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Scientific Name Common Name(s) Plant Form(s) Recommended for Tolerates
Acer negundo var. negundo Eastern boxelder Medium Trees Bats, Edible garden, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
Acer pensylvanicum Striped maple, Goosefoot maple, Moosewood, Snakebark maple, Whistlewood Shrubs & Small Trees Drought tolerant garden, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Understory tree, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Acer rubrum Red maple Large Trees Bats, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Fall colors, Nighttime Garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Streetside planting, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Heat, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions
Acer saccharinum Silver maple Large Trees Bats, Drought tolerant garden, Fall colors, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Heat, Poor soil, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Acer saccharum Sugar maple Large Trees Bats, Fall colors, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Woodlands and woods edge
Actaea racemosa Common black cohosh, Bugbane Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
Adiantum pedatum Northern maidenhair fern Fern & Fern Allies Container garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Ageratina altissima White snakeroot Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Woodlands and woods edge
Allium cernuum Nodding onion Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Allium tricoccum Wild leek, Ramps, Rampscallions Herbs Edible garden, Garden for the blind, Mass planting, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge
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
Amelanchier canadensis Canadian serviceberry Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Lawn, Mass planting, Patio, Rain garden, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge Fire, Wet conditions
Amelanchier laevis Smooth serviceberry, Allegheny serviceberry Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Edible garden, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Lawn, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Streetside planting, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Salt, Urban environments
Amorpha fruticosa False indigo-bush, Tall indigo-bush Shrubs & Small Trees Barrier, Border, Butterfly garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Slope or Bank, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Wet conditions
Anemone virginiana var. virginiana Tall anemone, Thimbleweed Herbs Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought
Aplectrum hyemale Puttyroot, Adam-and-eve Herbs Rain garden, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge
Aquilegia canadensis Eastern red columbine, Wild columbine Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge
Arisaema dracontium Green dragon Herbs Rain garden, Shade garden, Slope or Bank, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge
Arnoglossum atriplicifolium Pale indian-plantain Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Heat
Aruncus dioicus var. dioicus Goat's-beard, Goatsbeard Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge
Asarum canadense Common wild ginger Herbs Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Frogs and toads, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
Asclepias viridiflora Green milkweed Herbs Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Woodlands and woods edge
Asimina triloba Common pawpaw, Paw paw, Paw-paw, Pawpaw Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Flowering tree, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Understory tree, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants, Fire, Wet conditions
Asplenium platyneuron Ebony spleenwort Fern & Fern Allies Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge
Athyrium asplenioides Southern lady fern Fern & Fern Allies Frogs and toads, Meadows, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge
Baptisia australis Blue false indigo, Blue wild indigo, False blue indigo Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Rain garden, Slope or Bank, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Fire, Poor soil
Baptisia tinctoria Yellow wild indigo, Horsefly weed Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Specimen, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Benthamidia florida Border, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Flowering tree, Mass planting, Patio, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Specimen, Understory tree, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Fire, Soil compaction, Wind
Betula lenta Black birch, Sweet birch Large Trees Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Fire
Betula nigra River birch, Red birch Large Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Fall colors, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Heat, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Boehmeria cylindrica False nettle Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Woodlands and woods edge
Campanulastrum americanum Tall bellflower Herbs Mass planting, Meadows, Rain garden, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge
Campsis radicans Trumpet-creeper, Trumpet creeper, Trumpet vine, Hellvine, Cow-itch, Foxglove vine, Devil's shoestring Vines Erosion control, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Soil compaction
Carex bromoides Common brome sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Lawn, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge
Carex flaccosperma Thin-fruited sedge, Meadow sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Border, Rock garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
Carex grayi Gray's sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Cutting garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
Carex lupulina Hop sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
Carex normalis Greater straw sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Border, Mass planting, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
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 platyphylla Broad-leaved sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Border, Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Rock garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam, Ironwood Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Understory tree, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Urban environments, Wet conditions, Wind
Carya cordiformis Bitternut, Bitternut hickory, Red hickory Large Trees Butterfly garden, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants
Carya glabra Pignut, Pignut hickory, Sweet pignut hickory, Red hickory Large Trees Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Woodlands and woods edge Fire
Carya ovata Shagbark hickory Large Trees Bats, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants
Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Fragrant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Fire, Heat, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Cercis canadensis Eastern redbud Medium Trees Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Edible garden, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Lawn, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Specimen, Streetside planting, Understory tree, Woodlands and woods edge Acidic soils, Alkaline soils, Allelopathic plants, Soil compaction
Chasmanthium laxum Slender spikegrass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Rain garden, Shade garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Wet conditions
Chelone glabra White turtlehead Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
Chrysogonum virginianum Green and gold Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge Fire
Chrysopsis mariana Maryland golden-aster, Maryland golden aster Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Wet conditions
Clematis ochroleuca Curlyheads Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Woodlands and woods edge
Clitoria mariana Maryland butterfly pea Herbs Border, Pollinator garden, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Collinsonia canadensis Canada horsebalm, Richweed Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Garden for the blind, Meadows, Woodlands and woods edge
Coreopsis tripteris Tall coreopsis, Tall tickseed Herbs Border, Cutting garden, Drought tolerant garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Cornus amomum Silky dogwood Shrubs & Small Trees Container garden, Erosion control, Erosion control, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants, Salt, Wet conditions
Cornus florida Flowering dogwood Medium Trees Border, Butterfly garden, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Lawn, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Understory tree, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Fire, Soil compaction, Wind
Cornus racemosa Gray dogwood Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Butterfly garden, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Urban environments, Wet conditions
Corylus americana American hazelnut, American filbert Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
Cunila origanoides Common dittany, Wild oregano, Stonemint Herbs Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Edible garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Woodlands and woods edge
Cystopteris bulbifera Bulblet fern, Bulblet bladder fern Fern & Fern Allies Rock garden, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge
Dennstaedtia punctilobula Hay-scented fern Fern & Fern Allies Fragrant garden, Mass planting, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Salt
Dicentra cucullaria Dutchman's breeches Herbs Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
Dicentra eximia Wild bleeding heart Herbs Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
Dioscorea villosa Wild yam Vines Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
Diospyros virginiana Common persimmon, American persimmon Large Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Flowering tree, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Poor soil, Wet conditions, Wind
Dryopteris cristata Crested wood fern, Crested fern Fern & Fern Allies Mass planting, Meadows, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
Dryopteris goldieana Goldie's wood fern Fern & Fern Allies Border, Mass planting, Shade garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
Dryopteris intermedia Evergreen wood fern, Evergreen wood-fern, Evergreen woodfern Fern & Fern Allies Container garden, Mass planting, Shade garden, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions
Dryopteris marginalis Marginal wood fern, Evergreen wood fern, Evergreen wood-fern, Evergreen woodfern, Leather wood fern, Marginal shield fern, Marginal shield-fern, Marginal woodfern Fern & Fern Allies Border, Container garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Songbirds, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
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
Equisetum praealtum Tall scouring rush Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Barrier, Border, Container garden, Meadows, Patio, Rain garden, Slope or Bank, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
Erigeron pulchellus Robin's plantain Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Eryngium yuccifolium Beargrass, Rattlesnake-master, Northern rattlesnake-master, Button eryngo Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Drought tolerant garden, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions
Erythronium americanum Yellow trout lily, American trout lily Herbs Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Shade garden, Slope or Bank, Woodlands and woods edge
Eubotrys racemosus Fetterbush, Swamp dog-hobble Shrubs & Small Trees Rain garden, Slope or Bank, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge
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
Eupatorium altissimum Tall thoroughwort, Tall boneset Herbs Border, Drought tolerant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Eupatorium capillifolium Dog-fennel Herbs Border, Meadows, Rain garden, Rock garden, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset, Common boneset Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
Eupatorium rotundifolium Roundleaf boneset, Roundleaf thoroughwort Herbs Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Fire, Wet conditions
Eurybia divaricata White wood aster Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Eutrochium fistulosum Hollow joe-pye-weed, Joe pye thoroughwort, Joe-pye weed Herbs Bats, Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Fire, Wet conditions
Eutrochium purpureum Sweet-scented joe-pye-weed, Purple joe-pye weed, Sweet joepyeweed, Gravel weed, Indian sage, Motherwort, Pride of the meadow, Marsh milkweed Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
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 pennsylvanica 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
Gaylussacia baccata Black huckleberry Shrubs & Small Trees Drought tolerant garden, Edible garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Geranium maculatum Wild geranium Herbs Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Fire
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
Hamamelis virginiana Witch hazel, Witchhazel Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Erosion control, Flowering tree, Fragrant garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Poor soil
Helianthus decapetalus Thin-leaved sunflower, Ten-petaled sunflower, Thinleaf sunflower Herbs Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
Helianthus divaricatus Woodland sunflower Herbs Butterfly garden, Container garden, Cutting garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Hibiscus laevis Halberd-leaf rose-mallow, Smooth rose-mallow, Halberdleaf hibiscus, Halberdleaf rosemallow, Scarlet rose mallow, Scarlet rosemallow Herbs, Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Heat, Wet conditions
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
Hypericum prolificum Common st. john's-wort, Shrubby st. john's wort Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Impatiens capensis Spotted jewelweed, Orange jewelweed Herbs Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Fire, Wet conditions
Iris cristata Dwarf crested iris Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Fire
Itea virginica Virginia sweetspire, Virginia-willow Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Fire, Wet conditions
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