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Photo credit: | Christmas Fern Polystichum ascrostichoides (Dryopteridaceae)Plant Type: Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: Flower color: Height: 2.0 foot General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Beautiful evergreen fern Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Trumpet Honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens (Caprifoliaceae)Plant Type: Moisture: Medium Moist Soil Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Blooms: April - September Flower color: Red/Orange Height: 3.0 - 10.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Comments: Attracts hummingbirds; our native honeysuckle Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no Attracts:
 | Photo credit: | Alumroot or Coral Bells Heuchera americana (Saxifragaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: March - June Flower color: Green/Purplish Height: 1.0 - 3.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Small flowers along a tall, slender stalk; grow more for its beautiful season long foliage Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit:Kathy McGregor | Black Cohosh Cimicifuga racemosa (Ranunculaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: July Flower color: White Height: 3.0 - 5.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Flowers are tall spikes Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Blue Curls Trichostema dichotomum (Lamiaceae)Plant Type: annual Moisture: Dry Soil Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Blooms: August - September Flower color: Blue Height: 1.0 - 2.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides Comments: Cheerful flowers Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Blue Flag Iris Iris versicolor (Iridaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil, Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Blooms: May - June Flower color: Purplish Blue Height: 2.0 - 3.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Comments: Stunning flower Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: yes
| Photo credit: | Blue Vervain Verbena hastata (Verbenaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil, Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Blooms: June Flower color: Deep Blue Height: 2.0 - 5.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Comments: Candelabra like spikes of flowers Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: yes
| Photo credit: | Blue Wood Aster Aster cordifolius (Asteraceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: August - September Flower color: Violet Height: 2.0 - 3.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Clouds of blue flowers in late summer Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no Attracts:
| Photo credit:Christopher Tracey | Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum (Asteraceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil, Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Blooms: July - August Flower color: White Height: 2.0 - 5.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Comments: 0ften grows with Joe Pye and Ironweed Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: yes
| Photo credit: | Broard-leaved Waterleaf Hydrophyllum canadense (Hydrophyllaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: June - July Flower color: White Height: 1.0 - 2.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Flowers cluster under upper leaves Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa (Asclepiadaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Dry Soil Sunlight: Full Sun, Blooms: May - September Flower color: Orange Height: 1.0 - 3.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides Comments: Amazing color; grows well in dry, gravely-sandy soil Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no Attracts:
| Photo credit: | Calico Aster Aster lateriflous (Asteraceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun Blooms: June - August Flower color: White Height: 1.0 - 4.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides Comments: Often a purple center. Bushy habit. Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no Attracts:
| Photo credit: | Closed/Bottle Gentian Gentiana clausa (Gentianaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil, Sunlight: Full Sun, Blooms: August - September Flower color: Deep Blue Height: 1.0 - 2.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides Comments: Beautiful massed Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: yes
| Photo credit: | Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca (Asclepiadaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Blooms: June - August Flower color: pink/purple Height: 2.0 - 4.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides Comments: Larval food of monarch butterflies Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no Attracts:
| Photo credit: | Creeping Ground Mint Meehania cordata (Lamiaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: May - June Flower color: Blue Height: 6.0 foot General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Good ground cover for dry shade Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Creeping Phlox Phlox stolonifera (Polemoniaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: April - May Flower color: Violet Height: 4.0 - 12.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Makes a good woodsy ground cover Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Crooked-stemmed Aster Aster prenanthoides (Asteraceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Blooms: September - October Flower color: Bue-violet Height: 1.0 - 3.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides Comments: Stem zigzags slightly; flowers are 1"-1.5" Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no Attracts:
| Photo credit:Christopher Tracey | Culver's Root Veronicastrum virginicum (Scrophulariaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Blooms: June - July Flower color: White Height: 3.0 - 6.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Comments: Bloom is a white spire Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Doll's Eye Actea pachypoda (Ranunculaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: May Flower color: White Height: 1.0 - 3.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: In late summer this plant gets white berries. Each berry has a black dot --hence the common name of "doll's eye" Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Downy Skullcap Scutellaria incana (Lamiaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: June - August Flower color: Violet Height: 2.0 - 3.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Self sows Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | False Blue Indigo Baptisia australis (Fabaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Blooms: May - June Flower color: Blue Height: 2.0 - 5.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no Attracts:
| Photo credit: | False Solomon's Seal Smilacina racemosa (Smilacaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: May - June Flower color: White Height: 1.0 - 2.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Plume of white flowers at end of arching stem and cluster of bright red berries in fall Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Flat-topped Aster Aster umbellatus (Asteraceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Blooms: August - September Flower color: White Height: 3.0 - 7.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides Comments: Imposing plant Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no Attracts:
| Photo credit: | Foamflower Tiarella cordifolia (Ranunculaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: March - March Flower color: White Height: 1.0 - 2.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Shade Ground Cover Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Goat's Beard Aruncus dioicus (Rosaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun Blooms: June Flower color: White Height: 3.0 - 5.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Flowers are 12" plumes Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit:Christopher Tracey | Golden Groundsel Senecio aureus (Asteraceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil, Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Blooms: May - June Flower color: Yellow Height: 1.0 - 2.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Comments: Good season long ground cover; one of first yellow flowers of spring Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: yes Attracts:
