Native Plants for Mid-Atlantic Landscapes
SUN to Part Sun - WET to Moist Soil
Scientific Name Common Name Height Light Moisture
Trees
|
Acer rubrum |
Red Maple |
40-75 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Wet/Moist |
|
Acer saccharum |
Sugar Maple |
60-80 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Moist |
|
Betula nigra |
River Birch |
50-75 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Wet/Moist |
|
Chionanthus virginicus |
Fringe Tree |
12-30 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Moist |
|
Fraxinus pennsylvanica |
Green Ash |
50-75 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Wet/Dry |
|
Ilex opaca |
American Holly |
15-50 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Moist |
|
Liquidambar styraciflua |
Sweetgum |
60-100 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Wet/Dry |
|
Morus rubra |
Red Mulberry |
35-60 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Moist |
|
Nyssa sylvatica |
Black Gum |
30-75 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Wet/Dry |
|
Oxydendrum arboreum |
Sourwood |
20-30 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Moist |
|
Platanus occidentalis |
American Sycamore |
75-100 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Wet/Moist |
|
Quercus bicolor |
Swamp White Oak |
60-100 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Wet/Moist |
|
Quercus palustris |
Pin Oak |
50-80 Feet |
Sun |
Wet/Moist |
Shrubs
|
Amelanchier canadensis |
Shadblow Serviceberry |
10-20 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Wet/Moist |
|
Photinia pyrifolia |
Red Chokeberry |
6-12 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Wet/Dry |
|
Photinia melanocarpa |
Black Chokeberry |
3-6 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Wet/Dry |
|
Cephalanthus occidentalis |
Buttonbush |
6-12 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Wet/Moist |
|
Cornus amomum |
Silky Dogwood |
6-12 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Wet/Moist |
|
Cornus racemosa |
Gray Dogwood |
6-12 Feet |
Sun/Shade |
Wet/Dry |
|
Cornus sericea |
Redosier Dogwood |
6-12 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Wet/Moist |
|
Fothergilla gardenii |
Dwarf Fothergilla |
3-6 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Moist |
|
Ilex verticillata |
Winterberry |
6-12 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Wet/Moist |
|
Itea virginiana |
Virginia Sweetspire |
3-10 Feet |
Sun/Shade |
Wet/Moist |
|
Physocarpus opulifolius |
Ninebark |
5-12- Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Wet/Dry |
|
Rhododendron viscosum |
Swamp Azalea |
6-10 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Wet/Moist |
|
Rosa palustris |
Swamp Rose |
5-8 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Wet/Moist |
|
Sambucus canadensis |
American Elderberry |
5-12 Feet |
Sun/Shade |
Wet/Dry |
|
Spiraea latifolia |
Meadowsweet |
3-6 Feet |
Sun |
Moist |
|
Vaccinium corymbosum |
Highbush Blueberry |
6-12 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Wet/Dry |
|
Viburnum dentatum |
Arrowwood Viburnum |
6-12 Feet |
Sun/Shade |
Wet/Dry |
|
Viburnum nudum |
Witherod Viburnum |
6-20 Feet |
Sun/Shade |
Wet/Moist |
|
Viburnum trilobum |
American Cranberrybush |
6-12 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Wet/Moist |
Perennials and Sedges
|
Anemone canadensis |
Canada Anemone |
1-3 Feet |
Sun/Shade |
Moist |
|
Asclepias incarnata |
Swamp Milkweed |
2-4 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Wet/Moist |
|
Boltonia asteroides |
False Aster |
3-4 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Wet/Dry |
|
Carex spp. |
Sedges |
Sun |
Wet/Mois t |
|
|
Chelone glabra |
White Turtlehead |
1-3 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Wet/Moist |
|
Chelone lyonii |
Pink Turtlehead |
2-3 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Wet/Moist |
|
Coreopsis rosea |
Pink Coreopsis |
1 Foot |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Wet/Moist |
|
Eupatorium fistulosum |
Joe-pye |
3-8 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Wet/Moist |
|
Filipendula rubra |
Queen-of-the-prairie |
3-7 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Wet/Moist |
|
Geranium maculatum |
Wild Geranium |
1-2 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Moist |
|
Helenium autumnale |
Helen's Flower |
2-6 Feet |
Sun/Shade |
Moist |
|
Iris versicolor |
Blue Flag Iris |
3-4 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Wet/Moist |
|
Liatris spicata |
Blazing Star |
2-5 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Wet/Moist |
|
Liatris squarrosa |
Gayfeather |
1-3 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Moist |
|
Lillium canadense |
Canada Lily |
2-6 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Wet/Moist |
|
Lobelia cardinalis |
Cardinal Flower |
2-4 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Wet/Moist |
|
Lobelia siphilitica |
Great Blue Lobelia |
2-3 Feet |
Sun/Shade |
Wet/Moist |
|
Mimulus ringens |
Allegheny Monkey Flower |
2-3 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Wet/Moist |
|
Monarda didyma |
Bee Balm |
2-5 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Wet/Moist |
|
Phlox paniculata |
Summer Phlox |
2-5 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Moist |
|
Sisyrinchium angustifolium |
Blue-eyed Grass |
1-2 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Moist |
|
Stokesia laevis |
Stokes' Aster |
1-2 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Moist |
|
Symphyotrichum novae- angliae |
New England Aster |
2-6 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Moist |
|
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii |
New York Aster |
1-4 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Moist |
|
Vernonia noveboracensis |
New York Ironweed |
3-8 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Wet/Moist |
|
Veronicastrum virginicum |
Culver's Root |
3-6 Feet |
Sun/Pt. Sun |
Wet/Moist |
|
Zizia aurea |
Golden Alexanders |
1-3 Feet |
Sun/Shade |
Wet/Dry |
Compiled by JoAnn Babcock, York County Master Gardener, February 2005 Updated March 2023 by Connie Schmotzer
