Butterfly garden

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Scientific Name Common Name(s) Plant Form(s) Recommended for Tolerates
Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum Sweet-scented joe-pye-weed, Purple joe-pye weed, Sweet joepyeweed, Gravel weed, Indian sage, Motherwort, Pride of the meadow, Marsh milkweed Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
Fraxinus americana American ash, White ash Large Trees Butterfly garden, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Fire, Urban environments, Wet conditions
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green ash, Red ash Large Trees, Medium Trees Butterfly garden, Lawn, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Salt, Wet conditions
Geranium maculatum Wild geranium Herbs Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Fire
Helenium autumnale Common sneezeweed, Autumnale sneezeweed Herbs Butterfly garden, Container garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands Poor soil, Wet conditions
Helenium flexuosum Southern sneezeweed, Purple-headed sneezeweed Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands Salt, Wet conditions
Helianthus angustifolius Narrow-leaved sunflower Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds Poor soil, Salt, Wet conditions
Helianthus decapetalus Thin-leaved sunflower, Ten-petaled sunflower, Thinleaf sunflower Herbs Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
Helianthus divaricatus Woodland sunflower Herbs Butterfly garden, Container garden, Cutting garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Helianthus occidentalis Western sunflower, Fewleaf sunflower, Naked-stem sunflower Herbs Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Erosion control, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Heliopsis helianthoides var. helianthoides Oxeye, Smooth oxeye Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Heat, Poor soil
Hibiscus laevis Halberd-leaf rose-mallow, Smooth rose-mallow, Halberdleaf hibiscus, Halberdleaf rosemallow, Scarlet rose mallow, Scarlet rosemallow Herbs, Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Heat, Wet conditions
Hibiscus moscheutos Swamp rose mallow, Swamp rose-mallow, Crimson-eyed rose-mallow, Eastern rose-mallow Herbs, Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands Heat, Salt, Wet conditions
Hypericum prolificum Common st. john's-wort, Shrubby st. john's wort Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Ilex opaca var. opaca American holly Large Trees, Medium Trees Barrier, Butterfly garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen Salt, Wind
Impatiens capensis Spotted jewelweed, Orange jewelweed Herbs Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Fire, Wet conditions
Iris cristata Dwarf crested iris Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Fire
Itea virginica Virginia sweetspire, Virginia-willow Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Fire, Wet conditions
Juglans nigra Black walnut Large Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Shade Tree, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions
Juniperus virginiana Eastern redcedar Medium Trees Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Salt
Justicia americana Common water-willow, American water-willow Herbs Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands Wet conditions
Kalmia latifolia Mountain laurel, Mountain ivy, Ivy bush, Sheepkill Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Flowering tree, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Woodlands and woods edge Soil compaction
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
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