| PLANTS for SHADE | |
| Understory Trees | |
| Acer pennsylvanicum | moosewood maple |
| Acer rubrum | red maple |
| Acer sacharum | sugar maple |
| Amelanchier canadensis | shadblow serviceberry |
| Amelanchier laevis | Allegheny serviceberry |
| Carpinus caroliniana | hornbeam |
| Cercis canadensis | redbud |
| Chionanthus virginicus | fringetree |
| Cornus alternifolia | pagoda dogwood |
| Fagus grandifolia | American beech |
| Fraxinus americana | American ash |
| Ostrya virginiana | hop-hornbeam |
| Tilia americana | linden |
| Tsuga canadensis | hemlock |
| Shrubs & Vines | |
| Aeshulus parviflora | bottlebruch buckeye |
| Andromeda polifolia | bog rosemary |
| Aristolochia durior | Dutchman's breeches |
| Aronia arbutifolia | chokeberry |
| Calycanthus floridus | sweetshrub |
| Clethra alnifolia | summersweet |
| Cornus canadensis | bunchberry |
| Cornus racemosa | gray dogwood |
| Corylus americana | American hazelnut |
| Diervilla lonicera | bush honeysuckle |
| Epigaea repens | trailing arbutus |
| Fothergilla gardenii | dwarf fothergilla |
| Fothergilla major | large fothergilla |
| Gaultheria procumbens | checkerberry |
| Hamamelis virginiana | witch-hazel |
| Hydrangea arborescens | smooth hydrangea |
| Itea virginica | Virginia sweetspire |
| Ilex glabra | inkberry |
| Kalmia angustifolia | sheep laurel |
| Kalmia latifolia | mountain laurel |
| Leucothoe catesbaei | fetterbush |
| Lindera benzoin | spicebush |
| Pieris floribunda | andromeda |
| Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Virginia creeper |
| Rhododendron catawbiense | catawba rhododendron |
| Rhododendron nudiflorum | pink azalea |
| Rhododendron vaseyi | pinkshell azalea |
| Rubus odoratus | flowering raspberry |
| Sambucus canadensis | American elder |
| Sambucus pubens | scarlet elder |
| Stewartia ovata | mountain camelia |
| Symphiocarpus albus | coral berry |
| Vaccinium corymbosum | highbush blueberry |
| Viburnum plic. tomentosum | doublefile viburnum |
| Viburnum trilobum | cranberrybush viburnum |
| Perennials | |
| Aconitum | monkshood |
| Aegopodium | bishop's weed |
| Ajuga | bugleweed |
| Anemone | windflower |
| Aquilegia | columbine |
| Aruncus | goatsbeard |
| Astilbe | false spiraea |
| Baptisia | false indigo |
| Brunnera | perennial forget-me-not |
| Campanula rotundifolia | bellflower |
| Cimicifuga | black snakeroot |
| Convallaria | lily-of-the-valley |
| Codonopsis | bonnet bellflower |
| Dicentra spectabilis | bleeding heart |
| Digitalis | foxglove |
| Dodecatheon | shooting star |
| Doronicum | leopard's bane |
| Epimedium | barrenwort |
| Erythronium | trout lily |
| Ferns | |
| Heuchera | coral bells |
| Hosta | hosta |
| Iberis | candytuft |
| Ligularia | golden-ray |
| Lobelia cardinalis | lobelia |
| Lythrum | loosestrife |
| Meconopsis | asiatic poppy |
| Mertensia | bluebells |
| Myosotis | forget-me-not |
| Pachysandra | spurge |
| Phlox stolonifera | creeping phlox |
| Physotegia | obedient plant |
| Platycodon | ballon flower |
| Podophyllum | mayapple |
| Polemonium | Jacob's ladder |
| Primula | primrose |
| Rheum | ornamental rhubarb |
| Thalictricum | meadow rue |
| Tiarella | foamflower |
| Tradescantia | spiderwort |
| Tricyrtis | toad lily |
| Trillium | wake-robin |
| Trollius | globe flower |
| Uvularia | merrybells |
| Veronica prostrata | speedwell |
| Vinca minor | trailing myrtle |
| Viola | violet |
| Waldsteinia | barren strawberry |