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SUGGESTED PLANTS FOR SHADY AREAS
by Carl Wilson
The following plants are good choices for the shady exposures found on the north or east side of the house. Some will do well in the intense shade found under overhangs and dense trees. Others require more sun as indicated by the code symbol. Plants are coded as follows:
| Light | Season |
| SH = Shade | SP = Spring |
| PSH = Partial Shade | S = Summer |
| PS = Partial Sun | F = Fall |
| - | W = Winter |
| Light | Common Name | Latin Name | Planting Time |
| SH | English Primrose | (Primula polyantha) | F |
| SH | Fairy Primrose | (Primula malacoides) | F |
| PSH | Dianthus | (Dianthus barbatus) | F |
| PSH | Pansy | (Viola sp.) | F |
| PSH | Violas | (Viola cornuta) | F |
| PSH | Salvia | (Salvia patens) | SP |
| PS | Periwinkle | (Vinca rosea) | SP |
| Light | Common Name | Latin Name | Blooming Season |
| SH | Sweet Violet | (Viola odorata) | W |
| PSH | Chrysanthemum | (Chrysanthemum morifolium) | F |
| PSH | Daylily | (Hemerocallis hybrids) | SP |
| PSH | Dianthus | (Dianthus plumarius) | SP |
| PSH | Geranium | (Pelargonium hortorum) | F, W, SP |
| PSH | Gerbera or Transvaal Daisy | (Gerbera jamesonii) | SP |
| PSH | Iris | (Iris germanica) | SP |
| PSH | Phlox | (Phlox paniculata) | S |
| PSH | Shasta Daisy | (Chrysanthemum maximum) | SP |
Ground Covers
| Light | Common Name | Latin Name |
| SH | Cast Iron Plant | (Aspidistra elatior) |
| SH | Grecian Urn Plant | (Acanthus mollis) |
| SH | Sprenger Asparagus Fern | (Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri') |
| PSH | Periwinkle myrtle | (Vinca major) |
Vines
| Light | Common Name | Latin Name |
| SH | Aralia Ivy | (Fatshedera lizei) |
| SH | Algerian Ivy | (Hedera canariensis) |
| PSH | Virginia Creeper | (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) |
| PSH | Asiatic jasmine | (Trachelospermum asiaticum) |
| PSH | Star jasmine | (Trachelospermum jasminoides) |
Shrubs
| Light | Common Name | Latin Name |
| PSH | Selloum Philodendron | (Philodendron selloum) |
| SH | Violet Trumpet Vine | (Clytostoma callistegioides) |
| SH | Sago Palm or Cycad | (Cycas revoluta) |
| SH | Japanese Aralia | (Fatsia japonica) |
| SH | Oregon Grape Holly | (Mahonia aquifolium) |
| PS | Common Myrtle | (Myrtus communis) |
| PS | Compact Myrtle | (Myrtus communis 'Compacta') |
| PS | Cape plumbago | (Plumbago auriculata) |
| PSH | India Hawthorne | (Rhaphiolepis indica) |
| SH | Weeping Fig | (Ficus benjamina) |
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