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Plants for shade

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

Showing 481 to 511 of 511 plants

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 511 plants, 466 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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Western Columbine

Aquilegia formosa

Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Western Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum aleuticum

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

Western Sword Fern

Polystichum munitum

Full shadeZones 6–93.5 ftModerate

Western Trillium

Trillium ovatum

Part shadeZones 5–81.5 ftModerate

Western Wild Ginger

Asarum caudatum

Part shadeZones 7–108 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

White Browallia

Browallia speciosa

Part shadeZones 9–111 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

White Christmas Caladium

Caladium 'White Christmas'

Part shadeZones 9–111.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

White Columbine

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

White Impatiens

Impatiens walleriana

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

White Inside-Out Flower

Vancouveria hexandra

Part shadeZones 5–71.5 ftModerate

White Tuberous Begonia

Begonia × tuberhybrida

Part shadeZones 9–1112 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

White Turtlehead

Part shadeZones 3–83 ftHigh

White Wishbone Flower

Torenia fournieri

Part shadeZones 9–1110 inModerate

White Wood Aster

Eurybia divaricata

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

White-Tinged Sedge

Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Geranium maculatum

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Full shadeZones 4–86 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Part shadeZones 7–94.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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

Part shadeZones 4–88 inModerate

Phlox divaricata

Part shadeZones 3–812 inModerate

Woodland Stonecrop

Part shadeZones 4–88 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Woodland Sunflower

Helianthus divaricatus

Part shadeZones 3–84 ftModerate

Illicium parviflorum

Part shadeZones 7–915 ftModerate

Yellow Trout Lily

Erythronium americanum

Part shadeZones 3–88 inModerate

Yellow Tuberous Begonia

Begonia × tuberhybrida

Part shadeZones 9–1112 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Yellow Wishbone Flower

Torenia fournieri

Part shadeZones 9–1110 inModerate

Clinopodium douglasii

Part shadeZones 7–104 inModerate

Zigzag Goldenrod

Solidago flexicaulis

Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

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