Poor soil

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Scientific Name Common Name(s) Plant Form(s) Recommended for Tolerates
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
Agrostis hyemalis Winter bentgrass, Ticklegrass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank Poor soil
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
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
Antennaria plantaginifolia Ladies' tabacco, Plantain-leaved everlasting, Pussytoes, Plantain pussytoes, Everlasting, Mouse ear, Plantain-leaved pussytoes Herbs Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Walkways Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Asclepias syriaca Common milkweed Herbs Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Fragrant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
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
Campsis radicans Trumpet-creeper, Trumpet vine Vines Erosion control, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Soil compaction
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
Celtis laevigata Southern hackberry, Sugarberry Large Trees Butterfly garden, Lawn, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streetside planting Fire, Poor soil, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wind
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
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
Coreopsis verticillata Whorled coreopsis, Thread-leaf coreopsis Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Cutting garden, Drought tolerant garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rooftops, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Salt
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
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
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
Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus Philadelphia fleabane Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rock garden Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Salt
Eryngium aquaticum Rattlesnake-master, Marsh eryngo Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Wet conditions
Eurybia divaricata White wood aster Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Hamamelis virginiana var. 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
Helenium autumnale Common sneezeweed, Autumnale sneezeweed Herbs Butterfly garden, Container garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands Poor soil, Wet conditions
Helianthus angustifolius Narrow-leaved sunflower Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds Poor soil, Salt, Wet conditions
Helianthus occidentalis Western sunflower, Fewleaf sunflower, Naked-stem sunflower Herbs Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Erosion control, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Heliopsis helianthoides var. 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
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