Native plants for shade — 403 Species

Quick answer: 403 species in the register match "Native plants for shade", 289 with a live listing as of 16 Sep 2026.

All 403 species

Each entry links to the plant's profile with its native states and buying note.

Agarita Mahonia trifoliolata · 1 states
Allegheny chinquapin Castanea pumila · 9 states
Allegheny serviceberry Amelanchier laevis · 1 states
American alumroot Heuchera americana · 1 states
American basswood Tilia americana · 32 states
American beautyberry Callicarpa americana · 10 states
American beech Fagus grandifolia · 24 states
American bellflower Campanulastrum americanum · 19 states
American bittersweet Celastrus scandens · 11 states
American bladdernut Staphylea trifolia · 15 states
American century plant Agave americana · 2 states
American cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon · 2 states
American elm Ulmus americana · 4 states
American hazelnut Corylus americana · 16 states
American holly Ilex opaca · 24 states
American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana · 29 states
American mountain ash Sorbus americana · 18 states
American olive Osmanthus americanus · 4 states
American plum Prunus americana · 25 states
American smoketree Cotinus obovatus · 2 states
American strawberry bush Euonymus americanus · 7 states
American sycamore Platanus occidentalis · 24 states
American wisteria Wisteria frutescens · 14 states
Apache plume Fallugia paradoxa · 6 states
Appalachian gooseberry Ribes rotundifolium · 6 states
Arizona rosewood Vauquelinia californica · 1 states
Atlantic white cedar Chamaecyparis thyoides · 12 states
Bald cypress Taxodium distichum · 16 states
Balsam fir Abies balsamea · 2 states
Beach strawberry Fragaria chiloensis · 1 states
Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi · 16 states
Bebb willow Salix bebbiana · 2 states
Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii · 25 states
Bigleaf magnolia Magnolia macrophylla · 5 states
Bigtooth aspen Populus grandidentata · 1 states
Birdfoot violet Viola pedata · 14 states
Bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis · 12 states
Black ash Fraxinus nigra · 10 states
Black cherry Prunus serotina · 32 states
Black huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata · 8 states
Black maple Acer nigrum · 3 states
Black oak Quercus velutina · 2 states
Black tupelo Nyssa sylvatica · 19 states
Black walnut Juglans nigra · 33 states
Black willow Salix nigra · 2 states
Blackhaw Viburnum prunifolium · 12 states
Blackjack oak Quercus marilandica · 3 states
Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis · 9 states
Blue mistflower Conoclinium coelestinum · 26 states
Blue vervain Verbena hastata · 11 states
Bluebead Clintonia borealis · 1 states
Blueblossom Ceanothus thyrsiflorus · 1 states
Bog Labrador tea Ledum groenlandicum · 4 states
Bog birch Betula pumila · 1 states
Bog laurel Kalmia polifolia · 5 states
Bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia · 1 states
Box huckleberry Gaylussacia brachycera · 4 states
Broadleaf cattail Typha latifolia · 11 states
Brown-eyed Susan Rudbeckia triloba · 6 states
Bunchberry Cornus canadensis · 7 states
Bur oak Quercus macrocarpa · 24 states
Cabbage palmetto Sabal palmetto · 2 states
California bay laurel Umbellularia californica · 3 states
Canada anemone Anemone canadensis · 22 states
Canada plum Prunus nigra · 2 states
Canada wild rye Elymus canadensis · 18 states
Canada yew Taxus canadensis · 4 states
Canadian serviceberry Amelanchier canadensis · 17 states
Canadian wild ginger Asarum canadense · 8 states
Candle anemone (thimbleweed) Anemone cylindrica · 5 states
Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis · 37 states
Carolina allspice Calycanthus floridus · 5 states
Carolina jessamine Gelsemium sempervirens · 9 states
Carolina springbeauty Claytonia caroliniana · 8 states
Catawba rosebay Rhododendron catawbiense · 7 states
Cenizo sage Leucophyllum frutescens · 2 states
Chinkapin oak Quercus muehlenbergii · 14 states
