Shade plants

These plants can tolerate, or prefer shade, They would also be happy with a few hours of early morning sun or filtered sun. Most would also benefit by a moist woodland environment.

Eastern Red Columbine, Aquilegia canadensis

Jack in-the-Pulpit, Arisaema triphyllum*

Heartleaf Ginger,  Asarum arifolium*

Ebony Spleenwort, Asplenium platyneuron*

Southern Lady Fern, Athyrium asplenioides*

White Turtlehead, Chelone glabra*

White Woodland aster. Eurybia divaricata

American Alumroot, Heuchera americana

Climbing Hydrangea, Hydrangea barbara*

Spicebush, Lindera Benzoin*

Partridgeberry, Mitchella repens*

Ebony Spleenwort, Asplenium platyneuron*

Sensitive fern, Onoclea sensibilis*

Broad Beech fern, Phegopteris hexagonoptera*

Resurrection fern, Pleopeltis polypodioides*

Christmas fern, Polystichum acrostichoides*

Netted Chain Fern, Woodwardia areolata*

Other things that would do well are mosses and shade loving sedges and grasses. 

*  indicates locally sourced