Plants for Shade
This a list of plants which can grow under some level of shade. Their toterance ranges from full shade
to dappled sunlight.
Algerian Ivy (Hedera canariensis)
Allegheny Pachysandra (Pachysandra procumbens)
Alumroot (Heuchera americana)
American
barrenwort (Vancouveria hexandra)
American Columbine (Aquilegia canadesis)
American Holly (Ilex opaca)
Amur Maple (Acer ginnala)
Anemones
(Anemone species)
Annual Forget-me-not (Myosotis sylvatica)
Arrow-wood Viburnum (Viburnum dentatum)
Astilbe Hybrids (Astilbe x arendsii)
Avens
(Geum chiloense)
Axaleas (Rhododendron species and hybrids)
Azure Monkshood (Aconitum carmichaelii)
Baby's Tears (Soleirolia soleirolii)
Balsam
Fir (Abies balsamea)
Balsam impatiens (Impatiens balsamina)
Barrenwort (Epimedium)
Bear's Breeches (Acanthus mollis)
Bearberry ( Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi)
Bee-balm (Monarda didyma)
Bellflower (Campanula species)
Bells of Persia (Friitillaria persica)
Bergamot (Monarda didyma)
Bethlebhem
Sage (Pulmonaria saccharata)
Big Blue Lilyturf (Liriope muscari)
Big Merrybells (Uvularia grandiflora)
Bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)
Bigroot
Geranium (Geranium macrorrhizan)
Bishop's Hat (Epimedium species)
Bishop's Miter (Epimedium species)
Black Snakeroot (Cimicifuga racemosa)
Bleeding
Heart (Dicentra spectabilis)
Bloody Cranesbill (Geranium sanguineum)
Bloodroot (Sanguisorba canadensis)
Bottle Gentian (Gentiana
andrewsii)
Bottlebrush Grass (Hystrix patula)
Browallia (Browallia speciosa)
Bugleweed (Ajuga reptans)
Bugbane (Cimicifuga racemosa)
Bugloss
(Anchusa capensis)
Bulbous Oat Grass (Arrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosum 'Variegatum')
Bunchberry (cornus canadensis)
Bush Violet (Browallia
speciosa)
Buttercup Winter Hazel (Corylopsis pauciflora)
Caladium (Caladium x hortulanum)
Camellias (Camellia species)
Canada Goldenrod
(Solidago canadesis)
Canada Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)
Canary Island Ivy (Hedera canariensis)
Carolina Allspice (Calycanthus floridus)
Cardinal
Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus)
Carolina Rhododendron (Rhododendron carolinianum)
Carpathian Harebell (Campanula
carpatica)
Carpet Bugleweed (Ajuga reptans)
Catawba Rhododendron (Rhododendron catawbiense)
Caucasian Leopard's Bane (Doronicum orientale)
Caucasian
Leopard's Bane (Doronicum cordatum)
Chameleon Plant (Houttuynia cordate 'Variegata' or 'Chameleon')
Checkerberry (Gaultheria procumbens)
Checkered
Lily (Fritillaria meleagris)
Chinese Forget-me-not (Cynoglossum amabile)
Chinese Houses (Collinsia heterophylla)
Christmas Fern (Polystichum
acrostichoides)
Christmas Rose (Helleborus niger)
Cinnamon Fern (Osmunda cinnamomea)
Clivia Lily (Clivia miniata)
Coast Fawn Lily (Erythronium
revolutum)
Columbine Meadow-rue (Thalictrum aquilegifolium)
Columbines (Aquilegia species)
Common Bedding Impatiens (Impatiens hybrids)
Common
Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis)
Common Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens)
Common Periwinkle (Vinca minor)
Common Polypody (Polyodium
vulgare)
Common Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)
Common Yew (Taxus baccata)
Corydalis (Corydalis species)
Coreopis (Coreopsis species)
Cornelian
Cherry (Cornus mas)
Corsican Mint (Mentha requienii)
Cranesbill (Geranium species)
Creeping Lilyturf (Lirope spicata)
Creeping Mahonia
(Mahonia repens)
Creeping Phlox (Phlox stolonifera)
Creeping Polemonium (Polemonium reptans)
Cupflower (Nierembergia hippomanica)
Daffodils
(Narcissus species and hybrids)
Dogwoods (Cornus species)
Doublefile viburnum (Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum)
Downy Serviceberry
(Amelanchier arborea)
Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)
Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
Eastern Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense)
Edging
Lobelia (Lobelia erinus)
Elephant Ears (Colocasia esulenta)
English Boxwoods (Buxus sempervirens)
English Ivy (Hedera helix)
English Yew
(Taxus baccata)
European Wild Ginger (Asarum europaeum)
European Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa)
Foxglove (Digitalis Species)
Gardener's
Garters (Phalaris arundinacea var. picta)
Ghent Hybrid Azaleas (Rhododendron x gandavense)
Giant Solomon's-seal (Polygonatum species)
Glossy
Abelia (Abelia x grandiflora)
Goat's Beard (Aruncus dioicus)
Golden Wood Millet (Milium effusum)
Goldenrod (Solidago species)
Goldenstar
(Chrysogonum virginianum)
Grape Hyacinths (Muscari species)
Green and Gold (Chrysogonum virginianum)
Gunnera (Gunnera manicata)
Guinea-hen
Tulip (Fritillaria melagris)
Hakone Grass (Hakonechloa macra)
Hardy Ageratum (Eupatorium coelestinum)
Hardy Cyclamens (Cyclamen hederifolium)
Hardy
Geraniums (Geranium species)
Hart's Tongue Fern (Asplenium scolopendrium var scolopendrium)
Hay-scented Fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula)
Heart-leaf
Bergenia (Bergenia cordifolia)
Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina domestica)
Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum)
Himalayan Blue Poppy (Meconopsis
species)
Hollies (Ilex species)
Horned Violet (Viola cornuta)
Hostas (Hosta species and cultivars)
Hybrid Columbines (Aquilegia x hybrids)
Hybrid
fuchsias (Fushsia x hybrida)
Hybrid Witch Hazel (Hamamelis x intermedia)
Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina)
Lady's Mantle (Alchemilla
mollis)
Lady's Mantle (Alchemilla vulgaris)
Lancaster Geranium (Geranium sanguineum var. "Striatum")
Lavender Mist Meadow-rue (Thalictrum
rochebrunianum)
Leadwort (Ceratostigma plumbaginoides)
Lenten Rose (Helleborus species)
Lilies (Lilium species)
Lily-of-the valley (Convallaria
majalis)
Lilyturf (Liriope species)
Leatherleaf Mahonia (Mahonia bealei)
Lenten Rose (Helleborus orientalis)
Leopard's Bane (Doronicum
species)
Linden Viburnum (Viburnum dilatatum)
Littleleaf Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens)
Loosestrife (Lysimachia punctata)
Lungwort (Pulmonaria
species)
Mahonias (Mahonia species)
Maidenhair Ferns (Adiantum species)
Male Fern (Dryopteris filix-mas)
Mapleleaf Virburnum (Viburnum
acerfiolium)
Maples (Acer species)
Marginal Shield Fern (Dryopteris marginalis)
Marginal Wood Fern (Dryopteris marginalis)
Marsh Marigold
(Caltha palustris)
Masterwort (Astrantia major)
Meadow Anemone (Anemone canadensis)
Meadow Lily (Lilium canadense)
Meadow-rue (Thalictum
species)
Mealy-cup Sage (Salvia farinacea)
Mentor Barberry (Berberis x mentorensis)
Mist Flower (Eupatorium coelestinum)
Monkey Flower
(Mimulus x hybridus
Monkshood (Aconitum species)
Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia)
Mountain Pieris (Pieris floribunda)
Oakleaf Hydrangea
(Hydrangea quercifolia)
Oaks (Quercus species)
Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana)
Oconee Bells (Shortia galacifolia)
Oregon Holly
Grape (Mahonia aquifolium)
Pacific Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii)
Pansies (Viola x wittrockiana)
Paperbark Maple (Acer griseum)
Partridgeberry
(Mitchella repens)
Peegee Hydrangia (Hydrangea paniculata 'Grandiflora')
Persian Violet (Exacum affine)
Plantain Lily (Hosta species)
Plumbago
(Ceratostigma plumbaginoides)
Pin Oak (Quercus palustris)
Pink Turtle-head (Chelone lyonii)
Pinkshell Azalea (Rhododendron vaseyi)
Polka-dot
Plant (Hypoestes phyllostachya)
Polyanthus primrose (Primula x polyantha)
Pot Marigold (Calendula officinalis)
Primroses (Primula species)
Purple
Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Rabbiteye Blueberry (Vaccinium ashei)
Red Baneberry (Actaea rubra)
Red Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia)
Redbuds
(Cercis species)
Redvein Enkianthus (Enkianthus campanulatus)
Rhododendrons (Rhododendron species)
Ribbon Grass (Phalaris arundinacea
var. picta)
Rock Fern (Polypodium virginianum)
Rock Geranium (Heuchera villosa)
Rock Polypody (Polypodium virginianum)
Rocky Mountain
Columbine (Aquilegia species)
Rosebay Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum)
Sasanqua camellia (Camellia sasanqua)
Satin Flower (Clarkia
amoena)
Scarlet Sage (Salvia splendens)
Sedges (Carex species)
Serviceberries (Amelanchier species)
Serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis)
Shooting-star
(Dodecatheon meadia)
Siberian Bugloss (Brunnera macrophylla)
Siberian Iris (Iris sibirica)
Siberian Squill (Scilla siberica)
Skimmia (Skimmia
japonica)
Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus)
Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis)
Solomon's-seal (Polygonatum species)
Southern Maidenhair (Adiantum
capillus-veneris)
Spanish Bluebell (Hyacinthoides hispanica)
Spicebush (Lindera benzoin)
Spiderwort (Tradescantia species)
Spike
Winter Hazel (Corylopsis spicata)
Spurge (Euphorbia species)
Spotted Dead Nettle (Lamium maculatum)
Sumacs (Rhus species)
Summer Snowflake
(Leucojum aestivum)
Summersweet (Clethra alnifolia)
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima)
Sweet Goldenrod (Solidago species)
Sweet Pepperbush
(Clethra alnifolia)
Sweet Violet (Viola odorata)
Sweet Woodruff (Galium odoratum)
Sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus)
Tuberous Begonias
(Bergonia x tuberhybrida)
Tuffed Hair Grass (Deschampsia caespitosa)
Turk's Cap Lily (Lilium superbum)
Turtle-head (Chelone species
Wandflower
(Galax urceolata)
Wax Begonia (Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum)
Western Bleeding Heart (Dicentra formosa)
Western Sword Fern (Polystichum
munitum)
White Forsythias (Abeliophyllum distichum)
Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
Wild Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata)
Wild Geranium
(Geranium maculatum)
Wild Sweet William (Phlox divaricata)
Willow Gentian (Gentiana asclepiadea)
Willow Oak (Quercus phellos)
Windflower
(Anemone x hybrida)
Winter Hazels (Corylopis species)
Winterberry (Ilex verticillata)
Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)
Wishbone
Flower (Torenia fournieri)
Witch Hazels (Hamamelis species)
Withered Viburnum (Viburnum cassinoides)
Wood Hyacinth (Hyacinthoides hispanica)
Yellow
Foxglove (Digitalis grandiflora)
Yellow Trout Lily (Erthronium americanum)
Yews (Taxus species)