Shade-loving plants

In ecology, shade tolerance refers to a plant's ability to grow with low light levels. The term is also used in gardening and landscaping. Sometimes called "shade-loving" plants, they can be grown without a lot of sunshine. Most urban gardeners must find plants that will grow in partial or full shade.The following plants are known to be shade-loving:

Shrubs

• Hetz's Japanese holly 
• Inkberry holly 
• Hemlock 

Perennial plants

• Bleeding heart and Fringed bleeding heart (Dicentra eximia)
• Dutchman's breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)
• Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)
• Lenten-rose (Hellebore)
• Leopard plant
• Virginia bluebell (Mertensia virginica), also called Virginia cowslip, lungwort oysterleaf, and Roanoke bells
• Barrenwort (Epimedium), also called bishop's hat, fairy wings, horny goat weed, or yin yang huo (Chinese)

Annual plants

• Impatiens 

Ground covers

• Spotted deadnettle
• Creeping myrtle
• Pachysandra
• Some types of hosta
• Bunchberry

Climbing plants

• Climbing hydrangea 
• Boston ivy