Native Plants for Mid-Atlantic Landscapes Shade to Part Shade - Wet to Moist Soil

Asimina triloba

pawpaw

15-30 Feet

Pt. Shade

Moist

Cornus alternifolia

pagoda dogwood

15-25 Feet

Pt. Shade

Moist

Carpinus caroliniana

American hornbeam

15-30 Feet

Pt. Shade

Moist

Magnolia virginiana

sweetbay magnolia

12-30 Feet

Shade/Sun

Wet/Moist

Tsuga canadensis

eastern hemlock

40-80 Feet

Shade/Pt. Shade

Wet/Moist

Clethra alnifolia

summersweet

4-10 Feet

Shade/Sun

Wet/Moist

Euonymus americanus

strawberry-bush

6-12 Feet

Shade/Pt. Shade

Moist

Ilex glabra

inkberry

6-10 Feet

Shade/Sun

Wet/Moist

Lindera benzoin

spicebush

6-12 Feet

Shade/Pt. Shade

Wet/Moist

Rhododendron maximum

rosebay rhododendron

5-20 Feet

Shade/Pt. Shade

Moist/well

drained

Actaea pachypoda

doll's eyes

1-3 Feet

Shade/Pt. Shade

Moist

Adiantum pedatum

maidenhair fern

1-2 Feet

Shade/Pt. Shade

Moist

Arisaema triphyllum

Jack-in-the-pulpit

1-3 Feet

Shade/Pt. Shade

Wet/Moist

Aruncus dioicus

goat's-beard

3-6 Feet

Shade/Pt. Shade

Wet/Moist

Asarum canadense

wild ginger

6-12

Inches

Shade/Pt. Shade

Moist

Athyrium filix-femina

lady fern

1-3 Feet

Pt. Shade

Wet/Moist

Caltha palustris

marsh marigold

1-2 Feet

Shade/Sun

Wet

Chelone glabra

white turtlehead

2-3 Feet

Shade/Pt. Shade

Wet/Moist

Chrysogonum virginianum

green-and-gold

6-12

Inches

Shade/Pt. Shade

Dry/Moist

Claytonia virginica

spring beauty

6-12

Inches

Shade

Moist

Cimicifuga racemosa

black cohosh

2-8 Feet

Shade/Pt. Shade

Moist

Dicentra eximia

bleeding heart

1-2 Feet

Shade/Pt. Shade

Moist

Erythronium americanum

trout lily

6-12

Inches

Shade/Pt. Shade

Moist

Eurybia macrophylla

big leaf aster

1-3 Feet

Shade/Pt. Shade

Moist

Hydrastis canadensis

goldenseal

6-12

Inches

Shade/Pt. Shade

Moist

Iris cristata

dwarf crested iris

4-8 Inches

Shade/Pt. Shade

Moist

Jeffersonia diphylla

twinleaf

6-12

Inches

Shade/Pt. Shade

Moist

Lobelia siphilitica

great blue lobelia

1-4 Feet

Shade/Sun

Wet/Moist

Matteuccia struthiopteris

ostrich fern

3-5 Feet

Shade/Pt. Shade

Wet/Moist

Mertensia virginica

Virginia bluebells

1-2 Feet

Shade/Pt. Shade

Moist

Mimulus ringens

Allegheny

monkeyflower

1-3 Feet

Part Shade

Wet

Onoclea sensibilis

sensitive fern

1-3 Feet

Shade/Sun

Wet/Moist

Osmunda cinnamomea

cinnamon fern

2-5 Feet

Shade/Sun

Wet/Moist

Osmunda regalis

royal fern

2-4 Feet

Shade/Pt. Shade

Wet/Moist

Pachysandra procumbens

Allegheny pachysandra

6-12

Inches

Shade/Pt. Shade

Moist

Packera aurea

golden ragwort

1-2 Feet

Shade/Pt. Shade

Wet/Moist

Phlox divaricata

wild blue phlox

8-18

Inches

Shade/Pt. Shade

Moist

Phlox stolonifera

creeping phlox

6-12

Inches

Shade/Pt. Shade

Moist

Polemonium reptans

Jacob's ladder

1-2 Feet

Shade/Pt. Shade

Moist

Polygonatum biflorum

Solomon's seal

1-4 Feet

Shade/Pt. Shade

Moist

Polystichum acrostichoides

Christmas fern

1-2 Feet

Shade/Pt. Shade

Moist

Sanguinaria canadensis

bloodroot

6-12

Inches

Shade/Pt. Shade

Moist

Smilacena racemosa

false solomon's seal

1-3 Feet

Shade/Pt. Shade

Moist

Solidago flexicaulis

zigzag goldenrod

1-3 feet

Shade/Pt. Shade

Moist

Spigelia marilandica

Indian pink

1-2 Feet

Pt. Shade

Moist

Stylophorum diphyllum

celandine poppy

1-2 Feet

Shade/Pt. Shade

Moist

Tiarella cordifolia

foam flower

6-12

Inches

Shade/Sun

Moist

Tradescantia virginiana

spiderwort

1-3 Feet

Pt. Shade/Sun

Moist

Trillium grandiflorum

showy trillium

1-2 Feet

Shade/Pt. Shade

Moist

Uvullaria grandiflora

merrybells

1-3 Feet

Shade

Moist

Viola sp.

violets

0-1 Feet

Shade/Sun

Moist

Zizia aurea

golden Alexanders

1-3 Feet

Pt. Shade/Sun

Moist

Impatiens capensis

jewelweed

1-5 Feet

Shade/Pt. Shade

Wet/Moist

Phacelia bipinnatifida

fernleaf phacelia

1-2 Feet

Shade/Pt. Shade

Moist

Carex laxiculmus

creeping sedge

1 Foot

Pt. Shade

Moist

Carex plantaginea

plantain leaf sedge

6-12

Inches

Shade/Pt. Shade

Moist/Dry