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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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Variegated Lilyturf

Liriope muscari 'Variegata'

Part shadeZones 5–101.5 ftModerate

Virginia Bluebells

Mertensia virginica

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Galanthus nivalis 'Viridapice'

Part shadeZones 3–76 inModerate

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

Wax Begonia Red

Begonia semperflorens

Part shade12 inModerate12 in wide

Wax Begonia White

Begonia semperflorens

Part shade12 inModerate12 in wide

Helleborus × hybridus 'Wedding Party'

Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Weeping Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis 'Sargentii'

Part shadeZones 3–710 ftModerate

White Browallia

Browallia speciosa

Part shadeZones 10–111 ftModerate

White Christmas Caladium

Caladium 'White Christmas'

Part shadeZones 9–111.5 ftHigh

White Columbine

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

Rhododendron 'White Lights'

Part shadeZones 4–74 ftModerate

White Tuberous Begonia

Begonia × tuberhybrida

Part shadeZones 9–1112 inModerate

White Wishbone Flower

Torenia fournieri

Part shadeZones 10–1110 inModerate

Hosta 'Wide Brim'

Part shadeZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

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

Rhododendron 'Yaku Princess'

Part shadeZones 5–83.5 ftModerate

Yellow Foxglove

Digitalis grandiflora

Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Yellow Tuberous Begonia

Begonia × tuberhybrida

Part shadeZones 9–1112 inModerate

Yellow Wishbone Flower

Torenia fournieri

Part shadeZones 10–1110 inModerate

Camellia sasanqua 'Yuletide'

Part shadeZones 7–96.5 ftModerate

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