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150 plants for shade in the BloomsEye library, with bloom times, hardiness zones, and sun needs.

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Alba

Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Alba'

Part shadeZones 3–92.3 ftModerate

Foliage

Albostriata

Hakonechloa macra 'Albostriata'

Part shadeZones 5–91.6 ftModerate

Amethyst

Astilbe × arendsii 'Amethyst'

Part shadeZones 3–82.6 ftHigh

Anna's Red

Helleborus × hybridus 'Anna's Red'

Part shadeZones 4–91.3 ftModerate

Apricot Tuberous Begonia

Begonia × tuberhybrida

Part shadeZones 9–1112 inModerate

Astilbe

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftHigh

Foliage

Autumn Fern

Dryopteris erythrosora

Part shadeZones 5–91.6 ftModerate

Barrenwort

Epimedium

Part shadeZones 4–812 inModerate

Begonia

Part shade12 inModerate12 in wide

Foliage

Beni-Kaze

Hakonechloa macra 'Beni-Kaze'

Part shadeZones 5–91.3 ftModerate

Foliage

Black Dragon

Coleus 'Black Dragon'

Part shadeZones 10–111.3 ftModerate

Bleeding Heart

Lamprocapnos spectabilis

Part shadeZones 3–92.3 ftModerate

Foliage

Blue Angel

Hosta 'Blue Angel'

Full shadeZones 3–93 ftModerate

Foliage

Boston Fern

Nephrolepis exaltata

Part shadeZones 9–112 ftHigh

Bridal Veil

Astilbe × arendsii 'Brautschleier'

Part shadeZones 3–82.3 ftHigh

Browallia

Browallia speciosa

Part shadeZones 10–111.1 ftModerate

Brunnera

Brunnera macrophylla

Part shadeZones 3–81.3 ftModerate

Bugleweed

Ajuga reptans

Part shadeZones 3–96 inModerate

Burning Hearts

Dicentra 'Burning Hearts'

Part shadeZones 3–910 inModerate

Foliage

Caladium

Part shadeZones 9–111.3 ftHigh

Foliage

Campfire

Coleus 'Campfire'

Part shadeZones 10–111.6 ftModerate

Foliage

Carolyn Whorton Caladium

Caladium 'Carolyn Whorton'

Part shadeZones 9–111.3 ftHigh

Catalina Midnight Blue

Torenia fournieri 'Catalina Midnight Blue'

Part shadeZones 10–1110 inModerate

Foliage

Christmas Fern

Polystichum acrostichoides

Full shadeZones 3–91.6 ftModerate

Christmas Rose

Helleborus niger

Part shadeZones 4–912 inModerate

Foliage

Cinnamon Fern

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

Part shadeZones 3–93.3 ftHigh

Cinnamon Snow

Helleborus 'Cinnamon Snow'

Part shadeZones 4–91.1 ftModerate

Foliage

Citronelle

Heuchera 'Citronelle'

Full shadeZones 4–91.1 ftModerate

Foliage

Coleus

Coleus scutellarioides

Part shadeZones 10–111.6 ftModerate

Foliage

Coral Bells

Heuchera

Part shadeZones 4–91.3 ftModerate

Cyclamen

Part shadeZones 5–98 inModerate

Dark Eyes

Fuchsia 'Dark Eyes'

Part shadeZones 9–111.6 ftModerate

Dead Nettle

Lamium maculatum

Part shadeZones 3–88 inModerate

Deutschland

Astilbe japonica 'Deutschland'

Part shadeZones 3–81.6 ftHigh

Double Rose Impatiens

Impatiens 'Rockapulco Rose'

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

Foliage

Eastern Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis

Part shadeZones 3–749 ftModerate

Foliage

Escargot Rex Begonia

Begonia rex 'Escargot'

Part shadeZones 10–1112 inModerate

Fanal

Astilbe × arendsii 'Fanal'

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftHigh

Foliage

Fire and Ice

Hosta 'Fire and Ice'

Full shadeZones 3–91.1 ftModerate

Foliage

Fireworks Rex Begonia

Begonia rex 'Fireworks'

Part shadeZones 10–1112 inModerate

Foam Flower

Tiarella

Part shadeZones 3–812 inModerate

Foamy Bells

Heucherella

Part shadeZones 4–912 inModerate

Foliage

Forever Purple

Heuchera 'Forever Purple'

Part shadeZones 4–91.1 ftModerate

Fuchsia

Part shadeZones 9–111.6 ftModerate

Gartenmeister

Fuchsia 'Gartenmeister Bonstedt'

Part shadeZones 9–112 ftModerate

Foliage

Gentsch White

Tsuga canadensis 'Gentsch White'

Part shadeZones 3–74.9 ftModerate

Foliage

Ginkgo

Ginkgo biloba

Full sunZones 3–849 ftModerate

Goatsbeard

Aruncus dioicus

Part shadeZones 3–73.9 ftModerate

Gold Heart

Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Gold Heart'

Part shadeZones 3–92.3 ftModerate

Foliage

Golden Hakone (Aureola)

Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'

Part shadeZones 5–91.3 ftModerate

Golden Lotus

Helleborus × hybridus 'Golden Lotus'

Part shadeZones 4–91.3 ftModerate

Foliage

Green Caladium

Caladium

Part shadeZones 9–111.3 ftHigh

Green Hellebore

Helleborus × hybridus 'Green'

Part shadeZones 4–91.3 ftModerate

Foliage

Halcyon

Hosta 'Halcyon'

Full shadeZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

Hellebore

Helleborus

Part shadeZones 4–91.3 ftModerate

Foliage

Henna

Coleus 'Henna'

Part shadeZones 10–112 ftModerate

Foliage

Holly Fern

Cyrtomium falcatum

Full shadeZones 6–101.6 ftModerate

Foliage

Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos

Full sunZones 3–949 ftModerate

Foliage

Hosta

Full shadeZones 3–92 ftModerate

Impatiens

Impatiens walleriana

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

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