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Part sun plants

159 garden plants that grow well in part sun, 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 159 plants, 102 have been checked against outside sources (13 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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Alice Oakleaf Hydrangea

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Alice'

Part sunZones 5–96.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Alocasia × amazonica 'Polly'

Part sunZones 9–112 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Part sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

American Beautyberry

Callicarpa americana

Part sunZones 6–106 ftModerate

Geranium 'Ann Folkard'

Part sunZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'

Part sunZones 3–95 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Appalachian Red

Cercis canadensis 'Appalachian Red'

Part sunZones 5–916 ftModerate

Hippeastrum 'Apple Blossom'

Part sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Hamamelis × intermedia 'Arnold Promise'

Part sunZones 5–811 ftModerate

Asiatic Jasmine

Trachelospermum asiaticum

Part sunZones 7–101.5 ftLow

Gardenia jasminoides 'August Beauty'

Part sunZones 8–115 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Autumn Brilliance

Amelanchier × grandiflora 'Autumn Brilliance'

Part sunZones 4–820 ftModerate

Azure Rush Geranium

Geranium 'Azure Rush'

Part sunZones 5–81.5 ftModerate

Chaenostoma cordatum

Part sunZones 9–116 inModerate

Balboa Sunset Heuchera

Heuchera 'DOHEUGABECI'

Part sunZones 4–98 inModerate

Ballerina Serviceberry

Amelanchier × grandiflora 'Ballerina'

Part sunZones 4–820 ftModerate

Part sunZones 8–1016 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Part sunZones 5–85 ftModerate

Part sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Bigleaf Hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla

Part sunZones 5–95 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Geranium × cantabrigiense 'Biokovo'

Part sunZones 4–810 inModerate

Colocasia esculenta 'Black Magic'

Part sunZones 8–114 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Black Mondo Grass

Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Kokuryū'

Part sunZones 6–912 inModerate

Viola wittrockiana 'Clear Crystals Black'

Part sun8 inModerate8 in wide

Black Star Calla

Zantedeschia 'Schwarzwalder'

Part sunZones 8–102 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Bloom-A-Thon Pink Double

Rhododendron 'RLH1-2P8'

Part sunZones 6–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Chaenostoma cordatum

Part sunZones 9–116 inModerate

Viola wittrockiana 'Blue'

Part sun8 inModerate8 in wide

Anemone blanda 'Blue Shades'

Part sunZones 4–86 inModerate

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Part sunZones 4–839 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Geranium 'Brookside'

Part sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Part sunZones 8–102.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Capitata Japanese Yew

Taxus cuspidata 'Capitata'

Part sunZones 4–710 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Part sunZones 3–93.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cedar Rapids False Cypress

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'RutCham1'

Part sunZones 4–820 ftModerate

Celtic Pride Siberian Cypress

Microbiota decussata 'Prides'

Part sunZones 2–71.5 ftModerate

Anemone blanda 'Charmer'

Part sunZones 4–86 inModerate

Fritillaria meleagris

Part sunZones 3–812 inModerate

Checkered Lily Alba

Fritillaria meleagris 'Alba'

Part sunZones 3–812 inModerate

Chinese Fringe Flower

Loropetalum chinense

Part sunZones 7–98 ftModerate

Chinese Stewartia

Stewartia sinensis

Part sunZones 5–715 ftModerate

Hippeastrum 'Christmas Gift'

Part sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Amelanchier × grandiflora 'Cole's Select'

Part sunZones 4–820 ftModerate

Coral Beauty Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster × suecicus 'Coral Beauty'

Part sunZones 5–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Nicotiana alata 'Crimson Bedder'

Part sunZones 10–111.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs

Gardenia jasminoides 'Crown Jewel'

Part sunZones 6–102.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lobelia erinus 'Crystal Palace'

Part sun6 inModerate8 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dandy Man Color Wheel Rhododendron

Rhododendron 'NCRX1'

Part sunZones 5–96 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dark Green Spreader Yew

Taxus × media 'Nigra'

Part sunZones 4–74 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Densiformis Yew

Taxus × media 'Densiformis'

Part sunZones 4–73 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Hamamelis × intermedia 'Diane'

Part sunZones 5–810 ftModerate

Downy Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea

Part sunZones 4–920 ftModerate

Dutchman's Pipe

Aristolochia macrophylla

Part sunZones 4–824 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs

Callicarpa dichotoma 'Early Amethyst'

Part sunZones 5–84 ftModerate

Cercis canadensis

Part sunZones 4–923 ftModerate

Electric Lights Red Azalea

Rhododendron 'Umnaz633'

Part sunZones 4–74 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Part sunZones 8–114 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Ever After Ruby Reblooming Azalea

Rhododendron 'Rlh2-2pa1s'

Part sunZones 6–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Fairytrail Green Cascade Hydrangea

Hydrangea 'Wnhydfbwmh'

Part sunZones 5–94 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'Fenway Park'

Part sunZones 4–833 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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