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Natural Habitats: Gardening with Native Plants: Native Plants for the Home Gardener

Eupatorium maculatum (Joe-Pye weed); photo courtesy of Flickr cc/Joshua Mayer
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 spp.
Solomon's seal
Trillium
trillium
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
Carex
sedges
Rhododendron vicosum
swamp azalea
Coreopsis verticillata
tickseed
Chelone lyonii
turtlehead

Sun/ Meadows

Botanical Name

Common Name

Aster
aster
Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii
black-eyed Susan
Liatris
blazing star
Boltonia asteroides
boltonia
Silphium lacinatum/ S. perfoliatum
compass plant/ cup plant
Echinacea purpurea
coneflower
Veronicastrum virginicum
Culver's foot
Solidago rugosa
goldenrod
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

Agastache
anise-hyssop
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
bearberry
Penstemon digitalis
beardtongue
Liatris
blazing star
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 spp.
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
Aster
aster
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
Galax urceolata
galax
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

Doronicum
leopard's bane
Dicentra cucullaria/ D. Canadensis
Dutchman's breeches/ squirrel corn
Mertensia virginica
Virginia bluebells

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