Shade Garden

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! 

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Common Name	Botanical Name		Photos
Tricolor Ginger	Stromanthe sanguinea 'Triostar'	Shade
Fatsia, 'Spider's Web'	Fatsia japonica 'Spider's Web'	Part Shade
Vintage Jade Distylium	Distylium 'Vintage Jade'	Sun, Part Shade
Loropetalum, Purple Diamond Semi-dwarf	Loropetalum chinense 'Shang-hi'	Sun, Part Shade
Pittisporum	Pittosporum tobira	Sun, Part Shade
Pittisporum, Dwarf	Pittosporum tobira 'Wheeler's Dwarf'	Sun, Part Shade
Pittisporum, Variegated	Pittosporum tobira 'Variegatum'	Sun, Part Shade
Coral Berry	Symphoricarpus orbiculatu	Part Shade, Shade - Native
Cinnamon Ginger	Alpinia nutans	Sun, Part Shade
Primrose Jasmine	Jasminum mesnyi	Sun, Part Shade
Cast Iron Plant	Aspidistra elatior	Shade
Cast Iron Plant, Variegated	Aspidistra variegata	Shade
Cast Iron Plant, Spotted	Aspidistra ebianensis	Shade
Dwarf Yaupon	Ilex vomitoria 'Nana'	Sun, Part Shade
Sago Palm	Cycas revoluta	Sun, Part Shade
Flax Lily	Dianella tasmanica	Sun, Part Shade
Japanese Ardisia	Ardisia japonica	Sun, Part Shade
Japanese Holly Fern	Cyrtomium falcatum	Part Shade, Shade
Carolina Jessamine	Gelsemium sempervirens	Sun, Part Shade - Native
Leopard Plant	Farfugium japonicum	Part Shade, Shade
Turk's Cap	Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii	Sun, Part Shade, Native
Philodendron, Xanadu	Philodendron 'Xanadu"	Part Shade
Philodendron, Split Leaf	Philodendron bipinnatifidum	Part Shade
Lily Turf	Liriope muscari	Sun, Part Shade
Oakleaf Hydrangea	Hydrangea quercifolia	Part Shade, Shade
Beautyberry	Callicarpa americana	Part Shade, Native
Firespike	Odontonema strictum	Part Shade
Tea Olive	Osmanthus fragrans	Sun, Part Shade
Virginia Sweetspire	Itea virginica	Part Shade
Ajuga	Ajuga reptens	Part Shade, Shade
Bridal Wreath	Spiraea prunifolia	Sun, Part Shade
Possumhaw Holly	Ilex decidua	Sun, Part Shade
Mondo Grass	Ophiopogon japonicas	Part Shade, Shade
Japanese Black Pine	Pinus thunbergii	Sun
Japanese Blueberry	Elaeocarpus dentatus	Sun, Part Shade
Japanese Flowering Quince	Chaenomeles speciosa 'Cameo'	Sun, Part Shade
Super Blue Liriope	Liriope muscari 'Super Blue'	Sun, Part Shade
Roughleaf Dogwood	Cornus drummondii	Part Shade, Shade - Native
Parsley Hawthorn	Crataegus marshallii	Part Shade - Native
Purple Shamrock	Oxalis triangularis	Part Shade
Mahonia	Mahonia	Part Shade
Iris	Dwarf Crested Lily	Part Shade
Chinese Juniper or Brodie Juniper	Juniperus chinensis	Sun
Plum		Sun