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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.

Winged Prickly Ash
Winged Prickly Ash
Zanthoxylum planispinum
edible
Winged Spindle Tree
Winged Spindle Tree
Euonymus alatus
edible
Winged Spindle Tree
Winged Spindle Tree
Euonymus alatus apterus
edible
Winter Cherry
Winter Cherry
Physalis alkekengi franchetii
edible
Winter Cherry
Winter Cherry
Physalis alkekengi
edible
Winter Squash
Winter Squash
Cucurbita maxima
Cucurbitaceaeedible
Winter Tares
Vicia sativa leucosperma
Fabaceaeediblemedicinal
Winter's bark
Winter's bark
Drimys winteri
ediblemedicinal
Wiry Wattle
Wiry Wattle
Acacia coriacea
Fabaceaeedible
Witch hazel
Witch hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
ediblemedicinal
Withe Rod
Viburnum cassinoides
Adoxaceaeediblemedicinal
Wolfberry
Wolfberry
Symphoricarpos occidentalis
edible
Wombat Berry
Wombat Berry
Eustrephus latifolius
Myrtaceaeediblemedicinal
wonder violet
wonder violet
Viola mirabilis
ediblemedicinal
Wood Lily
Wood Lily
Lilium philadelphicum
edible
Wood Rose
Wood Rose
Rosa gymnocarpa
ediblemedicinal
Wood saxifrage
Wood saxifrage
Saxifraga mertensiana
edible
Wood Violet
Viola riviniana
Violaceaeediblemedicinal
Woodcock Orchid
Woodcock Orchid
Ophrys scolopax
Orchidaceaeedible
Woodland Strawberry
Woodland Strawberry
Fragaria bracteata
ediblemedicinal
Woolly Grass Bulrush
Woolly Grass Bulrush
Scirpus cyperinus
edible
Woolly Parosella
Woolly Parosella
Parosella lanata
edible
Woolly Sweet-Cicely
Woolly Sweet-Cicely
Osmorhiza claytonii
edible
Wooly Blue Violet
Viola sororia
Violaceaeediblemedicinal
Wooly Geranium
Wooly Geranium
Geranium erianthum
ediblemedicinal
Wormwood
Wormwood
Artemisia tilesii
ediblemedicinal
Wu Wei Zi
Wu Wei Zi
Schisandra chinensis
ediblemedicinal
Xerophyllum tenax
Xerophyllum tenax
Xerophyllum tenax
Bromeliaceaeedible
Xu Duan
Xu Duan
Dipsacus japonicus
edible
Xuan Fu Hua
Xuan Fu Hua
Inula britannica chinensis
Asteraceaeediblemedicinal
Xylosma japonica
Xylosma japonica
Xylosma japonica
edible
Yage
Yage
Banisteriopsis caapi
ediblemedicinal
Yam
Yam
Dioscorea deltoidea
Dioscoreaceaeediblemedicinal
Yama-Shakuyaku
Yama-Shakuyaku
Paeonia japonica
Paeoniaceaeediblemedicinal
Yamazakura
Yamazakura
Prunus serrulata
ediblemedicinal
Yamazakura
Yamazakura
Prunus jamasakura
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Yampa
Yampa
Perideridia gairdneri
edible
Yankee Blackberry
Yankee Blackberry
Rubus frondosus
ediblemedicinal
Yellow Avens
Yellow Avens
Geum aleppicum
Rosaceaeedible
Yellow Birch
Yellow Birch
Betula alleghaniensis
edible
Yellow buckeye
Yellow buckeye
Aesculus flava
ediblemedicinal
Yellow Chestnut Oak
Yellow Chestnut Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii
ediblemedicinal
Yellow Fritillary
Yellow Fritillary
Fritillaria pudica
edible
Yellow Granadilla
Yellow Granadilla
Passiflora laurifolia
ediblemedicinal
Yellow Loosestrife
Yellow Loosestrife
Lysimachia vulgaris
edible
Yellow mahonia
Yellow mahonia
Mahonia flavida
Berberidaceaeedible
Yellow Skunk Cabbage
Yellow Skunk Cabbage
Lysichiton americanus
edible
Yellow Toadflax
Yellow Toadflax
Linaria vulgaris
edible
Yellow Yam
Yellow Yam
Dioscorea cayennensis
Dioscoreaceaeediblemedicinal
Yellow-Groove Bamboo
Yellow-Groove Bamboo
Phyllostachys aureosulcata
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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