Woodlands and woods edge | Virginia Plant Lookup

Scientific Name	Common Name(s)	Plant Form(s)	Recommended for	Tolerates
Juniperus virginiana	Eastern redcedar	Medium Trees	Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge	Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Salt
Kalmia latifolia	Mountain laurel, Mountain ivy, Ivy bush, Sheepkill	Shrubs & Small Trees	Butterfly garden, Flowering tree, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Woodlands and woods edge	Soil compaction
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 scariosa	Large blazing star, Eastern blazing star	Herbs	Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Drought tolerant garden, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Woodlands and woods edge	Dry soils, drought, Heat
Liquidambar styraciflua	Sweetgum	Large Trees	Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge	Dry soils, drought, Fire, Heat, Soil compaction
Lobelia cardinalis	Cardinal flower, Indian pink	Herbs	Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Woodlands and woods edge	Wet conditions
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, Erosion control, 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
Maianthemum racemosum	False solomon's plume, False solomon's seal, Eastern solomons-plume	Herbs	Border, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
Malus coronaria	Southern crabapple	Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees	Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Lawn, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge
Matelea carolinensis	Carolina milkvine	Vines	Slope or Bank, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge	Dry soils, drought
Matteuccia struthiopteris	Ostrich fern	Fern & Fern Allies	Border, Garden for the blind, Mass planting, Rain garden, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge	Wet conditions
Menispermum canadense	Canada moonseed, Common moonseed	Vines	Songbirds, 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
Mitchella repens	Partidge-berry	Herbs	Border, Low growing, Songbirds, Streetside planting, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge	Dry soils, drought, Mowing, Some foot traffic
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
Morus rubra	Red mulberry	Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees	Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge	Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Fire
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
Muhlenbergia schreberi	Nimblewill	Grasses, Sedges & Rushes	Border, Erosion control, Lawn, Mass planting, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
Nyssa sylvatica	Black gum, Sour gum, Sourgum	Large Trees, Medium Trees	Drought tolerant garden, Frogs and toads, Lawn, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Reptiles, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Streetside planting, Woodlands and woods edge	Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Heat, Salt, Wet conditions, Wind
Oenothera gaura	Biennial gaura, Northeastern gaura	Herbs	Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge	Poor soil
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, Erosion control, Mass planting, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge	Wet conditions
Ostrya virginiana	Ironwood, Eastern hop-hornbeam, Hop-horn-beam	Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees	Butterfly garden, Lawn, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting, Understory tree, Woodlands and woods edge	Dry soils, drought, Fire, Soil compaction, Wind