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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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Japanese Maple 'Miyako'

Acer palmatum 'Miyako'

Part shadeZones 5–88 ftModerate

Japanese Painted Fern

Athyrium niponicum

Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Japanese Pieris

Pieris japonica

Part shadeZones 5–89.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Jeddeloh Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis 'Jeddeloh'

Part shadeZones 3–73.5 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rhododendron 'Karen'

Part shadeZones 5–83.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Pieris japonica 'Katsura'

Part shadeZones 5–84.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Torenia fournieri 'Kauai Rose'

Part shadeZones 10–1110 inModerate

Dicentra 'King of Hearts'

Part shadeZones 3–910 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Part shadeZones 5–820 ftModerate

Kramer's Supreme

Camellia japonica 'Kramer's Supreme'

Part shadeZones 7–96.5 ftModerate

Athyrium filix-femina

Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Alchemilla mollis

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Let's Dance Rhythmic Blue Hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla 'SMHMES14'

Part shadeZones 5–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Part shadeZones 4–84 ftHigh

Coleus 'ColorBlaze Lime Time'

Part shadeZones 10–112 ftModerate

Long-Beaked Sedge

Carex sprengelii

Part shadeZones 3–72.5 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 3–812 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Galanthus 'Magnet'

Part shadeZones 3–77 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Skimmia japonica

Part shadeZones 7–83.5 ftModerate

Mapleleaf Viburnum

Viburnum acerifolium

Part shadeZones 3–84.5 ftModerate

Marginal Wood Fern

Dryopteris marginalis

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Fuchsia 'Marinka'

Part shadeZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Heuchera 'Marmalade'

Part shadeZones 4–91 ftModerate

Astrantia major

Part shadeZones 4–72 ftModerate

Podophyllum peltatum

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Part shadeZones 4–84 ftModerate

Heuchera 'Melting Fire'

Part shadeZones 4–912 inModerate

Mexican Orange Blossom

Choisya ternata

Part shadeZones 7–106.5 ftModerate

Heuchera 'Midnight Rose'

Part shadeZones 4–91 ftModerate

Milky Way Kousa

Cornus kousa 'Milky Way'

Part shadeZones 5–820 ftModerate

Hosta 'Minuteman'

Part shadeZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Astilbe japonica 'Montgomery'

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftHigh

Mountain Fire Pieris

Pieris japonica 'Mountain Fire'

Part shadeZones 5–86.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Mountain Laurel

Kalmia latifolia

Part shadeZones 5–99 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Clematis 'Nelly Moser'

Part shadeZones 4–910 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Nonstop Red Begonia

Begonia × tuberhybrida 'Nonstop Red'

Part shadeZones 9–1112 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Begonia 'Nonstop Rose'

Part shade12 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Aquilegia vulgaris 'Nora Barlow'

Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Northern Bush Honeysuckle

Diervilla lonicera

Part shadeZones 3–73 ftModerate

Northern Exposure Silver

Heuchera 'TNHEUNES'

Part shadeZones 4–92 ftModerate

Northern Sea Oats

Chasmanthium latifolium

Part shadeZones 3–83.5 ftModerate

Rhododendron 'Nova Zembla'

Part shadeZones 5–86 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Pearl'

Part shadeZones 7–96.5 ftModerate

Heuchera 'Obsidian'

Part shadeZones 4–91 ftModerate

Helleborus × hybridus 'Onyx Odyssey'

Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Acer palmatum 'Orange Dream'

Part shadeZones 5–813 ftModerate

Orange Tuberous Begonia

Begonia × tuberhybrida

Part shadeZones 9–1112 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki'

Part shadeZones 5–820 ftModerate

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Part shadeZones 3–74 ftHigh

Pacific Bleeding Heart

Dicentra formosa

Part shadeZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

Cornus alternifolia

Part shadeZones 3–720 ftModerate

Heuchera 'Palace Purple'

Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Digitalis purpurea 'Pam's Choice'

Part shadeZones 4–84.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Betula papyrifera

Part shadeZones 2–732 ftModerate

Hosta 'Patriot'

Part shadeZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Astilbe japonica 'Peach Blossom'

Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftHigh

Pennsylvania Sedge

Carex pensylvanica

Part shadeZones 3–88 inLow

Helleborus × hybridus 'Penny's Pink'

Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Part shadeZones 4–96 inLow

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