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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.

Live Oak
Live Oak
Quercus virginiana
ediblemedicinal
Live Oak
Live Oak
Quercus wislizenii
Fagaceaeediblemedicinal
Live Oak
Live Oak
Quercus chrysolepis
Fagaceaeediblemedicinal
Lobelia sessilifolia
Lobelia sessilifolia
Lobelia sessilifolia
ediblemedicinal
Loganberry
Loganberry
Rubus × loganobaccus
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Lojabark
Lojabark
Cinchona officinalis
Rubiaceaeediblemedicinal
Long Dan Cao
Long Dan Cao
Gentiana scabra
Gentianaceaeediblemedicinal
Longan
Longan
Dimocarpus longan
Sapindaceaeedible
Longevity Spinach
Longevity Spinach
Gynura procumbens
ediblemedicinal
Longleaf Mat-Rush
Longleaf Mat-Rush
Lomandra longifolia
edible
Lonicera affinis
Lonicera affinis
Lonicera affinis
Caprifoliaceaeedible
Lonicera henryi
Lonicera henryi
Lonicera henryi
edible
Loquat
Loquat
Eriobotrya japonica
ediblemedicinal
Lousewort
Lousewort
Pedicularis sceptrum carolinum
edible
Lousewort
Lousewort
Pedicularis langsdorffii
edible
Lousewort
Lousewort
Pedicularis resupinata
Orobanchaceaeedible
Lousewort
Lousewort
Pedicularis sudetica
Orobanchaceaeedible
Low Milkweed
Low Milkweed
Asclepias pumila
edible
Low Prairie Rose
Low Prairie Rose
Rosa arkansana
ediblemedicinal
Low Sweet Blueberry
Low Sweet Blueberry
Vaccinium angustifolium
Ericaceaeediblemedicinal
Low Sweet Blueberry
Low Sweet Blueberry
Vaccinium angustifolium laevifolium
ediblemedicinal
Low serviceberry
Low serviceberry
Amelanchier humilis
edible
Lundy Cabbage
Lundy Cabbage
Rhynchosinapis wrightii
edible
Luzula capitata
Luzula capitata
Luzula capitata
Caryophyllaceaeedible
Lychee
Lychee
Litchi chinensis
Sapindaceaeediblemedicinal
Lycopus maackianus
Lycopus maackianus
Lycopus maackianus
Lamiaceaeedible
Lysichiton camtschatcense
Lysichiton camtschatcense
Lysichiton camtschatcense
edible
Lysimachia fortunei
Lysimachia fortunei
Lysimachia fortunei
edible
Ma Dou Ling
Ma Dou Ling
Aristolochia debilis
ediblemedicinal
Ma Dou Ling
Ma Dou Ling
Aristolochia contorta
ediblemedicinal
Maca
Maca
Lepidium meyenii
Brassicaceaeediblemedicinal
Macachi
Macachi
Arjona patagonica
edible
Maculata bamboo
Maculata bamboo
Yushania maculata
edible
Madagascar Periwinkle
Madagascar Periwinkle
Catharanthus roseus
Apocynaceaeediblemedicinal
Madake
Madake
Phyllostachys bambusoides
edible
Madeira Vine
Madeira Vine
Anredera cordifolia
edible
Madeiran Whortleberry
Madeiran Whortleberry
Vaccinium padifolium
ediblemedicinal
Madrone
Madrone
Arbutus menziesii
edible
Madrono
Madrono
Arbutus xalapensis
edible
Madruno
Madruno
Garcinia madruno
edible
Magellan Barberry
Magellan Barberry
Berberis buxifolia
ediblemedicinal
Mahoberberis aquisargentii
Mahoberberis aquisargentii
Mahoberberis aquisargentii
edible
Mahonia confusa
Mahonia confusa
Mahonia confusa
Berberidaceaeedible
Mahonia ganpinensis
Mahonia ganpinensis
Mahonia ganpinensis
Berberidaceaeediblemedicinal
Mahonia gracilipes
Mahonia gracilipes
Mahonia gracilipes
Berberidaceaeedible
Mahonia napaulensis
Mahonia napaulensis
Mahonia napaulensis
edible
Mahonia x media
Mahonia x media
Mahonia x media
edible
Maidenhair Fern
Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum capillus-veneris
edible
Maidenhair Vine
Maidenhair Vine
Muehlenbeckia complexa
edible
Malabar Chestnut
Malabar Chestnut
Pachira insignis
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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