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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.

Great Purple Monkey Flower
Great Purple Monkey Flower
Mimulus lewisii
Scrophulariaceaeedible
Great Saint John's Wort
Great Saint John's Wort
Hypericum ascyron
ediblemedicinal
Great Yellow Woodsorrel
Great Yellow Woodsorrel
Oxalis grandis
edible
Great camas
Great camas
Camassia leichtlinii
Asparagaceaeedible
Greater Celandine
Greater Celandine
Chelidonium majus
Papaveraceaeediblemedicinal
Greater Chickweed
Greater Chickweed
Stellaria neglecta
ediblemedicinal
Greek Mustard
Greek Mustard
Hirschfeldia incana
Lamiaceaeediblemedicinal
Green Chireta
Green Chireta
Andrographis paniculata
Acanthaceaeediblemedicinal
Green Gentian
Green Gentian
Frasera speciosa
edible
Green-Dragon
Green-Dragon
Arisaema dracontium
edible
Greenleaf Manzanita
Greenleaf Manzanita
Arctostaphylos patula
ediblemedicinal
Greenwax golden bamboo
Greenwax golden bamboo
Phyllostachys viridiglaucescens
edible
Greigia sphacelata
Greigia sphacelata
Greigia sphacelata
Apocynaceaeedible
Grewia biloba parviflora
Grewia biloba parviflora
Grewia biloba parviflora
edible
Grewia oppositifolia
Grewia oppositifolia
Grewia oppositifolia
edible
Greyleaf Cherry
Greyleaf Cherry
Prunus canescens
Rosaceaeedible
Griselinia littoralis
Griselinia littoralis
Griselinia littoralis
Cunoniaceaeedible
Ground Cherry
Ground Cherry
Physalis lanceolata
Solanceaeedible
Ground Cherry
Ground Cherry
Physalis pubescens
edible
Ground Cherry
Ground Cherry
Physalis hederaefolia cordifolia
edible
Ground Cone
Ground Cone
Orobanche tuberosa
Orobanchaceaeedible
Ground Elder
Ground Elder
Aegopodium podagraria
edible
Ground Nut
Ground Nut
Apios americana
edible
Grouseberry
Grouseberry
Vaccinium scoparium
ediblemedicinal
Grumichama
Grumichama
Eugenia brasiliensis
Myrtaceaeediblemedicinal
Guaba de zorro
Guaba de zorro
Inga insignis
Fabaceaeedible
Guabiyu
Guabiyu
Myrcianthes pungens
edible
Guarana
Guarana
Paullinia cupana
Sapindaceaeedible
Guinea grass Green panic grass
Guinea grass Green panic grass
Panicum maximum
edible
Gum Tree
Gum Tree
Bursera simaruba
Burseraceaeedible
Gunnera
Gunnera
Gunnera tinctoria
Rubiaceaeediblemedicinal
Gunnera magellanica
Gunnera magellanica
Gunnera magellanica
Rubiaceaeediblemedicinal
Gunnera perpensa
Gunnera perpensa
Gunnera perpensa
edible
Gypsywort
Gypsywort
Lycopus europaeus
Lamiaceaeedible
Habenaria intermedia
Habenaria intermedia
Habenaria intermedia
Orchidaceaeedible
Hairy Agrimony
Hairy Agrimony
Agrimonia pilosa
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Hairy Huckleberry
Hairy Huckleberry
Vaccinium hirsutum
ediblemedicinal
Hairy Manzanita
Hairy Manzanita
Arctostaphylos columbiana
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Hairy Solomon's Seal
Hairy Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum pubescens
ediblemedicinal
Hairy hazel
Hairy hazel
Corylus sieboldiana mandschurica
edible
Hairy lousewort
Hairy lousewort
Pedicularis hirsuta
edible
Hairy rockcress
Hairy rockcress
Arabis hirsuta
Brassicaceaeediblemedicinal
Hairy wood-mint or hairy pagoda plant
Hairy wood-mint or hairy pagoda plant
Blephilia hirsuta
edible
Haleakala Sandalwood
Haleakala Sandalwood
Santalum haleakalae
edible
Half-Black Bamboo
Half-Black Bamboo
Phyllostachys arcana
Gramineaeedible
Hall crab apple
Hall crab apple
Malus halliana
Rosaceaeedible
Hamilton's spindletree
Hamilton's spindletree
Euonymus hamiltonianus
edible
Harbin Pear
Harbin Pear
Pyrus ussuriensis
edible
Harbinger Of Spring
Harbinger Of Spring
Erigenia bulbosa
edible
Hard Fern
Hard Fern
Blechnum spicant
edible
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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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