Shade
All species listed here grow well in shady conditions, and all are native to eastern Nebraska This list is for siting reference; we do not grow all plants listed. Those noted* will only grow well in shade. Others can be presumed flexible in terms of sun exposure.

Wildflowers
Common Name | Latin Name |
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*giant yellow hyssop | Agastache nepetoides |
*snakeroot | Ageratina altissima |
tall anemone | Anemone virginiana |
columbine | Aquilegia canadensis |
*jack-in-the-pulpit | Arisaema triphyllum |
*american bellflower | Campanulastrum americanum |
wild strawberry | Fragaria virginiana |
fringed loostrife | Lysimachia ciliata |
beebalm | Monarda fistulosa |
violet woodsorrel | Oxalis violacea |
woodland phlox | Phlox divaricata |
*solomon’s seal | Polygonatum biflorum |
heal-all | Prunella vulgaris |
sochan, cutleaf coneflower | Rudbeckia laciniata |
late figwort | Scrophularia marilandica |
Maryland senna | Senna marilandica |
*starry campion | Silene stellata |
narrow-leaf bluet | Stenaria nigricans |
*drummond’s aster | Symphyotrichum drummondii |
american germander | Teucrium canadensis |
wingstem | Verbesina alternifolia |
culvers root | Veronicastrum virginicum |
*downy yellow violet | Viola pubescens |
golden alexanders | Zizia aurea |
Shrubs & Vines
Common Name | Latin Name |
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*groundnut | Apios americana |
buttonbush | Cephalanthus occidentalis |
*american bittersweet | Celastrus scandens |
virgin’s bower | Clematis virginiana |
*eastern wahoo | Euonymous atropurpureus |
hop vine | Humulus lupulus |
fragrant sumac | Rhus aromatica |
*gooseberry | Ribes missouriense |
*greenbriar | Smilax hispida |
coralberry | Symphoricarpos orbiculatus |
Grasses & Sedges
Common Name | Latin Name |
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bicknell’s sedge | Carex bicknellii |
short-beak sedge | Carex brevior |
bottle-brush sedge | Carex hystericina |
long-beack sedge | Carex sprengelii |
*american beakgrass | Diarrhena obovata |
bottlebrush grass | Elymus hystrix |
hairy wild rye | Elymus villosus |
