Does your yard have a low spot that happens to be in shade? Perfect! You have a great opportunity to grow some wonderful Moist shade plants that you might not otherwise be able to grow.
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Acorus gramineus 'Ogon'
Item #: 369
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China, Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Actaea pachypoda 'Monroe'
Item #: 10549
Zones: 5a to 9b, guessing
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Shade
Origin: Canada, United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Adiantum hispidulum 'Mt. Haleakala'
Item #: 5934
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Adiantum pedatum
Item #: 320
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Adiantum venustum
Item #: 3658
Zones: 4b to 8a
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Alocasia cucullata
Item #: 4795
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Burma/Myanmar, India
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Anemonella thalictroides 'Betty Blake'
Item #: 8118
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter, Summer, Fall
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 2.5" pot (7.9 fl. oz/233 ml) ?
Anemonella thalictroides 'Double White'
Item #: 5619
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter, Summer, Fall
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 2.5" pot (7.9 fl. oz/233 ml) ?
Anemonella thalictroides 'Shiozaki'
Item #: 12045
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter, Summer, Fall
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 2.5" pot (7.9 fl. oz/233 ml) ?
Asarum campaniflorum 'Leprechaun'
Item #: 13282
Zones: 7a to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Asarum porphyronotum 'Irish Spring'
Item #: 12966
Zones: 7b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Asarum porphyronotum var. atrovirens 'Internet'
Item #: 13340
Zones: 7b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Asplenium scolopendrium 'Cristatum'
Item #: 2316
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Astilbe chinensis 'Amber Moon' PP 26,028
Item #: 5442
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Beesia calthifolia
Next crop available: 04/15/2018
Item #: 8404
Zones: 6a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Brunnera macrophylla 'Alexander's Great' PP 25,789
Item #: 6251
Zones: 3a to 7b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Mediterranean Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' PP 13,859
Item #: 3367
Zones: 3a to 7b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: Mediterranean Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Cardiocrinum giganteum
Item #: 9310
Zones: 6a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 96" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China, Himalayan Mountains
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Carex appalachica
Item #: 5793
Zones: 4a to 7b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Carex cumberlandensis 'Jacksboro'
Item #: 12644
Zones: 5a to 8b, guessing
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Carex laxiculmis 'Hobb'
Item #: 8383
Zones: 4b to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Carex morrowii 'Silk Tassel'
Next crop available: 12/31/2018
Item #: 1197
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Carex oshimensis 'Evercream' PPAF
Item #: 14282
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Carex oshimensis 'Everest' PP 20,955
Item #: 9271
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'
Item #: 1199
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Carex oshimensis 'Everillo' PP 21,002
Item #: 9802
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Carex oshimensis 'Everlime' PP 25,622
Item #: 10748
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Carex oshimensis 'Eversheen' PP 25,938
Item #: 10749
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Convallaria majalis 'Albostriata'
Item #: 8913
Zones: 3a to 7b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 9" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Crinum 'Parfait'
Item #: 8027
Zones: 7b to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Curcuma longa 'Snowdrift'
Next crop available: 07/01/2018
Item #: 2296
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter, Spring
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Tropical Asia
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Curcuma zedoaria 'Pink Wonder'
Item #: 5679
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter, Spring
Height: 84" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: India
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Cypripedium henryi
Item #: 12669
Zones: 6a to 7b, guessing
Dormancy: Winter, Fall
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Dentaria 'Green Snowflake'
Item #: 11407
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 5" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Dentaria heterophylla 'White Sprite'
Item #: 11406
Zones: 5a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Dryopteris affinis ssp. affinis
Item #: 3724
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Shade
Origin: England
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Farfugium japonicum 'Aureomaculatum'
Item #: 850
Zones: 6b to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 20" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China, Japan, Korea
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Fatsia japonica 'Murakumo Nishiki'
Item #: 4883
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 84" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Fatsia japonica 'Spider's Web'
Item #: 5141
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 60" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Gentiana andrewsii 'Milk Bottles'
Next crop available: 09/15/2018
Item #: 9979
Zones: 3a to 7b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Hemiboea subcapitata
Item #: 7180
Zones: 6b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Hosta 'Afterglow' PP 26,755
Item #: 11920
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L) ?
