Some plants, especially in our hot interior areas, are better suited to shade or part shade exposures. Many of these plants are indigenous to tropical jungles or woodland forests and do not require full sun to thrive and bloom. Grow these shade loving plants in areas where they receive dappled shade under the canopies of trees, northern shaded exposures or some eastern exposures where they receive a little morning sun. Below you will find a few of our most popular ferns, foliage and flowering plants for shady and partially shaded areas especially chosen for our climate.