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Tag Archives: tough shade plants

Lighten up!

Posted on June 10, 2016 by RutgersLN

brunnera

Brunnera Silver Heart

Lighten up! You don’t have to get down in the dumps if you have a sunless garden! A little bit of bright green can add nice pockets of interest to a shady spot, and there are lots of plants to choose from — many of which we carry at our nursery. Here are a few to consider that are very shade tolerant.

japanese forrest grass

 Japanese Forest Grass

variegarted j. forest grass

Japanese Forest Grass, variegated 

HostaView

Hostas – try Guacamole or Sum and Substance varieties. 

heuchera-golden-zebra

Heuchera, Golden Zebra

heuchera caramel

Heuchera, Caramel

japanese painted fern

 Japanese Painted Fern

 

 

Posted in Gardening Tips, Landscape Design, Ornamental Plants, Plants from Rutgers Nursery, Rare and unusual plants, Rare plants grown by Rutgers Nursery, shade plants, Uncategorized | Tagged bright plants, caramel heuchera, ferns, golden zebra heuchera, heuchera, hosta, Japanese forest grass, japanese painted fern, ligularia, no sun, rutgers plants, shade plants, tough shade plants, variegated Japanese forest grass

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