These ground cover plants for shade will brighten up even ... Goldenstar plants grow best in US hardiness zone 5 to zone 9 and will bloom across your yard from late spring to fall.

Barrenwort (Epimedium) is a group of perennial plants that thrive in the shade or dappled light in zones 5 through 8. These herbaceous, semi-evergreen plants make great ground covers because they ...