Shady Corner

Personal Retreat

BRIGHTEN A DARK CORNER with luminescent gold, silvery blue-green, and an early-spring surprise. Look for vibrant colors and unique textures like these to bring eye-catching beauty to your shady spaces.

A graceful, colorful groundcover for shady areas. Slender stems that hold bright golden yellow foliage create a tiny bamboo-like effect. Excellent color and texture for mixed borders, containers and mass plantings.

UP TO 18" TALL AND WIDE

PARTIAL SUN

ZONES 4-9 | #03591

A true collector’s gem suited for the shadiest of gardens, this handsome shrub’s lustrous, colorfully variegated foliage will brighten dim spaces. Perfect for foundation plantings, woodland gardens or low hedging. Brought to Monrovia by Dan Hinkley.

UP TO 4' TALL AND WIDE

FULL TO PARTIAL SHADE

ZONES 6-10 | #06334

This impressive new hybrid has perked up the traditional drooping flowers of hellebores with blooms facing outwards, and even upwards, to greet the spring. A delightful cool-season bloomer that’s perfect for lightly to deeply shaded beds.

UP TO 2' TALL AND WIDE

PARTIAL SHADE TO SUN

ZONES 5-9 | #44960

Beautiful mounds of dramatic foliage stand out in the shady garden. Luminescent blue-green fronds with dark central ribs fade to silver at the edges. The short stature and spreading form make it beautiful foreground foliage.