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Part shade plants

269 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 269 plants, 130 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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Penny's Pink
Helleborus × hybridus 'Penny's Pink'
Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate
Periwinkle
Vinca minor
Part shadeZones 4–96 inLow
Foliage
Pineapple
Coleus 'Pineapple'
Part shadeZones 10–111.5 ftModerate
Foliage
Pink Chaos
Coleus 'Pink Chaos'
Part shadeZones 10–111.5 ftModerate
Pink Dogwood
Cornus florida var. rubra
Part shadeZones 5–920 ftModerate
Pink Frost
Helleborus × ballardiae 'Pink Frost'
Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate
Pink Icicle
Camellia × 'Pink Icicle'
Part shadeZones 6–96 ftModerate
Pink Marshmallow
Fuchsia 'Pink Marshmallow'
Part shadeZones 9–111.5 ftModerate
Pink Perfection
Camellia japonica 'Pink Perfection'
Part shadeZones 7–96.5 ftModerate
Pink Spire
Clethra alnifolia 'Pink Spire'
Part shadeZones 3–96 ftHigh
Pink Wishbone Flower
Torenia fournieri
Part shadeZones 10–1110 inModerate
PJM
Rhododendron 'PJM'
Part shadeZones 4–84 ftModerate
Foliage
Plum Pudding
Heuchera 'Plum Pudding'
Part shadeZones 4–91 ftModerate
Primrose
Primula
Part shadeZones 3–88 inModerate
Professor Sargent
Camellia japonica 'Professor Sargent'
Part shadeZones 7–96.5 ftModerate
Purple Browallia
Browallia speciosa
Part shadeZones 10–111 ftModerate
Purple Candles
Astilbe chinensis 'Purpurlanze'
Part shadeZones 3–83.5 ftHigh
Purple Splendor
Rhododendron 'Purple Splendour'
Part shadeZones 5–85 ftModerate
Rainbow Leucothoe
Leucothoe fontanesiana 'Rainbow'
Part shadeZones 5–84.5 ftModerate
Foliage
Raspberry Swirl Rex Begonia
Begonia rex 'Raspberry Swirl'
Part shadeZones 10–1112 inModerate
Foliage
Red Flash Caladium
Caladium 'Red Flash'
Part shadeZones 9–111.5 ftHigh
Foliage
Red Kiss Rex Begonia
Begonia rex 'Red Kiss'
Part shadeZones 10–1112 inModerate
Red Sentinel
Astilbe × arendsii 'Red Sentinel'
Part shadeZones 4–82 ftHigh
Foliage
Redhead
Coleus 'Redhead'
Part shadeZones 10–112 ftModerate
Foliage
Rex Begonia
Begonia rex
Part shadeZones 10–1112 inModerate
Rheinland
Astilbe japonica 'Rheinland'
Part shadeZones 3–82 ftHigh
Rhododendron
Rhododendron
Part shadeZones 4–86 ftModerate
River Mist
Chasmanthium latifolium 'River Mist'
Part shadeZones 3–83 ftModerate
Foliage
River Nile Rex Begonia
Begonia rex 'River Nile'
Part shadeZones 10–1112 inModerate
Rocky Mountain Blue
Aquilegia caerulea
Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate
Rosebud
Rhododendron 'Rosebud'
Part shadeZones 6–92.5 ftModerate
Roseum Elegans
Rhododendron 'Roseum Elegans'
Part shadeZones 4–86 ftModerate
Foliage
Royal Fern
Osmunda regalis
Part shadeZones 3–94 ftHigh
Royal Purple Lilyturf
Liriope muscari 'Royal Purple'
Part shadeZones 5–812 inModerate
Ruby Spice
Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice'
Part shadeZones 3–96 ftHigh
S. Arnott
Galanthus 'S. Arnott'
Part shadeZones 3–78 inModerate
Sarah Mountain Laurel
Kalmia latifolia 'Sarah'
Part shadeZones 5–84.5 ftModerate
Satomi Kousa
Cornus kousa 'Satomi'
Part shadeZones 5–820 ftModerate
Scarletta Leucothoe
Leucothoe fontanesiana 'Zeblid'
Part shadeZones 5–82.5 ftModerate
Scintillation
Rhododendron 'Scintillation'
Part shadeZones 5–85 ftModerate
Foliage
Sedona Sunset
Coleus 'Sedona Sunset'
Part shadeZones 10–112 ftModerate
Setsugekka
Camellia sasanqua 'Setsugekka'
Part shadeZones 7–97 ftModerate
Foliage
Silver Scrolls
Heuchera 'Silver Scrolls'
Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate
Sixteen Candles
Clethra alnifolia 'Sixteen Candles'
Part shadeZones 3–94 ftHigh
Smooth Hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens
Part shadeZones 3–94 ftModerate
Snowdrop
Galanthus
Part shadeZones 3–75 inModerate
Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum
Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate
Sprite
Astilbe simplicifolia 'Sprite'
Part shadeZones 3–812 inHigh
Stellar Pink
Cornus × rutgersensis 'Stellar Pink'
Part shadeZones 5–820 ftModerate
Stewartstonian
Rhododendron 'Stewartstonian'
Part shadeZones 5–84 ftModerate
Sugartina Crystalina
Clethra alnifolia 'Crystalina'
Part shadeZones 3–92.5 ftHigh
Foliage
Sum and Substance
Hosta 'Sum and Substance'
Part shadeZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Summersweet
Clethra alnifolia
Part shadeZones 3–96 ftHigh
Sutton's Apricot
Digitalis purpurea 'Sutton's Apricot'
Part shadeZones 4–84 ftModerate
Swingtime
Fuchsia 'Swingtime'
Part shadeZones 9–111.5 ftModerate
Foliage
Tamukeyama
Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Tamukeyama'
Part shadeZones 5–98 ftModerate
Toad Lily
Tricyrtis
Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
Tuberous Begonia
Begonia × tuberhybrida
Part shadeZones 9–1112 inModerate
Valentine
Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Valentine'
Part shadeZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Vanilla Spice
Clethra alnifolia 'Caleb'
Part shadeZones 3–95 ftHigh

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