• The fringed bleeding heart grows well in a shady woodland garden.Hemera Technologies/Photos.com/Getty Images
  
  Locations of the garden that offer semi-shade can aid a plant in surviving adverse conditions. Partial shade can keep a plant cool during exceptionally hot summer days and it can also help the soil remain moist for longer stretches of time. Plant hardy plants in areas with semi-shade so they can continue to thrive year after year with virtually no care.
  
  

Lungwort

• The perennial lungwort (Pulmonaria saccharata) grows to a height of approximately 1 foot with a width of up to 18 inches. It grows well in partial shade but will tolerate full sunlight. The plant produces oval-shaped leaves that are covered in a soft fur. Numerous cultivars exist with green and white spotted leaves or pure white leaves with green spotting. During the early spring the plant produces bright pink and purple or white and pink funnel-shaped flowers.
  
  Plant in soil with a high organic content. The plant prefers moist soil conditions and will not thrive in drought or areas of overly wet soil. It requires very little fertilizer. Usually one application of general purpose fertilizer is all that is needed. The plant suffers no serious disease problems. The only pests to bother it are slugs or snails which can chew on the leaves. Lungwort grows well in U.S. Department of Agriculture zones 3 to 8.
  
  

Lenten Rose

• A hardy herbaceous perennial or evergreen, the Lenten rose (Helleborus orientalis) grows best in partial or full shade. It blooms in the late winter in warm regions or in the spring months in areas that suffer exceptionally cold winters. The flowers look like single roses and measure up to 3 inches in width. The leaves of the Lenten rose measure up to 18 inches in length and 16 inches in width. The plant stands approximately 20 inches tall and forms a clump. Numerous cultivars exist that produce white, pink, red and purple flowers.
  
  Choose a planting location with well draining soil. The plant prefers to have its root system kept moist but will tolerate drought. It grows best in USDA zones 4 to 9. In zones 6 to 9 the plant usually grows as an evergreen.
  
  

Fringed Bleeding Heart

• A native wildflower of the United States, the fringed bleeding heart (Dicentra eximia) is a hardy perennial choice for a partially shady garden location. It produces fern-like delicate foliage that is a bluish-gray in color. It grows approximately 15 inches in height and width. During the spring months the plant has a leafless flower stalk with nodding blossoms that have a heart-shaped appearance. Each flower is pink, red or white. If the weather during the summer is cool, the plant will continue to bloom. It suffers from no serious diseases, and the only pest to bother it is the occasional aphid infestation.
  
  Plant in well-draining soil with ample organic matter. The plant self-seeds and spreads throughout the garden site. It is exceptionally hardy and grows well in USDA zones 3 to 9.