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Scientific Name Common Name(s) Plant Form(s) Recommended for Tolerates
Euonymus americanus Strawberry-bush, American strawberry-bush, Heart's-a-bustin' Shrubs & Small Trees Hedges, privacy screening, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Woodlands and woods edge Fire, Wet conditions
Eurybia divaricata White wood aster Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Eurybia macrophylla Big-leaf aster, Large-leaved aster Herbs Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Walkways
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
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
Geum canadense White avens Herbs Container garden, Mass planting, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants
Goodyera pubescens Downy rattlesnake plantain, Downy rattlesnake-plantain Herbs Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Heuchera americana Alumroot, American alumroot, Coral bells, Rock geranium Herbs Border, Container garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Rock garden, Shade garden, Slope or Bank, Walkways Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought
Hydrangea arborescens Wild hydrangea, Smooth hydrangea Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Erosion control, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Specimen, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants, Fire, Salt
Hydrophyllum canadense Canada waterleaf Herbs Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
Hydrophyllum virginianum Virginia waterleaf, Eastern waterleaf Herbs Border, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge
Iris cristata Dwarf crested iris Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Fire
Magnolia virginiana Swamp magnolia, Sweetbay, Sweetbay magnolia Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Butterfly garden, Flowering tree, Lawn, Patio, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands Air pollution, Fire, Salt, Wet conditions
Maianthemum canadense Canada mayflower, False lily-of-the-valley Herbs Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Heat
Matteuccia struthiopteris Ostrich fern Fern & Fern Allies Border, Garden for the blind, Mass planting, Rain garden, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
Micranthes virginiensis Early saxifrage Herbs Rock garden, Shade garden, Slope or Bank, Specimen Dry soils, drought, Soil compaction
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
Osmunda spectabilis Royal fern Fern & Fern Allies Erosion control, Frogs and toads, Shade garden, Songbirds
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum Cinnamon fern Fern & Fern Allies Barrier, Erosion control, Mass planting, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge 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
Phegopteris hexagonoptera Broad beech fern Fern & Fern Allies Border, Mass planting, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge Heat, Wet conditions
Polygonatum biflorum, Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum Giant solomon's seal, Large solomon's-seal Herbs Border, Erosion control, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
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
Quercus michauxii Swamp chestnut oak, Basket oak, Cow oak Large Trees Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Fire, Wet conditions
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