Chokecherry Prunus virginiana · 35 states
Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides · 11 states
Cinnamon fern Osmunda cinnamomea · 13 states
Clasping coneflower Dracopis amplexicaulis · 2 states
Climbing prairie rose Rosa setigera · 8 states
Closed bottle gentian Gentiana andrewsii · 10 states
Coast live oak Quercus agrifolia · 1 states
Coastal sweetpepperbush Clethra alnifolia · 2 states
Cockspur hawthorn Crataegus crus-galli · 4 states
Cocoplum Chrysobalanus icaco · 1 states
Colorado blue columbine Aquilegia coerulea · 6 states
Common blue violet Viola sororia · 21 states
Common buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis · 23 states
Common elderberry Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis · 16 states
Common evening primrose Oenothera biennis · 12 states
Common hackberry Celtis occidentalis · 15 states
Common hoptree Ptelea trifoliata · 12 states
Common leopardbane Arnica acaulis · 2 states
Common ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius · 22 states
Common persimmon Diospyros virginiana · 17 states
Common selfheal Prunella vulgaris · 2 states
Common snowberry Symphoricarpos albus · 7 states
Common winterberry Ilex verticillata · 10 states
Common yarrow Achillea millefolium · 31 states
Coral bean Erythrina herbacea · 6 states
Coral honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens · 16 states
Coralberry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus · 20 states
Creeping Oregon grape Mahonia repens · 11 states
Creeping juniper Juniperus horizontalis · 10 states
Creeping phlox Phlox subulata · 11 states
Creeping phlox Phlox stolonifera · 2 states
Creeping snowberry Gaultheria hispidula · 1 states
Creosote bush Larrea tridentata · 5 states
Crimson-eyed rose-mallow Hibiscus moscheutos · 14 states
Crossvine Bignonia capreolata · 5 states
Cucumbertree Magnolia acuminata · 12 states
Culver's root Veronicastrum virginicum · 8 states
Cutleaf coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata · 21 states
Deerberry Vaccinium stamineum · 10 states
Desert marigold Baileya multiradiata · 4 states
Devil's walking stick Aralia spinosa · 14 states
Douglas iris Iris douglasiana · 3 states
Downy hawthorn Crataegus mollis · 7 states
Downy serviceberry Amelanchier arborea · 34 states
Drummond phlox Phlox drummondii · 1 states
Dutchman's breeches Dicentra cucullaria · 9 states
Dwarf crested iris Iris cristata · 1 states
Dwarf fothergilla Fothergilla gardenii · 9 states
Dwarf larkspur Delphinium tricorne · 2 states
Dwarf palmetto Sabal minor · 3 states
Early azalea Rhododendron prinophyllum · 5 states
Eastern bluestar Amsonia tabernaemontana · 8 states
Eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides · 14 states
Eastern gray beardtongue Penstemon canescens · 6 states
Eastern hay-scented fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula · 1 states
Eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis · 22 states
Eastern hop-hornbeam Ostrya virginiana · 18 states
Eastern leatherwood Dirca palustris · 5 states
Eastern purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea · 22 states
Eastern red cedar Juniperus virginiana · 36 states
Eastern red columbine Aquilegia canadensis · 36 states
Eastern redbud Cercis canadensis · 30 states
Eastern teaberry Gaultheria procumbens · 9 states
Eastern white pine Pinus strobus · 19 states
Engelmann spruce Picea engelmannii · 1 states
Fall obedient plant Physostegia virginiana · 21 states
Farewell-to-spring Clarkia amoena · 4 states
Farkleberry Vaccinium arboreum · 5 states
Fevertree Pinckneya bracteata · 1 states
Fire pink Silene virginica · 8 states
Firecracker penstemon Penstemon eatonii · 3 states
Flame azalea Rhododendron calendulaceum · 12 states
Florida anisetree Illicium floridanum · 1 states
Flowering dogwood Cornus florida · 22 states
Foxglove beardtongue Penstemon digitalis · 31 states
Fragrant sumac Rhus aromatica · 14 states
Franklin tree Franklinia alatamaha · 1 states
Gambel oak Quercus gambelii · 6 states
Golden alexanders Zizia aurea · 12 states
