Native Plants for Mid-Atlantic Landscapes
SUN to Part Sun - DRY to Moist Soil
Scientific Name Common Name Height Light Moisture
Trees
|
Amelanchier laevis |
Allegheny serviceberry |
25-40 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Carya tomentosa |
mockernut hickory |
60-80 Feet |
Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Celtis occidentalis |
hackberry |
40-80 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Wet |
|
Cercis canadensis |
eastern redbud |
20-30 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Cornus florida |
flowering dogwood |
20-50 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Crataegus crusgalli |
cockspur hawthorn |
20-35 Feet |
Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Fagus grandiflora |
American beech |
50-100 Feet |
Sun/Shade |
Dry/Moist |
|
Fraxinus americana |
white ash |
50-80 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Juniperus virginiana |
eastern red cedar |
40-75 Feet |
Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Liriodendron tulipifera |
tuliptree |
70-100 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Pinus strobus |
Eastern White Pine |
60-100 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Prunus americana |
Wild Plum |
15-25 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Quercus alba |
White Oak |
60-100 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Quercus coccinea |
Scarlet Oak |
50-75 Feet |
Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Quercus rubra |
Red Oak |
60-80 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Sassafras albidum |
Sassafras |
30-60 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Viburnum prunifolium |
Blackhaw Viburnum |
12-30 Feet |
Sun/Shade |
Dry/Moist |
Shrubs
|
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi |
Bearberry |
6-12 Inches |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry |
|
Ceanothus americanus |
New Jersey Tea |
2-4 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry |
|
Comptonia peregrina |
Sweet-Fern |
2-4 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry |
|
Diervilla lonicera |
Bush Honeysuckle |
2-4 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Hydrangea quercifolia |
Oakleaf Hydrangea |
3-10 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Hypericum prolificum |
Shrubby St. John's Wort |
1-4 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Morella pensylvanica |
Northern Bayberry |
5-10 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Rhus aromatica |
Fragrant Sumac |
3-10 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Rhus typhina |
Staghorn Sumac |
20-40 Feet |
Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Rosa carolina |
Carolina Rose |
3-6 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus |
Coralberry |
3-6 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Vaccinium angustifolium |
Lowbush Blueberry |
1-3 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Viburnum lentago |
Nannyberry Viburnum |
8-15 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Viburnum prunifolium |
Blackhaw Viburnum |
12-30 Feet |
Sun/Shade |
Dry/Moist |
Vines
|
Campsis radicans |
Trumpet Vine |
20-40 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Lonicera sempervirens |
Trumpet Honeysuckle |
6-20 Feet |
Sun/Shade |
Dry/Moist |
|
Parthenocissus quinquefolia |
Virginia Creeper |
25-40 Feet |
Sun/Shade |
Dry/Wet |
Perennials
|
Agastache foeniculum |
Anise Hyssop |
3-5 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Allium cernuum |
Nodding Onion |
1-2 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Amsonia tabernaemontana |
Blue Star |
2-4 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Asclepias tuberosa |
Butterfly Weed |
1-3 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry |
|
Baptisia australis |
False Blue Indigo |
3-5 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Chrysopsis mariana |
Golden Aster |
1-2 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry |
|
Coreopsis verticillata |
Threadleaf Coreopsis |
1-3 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Eryngium yuccifolium |
Rattlesnake Master |
2-3 Feet |
Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Eupatorium hyssopifolium |
Thoroughwort |
1-4 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Heliopsis helianthoides |
Oxeye |
1-5 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Liatris scariosa |
Blazing Star |
1-4 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Monarda fistulosa |
Bee Balm |
2-5 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Oenothera fruticosa |
Sundrops |
1-3 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Opuntia humifusa |
Pricklypear Cactus |
6-12 Inches |
Sun |
Dry |
|
Penstemon digitalis |
Beardtongue |
2-5 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Penstemon smallii |
Beardtongue |
1-3 Feet |
Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Phlox subulata |
Moss Phlox |
2-6 Inches |
Sun |
Dry |
|
Physostegia virginiana |
Obedient Plant |
2-5 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Rudbeckia fulgida |
Brown-eyed Susan |
1-4 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Rudbeckia hirta |
Black-eyed Susan |
1-3 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Silphium perfoliatum |
Cup Plant |
3-8 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Solidago speciosa |
Showy Goldenrod |
2-6 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Symphyotrichum laeve |
Smooth Aster |
2-4 Feet |
Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium |
Aromatic Aster |
1-3 Feet |
Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Vernonia glauca |
Tawny Ironweed |
3-5 Feet |
Sun |
Dry/Moist |
Grasses
|
Andropogon gerardii |
Big Bluestem |
2-6 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Panicum virgatum |
Switch Grass |
3-6 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Dry/Wet |
|
Schizachyrium scoparium |
Little Bluestem |
1-4 Feet |
Sun |
Dry |
|
Sorghastrum nutans |
Indian Grass |
3-6 Feet |
Sun |
Dry/Moist |
|
Sporobolus heterolepis |
Prairie Dropseed |
2-3 Feet |
Sun |
Dry |
Compiled by JoAnn Babcock, York County Master Gardener, February 2005 Updated March 2023 by Connie Schmotzer
