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Shrubs that can Bloom in Shady Landscapes |
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All plants need sunlight to grow and to bloom. However, there are some that either prefer less than full sunlight or will tolerate some shade and may look even better when grown in shaded locations. The plants listed below will do well in the summer shade of big-leaf maples or scattered in the dense shade of Douglas firs. Don't forget to water them a little extra in those locations, as the trees that are giving the shade will also take most of the water and minerals. |
| Name |
Zone |
| Common |
Botanical |
PNW |
C |
LV |
LM |
DV |
| Barberry |
(Berberis thunbergii 'Aurea') |
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| Carolina allspice |
(Calycanthus floridus) |
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| Camellia |
(Camellia spp.) |
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| Summersweet |
(Clethra alnifolia) |
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| Cleyera |
(Cleyera japonica) |
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| Winter hazel |
(Corylopsis spp.) |
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| February daphne |
(Daphne mezereum) |
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| Spurge laurel |
(Daphne laureola) |
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| Winter daphne |
(Daphne odora 'Marginata') |
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| Redvein enkianthus |
(Enkianthus spp.) |
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| Dwarf fothergilla |
(Fothergilla gardenii) |
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| Fuchsia |
(Fuchsia hybrida) |
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| Bigleaf hydrangea |
(Hydrangea macrophylla) |
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| Mountain laurel |
(Kalmia latifolia vars.) |
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| Japanese rose |
(Kerria japonica) |
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| Drooping leucothoe |
(Leucothoe fontanesiana) |
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| Oregon grape |
(Mahonia aquifolium) |
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| Leatherleaf mahonia |
(Mahonia bealei) |
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| Burmese mahonia |
(Mahonia lomariifolia) |
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| Osman thus |
(Osmanthus spp.) |
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| Lily-of-the-valley shrub |
(Pieris japonica vars.) |
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| Pittosporum |
(Pitwsporum tobira) |
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| Sarcococca |
(Sarcococca spp.) |
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| Red huckleberry |
(Vaccinium parvifolium) |
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| Korean spice viburnum |
(Viburnum carlesii) |
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| Nannyberry |
(Viburnum lentago) |
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Excerpt from the Pacific Northwest Gardener's BOOK OF LISTS |
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