Hosta 'Age of Gold' PPAF
Item #: 13552
Zones: 3a to 7b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L) ?
Hosta 'Angel Falls' PP 28,785
Next crop available: 09/09/2018
Item #: 11923
Zones: 3a to 7b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 16" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L) ?
Hosta 'Autumn Frost' PP 23,224
Item #: 9145
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L) ?
Hosta 'Banana Puddin'
Next crop available: 06/17/2018
Item #: 6545
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 4" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Hosta 'Big Mama'
Item #: 119
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 40" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L) ?
Hosta 'Blue Ivory' PP 19,623
Item #: 8483
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 16" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L) ?
Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears'
Item #: 4677
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Hosta 'Branching Out'
Item #: 9541
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L) ?
Hosta 'Brother Stefan'
Item #: 5351
Zones: 3a to 7b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 22" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L) ?
Hosta 'Cathedral Windows' PP 17,295
Item #: 6600
Zones: 3a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 21" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L) ?
Hosta 'Church Mouse'
Item #: 4516
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 8" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Hosta 'Cowlick'
Item #: 11398
Zones: 3a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 4" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid, Korea
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Hosta 'Curly Fries'
Item #: 10529
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L) ?
Hosta 'Dancing Queen'
Item #: 8731
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L) ?
Hosta 'Designer Genes'
Item #: 2861
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L) ?
Hosta 'Diamond Lake' PPAF
Item #: 13553
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 17" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L) ?
Hosta 'Diana Remembered'
Item #: 3274
Zones: 3a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L) ?
More Information About Wet Shade Plants
What do you do with a shady moist spot in your yard? Don't drain it! Plant it with great plants for wet soil like Acorus, Lobelia and more.
Does your yard have a low spot that happens to be in shade? Perfect! You have a great opportunity to grow some wonderful plants for wet soil that you might not otherwise be able to grow. Certain plants just love to have constant access to moist soil. We have sifted through our enormous on-line perennial catalog to create this mini-catalog of shade loving plants for wet soil, just for you.
There is a difference between a moist shade plant and a bog plant. The former prefers moist soil that is not completely water-logged, while the latter can live with its feet continually in wet mud. Wet soils usually show up in a yard that contains heavy clay soils that drain slowly, and an undulating surface with no obvious drainage path into a creek. When it rains, water accumulates in these low spots and they can take days or weeks to dry out. These moist shady spots are common in forests, clay flatlands and near ponds, and so there are a large number of plants for wet soil that have evolved to fill this niche.
Some of our favorite shade tolerant flowers happen to be wet shade plants.
The best wet shade plants are
- Acorus
- Ophiopogon
- Liriope
- Eleocharis
- Chasmanthium
- Carex
- Lobelia
- Lychnis
- Gentiana
- Anemone
- Myosotis
- Angelica
- Arisaema
- Astilbe
- Aruncus
- Chrysogonum
- Coreopsis
- Epimedium
- Crinum
- Zantedeschia
- Hymenocallis
- Elephant Ears (Colocasia, Alocasia, Remusatia)
- Ligularia
- Farfugium
- Beesia
- Asarum
- Aralia
- Illicium
- Chloranthus
- Lysimachia
- Mukdenia
- Hosta
- Many ferns are great wet shade plants such as Arachniodes, Adiantum, Asplenium, Athyrium, Blechnum, Coniogramme, Cyrtomium, Dryopteris, Matteuccia, Onoclea and Osmunda
These are just a few of the wonderful wet shade plants available for your garden. So what are you waiting for? Slog out into your wet garden bed and start planting! When you are ready to buy wet shade plants for your garden, check out our online list of wet shade plants for sale.
See all shade tolerant plants or just the dry shade plants.
Check out our article entitled 'Gardening in the Shade' that describes many cool shade plants and flowers.
