Quick answer: 26 native plants for shade are native to Washington, 20 with a live listing as of 16 Sep 2026.
26 species
- Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi · 16 states
- Bog Labrador tea Ledum groenlandicum · 4 states
- Bog laurel Kalmia polifolia · 5 states
- Broadleaf cattail Typha latifolia · 11 states
- Bunchberry Cornus canadensis · 7 states
- California bay laurel Umbellularia californica · 3 states
- Canada wild rye Elymus canadensis · 18 states
- Chokecherry Prunus virginiana · 35 states
- Creeping Oregon grape Mahonia repens · 11 states
- Douglas iris Iris douglasiana · 3 states
- Farewell-to-spring Clarkia amoena · 4 states
- Harebell Campanula rotundifolia · 25 states
- Marsh marigold Caltha palustris · 8 states
- Northern maidenhair fern Adiantum pedatum · 21 states
- Pacific madrone Arbutus menziesii · 3 states
- Pacific trillium Trillium ovatum · 3 states
- Paper birch Betula papyrifera · 16 states
- Pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea · 18 states
- Quaking aspen Populus tremuloides · 24 states
- Red-osier dogwood Cornus sericea · 22 states
- Rocky Mountain bee plant Peritoma serrulata · 22 states
- Scarlet gilia Ipomopsis aggregata · 9 states
- Shrubby cinquefoil Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda · 15 states
- Smooth sumac Rhus glabra · 34 states
- Tall Oregon grape Mahonia aquifolium · 3 states
- Western azalea Rhododendron occidentale · 3 states