SHADE

Shade Loving Plants for Houston

Ground Covers for Shade

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Asian Jasmine
Trachelospermum asiaticum

Spreading Junipers esp.
​Prostrate Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis

Wedelia
Sphagneticola trilobata

Mondo Grass
​Ophoipogon japonicus
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Liriope
Liriope muscari

Ferns esp. Lady Fern (above) 
Athyrium filix-femina
Holly Fern
Cyrtomium falcatum 'Rochfordianum'

Shrubs for Shade

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Juniper esp. Sea Green Juniper
Juniperus x pfitzeriana 'Sea Green'
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Nandina Heavenly Bamboo
Nandina domestica

Agapanthus / Lilly of the Nile
Agapanthus africanus

Hollies esp. Dwarf Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria 'Stoke's Dwarf'
and Dwarf Burford Holly
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Autumn Sage
Salvia greggii

Boxwood esp.
Japanese Boxwood
Buxus microphylla japonica

Azalea
Rhododendron Tsutsusi

Bulbine
Bulbine frutescens 'Orange'

Camellia
Camellia japonica

Cast Iron Plant
Aspidistra elatior
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Glossy Abelia
Abelia grandiflora

Leopard Plant
Farfugium japonicum

Pittosporum
Pittosporum tobira

Dwarf Palmetto
Sabal minor

Varigated Ginger
​​Alpinia zerumbet