Plants for shade
71 plants
These plants thrive in shade with less than 3 hours of direct sunlight per day, such as north-facing walls or under dense trees.
Ajuga
Ajuga reptans
10-20cm
Astilbe
Astilbe x arendsii
40-100cm
Bosaardbei
Fragaria vesca
10-25cm
Boshyacint
Hyacinthoides non-scripta
20-40cm
Buxus
Buxus sempervirens
50-300cm
Dagkoekoeksbloem
Silene dioica
30-80cm
Daslook
Allium ursinum
15-40cm
Dwerghartje
Dicentra formosa
25-40cm
Elfenbloem
Epimedium × rubrum
20-35cm
Gebroken hartje
Dicentra spectabilis
60-90cm
Geitenbaard
Aruncus aethusifolius
25-30cm
Gewone vlier
Sambucus nigra
300-700cm
Haagbeuk
Carpinus betulus
200-400cm
Hartlelie
Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans'
70-80cm
Hartlelie 'Gold Standard'
Hosta 'Gold Standard'
50-60cm
Hartlelie 'June'
Hosta 'June'
30-40cm
Hartlelie 'Patriot'
Hosta 'Patriot'
50-60cm
Hazelwort
Asarum europaeum
10-15cm
Hortensia
Hydrangea macrophylla
100-200cm
Hosta
Hosta fortunei
30-80cm
Hosta 'Frances Williams'
Hosta 'Frances Williams'
50-70cm
Hosta (Hosta sieboldiana)
Hosta sieboldiana
60-90cm
Hulst
Ilex aquifolium
300-1000cm
Japanse sleutelbloem
Primula japonica
40-60cm
Kardinaalsmuts
Euonymus europaeus
200-600cm
Kaukasisch vergeet-mij-nietje
Brunnera macrophylla
30-50cm
Kaukasisch vergeet-mij-nietje 'Jack Frost'
Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost'
30-45cm
Kaukasisch vergeet-mij-nietje 'Looking Glass'
Brunnera macrophylla 'Looking Glass'
30-45cm
Keizersbaard
Aruncus dioicus
150-200cm
Kerstroos
Helleborus orientalis
30-50cm
Kerstroosje
Helleborus niger
20-30cm
Klimop
Hedera helix
200-2000cm
Kornoelje
Cornus sanguinea
200-400cm
Kruipend zenegroen
Lamium galeobdolon
15-30cm
Laurierkers
Prunus laurocerasus
150-400cm
Ligularia
Ligularia dentata
80-120cm
Liguster
Ligustrum ovalifolium
200-400cm
Longkruid
Pulmonaria officinalis
20-30cm
Longkruid 'Blue Ensign'
Pulmonaria 'Blue Ensign'
25-35cm
Longkruid 'Sissinghurst White'
Pulmonaria 'Sissinghurst White'
25-35cm
Longkruid (Pulmonaria saccharata)
Pulmonaria saccharata
25-35cm
Maagdenpalm
Vinca minor
10-20cm
Mahonia
Mahonia aquifolium
80-150cm
Ooievaarsbek (Geranium macrorrhizum)
Geranium macrorrhizum
25-40cm
Ooievaarsbek (Geranium nodosum)
Geranium nodosum
30-40cm
Ooievaarsbek (Geranium phaeum)
Geranium phaeum
40-80cm
Pachysandra
Pachysandra terminalis
15-30cm
Paddenlelie
Tricyrtis hirta
60-90cm
Pieris
Pieris japonica
100-250cm
Prachtspirea
Astilbe japonica
40-60cm
Prachtspirea 'Pumila'
Astilbe chinensis 'Pumila'
25-30cm
Purperklokje
Heuchera micrantha
30-50cm
Rodgersia
Rodgersia aesculifolia
100-150cm
Rododendron
Rhododendron hybridum
100-300cm
Salomonszegel
Polygonatum × hybridum
60-80cm
Schaduwgras
Hakonechloa macra
30-40cm
Schaduwgras 'Aureola'
Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'
30-45cm
Schildblad
Darmera peltata
60-120cm
Schuimbloem
Tiarella cordifolia
20-40cm
Schuimbloem 'Iron Butterfly'
Tiarella 'Iron Butterfly'
20-30cm
Skimmia
Skimmia japonica
60-120cm
Sneeuwklokje
Galanthus nivalis
8-15cm
Sporkehout
Rhamnus frangula
200-500cm
Stengelloze sleutelbloem
Primula vulgaris
10-15cm
Taxus
Taxus baccata
300-1500cm
Vingerhoedskruid
Digitalis purpurea
60-150cm
Waldsteinia
Waldsteinia ternata
10-20cm
Wilde wingerd
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
500-1500cm
Wit gebroken hartje
Dicentra spectabilis 'Alba'
60-90cm
Zegge
Carex morrowii
25-40cm
Zilverkaars
Cimicifuga racemosa
150-200cm
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