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Scientific Name Common Name(s) Plant Form(s) Recommended for Tolerates
Lobelia spicata Pale-spike lobelia, Pale spiked lobelia Herbs Meadows, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Matelea carolinensis Carolina milkvine Vines Slope or Bank, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Micranthes virginiensis Early saxifrage Herbs Rock garden, Shade garden, Slope or Bank, Specimen Dry soils, drought, Soil compaction
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 fistulosa Wild bergamot, Bee balm Herbs Bats, Border, Butterfly garden, Fragrant garden, Garden for the blind, Pollinator garden, Rain garden Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought
Monarda punctata var. 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
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
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 fruticosa Narrow-leaf sundrops, Southern sundrops Herbs Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Heat, 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
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
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
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
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia-creeper, Virginia creeper Vines Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Passiflora incarnata Purple passionflower, Maypop Herbs, Vines Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Patio, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Heat
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 Foxglove beardtongue Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Dry soils, drought
Philadelphus inodorus Scentless mock orange Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Heat
Phlox divaricata Wild blue phlox, Woodland phlox Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Erosion control, Fragrant garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
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 var. opulifolius Ninebark, Common ninebark, Eastern ninebark Shrubs & Small Trees Barrier, Border, Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Hedges, privacy screening, Lawn, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Pinus virginiana Virginia pine, Scrub pine Large Trees, Medium Trees Erosion control, Nighttime Garden, Rock garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Air pollution, Dry soils, drought
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