Perennial plants that are suited for shade and dry shade are always sought after for the garden. Shaded areas close to buildings, beneath trees and large shrubs pose particular requirement for plants, some areas are dry, others may be moist. We include pictures of perennial plants and links to perennial plant nurseries. Plants all have their own requirements and we provide a list of plants for shaded areas, both dry shade and moist shade.
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Perennial plants are those that normally live 3 or more years. Some perennials are herbaceous and some are woody. Many of the herbaceous perennials will die right back to the ground in winter to reshoot in spring. Perennial plants are used widely in garden border plantings where flowering perennials are a feature during spring and summer.

Perennial plants vary in the conditions that they prefer. Some perennials require full sun and are reasonably drought tolerant. Other perennials prefer shade, some thrive in dry shade while other prefer moist shade.
Perennial Plants for Part Shade Dry Shade and Moist shade include:
Aconitum (Monkshood)
Aquilegia (Grannys Bonnets) - Moist Shade
Asarum europaeum
Astilbe - Moist Shade
Athyrium species (Japanese painted Fern)
Bergenia (Elephants Ears)
Brunneras
Cimicifuga
Clivia - Dry Shade
Convallaria (Lily of the Valley)
Dicentra spectabilis (Bleeding Heart) - Moist Shade
Epimedium - Dry Shade
Gallium odoratum - Dry Shade
Geranium macrorrhizum - Dry Shade
Gunnera Manicata - Moist Shade
Halonechola macra (Japanese Forest Grass)
Helleborus - Dry Shade
Huechera species
Hosta
Polygonatum (Solomens Seal)
Plectranthus Argentatus
Primrose
Pulmonaria
Rodgersia - Moist to Wet Shade
Velthemia capensis - Dry Shade
Hosta plant for shade
Hosta kabitan - a great foliage plant for shade
Perennial plants are also grown in pots or containers, and remember that herbs and vegetables can be perennials as well. Dry shade does not mean no water ever?ΔΆ we are looking at areas beneath deciduous (and evergreen) trees where plants need to compete with the roots of trees for moisture.

FULL LIST OF PERENNIAL PLANT NURSERIES IN AUSTRALIA

 

 

 
Perennial Plants for Shade : Sydney (New South Wales - NSW), Brisbane (Queensland - QLD), Melbourne Victoria VIC), Adelaide (South Australia - SA), Perth (Western Australia - WA), Hobart (Tasmania - TAS), Darwin (Northern Territory - NT) and Canberra (ACT)