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Shade Garden

Turk’s Cap

During Texas summers we’re thankful for our shade trees!  Some trees are dense, shutting out most of the sun, and some have a high canopy that lets some light through.  But there are plants that will happily grow no matter what amount of shade you have in your yard.  The new Shade Garden is complete, but we will be adding more shade plants in the fall! 

For more information about Shade Gardening click here

Common NameBotanical Name Photos
Tricolor GingerStromanthe sanguinea 'Triostar'Shade
Fatsia, 'Spider's Web' Fatsia japonica 'Spider's Web'Part Shade
Vintage Jade DistyliumDistylium 'Vintage Jade'Sun, Part Shade
Loropetalum, Purple Diamond Semi-dwarfLoropetalum chinense 'Shang-hi'Sun, Part Shade
Pittisporum Pittosporum tobiraSun, Part Shade
Pittisporum, DwarfPittosporum tobira 'Wheeler's Dwarf'Sun, Part Shade
Pittisporum, VariegatedPittosporum tobira 'Variegatum'Sun, Part Shade
Coral BerrySymphoricarpus orbiculatuPart Shade, Shade - Native
Cinnamon GingerAlpinia nutansSun, Part Shade
Primrose JasmineJasminum mesnyiSun, Part Shade
Cast Iron PlantAspidistra elatiorShade
Cast Iron Plant, VariegatedAspidistra variegataShade
Cast Iron Plant, Spotted Aspidistra ebianensisShade
Dwarf YauponIlex vomitoria 'Nana'Sun, Part Shade
Sago PalmCycas revolutaSun, Part Shade
Flax LilyDianella tasmanicaSun, Part Shade
Japanese Ardisia Ardisia japonicaSun, Part Shade
Japanese Holly FernCyrtomium falcatumPart Shade, Shade
Carolina JessamineGelsemium sempervirensSun, Part Shade - Native
Leopard PlantFarfugium japonicumPart Shade, Shade
Turk's CapMalvaviscus arboreus var. drummondiiSun, Part Shade, Native
Philodendron, XanaduPhilodendron 'Xanadu"Part Shade
Philodendron, Split Leaf Philodendron bipinnatifidumPart Shade
Lily TurfLiriope muscariSun, Part Shade
Oakleaf HydrangeaHydrangea quercifoliaPart Shade, Shade
BeautyberryCallicarpa americanaPart Shade, Native
FirespikeOdontonema strictumPart Shade
Tea OliveOsmanthus fragransSun, Part Shade
Virginia SweetspireItea virginicaPart Shade
AjugaAjuga reptensPart Shade, Shade
Bridal WreathSpiraea prunifoliaSun, Part Shade
Possumhaw HollyIlex deciduaSun, Part Shade
Mondo GrassOphiopogon japonicasPart Shade, Shade
Japanese Black PinePinus thunbergiiSun
Japanese BlueberryElaeocarpus dentatusSun, Part Shade
Japanese Flowering QuinceChaenomeles speciosa 'Cameo'Sun, Part Shade
Super Blue LiriopeLiriope muscari 'Super Blue'Sun, Part Shade
Roughleaf DogwoodCornus drummondiiPart Shade, Shade - Native
Parsley HawthornCrataegus marshalliiPart Shade - Native
Purple ShamrockOxalis triangularisPart Shade
MahoniaMahoniaPart Shade
IrisDwarf Crested LilyPart Shade
Chinese Juniper or Brodie JuniperJuniperus chinensisSun
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Feb 11
Featured Featured 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

2023 Fruit Tree Sale

Fort Bend County Fairgrounds - Barn H
4310 Hwy. 36 South
Rosenberg TX 77471
Feb 17
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Fort Bend Master Gardeners – Landscape Success – Landscape Basics – Virtual (Zoom)

Zoom - TX
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Feb 21
February 21 - February 22

Texas Master Gardeners – Junior Master Gardener Training – open to the Public

Zoom - TX
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Feb 25
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Butterfly Gardening for Beginners

Mission Bend Branch Library
8421 Addicks-Clodine Rd
Houston TX 77083
Mar 4
9:00 am - 10:30 am

Fort Bend Master Gardeners – Grow Your Own – Edible Garden Planning

Bud O’Shieles Community Center, 1303 Band Rd in Rosenberg, TX
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