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Pagb Petersburg, NY Jul 07, 2016

I am looking for suggestion of perennial plants that do well in almost total shade. I have used pachysandra with success. Is there anything to add either colored foliage or flowers? I am in zone 5a. I am beginning a garden and need low maintenance plants as I am older with limited mobility using friends to do the actual planting and upkeep, so I don't want to abuse their kindness.

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Pistil Lake Stevens, WA(Zone 8a) Jul 07, 2016

Some suggestions, low maintenance plants for full shade. I have all of these and think they would work in your zone too:

Epimedium pinnatum ssp colchicum small bright yellow flowers in Spring, spreads slowly Some newer (pretty) Epimedium are less drought-tolerant.
Geranium phaeum 'Lily Lovell' dark purple flowers, variegated leaves
Geranium x cantabrigiense ‘St. Ola’ white flowers
Geranium macrorrhizum ‘White Ness’ white flowers
Hellebore Winter Jewels strain, 'Golden Sunrise' late winter-spring yellow flowers!
Bergenia 'Pink Dragonfly' and 'Bressingham White'
Tiarella 'Sugar and Spice'

You might try Bluestone Perennials in Ohio, they mail order nice plants, and the website has a nice search function for zone, sun-shade etc.

http://www.bluestoneperennials.com/perennials.html?ext_title=All%20Perennials

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snakewatcher Lea Hill, WA Jul 23, 2016

Woodland phlox, Creeping Jenny, Jasmine, Pink Princess shrub.. These are growing under trees.. Not getting any water.. And doing fine.

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