Shade Gardening: Would like help with native shade plant suggestions, 1 by lmelling

lmelling wrote:
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You might also think about putting in some hosta. If you have any growing in your yard already, just split some next spring and replant. The picture below is my shade garden, and it's only 3 years old - they grow fast! The ostrich fern are really lovely, especially when the breeze blows!

I'm in zone 5 as well so most of what I plant would work for you. I have a variety of hostas, bears breeches (acanthus), astrantia (very pretty!), wild ginger, ostrich, cinnamon, and New York ferns, turtlehead, foxglove, ligularia and pulmonaria. In spring I suppliment with annuals - impatiens, coleus, lobelia and perilla.

Hope this helps!