| 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 |
| Allium tricoccum |
Wild leek, Ramps, Rampscallions |
Herbs |
Edible garden, Garden for the blind, Mass planting, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| 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 |
| Anatherum virginicum var. virginicum |
Broomsedge |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Barrier, Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Garden for the blind, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Specimen |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil |
| Carex pensylvanica |
Pennsylvania sedge, Oak sedge, Plantainleaf sedge, Seersucker sedge |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Garden for the blind, Mass planting, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions |
| 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 |
| Collinsonia canadensis |
Canada horsebalm, Richweed |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Garden for the blind, Meadows, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| Elymus hystrix |
Bottlebrush grass |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Erosion control, Garden for the blind, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought |
| Fagus grandifolia |
American beech |
Large Trees |
Border, Garden for the blind, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Streetside planting, Woodlands and woods edge |
Allelopathic plants, Salt |
| Matteuccia struthiopteris |
Ostrich fern |
Fern & Fern Allies |
Border, Garden for the blind, Mass planting, Rain garden, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge |
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 |
| 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 |
| Onoclea sensibilis |
Sensitive fern |
Fern & Fern Allies |
Border, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Garden for the blind, Mass planting, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |