| 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 |
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| Silene caroliniana |
Northern wild pink, Wild pink |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds |
Dry soils, drought |
| Silene caroliniana |
Wild pink, Northern wild pink |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rock garden |
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 |
| Staphylea trifolia |
Bladdernut |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Border, Flowering tree, Pollinator garden, Rain garden |
Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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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 |
| Tradescantia ohiensis |
Ohio spiderwort, Smooth spiderwort |
Herbs |
Border, Cutting garden, Drought tolerant garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought |
| Tradescantia virginiana |
Virginia spiderwort |
Herbs |
Border, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Wet conditions |
| Trichostema dichotomum |
Common blue curls, Forked blue curls |
Herbs |
Border, Mass planting, Meadows, Patio, Pollinator garden, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| Trillium sessile |
Sessile trillium, Toadshade, Toad trillium |
Herbs |
Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| Uvularia sessilifolia |
Sessile bellwort, Wild-oats |
Herbs |
Border, Edible garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| Verbesina alternifolia |
Wingstem |
Herbs |
Border, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions |
| Verbesina occidentalis |
Yellow crownbeard |
Herbs |
Border, Pollinator garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought |
| 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 |
| Veronicastrum virginicum |
Culver's-root |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Rain garden |
Wet conditions |
| Viburnum acerifolium |
Maple-leaf viburnum, Dockmackie |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Butterfly garden, Erosion control, 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 lanceolata |
Lance-leaved violet, Narrow-leaved violet |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| 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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| Zizia aurea |
Common golden-alexanders, Golden-alexanders |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions |
| 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 |
| Linaria canadensis |
Blue toadflax, Canada toadflax |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden |
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| Eutrochium maculatum |
Spotted joe-pye-weed |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds |
Wet conditions |
| Parthenium integrifolium |
Common wild quinine, American feverfew, Eastern feverfew |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Meadows, Pollinator garden |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil |
| 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 |
| Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum |
Common jack-in-the-pulpit |
Herbs |
Erosion control, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Reptiles, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
Fire, Wet conditions |
| Asclepias incarnata |
Swamp milkweed |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Slope or Bank, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |