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Thalictrum thalictroides

Soil:

Medium, Wet, Moist, Rich, Moist Loam

Rue Anemone

Thalictrum thalictroides

Full Sun

Light:

Will Naturalize, Low Maintenance

Perks:

Monarda didyma

Soil:

Medium, Wet

Scarlet Bee Balm

Monarda didyma

Sun, Part Shade

Light:

Clumping, Good Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Showy Flowers

Perks:

Onoclea sensibilis

Soil:

Medium, Moist, Wet, Rich

Sensitive Fern

Onoclea sensibilis

Part Shade, Shade

Light:

Will Naturalize

Perks:

Carex lurida

Soil:

Moist, Wet

Shallow Sedge

Carex lurida

Sun, Part Shade

Light:

Flood tolerant, Low Maintenance, Tolerates Deer

Perks:

Hydrangea arborescens

Soil:

Any, Rocky, Clay, Dry, Moist, Wet, Average, Well Drained

Smooth Hydrangea

Hydrangea arborescens

Part Shade

Light:

Good Cut Flowers, Showy, Low Maintenance, Tolerates Drought, Flood Tolerant, Tolerates Wet, Tolerates Clay, Long Stemmed, Rabbit Resistant

Perks:

Oxydendrum arboreum

Soil:

Medium, Moist, Rich, Acidic, Well-drained

Sourwood

Oxydendrum arboreum

Sun, Part Shade

Light:

Low Maintenance

Perks:

Athyrium asplenioides

Soil:

Medium, Moist, Rich

Southern Lady Fern

Athyrium asplenioides

Part Shade, Shade

Light:

Tolerates Rabbits, Tolerates Dense Shade, Tolerates Wet

Perks:

Liatris spicata

Soil:

Medium, Average, Well-Drained

Spike Gayfeather

Liatris spicata

Full Sun

Light:

Showy, Good Cut Flower, Tolerates Clay, Drought Tolerant

Perks:

Carex laxiculmis

Soil:

Medium, Moist, Wet

Spreading Sedge

Carex laxiculmis

Part Shade, Shade

Light:

Will Naturalize, Semi-Evergreen, Ornamental, Clumping, Deer Resistant

Perks:

Dicentra canadensis

Soil:

Moist, Humus, Rich

Squirrel Corn

Dicentra canadensis

Part Shade

Light:

Fragrant, Showy

Perks:

Carex radiata

Soil:

Average, Medium, Moist, Wet

Star Sedge

Carex radiata

Part Shade

Light:

Low Maintenance, Will Naturalize, Showy, Evergreen, Tolerates Wet, Relatively pest free

Perks:

Vitis aestivalis

Soil:

Well-drained, Moist

Summer Grape

Vitis aestivalis

Full Sun

Light:

Edible Fruit, Showy

Perks:

Clethra alnifolia

Soil:

Sandy, Wet, Swampy

Summer Sweet

Clethra alnifolia

Sun, Part Shade

Light:

Will Naturalize, Fragrant, Showy, Fall Color, Low Maintenance, Tolerates Clay

Perks:

Asclepias incarnata

Soil:

Moist, Medium, Wet

Swamp Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata

Full Sun

Light:

Easy to Grow, Showy, Fragrant, Tolerates Flooding, Deer tolerant

Perks:

Rosa Palustris

Soil:

Moist, Wet, Rich, Average, Acidic

Swamp Rose

Rosa Palustris

Sun, Part Shade

Light:

Long Blooming, Tolerates Flooding

Perks:

Hibiscus moscheutos

Soil:

medium, moist, wet

Swamp Rose Mallow

Hibiscus moscheutos

Full Sun

Light:

Tolerates flooding, Showy, Tolerates Humidity

Perks:

Helianthus angustifolius

Soil:

Swamp Sunflower

Helianthus angustifolius

Light:

Perks:

Solidago odora

Soil:

Dry, Medium

Sweet Goldenrod

Solidago odora

Sun, Part Shade

Light:

Drought tolerant, Deer tolerant, Tolerates Clay, Will Naturalize, Keystone Species

Perks:

Panicum virgatum

Soil:

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

Light:

Perks:

