Which perennials are best for shade?
Most shade loving perennials would be happy with those light conditions. Astilbe, pulmonaria, hostas, bleeding hearts, hellebores, ferns, Japanese forest grass, and epimediums are some to pick from but there are scores of others. Even heuchera. Try These Perennial Companion Plants: Drought-Tolerant: Yarrow (Achillea), Agastache, Gaillardia (Blanket Flower), Lavender, Salvia (Meadow Sage), Sedum (Stonecrop). Poor Soil Plants: Hellebores, Bleeding Hearts (Dicentra), Gaillardia (Blanket Flower), Sedum (Stonecrop), Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), Hosta.