Deep shade
Dappled shade
Partial shade
Aquilegias
Flourishing in dappled shade, aquilegias come in many pretty colours and flower shapes. Stalwarts of the cottage garden, they are equally at home in a woodland setting, where they self-seed happily.
Flowers May to June
Height x Spread 90cm x 45cm
Bloodroot
Any cool, shady location suits this little North American woodlander, Sanguinaria canadensis. Each bloom is a perfect rosette of white petals, opening just a few centimetres from the ground, above clasping leaves.
March to April
