Skip to content
VIIIGrow·Light50 plants
Home/Grow/Partial shade plants

Partial shade plants

Dappled or 3-6 hours sun. Woodland edge species. We've filtered our catalogue down to 50 matchs.

Rubus tsangorum
Rubus tsangorum
Rubus tsangorum
ediblemedicinal
Rubus vernus
Rubus vernus
Rubus vernus
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Rubus vestervicensis
Rubus vestervicensis
Rubus vestervicensis
ediblemedicinal
Rubus xanthocarpus
Rubus xanthocarpus
Rubus xanthocarpus
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Rucki
Rucki
Solanum juzepczukii
Solanaceaeediblemedicinal
Rue-Anemone
Rue-Anemone
Anemonella thalictroides
edible
Rui Ren
Rui Ren
Prinsepia uniflora
edible
Rumex gmelinii
Rumex gmelinii
Rumex gmelinii
ediblemedicinal
Rumex hastatus
Rumex hastatus
Rumex hastatus
Polygonaceaeediblemedicinal
Rumex japonicus
Rumex japonicus
Rumex japonicus
Polygonaceaeediblemedicinal
Rumex nepalensis
Rumex nepalensis
Rumex nepalensis
ediblemedicinal
Rumex simpliciflorus
Rumex simpliciflorus
Rumex simpliciflorus
Polygonaceaeediblemedicinal
Rumex tingitanus
Rumex tingitanus
Rumex tingitanus
Polygonaceaeediblemedicinal
Running Bamboo
Running Bamboo
Arundinaria spp
edible
Rush peteria
Rush peteria
Peteria scoparia
edible
Russian Tarragon
Russian Tarragon
Artemisia dracunculoides
ediblemedicinal
Ryoku-Chiku
Ryoku-Chiku
Bambusa oldhamii
edible
SKIPI adultesque
SKIPI adultesque
Sorbus lanata
Rosaceaeedible
SKIPI adultesse
SKIPI adultesse
Actinidia holotricha
Actinidiaceaeedible
SKIPI adultesse
SKIPI adultesse
Sorbus intermedia
Rosaceaeedible
Saba Nut
Saba Nut
Pachira glabra
Melinaceaeedible
Sabi grass
Sabi grass
Urochloa mosambicensis
Poaceaeedible
Saffron
Saffron
Crocus sativus
ediblemedicinal
Sagittaria sagittifolia leucopetala
Sagittaria sagittifolia leucopetala
Sagittaria sagittifolia leucopetala
edible
Saigon Cinnamon
Saigon Cinnamon
Cinnamomum loureiroi
Lauraceaeediblemedicinal
Sailor-Caps
Sailor-Caps
Dodecatheon hendersonii
edible
Sakhalin Spikenard
Sakhalin Spikenard
Aralia schmidtii
ediblemedicinal
Salak Palm
Salak Palm
Salacca zalacca
edible
Salicornia quinqueflora
Salicornia quinqueflora
Salicornia quinqueflora
edible
Salicornia rubra
Salicornia rubra
Salicornia rubra
Amaranthaceaeedible
Salix caprea
Salix caprea
Salix caprea
ediblemedicinal
Salix commutata
Salix commutata
Salix commutata
ediblemedicinal
Salix repens
Salix repens
Salix repens
Salicaceaeediblemedicinal
Salmon Barberry
Salmon Barberry
Berberis aggregata
ediblemedicinal
Salmonberry
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
ediblemedicinal
Salvia glabrescens
Salvia glabrescens
Salvia glabrescens
Lamiaceaeediblemedicinal
Salvia japonica
Salvia japonica
Salvia japonica
ediblemedicinal
Sambucus chinensis
Sambucus chinensis
Sambucus chinensis
Caprifoliaceaeediblemedicinal
Sambucus latipinna
Sambucus latipinna
Sambucus latipinna
ediblemedicinal
Sambucus pubens
Sambucus pubens
Sambucus pubens
ediblemedicinal
Sambucus racemosa kamtschatica
Sambucus racemosa kamtschatica
Sambucus racemosa kamtschatica
ediblemedicinal
Sambucus williamsii
Sambucus williamsii
Sambucus williamsii
ediblemedicinal
Sand Blackberry
Sand Blackberry
Rubus cuneifolius
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Sand Coprosma
Sand Coprosma
Coprosma acerosa
Rubiaceaeediblemedicinal
Sand Grape
Vitis rupestris
Vitaceaeedible
Sand Pear
Sand Pear
Pyrus pyrifolia
edible
Sand Plum
Sand Plum
Prunus angustifolia watsonii
ediblemedicinal
Sand Rice
Sand Rice
Agriophyllum squarrosum
Lamiaceaeediblemedicinal
Sand Sedge
Sand Sedge
Carex arenaria
edible
Sand apricot-vine
Sand apricot-vine
Landolphia kirkii
Apocynaceaeedible
II

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.

Endpaper · archive updates

Get archive updates

Occasional email when substantial new content lands — plant profiles, seasonal growing notes, folk-remedy additions. Free, no tracking, unsubscribe anytime.

Free, weekly· unsubscribe anytime