27 perennials for partial shade

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Perennials for partial shade
Perennials for the edge of the wood
From A - C
From F - G
From K - S
From W - Z
Bed perennials

Perennials are characterized by diversity. Planted in the garden or cultivated in a tub on the balcony or terrace, they can be found in any location, from blazing sun to dark shade. Since, depending on the type and variety, they require the most varied of lighting conditions for their optimal development, there are also special breeds for penumbra. And of course there are also easy-care copies.

Perennials for partial shade

Perennials for partial shade, often also called shade perennials, are suitable for various partially shaded locations. In general, the following areas in the garden can be distinguished for perennials in the shade:

Wooded edge
Bed
Rock gardens
Open space

Most of the perennials in the shade are ideal for the edge of the wood, because the wood does not take away the necessary light from the plants. Therefore, depending on the height, they can also be used as underplanting. In the bed, like perennials for sunny places, they are often a real eye-catcher and bring color to the partial shade. These perennials can only tolerate full shade to a limited extent, because there are special species and varieties for shade.

tip: When buying, check carefully the lighting requirements. Because shade perennials are often offered indiscriminately for half and shade places

Perennials for the edge of the wood

From A - C

Anemones

Fall anemone

Synonym: Chinese autumn anemone, China autumn anemone
botanical name: Anemone hupehensis
Varieties for the penumbra: "Overtrüre", "Praecox", "September Charme"
Height: 50 - 110 centimeters
Flower: medium-sized, simple, cup-shaped, pale pink - light purple-pink
Flowering period: July - October
Leaves: deep green, ovate, finely hairy
Special features: deciduous, partially hardy to hardy, bee-friendly

Japan anemone

Synonym: Japan autumn anemone, Japanese autumn anemone
botanical name: Anemone japonica
Varieties for partial shade: "Bressingham Glow", "Queen Charlotte", "Margarete", "Wild Swan", "Little Red Riding Hood", "Whirlwind"
Height: 50 - 100 centimeters
Flower: medium-large - large, single or semi-double; cupped; white, pale pink to dark pink
Flowering period: June - October
Leaves: deep green, heart-shaped, roughly serrated leaf margin, finely hairy
Special features: deciduous, bee-friendly, suitable for cutting (depending on the variety)

Bastard foam bloom

botanical name: Heucherella tiarelloides
Varieties for partial shade: "Infinity", "Viking Ship"
Height: 40 - 60 resp. 10-30 centimeters
Flower: small; simple; grape-shaped; creamy white or pink
Flowering period: June - July or May - July
Leaves: round, finely hairy; brown with a reddish shimmer or green-silvery
Special features: evergreen, easy to care for, hardy

Bastard foam flower, Heucherella tiarelloides

Bergenia

Synonym: Wickelwurz
botanical name: Bergenia cordifolia
Varieties for partial shade: "Bach", "David", "Eroica", "Bell Tower", "Red Sister", "Snow Queen", "Silver Light", "Early Spring"
Height: 25 - 50 centimeters
Flower: medium-sized; simple; umbel-shaped; white-pink, pale pink, purple-pink, red, purple-red or purple-purple
Flowering period: April - June
Leaves: green - dark green; oval; entire; finely toothed
Special features: evergreen, partly with reddish autumn colors; bee friendly

Christmas rose "Christmas Carol"

Synonym: snow rose, black hellebore
Botanical name: Helleborus niger "Christmas Carol"
Growth height: 10 - 20 centimeters
Flower: small, simple, bowl-shaped, white with a yellowish-green center
Flowering period: January - March
Leaves: green, palmate, serrated leaf margin
Special features: evergreen, easy to care for, bee-friendly, subtle fragrance

From F - G

Hostas

Synonym: heart petals
Botanical name: Hosta

Hosta x cultorum

Varieties for partial shade: "Cherry Berry", "Clifford’s Forest Five", "Dress Blues", "Ground Master", "Gypsy Rose", "Liberty", "Regal Splendor", "Shade Fanfare", "Winter Snow"
Height: 30 - 120 centimeters
Flower: small - medium size; simple; funnel-shaped, panicle-shaped or grape-shaped; light purple to purple
Flowering period: June - October
Leaves: different leaf shapes depending on the variety, pointed, with entire margins; Foliage color of yellow, green, gray-green, dark green, partly two-tone
Special features: deciduous, ornamental foliage
particularly easy-care perennials: "Dress Blue", "Gypsy Rose", "Liberty", "Shade Fanfare"

