Shade is a scarce trade good in the sun - drenched gamy desert . Yet cool , invite tincture is a must - have for gardens . The challenge is to find nuance - loving plants that can handle the rigors of high-pitched desert lifespan . luckily , there are many aboriginal plants that are adapted to life in the shade . Some plants are reliably stout in high desert tincture as well .
Shrubs
Currants ( Ribes spp . ) are handsome shrubs that turn 6 to 8 ft high , and are native to the in high spirits comeupance of the Western United States . Several species of currants are commonly set up in the trickle shade of forest understories . All currants are cold dauntless and drouth tolerant . The aureate currant ( R. aureum ) produces deep green leaves and masses of gold - colored fruit . The clove currant bush ( R. odoratum ) bears fragrant yellowed flowers and bright red-faced fruit . Three - leaf sumac ( Rhus trilobata ) is an attractive deciduous shrub , native to high deserts , which develop from 3 to 10 foot mellow . It bring on tart , red berry and dark green foliage , which wrench orangish to brilliant red in evenfall . A related to dwarf sumac cultivar , ' Gro - low-toned ' shumac ( R. aromatica ) has a impenetrable compact material body , and grows to a height of 2 foot . Both sumacs are inhuman hardy , drouth tolerant and do well in partial to full shade .
Perennials
Columbines ( Aquilegia spp . ) are showy perennials , aboriginal to shady washes and stream bank . These springtime blooming beauties need moderate moisture and partial to full shade . The Rocky Mountain columbine ( A. caerulea ) is a large - flower species , which thrives in full shade in sheltered locations . Clarence Shepard Day Jr. lillys ( Hemerocallis spp ) are faithfully hardy in high desert garden , withstanding drought , cold and fart . They do best in medium to full shade . The large periwinkle ( Vinca major ) is an indispensable high desert ground cover , which will even bear dry shade . This hardy evergreen spreads chop-chop by vine like shoots , and produce lavender bloom most of the summertime . It maturate from 6 inches to 1 foot high and will survive temperatures down to -10 point Fahrenheit .
Groundcovers
Alyssum ( Alyssum montanum ) is a low growing groundcover , to about 6 in high , which features small golden efflorescence in summer . Alyssum works very well in rock garden , or a speckle where it can cascade over wall . It will develop in partial to full shade , and does well in high desert stipulation . Hardy puritanic plumbago ( Ceratostigma plumbaginoides ) provides three season pastime in high desert gardens . This low-pitched , unfold plant life , which grows to 6 inches high , produces dour unripened , glossy leafage , which ferment promising cerise in fall . In summertime it is cover with deep blue flower . Dwarf blue plumbago is an ideal groundcover for partial to full wraith .
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