![]() Viburnum tinus 'Eve Price' AGM: (e) leathery dark green leaves and, from late winter, flattened clusters of deep pink buds opening to small white flowerheads. Viburnum rhytidophyllum: (e) vigorous, with dark, deeply veined leaves and white flowerheads in late spring. Taxus × media 'Hicksii' (f): (yew) (e) broadly columnar habit with rich, dark green leaves. Rhododendron 'Gomer Waterer' AGM: (e) (*) (w) large dark green leaves lilac buds open to large clusters of pinkish-white flowers. Prunus lusitanica: (Portugal laurel) (e) red-stalked, glossy, dark green leaves, with slender white flower racemes in early summer, followed by dark red fruits. Prunus laurocerasus: (cherry laurel) (e) large, glossy, dark green leaves, and upright panicles of white flowers in mid- and late spring, followed by dark red fruits. Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Variegatus' (v) AGM: (e) (w) creamy-yellow margined, emerald green, holly-like leaves, with tubular fragrant white flowers in small clusters from late summer to autumn. Lonicera nitida: (e) pairs of small, dark green leaves tiny white flowers from the leaf axils in spring, followed by purple berries. Ilex aquifolium 'Argentea Marginata Pendula' (f/v): (e) purple stems and spiny, cream-margined, dark green leaves that are purple when young. Red berries if pollinated. molinae: small, dark green leaves and delicate single pale pink flowers during summer. Height and spread to 3m (10ft)įuchsia magellanica var. Small, scented, creamy-white flowers in autumn. Spread 4m (12ft)Įlaeagnus × ebbingei 'Limelight' (v): (e) metallic, silvery young leaves that become marked with yellow and pale green in the centres. Height and spread 4m (12ft)Ĭamellia japonica 'Adolphe Audusson' AGM: (*) (e) dark, glossy, green leaves, and blood-red semi-double flowers with golden stamens. Shrubs for deep shade (under evergreen or lower tree canopies) Larger shrubsīerberis × lologensis 'Apricot Queen' AGM: (e) spiny, glossy, dark green leaves, with rich orange flowers in racemes in late spring, followed by blue-black fruits. Location, soil conditions and prevailing weather will influence ultimate height and spread. Note: Height and spread for plant is approximate. (w) suitable for reliably moist or wet soils A much wider range of plants suited to planting under trees including other cultivars of those listed can be found at RHS Find a Plant. See the list below for some of our suggestions. Common ivy is worth trying in even the gloomiest conditions. ![]() Planting under trees with low or spreading branches is more restricted, and it may only be possible to grow plants at the edges of the canopy. The main flowering will be in spring with plants such as bluebells, bergenia, lily-of-the-valley and hardy cyclamen clustered around the base of the trunk. Where the canopy is higher and soil moisture is good, it is possible to grow a wider range of plants directly under the canopy. If your garden receives light shade or partial shade – perhaps receiving sunlight for two or three hours in early morning or late evening, there is a range of suitably shade-tolerant plants available, and with some summer moisture, it would be worth trying plants from our annuals, bulbs and perennials for shade and shrubs for shade pages. In heavily shaded situations they not only struggle from lack of light, but may be deprived of moisture and nutrients because of strong competition from the trees. Plants growing under tree canopies often suffer from poor growing conditions. RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival - 2–7 July 2024.Malvern Autumn Show - 22–24 September 2023.RHS Garden Wisley Flower Show - 5–10 September 2023. ![]() RHS Garden Rosemoor Flower Show - 18–20 August 2023.RHS Garden Hyde Hall Flower Show - 2–6 August 2023.RHS Flower Show Tatton Park - 19–23 July 2023. ![]()
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