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Our Shade Loving Species
Most landscapes have patches of shade. Some have fully shaded zones that are either seasonally wet or dry. The shade loving species on this list thrive in both of these habitats. This list will help you select plants that create interest in those forgotten corners of our gardens. Ask our nursery staff which species will do well in each type of habitat.
FORBS Twinberry Honeysuckle (Lonicera involucrata) Horsemint (Agastache urticifolia) Utah Honeysuckle (Lonicera utahensis) Nodding Onion (Allium cernuum) Mallow Ninebark (Physocarpus malvaceus) Wild Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) Cutleaf Anemone (Anemone multifida) ALL Currant Species (Ribes spp.) ALL Columbine Species (Aquilegia spp.) Nootka Rose (Rosa nutkana) Heart-leaf Arnica (Arnica cordifolia) Wood's Rose (Rosa woodsii) Blue Camas (Camassia quamash) Red Raspberry (Rubus idaeus) Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus) Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium) ALL Willow Species (Salix spp.) Shooting Star (Dodecatheon pulchellum) Blue Elderberry (Sambucus cerulea) Glacier Lily (Erythronium grandiflorum) Mountain Ash (Sorbus scopulina) Showy Aster (Eurybia conspicua) Douglas Spirea (Spiraea douglasii) Northern Bedstraw (Galium boreale) Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus) Richardson's Geranium (Geranium richardsonii) Mountain Huckleberry (Vaccinium membranaceum) Large-leaved Avens (Geum macrophyllum) Mountain Hollyhock (Iliamna rivularis) GRASSES Rocky Mountain Iris (Iris missouriensis) Ticklegrass (Agrostis scabra) Solomon's Seal (Maianthemum stellatum) Sweetgrass (Anthoxanthum hirtum) Wild Mint (Mentha arvensis) Pinegrass (Calamagrostis rubescens) Yellow Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus) ALL Sedge Species (Carex spp.) Red Monkeyflower (Mimulus lewisii) Tufted Hairgrass (Deschampsia cespitosa) Self-heal (Prunella vulgaris) Slender Hairgrass (Deschampsia elongata) Skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora) Blue Wildrye (Elymus glaucus) Arrowleaf Groundsel (Senecio triangularis) Western Fescue (Festuca occidentalis) Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium idahoense) Fringecup (Tellima grandiflora) GROUNDCOVERS Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) Oregon Grape (Berberis repens) SHRUBS Bunchberry Dogwood (Cornus canadensis) Rocky Mountain Maple (Acer glabrum) ALL Fern Species (Dryopteris spp.) Thinleaf Alder (Alnus incana) ALL Strawberry Species (Fragaria spp.) Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) Twinflower (Linnaea borealis) Wild Sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis) Mountain Lover (Paxistima myrsinites) Red-osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea) Birch-leaved Spirea (Spiraea betulifolia) Black Hawthorn (Crataegus douglasii) Oceanspray (Holodiscus discolor) (Trees and Vines continued on next page.)
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TREES Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera) Western White Pine (Pinus monticola) Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) Black Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa) Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla)
VINES White Clematis (Clematis ligusticifolia) Blue Clematis (Clematis occidentalis) Orange Honeysuckle (Lonicera ciliosa)
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