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Scientific Name Common Name(s) Plant Form(s) Recommended for Tolerates
Actaea racemosa Common black cohosh, Bugbane Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
Ageratina altissima White snakeroot Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Woodlands and woods edge
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 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
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
Antennaria neglecta Field pussytoes Herbs Border, Mass planting, Rock garden Dry soils, drought
Aquilegia canadensis Eastern red columbine, Wild columbine Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Walkways, 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
Aronia arbutifolia Red chokeberry Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, 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
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
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
Boehmeria cylindrica False nettle Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Woodlands and woods edge
Carex flaccosperma Thin-fruited sedge, Meadow sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Border, Rock garden, Songbirds, 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
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 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
Cercis canadensis var. 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
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
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