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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.

Mayflower
Mayflower
Epigaea repens
Rubiaceaeedible
Mayten Tree
Mayten Tree
Maytenus boaria
edible
Mbohoya
Mbohoya
Ancylobotrys petersiana
edible
Meadow Horsetail
Meadow Horsetail
Equisetum pratense
ediblemedicinal
Meadow Lily
Meadow Lily
Lilium canadense
edible
Meadow Lily
Meadow Lily
Lilium canadense editorum
Liliaceaeedible
Meadow Lily
Meadow Lily
Lilium canadense flavum
edible
Meconopsis aculeata
Meconopsis aculeata
Meconopsis aculeata
Papaveraceaeediblemedicinal
Medake
Medake
Pleioblastus simonii
edible
Medlar
Medlar
Mespilus germanica
Rosaceaeedible
Meehania urticifolia
Meehania urticifolia
Meehania urticifolia
Lamiaceaeediblemedicinal
Megacodon stylophorus
Megacodon stylophorus
Megacodon stylophorus
edible
Melichrus urceolatus
Melichrus urceolatus
Melichrus urceolatus
Lamiaceaeedible
Membrillo
Membrillo
Gustavia superba
edible
Mentha diemenica
Mentha diemenica
Mentha diemenica
ediblemedicinal
Mentha x smithiana
Mentha x smithiana
Mentha x smithiana
Lamiaceaeediblemedicinal
Mentha x villosa alopecuroides
Mentha x villosa alopecuroides
Mentha x villosa alopecuroides
ediblemedicinal
Menziesia ferruginea
Menziesia ferruginea
Menziesia ferruginea
edible
Mercurialis leiocarpa
Mercurialis leiocarpa
Mercurialis leiocarpa
Euphorbiaceaeedible
Mesamint
Mesamint
Pogogyne douglasii parviflora
Lamiaceaeediblemedicinal
Mexican Blue Oak
Mexican Blue Oak
Quercus oblongifolia
Fagaceaeediblemedicinal
Mexican Bush Sage
Mexican Bush Sage
Salvia leucantha
medicinal
Mexican Dock
Mexican Dock
Rumex mexicanus
Polygonaceaeediblemedicinal
Mexican Elder
Mexican Elder
Sambucus mexicana
Caprifoliaceaeediblemedicinal
Mexican orange
Mexican orange
Choisya ternata
Mexican Plum
Mexican Plum
Prunus mexicana
ediblemedicinal
Meyer Berry
Meyer Berry
Ribes meyeri
Rosaceaeedible
Michigan dewberry
Michigan dewberry
Rubus michiganensis
ediblemedicinal
Microcachrys tetragona
Microcachrys tetragona
Microcachrys tetragona
ediblemedicinal
Microtis unifolia
Microtis unifolia
Microtis unifolia
edible
Midland Hawthorn
Midland Hawthorn
Crataegus laevigata
ediblemedicinal
Military Orchis
Military Orchis
Orchis militaris
Orchidaceaeedible
Milium effusum
Milium effusum
Milium effusum
edible
Milk Vine
Milk Vine
Leichhardtia leptophylla
Myrtaceaeediblemedicinal
Milky Bellflower
Milky Bellflower
Campanula lactiflora
Campanulaceaeedible
Mink hawthorn
Mink hawthorn
Crataegus dispessa
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Mint-Leaved Bergamot
Mint-Leaved Bergamot
Monarda menthifolia
edible
Miro
Miro
Prumnopitys ferruginea
Podocarpaceaeedible
Mirror Plant
Mirror Plant
Coprosma repens
edible
Miss jones' hawthorn
Miss jones' hawthorn
Crataegus jonesiae
ediblemedicinal
Missouri Gooseberry
Missouri Gooseberry
Ribes setosum
Rosaceaeedible
Missouri Gooseberry
Missouri Gooseberry
Ribes missouriense
edible
Mitchella repens
Mitchella repens
Mitchella repens
ediblemedicinal
Mitchella undulata
Mitchella undulata
Mitchella undulata
ediblemedicinal
Mitsuba
Mitsuba
Cryptotaenia japonica
edible
Miyako-Zasa
Miyako-Zasa
Sasa nipponica
Gramineaeedible
Miyama Cherry
Miyama Cherry
Prunus maximowiczii
ediblemedicinal
Mochi Tree
Mochi Tree
Ilex integra
Rhamnaceaeediblemedicinal
Mock Strawberry
Mock Strawberry
Duchesnea indica
edible
Moela de mutum
Moela de mutum
Lacunaria jenmanii
edible
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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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