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Partial shade plants

Dappled or 3-6 hours sun. Woodland edge species. We've filtered our catalogue down to 3,124 matchs.

Interrupted Fern
Interrupted Fern
Osmunda claytoniana
Dryopteridaceaeedible
Isodon inflexus
Isodon inflexus
Isodon inflexus
Lamiaceaeedible
Isodon japonicus
Isodon japonicus
Isodon japonicus
Lamiaceaeedible
Isodon longitubus
Isodon longitubus
Isodon longitubus
Lamiaceaeedible
Isodon rugosus
Isodon rugosus
Isodon rugosus
Lamiaceaeediblemedicinal
Italian Grape Hyacinth
Italian Grape Hyacinth
Muscari botryoides
Liliaceaeediblemedicinal
Italian hawksbeard
Italian hawksbeard
Crepis bursifolia
Asteraceaeedible
Italian Honeysuckle
Italian Honeysuckle
Lonicera caprifolium
edible
Itauba
Itauba
Mezilaurus itauba
edible
Itea japonica
Itea japonica
Itea japonica
Lamiaceaeediblemedicinal
Ixeris chinensis
Ixeris chinensis
Ixeris chinensis
edible
Ixeris dentata
Ixeris dentata
Ixeris dentata
Asteraceaeediblemedicinal
Ixeris japonica
Ixeris japonica
Ixeris japonica
Asteraceaeediblemedicinal
Ixeris lanceolata
Ixeris lanceolata
Ixeris lanceolata
Asteraceaeediblemedicinal
Ixeris polycephala
Ixeris polycephala
Ixeris polycephala
edible
Ixeris repens
Ixeris repens
Ixeris repens
Asteraceaeediblemedicinal
Ixeris sonchfolia
Ixeris sonchfolia
Ixeris sonchfolia
edible
Jack In The Pulpit
Jack In The Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
Araceaeedible
Jack's amelasorbus
Jack's amelasorbus
Amelasorbus jackii
edible
Jackfruit
Jackfruit
Artocarpus heterophyllus
Moraceaeedible
Jaggary Palm
Jaggary Palm
Caryota urens
Asparagaceaeedible
Jam Tarts
Jam Tarts
Melichrus procumbens
edible
Jambolan
Jambolan
Syzygium cumini
Myrtaceaeediblemedicinal
Jambos
Jambos
Syzygium jambos
ediblemedicinal
Japanese Alpine Cherry
Japanese Alpine Cherry
Prunus nipponica
ediblemedicinal
Japanese Angelica Tree
Japanese Angelica Tree
Aralia elata
ediblemedicinal
Japanese Apricot
Japanese Apricot
Prunus mume
ediblemedicinal
Japanese Aster
Japanese Aster
Kalimeris pinnatifida
edible
Japanese Atractylodes
Japanese Atractylodes
Atractylodes japonica
edible
Japanese Avens
Japanese Avens
Geum japonicum
Rosaceaeedible
Japanese azalea
Japanese azalea
Rhododendron japonicum
Ericaceaeedible
Japanese Azalea
Japanese Azalea
Rhododendron kaempferi
Ericaceaeedible
Japanese Barberry
Japanese Barberry
Berberis sieboldii
Berberidaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese Barberry
Japanese Barberry
Berberis thunbergii
ediblemedicinal
Japanese Beech
Japanese Beech
Fagus japonica
edible
Japanese Beech
Japanese Beech
Fagus crenata
Fagaceaeedible
Japanese Bird Cherry
Japanese Bird Cherry
Prunus ssiori
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese Bird Cherry
Japanese Bird Cherry
Prunus grayana
ediblemedicinal
Japanese buckthorn
Japanese buckthorn
Rhamnus japonica
Rhamnaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese burnet
Japanese burnet
Sanguisorba obtusa
edible
Japanese Buttercup
Japanese Buttercup
Ranunculus nipponicus
Ranunculaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese Cherry
Japanese Cherry
Prunus buergeriana
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese Chestnut
Japanese Chestnut
Castanea crenata
edible
Japanese Chinquapin
Japanese Chinquapin
Castanopsis cuspidata
Fagaceaeedible
Japanese Crab
Japanese Crab
Malus floribunda
Rosaceaeedible
Japanese Dodder
Japanese Dodder
Cuscuta japonica
edible
Japanese Dogwood
Japanese Dogwood
Cornus kousa chinensis
edible
Japanese Elm
Japanese Elm
Ulmus davidiana
Ulmaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese Elm
Japanese Elm
Ulmus japonica
Ulmaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese Emperor Oak
Japanese Emperor Oak
Quercus dentata
Fagaceaeediblemedicinal
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Frequently asked

What are good partial shade plants?

We catalogue 3124 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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