Hosta x fortunei

Varieties for partial shade: "Gold Standard", "Hyacinthina", "Morning Light", "Orions Belt", "Patriot", "Striptease", "Twilight"
Height: 25 - 80 centimeters
Flower: small - medium size; simple; bell-shaped or grape-shaped; light to dark purple
Flowering period: June - August
Leaves: heart-shaped, pointed, entire; Foliage color of yellow, green, gray-green, dark green, partly two-tone
Special features: deciduous, ornamental foliage
particularly easy-care perennials: "Hyacinthina", "Morning Light", "Striptease"

Yellow-green hosta 'Gold Standard', Hosta fortunei

Flame flower

Botanical name: Phlox
Varieties for partial shade: Forest Flame Flower, Flame Flower "White Perfume"
Height: 25 - 40 centimeters
Flower: small, simple, umbel-shaped, white, purple
Flowering period: May - June
Leaves: green, elliptical, rounded, entire
Special features: evergreen, fragrant
particularly easy-care perennials: forest flame flower

Gold droplets

Botanical name: Chiastophyllum oppositifolium
Height: 15-20 centimeters
Flower: medium-sized, simple, yellow, panicle-shaped
Flowering period: June - July
Leaves: green with a yellow margin, elliptical, notched leaf margin
Special features: evergreen, easy to care for, hardy, ground cover

From K - S

Caucasus forget-me-nots

Botanical name: Brunnera macrophylla
Varieties: "Mr Morse", "Silver Wings"
Height: 30 - 50 centimeters
Flower: small - medium-sized, simple, panicle-shaped, white or blue
Flowering period: May - June or April - July
Leaves: green-silvery-whitish gray, heart-shaped, entire, coarse, rough
Special features: beautiful spotted leaves

Lily grape "Moneymaker"

Synonym: Bells cluster "Moneymaker"
botanical name: Liriope muscari "Moneymaker"
Height: 30 - 45 centimeters
Flowers: panicle-shaped, medium-sized, dark purple flower clusters
Flowering period: August - October
Leaves: green, narrow-line, grass-like, entire
Special features: decorative flowers, extremely vigorous variety, very robust, hardy, evergreen

Purple bells

Botanical name: Heuchera
Varieties for partial shade: "Root Beer", "Forever Purple," Apple Crisp "," Red Furry "," Stoplight "," Midnight Rose "," Cherry Cola "
Height: 30 - 70 centimeters
Flower: medium-sized, simple, panicle-shaped, white
Flowering period: July - August
Leaves: light green, rounded, finely hairy
Special features: easy to care for, frost hardy, evergreen

Silver bells

Botanical name: Heuchera micrantha
Varieties for partial shade: "Black Beauty", "Chocolate Ruffles", "Obsidian", Silver Scrolis "," Venus "
Height: 15 - 60 centimeters
Flower: small; simple; bell-shaped; white to slightly pink
Flowering period: July - August
Leaves: round or heart-shaped; notched leaf margin; silvery, black-red or red-brown
Special features: evergreen, decorative foliage
particularly easy-care perennials: "Venus"

Silver candles

Botanical name: Cimicifuga
Varieties for the penumbra: July silver candle "Black Negligee", lance silver candle,
September silver candle "Atropurpurea" and "Pink Spike"
Height: 40 - 150 centimeters
Flower: small or large; simple; panicle-shaped; white, creamy white or pinkish white
Flowering period: August - September or September October
Leaves: various leaf shapes with serrated leaf margin; Foliage color from dark green to black red
Special features: deciduous, bee-friendly
particularly easy-care perennials: "Black Negligee"

Spars

Arend's splendid spar

botanical name: Astilbe x arendsii
Varieties for partial shade: "Anita Pfeifer", "Astary", "Cattleya", "Chocolate Shogun", "Else Schluck", "Fire", "Embers", "Look at me", "White Gloria"
Height: 15 - 100 centimeters
Flower: medium - large; simple; panicle-shaped; white, pink, purple pink, red, purple or ruby red
Flowering period: June - August
Leaves: green - dark green; pinnate; roughly sawn leaf margin; glittering
Special features: deciduous, partly hardy; bee friendly, butterfly magnet
particularly easy-care perennials: "Anita Pfeifer", "Astary Pink", "Else Schluck", "Feuer"

