This list includes a number of plants which do best in the sun, but will tolerate partial shade. Those preceded by an asterisk (*) will do quite well in full shade; those with 2 asterisks prefer only light shade.

PERENNIAL PLANTS

Aconitum                          *Convallaria                            *Iris cristata
Amsonia                            Corydalis                                 Lobelia species
**Anchusa                        *Cyclamen                              *Mertensia
Anemone japonica         *Dicentra species                  *Monarda
Aquilegia                            Digitalis                                  *Myosotis
Arisaema                           Dodecatheon                          Omphalodes
Aruncus                          **Doronicum                             *Phlox divaricata,
Asarum                            *Epimedium stolonifera
Astilbe                                Eupatorium                              Pleione
Bergenia                          *Ferns                                       *Polygonatum
Bletilla                                Galium                                    *Primula
Brunnera                          *Helleborus                              Thalictrum
**Campanula species **Hemerocallis                         Tradescantia
Chelone                         **Heuchera                                 Tricyrtis
Chrysogonum                  Hosta                                       *Trillum
*Cimicifuga                       Iberis                                         Trollius
Viola species

GROUND COVERS

*Aegopodium                  Gaultheria
*Ajuga                             *Hedera (Ivy)
Akebia                              Hosta
Bergenia                      **Hypericum                                Calycinum
Ceratostigma (Plumbago)                                              Lonicera species
Convallaria                     *Pachysandra
*Dichondra                     *Polygonatum
*Epimedium                    Stephanandra
Euonymus fortunei radicans                                          Viola
Galium                             Vinca                                         Minor

SHRUBS

**Acanthopanax              Fothergilla                                Myrica
*Azalea species            *Hydrangea macrophylla,       Nandina
Calycanthus quercifolia                                                   Osmanthus
Camellia                         **Ilex                                           Pieris
Chimonanthus                 Illicium                                     Pittosporum
Chionanthus                    Kalmia                                     Pyracantha
Clethra                               Kerria                                      Rhamnus
Corylopsis                        Leucothoe species               Rhodendrons
Corylus                          **Linderra species                   Sarcococca
*Daphne odora                Lonicera species                  Skimmia
Enkianthus                     *Mahonia                                  Tsuga
*Euonymus species       Michelia                                *Viburnums

TREES

Amelanchier                     *Cornus florida                     **Ilex species
Acer species                      Halesia                                    Magnolia species
Cercis                                  Hamamelis                            Oxydendrum

VINES                                 BULBS

Akebia                                 Achimenes
*Aristolochia                      Begonia Evansiana
*Hedera (Ivy)                      Begonia, Tuberous rooted
**Hydrangea petiolaris   *Caladiums
Lonicera                              Lilium martagon, superbum
Parthenocissus
*Trachelospermum

SPRING FLOWERING BULBS

Narcissi                               Eranthis                                 Iris cristata
Galanthus                           Erythronium                           Chionodoxa
Fritillaria                              Muscari                                   Scilla
Crocus                                Leucojum                               Anemone Blanda
Cyclamen                           Camassia                               Puschkinia