Category Archives: Shade

Viola ‘Dark Freckles’

viola dark freckles

This extremely durable perennial violet has a remarkable light blue flower covered with deep blue tiny specs. Very unique and…

Leptinella squalida

Leptinella squalida

(New Zealand Brass Buttons) A creeper with foliage that is soft and hairy, almost fern-like. Gray-green in color, tinged with…

Cymbalaria muralis

Cymbalaria muralis

(Kenilworth Ivy) Creeping foliage has kidney shaped leaves with lavender blooms throught the year. Fast grower. Zone: 3 Height: 1″…

Carex ‘Velebit Humilus’

Carex ,Velebit Humilus, sedge

(Sedge) Low growing sedge with cream blooms in late spring. Grows well in woodland settings near ponds and along rocks….

Waldsteinia ternata

Waldsteinia ternata

(Barren Strawberry) A wonderful, dependable,spreading groundcover that tolerates a wide range of soils in full sun to part shade. Particularly appreciated for…

Vinca ‘Ralph Shugert’

vinca ralph shugert

(Periwinkle, Myrtle) A fantastic trailing, evergreen groundcover that is really hard to beat for dry, shady areas under trees. Light…

Vinca ‘Emily Joy’

Vinca Emily Joy

(Periwinkle, Myrtle) A fantastic trailing, evergreen groundcover that is really hard to beat for dry, shady areas under trees. White…

Vinca ‘Atropurpurea’

Vinca 'Atropurpurea'

(Periwinkle, Myrtle) A fantastic trailing, evergreen groundcover that is really hard to beat for dry, shady areas under trees. Reddish/purple…

Pachysandra ‘Green Sheen’

Pachysandra ,Green Sheen

(Japanese Spurge) Very popular, maintenance free, and hardy evergreen groundcover for shady areas. Does not like heady wet soil. Zone:…

Lysimachia ‘Aurea’

Lysimachia aurea

(Moneywort, Creeping Jenny, Golden Creeping Jenny) A mat-forming, creeping, deciduous groundcover for moist to wet areas. Zone: 3-8 Height: 2″…