Plants for Part Shade
These plants will thrive in locations that get at least a half-day or so of sun, but may not tolerate full sun.
Plants are listed alphabetically by Latin name. Icons indicate our rating π», favorites β€οΈ, and deer-resistant π¦ selections. Toxic β οΈ plants are also noted. See the Plants page for and explanation of symbols.
Acanthus spinosus π»π»π»π¦
Aconitum carmichaeilii π»π»π»π¦
Actaea simplex 'Atropurpurea' π»π»π»
Alchemilla mollis π»π»π»π¦
Anemone tomentosa robustissima π»π»
Angelica gigas π»π»π¦
Aralia cordata 'Sun King' π»π»π»π»π»β€οΈ
Aruncus aethusifolius π»π»π»π»π»π¦β€οΈ
Aruncus dioicus π»π»π»π»π»β€οΈ
Astilbe arendsii 'Bonn' π»π»π»π»π¦
Astilbe arendsii 'Cattleya' π»π»π»π»π»π¦β€οΈ
Astilbe arendsii 'Deustchland' π»π»π»π»π¦
Astilbe anrendsii 'Fanal' π»π»π»π»π¦
Astilbe arendsii 'Grete Pungel' π»π»π»π»π»π¦β€οΈ
Astilbe chinensis 'Visions' π»π»π»π»π¦
Astilbe japonica 'Red Sentinel' π»π»π»π»π¦
Astilbe 'Montgomery' π»π»π»π»π¦
Astilbe rosea 'Peach Blossom' π»π»π»π»π»π¦β€οΈ
Astilbe simplificifolia 'Sprite' π»π»π»π»π¦
Astilbe arendsii βStrassenfederβ π»π»π»π»π¦
Astilbe thunbergii 'Moerheimii Glory' π»π»π»π»π»β€οΈ
Astrantia major π»π»π»π»π¦
Athyrium filix-femina π»π»π»π¦
Athyrium niponicum π»π»π»π»π¦
Baptisia 'Cherries Jubilee' π»π» π»π¦
Bistorta officinalis 'Superbum' π»π»π»π»π¦
Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' π»π»π»π»π¦
Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack of Diamonds' ππ¦
Campanula carpatica 'Clips' π»π»π»
Carex elata 'Bowles Golden' π»π»π»π»π»π¦β€οΈ
Digitalis grandiflora 'Ambigua' π»π»π»π¦β οΈ
Filipendula rubra 'Venusta' π»π»π»
Filipendula ulmaria 'Aurea' π»π»π»π¦
Geranium cantabrigiense 'Biokovo' π»π»π»π¦
Geranium phaeum 'Samobor' π»π»π»π»π¦
Geranium sanguineum 'striatum' π»π»π»π»π»π¦β€οΈ
Hakonechloa macra π»π»π»π»π»π¦β€οΈ
Helleborus orientalis π»π»π»π»π¦
Hemerocallis 'Frans Hals' π»π»π»π»
Hemerocallis 'Magic Dawn' π»π»π»π»
Hemerocallis 'Scarlet Orbit' π»π»π»π»
Hemerocallis 'Stella d'Oro' π»π»π»π»
Hemerocallis 'Wondering' π»π»π»π»
Heuchera 'Amethyst Mist' π»π»π»π»π»β€οΈ
Heuchera 'Apple Twist' π
Heuchera 'Cherry Cola' π»π» π»
Heuchera 'Cinnamon Curls' π»π»π»π»
Heuchera 'Lemon Love' π»π»π»
Heuchera 'Mega Caramel' π»π»π»π»
Heuchera 'Midnight Rose' π»π»π»π»
Heuchera 'Molly Bush' π»π»π»π»π»β€οΈ
Heuchera 'Montrose Ruby' π»π»π»π»
Heuchera 'Peachberry Ice' π
Heuchera 'Pewter Veil' π»π»π»π»
Heuchera 'Plum Pudding' π»π» π»
Heuchera 'Silver Scrolls' π»π»π»π»
Heuchera 'Timeless Night' π
Heuchera villosa 'Circus' π»π»
Hibiscus syriacus 'Antong Two' ('Li'l Kim') π»π»π»π»
Hosta 'August Moon' π»π»π»π»
Hosta 'Dream Queen' π»π»π»π»
Hosta 'Fire and Ice' π»π»π»
Hosta 'Gold Standard' π»π»π»π»
Hosta 'Golden Tiara' π»π»π»π»
Hosta 'Inniswood' π»π»π»
Hosta 'Minuteman' π»π»π»π»
Hosta 'Night Before Christmas' π»π»π»π»
Hosta 'Northern Exposure' π»π»π»π»π»β€οΈ
Hosta 'Paul's Glory' π»π»π»
Hosta 'Solar Flare' π»π»
Hosta 'Stiletto' π»π»π»π»π»β€οΈ
Hosta 'Sum and Substance' π»π»π»π»π»β€οΈ
Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans' π»π»π»π»π»β€οΈ
Hosta sieboldiana 'Frances Williams' π»π»π»π»π»β€οΈ
Hydrangea paniculata π»π»π»
Lamprocapnos spectabilis π»π»π¦β οΈ
Ligularia 'Bottle Rocket' π»π»π»π»π»π¦β€οΈ
Ligularia dentata 'Britt Marie Crawford' π»π»π»π»π»π¦β€οΈ
Ligularia dentata 'Desdemona' π»π»π»π»π»π¦β€οΈ
Ligularia przewalskii π»π»π»π»π»π¦β€οΈ
Ligularia stenocephala 'Rocket' π»π»π»π»π»π¦β€οΈ
Lobelia cardinalis π»π»π»
Matteucia struthiopteris π»π»π»π»π¦
Paeonia itoh 'Maroon Dragon Claw' π»π»π»π»π¦
Panicum virgatum π»π»π»π»π»π¦β€οΈ
Persicaria microcephala 'Red Dragon' π»π»π»π»
Platycodon grandiflora 'Sentimental Blue' π»π»π»
Polemonium reptans 'Stairway to Heaven' π»π¦
Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum' π»π»π»π»π¦β οΈ
Pulmonaria saccharata π»π»π»π»π»π¦β€οΈ
Pulsatilla vulgaris π»π»π¦
Rodgersia π»π»π»π»π»π¦β€οΈ
Solidago flexicaulis π»π»π»
Solidago sphacelata 'Golden Fleece' π»π»π»
Thalictrum rochebrunianum 'Lavender Mist' π»π»π»
Tricyrtis hirta π»π»π»π»
Veronica prostrata 'Trehane' π»π»π»π¦
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Album' π»π»π»π»π¦