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Recommended Hort. - shade spring blooming

Spring-blooming native species that are good for shade.

Last Update: 2019-08-16

scientific	common	duration	habit	height	exposure	moisture	image	detail
Aquilegia canadensis	Eastern Columbine	Perennial	Forb/herb	1-3 ft.	Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade)	Dry, Average		detail
Arisaema triphyllum	Jack-in-the-pulpit	Perennial	Forb/herb	1-2 ft.	Part Shade, Shade (full-shade)	Average, Moist		detail
Chamaelirium luteum	Fairy-wand	Perennial	Forb/herb	1-4 ft.	Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade)	Dry, Average, Moist		detail
Claytonia virginica	Eastern Spring-beauty	Perennial	Forb/herb	4-6 in.	Part Shade, Shade (full-shade)	Dry, Average, Moist		detail
Erythronium umbilicatum	Dimpled Trout Lily	Perennial	Forb/herb	4-10 in.	Part Shade, Shade (full-shade)	Average		detail
Geranium maculatum	Wild Geranium	Perennial	Forb/herb	8-24 in.	Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade)	Dry, Average, Moist		detail
Hepatica americana	Round-lobe Liverleaf							detail
Jeffersonia diphylla	Twinleaf	Perennial	Forb/herb	6-11 in.	Part Shade, Shade (full-shade)	Dry, Average		detail
Mertensia virginica	Virginia Bluebells	Perennial	Forb/herb	12-28 in.	Part Shade, Shade (full-shade)	Average, Moist		detail
Packera aurea	Golden Ragwort	Perennial	Forb/herb	1-2 ft.	Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade)	Average, Moist		detail
Phlox divaricata	Eastern Blue Phlox	Perennial	Forb/herb	to 20 in.	Part Shade, Shade (full-shade)	Dry, Average		detail
Sanguinaria canadensis	Bloodroot	Perennial	Forb/herb	6-12 in.	Part Shade, Shade (full-shade)	Dry, Average, Moist		detail
Thalictrum thalictroides	Windflower	Perennial	Forb/herb	4-8 in.	Part Shade, Shade (full-shade)	Dry, Average, Moist, Well-drained		detail
Trillium catesbaei	Catesby’s Trillium	Perennial	Forb/herb	10-18 in.				detail
Trillium cuneatum	Little Sweet Betsy	Perennial	Forb/herb	6-11 in.	Part Shade, Shade (full-shade)	Moist		detail
Trillium erectum	Purple Trillium	Perennial	Forb/herb	6-24 in.	Part Shade, Shade (full-shade)	Dry, Average, Moist		detail
Trillium grandiflorum	Great White Trillium	Perennial	Forb/herb	6-20 in.	Part Shade, Shade (full-shade)	Dry, Average, Moist		detail
Trillium luteum	Yellow Trillium	Perennial	Forb/herb	4-12 in.	Part Shade, Shade (full-shade)	Average, Moist		detail
Trillium stamineum	Twisted Trillium	Perennial	Forb/herb					detail

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