Tolerates: Dry soils, drought

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Scientific Name Common Name(s) Plant Form(s) Recommended for Tolerates
Pinus virginiana Virginia pine, Scrub pine Large Trees, Medium Trees Erosion control, Nighttime Garden, Rock garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Air pollution, Dry soils, drought
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
Prunus americana American wild plum Medium Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought
Ptelea trifoliata var. trifoliata Hop-tree, Hop tree, Wafer-ash Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Flowering tree, Garden for the blind, Hedges, privacy screening, Songbirds, Specimen, Understory tree, Winter interest Dry soils, drought, Heat
Pycnanthemum incanum Hoary mountain mint Herbs Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Pollinator garden, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Narrow-leaf mountain-mint, Slender mountain-mint Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Garden for the blind, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge 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 falcata Southern red oak, Spanish oak, Swamp red oak, Swamp spanish oak, Water oak Large Trees Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streetside planting Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Quercus montana Chestnut oak, Rock chestnut oak Large Trees Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Lawn, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting Dry soils, drought, Heat, Poor soil
Quercus muehlenbergii Chinkapin oak, Chinquapin oak, Yellow oak Large Trees, Medium Trees Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streetside planting 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 copallinum Winged sumac, Flameleaf sumac, Shining sumac Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Hedges, privacy screening, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Fire, Poor soil
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
Rhus typhina Staghorn sumac Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Edible garden, Erosion control, Fall colors, Hedges, privacy screening, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments
Rosa carolina ssp. carolina Carolina rose, Pasture rose Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Soil compaction
Rosa carolina ssp. carolina Carolina rose, Pasture rose Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Heat, Soil compaction
Rubus allegheniensis Allegheny blackberry Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought
Rubus flagellaris Common dewberry Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought
Rudbeckia fulgida Orange coneflower, Black-eyed susan Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen Air pollution, Dry soils, drought
Rudbeckia hirta Gloriosa daisy, Black eyed susan, Black-eyed susan Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Cutting garden, Erosion control, Low growing, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Seeds and nuts, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Streetside planting Dry soils, drought, Salt, Some foot traffic
Rudbeckia triloba Three-lobed coneflower, Brown-eyed susan Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Drought tolerant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Winter interest Dry soils, drought
Salvia lyrata Lyre-leaf sage Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Lawn, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Heat, Some foot traffic, Wet conditions
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
Sedum ternatum Wild stonecrop, Woodland stonecrop Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Senna hebecarpa American senna, Northern wild senna Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands Dry soils, drought
Silene caroliniana Wild pink, Northern wild pink Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rock garden Dry soils, drought
Silene caroliniana Northern wild pink, Wild pink Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought
Solidago altissima Tall goldenrod Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Solidago bicolor Silverrod, White goldenrod Herbs Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
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
Solidago juncea Early goldenrod Herbs Bats, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought
Solidago nemoralis Gray goldenrod Herbs Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought
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
Symphyotrichum laeve Smooth blue aster, Smooth aster Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Aromatic aster Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Erosion control, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Walkways Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Symphyotrichum pilosum Frost aster, Awl-aster Herbs Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions
Teucrium canadense Canada germander, American germander Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Specimen, Winter interest Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Tilia americana American basswood, Basswood Large Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Lawn, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Wind
Toxicodendron radicans Poison ivy Shrubs & Small Trees, Vines Reptiles, Songbirds Dry soils, drought
Tradescantia ohiensis Ohio spiderwort, Smooth spiderwort Herbs Border, Cutting garden, Drought tolerant garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge 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
Verbesina alternifolia Wingstem Herbs Border, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions
Verbesina occidentalis Yellow crownbeard Herbs Border, Pollinator garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Vernonia glauca Upland ironweed, Broad-leaf ironweed Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Patio, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Specimen, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
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 pedata Bird's foot violet, Bird's-foot violet, Birdfoot violet Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Fire
Wisteria frutescens var. frutescens Atlantic wisteria, American wisteria Vines Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions
Zizia aurea Common golden-alexanders, Golden-alexanders Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, 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
Solidago odora Sweet goldenrod, Anise-scented goldenrod Herbs Bats, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought
Parthenium integrifolium Common wild quinine, American feverfew, Eastern feverfew Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Meadows, Pollinator garden Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Morella cerifera Southern wax myrtle, Southern bayberry Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions
Morella cerifera Wax myrtle, Southern bayberry Medium Trees Butterfly garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Salt, Urban environments, Wet conditions
Anatherum ternarium Splitbeard bluestem, Silvery bluestem Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Border, Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Specimen, Winter interest Dry soils, drought
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