| Acer rubrum |
Red maple |
Large Trees |
Bats, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Fall colors, Nighttime Garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Streetside planting, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Heat, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions |
| Achillea borealis |
Common yarrow |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Garden for the blind, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rock garden |
Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Heat, Salt |
| Actaea racemosa |
Common black cohosh, Bugbane |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| Ageratina altissima |
White snakeroot |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| Agrostis hyemalis |
Winter bentgrass, Ticklegrass |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank |
Poor soil |
| Allium cernuum |
Nodding onion |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge |
Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Poor soil |
| Amelanchier arborea |
Downy serviceberry, Shadbush |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Barrier, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Flowering tree, Garden for the blind, Lawn, Mass planting, Meadows, Patio, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Rock garden, Shade Tree, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Understory tree, Walkways, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Amelanchier canadensis |
Canadian serviceberry |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Border, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Lawn, Mass planting, Patio, Rain garden, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge |
Fire, Wet conditions |
| Amorpha fruticosa |
False indigo-bush, Tall indigo-bush |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Barrier, Border, Butterfly garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Slope or Bank, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Wet conditions |
| Andropogon gerardii |
Big bluestem, Big blue stem, Bluestem, Turkeyfoot |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Walkways, Winter interest |
Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Wet conditions |
| Anatherum glomeratum |
Bushy bluestem, Bushy beardgrass |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest |
Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Salt, Wet conditions |
| Anatherum virginicum var. virginicum |
Broomsedge |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Barrier, Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Garden for the blind, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Specimen |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil |
| Antennaria plantaginifolia |
Ladies' tabacco, Plantain-leaved everlasting, Pussytoes, Plantain pussytoes, Everlasting, Mouse ear, Plantain-leaved pussytoes |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Walkways |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil |
| Apios americana |
Groundnut, Common groundsel |
Vines |
Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds |
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| Aquilegia canadensis |
Eastern red columbine, Wild columbine |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| Arnoglossum atriplicifolium |
Pale indian-plantain |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Heat |
| Aronia arbutifolia |
Red chokeberry |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Border, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest |
Fire, Wet conditions |
| Aronia melanocarpa |
Black chokeberry |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Border, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streetside planting |
Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions |
| Aruncus dioicus var. dioicus |
Goat's-beard, Goatsbeard |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| Asarum canadense |
Common wild ginger |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Frogs and toads, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Asclepias syriaca |
Common milkweed |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Fragrant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil |
| Asclepias tuberosa |
Butterfly milkweed, Butterfly weed, Butterfly-weed, Common butterfly weed, Common butterfly-weed |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Drought tolerant garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Patio, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Walkways |
Dry soils, drought, Salt |
| Asclepias variegata |
White milkweed |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden |
Dry soils, drought |
| Asclepias verticillata |
Whorled milkweed |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds |
Dry soils, drought |
| Asclepias viridiflora |
Green milkweed |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| Asimina triloba |
Common pawpaw, Paw paw, Paw-paw, Pawpaw |
Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees |
Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Flowering tree, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Understory tree, Woodlands and woods edge |
Allelopathic plants, Fire, Wet conditions |
| Baptisia australis |
Blue false indigo, Blue wild indigo, False blue indigo |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Rain garden, Slope or Bank, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Fire, Poor soil |
| Baptisia tinctoria |
Yellow wild indigo, Horsefly weed |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Specimen, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil |
| Benthamidia florida |
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Border, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Flowering tree, Mass planting, Patio, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Specimen, Understory tree, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Fire, Soil compaction, Wind |
| Betula lenta |
Black birch, Sweet birch |
Large Trees |
Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Fire |
| Betula nigra |
River birch, Red birch |
Large Trees |
Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Fall colors, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Heat, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions |
| Bignonia capreolata |
Cross-vine, Crossvine |
Vines |
Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Pollinator garden, Winter interest |
Dry soils, drought, Heat, Wet conditions |
| Boehmeria cylindrica |
False nettle |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| Carex grayi |
Gray's sedge |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Cutting garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Carex lupulina |
Hop sedge |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Carex lurida |
Sallow sedge |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Border, Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Rain garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Wet conditions |
| Carex pensylvanica |
Pennsylvania sedge, Oak sedge, Plantainleaf sedge, Seersucker sedge |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Garden for the blind, Mass planting, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions |
| Carex plantaginea |
Plantain-leaved sedge, Plantainleaf sedge |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Garden for the blind, Mass planting, Rock garden, Shade garden, Songbirds |
Wet conditions |
| Carex platyphylla |
Broad-leaved sedge |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Border, Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Rock garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought |
| Carpinus caroliniana |
American hornbeam, Ironwood |
Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees |
Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Understory tree, Woodlands and woods edge |
Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Urban environments, Wet conditions, Wind |
| Carya cordiformis |
Bitternut, Bitternut hickory, Red hickory |
Large Trees |
Butterfly garden, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
Allelopathic plants |
| Carya glabra |
Pignut, Pignut hickory, Sweet pignut hickory, Red hickory |
Large Trees |
Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Woodlands and woods edge |
Fire |
| Carya ovata |
Shagbark hickory |
Large Trees |
Bats, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Allelopathic plants |
| Carya tomentosa |
Mockernut hickory |
Large Trees |
Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Lawn, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen |
Dry soils, drought, Fire |
| Castanea pumila |
Allegheny chinkapin, Allegheny chinquapin |
Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees |
Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Lawn, Slope or Bank, Songbirds |
Dry soils, drought, Heat |
| Ceanothus americanus |
New jersey tea, Mountain snowbell, Redroot |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen |
Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Urban environments |
| Celtis laevigata |
Southern hackberry, Sugarberry |
Large Trees |
Butterfly garden, Lawn, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streetside planting |
Fire, Poor soil, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wind |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis |
Buttonbush |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Fragrant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Fire, Heat, Soil compaction, Wet conditions |
| Cercis canadensis |
Eastern redbud |
Medium Trees |
Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Edible garden, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Lawn, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Specimen, Streetside planting, Understory tree, Woodlands and woods edge |
Acidic soils, Alkaline soils, Allelopathic plants, Soil compaction |
| Chamaecrista fasciculata |
Partridge pea, Prairie senna, Common partridge-pea |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds |
Dry soils, drought |
| Chasmanthium latifolium |
River oats, Indian wood oats, Inland sea oats, Wild oats, Wood-oat, Northern sea oats |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Seeds and nuts, Shade garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest |
Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Wet conditions |
| Chasmanthium laxum |
Slender spikegrass |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Rain garden, Shade garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Wet conditions |
| Chelone glabra |
White turtlehead |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Chrysogonum virginianum |
Green and gold |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge |
Fire |
| Chrysopsis mariana |
Maryland golden-aster, Maryland golden aster |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Wet conditions |
| Conoclinium coelestinum |
Mistflower, Ageratum, Blue boneset, Blue mistflower, Wild ageratum |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Fire, Wet conditions |
| Coreopsis verticillata |
Whorled coreopsis, Thread-leaf coreopsis |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Cutting garden, Drought tolerant garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rooftops, Songbirds |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Salt |
| Cornus florida |
Flowering dogwood |
Medium Trees |
Border, Butterfly garden, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Lawn, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Understory tree, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Fire, Soil compaction, Wind |
| Cornus racemosa |
Gray dogwood |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Border, Butterfly garden, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Urban environments, Wet conditions |
| Crataegus phaenopyrum |
Washington hawthorn |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Border, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Lawn, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting, Winter interest |
Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Heat, Urban environments |
| Cunila origanoides |
Common dittany, Wild oregano, Stonemint |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Edible garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| Desmodium paniculatum |
Narrow-leaf tick trefoil, Panicled tick trefoil, Velcro vine |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds |
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| Dicentra cucullaria |
