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Shade Garden ~ A Natural Air Conditioner
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California may be the land of sunshine, and because of that most gardeners are always looking for a patch of shade. I like a diverse selection of plants in a garden and this requires both sun and shade. I also like to work and be comfortable so a sunny spot in the cool of the morning and a shady spot for the afternoon seem just about right. I plot my tasks so that as the shadows move I can arrive at the plants that need tending when the shade is there. The first plantings in a new landscape are the trees. They take the longest to get going and to provide their shade. The comfort of a garden in the shade is enhanced by the all of the evaporation taking place when the plants transpire. On a hot day in the desert you can often feel the water droplets falling from a Cottonwood. A shade garden can feel 10 degrees cooler than the surrounding sun filled air. Walking from a sunny street into a shaded garden can make you feel as if you were transported to a different place entirely. When trying to escape the tension of the city, a trickle of a fountain and lush surrounding foliage, and you can relax. One of the more difficult aspects of working with shade is in those parts of the garden that get only partial shade. For the sake of this list plants have been included that will tolerate half sun and shade and still flower well. Some of these plants may even tolerate full sun near the coast but for inland gardens appreciate some protection from the afternoon sun. A mixture of sun and shade is great for attracting wildlife. A number of vines do best with their roots in the shade and the tops of the plants reaching for the sun. Two great books on this theme are listed below.	Shade Plants List Abelia kaleidoscope Abutilon Peach * Peach Chinese Lantern Abutilon Pink * Pink Chinese Lantern Abutilon Red * Red Chinese Lantern Abutilon Moonchimes * Yellow Abutilon Abutilon Seashell * Seashell Chinese Lantern Abutilon Nabob * Giant Red Chinese Lantern Acer macrophyllum * Bigleaf Maple Acer negundo californicum * California Box Elder Adenophora liliifolia * Lady Bells Adiantum capillus veneris * Maidenhair Fern Adiantum jordanii * California Maidenhair Fern Ajuga Catlins Giant Ajuga Chocolate Chip Akebia quinata * Chocolate Vine Akebia quinata alba * White Chocolate Vine Albuca nelsonii * Natal Albuca Aloysia triphylla * Lemon Verbena Alstroemeria psittacina * Parrot Lily Anemone Alice * Semi-double Pink Japanese Anemone Anemone Honorine Jobert * Single White Japanese Anemone Anemone September Charm * Single Pink Japanese Anemone Anemone Whirlwind * Double White Japanese Anemone Angelonia angustifolia * Summer Snapdragon Antirrhinum multiflorum * Sticky Snapdragon Arctostaphylos densiflora Howard McMinn * Vine Hill Manzanita Artemisia douglasiana * Mugwort Aquilegia formosa * Western Columbine Arenga engleri * Dwarf Sugar Palm Aristolochia gigantea * Dutchman's Pipe Aristolochia littoralis * Calico Flower Aristolochia macroura * Dutchman's Pipe Asclepias linaria * Pine Needle Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa * Butterfly Weed Astelia chathamica Silver Spear Barleria obtusa * Bush Violet Bauhinia galpinii * Red Orchid Bush Beaumontia grandiflora * Easter Lily Vine Begonia acuminata Begonia acutifolia * White Begonia richmondensis Begonia echinosephala Begonia Freddie Begonia Irene Nuss Begonia luxurians * Palm Leaf Begonia Begonia Paul Hernandez Begonia Ramirez Begonia richmondensis Berberis nevinii * Nevin's Barberry Berberis thunbergii atropurpurea * Red Japanese Barberry Bergenia Bressingham Ruby * Bressingham Ruby Bergenia Bergenia crassifolia * Winter Blooming Bergenia Bignonia capreolata Tangerine Beauty * Cross Vine Billbergia nutans * Queen's Tears Blechnum occidentale * Hammock Fern Bletilla striata * Chinese Ground Orchid Bletilla striata alba * White Chinese Ground Orchid Bloomeria crocea * Golden Star Brugmansia Betty Marshall * White Trumpet Tree Brugmansia candida * White Trumpet Tree Brugmansia Charles Grimaldi * Gold Angel's Trumpet Tree Brunfelsia uniflora * Yesterday Today and Tomorrow Calliandra haematocephala * Pink Powder Puff Bush Calycanthus occidentalis * Spice Bush Camellia japonica Chandleri elegans Campanula haylodgensis * Haylodge Bell Flower Campanula portenschlagiana * Dalmatian Bell Flower Campanula poscharskyana * Serbian Bell Flower Campanula poscharskyana alba * White Serbian Bell Flower Campanula rotundifolia * Harebell Campanula sarastro Campsis radicans * Trumpet Creeper Canna Durban * Durban Canna Lily Carex buchananii * Leather Leaf Sedge Carex divulsa * Berkeley Sedge Carex glauca * Blue Sedge Carex morrowii * Variegated Japanese Sedge Carex praegracilis * Clustered Field Sedge Carex testacea * Orange Sedge Carex tumulicola * Berkeley Sedge Carpenteria californica * California Anemone Centaurea gymnocarpa * Pink Dusty Miller Centranthus ruber * Red Valerian, Jupiter's Beard Ceratostigma plumbaginoides * Dwarf Plumbago Cerinthe major * Honeywort Cercis Forest Pansy * Eastern Redbud Cestrum aurantiacum * Orange Jessamine Cestrum newellii * Red Cestrum Cestrum nocturnum * Night Blooming Jasmine Clarkia unguiculata * Woodland Clarkia Clematis armandii * Evergreen Clematis Clematis lasiantha * Chaparral Clematis, Pipestems Clematis ligusticifolia * Creek Clematis, Virgin's Bower Clerodendrum bungei Clerodendrum philippinum Clerodendrum thomsoniae * Bleeding Heart Vine Clerodendrum ugandense * Blue Butterfly Clivia miniata * Kaffir Lily Cobaea scandens * Cup and Saucer Vine Collinsia heterophylla * Chinese Houses Convolvulus sabatius * Ground Morning Glory Coprosma kirkii variegata Coprosma Rainbow Surprise Coprosma Roy's Red Cordyline Sunrise Cornus nuttallii * Mountain Dogwood Correa 'dusky bells' * Australian Fuchsia Correa 'ivory bells * Australian Fuchsia Crassula falcata * Airplane Plant Crocosmia Lucifer Crocosmia Solfatare Crotalaria agatiflora * Canary Bird Bush Cuphea cyanea * Black Eyed Cuphea Cuphea ignea * Cigar Plant, Firecracker Plant Cycas revoluta * Sago Palm Dahlia imperialis * Tree Dahlia Dalechampia dioscoreifolia * Purple Wings Dendrobium kingianum * Pink Rock Orchid Dianella Tas Red * Tas Red Flax Lily Dianella tasmanica * Flax Lily Dianella tasmanica variegata * White Striped Flax Lily Dicentra formosa * Bleeding Heart Digitalis ferruginea * Rusty Foxglove Dodecatheon clevelandii * Padre's Shooting Star Dracunculus vulgaris * Voodoo Lily Dudleya lanceolata * Lance Leaf Liveforever Duranta erecta * Sky Flower Echeveria secunda * Hens and Chicks Echium candicans * Pride of Madeira Elymus condensatus Canyon Prince * Canyon Prince Giant Rye Encephalartos horridus * Blue Cycad Epilobium canum * California Fuchsia Epipactis gigantea * Giant Stream Orchid Eranthemum pulchellum * Blue Sage Erigeron glaucus Bountiful * Seaside Daisy Erigeron glaucus Sea Breeze * Pink Seaside Daisy Eriogonum grande rubescens * Pink or Red Buckwheat Erodium variabile alba * White Storksbill Erodium variabile Bishop Form * Pink Storksbill Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiae * Wood Spurge Euphorbia milii * Crown of Thorns Euphorbia Ascot Rainbow Euphorbia Royal Velvet Euphorbia Tasmanian Tiger Euryops virgineus * Honey Euryops Festuca californica * California Fescue Fragaria Pineapple Crush * Pineapple Crush Alpine Strawberry Fragaria Pink Panda * Pink Panda Strawberry Fraxinus dipetala * California Ash Freesia alba * Wild Freesia Fremontodendron californicum California Glory * Fremontea Fremontodendron Ken Taylor * Flannel Bush Fuchsia arborescens Fuchsia gartenmeister Bronstedt Fuchsia thymifolia Fuchsia thymifolia variegata Galium aparine * Bedstraw Galvezia speciosa * Island Snapdragon Garrya elliptica 'James Roof' * Coast Silk Tassel Geranium renardii * Renard's Geranium Geranium maderense * Madiera Geranium Glechoma hederacea variegata * Ground Ivy Graptopetalum amethystinum * Jewel Leaf Plant Graptopetalum paraguayense * Ghost Plant Grevillea victoriae * Royal Grevillea Greyia sutherlandii * Natal Bottlebrush Hakonechloa macra Aureola * Golden Japanese Forest Grass Hebe Silver Beads Hedychium gardnerianum * Kahili Ginger Hedychium gardnerianum tara * Tara Ginger Hedychium greenii * Scarlet Ginger Helichrysum petiolare * Licorice Plant Heliotropium arborescens * Heliotrope Heliotropium Black Beauty * Black Beauty Heliotrope Heteromeles arbutifolia * Toyon Heuchera Canyon Duet * Canyon Duet Coral Bells Heuchera 'Firefly' Heuchera maxima * Island Alumroot Heuchera micrantha diversifolia Palace Purple * Crevice Alumroot Heuchera 'Santa Ana Cardinal' Heucherella 'Bridget Bloom' Homeria collina * Cape Tulip Howea forsteriana * Kentia Palm Hoya carnosa * Wax Vine Hydrangea quercifolia * Oak Leaf Hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia Sikes Dwarf * Dwarf Oak Leaf Hydrangea Hypoestes aristata * Ribbon Bush Iochroma cyaneum violaceae Iochroma grandiflora Ipheion uniflorum * Spring Star Flower Iris Dorothea's Ruby * Pacific Coast Hybrid Iris Dorothea's Ruby Iris Nada * (Iris japonica) Butterfly Iris Iris pacific coast hybrids * Douglas' Iris Hybrids Irsine herbstii * Blood Leaf Isoplexis canariensis * Canary Island Foxglove Jasminum angulare * South African Jasmine Juniperus conferta * Shore Juniper Justicia aurea * Yellow Jacobina Justicia carnea * Brazilian Plume Plant Justicia coccinea Justicia Fruit Salad * Shrimp Plant Justicia brandegeana Jambalaya * Dwarf Shrimp Plant Justicia leonardii * Orange Justicia Justicia rizzinii * Firecracker Flower Kalanchoe beharensis * Velvet Elephant Ear Kalanchoe pumila Keckiella cordifolia * Bush Penstemon Lavandula multifida * Fern Leaf Lavender Lavatera assurgentifolia * Tree Mallow Lavatera purisima * Island Mallow Leonotis leonurus * Lion's Tail Leonotis loenurus alba * White Lion's Tail Lepechinia fragrans El Tigre * Island Pitcher Sage, Fragrant Pitcher Sage Lepechinia hastata * Pitcher Sage Leymus condensatus Canyon Prince * Canyon Prince Giant Rye Libertia pergrinans * New Zealand Iris Limonium perezii * Statice, Sea Lavender Lirope Silver Dragon Lobelia cardinalis * Cardinal Flower Lobelia laxiflora Lomandra longifolia * Mat Rush Lonicera subspicata denudata * Chaparral Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica purpurea * Purple Leaf Japanese Honeysuckle Loropetalum chinense * Witch Hazel Loropetalum chinense Blush * Witch Hazel Loropetalum chinense Burgundy * Witch Hazel Lyonothamnus floribundus * Catalina Ironwood Macfadyne unguis-cati * Cat's Claw Vine Magnolia dianica Magnolia stellata * Star Magnolia Mahonia nevinii * Nevin's Barberry Maireana sedifolia * Pearl Bluebush Malvaviscus arboreus * Turk's Cap Mandevilla Alice DuPont Mandevilla suavolens Mascagnia macroptera * Butterfly Vine Melaleuca inana * Gray Honey Bush Melianthus major * Honey Bush Michelia yunnanensis Mimulus aurantiacus * Sticky Monkeyflower Mimulus flemingii * Island Monkeyflower Mimulus Georgie Red * Georgie Red Monkeyflower Hybrid Mimulus Jack * Jack Hybrid Monkeyflower Mimulus Midnight * Monkeyflower Hybrid Mimulus puniceus * Red Bush Monkeyflower Mimulus Ruby Silver * Ruby Silver Monkeyflower Montanoa grandiflora * Daisy Tree Myrica californica * Pacific Wax Myrtle Nematanthus wettsteinii * Goldfish Plant Neomarica caerulea * Walking Iris Odontonema strictum * Fire Spike Ophiopogon japonicus nana * Dwarf Mondo Grass Ophiopogon planiscapus nigrescens * Black Mondo Grass Oscularia deltoides * Pink Iceplant Osmanthus fragrans * Sweet Olive Oxalis oregana * Redwood Sorrell Oxalis regnellii rubra * Wood Sorrell Paeonia californica * California Peony