Trillium ovatum & Dicentra formosa March 2010
Ribes sanguineum March 2010
Gaultheria shallon August 2008
Heuchera americana 'Dale's Strain' May 2009
Ajuga reptans & Fragaria vesca April 2009
It can be difficult to find plants for Seattle gardens that will grow well in dry shade. Most shade plants prefer moisture. Plants that tolerate dry shade often grow better in part sun. Most of the plants listed below do better in light or partial shade than in deep shade. Shade can be lightened by pruning the lower branches off overhanging trees. It is always wise to plan for dry shade to limit supplemental water use. But it is more realistic to water sparingly during summer, than to expect shade plants to do entirely without water. Many of the plants listed below are Washington native plants. Gaultheria shallon, Mahonia repens & Vaccinium ovatum are Washington native shrubs that do well in dry shade with no supplemental water. Helleborus x hybridus, Maianthemum dilatatum & Polystichum munitum are plants that grow well in shade with little supplemental water.
Shrubs
Arbutus unedo ‘Compacta’ (Strawberry Tree)
Berberis darwinii (Barberry)
Buxus (Boxwood)
Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Nana Gracilis’ (Dwarf Hinoki Cypress)
Corylus (Hazel)
Elaeagnus pungens (Silverberry)
Garrya issaquahensis (Silk Tassel)
Gaultheria shallon (Salal)
Ilex cornuta (Chinese Holly)
Kalmia latifolia (Mountain Laurel)
Ligustrum japonicum (Privet)
Mahonia aquifolium (Oregon Grape)
Nandina domestica (Heavenly Bamboo)
Paeonia delavayi (Tree Peony)
Paeonia lutea (Tree Peony)
Philadelphus lewisii (Mock Orange)
Prunus ilicifolia (Hollyleaf Cherry)
Rhamnus californica (Coffeeberry)
Rhaphiolepis umbellata (Yeddo Hawthorne)
Ribes sanguineum (Flowering Currant)
Sarcococca ruscifolia (Sweet Box)
Vaccinium ovatum (Evergreen Huckleberry)
Perennials
Achlys triphylla (Vanilla Leaf)
Anemone x hybrida (Japanese Anemone)
Campanula latifolia (Bellflower)
Dicentra formosa (Bleeding Heart)
Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove)
Francoa ramosa (Maiden’s Wreath)
Helleborus argutifolius (Corsican Hellebore)
Liriope muscari (Lily Turf)
Luzula sylvatica (Woodrush)
Muscari (Grape Hyacinth)
Narcissus jonquilla (Jonquil)
Paeonia peregrina (Peony)
Polygonatum commutatum (Solomon’s Seal)
Polystichum munitum (Sword Fern)
Smilacina racemosa (False Solomon’s Seal)
Stachys byzantina (Lamb’s Ears)
Tellima grandiflora (Fringe Cup)
Tolmiea menziesii (Piggyback Plant)
Trillium ovatum (Wakerobin)
Groundcovers & Trailers
Aegopodium podagraria (Bishop’s Weed)
Ajuga reptans (Carpet Bugle)
Campanula poscharskyana (Serbian Bellflower)
Fragaria vesca (Woodland Strawberry)
Galium odoratum (Sweet Woodruff)
Maianthemum dilatatum (False Lily of the Valley)
Microbiota decussata (Carpet Cypress)
Vinca minor (Dwarf Periwinkle)
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