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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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Coleus 'Pineapple'

Part shadeZones 10–111.5 ftModerate

Coleus 'Pink Chaos'

Part shadeZones 10–111.5 ftModerate

Cornus florida var. rubra

Part shadeZones 5–920 ftModerate

Helleborus × ballardiae 'Pink Frost'

Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Camellia × 'Pink Icicle'

Part shadeZones 6–98 ftModerate

Pink Marshmallow

Fuchsia 'Pink Marshmallow'

Part shadeZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Pink Perfection

Camellia japonica 'Pink Perfection'

Part shadeZones 7–96.5 ftModerate

Clethra alnifolia 'Pink Spire'

Part shadeZones 3–96 ftHigh

Pink Wishbone Flower

Torenia fournieri

Part shadeZones 10–1110 inModerate

Pinxterbloom Azalea

Rhododendron periclymenoides

Part shadeZones 4–95.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rhododendron 'PJM'

Part shadeZones 4–84 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Heuchera 'Plum Pudding'

Part shadeZones 4–91 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 3–118 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Professor Sargent

Camellia japonica 'Professor Sargent'

Part shadeZones 7–96.5 ftModerate

Purple Browallia

Browallia speciosa

Part shadeZones 10–111 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Astilbe chinensis 'Purpurlanze'

Part shadeZones 3–83.5 ftHigh

Purple Splendor

Rhododendron 'Purple Splendour'

Part shadeZones 5–85 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rainbow Leucothoe

Leucothoe fontanesiana 'Rainbow'

Part shadeZones 5–84.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Raspberry Swirl Rex Begonia

Begonia rex 'Raspberry Swirl'

Part shadeZones 10–1112 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Part shadeZones 4–816 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Red Flash Caladium

Caladium 'Red Flash'

Part shadeZones 9–111.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Red Kiss Rex Begonia

Begonia rex 'Red Kiss'

Part shadeZones 10–1112 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Astilbe × arendsii 'Red Sentinel'

Part shadeZones 4–82 ftHigh

Coleus 'Redhead'

Part shadeZones 10–112 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 7–108 inModerate

Part shadeZones 10–1112 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Astilbe japonica 'Rheinland'

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftHigh

Part shadeZones 4–86 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Chasmanthium latifolium 'River Mist'

Part shadeZones 3–83 ftModerate

River Nile Rex Begonia

Begonia rex 'River Nile'

Part shadeZones 10–1112 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rocky Mountain Blue

Aquilegia caerulea

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

Rosebay Rhododendron

Rhododendron maximum

Part shadeZones 3–711 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rhododendron 'Rosebud'

Part shadeZones 6–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rhododendron 'Roseum Elegans'

Part shadeZones 4–86 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Part shadeZones 4–812 inModerate

Roundleaf Ragwort

Packera obovata

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Osmunda regalis

Part shadeZones 3–94 ftHigh

Royal Purple Lilyturf

Liriope muscari 'Royal Purple'

Part shadeZones 5–812 inModerate

Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice'

Part shadeZones 3–96 ftHigh

Galanthus 'S. Arnott'

Part shadeZones 3–78 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Gaultheria shallon

Part shadeZones 5–95.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to cats

Sarah Elizabeth

Clematis 'Evipo098'

Part shadeZones 4–94.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Sarah Mountain Laurel

Kalmia latifolia 'Sarah'

Part shadeZones 5–84.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cornus kousa 'Satomi'

Part shadeZones 5–820 ftModerate

Scarletta Leucothoe

Leucothoe fontanesiana 'Zeblid'

Part shadeZones 5–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rhododendron 'Scintillation'

Part shadeZones 5–85 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Coleus 'Sedona Sunset'

Part shadeZones 10–112 ftModerate

Seersucker Sedge

Carex plantaginea

Part shadeZones 4–812 inModerate

Onoclea sensibilis

Part shadeZones 4–83.5 ftModerate

Camellia sasanqua 'Setsugekka'

Part shadeZones 7–97 ftModerate

Shadblow Serviceberry

Amelanchier canadensis

Part shadeZones 4–824 ftModerate

Shadowland Autumn Frost

Hosta 'Autumn Frost'

Part shadeZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Part shadeZones 4–88.5 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 2–641 ftModerate

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

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Smooth Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum biflorum

Part shadeZones 3–83.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs

Part shadeZones 3–75 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs

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