Pandorea pandorana * Yellow Wonga Wonga Vine Parthenocissus tricuspidata * Boston Ivy Passiflora citrina * Lemon Passion Vine Passiflora sanguinolenta * Blood Red Pasion Vine Pelargonium cordifolium Pelargonium quercifolium * Oakleaf Geranium Pelargonium tomentosum * Peppermint Scented Geranium Pellaea andromedifolia * Coffee Fern Penstemon cobaea Pentas Pearl White * White Star Clusters Pentas Red Phlomis fruticosa * Jerusalem Sage Phoenix roebelinii * Pygmy Date Palm Pholistoma auritum * Fiesta Flower Phormium tenax Jack Spratt * Dwarf New Zealand Flax Phormium Pink Stripe * New Zealand Flax Phygelius capensis * Cape Fuchsia Phygelius Moonraker * Yellow Cape Fuchsia Phygelius Pink Sensation * Pink Cape Fuchsia Physostegia virginiana * Obedient Plant Platanus racemosa * Sycamore Plectranthus argentatus * Silver Spur Flower Plectranthus ciliatus Drege * Spur Flower Plectranthus Mona Lavender * Lavender Spur Flower Podranea ricosolieana * Port St. John's Creeper Poliomintha longifolia * Mexican Oregano Polypodium californicum * California Polypody Polystichum munitum * Western Sword Fern Potentilla glandulosa * Sticky Cinquefoil Prunella vulgaris * Heal All Prunella vulgaris lanceolata * Heal All Prunus ilicifolia * Holly Leaf Cherry Prunus ilicifolia ssp. lyonii * Catalina Cherry Quercus agrifolia * Coast Live Oak Quercus kelloggii * California Black Oak Raphiolepsis indica Springtime * Indian Hawthorn Ranunculus repens pleniflorus Rehmania elata * Chinese Foxglove Reinwardtia indica * Yellow Flax Rhamnus californicus 'Eve Case' * Coffee Berry Rhamnus crocea * Red Berry Rhus integrifloia * Lemonade Berry Rhus ovata * Sugar Bush Ribes aureum * Golden Currant Ribes speciosum * Fuchsia Flowered Currant Romneya coulteri * Matilija Poppy Rosa californica * California Wild Rose Ruellia brittoniana * Mexican Petunia Rumex sanguineus * Bloody Dock Ruscus hypoglossum * Horse Tongue Lily Russelia equisetiformes Salvia adenophora Salvia buchananii * Buchanan's Sage Salvia confertiflora Salvia discolor Salvia dorisiana * Peach Sage, Fruit Scented Sage Salvia Indigo Spires Salvia madrensis * Forsythia Sage Salvia mexicana Limelight Salvia microphylla Salvia microphylla Berzerkeley Salvia Mystic Spires Blue * Dwarf Indigo Spires Sage Salvia patens * Gentian Sage Salvia urica Salvia spathacea * Hummingbird Sage Saxifraga californica * California Saxifrage Scaevola Blue Wonder Scaevola mauve clusters * Fairy Fan Flower Schizostylus coccinea * Kaffir Lily Scilla peruviana * Peruvian Lily Scirpus cernuus * Fiber Optic Grass Scrophularia auriculata variegata Scutellaria siphocampyloides * Greyleaf Skullcap Sedum dasyphyllum * Corsican Stonecrop, Blue Tears Sedum Senecio confusus * Mexican Flame Vine Sidalcea malvaeflora * Checker Silene laciniata * Indian Pink, Cardinal Catchfly Sisyrinchium bellum * Blue Eyed Grass Sisyrinchium californicum * Yellow Eyed Grass Sisyrinchium Rocky Point * Rocky Point Blue Eyed Grass Smilacina racemosa * False Soloman's Seal Sollya heterophylla * Bluebell Creeper Sprekelia formosissima * Aztec Lily Stephanotis floribunda * Madagascar Jasmine Stachys byzantina 'Silver Carpet' * Lambs Ears Stenocarpus sinuatus * Firewheel Tree Syringa hyacinthiflora California Rose * Lilac Tabebuia chrysotricha * Golden Trumpet Tree Tradescantia pallida Purple Heart * Purple Wandering Jew Tecoma X Smithii * Orange Bells Thunbergia battiscombei Thunbergia mysorensis * Brick and Butter Vine Thysanolaena maxima * Tiger Grass Trachelium caeruleum * Throatwort Tradescantia Purple Heart Tricyrtis hirta * Toad Lily Veltheimia bracteata * Forest Lily Venegasia carpesioides * Canyon Sunflower Verbena lilacina De La Mina * Cedros Island Verbena Verbena rigida * Sandpaper Verbena Viola hederacea * Ivy Leaf Violet Vitis californica * California Wild Grape Woodwardia fimbriata * Giant Chain Fern Zauschneria californica * California Fuchsia Custom Search