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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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Lindera benzoin

Part shadeZones 4–99.5 ftModerate

Astilbe simplicifolia 'Sprite'

Part shadeZones 3–812 inHigh

Cornus × rutgersensis 'Stellar Pink'

Part shadeZones 5–820 ftModerate

Rhododendron 'Stewartstonian'

Part shadeZones 5–84 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Sugartina Crystalina

Clethra alnifolia 'Crystalina'

Part shadeZones 3–92.5 ftHigh

Sum and Substance

Hosta 'Sum and Substance'

Part shadeZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Clethra alnifolia

Part shadeZones 3–96 ftHigh

Sutton's Apricot

Digitalis purpurea 'Sutton's Apricot'

Part shadeZones 4–84 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rhododendron viscosum

Part shadeZones 4–95 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Fuchsia 'Swingtime'

Part shadeZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Tall Oregon Grape

Berberis aquifolium

Part shadeZones 5–84.5 ftModerate

Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Tamukeyama'

Part shadeZones 5–98 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 5–912 inLow

Texas Turk's Cap

Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii

Part shadeZones 7–104.5 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Tranquilite Clematis

Clematis 'Evipo111'

Part shadeZones 4–94.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Tuberous Begonia

Begonia × tuberhybrida

Part shadeZones 9–1112 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Tuff Stuff Hydrangea

Hydrangea serrata 'MAK20'

Part shadeZones 5–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Tufted Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa

Part shadeZones 4–92.5 ftModerate

Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Valentine'

Part shadeZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Clethra alnifolia 'Caleb'

Part shadeZones 3–95 ftHigh

Variegated Lilyturf

Liriope muscari 'Variegata'

Part shadeZones 5–101.5 ftModerate

Variegated Pittosporum

Pittosporum tobira 'Variegatum'

Part shadeZones 9–107.5 ftModerate

Clematis 'Evipo114'

Part shadeZones 4–93.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Acer circinatum

Part shadeZones 5–712 ftModerate

Virginia Bluebells

Mertensia virginica

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Galanthus nivalis 'Viridapice'

Part shadeZones 3–76 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Viridis'

Part shadeZones 5–810 ftModerate

Astilbe chinensis 'Visions'

Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftHigh

Fuchsia 'Voodoo'

Part shadeZones 9–112 ftModerate

Coleus 'Wasabi'

Part shadeZones 10–112 ftModerate

Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Waterfall'

Part shadeZones 5–810 ftModerate

Coleus 'Versa Watermelon'

Part shadeZones 10–111.5 ftModerate

Wax Begonia Pink

Begonia semperflorens

Part shade12 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Wax Begonia Red

Begonia semperflorens

Part shade12 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Wax Begonia White

Begonia semperflorens

Part shade12 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Helleborus × hybridus 'Wedding Party'

Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Weeping Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis 'Sargentii'

Part shadeZones 3–710 ftModerate

Western Columbine

Aquilegia formosa

Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Western Wild Ginger

Asarum caudatum

Part shadeZones 7–108 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

White Browallia

Browallia speciosa

Part shadeZones 10–111 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

White Christmas Caladium

Caladium 'White Christmas'

Part shadeZones 9–111.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

White Columbine

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

Rhododendron 'White Lights'

Part shadeZones 4–74 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

White Tuberous Begonia

Begonia × tuberhybrida

Part shadeZones 9–1112 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

White Turtlehead

Part shadeZones 3–83 ftHigh

White Wishbone Flower

Torenia fournieri

Part shadeZones 10–1110 inModerate

White Wood Aster

Eurybia divaricata

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

White-Tinged Sedge

Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Hosta 'Wide Brim'

Part shadeZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Geranium maculatum

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 7–94.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Wishbone Flower

Torenia fournieri

Part shadeZones 10–1110 inModerate

Wizard Velvet Red

Coleus 'Wizard Velvet Red'

Part shadeZones 10–111.5 ftModerate

Cornus kousa 'Wolf Eyes'

Part shadeZones 5–810 ftModerate

Phlox divaricata

Part shadeZones 3–812 inModerate

Woodland Stonecrop

Part shadeZones 4–88 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rhododendron 'Yaku Princess'

Part shadeZones 5–83.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Illicium parviflorum

Part shadeZones 7–915 ftModerate

Yellow Foxglove

Digitalis grandiflora

Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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