Golden currant Ribes aureum · 3 states
Gray alder Alnus incana · 12 states
Gray birch Betula populifolia · 9 states
Gray dogwood Cornus racemosa · 8 states
Grayhead coneflower Ratibida pinnata · 12 states
Great blue lobelia Lobelia siphilitica · 32 states
Great laurel Rhododendron maximum · 13 states
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica · 23 states
Green-and-gold Chrysogonum virginianum · 1 states
Groundnut Apios americana · 1 states
Hairy beardtongue Penstemon hirsutus · 10 states
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia · 25 states
Heart-leaved meadow parsnip Zizia aptera · 8 states
Heartleaf foamflower Tiarella cordifolia · 2 states
Highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum · 4 states
Highbush cranberry Viburnum opulus var. americanum · 8 states
Hobblebush Viburnum lantanoides · 3 states
Honey locust Gleditsia triacanthos · 9 states
Hummingbird sage Salvia spathacea · 1 states
Indian blanket Gaillardia pulchella · 18 states
Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans · 19 states
Indigo bush Amorpha fruticosa · 16 states
Inkberry Ilex glabra · 4 states
Inland sea oats Chasmanthium latifolium · 3 states
Interrupted fern Osmunda claytoniana · 10 states
Jack-in-the-pulpit Arisaema triphyllum · 14 states
Jacob's ladder Polemonium reptans · 17 states
Jojoba Simmondsia chinensis · 2 states
Kentucky coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus · 15 states
Kentucky yellowwood Cladrastis kentukea · 1 states
King of the meadow Thalictrum pubescens · 1 states
Lanceleaf coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata · 28 states
Large-flowered bellwort Uvularia grandiflora · 8 states
Largeflower tickseed Coreopsis grandiflora · 2 states
Leadplant Amorpha canescens · 10 states
Leavenworth's eryngo Eryngium leavenworthii · 1 states
Lemon beebalm Monarda citriodora · 15 states
Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium · 23 states
Lobed tickseed Coreopsis auriculata · 1 states
Loblolly pine Pinus taeda · 14 states
Longbract wild indigo (cream false indigo) Baptisia bracteata var. leucophaea · 5 states
Lowbush blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium · 14 states
Lyreleaf sage Salvia lyrata · 2 states
Mapleleaf viburnum Viburnum acerifolium · 5 states
Marsh marigold Caltha palustris · 8 states
Mayapple Podophyllum peltatum · 18 states
Mayhaw Crataegus opaca · 3 states
Maypop passionflower Passiflora incarnata · 13 states
Mexican buckeye Ungnadia speciosa · 2 states
Mexican olive Cordia boissieri · 1 states
Mexican plum Prunus mexicana · 4 states
Michigan lily Lilium michiganense · 5 states
Mockernut hickory Carya tomentosa · 13 states
Mountain azalea Rhododendron canescens · 9 states
Mountain hemlock Tsuga mertensiana · 1 states
Mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia · 17 states
Mountain maple Acer spicatum · 2 states
Mountain silverbell Halesia tetraptera · 1 states
Mountain witch-alder Fothergilla major · 7 states
Nannyberry Viburnum lentago · 23 states
Narrow-leaf coneflower Echinacea angustifolia · 9 states
Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium · 2 states
New England aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae · 18 states
New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus · 31 states
New Mexico locust Robinia neomexicana · 2 states
Nootka rose Rosa nutkana · 1 states
Northern bayberry Morella pensylvanica · 2 states
Northern blue flag Iris versicolor · 1 states
Northern bush honeysuckle Diervilla lonicera · 5 states
Northern catalpa Catalpa speciosa · 9 states
Northern maidenhair fern Adiantum pedatum · 21 states
Northern red oak Quercus rubra · 24 states
Northern spicebush Lindera benzoin · 16 states
Northern white cedar Thuja occidentalis · 16 states
Oakleaf hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia · 6 states
Ocotillo Fouquieria splendens · 3 states
Ohio buckeye Aesculus glabra · 12 states
Old man's whiskers Geum triflorum · 8 states
Orange azalea Rhododendron austrinum · 5 states
