The following list shows some of the bulbs that tolerate or even prefer to grow in shady positions:

• Anemone apennina (Apennine anemone)
• Anemone blanda (Grecian windflower)
• Anemone nemorosa (Wood anemone)
• Anemone ranunculoides (Yellow wood anemone)
• Arisaema (most spp.)
• Arum italicum 'Pictum' (Italian arum)
• Cardiocrinum
• Corydalis (some spp.)
• Cyclamen coum (Cyclamen)
• Cyclamen hederifolium (Hardy cyclamen)
• Cyclamen repandum (Cyclamen)
• Eranthis (Winter aconite)
• Erythronium
• Fritillaria camschatcensis (Black sarana lily)
• Fritillaria cirrhosa
• Fritillaria roylei
• Galanthus (Snowdrop)
• Hyacinthoides non-scripta (Hybrid bluebell)
• Ipheion uniflorum (Spring starflower)
• Leucojum aestivum (Summer snowflake)
• Leucojum vernum (Spring Snowflake)
• Lilium (some spp.) (Lily)
• Narcissus cyclamineus (Daffodil)
• Narcissus triandrus (Angel's tears)
• Nomocharis
• Notholirion
• Ranunculus ficaria (cvs) (Lesser celandine)
• Scilla bifolia (Alpine squill)
• Trillium
• Tulipa sylvestris (Tulip)