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Partial shade plants

Dappled or 3-6 hours sun. Woodland edge species. We've filtered our catalogue down to 50 matchs.

Caranday Palm
Caranday Palm
Copernicia alba
edible
Cardamine bonariensis
Cardamine bonariensis
Cardamine bonariensis
edible
Cardamine fauriei
Cardamine fauriei
Cardamine fauriei
Brassicaceaeedible
Cardamine glacialis
Cardamine glacialis
Cardamine glacialis
Brassicaceaeedible
Cardamine kitaibelii
Cardamine kitaibelii
Cardamine kitaibelii
Brassicaceaeedible
Cardamine komarovii
Cardamine komarovii
Cardamine komarovii
Brassicaceaeediblemedicinal
Cardamine leucantha
Cardamine leucantha
Cardamine leucantha
Brassicaceaeedible
Cardamine lyrata
Cardamine lyrata
Cardamine lyrata
edible
Cardamine macrophylla
Cardamine macrophylla
Cardamine macrophylla
Brassicaceaeediblemedicinal
Cardamine nasturtioides
Cardamine nasturtioides
Cardamine nasturtioides
Brassicaceaeedible
Cardamine nipponica
Cardamine nipponica
Cardamine nipponica
Brassicaceaeedible
Cardamine prorepens
Cardamine prorepens
Cardamine prorepens
edible
Cardamine schinziana
Cardamine schinziana
Cardamine schinziana
Brassicaceaeedible
Cardamine scutata
Cardamine scutata
Cardamine scutata
edible
Cardamine violacea
Cardamine violacea
Cardamine violacea
Brassicaceaeedible
Cardamine yezoensis
Cardamine yezoensis
Cardamine yezoensis
Brassicaceaeedible
Cardinal Spear
Cardinal Spear
Erythrina herbacea
edible
Cardiocrinum cordatum
Cardiocrinum cordatum
Cardiocrinum cordatum
Liliaceaeedible
Carex brizoides
Carex brizoides
Carex brizoides
Cyperaceaeedible
Carex dispalata
Carex dispalata
Carex dispalata
Cyperaceaeedible
Carex nubigena
Carex nubigena
Carex nubigena
Caryophyllaceaeediblemedicinal
Carmine barberry
Carmine barberry
Berberis x carminea
Berberidaceaeediblemedicinal
Carolina Basswood
Carolina Basswood
Tilia caroliniana
ediblemedicinal
Carolina Hemlock
Carolina Hemlock
Tsuga caroliniana
edible
Carolina buckthorn
Carolina buckthorn
Frangula caroliniana
ediblemedicinal
Carpesium abrotanoides
Carpesium abrotanoides
Carpesium abrotanoides
edible
Carpesium divaricatum
Carpesium divaricatum
Carpesium divaricatum
Asteraceaeediblemedicinal
Carpesium glossophyllum
Carpesium glossophyllum
Carpesium glossophyllum
Asteraceaeediblemedicinal
Carpesium triste
Carpesium triste
Carpesium triste
Asteraceaeedible
Carrion Flower
Carrion Flower
Smilax herbacea
ediblemedicinal
Cascara
Cascara
Rhamnus purshiana
medicinal
Cassava
Cassava
Manihot esculenta
edible
Castanopsis delavayi
Castanopsis delavayi
Castanopsis delavayi
Fagaceaeedible
Castanopsis hystrix
Castanopsis hystrix
Castanopsis hystrix
Fagaceaeedible
Castanopsis orthacantha
Castanopsis orthacantha
Castanopsis orthacantha
Fagaceaeedible
Castanopsis sclerophylla
Castanopsis sclerophylla
Castanopsis sclerophylla
edible
Castanopsis tibetana
Castanopsis tibetana
Castanopsis tibetana
Fagaceaeedible
Castanopsis tribuloides
Castanopsis tribuloides
Castanopsis tribuloides
edible
Cat's Breeches
Cat's Breeches
Hydrophyllum capitatum
edible
Cat's Claw
Cat's Claw
Uncaria tomentosa
ediblemedicinal
Catchfly
Catchfly
Silene firma
Caryophyllaceaeediblemedicinal
Caucasian Whortleberry
Caucasian Whortleberry
Vaccinium arctostaphylos
ediblemedicinal
Caucasian spinach
Caucasian spinach
Hablitzia tamnoides
Boraginaceaeedible
Caughuawaga Hawthorn
Caughuawaga Hawthorn
Crataegus durobrivensis
ediblemedicinal
Cauliflower
Cauliflower
Brassica oleracea botrytis
ediblemedicinal
Cautleya spicata
Cautleya spicata
Cautleya spicata
Lamiaceaeedible
Cedar Wood
Cedar Wood
Cedrela odorata
ediblemedicinal
Celastrus dependens
Celastrus dependens
Celastrus dependens
edible
Celastrus flagellaris
Celastrus flagellaris
Celastrus flagellaris
Oleaceaeedible
Celosia argentea cristata
Celosia argentea cristata
Celosia argentea cristata
ediblemedicinal
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Frequently asked

What are good partial shade plants?

We catalogue 50 matching species. See the list above. Each links to its full profile with cultivation, dosage, and companion notes.

How do I pick from this list?

Filter further by your other constraints — edible vs medicinal, mature size, USDA zone. Each plant profile has the full attribute table.

Are these plants verified?

Each plant entry is sourced from Permapeople + Trefle databases and reviewed before publication. Cultivation data marked 'high confidence' comes from horticultural references; lower confidence flags less-certain attributions.

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