Native Sun Gardening Suggestions

 

Taller Plants

 

Turkey Beard                Xerophyllum asphodeliodes                 dry sites

 

Yucca                          Yucca filamentosa                                dry sites

 

Colic-Root                    Aletris farinosa

 

Feather Bells                 Stenanthium gramineum

 

Fire Pink                       Silene virginica

Starry Campion             Silene stellata

 

Meadow Rue                Thalictrum revolutum

 

Blue Wild Indigo            Baptisia australis

Yellow Wild Indigo        Baptisia tinctoria

 

Yellow Bush Pea          Thermopsis villosa

 

Marsh Mallow               Hibiscus moscheutos                            moist sites

 

Sundrops                       Oenothera tetragona

                                    Oenothera fruticosa

 

Whorled Loosestrife      Lysimachia quadrifolia

 

Rose Pink                     Sabatia angularis

 

Swamp Milkweed          Asclepias incarnata                             moist sites

Common Milkweed       Asclepias syriaca

 

Monkey Flower             Mimulus ringens                                  moist sites

 

Mountain Mint               Pycnanthemum muticum

                                    Pycnanthemum incanum

                                    Pycnanthemum flexuosum

 

Blazing Star                  Liatris spicata

 

Vanilla Plant                 Trilisa paniculata

 

Joe-Pye-Weed              Eupatorium fistulosum                         moist sites

Boneset                                    Eupatorium perfoliatum

Round-leaved Boneset      Eupatorium rotundifolium

 

Fleabane                       Erigeron annuus

 

Tall Goldenrod               Solidago altissima

Sweet Goldenrod           Solidago odora

Giant Goldenrod            Solidago gigantea                               moist sites

Wand Goldenrod           Solidago stricta

Slender Goldenrod         Solidago erecta

Thin-leaved Goldenrod     Solidago microcephala

 

Indian Plantain              Cacalia atriplicifolia

 

Boltonia                        Boltonia caroliniana

 

New England Aster       Aster novae-angliae

Purple Aster                 Aster grandiflorus

New York Aster           Aster novi-belgii

Eastern Silvery Aster        Aster concolor                                     dry sites

 

Purple Coneflower        Echinacea purpurea                            dry sites

 

Green-headed Coneflower     Rudbeckia laciniata                             moist sites

 

Narrow-leaved Sunflower     Helianthus angustifolia

Purple-disc Sunflower       Helianthus atrorubens

Rough Sunflower           Helianthus tomentosa

 

Tickseed Sunflower       Bidens aristosa                                                moist sites

 

Coreopsis                      Coreopsis pubescens

 

Sneezeweed                  Helenium autumnale                            moist sites

 

Border Plants (1-2 feet tall or less)

 

Golden Aster                 Heterotheca mariana

Shiny-leaved Aster        Heterotheca graminifolia

Thin-leaved Aster          Heterotheca pinifolia                           dry sites

 

Black-eyed Susan          Rudbeckia fulgida                               dry sites

 

Lance-leaved Coreopsis    Coreopsis lanceolata

 

Rayless Goldenrod         Chondrophora nudata                         moist sites

 

Pussy-Toes                   Antennaria plantaginifolia

 

Stoke’s Aster                Stokesia laevis                                     dry sites

 

Ragwort                       Senecio smallii

 

Dwarf Dandelion           Krigia virginica

 

Beard’s Tongue                        Penstemon laevigatus

                                    Penstemon australis

                                    Penstemon smallii

 

 

Butterfly Weed             Asclepias tuberosa                               dry sites

Whorled Milkweed        Asclepias verticillata

Blunt-leaved Milkweed     Asclepias amplexicaulis

Variegated Milkweed        Asclepias variegata

 

Wild Strawberry            Fragaria virginiana

 

Goat’s Rue                   Tephrosia virginiana                           dry sites

 

Milkwort                       Polygala curtissii

Yellow Milkwort           Polygala lutea

 

St. John’s Wort             Hypericum walteri

                                    Hypericum mutilum

                                    Hypericum punctatum

                                    Hypericum perforatum

 

Meadow Beauty            Rhexia virginica                                  moist sites

                                    Rhexia mariana                                               moist sites

 

Sampson’s Snakeroot       Gentiana villosa

 

Morning Glory               Ipomoea pandurata

 

Phlox                            Phlox amoena

 

Lyre-leaved Sage          Salvia lyrata                                        dry sites

 

Bluets                           Houstonia caerulea

 

Columbine                     Aquilegia canadensis

 

Green and Gold             Chrysogonum virginianum

 

Rose Spiderwort            Tradescantia rosea                              dry sites

 

 

Vines for sunny sites

 

Trumpet Creeper           Campsis radicans

 

Crossvine                      Bignonia capreolata

 

Yellow Jessamine          Gelsemium sempervirens

 

Muscadine Grape          Vitis rotundifolia

Summer Grape              Vitis aestivalis

 

Coral Honeysuckle        Lonicera sempervirens

 

Climbing Hempweed     Mikania scandens                               moist sites

 

Leather Flower             Clematis viorna

                                    Clematis crispa

 

Shrubs and small trees for sunny sites

 

Mapleleaf Viburnum      Viburnum acerifolium

Downy Arrowwood       Viburnum rafinesquianum

Rusty Blackhaw            Viburnum rufidulum                             dry sites

 

Deerberry                     Vaccinium stamineum

Sparkleberry                 Vaccinium arborea

 

Dwarf Huckleberry       Gaylussacia dumosa

 

Fringe-Tree                   Chionanthus virginicus

 

Fetterbush                     Lyonia lucida

Staggerbush                  Lyonia mariana

 

Zenobia                        Zenobia pulverulenta                           moist sites

 

Sand Myrtle                  Leiophyllum buxifolium                                    dry sites

 

Prickly Pear                  Opuntia compressa                              dry sites

 

Swamp Azalea              Rhododendron viscosum                      moist sites

Dwarf Azalea               Rhododendron atlanticum

 

Sweet Pepperbush         Clethra alnifolia

 

Devil’s Walking Stick       Aralia spinosa

 

St. Andrew’s Cross       Hypericum hypericoides

 

Chokeberry                   Aronia arbutifolia

 

New Jersey Tea                        Ceanothus americanus                                    dry sites

 

Buttonbush                    Cephalanthus occidentalis                   moist sites

 

Titi                               Cyrilla racemiflora                              moist sites

 

Highbush Blackberry        Rubus argutus

Dewberry                     Rubus flagellaris

 

Flowering Dogwood      Cornus florida

 

Redbud                         Cercis canadensis

 

Gallberry                       Ilex glabra

Large Gallberry             Ilex coriacea                                        moist sites

Yaupon                         Ilex vomitoria

American Holly             Ilex opaca

 

Waxmyrtle                    Myrica cerifera

Bayberry                      Myrica heterophylla                            moist sites

 

Ninebark                       Physocarpus opulifolius

 

Chickasaw Plum           Prunus angustifolia                             dry sites

Wild Plum                     Prunus americana

Hog Plum                     Prunus umbellata

 

Smooth Sumac              Rhus glabra                                         dry sites

Winged Sumac              Rhus copallinum                                  dry sites

 

Carolina Rose               Rosa carolina

Swamp Rose                 Rosa palustris                                      moist sites

 

Elderberry                     Sambucus canadensis                          moist sites