cm(16 ″) Spread 45cm(18″) Soil: any

Anemone x hybrida ‘Honorine Jobert’ AGM 1 litre pot £4	Hardy perennial Prefers partial shade or full sun Pure white flowers with a yellow centre August to October Height and spread 100cm(39″) Attractive to pollinating insects
Anemone xh. ‘Whirlwind’ 1.5 Litre £4.50	Hardy perennial Prefers partial shade or full sun Semi-double white flowers with contrasting yellow stamens August to October Height 80cm (32″) Spread 70cm(28″) Soil any Attractive to pollinating insects
Aquilegia McKana Giant Hybrids 9cm pot £1 each, 1 litre pot £2.50	Hardy perennial Prefers partial shade Mix of colours Flowers April to July Height 75cm (30”) spread 20cm(8”)
Astilbe ‘Sprite’ AGM 1Litre pot £5	Hardy perennial Full sun moist soil or for drier soil partial shade. Compact with dark foliage and shell pink flower spikes August to September Height 25cm(10″) Soil not sand nor chalk nor clay
Bamboo Farqesia rufa AGM 2.5 Litre pot £15	Hardy perennial Partial shade to sun Evergreen. Clump forming. Produces new shoots in the spring. Height 150- 200cm(60-80 ″) Spread 150cm(60″) Soil: Not sand nor chalk
Digitalis Parviflora 2Litre pot £5	Hardy perennial Prefers partial shade Small reddish brown flowers May to July Good cut flower Height 60cm(24″) Spread 30cm (12”) Soil any Attractive to pollinating insects
Digitalis x mertonensis (Strawberry Foxglove) AGM 2Litre pot £5	Hardy perennial Shade, partial shade or sun Green veined leaves. Large lemon-flushed pink flowers June to July Height 90cm(36″) Spread 30cm(12″) Soil: any Plants will self-seed Attractive to pollinating insects
Francoa sonchifolia (Bridal Wreath) ~~2 Litre pot £6~~ 2.5Litre pot £6.50	Hardy perennial Partial shade to sun Clump forming. Pale pink flowers with a some crimson markings on spikes sitting above the foliage. Flowers June to August Height 60cm(24″) Spread 50cm(20 ″) Soil: any Attractive to pollinating insects
Heuchera ‘Lime Marmalade’ AGM PBR 2.5 Litre pot £7 available late July	Hardy perennial Shade, partial shade or sun Ruffled lime green leaves. Tiny white flowers raised above the leaves in summer. Height 30cm(12″) Spread 30cm(12″) Soil: Not clay nor chalk Attractive to pollinating insects
Heuchera ‘Marmalade’ AGM PBR 2.5 Litre pot £7 available late July	Hardy perennial Shade, partial shade or sun Ruffled amber leaves with pink undersides. Tiny white flowers raised above the leaves in summer. Height 30cm(12″) Spread 30cm(12″) Soil: Not clay nor chalk Attractive to pollinating insects
Lamium galeobdolon ‘Hermann’s Pride’ (yellow archangel	Hardy perennial Partial shade to shade Clump forming. Silver mottled dense semi-evergreen foliage Yellow flowers May to June. Height 30cm(12″) Spread 30cm(12 ″) Soil: any Attractive to pollinating insects
Linaria cymbalaria (Muralis) also known as Ivy Leafed toadflax, Penny wort) 9cm pot £2.50	Hardy perennial Partial shade or sun Tiny snapdragon-like lilac flowers with trailing stems. Flowers June to September Good on north facing walls. Self-seeds freely. Height 10cm(4 ″) Spread 20cm(8 ″) Soil: Not clay Attractive to pollinating insects
Pachysandra t. ‘Green Carpet’ (Japanese spurge ‘Green carpet’) 9cm pot £2	Hardy perennial Partial shade or shade Evergreen dark green glossy leaves. Spikes of tiny white flowers above the leaves early summer. Particularly good ground cover for a shady position. Height 15cm(6 ″) Spread 100cm( 40″) Soil: any Attractive to pollinating insects
Roscoea ‘Kew Beauty’ AGM (Alpine ginger) Great in partial shade 1.5 litre pot £5 2 litre pot £6	Hardy perennial Prefers partial shade Pale yellow flowers May to July Height 30cm Spread 20cm Soil: Clay, Loam (Dies back in winter and does not reappear until May)
Roscoea Purpurea ~~2 Litre pot £6~~ Great in partial shade	Hardy perennial (dies back in the winter and does not re-appear until mid May) Partial shade Purple flowers in summer Height 30cm(12″) Spread 20cm(8″) Soil: not sand nor chalk
Saxifraga ‘Variegata’ (x urbium) (Variegated London Pride) 9cm £2 (Photo last spring	Hardy perennial Full sun to mostly shade Evergreen rosettes of leaves spotted with yellow. Wiry stems of dainty pink flowers April to May Height 30cm(12″) Spread 70cm(28″) Soil: any Good groundcover or edgings
Sweet woodruff (Galium odoratum) ~~9cm pot £2.50~~	Hardy perennial Partial shade Small clusters of star-loke fragrant flowers above emerald green leaves April to July Height 20cm(8″) Spread 30cm(12″) Soil: any Attractive to pollinating insects
Tricyrtis hirta ‘Taiwan Atrianne’1 Litre pot £5	Hardy perennial Prefers partial shade Heavily spotted in maroon with spots merging at the tips. Flowers August to October Height 80cm(32″) Spread 40cm″)
Tricyrtis Hototogisu 1 Litre pot £5 available late July	Hardy perennial Prefers partial shade Light mauve purple flowers with spotted leaves. Flowers August to October Height 60cm(24″) Spread 40cm(16″)

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