HOME GROUNDS FACT SHEET Horticulture Center Cornell University Demonstration & Community Gardens at East Meadow Farm Cooperative Extension 832 Merrick Avenue East Meadow, NY 11554 Nassau County Phone: 516-565-5265 Woody Plants for Shady Places Plants in bold print can be invasive. Avoid use if possible. SHADE AND ACID SOIL SHADE AND WET SOIL Amelanchier sp. - Shadbush (E) Andromeda polifolia - Bog Rosemary Cyrilla racemiflora - Leatherwood Aronia arbutifolia - Red Chokeberry Daphne mezereum - February Daphne Calycanthus floridus - Carolina Allspice Enkianthus campanulatus - Redvein Enkianthus Clethra alnifolia - Summersweet Ilex sp. - Holly Cornus alba - Tartarian Dogwood (E) Kalmia latifolia - Mountain Laurel Cornus sericea - Red-osier Dogwood (E) Leucothoe fontanesiana - Drooping Leucothoe Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea' - Goldentwig Dogwood (E) Pieris floribunda - Mountain Andromeda Cyrilla racemiflora - American Cyrilla Rhododendron (evergreen and deciduous azaleas) (E) Ilex glabra - Inkberry (E) Rhododendron (large leaved hybrids) Ilex verticillata - Winterberry (E) Rhododendron carolinianum - Carolina (E) Kalmia latifolia - Mountain Laurel Rhododendron (E) Leucothoe fontanesiana - Drooping Leucothoe (E) Rhododendron catawbiense - Catawba Lindera benzoin - Spicebush Rhododendron Magnolia virginiana - Sweetbay Magnolia (E) Rhododendron maximum - Rosebay Rhododendron Myrica pensylvanica - Bayberry (E) Skimmia japonica - Japanese Skimmia Ostrya virginiana - American Hophornbeam Vaccinium angustifolium var. laevifolium - Lowbush Rhododendron arborescens - Sweet Azalea Blueberry Rhododendron calendulaceum - Flame Azalea Vaccinium corymbosum - Highbush Blueberry Rhododendron canadense - Mountain Azalea Zenobia pulverulenta - Dusty Zenobia Rhododendron periclymenoides - Pinxter-Flower Rhododendron vaseyi - Pinkshell Azalea Rhododendron viscosum - Swamp Azalea SHADE AND DRY SOIL Sambucus pubens - Scarlet Elder Acanthopanax sieboldianus - Fiveleaf Aralia (E) Thuja occidentalis - American Arborvitae Comptonia peregrina - Sweetfern Vaccinium corymbosum - Highbush Blueberry Cornus racemosa - Gray Dogwood Viburnum dentatum - Arrowwood Diervilla lonicera - Dwarf Bush-honeysuckle Xanthorhiza simplicissima - Yellowroot (E) Gaylussacia brachycera - Box Huckleberry Hamamelis virginiana - Common Witchhazel Hypericum calycinum - St. Johnswort Ligustrum sp. - Privet Myrica pensylvanica - Northern Bayberry SHADE AND NORMAL SOIL (VINES) Physocarpus opulifolius - Ninebark Clematis dioscoreifolia var. robusta - Sweet Rhodotypos scandens - Jetbead Autumn Clematis Ribes alpinum - Alpine Currant (E) Hedera helix - English Ivy Symphoricarpos orbiculatus - Coralberry Hydrangea anomala petiolaris - Climbing Hydrangea Vaccinium pallidum - Dryland Blueberry Parthenocissus quinquefolia - Virginia Creeper Viburnum lentago - Nannyberry Parthenocissus tricuspidata - Boston Ivy D-1-8 RW:cms revised RT 1/03 -continued- Building Strong and Vibrant New York Communities Cornell Cooperative Extension in Nassau County provides equal program and employment opportunities. SHADE AND NORMAL SOIL SHADE AND NORMAL SOIL (SHRUBS) (GROUND COVERS) Abelia x grandiflora - Glossy Abelia (E) Mahonia repens - Creeping Hollygrape Acanthopanax sieboldianus - Fiveleaf Aralia (E) Pachysandra terminalis - Japanese Spurge Aronia arbutifolia - Red Chokeberry (E) Paxistima canbyi - Canby Paxistima (E) Aucuba japonica - Japanese Aucuba (E) Sarcococca hookeriana - Himalayan Sarcococca (E) Berberis x Chenaultii - Chenault Barberry Xanthorhiza simplicissima - Yellowroot (E) Berberis julianae - Wintergreen Barberry (E) Berberis triacanthophora - Threespine Barberry (E) Berberis verruculosa - Warty Barberry (E) Buxus microphylla var. japonica - Japanese Boxwood (E) Buxus sempervirens - Common Boxwood Corylopsis sp. - Winterhazel (E) Cotoneaster salicifolius var. floccosus - Willowleaf SHADE AND NORMAL SOIL Cotoneaster Deutzia gracilis - Slender Deutzia (TREES) Enkianthus campanulatus - Redvein Enkianthus Acer pensylvanicum - Striped Maple Euonymus alatus - Winged Euonymus Amelanchier canadensis - Shadblow Serviceberry Fothergilla - Fothergilla Amelanchier laevis - Allegheny Serviceberry Hamamelis vernalis - Vernal Witchhazel Cercis canadensis - Eastern Redbud Hydrangea arborescens 'Grandiflora' - Hills-of-snow Chamaecyparis obtusa - Hinoki Falsecypress Hydrangea Clethra barbinervis - Japanese Clethra Hydrangea quercifolia - Oakleaf Hydrangea Cornus alternifolia - Pagoda Dogwood (E) Ilex crenata 'Microphylla' - Littleleaf Japanese Holly Cornus florida - Flowering Dogwood Ilex cornuta - Chinese Holly Cornus mas - Corneliancherry Dogwood Kerria japonica - Japanese Kerria Hamamelis mollis - Chinese Witchhazel (E) Leucothoe fontanesiana - Drooping Leucothoe (E) Ilex aquifolium - English Holly Ligustrum amurense - Amur Privet (E) Ilex opaca - American Holly Ligustrum lucidum - Glossy Privet Magnolia virginiana - Sweetbay Magnolia Lonicera fragrantissima - Winter Honeysuckle Oxydendrum arboreum - Sourwood Lonicera morrowii - Morrow Honeysuckle Prunus pensylvanica - Pin Cherry Lonicera tatarica - Tatarian Honeysuckle (E) Thuja occidentalis - American Arborvitae (E) Mahonia aquifolium - Oregon Hollygrape (E) Thuja plicata - Giant Arborvitae (E) Mahonia bealei - Leatherleaf Mahonia Viburnum prunifolium - Blackhaw Viburnum (E) Osmanthus heterophyllus - Holly Osmanthus (E) Pieris floribunda - Mountain Andromeda (E) Pieris japonica - Japanese Andromeda (E) Prunus laurocerasus - Cherry Laurel (E) = Evergreen (E) Pyracantha coccinea - Scarlet Firethorn Sorbaria sorbifolia - False Spirea Spiraea thunbergii - Thunberg Spirea Stephanandra incisa - Cutleaf Stephanandra Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus - Snowberry (E) Taxus baccata 'Repandens' - Spreading English Yew (E) Taxus canadensis - Canadian Yew (E) Taxus cuspidata - Japanese Yew (E) Taxus X media ' Hicksii' - Hicks Yew Viburnum acerifolium - Mapleleaf Viburnum Viburnum opulus - European Cranberrybush (E) Viburnum rhytidophyllum - Leatherleaf Viburnum D-1-8 RW:cms revised RT 1/03.