Light Reflecting Plants for Shady Places
Finding plants that can grow in shady areas is just half the battle. You also want to pick plants that can lighten up the area by reflecting the limited light.
- Arum italicum subsp. italicum 'Marmoratum'
- Aucuba japonica 'Crotonifolia'
- bergenia
- busy lizzie (Impatiens): varieties with pale flowers
- Christmas box (Sarcococca)
- clematis: varieties with pale flowers such as 'Nelly Moser'
- Daphne laureola
- Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'. E. 'Emerald 'n' Gold' and 'Silver Queen'
- Fatsia japonica
- foxglove, white (Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora)
- hellebores H. foetidus and Lenten rose (H. hybridus)
- Iris foetidissima var. citrina
- ivies: with variegated leaves (Hedera colchica and H. helix varieties)
- pulmonarias
- spring bulbs including winter aconite (Eranthis hyemalis), snowdrops (Galanthus) and Narcissus
- vincas: variegated varieties