Trees
Most trees grow best in full sun. Listed here are those that tolerate light shade. Those marked with a * prefer full shade
Japanese Maples - Acer japonica
- Autumn Moon*
- Beni Maiko
- Katsura*
- Red Autumn Lace
- Viridis
- Garnet
- Crimson Queen
Redbud ‘Forest Pansy’ (Cercis)
Paperbark Maple (Acer griseum)
Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia)
Snowbell (Styrax)
Vine Maple (Acer circinatum)
Western Red Cedar*
Western Hemlock*
Hinoki Cypress
Shrubs
Those marked with a * prefer full shade
Aucuba*
Boxwood (Aurea-Variegata)
Camellia
Euonymus ‘Silver Queen’
Fatsia japonica*
Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina domestica)
Leucothoe ‘Rainbow’
Oregon Grape ‘Charity’*
Pieris (Variegata)
Rhododendron
Silverberry ‘Maculata’
Viburnum davidii
Yew (Taxus media)
Barberry ‘Aureau’ (Berberis)
Boxwood (all)
Daphne ‘Winter’
Evergreen Huckleberry*
Hardy Fuchsia (Fuchsia magellanica)
Hydrangea
Laurel ‘Otto Luyken’
Osmanthu
Red Huckleberry*
Sarcococca*
Skimma japonica*
Witch Hazel (Hamamelis)
Ornamental Grasses
Sweet Flag (Acornus)
Sedge ‘Gold Fountains’ (Carex)
Japanese Forest Grass ‘Aureola’ (Hakonchloa)
Moor Grass (Molina)
Northern Sea Oats (Chasmanthium)
Black Mondo Grass (Ophiopogon)
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Ferns
Most ferns prefer shade, those marked with a * tolerate dry shade
Sword Fern (Polystichum)*
Tassel Fern (Polystichum)*
Long-eared Holly Ferns (Polystichum)*
Korean Rock Fern (Polystichum)
Deer Ferns (Blechnum)
Lady Fern (Athyrium)
Japanese Painted Fern (Athyrium)
Perennials and Groundcovers
Plants marked with a * tolerate dry shade once established
Astilbe (needs a consistent moist soil)
Bellflower (Campanula)
Bergenia*
Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis)
Bleeding Heart*
Coralbells (Heuchera)
Bugleweed (Ajuga)
Cascade Oregon Grape (Berberis nervosa)
Corydalis
Helleborus*
Hosta
Epimedium ‘Sulphureum’*
Hardy Geranium (Geranium macrorrhizum)*
Lilyturf (Liriope)
Wild Ginger (Asarum)
Lady’s Mantle (Alchemilla)
Japanese Spurge (Pachysandra terminalis)*
Oxalis
Trillium
Saxifraga Sweet Woodruff
Bulbs
Anemone blanda
Anemone 'Wood Anemone'
Autumn Crocus
Calla Lily
Daffodil 'Jonquil' (partial shade)
Hardy cyclamen
Snow drop (Galanthus)
Trout lily (Erythronium)
Vines
Confederate Jasmine (Trachelospermum)
Evergreen Clematis
Boston Ivy (Parthenocissus)
Climbing Hydrangea (Hydrangea anomala)
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