10a/9b hedge shrubs that grow quickly in shade

[Sandy Loam]

In USDA hardiness zone 9a/10a (Winter Haven, Florida, USA), are there any nice evergreen shrubs that will form a tall hedge AND can grow quickly in shade too.  My experience with podocarpus and sweet virburnum is that they may grow well in sun, but are very slow-growing in the shade.  Your recommendations are welcome.  Thank you!     

 

 

[Merlyn]

I'm not too thrilled with Viburnum in the shade either, the regular ones grow 10-15' tall fairly quick and then get sparse under about 6 feet tall.  Sparse, of course, meaning essentially just bare trunks.    There is another Viburnum that's supposed to be better in shade, called Viburnum Suspensum.  I haven't tried it, but it might be worth looking into it.

I ran across a big leaf one that Tracy posted, called "Brazilian Red-Cloak" Megaskepasma Erythrochlamys.  It's supposed to be evergreen in warm areas, though it depends on if that means 25+ or 30+ or 35+.  I haven't looked into performance in shade, but I think it forms a nice shrubbery pretty quick.

Another option that I've been considering is a vine on a trellis wall.  There are a lot that grow really dense and are good at 25+ degrees.  If the local law allows a trellis wall at the height you want, then it could be a fast, dense hedge that doesn't take a lot of horizontal footprint.

 

[chinandega81]

Aralia would fit the bill.