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Scientific Name Common Name(s) Plant Form(s) Recommended for Tolerates
Achillea borealis Common yarrow Herbs Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Garden for the blind, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rock garden Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Heat, Salt
Agrostis hyemalis Winter bentgrass, Ticklegrass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank Poor soil
Amelanchier arborea Downy serviceberry, Shadbush Shrubs & Small Trees Barrier, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Flowering tree, Garden for the blind, Lawn, Mass planting, Meadows, Patio, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Rock garden, Shade Tree, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Understory tree, Walkways, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
Anemone virginiana var. virginiana Tall anemone, Thimbleweed Herbs Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought
Antennaria neglecta Field pussytoes Herbs Border, Mass planting, Rock garden Dry soils, drought
Aquilegia canadensis Eastern red columbine, Wild columbine Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge
Arnoglossum atriplicifolium Pale indian-plantain Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Heat
Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly milkweed, Butterfly weed, Butterfly-weed, Common butterfly weed, Common butterfly-weed Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Drought tolerant garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Patio, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Walkways Dry soils, drought, Salt
Carex flaccosperma Thin-fruited sedge, Meadow sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Border, Rock garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
Carex plantaginea Plantain-leaved sedge, Plantainleaf sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Garden for the blind, Mass planting, Rock garden, Shade garden, Songbirds Wet conditions
Carex platyphylla Broad-leaved sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Border, Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Rock garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Chrysogonum virginianum Green and gold Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge Fire
Clematis ochroleuca Curlyheads Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Woodlands and woods edge
Cunila origanoides Common dittany, Wild oregano, Stonemint Herbs Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Edible garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Woodlands and woods edge
Cystopteris bulbifera Bulblet fern, Bulblet bladder fern Fern & Fern Allies Rock garden, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge
Dennstaedtia punctilobula Hay-scented fern Fern & Fern Allies Fragrant garden, Mass planting, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Salt
Dicentra eximia Wild bleeding heart Herbs Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus Philadelphia fleabane Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rock garden Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Salt
Erythronium americanum Yellow trout lily, American trout lily Herbs Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Shade garden, Slope or Bank, Woodlands and woods edge
Eupatorium capillifolium Dog-fennel Herbs Border, Meadows, Rain garden, Rock garden, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Gaylussacia baccata Black huckleberry Shrubs & Small Trees Drought tolerant garden, Edible garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Gillenia trifoliata Bowman's-root, Bowman’s root, Mountain indian-physic Herbs Border, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Specimen
Heuchera americana Alumroot, American alumroot, Coral bells, Rock geranium Herbs Border, Container garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Rock garden, Shade garden, Slope or Bank, Walkways Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought
Hypericum punctatum Spotted st. john's-wort Herbs Pollinator garden, Rock garden
Iris cristata Dwarf crested iris Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Fire
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
Liatris squarrosa Scaly blazing star Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Micranthes virginiensis Early saxifrage Herbs Rock garden, Shade garden, Slope or Bank, Specimen Dry soils, drought, Soil compaction
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
Oenothera fruticosa Narrow-leaf sundrops, Southern sundrops Herbs Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Heat, Poor soil
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
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 Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds 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
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
Silene caroliniana Wild pink, Northern wild pink Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rock garden Dry soils, drought
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii New york aster Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Songbirds
Symplocarpus foetidus Skunk cabbage Herbs Container garden, Meadows, Rain garden, Rock garden, Shade garden, Slope or Bank, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest 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
Viola pedata Bird's foot violet, Bird's-foot violet, Birdfoot violet Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Fire
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