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Hydrangeas planted in part shadeNothing will ensure greater success in gardening than using the right plants in the right locations. Putting a plant that requires some shade in an extremely sunny area will definitely earn you a trip back to the nursery to pick out replacements. The plants on this list will all perform well in a partially shaded area. Additionally, some plants, as indicated, will survive in extreme shade.

Evergreen Shrubs
Aucuba

Boxwood

Skip Laurel

Cherry Laurel    
Mountain Laurel    
Green Giant Arborvitae

Holly

Leucothoe

Yew

 
Evergreen Trees
Leyland Cypress

 
Flowering and Deciduous Shrubs
Azalea

Clethra

Witch Hazel

Deutzia

Hydrangea

Nandina ‘Heavenly’ Bamboo

Andromeda

Enkianthus

Rhododendron

Dogwood

 

Flowering Trees

Dogwood

Japanese Snowbell
Stewartia
Redbud

 

Groundcovers

Ajuga

Bearberry

English Ivy
Groundcover Euonymus
Liriope

Pachysandra

Vinca

 
Perennials
Astilbe

Bleeding Heart

Bugleweed

Columbine

Dead Nettle

Coral Bells

Lady’s Mantle

Spiderwort

 
Shade Trees
Bald Cypress

Dawn Redwood

Beech

 
Unusual Plants
Bottlebrush Buckeye

Carolina Silverbell

Lavender Twist Weeping Redbud

Paperbark Maple

 
Vines
Climbing Hydrangea

 

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  • Wildlife Attraction
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  • Small or Dwarf Plants for the Border
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  • Clay Tolerant Plants
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