Campanula americana

Soil:

Tall Bellflower

Campanula americana

Light:

Perks:

Erythronium americanum

Soil:

Well Drained, Moist, Rich, Mesic, Loamy

Trout Lily

Erythronium americanum

Part Shade

Light:

Will Naturalize, Early Bloomer, Showy

Perks:

Mertensia virginica

Soil:

Moist, Rich, Sand, Loam, Well-Drained

Virginia Bluebells

Mertensia virginica

Part Shade, Shade

Light:

Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Spring Ephemeral, Showy Flowers, Tolerates Black Walnut, Attractive Form, Groundcover, Early Bloomer, Will Naturalize, Shade Tolerant, Tolerates Flooding

Perks:

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Soil:

Average, Medium, Well-Drained

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Sun, Part Shade

Light:

Low Maintenance, Easy to Grow, Deer Resistant, Spreads Quickly, Tolerates Black Walnut, Tolerates Heavy Shade, Drought Tolerant, Tolerates Clay

Perks:

Rosa Virginiana

Soil:

Medium, Moist, Loam, Sandy, Dry

Virginia Rose

Rosa Virginiana

Sun, Part Shade, Shade

Light:

Fall Color, Showy Flowers, Showy Fruit, Tolerates Clay, Fragrant

Perks:

Quercus Alba

Soil:

Dry, Average, Medium, Well-Drained, Loam

White Oak

Quercus Alba

Full Sun

Light:

Keystone Species, Showy

Perks:

Ageratina altissima

Soil:

White Snakeroot

Ageratina altissima

Light:

Perks:

 Eurybia divaricata

Soil:

Dry, Average, Medium, Well-drained

White Wood Aster

Eurybia divaricata

Part Shade, Shade

Light:

Keystone Species, Showy, Spreads Quickly

Perks:

 Symphyotrichum pilosum

Soil:

Medium, Moist

White old-field Aster

Symphyotrichum pilosum

Sun, Part Shade

Light:

Will Naturalize, Tolerates Flooding, Keystone Species

Perks:

 Chelone glabra

Soil:

Moist Loam, Acidic

WhiteTurtlehead

Chelone glabra

Shade, Part Shade, Part Sun, Sun

Light:

Will Naturalize, Low Maintenance, Showy

Perks:

 Asclepias verticillata

Soil:

Dry, Medium, Sandy, Loam

Whorled Milkweed

Asclepias verticillata

Part Sun, Sun

Light:

Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Will Naturalize, Showy, Drought Tolerant

Perks:

Coreopsis verticillata

Soil:

Whorled Tickseed

Coreopsis verticillata

Light:

Will Naturalize, Drought tolerant, Showy, Deer tolerant

Perks:

 Monarda fistulosa

Soil:

Dry, Medium, Wet

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Sun, Part Shade

Light:

Aromatic Foliage, Spreads Quickly

Perks:

 Geranium maculatum

Soil:

Dry, Medium, Average, Acidic

Wild Geranium

Geranium maculatum

Sun, Part Shade, Shade

Light:

Drought Tolerant, Tolerates Rabbits, Easy to Grow

Perks:

Chasmanthium latifolium

Soil:

Wild Oats

Chasmanthium latifolium

Light:

Perks:

Phlox divaricata

Soil:

Woodland Phlox

Phlox divaricata

Light:

Perks:

Sedum Ternatum

Soil:

Sand, Clay, Acidic, Neutral pH, Alkaline, Well-Drained

Woodland Stonecrop

Sedum Ternatum

Part Shade, Shade

Light:

Low Maintenance, Shade Tolerant, Good Container Plant, Evergreen, Relatively pest free, Tolerates Clay, Good Border Plant, Versatile, Easy to Grow, Will Naturalize

Perks:

Passiflora lutea

Soil:

Rocky, Moist

Yellow Passionflower

Passiflora lutea

Part Shade

Light:

Showy, Low Maintenance, Drought Tolerant

Perks:

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If you see a gold star on a species, that means it has "keystone" status and is incredibly beneficial for pollintors. A blue water indicator at the bottom an image means a plant likes wet soil, and sunbeams mean it is full sun only.

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