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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.

Scirpus affinis
Scirpus affinis
Scirpus affinis
Cyperaceaeedible
Scirpus ternatus
Scirpus ternatus
Scirpus ternatus
Cyperaceaeedible
Scootberry
Scootberry
Streptopus roseus
edible
Scorzonera
Scorzonera
Scorzonera hispanica
edible
Scotch heather
Scotch heather
Calluna vulgaris
ediblemedicinal
Scrambling Lily
Scrambling Lily
Geitonoplesium cymosum
edible
Scrub Birch
Scrub Birch
Betula glandulosa
edible
Scrub Nettle
Scrub Nettle
Urtica incisa
ediblemedicinal
Sea Bilberry
Sea Bilberry
Vaccinium bracteatum
ediblemedicinal
Sea Celery
Sea Celery
Apium prostratum
Apiaceaeediblemedicinal
Sea Oats
Sea Oats
Uniola paniculata
edible
Sea Purslane
Sea Purslane
Halimione portulacoides
edible
Seablite
Seablite
Suaeda australis
edible
Seagrape
Coccoloba uvifera
Rubiaceaeediblemedicinal
Securinega suffruticosa
Securinega suffruticosa
Securinega suffruticosa
Fabaceaeedible
Sedge
Sedge
Carex utriculata
edible
Seeded breadfruit
Seeded breadfruit
Artocarpus mariannensis
Moraceaeedible
Selaginella tamariscina
Selaginella tamariscina
Selaginella tamariscina
edible
Senecio nemorensis
Senecio nemorensis
Senecio nemorensis
Asteraceaeediblemedicinal
Senecio nikoensis
Senecio nikoensis
Senecio nikoensis
Asteraceaeediblemedicinal
Sennin-So
Sennin-So
Clematis terniflora
Ranunculaceaeediblemedicinal
Sensitive Fern
Sensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
Pteridaceaeedible
Serendipity Berry
Serendipity Berry
Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii
edible
Service Tree
Service Tree
Sorbus domestica
edible
Setose blackberry
Setose blackberry
Rubus nigricans
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Sham
Sham
Chaerophyllum tuberosum
Apiaceaeedible
Shan Zhu Yu
Shan Zhu Yu
Cornus officinalis
edible
Shantung Maple
Acer truncatum
Sapindaceaeediblemedicinal
Sharp-Leaf Ground Cherry
Sharp-Leaf Ground Cherry
Physalis acutifolia
Solonaceaeedible
Shatavari
Shatavari
Asparagus racemosus
ediblemedicinal
She Balsam
Abies fraseri
Pinaceaeedible
She Chuang Zi
She Chuang Zi
Cnidium monnieri
edible
She Oak
She Oak
Casuarina equisetifolia
Casuarinaceaeedible
Shea Butter Tree
Shea Butter Tree
Vitellaria paradoxa
edible
Sheepberry
Sheepberry
Viburnum lentago
ediblemedicinal
Shellbark hickory
Shellbark hickory
Carya laciniosa
edible
Shepherd's Purse
Shepherd's Purse
Capsella bursa-pastoris
edible
Shin Oak
Shin Oak
Quercus gambelii
ediblemedicinal
Shingle Oak
Shingle Oak
Quercus imbricaria
ediblemedicinal
Shining Club Moss
Shining Club Moss
Lycopodium lucidulum
edible
Shining Pepperweed
Shining Pepperweed
Lepidium nitidum
edible
Shore Juniper
Shore Juniper
Juniperus conferta
ediblemedicinal
Short-Staple American Cotton (Cotton )
Short-Staple American Cotton (Cotton )
Gossypium herbaceum
edible
Showy Milkweed
Showy Milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
edible
Showy hawthorn
Showy hawthorn
Crataegus festiva
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Shrub apple
Shrub apple
Malus brevipes
Rosaceaeedible
Shrubby fuchsia
Shrubby fuchsia
Fuchsia paniculata
edible
Shumard Oak
Shumard Oak
Quercus shumardii
ediblemedicinal
Siamese Senna
Siamese Senna
Senna siamea
Fabaceaeedible
Siberian Apricot
Siberian Apricot
Prunus sibirica
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
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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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