Plants for Shade

These plants will thrive in shady locations, and generally will not tolerate much direct sun.

Plants are listed alphabetically by Latin name. Icons indicate our rating 🌻, favorites ❤️, and deer-resistant 🦌 selections. Toxic ☠️ plants are also noted. Some plants we have removed 🏳️ for one reason or another. See the Plants page for an explanation of symbols.

Adiantum pedatum 🌻🌻🌻🌻🦌
Astilbe (overview)
- Astilbe arendsii 'Bonn' 🌻🌻🌻🌻🦌
- Astilbe arendsii 'Cattleya' 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🦌❤️
- Astilbe arendsii 'Deustchland' 🌻🌻🌻🌻🦌
- Astilbe anrendsii 'Fanal' 🌻🌻🌻🌻🦌
- Astilbe arendsii 'Grete Pungel' 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🦌❤️
- Astilbe chinensis 'Visions' 🌻🌻🌻🌻🦌
- Astilbe 'Granaat' 🌻🌻🌻🌻??
- Astilbe japonica 'Red Sentinel' 🌻🌻🌻🌻🦌
- Astilbe 'Montgomery' 🌻🌻🌻🌻🦌
- Astilbe rosea 'Peach Blossom' 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🦌❤️
- Astilbe simplificifolia 'Sprite' 🌻🌻🌻🌻🦌
- Astilbe arendsii ‘Strassenfeder’ 🌻🌻🌻🌻🦌
- Astilbe thunbergii 'Moerheimii Glory' 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🦌❤️
Astilboides tabularis 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻❤️
Athyrium filix-femina 🌻🌻🌻🦌
Athyrium niponicum 🌻🌻🌻🌻🦌
Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' 🌻🌻🌻🌻🦌
Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack of Diamonds' 🆕🦌
Brunnera macrophylla 'Sterling Silver' 🆕🦌
Carex elata 'Bowles Golden' 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🦌❤️
Helleborus orientalis 🌻🌻🌻🌻🦌

Hosta (overview)
- Hosta 'August Moon' 🌻🌻🌻🌻
- Hosta 'Autumn Frost' 🆕
- Hosta 'Blue Boy' 🌻🌻🌻🌻
- Hosta 'Curly Fries' 🆕
- Hosta 'Dream Queen' 🌻🌻🌻🌻
- Hosta 'Fire and Ice' 🌻🌻🌻
- Hosta 'Fragrant Blue' 🌻🌻🌻
- Hosta 'Francee' 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻❤️
- Hosta 'Gold Standard' 🌻🌻🌻🌻
- Hosta 'Golden Tiara' 🌻🌻🌻🌻
- Hosta 'Inniswood' 🌻🌻🌻
- Hosta 'June' 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻❤️
- Hosta 'Minuteman' 🌻🌻🌻🌻
- Hosta 'Night Before Christmas' 🌻🌻🌻🌻
- Hosta 'Northern Exposure' 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻❤️
- Hosta 'Patriot' 🌻🌻🌻
- Hosta 'Paul's Glory' 🌻🌻🌻
- Hosta 'Solar Flare' 🌻🌻🏳️
- Hosta 'Stiletto' 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻❤️
- Hosta 'Sum and Substance' 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻❤️
- Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans' 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻❤️
- Hosta 'Blue Angel' 🌻🌻🌻🌻
- Hosta sieboldiana 'Frances Williams' 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻❤️
Matteucia struthiopteris 🌻🌻🌻🌻🦌
Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum' 🌻🌻🌻🌻🦌☠️
Pulmonaria saccharata 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🦌❤️
Rodgersia 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🦌❤️
Tricyrtis hirta 🌻🌻🌻🌻🏳️