Shade Tolerant Plants
Varieties that do well in the shade
Acer Griseum
Aesculus parviflora
Akebia quinata
Calycanthus floridus
Clethra alnifolia
Cornus florida
Cornus racernosa
Disanthus cercidifolius
Enkianthus campanulatus
Euonymus alatus ‘Compacta’
Euonymus fortunei
Gaultheria procumbens
Hydrangea quercifolia
Ilex (all evergreen varieties)
itea virginica
Kalmia latifolia
Kerria japonica
Leucothoe axillaris
Leucothoe fontanesiana
Lindera benzoin
Mahonia
Microbiota
Oxydendrum arboreum
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Pieris japonica
Rhamnus
Rhododendron (most varieties)
Taxus
Aesculus parviflora
Akebia quinata
Calycanthus floridus
Clethra alnifolia
Cornus florida
Cornus racernosa
Disanthus cercidifolius
Enkianthus campanulatus
Euonymus alatus ‘Compacta’
Euonymus fortunei
Gaultheria procumbens
Hydrangea quercifolia
Ilex (all evergreen varieties)
itea virginica
Kalmia latifolia
Kerria japonica
Leucothoe axillaris
Leucothoe fontanesiana
Lindera benzoin
Mahonia
Microbiota
Oxydendrum arboreum
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Pieris japonica
Rhamnus
Rhododendron (most varieties)
Taxus
Perennials
AconitumAjuga
Alchemilla
Anemone
Aquilegia
Aruncus
Asarum
Aster
Dicentra
Digitalis
Doronicum
Epimedium
Eupatorium
Euphorbia
Ferns
Galium
Ligularia
Liriope
Lobelia
Lysimachia
Mazus
Mentha
Mertensia
Monarda
Tiarella
Veronica
Vinca minor
Viola
Waldsteinia