Butterfly garden

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Scientific Name Common Name(s) Plant Form(s) Recommended for Tolerates
Quercus phellos Willow oak Large Trees Bats, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Seeds and nuts, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Streetside planting, Woodlands and woods edge Air pollution, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Quercus rubra Northern red oak Large Trees Bats, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Fall colors, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Seeds and nuts, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Soil compaction
Quercus shumardii Shumard oak Large Trees Bats, Butterfly garden, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Urban environments, Wet conditions, Wind
Rhexia virginica Virginia meadow beauty Herbs Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge
Rhododendron maximum Great rhododendron, White rosebay, Great laurel Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Specimen, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge
Rhododendron periclymenoides Pinxter azalea, Pinxterbloom, Pinxter flower Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Woodlands and woods edge
Rhododendron viscosum var. viscosum Swamp azalea, Clammy azalea Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Specimen, Woodlands and woods edge Heat, Wet conditions
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
Rosa carolina ssp. carolina Carolina rose, Pasture rose Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Heat, Soil compaction
Rosa palustris Swamp rose Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Fragrant garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds Wet conditions
Rubus allegheniensis Allegheny blackberry Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought
Rubus flagellaris Common dewberry Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought
Rudbeckia fulgida var. fulgida Orange coneflower, Black-eyed susan Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen Air pollution, Dry soils, drought
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
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 var. 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
Ruellia caroliniensis Carolina wild-petunia, Common wild-petunia Herbs Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds
Salix nigra Black willow Medium Trees Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Seeds and nuts, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
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
Sambucus canadensis Common elderberry Shrubs & Small Trees Barrier, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge 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 var. 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
Sedum ternatum Wild stonecrop, Woodland stonecrop Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
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