Perennials Tolerant of Dry Shade

Genus Species
Acanthus mollis Common Bear’s Breeches
Adonis amurensis Amur Adonis
Aegopodium podagraria ‘Variegatum’ Bishop’s Weed
Anemone x hybrida Japanese Anemone
Arum italicum ‘Pictum’ Arum Lilly
Aster cordifolius Heart-leaved Aster
Aster divaricatus White Wood Aster
Bergenia Bergenia
Brunnera macrophylla False Forget-Me-Not
Colchicum Autumn Crocus
Convallaria majalis Lily of the Valley
Cornus canadensis Bunchberry
Corydalis lutea Yellow Fumitory
Cyclamen Hardy Cyclamen
Dennstaedtia punctilobula Hay Scented Fern
Deschampsia flexuosa Crinkled Hairgrass
Disporum Fairy Bells
Dryopteris filixmas Male Fern
Dpimedium Barrenwort
Eranthis Winter Aconite
Erythronium Fawn Lily
Eupatorium rugosum White Snakeroot
Filipendula vulgaris Dropwort
Funkia Hosta – Plantain Lily
Galax urceolata Wand Flower
Galeobdolonn luteum Yellow Archangel
Galium odorantum Sweet Woodruff
Geranium macrorrhizum Bigfoot Cranesbill
Geranium phaeum Mourning Widow
Geranium maculatum Wild Geranium (Native Plant)
Helleborus Hellebore – Lenten or Christmas Rose
Hystrix patuls Bottlebrush Grass
Lamium maculatum Spotted Dead Nettle
Lysimachia nummularia Moneywort
Pachysandra Japanese Spurge – (Evergreen Groundcover)
Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple
Polygonatum Solomon’s Seal
Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas Fern
Sedum ternatum Cxrowsfoot Stonecrop
Symphytum ibericum/grandiflorum Large flowered Comfrey
Vinca Periwinkle – (Evergreen Groundcover)
Viola palmata Early Blue Violet
Viola pubescens Downy Yellow Violet
Waldstenia Barren Strawberry
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