Shade-loving plants

In ecology, shade tolerance refers to a plant's ability to grow with low light levels.  The term is also used in gardening and landscaping. Sometimes called "shade-loving" plants, they can be grown without a lot of sunshine. Most urban gardeners must find plants that will grow in partial or full shade.The following plants are known to be shade-loving:

Shrubs

 Hetz's Japanese holly 
 Inkberry holly 
 Hemlock 

Perennial plants

 Bleeding heart and Fringed bleeding heart (Dicentra eximia)
 Dutchman's breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)
 Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)
 Lenten-rose (Hellebore)
 Leopard plant
 Virginia bluebell (Mertensia virginica), also called Virginia cowslip, lungwort oysterleaf, and Roanoke bells
 Barrenwort (Epimedium), also called bishop's hat, fairy wings, horny goat weed, or yin yang huo (Chinese)

Annual plants

 Impatiens 

Ground covers
 Spotted deadnettle
 Creeping myrtle
 Pachysandra
 Some types of hosta
 Bunchberry

Climbing plants

 Climbing hydrangea 
 Boston ivy

References

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