Native Plant Directory

Soil:

Moist, Wet, Loam

Allegheny Monkeyflower

Mimulus ringens

Part Shade, Sun

Light:

Relatively pest free, Flood tolerant, Tolerates Wet, Low Maintenance, Deer tolerant, Perennial, Showy Flowers, Will Naturalize

Perks:

Soil:

Moist, Rich

American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana var. virginiana

Part Shade, Sun

Light:

Drought tolerant, Shade Tolerant, Attractive Form, Good Screen, Showy Branches, Fall Color

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Soil:

Medium, Well-Drained, Average, Moist Loam

Arrowwood Viburnum

Viburnum dentatum

Sun, Part Shade

Light:

Showy Flowers, Showy Fruit, Low Maintenance, Tolerates Clay, Flood tolerant

Perks:

Soil:

Humus, Rich, Medium, Wet, Well-Drained

Bitternut Hickory

Carya cordiformis

Part Shade, Sun

Light:

Keystone Species, Straight Trunk, Tall, Deep Rooted, Tolerates Underplantings, Fall Color, Tolerates Black Walnut

Perks:

Soil:

Moist, Well Drained

Black Cherry Tree

Prunus serotina

Full Sun

Light:

Keystone Species, Edible Fruit

Perks:

Soil:

Moist, Acid, Wet, Well-drained, Average, Medium

Black Chokeberry

Aronia melanocarpa

Sun, Part Shade

Light:

Tolerates Flooding, Will Naturalize, Showy, Fall Color, Low Maintenance

Perks:

Soil:

Medium, Moist, Humus, Rich

Black Cohosh

Actaea racemosa

Part Shade, Shade

Light:

Showy, Low Maintenance, Tolerates Rabbits

Perks:

Soil:

Clay, Acidic, Loam, Sandy, Wet

Black Gum

Nyssa sylvatica

Sun, Part Shade

Light:

Fall Color, Blue Berries, Deep Rooted, Tolerates Underplantings

Perks:

Soil:

Moist, Wet, Acidic, Avoid Lime, Loam, Sand

Black Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium fuscatum

Part Shade, Sun

Light:

Perennial, Woody Shrub, Easy to Grow, Edible Fruit, Fall Color

Perks:

Soil:

Acidic, Dry, Moist

Black-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Full Sun

Light:

Spreads Quickly, Good Cut Flowers, Annual, Keystone Species

Perks:

Soil:

Medium, Moist, Humus-rich, Well-Drained

Bloodroot

Sanguinaria canadensis

Part Shade, Shade

Light:

Spring Ephemeral, Early Spring Bloomer, Relatively pest free, Perennial, Groundcover, Will Naturalize

Perks:

Soil:

Average, Dry, Medium, Well-Drained

Blue False Indigo

Baptisia australis

Sun, Part Shade

Light:

Low Maintenance, Showy, Interesting Seed Pods

Perks:

Soil:

Moist, Wet

Blue Flag Iris

Iris versicolor

Sun, Part Shade

Light:

Low Maintenance, Showy, Will Naturalize, Stabilizing

Perks:

Soil:

Moist Loam, Clay, Sand

Blue Mistflower

Conoclinium coelestinum

Part Shade, Sun

Light:

Spreads Quickly, Groundcover, Stabilizing, Showy, Will Naturalize

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Soil:

Average, Dry, Moist

Blue Wood Aster

Symphyotrichum cordifolium

Part Shade, Sun

Light:

Deer Resistant, Cut Flower, Keystone Species, Spreads Quickly

Perks:

Soil:

Average, Dry, Medium

Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod

Solidago caesia

Sun, Part Shade

Light:

Keystone Species, Drought Tolerant, Cut Flowers, Will Naturalize, Tolerates Clay

Perks:

Soil:

Average, Medium

Broad-leaf Goldenrod

Solidago flexicaulis

Sun, Part Shade

Light:

Keystone Species, Will Naturalize, Low Maintenance, Tolerates Clay, Tolerates Heavy Shade, Tolerates Deer

Perks:

Soil:

Dry, Average, Moist, Well Draied

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

Full Sun

Light:

Drought Tolerant, Showy, Cut Flower, Easy to Grow

Perks:

Soil:

Moist, Average, Medium

Calico Aster

Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

Sun, Part Shade, Shade

Light:

Low Maintenance, Will Naturalize, Keystone Species

Perks:

Soil:

Moist, Rich, Neutral pH, Acidic, Wet

Canadian Ginger

Asarum canadense

Part Shade, Shade

Light:

Will Naturalize, Low Maintenance, Tolerates Clay, Tolerates Heavy Shade

Perks:

Soil:

Moist, Wet, Humus, Loam, Clay, Sandy

Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Sun, Part Shade, Shade

Light:

Showy, Will Naturalize

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