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A quiet woodland-edge bed - hellebores and bleeding hearts open the year, hosta and native astilbe carry the shade through summer, rhododendron and foxglove add structure.

  • 12 × 9 ft
  • 26 plants
  • Shade
  • Zones 4a–8b
  • In flower

What's in it

  • Hellebore
  • Bleeding Heart
  • Astilbe Biternata
  • Hosta Sieboldiana
  • Rhododendron
  • Siberian Bugloss
  • Foxglove
Shade Border, a 3D preview of the planted bed