Orange coneflower Rudbeckia fulgida · 2 states
Ostrich fern Matteuccia struthiopteris · 8 states
Ozark witch-hazel Hamamelis vernalis · 1 states
Pacific madrone Arbutus menziesii · 3 states
Pacific trillium Trillium ovatum · 3 states
Pacific yew Taxus brevifolia · 1 states
Pagoda dogwood Cornus alternifolia · 25 states
Paper birch Betula papyrifera · 16 states
Partridge pea Chamaecrista fasciculata · 13 states
Partridgeberry Mitchella repens · 17 states
Pawpaw Asimina triloba · 17 states
Peachleaf willow Salix amygdaloides · 3 states
Pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea · 18 states
Pignut hickory Carya glabra · 21 states
Pin oak Quercus palustris · 18 states
Pincushion daisy (perfumeballs) Gaillardia suavis · 1 states
Plains coreopsis Coreopsis tinctoria · 16 states
Plumleaf azalea Rhododendron prunifolium · 5 states
Possumhaw Ilex decidua · 7 states
Post oak Quercus stellata · 9 states
Prairie goldenrod Solidago nemoralis · 7 states
Prairie ironweed Vernonia fasciculata · 7 states
Prairie onion Allium stellatum · 6 states
Prairie tickseed Coreopsis palmata · 4 states
Purple clematis Clematis occidentalis var. occidentalis · 1 states
Purple meadow-rue Thalictrum dasycarpum · 7 states
Quaking aspen Populus tremuloides · 24 states
Red baneberry Actaea rubra · 22 states
Red barberry Mahonia haematocarpa · 1 states
Red buckeye Aesculus pavia · 9 states
Red huckleberry Vaccinium parvifolium · 1 states
Red maple Acer rubrum · 30 states
Red spruce Picea rubens · 14 states
Red-osier dogwood Cornus sericea · 22 states
Redbay Persea borbonia · 1 states
Richardson's alumroot Heuchera richardsonii · 8 states
Richardson's geranium Geranium richardsonii · 2 states
River birch Betula nigra · 23 states
Riverbank grape Vitis riparia · 2 states
Rocky Mountain bee plant Peritoma serrulata · 22 states
Rocky Mountain penstemon Penstemon strictus · 4 states
Roughleaf dogwood Cornus drummondii · 3 states
Royal catchfly Silene regia · 1 states
Royal fern Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis · 8 states
Rusty blackhaw viburnum Viburnum rufidulum · 12 states
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis · 1 states
Sand cherry Prunus pumila · 1 states
Sassafras Sassafras albidum · 22 states
Saw palmetto Serenoa repens · 2 states
Scarlet beebalm Monarda didyma · 18 states
Scarlet bugler Penstemon barbatus · 2 states
Scarlet gilia Ipomopsis aggregata · 9 states
Scarlet sage Salvia coccinea · 3 states
Seaside alder Alnus maritima · 2 states
Sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis · 1 states
Shagbark hickory Carya ovata · 22 states
Sheep laurel Kalmia angustifolia · 1 states
Shortleaf pine Pinus echinata · 9 states
Showy goldenrod Solidago speciosa · 6 states
Shrubby St. John's-wort Hypericum prolificum · 12 states
Shrubby cinquefoil Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda · 15 states
Shumard oak Quercus shumardii · 5 states
Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula · 25 states
Silky camellia Stewartia malacodendron · 2 states
Silver maple Acer saccharinum · 18 states
Silvery lupine Lupinus argenteus · 2 states
Sitka spruce Picea sitchensis · 1 states
Slippery elm Ulmus rubra · 2 states
Small's beardtongue Penstemon smallii · 3 states
Smooth Solomon's seal Polygonatum biflorum · 13 states
Smooth alder Alnus serrulata · 1 states
Smooth azalea Rhododendron arborescens · 4 states
Smooth hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens · 12 states
Smooth oxeye Heliopsis helianthoides · 12 states
Smooth sumac Rhus glabra · 34 states
Sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum · 14 states
Southern arrowwood Viburnum dentatum · 13 states
Southern catalpa Catalpa bignonioides · 2 states
Southern crabapple Malus angustifolia · 2 states
Southern live oak Quercus virginiana · 13 states
Southern magnolia Magnolia grandiflora · 10 states
Southern red oak Quercus falcata · 6 states
Southern wax myrtle Morella cerifera · 8 states
Staghorn sumac Rhus typhina · 13 states
Standing cypress Ipomopsis rubra · 6 states
