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Plant Guide: Sun to Part Sun - Dry to Moist Soil

Trees, shrubs, vines and perennials that are naturally found in sun to part sun and dry to moist soils.
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July 5, 2023
Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)

Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)

Trees

Scientific Name Common Name Height Light Moisture
Amelanchier laevis Allegheny Serviceberry 25-40 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Carya tomentosa Mockernut Hickory 60-80 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Celtis occidentalis Hackberry 40-80 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Wet
Cercis canadensis
Eastern Redbud 20-30 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Cornus florida
Flowering Dogwood 20-50 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Crataegus crusgalli Cockspur Hawthorn 20-35 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Fagus grandifolia American Beech 50-100 ft. Sun/Shade Dry/Moist
Fraxinus americana White Ash 50-80 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar 40-75 ft. Sun Dry/Moist
Liriodendron tulipifera Tuliptree 70-100 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Oxydendrum arboreum Sourwood 20-30 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine 60-100 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Prunus americana Wild Plum 15-25 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Quercus alba White Oak 60-100 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Quercus coccinea Scarlet Oak 50-75 ft. Sun Dry/Moist
Quercus rubra Red Oak 60-80 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Sassafras albidum Sassafras 30-60 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Viburnum prunifolium Blackhaw Viburnum 12-30 ft. Sun/Shade Dry/Moist

Shrubs and Vines

Scientific Name Common Name Height Light Moisture
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry 6-12 Inches Sun/Part Sun Dry
Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea 2-4 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Comptonia peregrina Sweet-Fern 2-4 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry
Diervilla lonicera Bush Honeysuckle 2-4 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Hydrangea quercifolia Oakleaf Hydrangea 3-10 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Hypericum prolificum Shrubby St. John's Wort 1-4 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Myrica pensylvanica Bayberry 5-10 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Rhus aromatica Fragrant Sumac 3-10 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac 20-40 ft. Sun Dry/Moist
Rosa carolina Pasture Rose 3-6 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Coralberry 3-6 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Vaccinium angustifolium Lowbush Blueberry 1-3 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Viburnum lentago Nannyberry Viburnum 8-15 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Vines
Campsis radicans Trumpet Vine 20-40 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Lonicera sempervirens Trumpet Honeysuckle 6-20 ft. Sun/Shade Dry/Moist
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia Creeper 25-40 ft. Sun/Shade Dry/Wet

Perennials and Grasses

Scientific Name Common Name Height Light Moisture
Agastache foeniculum Anise Hyssop 3-5 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Allium cernuum Nodding Onion 1-2 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Amsonia tabernaemontana Blue Star 2-4 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Andropogon gerardii Big Bluestem 2-6 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Weed 1-3 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Aster oblongifolius Aromatic Aster 1-3 ft. Sun Dry/Moist
Baptisia australis False Blue Indigo 3-5 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Chrysopsis mariana Golden Aster 1-2 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry
Coreopsis verticillata Threadleaf Coreopsis 1-3 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake Master 2-3 ft. Sun Dry/Moist
Eupatorium hyssopifolium Thoroughwort 1-4 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Heliopsis helianthoides Oxeye 1-5 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Liatris scariosa Blazing Star 1-4 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Monarda fistulosa Bee Balm 2-5 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Oenothera fruticosa Sundrops 1-3 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Opuntia humifusa Pricklypear Cactus 6-12 Inches Sun Dry
Panicum virgatum Switch Grass 3-6 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Wet
Penstemon digitalis Beardtongue 2-5 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Penstemon smallii Beardtongue 1-3 ft. Part Sun Dry/Moist
Phlox subulata Moss Phlox 2-6 Inches Sun Dry
Physostegia virginiana Obedient Plant 2-5 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Rudbeckia fulgida Brown-eyed Susan 1-4 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan 1-3 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Schizachyrium scoparium
(Andropogon scoparius)		 Little Bluestem 1-4 ft. Sun Dry
Silphium perfoliatum Cup Plant 3-8 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Solidago flexicaulis Zig Zag Goldenrod 1-4 ft. Sun/Shade Dry/Moist
Solidago speciosa Showy Goldenrod 2-6 ft. Sun/Part Sun Dry/Moist
Sorghastrum nutans Indian Grass 3-6 ft. Sun Dry/Moist
Vernonia glauca Tawny Ironweed 3-5 ft. Sun Dry/Moist
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