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Full-shade plants
Plants for shade and deep shade: north sides, under canopy, courtyards.
1,155 plants

Dragon Lady Holly
Ilex X Aquipernyi 'Meschick'
Full · Zones 4–8

Dragon Tree
Dracaena
Full

Dragon Wing® Pink Bronze Leaf
Begonia interspecific
Half · Zones 3–10

Dragon Wing® Red Bronze Leaf
Begonia interspecific
Half · Zones 3–10

Dunn's Lobelia
Lobelia Dunnii
Full · Zones 9–10

Dutchman's Pipe
Aristolochia Californica
Deep Shade · Zones 4–8

Dutchman's Pipe Vine
Aristolochia Durior
Deep Shade · Zones 4–8

Dwarf Blue Lily Of The Nile
Agapanthus 'Tinkerbell'
Full · Zones 8–11

Dwarf Crested Iris
Iris Cristata
Half · Zones 3–8

Dwarf False Arborvitae
Thujopsis Dolobrata 'Nana'
Full · Zones 5–7

Dwarf Forthergilla
Fothergilla Gardenii
Half · Zones 4–7

Dwarf Goat's Beard
Aruncus Aethusifolius
Half · Zones 2–9

Dwarf Golden Variegated Sweet Flag
Acorus gramineus 'Minimus Aureus'
Full · Zones 5–10

Dwarf Mondo Grass
Ophiopogon Japonicus 'Nana'
Deep Shade · Zones 7–10

Dwarf Oregon Grape
Mahonia Aquifolium 'Compact John Muir'
Full · Zones 5–10

Dwarf Tree Fern
Blechnum Gibbum 'Silver Lady'
Half · Zones 10–11

Dwarf Umbrella Plant
Cyperus Alternifolius V. Gracilis
Deep Shade · Zones 9–11

Dwarf Vinca Or Periwinkle
Vinca Minor
Deep Shade · Zones 4–10

Earth Angel Hosta
Hosta 'Earth Angel'
Half · Zones 3–9

Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga Canadensis
Full · Zones 3–4

Eastern Redbud
Cercis Canadensis
Full · Zones 4–10

Eastern Star Sedge
Carex Radiata
Full · Zones 3–9

East Indian Holly Fern
Arachnoides Simplicior 'Variegata'
Half · Zones 3–9

Edible Asparagus
Asparagus Officinalis
Full · Zones 9–11