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Scientific Name Common Name(s) Plant Form(s) Recommended for Tolerates
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
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
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 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
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
Polemonium reptans var. reptans Jacob's ladder, Greek valerian, Spreading jacob's ladder Herbs Container garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge
Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern Fern & Fern Allies Container garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Shade garden, Slope or Bank, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Fire
Pontederia cordata var. cordata Pickerelweed, Pickerel weed Herbs Butterfly garden, Container garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands Wet conditions
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
Saururus cernuus Lizard's-tail, Water-dragon Herbs Container garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands Wet conditions
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 caesia var. 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 rugosa Rough-stemmed goldenrod, Wrinkle-leaf goldenrod Herbs Bats, Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands Wet conditions
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 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
Tiarella cordifolia Heart-leaved foamflower Herbs Butterfly garden, Container garden, Erosion control, Shade garden, Songbirds, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge
Typha angustifolia Narrowleaf cattail Herbs Container garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands 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
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
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
Asclepias tuberosa var. 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
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