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Digging Dog Nursery - 31101 Middle Ridge Road - Albion, CA 95410 - tel. 707-937-1130

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Digging Dog Nursery
a mail order plant nursery
on the Mendocino Coast of California

p.o. box 471
Albion, CA 95410
phone:
(707) 937-1130
fax:
(707) 937-2480

web site by
Garth Hagerman

Customer Comment:

“We ordered a half-dozen Bergenia 'Bressingham White'.... Not only did they arrive in tip-top shape, but they also are thriving this spring.”

~Ian in Illinois

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Quick links to the shade tolerant plants in our catalog

For the partly sunny, partly shady areas of your garden, there are many alternatives. Here are some plants which prefer mixed sun/shade conditions. For gardeners who are fond of common names, we've included the most widely used common names for these plants.

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PERENNIALS GRASSES SHRUBS TREES & VINES

plant name	common name	notes	hardy zone	price	order
Perennials
Acanthus spinosus	Bear’s Breeches	Blooms June–July.	6	9.00	SOLD OUT!
Aconitum x cammarum ‘Stainless Steel’		Blooms mid-June–August.	4	8.50	Add to Cart
Aconitum carmichaelii ‘Arendsii’		Blooms July–early October.	4	8.50	Add to Cart
Aconitum fischeri		Blooms August–September.	4	8.50	Add to Cart
Aconitum x cammarum ‘Bressingham Spire’		Blooms June–August.	4	8.50	Add to Cart
Actaea racemosa		Blooms July–August.	4	7.00	Add to Cart
Actaea simplex ‘Atropurpurea’		Blooms August–September.	4	9.00	Add to Cart
Actaea simplex ‘Brunette’		Blooms August–September.	4	12.00	Add to Cart
Actaea simplex ‘Pink Spike’		Blooms August–October.	4	11.50	Add to Cart
Actaea simplex var. matsumurae ‘White Pearl’		Blooms September–October.	4	7.50	Add to Cart
Agastache foeniculum ‘Golden Jubilee’	Golden Jubilee Hyssop	Blooms July–September.	5	7.00	Add to Cart
Agastache mexicana ‘Sangria’	Mexican Giant Hyssop	Blooms July–October.	7	6.00	Add to Cart
Ajuga tenorii ‘Emerald Chip’		Blooms March–mid-May.	4	6.00	Add to Cart
plant name	common name	notes	hardy zone	price	order
Ajuga reptans ‘Catlin’s Giant’		Blooms March–mid-May.	4	6.00	Add to Cart
Ajuga reptans ‘Purple Torch’		Blooms March–mid-May.	4	6.00	Add to Cart
Ajuga ‘Chocolate Chip’		Blooms March–mid-May.	4	6.00	Add to Cart
Alchemilla ellenbeckii		Blooms April–mid-August.	6	6.00	Add to Cart
Alchemilla erythropoda		Blooms April–August.	5	6.00	Add to Cart
Alchemilla mollis ‘Auslese’		Blooms April–mid-August.	4	6.00	Add to Cart
Alchemilla glaucescens		Blooms April–mid-August.	5	6.00	Add to Cart
Alstroemeria ‘Casablanca’		Blooms June–August.	8	8.50	Add to Cart
Alstroemeria ‘Meyer Hybrid White’		Blooms June–August.	8	8.50	Add to Cart
Alstroemeria ‘Princess Victoria’		Blooms June–August.	8	8.50	Add to Cart
Alstroemeria violacea ‘Yellow Friendship’		Blooms June–August.	8	8.50	Add to Cart
Alstroemeria ‘Dusty Rose’		Blooms June–August.	8	8.50	Add to Cart
Alstroemeria ‘Third Harmonic’		Blooms June–August.	8	8.50	Add to Cart
Androsace lanuginosa	Rock Jasmine	Blooms May–July.	5	6.50	Add to Cart
Anemone x hybrida ‘Alice’		Blooms late August–October.	4	7.00	Add to Cart
plant name	common name	notes	hardy zone	price	order
Anemone x hybrida ‘Andrea Atkinson’		Blooms August–late October.	5	7.00	Add to Cart
