Planting in Shade Particularly Dry Shade

Epimedium

One of the most difficult spots to plant is shade.  Here are some suggestions that should help to carpet the ground accompanied by cyclamen corms a mixture of spring bulbs and ferns such as asplenium, polypodium and polystichum. Those in bold are particularly good choices.

Specifically for dry shade

Geraniumn macrorrhizum

Acanthus

Ajuga

Anemone

Aster

Bergenia

Brunnera Jack Frost

Convallaria

Comfrey

Dicentra

Digitalus

Epimedium

Euphorbia (varieties)

Heuchera

Geranium endressii

Geranium macrorrhizum

Geraniumn phaem

Iris Foetidissima

Lamium

Lathyrus Vernus

Liriope muscari

Melissa officinalis

Persicaria

Polygonatum

Sedum

Tellima grandiflora

Vinca

Viola Ordorata

Symphytum (Comfrey) 

General Shade List

Here is my general shade plant list. Click to enlarge. Again those highlighted I hope to be particularly good in dry shade.