Shade Gardening: Suggestions of Plants for Fairly Deep Shade, 1 by rcn48

rcn48 wrote:
happy, it's been awhile since I visited this thread but have a few suggestions for you :) Disporopsis perneyi - Evergreen Solomon's Sealhttp://davesgarden.com/pf/go/37100/index.html perfect for the deep shade and best part is its evergreen foliage. I absolutely love this plant in our gardens and people always ask what it is. Thalictrum kiusianum http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/213/index.html is another nice groundcover with dainty foliage and lovely little pink flowers that takes alot of abuse, i.e. tolerates "dry" shade. A great Carex for the shade is C. dolichostachya 'Kaga-Nishiki' http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/98497/ - picture taken in January. Bright gold and green variegated foliage that is evergreen and adds a splash of color for the shade garden all year!

Included a picture of the Thalictrum - everyone always refers to the "diamonds" that form on Lady's Mantle, I like to think of these as my "rhinestones" :)

Debbie