Shade Loving Plants
Shade Loving Plants Species List
These resilient plants thrive in low-light areas, making them perfect for shaded gardens. Whether you're looking for lush greenery or subtle blooms, our selection of Australian native plants will enhance your garden's beauty while supporting local biodiversity. Browse our list to find the ideal shade-loving plants for your space.
Please note, this is not a complete list of shade-loving species available at our nursery. If you don’t see what you’re looking for, contact us directly, we’re here to help.
| CATEGORY | BOTANICAL NAME | COMMON NAME | DESCRIPTION | IMAGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| shade loving | Cyathea cooperi | Straw Tree Fern | Handsome treefern for a sheltered, frost free location. Trunk has decorative oval scars from shed fronds. |  |
| shade loving | Todea barbara | King Fern | Beautiful large fern occurring in moist areas in south east Australia and New Zealand. Can grow up to 3m tall and a short stumpy base. |  |
| shade loving | Adiantum hispidulum | Rough Maidenhair Fern | Small, erect clumping terrestrial fern to 45cm. Attractive fan-shaped leaf segments with pink or red new-growth. Enjoys shady rainforest areas in rich, moist soils but can cope with some dry periods. Good plant to use in frog habitat gardens. Can be grown in containers and indoors. |  |
| shade loving | Asplenium australasicum | Birds Nest Fern | Attractive epiphytic fern of shady areas. Stiff fronds to 2m x 20cm forming a regular rosette. Hardy fern in cultivation. Can be grown on trees or rocks or in pots. Although it likes plenty of moisture, it must have good drainage. Filtered sunny position. |  |
| shade loving | Tripladenia cunninghamii | Tripladenia | Ground covering herbaceous plant with clustered stems from a rhizome, usually forming small clumps. 40cm tall. Attractive leaves with longitudinal veins. Pink 6-petalled flowers in spring to summer. H. 40cm x W. 60cm |  |
| shade loving | Alocasia brisbanensis | Cunjevoi | Stunning perennial herbaceous plant with perfumed white lily-like flowers in summer. Leaf blades can be 1m long and 50cm wide. Bright red fruit. |  |
| shade loving | Alpinia caerulea | Native Ginger | A native clumping ginger with large attractive leaves, small white flowers and edible blue fruit. Hardy in full sun but prefers a semi-shaded protected moist site. |  |
| shade loving | Dianella caerulea | Flax Lily | A tufted Dianella occurring in rainforest. Graceful arching canes up to 1m high. Showy panicles of starry blue flowers then iridescent blue edible fruit. Grows in sun or shade. Drought resistant. |  |
| shade loving | Dichondra repens | Kidney Weed | Slender ground cover herb . Rounded leaves on long petiole. Greenish-white flowers in spring and summer. Great for hanging baskets |  |
| shade loving | Helmholtzia glaberrima | Stream Lily | Stunning native perennial lily occurring naturally in steep rainforest gullies and along waterways. Can grow to 2m tall. Glossy dark-green strappy leaves and large panicles of pink-white perfumed flowers in Spring and Summer. Clumping plants spreads by underground rhizomes. Attractive to beneficial insects including butterflies. Prefers a shady position in permanently moist soil - though can tolerate some dry periods once established. Perfect for erosion control and very damp sites |  |
Wholesale Enquiries
For orders of 200+ plants, Brush Turkey Enterprises, our wholesale sister company, offers a diverse range of quality sun-hardened native stock including groundcovers, vines, rainforest, and more. With various pot sizes available, we cater to your needs.