SHADE GARDENS CAN SHINE from spring to fall, often thanks to early-flowering ephemerals and a mix of foliage textures that provide summer interest. However, some perennials that relish low light conditions also provide July or August bloom. These plants make the perfect foil to companions whose summer beauty lies in their leaves, like hostas, ferns, heucheras, Solomon’s seals, sedges and more.
WHITE WOOD ASTER
EURYBIA DIVARICATUS, SYN. ASTER DIVARICATUS
Asters are mainstay perennials for their autumn bloom. Eurybia divaricatus, native to Georgia and Alabama
