Usually one associates with a sunny location. In fact, it is often recommended that rock gardens should preferably be placed in bright places. However, there are a large number of shade-tolerant plants that also feel very comfortable in the rock garden.
The gold droplet also thrives in the shade
Shadow is not the same as shadow
However, shade is by no means the same as shade, because here too there are different gradations from "bright, but not directly sunny" to "often sunny, only shaded at certain times of the day" to "shaded" - the latter often applies to northern locations before a higher one Building. Not every shade-tolerant plant feels comfortable in every kind of shady location, which is why you will find information on this in the table below.
The most beautiful rock garden plants for the shade
Of course, the following table can only present you with a selection of suitable plants for the shady rock garden. In fact, the list is much longer: in addition to various ferns, cranesbills, hareberries (Gaultheria), dextrose (Bergenia), heart flower, porcelain flowers and various spiers are also very suitable.
| plant type | Latin name | location | floor | growth | blossom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amur Adonis | Adonis amurensis hort | sundry | cool, rather damp, calcareous | up to 30 cm high | early, golden yellow |
| Himalayan Man Shield | Androsace sarmentosa | sunny or shady | permeable | cushion-forming, up to 10 cm high | May to June, light violet |
| Carpathian foam cress | Arabis procurrens | sunny or light shade | permeable, rather dry | cushion-forming, up to 15 cm high | April to May, white |
| Dwarf goat's beard | Aruncus aethusifolius | sundry | not too dry | up to 30 cm high | May to July, white |
| Brown Spleenwort | Asplenium trichomanes | sunny or shady | humus, rather moist | up to 20 cm high | none |
| Dwarf spiers | Astilbe glaberrima | partially shaded to shaded | humorous | up to 30 cm high | July to August, light pink |
| Gold Cushion Bellflower | Campanula garganica | semi-shady | humorous | small pads, up to 10 cm high | June to August, light blue |
| Variegated bird's-foot sedge | Carex ornithopoda | shady | loose, calcareous | non-clumpy, up to 25 cm high | April to June, yellow-green |
| gold droplets | Chiastophyllum oppositifolium | sundry | humorous, permeable | up to 20 cm high | June to July, yellow |
| Yellow Corydalis | Corydalis lutea | shady | grows almost everywhere | up to 35 cm high | May to October, yellow |
| Wall Cinnamon | Cymbalaria muralis | sunny to semi-shady | permeable, humic, low in lime | mat-forming, up to 15 cm high | June to September, white |
| forest poppies | Meconopsis cambrica | sunny to semi-shady | permeable, not too moist | up to 30 cm high | June to September, yellow |
| Dwarf Solomon's Seal | Polygonatum humile | shady | calcareous | up to 15 cm high | May to June, greenish white |
| Pyrenean rock plate | Ramonda myconi | sundry | humorous, slightly sour | Rosettes, up to 10 cm | May to July, light violet |
| Moss Saxifrage | Saxifraga arendsii | partially shaded to shaded | permeable, humorous | cushion-like, up to 15 cm high | April to May, dark pink |
tips
In addition to the preference for different brightnesses, rock garden plants also differ in the type of soil they prefer. Some of the plants listed thrive on dry, others on moist substrates.