Perennials for Specific Uses

Perennials for Shady Sites

Bugleweed–Ajuga reptans
Snowdrop anemone–Anemone sylvestris
Columbine–Aquilegia x hybrida
Jack-in-the-Pulpit–Arisaema spp.
Wild Ginger–Asarum canadense
European Wild Ginger–Asarum europaeum
False Spirea–Astilbe spp.
Japanese Painted Fern–Athyrium nipponicum ‘Pictum’
Heartleaf Bergenia–Bergenia cordifolia
Siberian Bugloss–Brunnera macrophylla
Black Snakeroot–Cimicifuga racemosa
Lily-of-the-Valley–Convallaria majalis
Yellow Corydalis–Corydalis lutea
Bleeding Heart–Dicentra spp.
Foxglove–Digitalis purpurea
Red Barrenwort–Epimedium x rubrum
Ferns (various species)
Sweet Woodruff–Galium odoratum
Cranesbill–Geranium spp.
Lenten Rose–Helleborus orientalis
Coral Bells–Heuchera sanguinea
Plantain Lily–Hosta spp.
Deadnettle–Lamium maculatum
Lilyturf–Liriope spicata
Cardinal Flower–Lobelia cardinalis
Virginia Bluebells–Mertensia virginica
Japanese Spurge–Pachysandra terminalis
Variegated Solomon’s Seal–Polygonatum odoratum ‘Variegatum’
Lungwort–Pulmonaria saccharata
Meadowrue–Thalictrum spp.
Foam Flower–Tiarella cordifolia
Globeflower–Trollius europaeus

Illinois native plants or cultivars in red.

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