Plant for dry partial shade

[peterchichester]

Looking out of my kitchen window I see the side of the garage. It faces west but is largely shaded by houses so only gets midday sun. The bed in front of it is maybe 10ft long and 3ft wide at one end tapering to 2ft at the other. It's dry too, large silver birch just over the fence.
Ideally I'd like something that would cover the wall that isn't ivy! The only thing I've come up with is Garrya Elliptica but they are boring nearly all the time.
Anyone have any ideas?

 

[r896neo]

A hawkshead fuschia is a good plant for walls and will even give good flowering in heavy shade.

Any cotoneaster such as franchettiii or horizontalis also will do well. Jasmine will grow quickly and well in shade but not flower brilliantly unless it gets a bit of sun.

 

[peterchichester]

According to the rhs the fuschia is a bit small. Cotoneaster or jasmine sound good. Maybe witch hazel or euphorbia. At my last house we had bamboo and fatsia right next to a very big ash tree, they seemed enthusiastic. Thanks for the help, still thinking!

 

[r896neo]

My neighbour has a hawks head that is about 8ft high and 10 wide grown against a trelis.
Witch hazel are lovely but very very slow growing and not really suitable for training as they dont like being pruned.

Hydrangea peloratis is also good but deciduous and agains needs a few hours of sun to flower

 

[peterchichester]

Oh ok, thanks for that, sounds a good plan

 

[r896neo]

its perhaps not actually a hawkshead. I know 2 gardens with large ones of the white flower and they are both large sprawling plants. Ill try and find out the exact cultivar