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Native Shade Perennials for the Northeast
23.08.2024 - 14:25 / finegardening.com
It seems like the majority of the most popular native garden perennials are sun-loving meadow denizens. It can be difficult to find native flowering plants to brighten shadier spots. The following selection of perennials are not only vigorous shade growers, but also appeal to both people and pollinators alike, and look good while doing it.
Name: Eurybia macrophylla
Zones: 3–7
Size: 1 to 3 feet tall when in bloom; spreads quickly via rhizomes
Conditions: Partial to full shade; moist to dry soil
Native range: Eastern North America
Is it a rhizomatous, weed-smothering ground cover, or is it a midsummer- to fall-blooming, 3-foot-tall perennial? Yes. The multiple uses of big-leaved aster make it a helpful addition to the shade garden. Its leaves can be quite large—as big as your head—and they densely overlap each other, shading out most competitors. Big-leaved aster also has the distinction of being the earliest blooming eastern aster, opening its flowers as early as the first week of July. These are variable in color from white to pink to lavender. For showier flowers, select the hybrid cultivar ‘Twilight’, which is consistently blue. It’s important to consider the siting of this aster; while it does make a fine low ground cover, the flower stalks are tall, so it’s best as a background plant. It is also an aggressive spreader and can hold its own, once established, in areas where there is pressure from shade-dwelling invasives like garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata).
Name: Fragaria virginiana
Zones: 3–8
Size: 4 to 7 inches tall; spreads quickly via stolons
Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; moist to dry soil
Native range: Eastern North America
Reportedly, when Europeans arrived in North America, native strawberries grew
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