Thursday, March 6, 2014

My Favorite Hardy Perennial Plants for NYC Shade Gardens

There are often spots in an urban garden that, for whatever reason, receive low amounts of water during  the growing season. Here is a short list of plants that are hardy enough to withstand and thrive in dry shade conditions as long as the soil is rich with organic matter and drainage is not an issue.



Athyrium niponicum               
                                                
 Berberis wilsoniae (3-4 ft.)


Mahonia aquifolium (3 ft.)


Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna (5 ft..)


  
Symphoricarpos albus (4-5 ft.)


Arum maculatum


Arum maculatum


Carex divulsa (Berkeley sedge)


Brunnera macrophylla


Dryopteris filix-mas


Galium odoratum


Helleborus foetidus

Heuchera Regina


Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiae


Polygonatum odoratum variegatum


Polystichum acrostichoides




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