Anemone palmata	Yellow Anemone	Blooms May–June.	8	7.00	Add to Cart
Angelica archangelica	Archangel Angelica	Blooms August–September.	4	6.00	Add to Cart
Angelica gigas		Blooms August–September.	5	6.50	Add to Cart
Anthriscus sylvestris ‘Ravenswing’		Blooms July.	8	6.00	Add to Cart
Aquilegia buergeriana ‘Calimero’		Blooms May–mid-June.	6	6.00	Add to Cart
Aquilegia chrysantha ‘Yellow Queen’		Blooms April–May.	4	6.00	Add to Cart
Aquilegia rockii		Blooms May–June.	6	6.00	Add to Cart
Aquilegia flabellata ‘Blue Angel’		Blooms April–early June.	4	6.00	Add to Cart
Aquilegia ‘Kristall’		Blooms April–May.	4	6.00	Add to Cart
Aquilegia vulgaris ‘William Guiness’		Blooms May–June.	4	6.00	Add to Cart
Aquilegia vulgaris ‘Woodside Gold’		Blooms April–May.	4	6.00	Add to Cart
Aquilegia fragrans		Blooms May–June.	5	6.00	Add to Cart
Aralia californica	Elk Clover	Blooms August–mid-October.	8	6.50	Add to Cart
Artemisia lactiflora ‘Guizhou’	White Mugwort	Blooms August–September.	4	6.00	Add to Cart
plant name	common name	notes	hardy zone	price	order
Artemisia ‘Rosenschleier’		Blooms August–September.	5	6.50	Add to Cart
Aruncus aethusifolius		Blooms late May–mid-June.	5	6.00	Add to Cart
Aruncus dioicus ‘Zweiweltenkind’		Blooms June–July.	5	6.00	Add to Cart
Asarina procumbens		Blooms April–September.	7	6.50	Add to Cart
Asarum caudatum	Wild Ginger	Blooms April–June.	6	6.50	Add to Cart
Asarum splendens	Chinense Wild Ginger	Blooms April–May	6	9.50	Add to Cart
Aster divaricatus	White Wood Aster	Blooms mid-July–September.	4	6.50	Add to Cart
Astilbe chinensis ‘Finale’		Blooms August–September.	4	6.50	Add to Cart
Astilbe chinensis ‘Pumila’		Blooms mid-July–September.	4	6.50	Add to Cart
Astilbe ‘Ellie’		Blooms May–June.	4	6.50	Add to Cart
Astilbe ‘Flamingo’		Blooms July–August	4	6.50	Add to Cart
Astilboides tabularis		Blooms June–early August.	5	7.00	Add to Cart
Astrantia major ‘Hadspen Blood’		Blooms mid-June–September.	5	8.00	Add to Cart
Astrantia major ‘Lars’		Blooms June–early October.	5	8.00	SOLD OUT!
Astrantia major ‘Claret’		Blooms mid-June–September.	5	8.00	Add to Cart
plant name	common name	notes	hardy zone	price	order
Astrantia major ‘roma’		Blooms June–August.	4	8.00	Add to Cart
Astrantia major ‘Canneman’		Blooms mid-June–September.	5	8.00	SOLD OUT
Astrantia major ssp. involucrata ‘Shaggy’		Blooms June–August.	5	8.00	Add to Cart
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum	Japanese Painted Fern		4	7.00	Add to Cart
Baptisia australis var. minor	Dwarf Wild Blue Indigo	Blooms mid-April–early May.	4	7.00	Add to Cart
Baptisia x bicolor ‘Starlite’		Blooms May–June.	4	7.00	Add to Cart
Baptisia x variicolor ‘Twilite’		Blooms late May–June	4	7.00	Add to Cart
Baptisia ‘Carolina Moonlight’		Blooms June–July.	4	9.50	SOLD OUT!
Baptisia sphaerocarpa	Yellow Wild Indigo	Blooms late April–May.	5	7.00	Add to Cart
Begonia sutherlandii		Blooms May–September.	8	6.00	Add to Cart
Bergenia ‘Bressingham White’		Blooms April–May.	4	6.00	Add to Cart
Bergenia ‘Bressingham Ruby’		Blooms April–May.	4	6.00	Add to Cart
Bergenia cordifolia ‘Rotblum’		Blooms April–May.	4	6.00	Add to Cart
Brunnera macrophylla ‘Dawson’s White’		Blooms mid-February–June.	4	8.50	Add to Cart
Brunnera macrophylla ‘Hadspen Cream’		Blooms mid-February–June.	4	8.50	Add to Cart
