Good for: Butterfly garden

Displaying 101 - 200 of 221
Scientific Name Common Name(s) Plant Form(s) Recommended for Tolerates
Lespedeza capitata Round-headed lespedeza, Round-headed bush-clover Herbs Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Dry soils, drought
Lespedeza virginica Slender lespedeza, Slender bush clover, Slender bush-clover Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Liatris pilosa Grass-leaf blazing star, Grass-leaf gayfeather Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Drought tolerant garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
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 spicata Dense blazing star, Dense gayfeather, Dense liatris, Marsh blazing star, Marsh gayfeather, Marsh liatris Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Cutting garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Wet conditions
Liatris squarrosa Scaly blazing star Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Lilium superbum Turk's-cap lily Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands
Lindera benzoin Spicebush Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Fragrant garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Rooftops, Songbirds, Streetside planting, Winter interest Fire, Wet conditions
Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal flower, Indian pink Herbs Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
Lobelia puberula Downy lobelia Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
Lobelia siphilitica Blue cardinal flower, Great blue lobelia Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
Lonicera sempervirens Trumpet honeysuckle, Coral honeysuckle Vines Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Specimen Allelopathic plants, Salt, Soil compaction
Magnolia virginiana Swamp magnolia, Sweetbay, Sweetbay magnolia Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Butterfly garden, Flowering tree, Lawn, Patio, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands Air pollution, Fire, Salt, Wet conditions
Malus angustifolia Narrowleaf crabapple, Southern crabapple, Wild crab apple, Wild crabapple Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands
Malus coronaria Southern crabapple Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Lawn, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge
Monarda didyma Scarlet beebalm, Oswego tea Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Slope or Bank, Specimen, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants, Wet conditions
Monarda fistulosa Wild bergamot Herbs Bats, Border, Butterfly garden, Fragrant garden, Garden for the blind, Pollinator garden, Rain garden Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought
Monarda 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
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 aurea Golden ragwort, Heartleaf ragwort, Golden groundsel Herbs Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands Wet conditions
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
Passiflora incarnata Purple passionflower, Maypop, Maypops 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 Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Dry soils, drought
Penstemon hirsutus Hairy beard-tongue Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Walkways
Persicaria virginiana Virginia knotweed, Jumpseed Herbs Butterfly garden, Container garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
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 paniculata Garden phlox, Fall phlox Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Patio, Pollinator garden, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants, Fire
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 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
Physostegia virginiana Obedient plant Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Cutting garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Patio, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
Pinus echinata Shortleaf pine Large Trees Butterfly garden, Nighttime Garden, Songbirds, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge
Pluchea camphorata Camphorweed, Camphor pluchea Herbs Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden Wet conditions
Pontederia cordata Pickerelweed, Pickerel weed Herbs Butterfly garden, Container garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands Wet conditions
Prunus americana American wild plum Medium Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought
Prunus angustifolia Chickasaw plum Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Fire
Prunus serotina Wild black cherry, Black cherry, Black chokecherry, Rum cherry Large Trees Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Woodlands and woods edge
Ptelea trifoliata var. trifoliata Hop-tree, Hop tree, Wafer-ash Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Flowering tree, Garden for the blind, Hedges, privacy screening, Songbirds, Specimen, Understory tree, Winter interest Dry soils, drought, Heat
Pycnanthemum incanum Hoary mountain mint Herbs Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Pollinator garden, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Pycnanthemum muticum Short-toothed mountain-mint, Clustered mountain-mint Herbs Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Fragrant garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Woodlands and woods edge
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Narrow-leaf mountain-mint, Slender mountain-mint Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Garden for the blind, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia mountain-mint Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Slope or Bank, Streams, ponds, wetlands Poor soil
Quercus alba White oak Large Trees Bats, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Edible garden, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Seeds and nuts, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting Acidic soils, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt
Quercus bicolor Swamp white oak Large Trees, Medium Trees Butterfly garden, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Poor soil, Wet conditions
Quercus coccinea Scarlet oak Large Trees Bats, Butterfly garden, Fall colors, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Seeds and nuts, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought
Quercus falcata Southern red oak, Spanish oak, Swamp red oak, Swamp spanish oak, Water oak Large Trees Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streetside planting Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Quercus michauxii Swamp chestnut oak, Basket oak, Cow oak Large Trees 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 Fire, Wet conditions
Quercus montana Chestnut oak, Rock chestnut oak Large Trees Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Lawn, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting Dry soils, drought, Heat, Poor soil
Quercus muehlenbergii Chinkapin oak, Chinquapin oak, Yellow oak Large Trees, Medium Trees Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streetside planting Dry soils, drought
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 rubra Northern red oak Large Trees Bats, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Fall colors, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Seeds and nuts, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Soil compaction
Rhexia virginica Virginia meadow beauty Herbs Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge
Rhododendron maximum Great rhododendron, White rosebay, Great laurel Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Specimen, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge
Rhododendron periclymenoides Great rhododendron, White rosebay, Great laurel Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Woodlands and woods edge
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
Rhus aromatica Fragrant sumac Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought
Rhus copallinum Winged sumac, Flameleaf sumac, Shining sumac Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Hedges, privacy screening, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Fire, Poor soil
Rhus glabra Smooth sumac Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Hedges, privacy screening, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Heat
Rosa carolina ssp. carolina Carolina rose, Pasture rose Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Soil compaction
Rosa carolina ssp. carolina Carolina rose, Pasture rose Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Heat, Soil compaction
Rosa palustris Swamp rose Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Fragrant garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds Wet conditions
Rubus allegheniensis Allegheny blackberry Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought
Rubus flagellaris Common dewberry Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought
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
Rudbeckia laciniata Cut-leaved coneflower, Tall coneflower, Green-headed coneflower, Wild goldenglow, Cutleaf coneflower Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Erosion control, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge
Rudbeckia triloba Three-lobed coneflower, Brown-eyed susan Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Drought tolerant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Winter interest Dry soils, drought
Ruellia caroliniensis Carolina wild-petunia, Common wild-petunia Herbs Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds
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
Salvia lyrata Lyre-leaf sage Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Lawn, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Heat, Some foot traffic, 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
Sassafras albidum Sassafras, Cinnamon wood Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Flowering tree, Garden for the blind, Hedges, privacy screening, Lawn, Mass planting, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Specimen, Understory tree, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Heat
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
Sedum ternatum Wild stonecrop, Woodland stonecrop Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Senna hebecarpa American senna, Northern wild senna Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands Dry soils, drought
Senna marilandica Maryland wild senna, Southern wild senna Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands
Silene caroliniana Wild pink, Northern wild pink Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rock garden Dry soils, drought
Silene caroliniana Northern wild pink, Wild pink Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought
Solidago altissima Tall goldenrod Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Solidago bicolor Silverrod, White goldenrod Herbs Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Solidago caesia Bluestem goldenrod, Blue-stemmed goldenrod, Wreath goldenrod, Axillary goldenrod Herbs Bats, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions
Solidago juncea Early goldenrod Herbs Bats, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought
Solidago nemoralis Gray goldenrod Herbs Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought
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
Symphyotrichum cordifolium Blue wood aster, Heart-leaved aster Herbs Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
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 novi-belgii New york aster Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rock 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
Symphyotrichum pilosum Frost aster, Awl-aster Herbs Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions
Teucrium canadense Canada germander, American germander Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Specimen, Winter interest Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Thaspium barbinode Hairy-jointed meadow parsnip Herbs Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge
Tiarella cordifolia Heart-leaved foamflower Herbs Butterfly garden, Container garden, Erosion control, Shade garden, Songbirds, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge
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
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
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