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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.

Yerba Mansa
Yerba Mansa
Anemopsis californica
edible
Yin Chen Hao
Yin Chen Hao
Artemisia capillaris
ediblemedicinal
Yin Yang Huo
Yin Yang Huo
Epimedium sagittatum
Berberidaceaeedible
Ylang Ylang
Ylang Ylang
Cananga odorata
edible
Yoco
Yoco
Paullinia yoco
Sapindaceaeedible
Yoshino Privet
Yoshino Privet
Elaeagnus yoshinoi
Roseaceaeedible
Youngia chelidoniifolia
Youngia chelidoniifolia
Youngia chelidoniifolia
Asteraceaeedible
Youngia denticulata
Youngia denticulata
Youngia denticulata
Asteraceaeediblemedicinal
Youth On Age
Youth On Age
Tolmiea menziesii
Saxifragaceaeedible
Yuan Zhi
Yuan Zhi
Polygala sibirica
ediblemedicinal
Yuan Zhi
Yuan Zhi
Polygala tenuifolia
ediblemedicinal
Yucca angustissima
Yucca angustissima
Yucca angustissima
ediblemedicinal
Yucca constricta
Yucca constricta
Yucca constricta
Asclepiadaceaeediblemedicinal
Yucca filifera
Yucca filifera
Yucca filifera
Asparagaceaeediblemedicinal
Yunnan Plum Yew
Yunnan Plum Yew
Cephalotaxus lanceolata
Taxaceaeedible
Zabala Fruit
Zabala Fruit
Lardizabala biternata
edible
Zambesi Sword Lily
Zambesi Sword Lily
Gladiolus zambesiacus
Iridaceaeedible
Zamia cycads Pine cone cycad
Zamia cycads Pine cone cycad
Zamia spp
edible
Zantedeschia aethiopica
Zantedeschia aethiopica
Zantedeschia aethiopica
edible
Zanthoxylum ailanthoides
Zanthoxylum ailanthoides
Zanthoxylum ailanthoides
edible
Zanthoxylum coreanum
Zanthoxylum coreanum
Zanthoxylum coreanum
Rutaceaeedible
Zenmai
Zenmai
Osmunda japonica
Dryopteridaceaeedible
Zhe Bei Mu
Zhe Bei Mu
Fritillaria thunbergii
Liliaceaeedible
Zig-Zag Bamboo
Zig-Zag Bamboo
Phyllostachys flexuosa
Bambusaceaeedible
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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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