Full Shade

Shade; evergreen with large leaves resembling holly. In general it prefers sheltered, moist areas but established plants can tolerate dry conditions as long as they are in shaded beds.

Sun or shade. Deciduous, with fragrant flowers in spring. One of the northernmost members of the citrus family, it was once used as a substitute for hops in beer brewing. With training, it can [...]

Partial shade. Deciduous, with magenta berries that attract wildlife in late autumn. Spreads by runners to form loose colonies. Useful in unirrigated settings as an informal groundcover in [...]

Dappled shade in summer, sun in winter. A cool-season perennial, with bushy foliage resembling maidenhair fern. It grows leaves in fall, winter and spring, going dormant in summer. The big, [...]

Best in shade; in sun it will wither, but recovers with every rainfall. A big, herbaceous perennial with large, heart-shaped leaves and knotty stems forming spreading clumps during the warm [...]

Shade/part shade; deciduous. A perennial native Texas shrub with brilliant purple berry clusters in fall. You’ll see it growing in shaded forest understory around cedar elm, yaupon holly [...]

Sun or shade. Evergreen, with dull silver leaves growing in a small sphere and found clinging to branches. Ball moss gathers all the nutrients it needs from vapor and air. Contrary to popular [...]

Lanky and nearly evergreen, with leaves serrated along the tip, inconspicuous greenish white flowers, and tiny sweet fruit with high protein content. It’s commonly found in alleys and [...]

Sun or bright shade. Evergreen to at least 7 degrees F. Rosettes form atop the brittle stems, with thick blue-gray, pink, and brown leaves and white, star-shaped flowers in spring. Ghost plant is [...]

Sun/part shade; semi-evergreen; a low-growing, low-maintenance groundcover that spreads quickly, mixes freely with grasses, and clambers over baskets and walls. The verbena flowers resemble [...]