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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.

Rock Chestnut Oak
Rock Chestnut Oak
Quercus prinus
ediblemedicinal
Rock Cress
Rock Cress
Arabis lyrata
Brassicaceaeedible
Rock Elm
Rock Elm
Ulmus thomasii
Ulmaceaeediblemedicinal
Rock Maple
Acer glabrum
Sapindaceaeediblemedicinal
Rock Spiraea
Rock Spiraea
Holodiscus dumosus
edible
Rockberry
Rockberry
Empetrum eamesii
Ericaceaeedible
Rocky Mountain Beeplant
Rocky Mountain Beeplant
Cleome serrulata
edible
Rocky Mountain Strawberry
Rocky Mountain Strawberry
Fragaria ovalis
ediblemedicinal
Rodgersia podophylla
Rodgersia podophylla
Rodgersia podophylla
Rodgersiaceaeedible
Roman Wormwood
Roman Wormwood
Ambrosia artemesiifolia
Asteroceaeedible
Romanzoffia unalaschkensis
Romanzoffia unalaschkensis
Romanzoffia unalaschkensis
edible
Roof Iris
Roof Iris
Iris tectorum
Iridaceaeediblemedicinal
Rorippa indica
Rorippa indica
Rorippa indica
Brassicaceaeedible
Rosa cymosa
Rosa cymosa
Rosa cymosa
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Rosa fedtschenkoana
Rosa fedtschenkoana
Rosa fedtschenkoana
ediblemedicinal
Rosa hemsleyana
Rosa hemsleyana
Rosa hemsleyana
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Rosa laxa
Rosa laxa
Rosa laxa
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Rosa maracandica
Rosa maracandica
Rosa maracandica
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Rosa moyesii
Rosa moyesii
Rosa moyesii
ediblemedicinal
Rosa obtusifolia
Rosa obtusifolia
Rosa obtusifolia
ediblemedicinal
Rosa sericea pteracantha
Rosa sericea pteracantha
Rosa sericea pteracantha
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Rosa setipoda
Rosa setipoda
Rosa setipoda
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Rosa webbiana
Rosa webbiana
Rosa webbiana
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Rosa x beanii
Rosa x beanii
Rosa x beanii
ediblemedicinal
Rose Balsam
Rose Balsam
Impatiens balsamina
Balsaminaceaeedible
Rose of Sharon
Rose of Sharon
Rosa macrophylla
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Rose Of Sharon
Rose Of Sharon
Hibiscus sinosyriacus
Malvaceaeediblemedicinal
Rosebud Cherry
Rosebud Cherry
Prunus subhirtella
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Rotan Sega
Rotan Sega
Calamus caesius
Arecaceaeedible
Rough Bugleweed
Rough Bugleweed
Lycopus asper
edible
Rough Coprosma
Rough Coprosma
Coprosma hirtella
Rhamnaceaeedible
Rough potato
Rough potato
Metaplexis japonica
edible
Round Kumquat
Round Kumquat
Fortunella japonica
Rutaceaeediblemedicinal
Roundleaf Serviceberry
Roundleaf Serviceberry
Amelanchier sanguinea
edible
Rubber Dandelion
Rubber Dandelion
Taraxacum kok-saghyz
ediblemedicinal
Rubber Plant India Rubber Tree
Rubber Plant India Rubber Tree
Ficus elastica
edible
Rubia chinensis
Rubia chinensis
Rubia chinensis
Rubiaceaeediblemedicinal
Rubia hexaphylla
Rubia hexaphylla
Rubia hexaphylla
ediblemedicinal
Rubia jesoensis
Rubia jesoensis
Rubia jesoensis
ediblemedicinal
Rubus acer
Rubus acer
Rubus acer
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Rubus adenophorus
Rubus adenophorus
Rubus adenophorus
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Rubus alexeterius
Rubus alexeterius
Rubus alexeterius
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Rubus amabilis
Rubus amabilis
Rubus amabilis
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Rubus ampelinus
Rubus ampelinus
Rubus ampelinus
ediblemedicinal
Rubus avipes
Rubus avipes
Rubus avipes
ediblemedicinal
Rubus barbatus
Rubus barbatus
Rubus barbatus
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Rubus biflorus
Rubus biflorus
Rubus biflorus
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Rubus buergeri
Rubus buergeri
Rubus buergeri
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Rubus candicans
Rubus candicans
Rubus candicans
ediblemedicinal
Rubus caucasicus
Rubus caucasicus
Rubus caucasicus
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
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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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