Plants for shade >  Perennials L - P
Lamium

Lamium

Dead nettles, but non running, large flowered species.
Lathyrus

Lathyrus

Peas, in this case European herbaceous, low growing and bushy woodland species that flower in late Spring and early Summer. They combine beautifully with the elegant pale cream/white Narcissus Thalia.
Ligularia

Ligularia

Liriope

Liriope

Meconopsis

Meconopsis

Mukdenia

Mukdenia

Ophiopogon

Ophiopogon

Pachyphragma

Pachyphragma

Persicaria

Persicaria

Clump forming Persicaria with good foliage value. Deciduous and they like a moisure rententive soil.
Podophyllum

Podophyllum

Polygonatum

Polygonatum

A number of species, some very different from the typical solomon's seal.
Primula - Early to mid Spring Flowering

Primula - Early to mid Spring Flowering

A perennial favourite with our customers.
Primula - Late Spring-Summer flowering

Primula - Late Spring-Summer flowering

Moisture and or shade loving species are offered.ey
Pulmonaria

Pulmonaria

A large selection for your delectation.
Plants for shade >  Perennials L - P

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Osmunda regalis AGM

Osmunda regalis AGM

£7.00 (2 or fewer items) £6.50 (3 or more items)

The Royal Fern will tolerate normal soils in shade but really moisture is needed to allow the plant to develop properly. Pea green fronds in Spring that colour to a rich yellow and russet tones in Autumn. Deciduous.
Stunning when grown beside water.
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Primula 'Guinevere'

Primula 'Guinevere'

£6.95

A fine primrose wiith dark red foliage and masses of pink flowers in Spring. Tough and easy form.
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Polystichum munitum AGM

£10.00 (2 or fewer items) £9.50 (3 or more items)

The American sword fern. Well known and long cultivated in this country. Easy and very effective. Evergreen.
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Dryopteris filix-mas 'Linearis Polydactyla' AGM

Dryopteris filix-mas 'Linearis Polydactyla' AGM

£7.00 (2 or fewer items) £6.50 (3 or more items)

Pinnae reduced to ribs with long terminal crests on this graceful open fern. Most offered in the trade are not true but are inferior forms. Deciduous.
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Dryopteris wallichiana AGM

Dryopteris wallichiana AGM

£7.00 (2 or fewer items) £6.50 (3 or more items)

A most magnificent fern from the Himalayas and Japan, although named after the Danish botanist Nathaniel Wallich. The young unfolding fronds are a golden green in the Spring contrasting well with the hairy black midrib and stems. Needs moist conditions though not boggy and avoid dry alkaline soils. Evergreen.
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Matteuccia struthiopteris AGM

Matteuccia struthiopteris AGM

£7.00 (2 or fewer items) £6.50 (3 or more items)

The shuttlecock fern, vigorous and striking. Needs some moisture to reach full size. Deciduous.
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