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Plants for shade

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

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How this list is made

Derived from each plant's trait tags, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 176 plants, 90 have been checked against outside sources (13 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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Astilbe chinensis 'Purpurlanze'

Part shadeZones 3–83.5 ftHigh

Rainbow Leucothoe

Leucothoe fontanesiana 'Rainbow'

Part shadeZones 5–84.5 ftModerate

Raspberry Swirl Rex Begonia

Begonia rex 'Raspberry Swirl'

Part shadeZones 10–1112 inModerate

Red Flash Caladium

Caladium 'Red Flash'

Part shadeZones 9–111.5 ftHigh

Impatiens walleriana

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

Red Kiss Rex Begonia

Begonia rex 'Red Kiss'

Part shadeZones 10–1112 inModerate

Full sunZones 3–949 ftModerate

Astilbe × arendsii 'Red Sentinel'

Part shadeZones 4–82 ftHigh

Coleus 'Redhead'

Part shadeZones 10–112 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 10–1112 inModerate

Astilbe japonica 'Rheinland'

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftHigh

Full sunZones 4–949 ftHigh

Chasmanthium latifolium 'River Mist'

Part shadeZones 3–83 ftModerate

River Nile Rex Begonia

Begonia rex 'River Nile'

Part shadeZones 10–1112 inModerate

Impatiens walleriana

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

Osmunda regalis

Part shadeZones 3–94 ftHigh

Royal Purple Lilyturf

Liriope muscari 'Royal Purple'

Part shadeZones 5–812 inModerate

Russian Comfrey

Symphytum × uplandicum

Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate

Salmon Impatiens

Impatiens walleriana

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

Sarah Mountain Laurel

Kalmia latifolia 'Sarah'

Part shadeZones 5–84.5 ftModerate

Scarlet Impatiens

Impatiens walleriana

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

Scarletta Leucothoe

Leucothoe fontanesiana 'Zeblid'

Part shadeZones 5–82.5 ftModerate

Coleus 'Sedona Sunset'

Part shadeZones 10–112 ftModerate

Heuchera 'Silver Scrolls'

Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Astilbe simplicifolia 'Sprite'

Part shadeZones 3–812 inHigh

Full sunZones 3–859 ftModerate

Galium odoratum

Full shadeZones 4–88 inModerate

Fuchsia 'Swingtime'

Part shadeZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Full shadeZones 4–812 inModerate

Tuberous Begonia

Begonia × tuberhybrida

Part shadeZones 9–1112 inModerate

Liriodendron tulipifera

Full sunZones 4–966 ftModerate

Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Valentine'

Part shadeZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Variegated Lilyturf

Liriope muscari 'Variegata'

Part shadeZones 5–101.5 ftModerate

Violet Impatiens

Impatiens walleriana

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

Astilbe chinensis 'Visions'

Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftHigh

Fuchsia 'Voodoo'

Part shadeZones 9–112 ftModerate

Coleus 'Wasabi'

Part shadeZones 10–112 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

Salix babylonica

Full sunZones 4–939 ftHigh

White Browallia

Browallia speciosa

Part shadeZones 10–111 ftModerate

White Christmas Caladium

Caladium 'White Christmas'

Part shadeZones 9–111.5 ftHigh

White Impatiens

Impatiens walleriana

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

White Tuberous Begonia

Begonia × tuberhybrida

Part shadeZones 9–1112 inModerate

White Wishbone Flower

Torenia fournieri

Part shadeZones 10–1110 inModerate

Full shadeZones 4–86 inModerate

Wishbone Flower

Torenia fournieri

Part shadeZones 10–1110 inModerate

Wizard Velvet Red

Coleus 'Wizard Velvet Red'

Part shadeZones 10–111.5 ftModerate

Yellow Tuberous Begonia

Begonia × tuberhybrida

Part shadeZones 9–1112 inModerate

Yellow Wishbone Flower

Torenia fournieri

Part shadeZones 10–1110 inModerate

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