Acanthus mollis
Also known as the soft-leaved acanthus, it is an easy to grow plant with no great requirements. This very hardy plant does not lack allure. It is one of the perennials whose dark green foliage can reach up to 1 meter long and wide and it will offer you long floral spikes of the most beautiful effect.
Bergenia
Bergenia is a plant of great hardiness since it supports temperatures down to -28 °. It is a perennial of which we can find different varieties. It adapts to almost all types of garden soil, but its beauty will be even greater in partial shade. It is characterized by evergreen and shiny leaves that will allow you to enjoy the plant throughout the year. In addition to being precocious, its flowering will delight you with its fragrance.
Caucasian Borage
This plant, both perennial and ground cover, is very resistant. This is why it will develop without difficulty in a shaded area whether it is dry or humid. Thanks to its dense foliage, it prevents the development of weeds. It grows quickly and will be able to cover large areas quickly. Its flowering begins in April in the form of small flowers of a purplish blue.
Bamboos
There are varieties of bamboo suitable for all needs. You can therefore choose a bamboo that supports being placed in the shade in dry soil. You can thus opt for the ‘Distichus’ for example. It is very hardy and is used as a ground cover. It stays rather low and can be mowed flush twice a year.
Sedge
These grasses are easy to grow. Rustic, they also tolerate drought. It is possible to associate different species of sedge or to associate a plant with other perennials or shrubs. There are different colors. Shade tolerant sedges are Carex Morrowii, Carex siderosticha, etc.
Claytone sibirica
This perfectly hardy plant will withstand winter regardless of your region. However, it is a perennial with a short life. Nevertheless, she reseeds easily. It is characterized by fleshy leaves in shades of green. Its flowering, at the end of spring or in summer, allows you to enjoy small white or pink flowers.
Comfrey
This plant has many advantages and deserves a place in your garden, even if it is in the shade. It is not only a medicinal plant, but it is also cultivated as a vegetable plant or is used as a vegetable fertilizer. It is a robust plant that does not need special care.
Wood spurge
This very hardy plant is a perennial whose evergreen foliage turns dark red during the winter. It is therefore of interest throughout the year. If it is not necessarily easy to implant, once acclimatized, it will withstand just about anything. It is therefore best to plant it as a seed and let it come. When you then transplant it, it is even more beautiful.
Epimedes
This plant is also nicknamed “Flower of the Elves”. It is a perennial which has for particularity a flowering in spring and a foliage which adorns itself with beautiful colors at the arrival of autumn. This ground cover plant is very easy to care for and thrives well in the shade. Its spread is a little slow at the start, but once well established, it can withstand extreme cold, drought, etc.
Perennial geranium
This robust plant forms more or less low tufts. Indeed, depending on the variety, perennial geranium can be bushy or ground cover. Its easy culture allows you to enjoy a beautiful flowering. Be sure to choose a species that supports partial shade or shade, if applicable. You can thus turn to a ‘Walter’s Gift’ or a ‘Sherwood’.
Gremil
A wild plant, the ruffe allows you to take advantage of a ground cover on uncultivated areas of the garden, under trees, for example. In a few years, you will then enjoy a green carpet covered with superb blue purple flowers. It is a very hardy perennial.
Iris Gigot
This perennial is a hardy plant with evergreen foliage. These are the leaves that are of the greatest interest. Indeed, this iris is well supplied and offers fans of long leaves of a deep green. At the time of flowering, around May / June, branched stems on which small white and purple flowers develop. This plant’s favorite place is moist soil, but it also tolerates dry soil. However, it will develop less quickly.
Yellow cutter
Although it does not sting, it is also called yellow nettle. This perennial plant thrives on shady soils. However, to see its small original yellow flowers appear, it will need to be able to benefit from some rays of the sun. Its leaves are roughly toothed and a green color speckled with silvery gray.
Irish ivy
Irish ivy is a vigorous ivy perfectly suited to a shady location. Its triangular and shiny leaves are a beautiful dark green. Persistent, this plant is of interest throughout the year. It can be installed against a wall or as a ground cover. Its growth is so fast that it will be necessary to channel it, otherwise it risks getting involved in every nook and cranny.
Saxifrage
This large family of plants includes not only perennials, but also biennials. These hardy plants offer a beautiful color palette. The shade saxifrage thrives in shaded areas with low soil moisture.