| 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 |
| Solidago speciosa |
Showy goldenrod |
Herbs |
Bats, Songbirds |
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| 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 |
| Symphyotrichum cordifolium |
Blue wood aster, Heart-leaved aster |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| 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 |
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| Symphyotrichum novae-angliae |
New england aster |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds |
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| Symphyotrichum novi-belgii |
New york aster |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Songbirds |
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| Symphyotrichum oblongifolium |
Aromatic aster |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Erosion control, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Walkways |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil |
| Symphyotrichum pilosum |
Frost aster, Awl-aster |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds |
Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions |
| Tiarella cordifolia |
Heart-leaved foamflower |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Container garden, Erosion control, Shade garden, Songbirds, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| Tilia americana |
American basswood, Basswood |
Large Trees |
Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Lawn, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Wind |
| Toxicodendron radicans |
Poison ivy |
Shrubs & Small Trees, Vines |
Reptiles, Songbirds |
Dry soils, drought |
| Tridens flavus |
Purpletop, Tall redtop, Grease grass, Redtop |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Mass planting, Meadows, Songbirds, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Salt |
| 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, 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 |
| 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 |
| Viburnum acerifolium |
Maple-leaf viburnum, Dockmackie |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Butterfly garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
Fire |
| 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 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 |
| Viola sororia |
Common blue violet, Confederate violet |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Lawn, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Allelopathic plants, Wet conditions |
| Viola striata |
Cream violet, Striped violet |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Vitis riparia |
Riverbank grape |
Vines |
Edible garden, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Solidago odora |
Sweet goldenrod, Anise-scented goldenrod |
Herbs |
Bats, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds |
Dry soils, drought |
| 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 |
| Zephyranthes atamasco |
Atamasco lily, Common atamasco-lily |
Herbs |
Songbirds |
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| Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum |
Common jack-in-the-pulpit |
Herbs |
Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Reptiles, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
Fire, Wet conditions |
| Morella cerifera |
Southern wax myrtle, Southern bayberry |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Butterfly garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions |
| Morella cerifera |
Wax myrtle, Southern bayberry |
Medium Trees |
Butterfly garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Salt, Urban environments, Wet conditions |
| Anatherum ternarium |
Splitbeard bluestem, Silvery bluestem |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Border, Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Specimen, Winter interest |
Dry soils, drought |