Tolerates: Allelopathic plants

Allelopathic plants are those that release chemicals into the soil and air, known as allelochemicals, which can inhibit the growth and reproduction of neighboring plants. This action allows the toxin-producing plant to reduce competition for available resources and dominate the utilization of these resources. Some plants that are not sensitive to allelopathy. can do well in areas where allelopathic plants are present without suffering negative effects.

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Scientific Name Common Name(s) Plant Form(s) Recommended for Tolerates
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
Allium canadense var. canadense Wild onion, Meadow onion Herbs Meadows Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought
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
Andropogon gerardii Big bluestem, Big blue stem, Bluestem, Turkeyfoot Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Walkways, Winter interest Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Wet conditions
Anatherum glomeratum Bushy bluestem, Bushy beardgrass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Salt, 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
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
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
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 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
Ceanothus americanus New jersey tea, Mountain snowbell, Redroot Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Urban environments
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 latifolium River oats, Indian wood oats, Inland sea oats, Wild oats, Wood-oat, Northern sea oats Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Seeds and nuts, Shade garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Wet conditions
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
Clematis virginiana Virgin's bower, Virgin's-bower Vines Songbirds Allelopathic plants
Cornus amomum Silky dogwood Shrubs & Small Trees Container garden, 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
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
Eragrostis spectabilis Purple lovegrass, Tumblegrass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Border, Border, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Rain garden, Songbirds Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Heat, Poor soil, Salt, Some foot traffic
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
Geum canadense White avens Herbs Container garden, Mass planting, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants
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
Lonicera sempervirens Trumpet honeysuckle, Coral honeysuckle Vines Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Specimen Allelopathic plants, Salt, Soil compaction
Mertensia virginica Virginia bluebell, Virginia cowslip Herbs Border, Fragrant garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants, Wet conditions
Monarda didyma Scarlet beebalm, Oswego tea Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Slope or Bank, Specimen, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants, Wet conditions
Monarda fistulosa Wild bergamot Herbs Bats, Border, Butterfly garden, Fragrant garden, Garden for the blind, Pollinator garden, Rain garden Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought
Muhlenbergia capillaris Hair-awn muhly, Long-awn hairgrass, Pink muhly Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Container garden, Cutting garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Garden for the blind, Meadows, Rock garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Heat, Poor soil, Salt
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
Panicum virgatum Switchgrass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Cutting garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Wet conditions
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia-creeper, Virginia creeper Vines Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Phlox maculata Meadow phlox, Wild sweet-william Herbs Border, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands Allelopathic plants, Heat
Phlox paniculata Garden phlox, Fall phlox Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Patio, Pollinator garden, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants, Fire
Platanus occidentalis Sycamore, American sycamore Large Trees Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Rain garden, Seeds and nuts, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions
Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple, Devil's apple, Duck's foot, Hog apple, Indian apple, Indian apple root, Mandrake , Raccoonberry, Umbrella leaf, Wild lemon, May-apple, May apple Herbs Drought tolerant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought
Quercus alba White oak Large Trees Bats, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Edible garden, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Seeds and nuts, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting Acidic soils, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt
Quercus bicolor Swamp white oak Large Trees, Medium Trees Butterfly garden, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Poor soil, Wet conditions
Quercus coccinea Scarlet oak Large Trees Bats, Butterfly garden, Fall colors, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Seeds and nuts, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought
Quercus rubra Northern red oak Large Trees Bats, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Fall colors, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Seeds and nuts, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Soil compaction
Quercus velutina Black oak Large Trees Drought tolerant garden, Lawn, Meadows, Shade Tree, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Streetside planting Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought
Rhus aromatica Fragrant sumac Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought
Rhus glabra Smooth sumac Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Hedges, privacy screening, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Heat
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
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
Sorghastrum nutans Indian grass, Yellow indian grass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions
Staphylea trifolia Bladdernut Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Flowering tree, Pollinator garden, Rain garden Allelopathic plants, 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
Tsuga canadensis Canada hemlock, Eastern hemlock Large Trees, Medium Trees Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants
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 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 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
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
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
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