Shade

All species listed here grow well in shady conditions, and all are native to eastern Nebraska This list is for siting reference; we do not grow all plants listed. Those noted* will only grow well in shade. Others can be presumed flexible in terms of sun exposure.

Wildflowers

Common NameLatin Name
*giant yellow hyssopAgastache nepetoides
*snakerootAgeratina altissima
tall anemoneAnemone virginiana
columbineAquilegia canadensis
*jack-in-the-pulpitArisaema triphyllum
*american bellflowerCampanulastrum americanum
wild strawberryFragaria virginiana
fringed loostrifeLysimachia ciliata
beebalmMonarda fistulosa
violet woodsorrelOxalis violacea
woodland phloxPhlox divaricata
*solomon’s sealPolygonatum biflorum
heal-allPrunella vulgaris
sochan, cutleaf coneflowerRudbeckia laciniata
late figwortScrophularia marilandica
Maryland sennaSenna marilandica
*starry campionSilene stellata
narrow-leaf bluetStenaria nigricans
*drummond’s asterSymphyotrichum drummondii
american germanderTeucrium canadensis
wingstemVerbesina alternifolia
culvers rootVeronicastrum virginicum
*downy yellow violetViola pubescens
golden alexandersZizia aurea

Shrubs & Vines

Common NameLatin Name
*groundnutApios americana
buttonbushCephalanthus occidentalis
*american bittersweetCelastrus scandens
virgin’s bowerClematis virginiana
*eastern wahooEuonymous atropurpureus
hop vineHumulus lupulus
fragrant sumacRhus aromatica
*gooseberryRibes missouriense
*greenbriarSmilax hispida
coralberrySymphoricarpos orbiculatus

Grasses & Sedges

Common NameLatin Name
bicknell’s sedgeCarex bicknellii
short-beak sedgeCarex brevior
bottle-brush sedgeCarex hystericina
long-beack sedgeCarex sprengelii
*american beakgrassDiarrhena obovata
bottlebrush grassElymus hystrix
hairy wild ryeElymus villosus