Chinese splendor spar

botanical name: Astilbe chinensis
Varieties for partial shade: "Finale" splendor spar, "Heart and Soul" carpet spar, "Purple lance" lance spar
Height: 30 - 100 centimeters
Flower: medium - large; simple; panicle-shaped; pink to purple pink
Flowering period: July - September
Leaves: dark green; multi-part or pinnate; sawn leaf edge; finely haired
Special features: deciduous, robust with partly conspicuous flower color

Prachtspiere 'Finale', Astilbe chinensis hybrid — Magnificent spar 'Finale', Astilbe chinensis hybrid

Small splendid spar

botanical name: Astilbe simplicifolia
Varieties for partial shade: "Aphrodite", "Praecox Alba"
Height: 40 - 50 centimeters
Flower: medium-sized, simple, panicle-shaped; white or light red (depending on the variety)
Flowering period: July - August
Leaves: green to dark green, pinnate, roughly serrated leaf margin, smooth, shiny
Special features: deciduous, high humus and nutrient requirement
Particularly easy-care perennials: "Praecox Alba"

Krause dwarf spar "Perkeo"

botanical name: Astilbe x crispa "Perkeo"
Height: 40 - 50 centimeters
Flower: medium-sized, single, panicle-shaped, deep pink
Flowering period: July - August
Leaves: green, pinnate, curled, roughly serrated leaf margin, wavy
Special features: deciduous

Star umbels

botanical name: Astrantia
Varieties for partial shade: "Large star umbels", "Claret", "Florence", "Margery Fish", "Moulin Rouge", "Primadonna", "Venice"
Height: 40 - 70 centimeters (depending on the variety)
Flower: small - medium size; single or semi-double; umbel-shaped; white, silvery pink, red, ruby red, deep red or purple red (depending on the variety)
Flowering period: June - August (depending on the variety)
Leaves: green; different leaf shapes depending on the variety
Special features: deciduous, high humus and nutrient requirement
Particularly easy-care perennials: "Large star umbels", "Claret", "Florence", "Moulin Ruoge"

Cranesbill

Synonym: geraniums
botanical name: geranium
Varieties for penumbra: "Album", "Baker’s Pink", "Mayflower"
Height: 40 - 70 centimeters
Flower: small; simple; cupped; white, pale pink or violet blue
Flowering period: June - July
Leaves: fresh to medium green; round, roughly sawn
Special features: deciduous, gets through the winter well
Particularly easy-care perennials: "Album"

Brown cranesbill

botanical name: Geranium phaeum
Varieties for partial shade: "Raven", "Samobor", "Springtime"
Height: 40 - 60 centimeters
Flower: small; simple; grape or bowl-shaped; black-violet, dark gray-purple, red-brown
Flowering period: May - August
Leaves: green or yellow-green; multi-part, sawn leaf margin
Special features: deciduous, beautiful leaf color

From W - Z

Forest bellflower "Alba"

Botanical name: Campanula latifolia var. macrantha "Alba"
Height: 60 - 120 centimeters
Flower: medium-sized, simple, white, bell-shaped
Flowering period: June - July
Leaves: deep green, lanceolate, roughly serrated leaf margin
Special features: very nice long-distance effect, deciduous, bee-friendly

Dwarf heart flower

Botanical name: Dicentra formosa
Varieties for partial shade: "Burning Hearts", "Luxuriant", Red Fountain "
Height: 20 - 30 centimeters
Blossom: small, simple, grape-shaped, dark to purple red
Flowering period: June - August or June - October
Leaves: gray or light green, pinnate, soft, matt
Special features: long flowering period or Post-bloom

Bed perennials

Columbine

Botanical name: Aquiliegia
Varieties for partial shade: Aquilegia caerulea "Red Hobbit" (Long-spurred Columbine), Aquilegia vulgaris (Short-spurred Columbine)
Height: 20 - 70 centimeters
Blossom: small - medium, simple, bell-shaped, purple-red with a white center or blue-violet
Flowering period: April - June
Leaves: dark or blue-green, three or more parts
Special features: deciduous, partly fragrant