Plants that grow well in shade with soils that are often damp to wet but not waterlogged.
Damp Shade
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£12.55More recent and beautiful selection with subtly marked golden yellow narrow foliage slowly creating slightly pendulous mounds of evergreen foliage. Especially good for damp and shady spots where it can make dense cover. Average to moist soil. Best out of strong sun. Height 30cm – 40cm.
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£12.55Understated and quietly beautiful golden yellow variegated narrow leaves slowly create slightly pendulous mounds of long lived refined evergreen foliage. Especially good for damp and shady spots where it can make dense groundcover. Average to moist soil. Best out of strong sun. Height 30cm – 40cm.
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£12.55Slowly increasing clumps of attractive white and green narrow foliage which can be slightly pendulous towards the tips. Especially great for damp and shady spots where it can make dense evergreen cover. Average to moist soil. Best out of strong sun. Height; 30cm – 40cm.
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£12.99Produces mounds of soft green foliage from which arise many stunning feathery plumes of purplish to greyish pink flowers that gradually fade to beige during summer. Happy in sunny open positions but will also tolerate a reasonable level of shade. Most soils except boggy. Height; 90cm – 1.2m.
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Produces mounds of soft green foliage from which arise many stunning feathery plumes of purplish to greyish pink flowers that gradually fade to beige during summer. Happy in sunny open positions but will also tolerate a reasonable level of shade. Most soils except boggy. Height; 90cm – 1.2m.
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£7.99A rather lovely, durable and adaptable native sedge with dark green leaves that forms gracefully drooping mounds of invaluable more or less evergreen foliage. Small soft yellow flowers in spring. Happy in some sun or shady positions. Tolerates most soils except very dry in sun. Height; 35cm – 50cm.
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£12.55Bowles golden sedge. A rather beautiful and durable selection of a UK native plant whose foliage is especially vibrant in the spring. Forms graceful clumps of bright yellow gold and green striped foliage that is topped with attractive spring time flowers. Avoid hot dry positions. Best in average to damp soils. Can be grown as a pond marginal. Height; 55cm – 75cm.
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A distinctive selection that produces mounds of lime green to yellow foliage that gradually deepens to golden yellow as the season progresses. Best colour in light shade and may dislike too hot and dry a position. Soil not too dry. Height; 30cm – 50cm.
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Distinctive recent selection making attractive mounds of green edged leaves that have a wide creamy to golden yellow central stripe. Works well in pots. Happy in some light shade or a sunny open spot. Soil not too winter wet. Height; 40 – 60cm.
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Palm sedge. Slowly increasing mounds of architectural, narrow light green leaves & brown pom pom like flowerheads during summer. Happy in sun or light shade. Average to damp soils. Height; 50cm – 60cm.
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Selected form of the palm sedge, Carex muskingumensis, with narrow green foliage that develops subtle, narrowly yellow margins as the season progresses. Happy in some sun or light shade. Average to damp soils. Height; 50cm – 60cm.
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Greater Tussock Sedge. A native of the UK and Europe this sedge forms large mounds of attractive gently pendulous green foliage, and as they mature gradually form a distinctive central trunk. Will grow in a range of soil types and from occasional damp to waters edge. Happiest in open conditions it may tolerate some light shade. Height; 1.2 – 1.5m.
