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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.

Fountain grass
Fountain grass
Pennisetum setaceum
edible
Fourleaf Milkweed
Fourleaf Milkweed
Asclepias quadrifolia
edible
Fragaria daltoniana
Fragaria daltoniana
Fragaria daltoniana
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Fragaria nilgerrensis
Fragaria nilgerrensis
Fragaria nilgerrensis
ediblemedicinal
Fragaria nipponica
Fragaria nipponica
Fragaria nipponica
ediblemedicinal
Fragaria orientalis
Fragaria orientalis
Fragaria orientalis
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Fragrant Olive
Fragrant Olive
Osmanthus fragrans
edible
Fragrant Orchid
Fragrant Orchid
Gymnadenia conopsea
Orchidaceaeedible
Fragrant Wintergreen
Fragrant Wintergreen
Gaultheria fragrantissima
edible
French Hales
French Hales
Sorbus latifolia
edible
French hydrangea
French hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla
Hydrangeaceaeediblemedicinal
Fringe Tree
Fringe Tree
Chionanthus virginicus
edible
Fritillaria roylei
Fritillaria roylei
Fritillaria roylei
ediblemedicinal
Fritillaria sewerzowii
Fritillaria sewerzowii
Fritillaria sewerzowii
Liliaceaeediblemedicinal
Fritillaria verticillata
Fritillaria verticillata
Fritillaria verticillata
Liliaceaeedible
Frost Grape
Vitis cordifolia
Vitaceaeedible
Frost Grape
Frost Grape
Vitis vulpina
edible
Frosted Hawthorn
Frosted Hawthorn
Crataegus pruinosa
ediblemedicinal
Fuchsia
Fuchsia
Fuchsia magellanica
ediblemedicinal
Fuchsia colensoi
Fuchsia colensoi
Fuchsia colensoi
edible
Fuchsia denticulata
Fuchsia denticulata
Fuchsia denticulata
edible
Fuchsia fulgens
Fuchsia fulgens
Fuchsia fulgens
edible
Fuchsia hemsleyana
Fuchsia hemsleyana
Fuchsia hemsleyana
edible
Fuchsia microphylla
Fuchsia microphylla
Fuchsia microphylla
Onagraceaeedible
Fuji cherry
Fuji cherry
Prunus incisa
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Fulvous Popcornflower
Fulvous Popcornflower
Plagiobothrys fulvus campestris
edible
Fuzzy pride-of-rochester
Fuzzy pride-of-rochester
Deutzia scabra
Rhamnaceaeedible
Gala Dinich
Gala Dinich
Coleus edulis
edible
Galium gracile
Galium gracile
Galium gracile
Rubiaceaeediblemedicinal
Galo Nut
Galo Nut
Anacolosa frutescens
edible
Gan Cao
Gan Cao
Glycyrrhiza uralensis
ediblemedicinal
Garden Stonecrop
Garden Stonecrop
Sedum arboroseum
Crassulaceaeediblemedicinal
Garland Crab
Garland Crab
Malus coronaria
edible
Garlic Cress
Garlic Cress
Peltaria alliacea
edible
Gastrodia cunninghamii
Gastrodia cunninghamii
Gastrodia cunninghamii
Orchidaceaeedible
Gaultheria adenothrix
Gaultheria adenothrix
Gaultheria adenothrix
Ericaceaeedible
Gaultheria cumingiana
Gaultheria cumingiana
Gaultheria cumingiana
Ericaceaeedible
Gaultheria macrostigma
Gaultheria macrostigma
Gaultheria macrostigma
ediblemedicinal
Gaultheria myrsinoides
Gaultheria myrsinoides
Gaultheria myrsinoides
edible
Gaultheria nummularioides
Gaultheria nummularioides
Gaultheria nummularioides
Ericaceaeedible
Gaultheria pumila
Gaultheria pumila
Gaultheria pumila
edible
Gaultheria pumila leucocarpa
Gaultheria pumila leucocarpa
Gaultheria pumila leucocarpa
edible
Gaultheria pyroliifolia
Gaultheria pyroliifolia
Gaultheria pyroliifolia
edible
Gaultheria pyroloides
Gaultheria pyroloides
Gaultheria pyroloides
Ericaceaeedible
Gaultheria rigida
Gaultheria rigida
Gaultheria rigida
edible
Gaultheria sclelophylla
Gaultheria sclelophylla
Gaultheria sclelophylla
Ericaceaeedible
Gaultheria trichophylla
Gaultheria trichophylla
Gaultheria trichophylla
Winteraceaeedible
Gedraphol
Gedraphol
Willughbeia edulis
edible
Gentiana scabra buergeri
Gentiana scabra buergeri
Gentiana scabra buergeri
Gentianaceaeediblemedicinal
Gentiana thunbergii
Gentiana thunbergii
Gentiana thunbergii
Gentianaceaeediblemedicinal
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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?

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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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