plant name	common name	notes	hardy zone	price	order
Brunnera macrophylla ‘Langtrees’		Blooms mid-February–June.	4	8.00	SOLD OUT!
Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’		Blooms mid-February–June.	4	9.50	Add to Cart
Bulbinella nutans		Blooms February–March.	8	6.50	Add to Cart
Camassia leichtlinii ‘Blue Danube’	Wild Hyacinth	Blooms May-June.	5	6.50	Add to Cart
Campanula garganica ‘Dickson's Gold’		Blooms June–August.	6	6.00	Add to Cart
Campanula latiloba ‘Alba’		Blooms July–August.	5	6.50	Add to Cart
Campanula punctata ‘Cherry Bells’		Blooms July–mid-October.	5	6.50	Add to Cart
Campanula poscharskyana ‘E. H. Frost’		Blooms May–July.	4	6.00	Add to Cart
Campanula takesimana		Blooms July–September.	5	6.00	Add to Cart
Campanula trachelium ‘Bernice’		Blooms June–July.	4	7.00	Add to Cart
Campanula alliariifolia	Ivory Bells	Blooms July–August.	4	6.00	Add to Cart
Campanula poscharskyana ‘Blue Waterfall’	Serbian Bellflower	Blooms June–October.	4	6.50	Add to Cart
Campanula ‘Birch Hybrid’		Blooms June–August.	5	6.00	Add to Cart
Centaurea montana ‘Purple Heart’		Blooms May–September.	3	7.50	Add to Cart
Centaurea montana ‘Gold Bullion’	Perennial Bachelor’s Button	Blooms June–July.	4	8.00	Add to Cart
plant name	common name	notes	hardy zone	price	order
Codonopsis clematidea		Blooms June–July.	4	6.00	Add to Cart
Cordyline australis ‘Red Sensation’	False Dracaena		8	7.00	Add to Cart
Cortusa matthioli subsp. pekinensis		Blooms April–June.	4	6.00	Add to Cart
Corydalis ‘Blackberry Wine’		Blooms May–November.	5	7.00	Add to Cart
Corydalis flexuosa ‘Pere David’		Blooms February–July.	4	7.00	Add to Cart
Corydalis flexuosa ‘Purple Leaf’		Blooms November–May.	4	7.00	Add to Cart
Corydalis ochroleuca		Blooms June–October.	5	7.00	SOLD OUT!
Corydalis curviflora var. rosthornii ‘Blue Heron’		Blooms April–June.	6	7.00	Add to Cart
Corydalis flexuosa ‘Blue Panda’		Blooms May–November.	4	7.00	Add to Cart
Crambe cordifolia		Blooms June–July.	5	6.50	Add to Cart
Crocosmia ‘Emily McKenzie’		Blooms August–September.	6	6.75	Add to Cart
Crocosmia ‘Little Redhead’		Blooms August–early October.	6	6.75	Add to Cart
Crocosmia ‘Lady Hamilton’		Blooms August–September.	6	6.75	Add to Cart
Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’		Blooms July–August.	6	6.75	Add to Cart
Crocosmia ‘Solfaterre’		Blooms August–September.	6	6.75	Add to Cart
plant name	common name	notes	hardy zone	price	order
Crocosmia ‘Star of the East’		Blooms August–September.	6	6.75	SOLD OUT!
Crocosmia ‘Walberton Yellow’		Blooms August–September.	6	6.75	Add to Cart
Crocosmia ‘Red King’		Blooms August–September.	6	6.75	Add to Cart
Crocosmia ‘Voyager’		Blooms August–September.	6	6.75	Add to Cart
Cyclamen hederifolium ‘Rose Pearls’		Blooms October–November.	5	6.50	Add to Cart
Cyclamen hederifolium ‘White Pearls’		Blooms October–November.	5	6.50	Add to Cart
Cynoglossum nervosum		Blooms May–July.	5	6.00	Add to Cart
Dicentra ‘Margery Fish’		Blooms April–May & again in fall.	5	6.50	Add to Cart
Digitalis ferruginea ‘Gigantea Gelber Herold’	Rusty Foxglove	Blooms July–August.	6	6.00	Add to Cart
Digitalis x mertonensis	Strawberry Foxglove	Blooms July–August.	5	6.00	Add to Cart
Digitalis purpurea ‘Snow Thimble’		Blooms May–July.	6	6.00	Add to Cart
Digitalis trojana	Helen Of Troy Foxglove	Blooms June–August.	6	6.00	Add to Cart
