Tolerates: Heat

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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
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
Achillea borealis Common yarrow Herbs Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Garden for the blind, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rock garden Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Heat, Salt
Alnus serrulata Hazel alder, Smooth alder Shrubs & Small Trees Erosion control, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands Fire, Heat, Soil compaction, Some foot traffic, Wet conditions
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
Baccharis halimifolia Groundsel tree, High-tide bush, High tide bush Shrubs & Small Trees Erosion control, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands Heat, Salt, 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
Bignonia capreolata Cross-vine, Crossvine Vines Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Pollinator garden, Winter interest Dry soils, drought, Heat, Wet conditions
Castanea pumila Allegheny chinkapin, Allegheny chinquapin Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Lawn, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Heat
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
Crataegus phaenopyrum Washington hawthorn Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Lawn, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting, Winter interest Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Heat, Urban environments
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
Heliopsis helianthoides Oxeye, Smooth oxeye Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Heat, Poor soil
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
Hibiscus moscheutos Swamp rose mallow, Swamp rose-mallow, Crimson-eyed rose-mallow, Eastern rose-mallow Herbs, Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands Heat, Salt, Wet conditions
Liatris scariosa Large blazing star, Eastern blazing star Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Drought tolerant garden, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Heat
Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum Large Trees Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Fire, Heat, Soil compaction
Ludwigia alternifolia Seedbox, Alternate-leaved seedbox, Rattlebox Herbs Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands Heat, Wet conditions
Maianthemum canadense Canada mayflower, False lily-of-the-valley Herbs Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Heat
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
Nelumbo lutea American lotus, American lotus-lily, Yellow lotus Herbs Frogs and toads, Mass planting, Streams, ponds, wetlands Heat
Nyssa sylvatica Black gum, Sour gum, Sourgum Large Trees, Medium Trees Drought tolerant garden, Frogs and toads, Lawn, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Reptiles, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Streetside planting, Woodlands and woods edge Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Heat, Salt, Wet conditions, Wind
Oenothera fruticosa Narrow-leaf sundrops, Southern sundrops Herbs Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Heat, Poor soil
Opuntia humifusa Eastern prickly-pear, Eastern prickly-pear cactus Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Container garden, Drought tolerant garden, Edible garden, Meadows, Reptiles, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Heat, Salt
Passiflora incarnata Purple passionflower, Maypop, Maypops Herbs, Vines Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Patio, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Heat
Phegopteris hexagonoptera Broad beech fern Fern & Fern Allies Border, Mass planting, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge Heat, Wet conditions
Philadelphus inodorus Scentless mock orange Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Heat
Phlox maculata Meadow phlox, Wild sweet-william Herbs Border, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands Allelopathic plants, Heat
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
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
Rhododendron viscosum var. viscosum Swamp azalea, Clammy azalea Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Specimen, Woodlands and woods edge Heat, Wet conditions
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
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 occidentalis Black raspberry Shrubs & Small Trees Edible garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Heat
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
Thalictrum dioicum Early meadow-rue Herbs Border, Cutting garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge Heat
Thelypteris palustris Marsh fern Fern & Fern Allies Rain garden, Shade garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Heat
Typha latifolia Broad-leaved cattail, Broadleaf cattail, Common cattail Herbs Container garden, Mass planting, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands Heat, Poor soil, Salt, Wet conditions
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