Most ornamental landscape plants will do best in a full sun situation. However, there a significant number of shrubs that will tolerate or even thrive in low light situations. Many shrubs find their niche in nature growing beneath the canopy of larger trees. These are the plants that will do best under the trees or in the shade of buildings in your landscape.

Acer circinatum - Vine maple
Acer palmatum - Japanese maple
Aesculus species - Buckeye
Amelanchier species - Serviceberry
Aucuba japonica - Japanese Aucuba
Buxus species - Boxwood
Calycanthus floridus - Carolina Allspice
Calycanthus species - Sweet Shrub
Camella japonica - Common Camellia
Cercis species - Redbud
Chamaecyparis species - False Cypress
Clethra alnifolia - Sweetshrub
Cornus alba - Tartarian Dogwood
Cornus species - Dogwood
Daphne species
Euonymus species - Spindle Tree
Ficus species
Fuchsia x hybrida - Common Fuchsia
Fuchsia magellanica - Hardy Fuchsia
Gardenia jasminoides - Gardenia
Halesia species - Silverbell
Hamamelis species - Witchhazel
Hydrangea species
Ilex species - Holly
Kalmia latifolia - Mountain Laurel
Kalmia species - Mountain Laurel
Kerria japonica - Japanese Kerria
Leucothoe fontanesiana - Drooping Leucothoe
Leucothoe species
Ligustrum ‘Vicaryi’ - Golden Privet
Ligustrum species - Privet
Mahonia species - Oregon Grape Holly
Myrtus communis - Myrtle
Nandina domestica - Heavenly Bamboo
Osmanthus heterophyllus - Holly Olive
Pieris species - Andromeda
Pittosporum species
Platycladus orientalis - Oriental Arborvitae
Prunus x cistena - Purpleleaf Sand Cherry
Prunus laurocerasus
Rhododendron species
Rosmarinus officinalis - Rosemary
Taxus baccata - English Yew
Taxus species - Yew
Thuja species - Arborvitae
Tsuga canadensis - Hemlock
Tsuga species - Hemlock
Viburnum species
Viburnum x juddii - Judd Viburnum
Viburnum davidii - David Viburnum
Viburnum trilobum - American Cranberrybush Viburnum

 

 

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