Digitalis purpurea ‘Sutton’s Apricot’		Blooms April–June.	6	6.00	Add to Cart
Disporum cantoniense ‘Night Heron’	Cantonese Fairy Bells	Blooms April–July.	5	9.75	Add to Cart
Doronicum orientale ‘Magnificum’	Leopard’s Bane	Blooms April–May.	5	6.00	Add to Cart
plant name	common name	notes	hardy zone	price	order
Dracocephalum argunense ‘Fuji Blue’		Blooms June–mid-August.	5	6.50	Add to Cart
Dracocephalum argunense ‘Fuji White’		Blooms June–mid-August.	5	6.50	Add to Cart
Dracocephalum peregrinum ‘Blue Dragon’		Blooms June–September.	7	6.50	Add to Cart
Eomecon chionantha		Blooms April.	6	6.00	Add to Cart
Epimedium grandiflorum ‘Lilafee’	Lilac Fairy	Blooms late March–May.	5	8.00	Add to Cart
Epimedium perralderianum		Blooms March–April.	5	7.00	SOLD OUT!
Epimedium x rubrum		Blooms February–March.	5	7.00	Add to Cart
Epimedium x youngianum ‘Niveum’		Blooms April–May.	5	7.00	Add to Cart
Epimedium x perralchicum ‘Frohnleiten’		Blooms April–May.	5	8.00	Add to Cart
Epimedium x versicolor ‘Sulphureum’		Blooms March.	5	7.00	Add to Cart
Epimedium x youngianum ‘Roseum’		Blooms April–May.	5	8.00	Add to Cart
Epimedium x warleyense		Blooms April–May.	5	7.00	Add to Cart
Erythronium oregonum	White Fawn Lily	Blooms April.	5	7.00	Add to Cart
Eupatorium purpureum ssp. maculatum ‘Gateway’		Blooms August–September.	4	7.00	Add to Cart
Eupatorium purpureum		Blooms September–October.	4	6.50	Add to Cart
plant name	common name	notes	hardy zone	price	order
Eupatorium rugosum ‘Chocolate’		Blooms August–September.	4	7.00	Add to Cart
Euphorbia ‘Helen Robinson’		Blooms April–mid-July.	7	7.00	Add to Cart
Euphorbia griffithii ‘Fern Cottage’		Blooms March–July.	6	7.00	Add to Cart
Euphorbia griffithii ‘Fireglow’		Blooms April–July.	6	6.50	Add to Cart
Euphorbia griffithii ‘Great Dixter’		Blooms April–July.	6	7.50	Add to Cart
Fallopia japonica var. compacta		Blooms late August–early October.	4	6.00	Add to Cart
Filipendula rubra ‘Venusta’		Blooms July–August.	4	6.50	Add to Cart
Francoa sonchifolia		Blooms mid-July to early September	7	6.00	Add to Cart
Fuchsia ‘Campo Thilco’		Blooms June–October.	7	6.00	Add to Cart
Fuchsia ‘Grand Harfare’		Blooms October–April.	8	6.00	Add to Cart
Galtonia princeps	Berg Lily	Blooms August–September.	8	6.50	Add to Cart
Galtonia candicans		Blooms August–September.	7	6.50	Add to Cart
Galtonia viridiflora		Blooms July–August.	7	6.50	Add to Cart
Gentiana dahurica		Blooms July–August.	4	6.00	Add to Cart
Geranium ‘Orion’		Blooms July–August.	5	7.50	Add to Cart
plant name	common name	notes	hardy zone	price	order
Geranium ‘Ann Folkard’		Blooms May–September.	5	7.50	Add to Cart
Geranium ‘Brookside’		Blooms May–August.	5	7.50	Add to Cart
Geranium x cantabrigiense ‘St. Ola’		Blooms May–September.	5	6.50	Add to Cart
Geranium cinereum ‘Purple Pillow’		Blooms June–September.	4	10.00	Add to Cart
Geranium ‘Johnson’s Blue’		Blooms May–October.	5	6.50	Add to Cart
Geranium macrorrhizum ‘Bevan’s Variety’		Blooms May–August.	5	6.50	Add to Cart
Geranium x magnificum		Blooms May–June.	4	6.50	Add to Cart
Geranium monacense ‘Muldoon’		Blooms April–August.	4	7.00	Add to Cart
Geranium ‘Nimbus’		Blooms mid-May–mid-October.	5	7.50	Add to Cart
Geranium nodosum		Blooms May–October.	7	7.00	Add to Cart
Geranium phaeum ‘Album’		Blooms April–August.	5	7.00	Add to Cart
