

Ilex aquifolium 'Silver Queen' (m) AGM: (e) purple young shoots and pink-tinged young leaves then spiny, dark green with a broad cream margin. paniculata ‘Limelight’ AGM: (w) dense panicles of lime-green flowers from summer to autumn pink tinged with age.
Sun screen shade 10 ft wide x 5 ft tall full#
macrophylla 'Madame Emile Mouillere' AGM: (w) rounded heads of white flowers in summer, sometimes tinged pink in full sun Height 1.8m (6ft). Large flat flowers of purple or blue, surrounded by white ray florets from summer to autumn. sargentiana: (w) peeling bark and large, velvety ovate leaves. Hamamelis × intermedia 'Barmstedt Gold’ AGM: fragrant deep gold flowers, winter to early spring. Height and spread 3m (10ft).įatsia japonica AGM: (e) palmate-lobed leaves to 45cm, small white flowers in round clusters followed by small, black fruits. Spread 1.5-2.5m (5-8ft).Įlaeagnus × ebbingei ‘Gilt Edge’ (v) AGM: (e) glossy metallic sea-green leaves, silver beneath, have dark green centres and golden-yellow margins, scented small white flowers in autumn.

japonica 'Brushfield's Yellow': (*) (e) (w) creamy-white, anemone-form double flowers which shade to light yellow in the centre. 'Ruby Wedding' AGM: (*) (e) (w) bright red flowers in spring. Height and spread 5m (16ft).Ĭamellia sasanqua 'Jean May’ AGM: (*) (e) (w) slightly fragrant, semi-double or double, shell-pink flowers in winter and early spring. Height 3m (10ft).īuxus sempervirens: (common box) glossy dark green leaves. Bright red berries in autumn if pollinated by male plant. Shrubs to try in deeper shadeĪucuba japonica ‘Crotonifolia’ (f/v) AGM: (e) glossy mid-green leaves speckled yellow. Location, soil conditions and prevailing weather will influence ultimate height and spread. Note: Height and spread for each plant is approximate. A much wider range of plants including other cultivars of those listed, can be found at RHS Find a Plant.įor other plants, see our advice page on shade-loving annuals, bulbs and perennials (includes grasses and ferns), climbers and wall shrubs for shade and planting under trees. See the list below for some of our suggestions on plants to grow in shade.
