Shade-loving Perennials

Rippling Waters Organic Farm

Promoting Community Food Security
through Education, Action, & Service
Farm, Greenhouse & Community Gardens
55 River Road, Steep Falls, Maine 04085
(207) 642-5161 greengrower@ripplingwaters.org

Botanical Name	Year	Common Name	Height	Color	Bloom Time	Deer	Notes/Soil
Alchemilla		Lady's Mantle	tall		late spring		foliage
Anemone*		Windflower	medium	mix	spring
Aquilegia*	2010	Columbine	medium	mixed	spring	4	native
Astilbe*	2010	False spirea	medium	reds, pinks purples	late spring	2	cut
Campanula*		Bellflower	short medium	blue shades	late spring	3	some cut native
Dicentra*	2010	Bleeding Heart	tall	white, pink	spring	2	native
Digitalis*	2010	Foxglove	tall	yellow, pink	summer	2	cut
Doronicum		Leopard's Bane	medium	yellow	spring	4	daisy-like
Heuchera*	2010	Coral Bells	medium	pinks	summer	3
Hosta	2010	Funkia	medium	purple flowers yellow tip leaves	summer	5
Lobelia*	2010	Cardinal flower (red)	tall	red, blue, burgundy	late summer	4
Myostis*		Forget-me-nots	medium	blue	spring	3
Polemonium	2010	Jacob’s Ladder	medium	blue	late spring	3	some sun
Polyanthus*		Primrose	medium	mixed	spring	3	rich, moist
Tiarella		foam flower	medium	white	summer	1	rich, moist
* can have some sun. Deer Codes: 1=Note Eaten; 2=Seldom Eaten; 3=Occasionally Eaten; 4=Usually Eaten; 5=Always Eaten

Last updated: February 2010