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Mimulus ringens var. ringens
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Allegheny monkeyflower, Square-stemmed monkeyflower
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Herbs
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Border, Mass planting, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands
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Wet conditions
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Monarda didyma
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Scarlet beebalm, Oswego tea
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Herbs
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Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Slope or Bank, Specimen, Woodlands and woods edge
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Allelopathic plants, Wet conditions
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Monarda punctata var. punctata
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Horse-mint, Horsemint, Spotted bee-balm
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Herbs
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Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Drought tolerant garden, Garden for the blind, Mass planting, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds
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Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Wet conditions
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Nyssa sylvatica
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Black gum, Sour gum, Sourgum
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Large Trees, Medium Trees
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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
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Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Heat, Salt, Wet conditions, Wind
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Onoclea sensibilis
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Sensitive fern
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Fern & Fern Allies
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Border, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Garden for the blind, Mass planting, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
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Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions
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Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
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Cinnamon fern
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Fern & Fern Allies
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Barrier, Erosion control, Mass planting, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge
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Wet conditions
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Packera aurea
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Golden ragwort, Heartleaf ragwort, Golden groundsel
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Herbs
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Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands
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Wet conditions
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Panicum virgatum
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Switchgrass
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Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
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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
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Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Wet conditions
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Parthenocissus quinquefolia
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Virginia-creeper, Virginia creeper
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Vines
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Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
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Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
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Persicaria virginiana
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Virginia knotweed, Jumpseed
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Herbs
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Butterfly garden, Container garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge
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Wet conditions
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Phegopteris hexagonoptera
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Broad beech fern
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Fern & Fern Allies
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Border, Mass planting, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge
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Heat, Wet conditions
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Physostegia virginiana
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Obedient plant
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Herbs
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Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Cutting garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Patio, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge
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Wet conditions
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Platanus occidentalis
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Sycamore, American sycamore
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Large Trees
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Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Rain garden, Seeds and nuts, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge
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Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions
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Pluchea camphorata
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Camphorweed, Camphor pluchea
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Herbs
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Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden
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Wet conditions
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Polygonatum biflorum, Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum
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Giant solomon's seal, Large solomon's-seal
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Herbs
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Border, Erosion control, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
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Wet conditions
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Pontederia cordata var. cordata
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Pickerelweed, Pickerel weed
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Herbs
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Butterfly garden, Container garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands
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Wet conditions
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Quercus bicolor
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Swamp white oak
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Large Trees, Medium Trees
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Butterfly garden, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands
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Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Poor soil, Wet conditions
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Quercus michauxii
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Swamp chestnut oak, Basket oak, Cow oak
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Large Trees
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Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge
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Fire, Wet conditions
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Quercus nigra
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Water oak
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Large Trees, Medium Trees
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Bats, Butterfly garden, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streetside planting
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Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Salt, Wet conditions
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Quercus palustris
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Pin oak
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Medium Trees
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Bats, Butterfly garden, Fall colors, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Seeds and nuts, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Streetside planting
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Acidic soils, Air pollution, Salt, Wet conditions
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Quercus phellos
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Willow oak
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Large Trees
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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
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Air pollution, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
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Quercus shumardii
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Shumard oak
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Large Trees
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Bats, Butterfly garden, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds
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Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Urban environments, Wet conditions, Wind
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Rhododendron viscosum var. viscosum
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Swamp azalea, Clammy azalea
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Shrubs & Small Trees
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Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Specimen, Woodlands and woods edge
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Heat, Wet conditions
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Rosa palustris
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Swamp rose
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Shrubs & Small Trees
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Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Fragrant garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds
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Wet conditions
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Salix nigra
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Black willow
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Medium Trees
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Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Seeds and nuts, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands
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Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
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