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Part shade plants

484 garden plants that grow well in part shade, with bloom times and hardiness zones. Match the plant to the light you actually have.

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How this list is made

Derived from each plant's sun needs, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 484 plants, 379 have been checked against outside sources (21 fully verified); the rest have not been checked yet, and each plant's own page says which. The cards are AI-generated illustrations.

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Captain Kirk Hosta

Hosta 'Captain Kirk'

Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Heuchera 'Caramel'

Part shadeZones 4–91 ftModerate

Carol Mountain Laurel

Kalmia latifolia 'Carol'

Part shadeZones 5–88 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Carolina Allspice

Calycanthus floridus

Part shadeZones 4–97.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Carolyn Whorton Caladium

Caladium 'Carolyn Whorton'

Part shadeZones 9–111.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Carousel Mountain Laurel

Kalmia latifolia 'Carousel'

Part shadeZones 5–85 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cascade Oregon Grape

Berberis nervosa

Part shadeZones 6–92 ftModerate

Catalina Midnight Blue

Torenia fournieri 'Catalina Midnight Blue'

Part shadeZones 10–1110 inModerate

Catalina Perfume

Ribes viburnifolium

Part shadeZones 8–103.5 ftLow

Cavatine Dwarf Andromeda

Pieris japonica 'Cavatine'

Part shadeZones 5–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Salvia roemeriana

Part shadeZones 7–101.5 ftLow

Celandine Poppy

Chelidonium diphyllum

Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Chantilly Lace Goatsbeard

Aruncus 'Chantilly Lace'

Part shadeZones 3–72.5 ftModerate

Cornus florida 'Cherokee Brave'

Part shadeZones 5–920 ftModerate

Cornus florida 'Cherokee Chief'

Part shadeZones 5–920 ftModerate

Cherokee Princess

Cornus florida 'Cherokee Princess'

Part shadeZones 5–920 ftModerate

Carex cherokeensis

Part shadeZones 6–91.5 ftModerate

Cherry Berries Wintergreen

Gaultheria procumbens 'Gaulsidh5'

Part shadeZones 3–88 inModerate

Listed as toxic to cats

Chinese Wild Ginger

Asarum splendens

Part shadeZones 5–98 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Chionoides Rhododendron

Rhododendron 'Chionoides'

Part shadeZones 5–84.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Helleborus niger

Part shadeZones 4–812 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

Part shadeZones 3–93.5 ftHigh

Helleborus × ballardiae 'Cinnamon Snow'

Part shadeZones 5–91 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Climbing Hydrangea

Hydrangea petiolaris

Part shadeZones 4–838 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cornus florida 'Cloud Nine'

Part shadeZones 5–920 ftModerate

Coast Leucothoe

Leucothoe axillaris

Part shadeZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Coleus scutellarioides

Part shadeZones 10–111.5 ftModerate

Coloratus Wintercreeper

Euonymus fortunei 'Coloratus'

Part shadeZones 4–98 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

ColorBlaze Chocolate Drop Coleus

Coleus scutellarioides 'Kakegawa CE2'

Part shadeZones 10–111.5 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

Common Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Part shadeZones 4–84.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Compact Japanese Pieris

Pieris japonica 'Compacta'

Part shadeZones 5–85.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Coral Bark Maple

Acer palmatum 'Sango-kaku'

Part shadeZones 5–816 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Cream Ball Japanese False Cypress

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Cream Ball'

Part shadeZones 4–82 ftModerate

Creeping Jacob's Ladder

Polemonium reptans

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Creeping Lilyturf

Liriope spicata

Part shadeZones 4–1012 inModerate

Creeping Oregon Grape

Berberis repens

Part shadeZones 5–812 inModerate

Creeping Woodland Phlox

Phlox stolonifera

Part shadeZones 5–98 inModerate

Crested Surf Fern

Athyrium niponicum 'Crested Surf'

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Crimson Queen'

Part shadeZones 5–810 ftModerate

Microsorum musifolium 'Crocodyllus'

Part shadeZones 10–113.5 ftModerate

Cunningham's White

Rhododendron 'Cunningham's White'

Part shadeZones 4–85 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cutting Edge Foamflower

Tiarella 'Cutting Edge'

Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 5–98 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dalmatian Peach

Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian Peach'

Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dalmatian Purple

Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian Purple'

Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dancing Queen Hosta

Hosta 'Dancing Queen'

Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dandy Man Purple Rhododendron

Rhododendron 'LavJ2011'

Part shadeZones 4–97 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Fuchsia 'Dark Eyes'

Part shadeZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Dark Lord Rhododendron

Rhododendron 'Dark Lord'

Part shadeZones 5–86.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lamium maculatum

Part shadeZones 3–88 inModerate

Camellia japonica 'Debutante'

Part shadeZones 7–96.5 ftModerate

Delaware Valley White

Rhododendron 'Delaware Valley White'

Part shadeZones 6–83.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Deschampsia Goldtau Grass

Deschampsia cespitosa 'Goldtau'

Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Astilbe japonica 'Deutschland'

Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftHigh

Diamond Spire Gardenia

Gardenia 'Leefive'

Part shadeZones 7–103.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dixie Wood Fern

Dryopteris × australis

Part shadeZones 5–94.5 ftModerate

Clematis 'Doctor Ruppel'

Part shadeZones 4–910 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dolce Apple Twist Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Apple Twist'

Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

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