| 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 |
|
| Agrostis hyemalis |
Winter bentgrass, Ticklegrass |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank |
Poor soil |
| Allium canadense var. canadense |
Wild onion, Meadow onion |
Herbs |
Meadows |
Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 viridiflora |
Green milkweed |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Woodlands and woods edge |
|
| Athyrium asplenioides |
Southern lady fern |
Fern & Fern Allies |
Frogs and toads, Meadows, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
|
| 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 |
| Campanulastrum americanum |
Tall bellflower |
Herbs |
Mass planting, Meadows, Rain garden, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge |
|
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Chamaecrista fasciculata |
Partridge pea, Prairie senna, Common partridge-pea |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds |
Dry soils, drought |
| 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 |
| Collinsonia canadensis |
Canada horsebalm, Richweed |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Garden for the blind, Meadows, Woodlands and woods edge |
|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Equisetum praealtum |
Tall scouring rush |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Barrier, Border, Container garden, Meadows, Patio, Rain garden, Slope or Bank, Streams, ponds, wetlands, 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 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 |
| Eupatorium altissimum |
Tall thoroughwort, Tall boneset |
Herbs |
Border, Drought tolerant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought |
| Eupatorium capillifolium |
Dog-fennel |
Herbs |
Border, Meadows, Rain garden, Rock garden, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Euphorbia corollata |
Flowering spurge |
Herbs |
Border, Drought tolerant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds |
Dry soils, drought |
| 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 pennsylvanica |
|
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 |
| 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 |
|
| 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 decapetalus |
Thin-leaved sunflower, Ten-petaled sunflower, Thinleaf sunflower |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 versicolor |
Northern blue flag, Larger blue flag |
Herbs |
Border, Container garden, Cutting garden, Frogs and toads, Mass planting, Meadows, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
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 |
| 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 |
| Lespedeza virginica |
Slender lespedeza, Slender bush clover, Slender bush-clover |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought |
| 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 |
|
| Lobelia puberula |
Downy lobelia |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Lobelia siphilitica |
Blue cardinal flower, Great blue lobelia |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Lobelia spicata |
Pale-spike lobelia, Pale spiked lobelia |
Herbs |
Meadows, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought |
| Malus angustifolia |
Narrowleaf crabapple, Southern crabapple, Wild crab apple, Wild crabapple |
Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees |
Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
|
| 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 capillaris |
Hair-awn muhly, Long-awn hairgrass, Pink muhly |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Container garden, Cutting garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Garden for the blind, Meadows, Rock garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Heat, Poor soil, Salt |
| Oenothera fruticosa |
Narrow-leaf sundrops, Southern sundrops |
Herbs |
Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds |
Dry soils, drought, Heat, Poor soil |
| Oenothera gaura |
Biennial gaura, Northeastern gaura |
Herbs |
Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
Poor soil |
| Opuntia humifusa |
Eastern prickly-pear, Eastern prickly-pear cactus |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Border, Container garden, Drought tolerant garden, Edible garden, Meadows, Reptiles, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds |
Dry soils, drought, Heat, Salt |
| 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 |
| Penstemon hirsutus |
Hairy beard-tongue |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Walkways |
|
| Phlox maculata |
Meadow phlox, Wild sweet-william |
Herbs |
Border, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Allelopathic plants, Heat |
| Phlox pilosa |
Downy phlox |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Fire |
| 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 |
| Podophyllum peltatum |
Mayapple, Devil's apple, Duck's foot, Hog apple, Indian apple, Indian apple root, Mandrake , Raccoonberry, Umbrella leaf, Wild lemon, May-apple, May apple |
Herbs |
Drought tolerant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Woodlands and woods edge |
Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought |
| 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 |
|
| Pycnanthemum tenuifolium |
Narrow-leaf mountain-mint, Slender mountain-mint |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Garden for the blind, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought |
| Pycnanthemum virginianum |
Virginia mountain-mint |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Slope or Bank, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Poor soil |
| Quercus bicolor |
Swamp white oak |
Large Trees, Medium Trees |
Butterfly garden, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Poor soil, Wet conditions |
| Quercus coccinea |
Scarlet oak |
Large Trees |
Bats, Butterfly garden, Fall colors, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Seeds and nuts, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting |
Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought |
| Quercus falcata |
Southern red oak, Spanish oak, Swamp red oak, Swamp spanish oak, Water oak |
Large Trees |
Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streetside planting |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil |
| Quercus michauxii |
Swamp chestnut oak, Basket oak, Cow oak |
Large Trees |
Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Fire, Wet conditions |
| Quercus muehlenbergii |
Chinkapin oak, Chinquapin oak, Yellow oak |
Large Trees, Medium Trees |
Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streetside planting |
Dry soils, drought |
| Quercus palustris |
Pin oak |
Medium Trees |
Bats, Butterfly garden, Fall colors, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Seeds and nuts, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Streetside planting |
Acidic soils, Air pollution, Salt, Wet conditions |
| Quercus velutina |
Black oak |
Large Trees |
Drought tolerant garden, Lawn, Meadows, Shade Tree, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Streetside planting |
Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought |
| 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 |
| Rubus allegheniensis |
Allegheny blackberry |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds |
Dry soils, drought |
| Rudbeckia fulgida |
Orange coneflower, Black-eyed susan |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen |
Air pollution, Dry soils, drought |
| Rudbeckia laciniata |
Cut-leaved coneflower, Tall coneflower, Green-headed coneflower, Wild goldenglow, Cutleaf coneflower |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Erosion control, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
|
| Rudbeckia triloba |
Three-lobed coneflower, Brown-eyed susan |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Drought tolerant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Winter interest |
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 |
| Senna hebecarpa |
American senna, Northern wild senna |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Dry soils, drought |
| Silene caroliniana |
Wild pink, Northern wild pink |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rock garden |
Dry soils, drought |