List of shade plants
These plants are good for varying levels of shade. Click on the plant name (not photo) for more details on whether they like part-shade, deep-shade or both.
Annuals, Perennials, Bulbs
Acanthus mollis
Bear's breech
Aconitum
Monkshood
Ajuga
Carpet bugle
Alchemilla
Lady's-mantle
Anemone
Windflower
Anthurium
Flamingo flower
Aquilegia
Columbine
Aruncus
Goat's beard
Asarum
Wild ginger
Aspidistra elatior
Cast-Iron plant
Astilbe
False spiraea
Astrantia
Masterwort
Bletilla striata
Chinese ground orchid
Browallia
Amethyst flower
Brunnera macrophylla
Brunnera
Caladium bicolor
Fancy-leafed caladium
Campanula (some)
Bellflower
Carex
Sedge
Clivia miniata
Kaffir lily
Coleus hybridus
Coleus
Colocasia esculenta
Elephant's ear
Convallaria majalis
Lily-of-the-valley
Dicentra (most)
Bleeding heart
Digitalis
Foxglove
Doronicum
Leopard's bane
Potentilla indica
Indian mock strawberry
Hyacinthoides
Bluebells- X
Galium odoratum
Sweet woodruff - X
Gentiana
Gentian 
Geranium (some)
Cranesbill- X
Hakonechloa macra 'Aurea'
Japanese forest grass 
Helleborus
Hellebore- X
Hepatica
Liverleaf - X
Heuchera
Coral bells - X
Hosta
Plantain lily 
Impatiens (most)
- X
Inula helenium
Elecampane - X
Iris foetidissima
Gladwin iris - X
Crested Iris
- X
Lamium maculatum
Dead nettle - X
Lilum
Lily - X
Liriope
Lily turf - X
Lobelia (most)
- X
Mertensia virginica
Virginia bluebells - X
Milium effusum 'Aureum'
Bowles' golden grass - X
Mimulus hybridus
Monkey flower - X
Myosotis
Forget-me-not - X
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Polygonatum
Solomon's seal 
Primula
Primrose- X
Prunella
Self-heal - X
Pulmonaria
Lungwort - X
Saxifraga
Saxifrage - X
Schizanthus pinnatus
Poor man's orchid - X
Senecio hybridus
Cineraria - X
Smilacina racemosa
False Solomon's seal - X
Soleirolia soleirolii
Baby's tears - X
Spigelia marilandica
Pinkroot, Indian pink - X
Thalictrum
Meadow rue - X
Tiarella
Foamflower - X
Tolmiea menziesii
Piggy-back plant - X
Torenia fournieri
Wishbone flower - X
Tricyrtis
Toad lily - X
Trillium
Wake Robin - X
Trollius
Globeflower - X
Viola
Viola, Pansy
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Ground covers
- X
Aegopodium podagraria
Bishop's weed - X
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata
Porcelain berry - X
Clematis (some)
- X
Cornus canadensis
Bunchberry - X
Cymbalaria muralis
Kenilworth ivy - X
Fragraria chiloensis
Wild strawberry - X
Glechoma hederacea
Ground ivy 
Hedera
Ivy
Lonicera (some)
Honeysuckle- X
Mitchella repens
Partridgeberry 
Monstera deliciosa
Split-leaf philodendron- X
Pachysandra terminalis
Japanese spurge - X
Rhoicissus capensis
Evergreen grape 
Trachelospermum jasminoides
Star jasmine
Vinca
Periwinkle
Shrubs
Abutilon
Flowering maple- X
Acanthopanax sieboldianusz 'Variegatus'
Actaea
Baneberry- X
Aucuba japonica
Japanese aucuba 
Buxus
Boxwood- X
Clethra alnifolia
Summersweet 
Cycadaceae
Cycads- X
Fatsia japonica
Japanese aralia- X
Hamamelis
Witch hazel 
Ilex
Holly
Kalmia latifolia
Mountain laurel
Lindera
Spicebush- X
Nandina domestica
Heavenly bamboo - X
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Pittosporum tobira
Tobira - X
Phapis
Lady palm 
Rhododendron
Azalea- X
Ribes sanguineum
Pink winter currant - X
Ruscus
Butcher's broom - X
Sarcococca
Sweet box 
Symphoricarpos (some)
Snowberry- X
Taxus
Yew - X
Viburnum (evergreen)
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Trees
- X
Acer palmatum
Japanese maple - X
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Katsura tree - X
Cercis canadensis
Eastern redbud - X
Davidia involucrata
Dove tree - X
Laurus nobilis
Sweet bay - X
Palms (some)