Dutchman's breeches |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| Dicentra eximia |
Wild bleeding heart |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| Diospyros virginiana |
Common persimmon, American persimmon |
Large Trees |
Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Flowering tree, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Poor soil, Wet conditions, Wind |
| Doellingeria umbellata |
Flat-top white aster, Parasol whitetop, Flat-topped white aster, Parasol white-top, Tall white-aster |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Wet conditions |
| Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus |
Philadelphia fleabane |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rock garden |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Salt |
| Erigeron pulchellus |
Robin's plantain |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought |
| Eryngium aquaticum |
Rattlesnake-master, Marsh eryngo |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Wet conditions |
| Eryngium yuccifolium |
Beargrass, Rattlesnake-master, Northern rattlesnake-master, Button eryngo |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Drought tolerant garden, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions |
| Eupatorium hyssopifolium |
Hyssop-leaf thoroughwort |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds |
Dry soils, drought, Salt, Urban environments |
| Eupatorium perfoliatum |
Boneset, Common boneset |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Eurybia divaricata |
White wood aster |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil |
| Eurybia macrophylla |
Big-leaf aster, Large-leaved aster |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Walkways |
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| Euthamia caroliniana |
Slender flat-top goldenrod |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds |
Dry soils, drought, Soil compaction |
| Eutrochium dubium |
Three-nerved joe-pye-weed, Coastal plain joe pye weed, Coastal plain joe-pye weed , Coastal plain joepye weed |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Salt, Wet conditions |
| Eutrochium fistulosum |
Hollow joe-pye-weed, Joe pye thoroughwort, Joe-pye weed |
Herbs |
Bats, Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Fire, Wet conditions |
| Eutrochium purpureum |
Sweet-scented joe-pye-weed, Purple joe-pye weed, Sweet joepyeweed, Gravel weed, Indian sage, Motherwort, Pride of the meadow, Marsh milkweed |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Fraxinus americana |
American ash, White ash |
Large Trees |
Butterfly garden, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds |
Dry soils, drought, Fire, Urban environments, Wet conditions |
| Fraxinus pennsylvanica |
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Large Trees, Medium Trees |
Butterfly garden, Lawn, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Salt, Wet conditions |
| Geranium maculatum |
Wild geranium |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Fire |
| Helenium autumnale |
Common sneezeweed, Autumnale sneezeweed |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Container garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Poor soil, Wet conditions |
| Helenium flexuosum |
Southern sneezeweed, Purple-headed sneezeweed |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Salt, Wet conditions |
| Helianthus angustifolius |
Narrow-leaved sunflower |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds |
Poor soil, Salt, Wet conditions |
| Helianthus decapetalus |
Thin-leaved sunflower, Ten-petaled sunflower, Thinleaf sunflower |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| Helianthus divaricatus |
Woodland sunflower |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Container garden, Cutting garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought |
| Helianthus occidentalis |
Western sunflower, Fewleaf sunflower, Naked-stem sunflower |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Erosion control, Pollinator garden, Songbirds |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil |
| Heliopsis helianthoides |
Oxeye, Smooth oxeye |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds |
Dry soils, drought, Heat, Poor soil |
| Hibiscus laevis |
Halberd-leaf rose-mallow, Smooth rose-mallow, Halberdleaf hibiscus, Halberdleaf rosemallow, Scarlet rose mallow, Scarlet rosemallow |
Herbs, Shrubs & Small Trees |
Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Heat, Wet conditions |
| Hibiscus moscheutos |
Swamp rose mallow, Swamp rose-mallow, Crimson-eyed rose-mallow, Eastern rose-mallow |
Herbs, Shrubs & Small Trees |
Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Heat, Salt, Wet conditions |
| Hypericum prolificum |
Common st. john's-wort, Shrubby st. john's wort |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Border, Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought |
| Ilex opaca |
American holly |
Large Trees, Medium Trees |
Barrier, Butterfly garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen |
Salt, Wind |
| Impatiens capensis |
Spotted jewelweed, Orange jewelweed |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Fire, Wet conditions |
| Iris cristata |
Dwarf crested iris |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Fire |
| Itea virginica |
Virginia sweetspire, Virginia-willow |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Butterfly garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Fire, Wet conditions |
| Juglans nigra |
Black walnut |
Large Trees |
Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Shade Tree, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions |
| Juniperus virginiana |
Eastern redcedar |
Medium Trees |
Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Salt |
| Justicia americana |
Common water-willow, American water-willow |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Wet conditions |
| Kalmia latifolia |
Mountain laurel, Mountain ivy, Calico bush, Ivy bush, Sheepkill |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Butterfly garden, Flowering tree, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Woodlands and woods edge |
Soil compaction |
| Lespedeza capitata |
Round-headed lespedeza, Round-headed bush-clover |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds |
Dry soils, drought |