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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.

Aquilegia coerulea
Aquilegia coerulea
Aquilegia coerulea
edible
Aquilegia flabellata
Aquilegia flabellata
Aquilegia flabellata
Papaveraceaeediblemedicinal
Aquilegia flavescens
Aquilegia flavescens
Aquilegia flavescens
edible
Aquilegia formosa
Aquilegia formosa
Aquilegia formosa
ediblemedicinal
Aquilegia formosa truncata
Aquilegia formosa truncata
Aquilegia formosa truncata
edible
Aquilegia jonesii
Aquilegia jonesii
Aquilegia jonesii
Papaveraceaeediblemedicinal
Aquilegia karelinii
Aquilegia karelinii
Aquilegia karelinii
Papaveraceaeedible
Aquilegia pubescens
Aquilegia pubescens
Aquilegia pubescens
edible
Aquilegia shockleyi
Aquilegia shockleyi
Aquilegia shockleyi
Papaveraceaeedible
Arabis serrata
Arabis serrata
Arabis serrata
Brassicaceaeedible
Aralia nudicaulis
Aralia nudicaulis
Aralia nudicaulis
ediblemedicinal
Arbutus x andrachnoides
Arbutus x andrachnoides
Arbutus x andrachnoides
Ericaceaeedible
Arctic Beauty (Kiwi)
Arctic Beauty (Kiwi)
Actinidia kolomikta gagnepainii
Actinidiaceaeedible
Arctic Dock
Arctic Dock
Rumex arcticus
ediblemedicinal
Arctic lousewort
Arctic lousewort
Pedicularis arctica
edible
Ardisia crispa
Ardisia crispa
Ardisia crispa
edible
Arisaema
Arisaema
Arisaema tortuosum
Araceaeedible
Arisaema costatum
Arisaema costatum
Arisaema costatum
Araceaeedible
Arisaema flavum
Arisaema flavum
Arisaema flavum
edible
Arisaema jacquemontii
Arisaema jacquemontii
Arisaema jacquemontii
edible
Arisaema negishii
Arisaema negishii
Arisaema negishii
Araceaeedible
Arisaema peninsulare
Arisaema peninsulare
Arisaema peninsulare
Araceaeedible
Aristotelia serrata
Aristotelia serrata
Aristotelia serrata
edible
Arizona Dewberry
Arizona Dewberry
Rubus arizonicus
ediblemedicinal
Arizona Maderone
Arizona Maderone
Arbutus arizonica
Ericaceaeedible
Arnold Hawthorn
Arnold Hawthorn
Crataegus arnoldiana
ediblemedicinal
Arnold hawthorn
Arnold hawthorn
Crataegus anomala
ediblemedicinal
Arracacha
Arracacha
Arracacia xanthorrhiza
Apiaceaeediblemedicinal
Arrow Wood
Viburnum dentatum
Rubiaceaeediblemedicinal
Arrowroot
Arrowroot
Maranta arundinacea
edible
Artemisia caruifolia
Artemisia caruifolia
Artemisia caruifolia
ediblemedicinal
Artemisia dracunculus
Artemisia dracunculus
Artemisia dracunculus
ediblemedicinal
Artemisia indica
Artemisia indica
Artemisia indica
ediblemedicinal
Artemisia keiskeana
Artemisia keiskeana
Artemisia keiskeana
Asteraceaeediblemedicinal
Artemisia lancea
Artemisia lancea
Artemisia lancea
Asteraceaeediblemedicinal
Artemisia monophylla
Artemisia monophylla
Artemisia monophylla
Asteraceaeediblemedicinal
Artemisia montana
Artemisia montana
Artemisia montana
ediblemedicinal
Artemisia rubripes
Artemisia rubripes
Artemisia rubripes
ediblemedicinal
Artemisia wrightii
Artemisia wrightii
Artemisia wrightii
ediblemedicinal
Arthromeris wallichiana
Arthromeris wallichiana
Arthromeris wallichiana
Lamiaceaeedible
Arum dioscoridis
Arum dioscoridis
Arum dioscoridis
Araceaeedible
Asarum takaoi
Asarum takaoi
Asarum takaoi
ediblemedicinal
Asclepias mexicana
Asclepias mexicana
Asclepias mexicana
Asclepiadaceaeedible
Asian Lily
Asian Lily
Lilium amabile
Liliaceaeedible
Asian Madder
Asian Madder
Rubia akane
ediblemedicinal
Asian Mint
Asian Mint
Mentha asiatica
ediblemedicinal
Asian Pear
Asian Pear
Pyrus pyrifolia culta
Rosaceaeedible
Asparagus abyssinicus
Asparagus abyssinicus
Asparagus abyssinicus
ediblemedicinal
Asparagus adscendens
Asparagus adscendens
Asparagus adscendens
ediblemedicinal
Asparagus aphyllus
Asparagus aphyllus
Asparagus aphyllus
ediblemedicinal
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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.

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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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