| 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 |
| Allium tricoccum |
Wild leek, Ramps, Rampscallions |
Herbs |
Edible garden, Garden for the blind, Mass planting, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| 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 |
| Amelanchier laevis |
Smooth serviceberry, Allegheny serviceberry |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Border, Edible garden, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Lawn, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Streetside planting, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Salt, Urban environments |
| 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 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 |
| Anemone virginiana var. virginiana |
Tall anemone, Thimbleweed |
Herbs |
Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge |
Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought |
| Antennaria neglecta |
Field pussytoes |
Herbs |
Border, Mass planting, Rock garden |
Dry soils, drought |
| 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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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| Campanulastrum americanum |
Tall bellflower |
Herbs |
Mass planting, Meadows, Rain garden, Shade 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 normalis |
Greater straw sedge |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Border, Mass planting, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
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 |
| 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 |
| Chionanthus virginicus |
Fringetree, Old man's beard |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Flowering tree, Lawn, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Winter interest |
Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Urban environments |
| 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 tripteris |
Tall coreopsis, Tall tickseed |
Herbs |
Border, Cutting garden, Drought tolerant garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil |
| 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 amomum |
Silky dogwood |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Container garden, Erosion control, Erosion control, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Allelopathic plants, Salt, Wet conditions |
| 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 |
| Corylus americana |
American hazelnut, American filbert |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Border, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| Dennstaedtia punctilobula |
Hay-scented fern |
Fern & Fern Allies |
Fragrant garden, Mass planting, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Salt |
| Dryopteris cristata |
Crested wood fern, Crested fern |
Fern & Fern Allies |
Mass planting, Meadows, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Dryopteris goldieana |
Goldie's wood fern |
Fern & Fern Allies |
Border, Mass planting, Shade garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Dryopteris intermedia |
Evergreen wood fern, Evergreen wood-fern, Evergreen woodfern |
Fern & Fern Allies |
Container garden, Mass planting, Shade garden, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions |
| Dryopteris marginalis |
Marginal wood fern, Evergreen wood fern, Evergreen wood-fern, Evergreen woodfern, Leather wood fern, Marginal shield fern, Marginal shield-fern, Marginal woodfern |
Fern & Fern Allies |
Border, Container garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Songbirds, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Eragrostis spectabilis |
Purple lovegrass, Tumblegrass |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Border, Border, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Rain garden, Songbirds |
Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Heat, Poor soil, Salt, Some foot traffic |
| 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 |
| Erythronium americanum |
Yellow trout lily, American trout lily |
Herbs |
Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Shade garden, Slope or Bank, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| 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 rotundifolium |
Roundleaf boneset, Roundleaf thoroughwort |
Herbs |
Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Fire, Wet conditions |
| 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 |
| Geranium maculatum |
Wild geranium |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Fire |
| Geum canadense |
White avens |
Herbs |
Container garden, Mass planting, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge |
Allelopathic plants |
| Gillenia trifoliata |
Bowman's-root, Bowman’s root, Mountain indian-physic |
Herbs |
Border, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Specimen |
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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 |
| 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 |
| Heuchera americana |
Alumroot, American alumroot, Coral bells, Rock geranium |
Herbs |
Border, Container garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Rock garden, Shade garden, Slope or Bank, Walkways |
Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought |
| Hydrangea arborescens |
Wild hydrangea, Smooth hydrangea |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Border, Erosion control, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Specimen, Woodlands and woods edge |
Allelopathic plants, Fire, Salt |
| Hydrophyllum canadense |
Canada waterleaf |
Herbs |
Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Ilex verticillata |
Winterberry |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Border, Erosion control, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest |
Salt, Wet conditions |
| Iris versicolor |
Northern blue flag, Larger blue flag |
Herbs |
Border, Container garden, Cutting garden, Frogs and toads, Mass planting, Meadows, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Wet conditions |
| Iris virginica |
Virginia blue flag, Southern blue flag, Southern blue flag iris |
Herbs |
Container garden, Frogs and toads, Mass planting, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Wet conditions |
| 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 |
| Justicia americana |
Common water-willow, American water-willow |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Wet conditions |
| Liatris pilosa |
Grass-leaf blazing star, Grass-leaf gayfeather |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Drought tolerant garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil |
| Liatris spicata |
Dense blazing star, Dense gayfeather, Dense liatris, Marsh blazing star, Marsh gayfeather, Marsh liatris |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Cutting garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Wet conditions |
| Lilium superbum |
Turk's-cap lily |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
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| Maianthemum canadense |
Canada mayflower, False lily-of-the-valley |
Herbs |
Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds |
Heat |
| Maianthemum racemosum |
False solomon's seal, Eastern solomons-plume |
Herbs |
Border, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| Maianthemum racemosum |
False solomon's plume, False solomon's seal, Eastern solomons-plume |
Herbs |
Border, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| Matteuccia struthiopteris |
Ostrich fern |
Fern & Fern Allies |
Border, Garden for the blind, Mass planting, Rain garden, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Mertensia virginica |
Virginia bluebell, Virginia cowslip |
Herbs |
Border, Fragrant garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Woodlands and woods edge |
Allelopathic plants, Wet conditions |
| Mimulus ringens |
Allegheny monkeyflower, Square-stemmed monkeyflower |
Herbs |
Border, Mass planting, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Wet conditions |
| Monarda punctata |
Horse-mint, Horsemint, Spotted bee-balm |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Drought tolerant garden, Garden for the blind, Mass planting, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Wet conditions |
| Muhlenbergia schreberi |
Nimblewill |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Border, Erosion control, Lawn, Mass planting, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| Nelumbo lutea |
American lotus, American lotus-lily, Yellow lotus |
Herbs |
Frogs and toads, Mass planting, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Heat |
| Onoclea sensibilis |
Sensitive fern |
Fern & Fern Allies |
Border, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Garden for the blind, Mass planting, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions |
| Osmundastrum cinnamomeum |
Cinnamon fern |
Fern & Fern Allies |
Barrier, Mass planting, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Packera anonyma |
Small's ragwort, Appalachian ragwort, Plain ragwort, Southern ragwort |
Herbs |
Drought tolerant garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil |
| Panicum virgatum |
Switchgrass |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Cutting garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Wet conditions |
| Passiflora incarnata |
Purple passionflower, Maypop, Maypops |
Herbs, Vines |
Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Patio, Pollinator garden, Songbirds |
Dry soils, drought, Heat |
| Persicaria virginiana |
Virginia knotweed, Jumpseed |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Container garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Phegopteris hexagonoptera |
Broad beech fern |
Fern & Fern Allies |
Border, Mass planting, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge |
Heat, Wet conditions |
| Phlox maculata |
Meadow phlox, Wild sweet-william |
Herbs |
Border, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Allelopathic plants, Heat |
| Phlox subulata |
Moss phlox, Moss-pink |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge |
Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Poor soil, Salt |
| Physocarpus opulifolius |
Ninebark, Common ninebark, Eastern ninebark |
Herbs |
Barrier, Border, Butterfly garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Lawn, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought |
| Physostegia virginiana |
Obedient plant |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Cutting garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Patio, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Polemonium reptans |
Jacob's ladder, Greek valerian, Spreading jacob's ladder |
Herbs |
Container garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| Polygonatum biflorum |
Giant solomon's seal, Large solomon's-seal |
Herbs |
Border, Erosion control, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Polystichum acrostichoides |
Christmas fern |
Fern & Fern Allies |
Container garden, Mass planting, Shade garden, Slope or Bank, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Fire |
| Pycnanthemum virginianum |
Virginia mountain-mint |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Slope or Bank, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Poor soil |
| Rhus aromatica |
Fragrant sumac |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds |
Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought |
| Salvia lyrata |
Lyre-leaf sage |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Lawn, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Heat, Some foot traffic, Wet conditions |
| Sassafras albidum |
Sassafras, Cinnamon wood |
Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees |
Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Flowering tree, Garden for the blind, Hedges, privacy screening, Lawn, Mass planting, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Specimen, Understory tree, Woodlands and woods edge |
Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Heat |
| Schizachyrium scoparium |
Little bluestem |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Winter interest |
Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Heat |
| Scirpus cyperinus |
Woolgrass, Woolgrass bulrush |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Barrier, Border, Mass planting, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| Sedum ternatum |
Wild stonecrop, Woodland stonecrop |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil |
| Sisyrinchium angustifolium |
Narrow-leaved blue-eyed-grass, Narrow-leaved blue-eyed grass, Blue-eyed grass, Bermuda blue-eyed grass , Blue eyes , Grass flower , Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass , Narrow-leaf blue-eyed-grass , Sassy grass , Stout blue-eyed grass |
Herbs |
Border, Container garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Rain garden, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| Sorghastrum nutans |
Indian grass, Yellow indian grass |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions |
| Symphyotrichum lateriflorum |
Calico aster, Starved aster |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| Symphyotrichum pilosum |
Frost aster, Awl-aster |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds |
Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions |
| Symphyotrichum prenanthoides |
Crooked-stem aster |
Herbs |
Border, Mass planting, Meadows |
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| Teucrium canadense |
Canada germander, American germander |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Specimen, Winter interest |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil |