30+ Shrubs That Grow Well Under Pine Trees

These acid loving shrubs grow best in usda zones 6 through 9. Plant a bunch of them in the same color or mix and match for a showy look.

Eastern Redcedar Juniperus Virginiana

Shrubs that grow well under pine trees

Forget me not baby blue eyes and feverfew are all hardy. For example oak elm and any fruit tree. Drought tolerant perennials include bergenia epimedium hardy geraniums.

For example fir pine and spruce. They need a ph between 4 4 and 6 0. Unless the trees are pruned up to allow more light to hit the.

Most of the plants i m suggesting will work well for either type of tree but there s a few things you ll want to keep in mind. Drought tolerance shade tolerance and tolerance for acidic soil. You will have to decide what size plant you want and if you want it to be evergreen or die back in winter and return after a cold snap smaller plants.

These acid loving bushes survive in partial shade and they bloom. I live in zone 9 and of course azaleas are the first plant that comes to my mind because they do well under pine trees. Camellias are another of the evergreen shrubs that grow well in the shade.

Wild geraniums cranesbill jacobs ladder. Deciduous trees are the ones that the leaves fall off every autumn. Growing other plants under pine trees.

The Weeping White Pine Rotary Botanical Gardens