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Scientific Name Common Name(s) Plant Form(s) Recommended for Tolerates
Quercus palustris Pin oak Medium Trees Bats, Butterfly garden, Fall colors, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Seeds and nuts, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Streetside planting Acidic soils, Air pollution, Salt, Wet conditions
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 shumardii Shumard oak Large Trees Bats, Nighttime Garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds
Rhexia mariana Pale meadow beauty, Maryland meadow beauty Herbs Rain garden
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
Rosa palustris Swamp rose Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Fragrant garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds Wet conditions
Rudbeckia 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
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
Salix sericea Silky willow Shrubs & Small Trees Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands 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
Saururus cernuus Lizard's-tail, Water-dragon Herbs Container garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands Wet conditions
Schizachyrium 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
Scirpus cyperinus Woolgrass, Woolgrass bulrush Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Barrier, Border, Mass planting, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge
Sisyrinchium angustifolium Narrow-leaved blue-eyed-grass, Narrow-leaved blue-eyed grass, Blue-eyed grass, Bermuda blue-eyed grass , Blue eyes , Grass flower , Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass , Narrow-leaf blue-eyed-grass , Sassy grass , Stout blue-eyed grass Herbs Border, Container garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Rain garden, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge
Solidago rugosa Rough-stemmed goldenrod, Wrinkle-leaf goldenrod Herbs Bats, Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands Wet conditions
Sorghastrum nutans Indian grass, Yellow indian grass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions
Staphylea trifolia Bladdernut Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Flowering tree, Pollinator garden, Rain garden Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought
Symphyotrichum laeve Smooth blue aster, Smooth aster Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum Calico aster, Starved aster Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New england aster Herbs Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Aromatic aster Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Erosion control, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Walkways Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Symplocarpus foetidus Skunk cabbage Herbs Container garden, Meadows, Rain garden, Rock garden, Shade garden, Slope or Bank, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest Wet conditions
Thelypteris palustris Marsh fern Fern & Fern Allies Rain garden, Shade garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Heat
Tradescantia ohiensis Ohio spiderwort, Smooth spiderwort Herbs Border, Cutting garden, Drought tolerant garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Tradescantia virginiana Virginia spiderwort Herbs Border, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Wet conditions
Typha latifolia Broad-leaved cattail, Broadleaf cattail, Common cattail Herbs Container garden, Mass planting, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands Heat, Poor soil, Salt, Wet conditions
Vaccinium corymbosum Highbush blueberry, Northern highbush blueberry Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds Fire, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Verbena hastata Blue vervain, Common vervain, Swamp verbena, Swamp vervain , Simpler’s joy Herbs Border, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands Wet conditions
Verbesina alternifolia Wingstem Herbs Border, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions
Vernonia glauca Upland ironweed, Broad-leaf ironweed Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Patio, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Specimen, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Vernonia noveboracensis New york ironweed Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands Wet conditions
Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's-root Herbs Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Rain garden Wet conditions
Viburnum dentatum Arrow-wood, Arrow-wood viburnum, Arrowwood viburnum, Southern arrowwood Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Rooftops, Songbirds, Streetside planting Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Wet conditions
Viburnum nudum Southern wild raisin, Possum-haw, Possum-haw viburnum Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Butterfly garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands Fire, Wet conditions
Viburnum prunifolium Black haw, Blackhaw, Blackhaw viburnum, Nannyberry, Plum leaf viburnum Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Edible garden, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Rooftops, Songbirds, Specimen, Woodlands and woods edge Acidic soils, Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Urban environments
Viola lanceolata Lance-leaved violet, Narrow-leaved violet Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
Zizia aptera Heart-leaf golden-alexanders, Meadow parsnip Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Cutting garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands
Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip-tree, Tulip-poplar, Yellow poplar Large Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Flowering tree, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Wet conditions
Eutrochium maculatum Spotted joe-pye-weed Herbs Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds Wet conditions
Swida amomum Silky dogwood Shrubs & Small Trees Erosion control, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants, Wet conditions
Asclepias incarnata Swamp milkweed Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Slope or Bank, Streams, ponds, wetlands Wet conditions
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