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Rhexia virginica
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Virginia meadow beauty
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Herbs
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Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge
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Rhododendron maximum
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Great rhododendron, White rosebay, Great laurel
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Shrubs & Small Trees
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Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Specimen, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge
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Rhododendron periclymenoides
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Pinxter azalea, Pinxterbloom, Pinxter flower
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Shrubs & Small Trees
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Butterfly garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Woodlands and woods edge
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Rhododendron viscosum var. viscosum
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Swamp azalea, Clammy azalea
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Shrubs & Small Trees
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Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Specimen, Woodlands and woods edge
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Heat, Wet conditions
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Rhus aromatica
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Fragrant sumac
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Shrubs & Small Trees
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Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds
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Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought
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Rhus copallinum
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Winged sumac, Flameleaf sumac, Shining sumac
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Shrubs & Small Trees
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Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Hedges, privacy screening, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds
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Dry soils, drought, Fire, Poor soil
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Rhus glabra
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Smooth sumac
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Shrubs & Small Trees
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Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Hedges, privacy screening, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds
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Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Heat
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Rhus typhina
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Staghorn sumac
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Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees
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Edible garden, Erosion control, Fall colors, Hedges, privacy screening, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge
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Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments
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Rosa carolina ssp. carolina
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Carolina rose, Pasture rose
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Shrubs & Small Trees
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Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Songbirds
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Dry soils, drought, Heat, Soil compaction
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Rosa palustris
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Swamp rose
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Shrubs & Small Trees
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Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Fragrant garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds
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Wet conditions
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Rubus allegheniensis
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Allegheny blackberry
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Shrubs & Small Trees
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Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds
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Dry soils, drought
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Rubus flagellaris
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Common dewberry
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Shrubs & Small Trees
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Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds
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Dry soils, drought
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Rubus occidentalis
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Black raspberry
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Shrubs & Small Trees
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Edible garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
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Heat
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Rudbeckia fulgida var. fulgida
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Orange coneflower, Black-eyed susan
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Herbs
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Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen
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Air pollution, Dry soils, drought
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Rudbeckia hirta
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Gloriosa daisy, Black eyed susan, Black-eyed susan
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Herbs
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Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Cutting garden, Erosion control, Low growing, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Seeds and nuts, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Streetside planting
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Dry soils, drought, Salt, Some foot traffic
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Rudbeckia laciniata
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Cut-leaved coneflower, Tall coneflower, Green-headed coneflower, Wild goldenglow, Cutleaf coneflower
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Herbs
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Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Erosion control, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge
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Rudbeckia triloba var. triloba
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Three-lobed coneflower, Brown-eyed susan
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Herbs
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Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Drought tolerant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Winter interest
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Dry soils, drought
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Ruellia caroliniensis
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Carolina wild-petunia, Common wild-petunia
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Herbs
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Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds
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Sagittaria latifolia
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Broad-leaved arrowhead, Duck potato, Wapato
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Herbs
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Frogs and toads, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands
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Salix nigra
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Black willow
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Medium Trees
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Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Seeds and nuts, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands
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Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
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Salvia lyrata
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Lyre-leaf sage
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Herbs
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Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Lawn, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
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Dry soils, drought, Heat, Some foot traffic, Wet conditions
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Sambucus canadensis
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Common elderberry
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Shrubs & Small Trees
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Barrier, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge
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Wet conditions
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Sassafras albidum
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Sassafras, Cinnamon wood
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Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees
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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
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Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Heat
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Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium
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Little bluestem
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Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
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Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Winter interest
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Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Heat
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Sedum ternatum
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Wild stonecrop, Woodland stonecrop
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Herbs
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Border, Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds
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Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
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