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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 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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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 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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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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Scirpus cyperinus
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Woolgrass, Woolgrass bulrush
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Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
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Barrier, Border, Mass planting, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge
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Sisyrinchium angustifolium
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Narrow-leaved blue-eyed-grass, Narrow-leaved blue-eyed grass, Blue-eyed grass, Bermuda blue-eyed grass , Blue eyes , Grass flower , Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass , Narrow-leaf blue-eyed-grass , Sassy grass , Stout blue-eyed grass
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Herbs
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Border, Container garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Rain garden, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge
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Solidago altissima var. altissima
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Tall goldenrod
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Herbs
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Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
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Dry soils, drought
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Solidago bicolor
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Silverrod, White goldenrod
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Herbs
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Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
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Dry soils, drought
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Solidago caesia var. caesia
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Bluestem goldenrod, Blue-stemmed goldenrod, Wreath goldenrod, Axillary goldenrod
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Herbs
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Bats, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
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Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions
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Symphyotrichum cordifolium
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Blue wood aster, Heart-leaved aster
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Herbs
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Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
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Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
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Calico aster, Starved aster
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Herbs
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Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
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Thalictrum dioicum
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Early meadow-rue
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Herbs
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Border, Cutting garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge
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Heat
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Thaspium barbinode
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Hairy-jointed meadow parsnip
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Herbs
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Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge
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Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens
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Marsh fern
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Fern & Fern Allies
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Rain garden, Shade garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge
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Heat
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Tiarella cordifolia
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Heart-leaved foamflower
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Herbs
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Butterfly garden, Container garden, Erosion control, Shade garden, Songbirds, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge
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Tilia americana
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American basswood, Basswood
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Large Trees
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Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Lawn, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge
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Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Wind
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Tradescantia ohiensis
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Ohio spiderwort, Smooth spiderwort
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Herbs
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Border, Cutting garden, Drought tolerant garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge
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Dry soils, drought
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Tradescantia virginiana
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Virginia spiderwort
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Herbs
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Border, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge
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Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Wet conditions
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Trichostema dichotomum
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Common blue curls, Forked blue curls
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Herbs
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Border, Mass planting, Meadows, Patio, Pollinator garden, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge
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