KARIN'S PLANT LIST FOR SHADE - ZONE 6
Presented by Karin Field-Smith

Key
*    marginal performance in shade
bold highly recommended
: (   a favorite on the deer menu
X-1,2,3 On WV list of invasives, degree of invasiveness depends on growing conditions

Groundcovers
 
 
Evergreen
Deerproof
US Native
 
 Aegopodium / Goutweed, Bishop's weed           
   Ajuga    
a
   
   Alchemilla / Lady's Mantle           
   Candytuft / Iberis 
a
a
    
   Epimedium
semi
        
   Ginger / Asarum-- Euro, virginicum, Canadense, shuttleworthii 
euro & shutt
    
except
europaeum
   Iris cristata   
a
X-1
   Ivy / Hedera
a
:(
a
   Lamium maculatum
a
a
X-2
other var.
   Liriope
a
a
   
   Lysimachia nummularia / moneywort      
X-1
   Mondo grass
a
a
   
   Moss
a
a
a
   Pachysandra terminalis
a
a
   
   Phlox divaricata / stolonifera
semi
   
a
   Sarcococca hookerana humilis / dwarf sweet box
a
      
   Saxifraga / strawberry begonia
a
a
   
   Sedum spathullifolium
a
a
a
   Sedum turnatum
a
a
a
   Sweet woodruff  galium odoratum   
a
   
   Vinca minor  periwinkle, myrtle
a
   
X-1
   Vinca major (variegated)         

 Perennials

  
  
Evergreen
Deerproof
US Native
  Aconitum / monkshood (especially Carmichaelli)  
a
  
  Arum italicum
 a
a
  
*
 Astilbe   
a
   
   Bergenia         
   Bleeding Heart / Dicentra Eximia (fernleaf-everblooming)   
 a
  a
   Bleeding Heart / Dicentra Spectabilis ("old fashioned")    
 a
   
   Brunnera macrophylia         
   Campanula persicifola / peach leaved bellflower
 semi
      
*
 Centaurea montana   
  a
 X
   Chelone / Turtlehead   
  a
  a
*
 Cimicifugia racemosa     
 a
*
 Clematis  
 a
only viorna &
virginiana
  Columbine / Aquilegia  
 a
 a
  Corydalis (cheilanthus?)  
 a
  
  Dame's Rocket / hesperis matronalis
rosette
 a
X-2
  Daylilies (most)   
:(
X-2
  Echinacea purpurea / coneflower    
 a
  Euphorbia / spurge    
X-2 
lathyris
  Ferns
some
some
some
  Feverfew / chrysnathemum parthenium
a
a
  
  Foxglove  D. lantana, lutea (most are biennial)
rosette
a
  
  Geranium maculatum
a
a
a
  Hellebores
a
a
a
  Heuchera (except coral bells) 
semi
a
  
  Hosta  (Halcyon seems to be deerproof)   
:(
  
*
 Iris-bearded
a
a
  
  Ligularia dentata  
a
  
  Lily of the valley / Convallaria  
a
  
  Lobelia siphilitica  Great Blue  
a
a
  Meadow Rue / Thalictrum  
a
a
*
 Oriental lilies  
:(
  
*
 Peony  
a
  
  Phlox paniculata & Carolina  
:(
a
*
 Platycodon /  Balloon flower      
  Primrose / vulgaris & polyantha
a
a
  
  Pulmonaria / lungwort
semi
a
  
  Rodgersia  
a
  
   Stachys (betonica?)  Big Betony (not Lamb's ear/s.lantana)  
a
  
  Sundrops / Oenothera fruticosa
rosette
  
a
*
 Sweet William / dianthus barbatus  
a
  
  Tiarella  foamflower
semi
  
a
  Tradescantia / spiderwort  
a
a
  Tricyrtis /  toad lily  
a
  
  Wood poppy (aka celandine) / stylophorum diphyllum    
a

Favorite local woodland natives
   
   Evergreen 
     Deerproof 
     US Native 
  Aster azureus  
:(
a
  Bluebells / Mertensia virginica  
a
a
  Calico aster / A. lateriflorus
rosette
a
a
  Dutchman's breeches / Dicentra cucullaria  
a
a
  False Solomon's Seal / Maianthemum racemosum  
a
a
  Goldenrod / Solidago  
a
a
  Hepatica  
a
a
  Jack in the Pulpit / Arisaema   
a
a
  Mistflower / Eupatorium coelestinum  
a
a
  Solomon's Seal / Polygonatum  
a
a
  Spicebush / benzoin aestivalis  
a
a
  Spring Larkspur / Delphinium exaltatum  
a
a
  Trillium erectum / toadshade  
a
a
  Twinleaf / Jeffersonia   
a
a
  Viola pensylvanica (yellow)   
a
a
  Ferns:  Sensitive / Onoclea sensibilis  
a
a
             Maidenhair / Adianum pedatum  
a
a
               Ladyfern / Athyrium felixfemina  
a
a
 
           Maidenhair spleenwort / Asplenium trichomanes
a
  
a
           Cut leaf grape fern / Botrychium dissectum
a
a
a
              Cliff brake / Pellaea  (endangered)  
a
a
              Christmas / Polystichum acrostichoides
a
    

  Biennials
 
                                                                                                                                                   
 Evergreen 
 Deerproof 
USNative 
  Foxglove / Digitals
a
a
  
  Lychnis coronaria      
  Money plant / Lunaria annua                                                                                                                                                       
semi
a
  

Annuals
   
Evergreen
Deerproof
 US Native
  Begonia (grandis/grandiflora??)      
  Caladium      
  Cleome      
  Coleus      
  Impatiens  
:(
  
  Larkspur (tall)      
  Pansies
a
a
  

Shrubs
 
   
Evergreen
Deerproof
 US Native
   Azalea
semi
:(
some
  Boxwood
a
a
  
  Burford Holly / Ilex
a
a
  
  Corylus avellana contorta / walking stick  
a
  
  Daphne
a
    
  Dogwood - red twig / Cornus sibirica      
  Euonymous
a
:(
  
*
 FloweringAlmond      
*
 Hydrangea  
:(
some
  Jessamine
semi
a
   
  Juniper
a
a
  
  Laceleaf maple / Acer palmatum dissectum  
:(
   
  Mountain Laurel / Kalmia
a
  
a
  Nandina
a
    
  Pieris / Andromeda
a
a
  
  Privet / ligustrum
a
:(
X-1
  Rhododendron
a
:(
some
*
 Rose of Sharon / Hibiscus syriacus  
a
X-3
*
 Spiraea - bridal wreath  
a
  
  Yew
a
    

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