Hi all, I live in zone 5 going on 6. For cold climates, my favorite shade plants would be various Dicentra, Trillium, especially T. recurvatum, and perhaps Arisaema sikokianum and relatives. Take your picks in those genera. For warm climates, like my greenhouse, I like Clivia first and foremost, but put with it Crinum moorei, Scadoxus of all sorts (multiflorus katherinae and puniceus at the top), and of course little old Haemanthus albiflos. Gee, that is two lists! Something for every climate. Jim Shields in central Indiana ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA Member of INTERNATIONAL CLIVIA CO-OP