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Scientific Name Common Name(s) Plant Form(s) Recommended for Tolerates
Agrostis hyemalis Winter bentgrass, Ticklegrass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank Poor soil
Alnus serrulata Hazel alder, Smooth alder Shrubs & Small Trees Erosion control, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands Fire, Heat, Soil compaction, Some foot traffic, Wet conditions
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 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
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
Arisaema dracontium Green dragon Herbs Rain garden, Shade garden, Slope or Bank, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge
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 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
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
Castanea pumila Allegheny chinkapin, Allegheny chinquapin Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Lawn, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Heat
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
Cunila origanoides Common dittany, Wild oregano, Stonemint Herbs Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Edible garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Woodlands and woods edge
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
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
Erythronium americanum Yellow trout lily, American trout lily Herbs Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Shade garden, Slope or Bank, Woodlands and woods edge
Eubotrys racemosus Fetterbush, Swamp dog-hobble Shrubs & Small Trees Rain garden, Slope or Bank, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge
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 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
Euphorbia corollata Flowering spurge Herbs Border, Drought tolerant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Dry soils, drought
Gaylussacia baccata Black huckleberry Shrubs & Small Trees Drought tolerant garden, Edible garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
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
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
Lespedeza capitata Round-headed lespedeza, Round-headed bush-clover Herbs Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Dry soils, drought
Lobelia spicata Pale-spike lobelia, Pale spiked lobelia Herbs Meadows, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Lonicera sempervirens Trumpet honeysuckle, Coral honeysuckle Vines Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Specimen Allelopathic plants, Salt, Soil compaction
Maianthemum canadense Canada mayflower, False lily-of-the-valley Herbs Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Heat
Matelea carolinensis Carolina milkvine Vines Slope or Bank, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge
Micranthes virginiensis Early saxifrage Herbs Rock garden, Shade garden, Slope or Bank, Specimen Dry soils, drought, Soil compaction
Monarda didyma Scarlet beebalm, Oswego tea Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Slope or Bank, Specimen, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants, Wet conditions
Muhlenbergia schreberi Nimblewill Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Border, Erosion control, Lawn, Mass planting, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
Oenothera fruticosa Narrow-leaf sundrops, Southern sundrops Herbs Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Heat, 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
Penstemon canescens Eastern gray beard-tongue, Gray beard-tongue Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Penstemon digitalis Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Dry soils, drought
Penstemon hirsutus Hairy beard-tongue Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Walkways
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
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
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
Rhus copallinum Winged sumac, Flameleaf sumac, Shining sumac Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Hedges, privacy screening, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Fire, Poor soil
Rhus glabra Smooth sumac Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Hedges, privacy screening, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Heat
Rudbeckia hirta Gloriosa daisy, Black eyed susan, Black-eyed susan Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Cutting garden, Erosion control, Low growing, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Seeds and nuts, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Streetside planting Dry soils, drought, Salt, Some foot traffic
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
Sedum ternatum Wild stonecrop, Woodland stonecrop Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Symphyotrichum cordifolium Blue wood aster, Heart-leaved aster Herbs Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
Symplocarpus foetidus Skunk cabbage Herbs Container garden, Meadows, Rain garden, Rock garden, Shade garden, Slope or Bank, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest Wet conditions
Vernonia glauca Upland ironweed, Broad-leaf ironweed Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Patio, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Specimen, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Viola pedata Bird's foot violet, Bird's-foot violet, Birdfoot violet Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Fire
Vitis riparia Riverbank grape Vines Edible garden, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge
Asclepias incarnata Swamp milkweed Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Slope or Bank, Streams, ponds, wetlands Wet conditions
Anatherum ternarium Splitbeard bluestem, Silvery bluestem Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Border, Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Specimen, Winter interest Dry soils, drought
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