Specimen Shade Garden Plant List
Under the shade of the looming lathe-work, low-light plants from around the world thrive. Vireya rhododendrons blossom through the spring and summer, shade-loving palms and tree ferns create a living canopy, and numerous understory shrubs, perennials, and tropical plants thrive in the shadows of larger plants. The bulk of the Gardens’ begonia collection is housed here.
Abutilon ‘Victor Reiter’
Family Name: Malvaceae
Common Name: Flowering Maple
Acalypha reptans
Family Name: Euphorbiaceae
Common Name: Dwarf Chenille
Provenance: Papua New Guinea
Agapetes ’Ludgvan Cross’
Family Name: Ericaceae
Common Name: Himalayan Lantern
Aspidistra elatior ‘Milky Way’
Family Name: Asparagaceae
Common Name: Cast Iron Plant
Begonia heracleifolia ‘Sunderbruchii’
Family Name: Begoniaceae
Common Name: Sunderbruchii Starleaf Begonia
Begonia ‘Little Night Music’
Family Name: Begoniaceae
Common Name: Little Night Music Begonia
Begonia ‘Merry-Go-Round’
Family Name: Begoniaceae
Common Name: Merry-Go-Round Begonia
Begonia ‘Red Fred’
Family Name: Begoniaceae
Common Name: Red Fred Begonia
Begonia ‘Sweet Caroline’
Family Name: Begoniaceae
Common Name: Sweet Caroline Begonia
Chambeyronia macrocarpa
Family Name: Arecaceae
Common Name: Flamethrower Palm
Provenance: New Caledonia
Coleus ‘Limewire’
Family Name: Lamiaceae
Common Name: Limewire Coleus
Ficus dammaropsis
Family Name: Moraceae
Common Name: Dinnerplate Fig
Provenance: New Guinea
Iresine herbstii
Family Name: Amaranthaceae
Common Name: Bloodleaf
Provenance: South America
Lanonia dasyantha
Family Name: Arecaceae
Common Name: Vietnamese Paradise Palm
Provenance: Vietnam
Pachystachys lutea
Family Name: Begoniaceae
Common Name: Golden Shrimp Plant
Provenance: Peru