Fresh Green and White Plant Combo for Shade

The lush, rich green foliage duo with strongly contrasting textures and form are the perfect backdrop to show off the sparkling white pendants of the hardy fuchsia. This is a hardworking plant combo; Japanese aralia and fern are evergreen and the Hawkshead hardy fuchsia blooms for month on end.

Growing Conditions

Zone: 7, 8, 9
Exposure: Open Shade, Filtered Sun, Full Shade, Morning Sun, Part Shade
Water Needs: Average

Design Considerations

Style: City and Courtyard, Formal, Northwest Eclectic
Features: Varied Foliage, Texture, and Form, Romantic Cool Colors, Fabulous Foliage, Flower Fest, Winter Interest
Focus: Color Theme, Mixed Border
Seasons of Interest: Spring, Summer, Fall, Pleasing Seasonal Changes, Three Seasons of Interest, Year-round Interest

Care and Maintenance


Maintenance Level: low



Plants In this Combo

  • Fatsia Japonica

    Japanese Aralia

    Type: Shrub
    Exposure: Full Shade, Part Shade, Deep Shade, Filtered Sun, Morning Sun, Open Shade
    Zone: 7, 8, 9, 10

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  • Fuchsia magellanica 'Hawkshead'

    Hawkshead Hardy Fuchsia Hybrid

    Type: Perennial, Shrub
    Exposure: Full Sun, Part Sun, Full Shade, Part Shade, Filtered Sun, Morning Sun, Open Shade
    Zone: 7, 8, 9

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  • Polystichum setiferum

    Soft Shield Fern

    Type: Fern
    Exposure: Full Shade, Part Shade, Deep Shade, Filtered Sun, Morning Sun, Open Shade
    Zone: 6, 7, 8, 9

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