Tag Archives: Plants for Part Shade

Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)

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Plant Name:  Sanguinaria canadensis
Common name: Bloodroot
Plant Type:  Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Height: 6” – 9”
Plant Width:  3” – 6”
Bloom Time:  March to April
Flower Color:  White Flower with Yellow Stamens.
Exposure: Part Shade to Full Shade
Soil Requirements:  Moist, Humusy, Well-Drained.
Water Needs:  Medium
Attributes:  Showy Flower, but Short Lived, & Close at Night; Tolerates Drought & Dry Soil; Early Spring Bee & Fly Pollinator.
Note: Goes Dormant in Mid to Late Summer; All Parts of Plant Exude Orange-Red Sap when Cut; Poisonous Characteristics.
Uses: Naturalize; Rock & Wildflower Gardens.
Native to:  Eastern & Central North America
Oregon Native:  NO
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 – 8

Report by: Viki Ashford AGC Member, Master Gardener

Photo from: UpstateNYer / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)

Osmunda cinnamomea (Cinnamon Fern)

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Plant Name:  Osmunda cinnamomea
Common name: Cinnamon Fern
Plant Type:  Perennial Herbaceous Fern
Plant Height: 2’ – 3’
Spread: 2’ – 3’
Bloom Time: May – June
Flower Color:  Cinnamon-Colored Sporangia; Cinnamon Fronds occur in groups; Fertile Fronds appear first as Silvery Fiddleheads which turn Upper Portion from Green to Chocolate Brown; Sterile Fronds bend outwards enclosing Cinnamon Fronds.
Exposure:  Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade to Full Shade
Soil Requirements: Tolerates Various Calcareous/Acidic Soils.
Water Needs: Medium High
Attributes: Attracts Birds looking for nesting material of Fiddleheads; Contrasting Fertile & Infertile Fronds Make Dramatic Accent.; Deer Resistant.
Note: Can grow in Full Sun if Constantly Standing in Water.
Uses: Bogs, Ponds, Water Gardens; Shaded Borders
Native to:  Eastern North America
Oregon Native:  NO
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 – 10

Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC Member & Master Gardener

 Photo by David J. Stang – source: David Stang. First published at ZipcodeZoo.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61095231

Horticulture Report: Interrupted Fern

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Plant Name:  Osmunda claytoniana
Common name: Interrupted Fern
Plant Type:  Fern
Plant Height: 2’ – 3’
spread: 2’ – 3’
Bloom Time: June
Flower Color:  Brown Spores
Exposure:  Part Shade to Full Shade
Soil Requirements: Moist, Rich, Humusy, Acid Soil
Water Needs: Medium to Wet
Attributes: Distinct Interruptions in Center of Fronds Caused by Fertile leaflets. The Spore Bearding Fronds are Different from the Sterile Fronds.
Uses: Shaded Border; Along Ponds & Streams
Native to:  Midwest to Eastern North America
Oregon Native:   NO
USDA Hardiness Zone:  3 – 8

Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC Member & Master Gardener

Photo by: Circeus Wiki Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Osmunda_claytoniana_JSG.jpg#file

Oregon Native Plant: Ribes zoezlii

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Plant Name:  Ribes zoezlii
Common name:  Sierra Gooseberry
Plant Type:  Deciduous, Multi-Stem, Spiny Shrub
Plant Height: 4’ – 5’
Spread: 1’
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Flower Color: Burgundy and White
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade.
Soil Requirements: Coarse to Medium Texture.
Water Needs: Dry to Medium Dry
Attributes:  Hosts for Numerous Butterflies & Moths; Fragrant; Showy Tubular, Fuchsia-like Flowers; Fall Color: Fruit is covered in spines, but it is edible, great for gooseberry jam.
Note: As always, get professional advice before consuming any plant or berry in the wild.
Uses: Attracts Bee, Bird and Butterflies; Hummingbird Gardens; Pollinator Gardens; Native Gardens, Woodland Gardens
Native to:  California & Oregon
Oregon Native:   YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 – 9

Report: Viki Ashford, AGC Member, Master Gardener

Fruiting Photo: Dcrjsr / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)

Flowering Photo: USFS Region 5 / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)

Oregon Native: Ribes aureum (Golden Currant)

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Plant Name:  Ribes aureum
Common name: Golden Currant
Plant Type: Deciduous Shrub
Plant Height: 3’ – 7’
Spread: 2’ – 6’
Bloom Time: Early to Mid Spring
Flower Color: Golden Yellow
Exposure: Part Shade
Soil Requirements: Tolerates Variety of Soils with Medium to Slow Drainage.
Water Needs: Low to High.
Attributes:  Attracts Hummingbirds, Monarch Butterflies; Red Autumn Color; Attracts Bees & Birds; Deer Resistant; Fragrance of Cloves or Vanilla.
Note: Surround with Mulch.
Uses: Bee, Bird, Butterfly Gardens
Native to:  North America
Oregon Native:   YES
USDA Hardiness Zone:  4 – 8

Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC Member

Photo Credit: U.S. Forest Service – Al Schneider