Geranium phaeum ‘Langthorn’s Blue’		Blooms April–August.	4	7.00	Add to Cart
Geranium phaeum ‘Lily Lovell’		Blooms April–August.	5	7.00	Add to Cart
Geranium phaeum ‘Samobor’		Blooms May–September.	5	7.00	Add to Cart
Geranium ‘Phillipe Vapelle’		Blooms late May–September.	5	6.50	Add to Cart
plant name	common name	notes	hardy zone	price	order
Geranium renardii		Blooms June–September.	5	6.00	Add to Cart
Geranium sanguineum ‘Album’		Blooms May–August.	4	6.50	Add to Cart
Geranium wallichianum ‘Buxton’s Variety’		Blooms June–October.	5	8.50	SOLD OUT!
Geranium maculatum ‘Espresso’	Spotted Geranium	Blooms June–July.	4	6.50	Add to Cart
Geranium x oxonianum ‘Katherine Adele’		Blooms May-July.	5	6.50	Add to Cart
Geranium x cantabrigiense ‘Cambridge Blue’		Blooms May–September.	5	6.50	Add to Cart
Geranium ‘Rozanne’		Blooms June–October.	5	7.00	Add to Cart
Geranium sanguineum var. lancastriense		Blooms March–October.	5	6.50	Add to Cart
Geranium x cantabrigiense ‘Westray’		Blooms May–September.	5	6.50	Add to Cart
Geranium clarkei ‘Kashmir Purple’		Blooms June–August.	4	6.50	Add to Cart
Geranium ‘Jolly Bee’		Blooms June–October.	4	7.00	SOLD OUT!
Geranium ‘Patricia’		Blooms June–late October.	5	7.50	Add to Cart
Geranium renardii ‘Tcschelda’		Blooms June–September.	5	6.50	Add to Cart
Geranium sinense		Blooms August–September.	5	7.00	SOLD OUT!
Gunnera tinctoria	Chilean Rhubarb	Blooms September–October.	7	8.00	Add to Cart
plant name	common name	notes	hardy zone	price	order
Helianthus hirsutus	Woodland Sunflower	Blooms August–October.	3	6.50	Add to Cart
Helichrysum petiolare ‘Nana’			9	6.00	SOLD OUT!
Helleborus argutifolius	Corsican Hellebore	Blooms February–April.	6	7.50	Add to Cart
Helleborus foetidus		Blooms January–early June.	6	9.00	SOLD OUT!
Helleborus x hybridus		Blooms January–April.	4	7.00	Add to Cart
Helleborus lividus ‘Pink Marble’		Blooms February–April	8	8.50	Add to Cart
Helleborus x sternii Blackthorn Group		Blooms January–June	5	8.50	Add to Cart
Helleborus x hybridus ‘Blue Lady’		Blooms January–April.	4	10.00	Add to Cart
Helleborus x hybridus ‘White Lady Spotted’		Blooms January–April.	4	10.00	Add to Cart
Helleborus x nigersmithii ‘Ivory Prince’		Blooms March–April.	5	13.00	Add to Cart
Helleborus x sternii		Blooms January–June.	6	8.50	Add to Cart
Hemerocallis middendorffii	Chinense Daylily	Blooms May–June.	4	6.00	Add to Cart
Heuchera ‘Cinnabar Silver’		Blooms May-July.	4	7.00	Add to Cart
Heuchera ‘Obsidian’		Blooms June–July.	4	8.00	Add to Cart
Heuchera x brizoides ‘Weston Pink’		Blooms April–July.	4	7.00	Add to Cart
plant name	common name	notes	hardy zone	price	order
Heuchera ‘Can Can’		Blooms June–July.	4	6.50	SOLD OUT!
Heuchera pulchella ‘Raspberry Regal’		Blooms June–August.	4	6.50	Add to Cart
Heuchera ‘Coral Bouquet’		Blooms April–June.	4	6.50	Add to Cart
Heuchera ‘Chiqui’		Blooms June–July.	4	6.50	Add to Cart
Heuchera sanguinea ‘Apple Blossom’		Blooms April–June.	4	6.50	Add to Cart
Inula hookeri		Blooms late July–October.	5	6.00	Add to Cart
Inula magnifica		Blooms August–mid-September.	6	6.00	Add to Cart
Kirengeshoma palmata	Yellow Waxbells	Blooms September–October.	5	8.00	Add to Cart
Kitaibela vitifolia	Russian Hibiscus	Blooms July–August.	5	6.50	Add to Cart
Ligularia przewalskii		Blooms July–August.	5	6.50	Add to Cart
Ligularia stenocephala ‘The Rocket’