RE: Dry shade perennials/shrubs

Hi Susan,  I have had good luck with all of the following in dry shade -

Acuba - either the gold spotted or white variegated really light up the
shade
Aruncus dioicus - our native goatsbeard 6' in bloom (huge fluffy white
plumes June-July, like giant Astilbe)
Camellia - any dwarf variety - sorry I don't know the name of mine, it
topped out at 5' and never gets taller, just gets wider
Clethra alnafolia - Summersweet 4-6', fragrant spikes of white or pink in
mid summer.
Cornus stolonifera - either the red twig 6', or the yellow twig, C.
flavimira 4', another great "bird bush"
Cornus elegantissima 'Alba' - wonderful white variegated leaves w/red stems
Cotoneaster parneyii - mine is now 8'x10' but its never been pruned, only
thinned out.  Great weeping stems, pink flowers, red berries
Fuchsia magellanica - any cultivar or the species 5'
Hypericum 'Albury Purple'  4' great wine purple foliage or 'Glacier '3'
variegated cream & pink
Kalmia latifolia-many cultivars 4-6' depending on variety.  Evergreen,
excellent buds and flowers of pink, red & white
Leycesteria formosa - Himalayan Honeysuckle - tall bamboo like stems,
fantastic chains of flowers & berries birds relish, blooms aug-nov
Lonicera 'Arnold's Red' - bush Honeysuckle - 5-6' hot magenta flowers in
Feb-May and repeats 2 or 3 times through the season for me.
Nandina domestica 'Moyer's Red' 4-5'(great berries & fall color, new leaves
are red)
Pieris japonica - any variety 4-6'.  I grow 3 that are very happy in dry
shade.
Ribes sanguineum - can be kept to 6' with annual pruning (fantastic flower
display February-May, great bird thicket)
Salal, Salmonberry, Snowberry and many more of our own PNW natives.
Sambucus nigra 'Variegata' white, 'Madonna' gold, 'Guincho' purple - another
native, great understory shrub
Spiraea ' Goldflame' 3-4' - excellent foliage color 3 seasons, hot magenta
flowers, rebloomswhich the early robins polish off with gusto.
Vaccinium ovatum - Evergreen Huckleberry - 5-6', flowers like Pieris and
small dark blue edible fruit if you have the patience to pick them.
Weigela florida 'Variegata' 5' - beautiful cream variegated leaves, pink
flowers in spring - very handsome

There are many "sun" plants that do just fine in the shade but it does take
a bit of experimenting :) (in other words, I've killed lots of plants
finding the ones that do well in dry shade!  :)

Marilyn Dube'
Natural Designs Nursery
Portland, Oregon
Zone 8b


-----Original Message-----
From:	owner-perennials@mallorn.com [owner-perennials@mallorn.com] On
Behalf Of Saxton, Susan
Sent:	Friday, February 25, 2000 9:45 AM
To:	'perennials@mallorn.com'
Subject:	RE: Dry shade perennials/shrubs

Thank you to all who responded.  I will keep your suggestions as this
planting scenario has always been a challenge for me.

But I have one other comment.  Seems that most of what everyone suggested
are spring bloomers or shorter perennials.

Any suggestions for things that get 4-6' for dry semi-shade?


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