Eupatorium maculatum (Joe-Pye weed); photo courtesy of Flickr cc/Joshua Mayer
Shade
Botanical Name
Common Name
Uvularia grandiflora
bellwort, merrybells
Stylophorum diphyllum
celandine poppy
Dicentra cucullaria/ D. canadensis
Dutchman's breeches/ squirrel corn
Maiathemum racemosum
false Solomon's seal
Tiarella cordifolia
foam flower
Aruncus dioicous
goat's beard
Polemonium reptans
Jacob's ladder
Podophyllum peltatum
mayapple
Polygonatum odoratum
Solomon's seal
Mertensia virginica
Virginia bluebells
Actea pachypoda/ A. rubra
white/ red baneberry
Dicentra exima
wild bleeding hearts
Phlox divaricata
wild blue phlox
Geranium maculatum
wild geranium
Wet/ Moist
Botanical Name
Common Name
Amsonia hubrichtii/ A. tabernaemontana
blue star
Lobelia cardinalis
cardinal flower
ferns (e.g. lady fern, royal fern, cinnamon fern)
Vernonia noveboracencis
iron weed
Eupatorium maculatum/ E. rugosum
Joe-Pye weed
Caltha palustris
marsh marigold
Filidendula rubra
queen of the prairie
Rhododendron vicosum
swamp azalea
Coreopsis verticillata
tickseed
Chelone lyonii
turtlehead
Sun/ Meadows
Botanical Name
Common Name
Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii
black-eyed Susan
Boltonia asteroides
boltonia
Silphium lacinatum/ S. perfoliatum
compass plant/ cup plant
Echinacea purpurea
coneflower
Veronicastrum virginicum
Culver's foot
Vernonia noveboracensis
iron weed
Schizachryrium scoparium
little bluestem
Helianthus angustifolius
perennial sunflower
Sporabolus heterolepsis
prairie dropseed
Panicum virgatum
switch grass
Dry
Botanical Name
Common Name
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
bearberry
Penstemon digitalis
beardtongue
Sanguinaria canadensis
bloodroot
Aster cordifolius
blue wood aster
Gillenia trifoliata
bowman's root
Asclepias tuberosa
butterfly weed
Polystichum acrostichoides
Christmas fern
Baptisia australis
false indigo
Tiarella cordifolia
foam flower
Dryopteris marginalis
marginal wood fern
Pulsatilla patens
pasque flower
Comptonia peregrina
sweet fern
Aquilegia canadensis
wild columbine
Shrubs
Botanical Name
Common Name
Callicarpa americana
American beautyberry
Viburnum dentatum
arrowwood
Rhododendron vaseyi, R. periclymenoides and others
azalea
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
bearberry
Prunus serotina
black cherry
Celtis occidentalis
hackberry
Vaccinium angustifolium
lowbush blueberry
Ceanothus americanus
New Jersey tea
Aronia arbutifolia
red chokeberry
Cornus sericea
red osier dogwood
Amelanchier laevis
smooth serviceberry
Lindera benzoin
spicebush
Comptonia peregrina
sweetfern
Great Foliage
Botanical Name
Common Name
Heuchera americana
American alumroot
Uvularia grandiflora
bellwort/ merrybells
Maiathemum racemosum
fake Solomon's seal
Arisaema triphyllum
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Anthyrium filix-femina
lady fern
Adiantum pedatum
maidenhair fern
Podophyllum peltatum
mayapple
Polygonatum odoratum
Solomon's seal
Jeffersonia diphylla
twinleaf
Darmera peltata
umbrella plant
Asarum canadense
wild ginger
Attracts Wildlife
Botanical Name
Common Name
Agastache foeniculum
anise hyssop
Viburnum dentatum
arrowwood
Arcostaphylos uva-ursi
bearberry
Monarda didyma/ M. fistulosa
beebalm
Actea simplex 'Pritchard's Giant'
bugbane
Asclepias tuberosa
butterfly weed
Echinacea purpurea/ E. pallida
coneflower
Coreopsis verticillata
coreopsis
Zizia aptera
heart-leaved Alexander
Eupatorium maculatum/ E. rugosum
Joe-Pye weed
Aronia arbutifolia
red chokeberry
Cornus stolonifera
red osier dogwood
Amelanchier laevis
smooth serviceberry
Lindera benzoin
spicebush
Aquilegia canadensis
wild columbine
Lupinus perennis
wild lupine
Ground Covers
Botanical Name
Common Name
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
bearberry
Tiarella cordifolia
foam flower
Chrysogonum virginianum
green and gold
Gaylussacia baccata
huckleberry
Vaccinium angustifolium
lowbush blueberry
Shortia galacfolia
Oconee bells
Comptonia peregrina
sweetfern
Epigaea repens
trailing arbutus
Asarum canadense
wild ginger
Gualtheria procumbens
wintergreen
Ephemeral (Goes Dormant in Summer)
Botanical Name
Common Name
Dicentra cucullaria/ D. Canadensis
Dutchman's breeches/ squirrel corn
Mertensia virginica
Virginia bluebells
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