Starry false Solomon's seal Maianthemum stellatum · 4 states
Steeplebush Spiraea tomentosa · 1 states
Stiff dogwood Cornus foemina · 1 states
Stokes aster Stokesia laevis · 4 states
Striped maple Acer pensylvanicum · 11 states
Sugar maple Acer saccharum · 28 states
Sundial lupine Lupinus perennis · 25 states
Swamp azalea Rhododendron viscosum · 7 states
Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata · 25 states
Swamp rose Rosa palustris · 11 states
Swamp sunflower Helianthus angustifolius · 15 states
Swamp white oak Quercus bicolor · 9 states
Sweet Joe-Pye Eutrochium purpureum · 17 states
Sweet birch Betula lenta · 18 states
Sweet coneflower Rudbeckia subtomentosa · 4 states
Sweet crabapple Malus coronaria · 5 states
Sweet-fern Comptonia peregrina · 10 states
Sweetbay magnolia Magnolia virginiana · 12 states
Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua · 22 states
Switchgrass Panicum virgatum · 24 states
Tall Oregon grape Mahonia aquifolium · 3 states
Tamarack Larix laricina · 10 states
Tennessee featherbells Stenanthium tennesseense · 1 states
Texas mountain laurel Dermatophyllum secundiflorum · 1 states
Texas persimmon Diospyros texana · 1 states
Texas sacahuista Nolina texana · 1 states
Texas star (prairie rose-gentian) Sabatia campestris · 1 states
Threadleaf coreopsis Coreopsis verticillata · 7 states
Three-flower melic grass Melica nitens · 1 states
Titi cyrilla Cyrilla racemiflora · 5 states
Toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia · 1 states
Trailing arbutus Epigaea repens · 1 states
Tulip tree Liriodendron tulipifera · 17 states
Twinleaf Jeffersonia diphylla · 1 states
Twistleaf yucca Yucca rupicola · 1 states
Two-wing silverbell Halesia diptera · 5 states
Twoleaf miterwort Mitella diphylla · 7 states
Umbrella tree magnolia Magnolia tripetala · 6 states
Utah serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis · 3 states
Virgin's bower Clematis virginiana · 2 states
Virginia bluebells Mertensia virginica · 14 states
Virginia chain fern Woodwardia virginica · 1 states
Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia · 27 states
Virginia mountain mint Pycnanthemum virginianum · 5 states
Virginia spiderwort Tradescantia virginiana · 2 states
Virginia springbeauty Claytonia virginica · 10 states
Virginia strawberry Fragaria virginiana · 8 states
Virginia sweetspire Itea virginica · 6 states
Water birch Betula occidentalis · 1 states
Water oak Quercus nigra · 4 states
Wax currant Ribes cereum · 2 states
Western azalea Rhododendron occidentale · 3 states
Western bracken fern Pteridium aquilinum · 7 states
Western columbine Aquilegia formosa · 1 states
Western hemlock Tsuga heterophylla · 1 states
Western redcedar Thuja plicata · 1 states
White ash Fraxinus americana · 31 states
White baneberry Actaea pachypoda · 16 states
White fringetree Chionanthus virginicus · 14 states
White meadowsweet Spiraea alba · 8 states
White oak Quercus alba · 33 states
White snakeroot Ageratina altissima · 7 states
White spruce Picea glauca · 1 states
White turtlehead Chelone glabra · 3 states
Whorled milkweed Asclepias verticillata · 6 states
Wild blue Phlox divaricata · 32 states
Wild geranium Geranium maculatum · 11 states
Wild hyacinth (Atlantic camas) Camassia scilloides · 1 states
Willow oak Quercus phellos · 16 states
Winecup Callirhoe involucrata · 7 states
Witch-hazel Hamamelis virginiana · 28 states
Witherod viburnum Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides · 3 states
Wood lily Lilium philadelphicum · 7 states
Woodland pinkroot Spigelia marilandica · 4 states
Woolly pipevine Aristolochia tomentosa · 1 states
Wyoming Indian paintbrush Castilleja linariifolia · 4 states
Yaupon holly Ilex vomitoria · 7 states
Yellow (Bush's) coneflower Echinacea paradoxa · 1 states
Yellow bells (esperanza) Tecoma stans · 3 states
Yellow birch Betula alleghaniensis · 1 states
Yellow buckeye Aesculus flava · 3 states
Yellow necklacepod Sophora tomentosa · 1 states
Yellow passionflower Passiflora lutea · 2 states