There are a few bare root perennials that like shade being offered in the bare root co-op http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/484067/
Hostas
Ajuga
Astilbe
Tradescantia-Spiderwort
Come take a looksie :-)
Sonnia
Bare root perennial co-op Shade Plants
You can grow astilbe in Austin? What do you think about Houston?
