Plants for semi-shade

Murraya exotica

Note that the following list is not definitive, but is a good start if you are looking for shrubs and groundcover plants that will grow well in semi-shaded or half day sun. Remember that plants grown in the shade will seldom flower as well as their exposed counterparts.

Shrubs:

Acalypha wilkesiana

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Canna indica

Canna x generalis Tropicana

Carissa grandiflora

Cestrum nocturnum

Clerodendrum inerme

Codiaeum Bush Fire

Duranta repens

Eranthemum pulchellum Pink or Blue

Graptophyllum pictum (Green)

Graptophyllum pictum pictum Rosea Variegata

Hamelia patens

Hibiscus tiliaceus (Green)

Ixora chinensis

Ixora coccinea

Jasminum sambac

Jatropha podagrica

Murraya paniculata

Pseuderanthemum atropurpureum (Purple)

Pseuderanthemum atropurpureum Tonga

Pseuderanthemum atropurpureum Variegata

Pseuderanthemum reticulatum

Pseuderanthemum reticulatum Golden

Pseuderanthemum reticulatum Variegata

Ruellia angustifolia (Syn. R. brittoniana)

Tabernaemontana coronaria (Single flower)

Tabernaemontana divaricata (Double flower)

Tecomaria capensis Red or orange

Groundcovers:

Alternanthera ficoidea Variegata

Alternanthera versicolor

Asparagus densiflorus Sprengeri

Asystasia gangetica (Green)

Asystasia gangetica Variegata

Hemigraphis alternata Exotica

Hemigraphis colorata

Tradescantia pallida (Syn. Setcreasea purpurea)

Tradescantia spathacea (Syn. Rhoeo discolor)