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Part shade plants

549 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 549 plants, 469 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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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

Cartrema americanum

Part shadeZones 6–919 ftModerate

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

Dolce Cherry Truffles

Heuchera 'Cherry Truffles'

Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Dolce Silver Gumdrop Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Silver Gumdrop'

Part shadeZones 4–92 ftModerate

Dolce Spearmint Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Spearmint'

Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Dolce Sultry Night Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Sultry Night'

Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Dolce Toffee Tart Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Toffee Tart'

Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Dolce Wildberry Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Wildberry'

Part shadeZones 4–92.5 ftModerate

Actaea pachypoda

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dorothy Wycoff Pieris

Pieris japonica 'Dorothy Wyckoff'

Part shadeZones 5–86 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Iris douglasiana

Part shadeZones 7–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dragon Baby Hardy Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata 'Hylv17522'

Part shadeZones 3–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dragon Wing Pink

Begonia 'Dragon Wing Pink'

Part shade1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dragon Wing Red

Begonia 'Dragon Wing Red'

Part shade1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dream Weaver Camellia

Camellia 'Dream Weaver'

Part shadeZones 7–107 ftModerate

DreamScape Hydrangea

Hydrangea arborescens 'Baicz10'

Part shadeZones 3–83.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dressed Up Ball Gown Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Ball Gown'

Part shadeZones 4–92.5 ftModerate

Dressed Up Evening Gown Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Evening Gown'

Part shadeZones 4–92.5 ftModerate

Dressed Up Prom Dress Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Prom Dress'

Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Drooping Leucothoe

Leucothoe fontanesiana

Part shadeZones 5–84 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Duke Gardens Plum Yew

Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Duke Gardens'

Part shadeZones 6–94 ftModerate

Symphytum grandiflorum

Part shadeZones 5–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dwarf Crested Iris

Part shadeZones 4–88 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dwarf Mondo Grass

Ophiopogon japonicus 'Nanus'

Part shadeZones 6–104 inModerate

Early Wonder Camellia

Camellia japonica 'Early Autumn'

Part shadeZones 7–97 ftModerate

Earlybird Purple Blue Columbine

Aquilegia 'Pas1258487'

Part shadeZones 3–912 inModerate

Earlybird Purple White Columbine

Aquilegia 'Pas1258486'

Part shadeZones 3–912 inModerate

Earlybird Red and White Columbine

Aquilegia 'Pas1258484'

Part shadeZones 4–912 inModerate

Earth Angel Hosta

Hosta 'Earth Angel'

Part shadeZones 3–93.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Eastern Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis

Part shadeZones 3–749 ftModerate

Eastern Red Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

Eastern Star Sedge

Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Eastern Woodland Sedge

Part shadeZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

Electric Lights Double Pink Azalea

Rhododendron 'Umnaz 493'

Part shadeZones 4–76 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans'

Part shadeZones 3–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Elf Mountain Laurel

Kalmia latifolia 'Elf'

Part shadeZones 5–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Acer palmatum 'Emperor I'

Part shadeZones 5–816 ftModerate

Hosta 'Empress Wu'

Part shadeZones 3–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Enchanted Forest Gay Goblin Pieris

Pieris japonica 'Cabernet'

Part shadeZones 6–86 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Enchanted Forest River Run Pieris

Pieris japonica 'River Run'

Part shadeZones 6–85.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Encore Autumn Amethyst

Rhododendron 'Encore Autumn Amethyst'

Part shadeZones 6–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Encore Autumn Rouge

Rhododendron 'Conlea'

Part shadeZones 6–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Endless Summer DreamCloud Hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bailmaceight'

Part shadeZones 4–93.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Endless Summer Summer Crush Hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bailmacfive'

Part shadeZones 4–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rhododendron 'English Roseum'

Part shadeZones 4–86 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Escargot Rex Begonia

Begonia rex 'Escargot'

Part shadeZones 10–1112 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Ever After Blush Reblooming Azalea

Rhododendron 'Rlh2-4p1-5'

Part shadeZones 6–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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