| Photo credit: | Green-headed Coneflower Rudbeckia lanciniata (Asteraceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Blooms: July - September Flower color: Yellow Height: 3.0 - 9.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Comments: Stunning wildflower often found along streams Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no Attracts:
| Photo credit: | Jack-in-the-Pulpit Arisaema triphyllum (Araceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil, Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: April - June Flower color: purple and green Height: 1.0 - 3.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides Comments: Red berry in the fall Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Jacob's Ladder Polemonium reptans (Polemoniaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: April - May Flower color: Pale Blue Height: 0.5 - 1.3 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides Comments: Lush woodland plant. Blooms in the spring before the trees leaf-out. Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Joe Pye Eupatorium fistulosa (Asteraceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil, Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Blooms: August - September Flower color: Pink to Purple Height: 3.0 - 8.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Comments: Grows luxuriantly Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: yes Attracts:
| Photo credit: | Lyre-leaved Sage Salvia lyrata (Lamiaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: May - June Flower color: Violet Height: 1.0 - 2.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Good ground cover for dry, shady areas Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Mayapple Podophyllum peltatum (Berberidaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: May - June Flower color: White Height: 1.0 - 1.5 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides Comments: Large umbrella-like leaf; tend to colonize Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit:Kathy McGregor | Monkey Flower Mimulus ringens (Scrophulariaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil, Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Blooms: July - September Flower color: Violet Height: 2.0 - 3.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides Comments: Naturalizes well Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: yes
| Photo credit:Kathy McGregor | New England Aster Aster novae-angliae (Asteraceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil, Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: August - October Flower color: Purple Height: 4.0 - 6.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides Comments: Glorius late season color. Looks great growing with goldenrod Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: yes Attracts:
| Photo credit: | Nodding Onion Allium cernuum (Liliaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Blooms: June - July Flower color: White Height: 1.0 foot General Natural Plant Setting: Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides Comments: Forms thick stands Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Oxeye Heliopsis helianthoides (Asteraceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Blooms: July - September Flower color: Yellow Height: 3.0 - 5.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides Comments: Butterfly plant Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no Attracts:
| Photo credit: | Plantain-leaved Pussytoe Antennaria plantagifolia (Asteraceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Dry Soil Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Blooms: April - June Flower color: White Height: 4.0 - 16.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Comments: This is a great plant for rock gardens and other sunny, dry places. Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Poke Milkweed Asclepias exaltata (Asclepiadaceae)Plant Type: biennial Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil, Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: July - August Flower color: Cream-white Height: 2.0 - 6.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides Comments: Beautiful drooping umbels of flowers Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no Attracts:
| Photo credit: | Purple-stemmed Aster Aster puniceus (Asteraceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil, Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Blooms: September - September Flower color: Blue Violet Height: 2.0 - 6.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides Comments: Stems usually reddish Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: yes Attracts:
| Photo credit: | Rue Anemone or Windflower Thalictrum thalictroides (Amenella) (Ranunculaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Sunlight: Blooms: April - June Flower color: White Height: 0.5 - 1.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Silverrod Solidago bicolor (Asteraceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Dry Soil Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Blooms: August - September Flower color: White Height: 0.5 - 2.5 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Our only white goldenrod Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Solomon's Seal Polygonatum biflorum (Liliaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: May - June Flower color: Greenish Height: 1.0 - 3.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Flowers are small bells along underside of arching stem. Dark blue berries in late summer. Wildlife value. Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Spiderwort Tradescantia virginiana ()Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Sunlight: Blooms: May - June Flower color: Blue Height: 1.0 - 2.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides Comments: Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Spikenard Aralia racemosa ()Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: June - July Flower color: Ligth green Height: 3.0 - 6.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Shrub-like; large heart-shaped leaves; clusters of small green/purple berries in fall Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no Attracts:
| Photo credit: | Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata (Asclepiadaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil, Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Blooms: July - August Flower color: Rose Pink Height: 2.0 - 4.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Comments: Will grow in range of moisture conditions - it dosen't need a swamp! Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: yes Attracts:
| Photo credit: | Swamp Rose Mallow Hibiscus moscheutos (Malvaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil, Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Blooms: July - September Flower color: Deep Pink / White Height: 5.0 - 7.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Comments: Tall, bold and dramatic Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: yes Attracts:
| Photo credit: | Tall Meadow Rue Thalictrum pubescens (Ranunculaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil, Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: March - June Flower color: White Height: 2.0 - 8.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Comments: Season long foliage Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: yes
| Photo credit: | Thimbleweed Anemone virginiana (Ranunculaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Blooms: June - July Flower color: White Height: 2.0 - 3.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Beautiful foliage all season Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit:Christopher Tracey | Virginia Bluebells Mertensia virginica (Boraginaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: April - May Flower color: Blue Height: 1.0 - 2.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Comments: Beautiful early flower; foliage dies back after blooming; inter-plant with ferns Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Virginia Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum virginianum (Lamiaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Blooms: May - June Flower color: White Height: 2.0 - 5.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides Comments: Very attractive massed plant for sun Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no Attracts:
| Photo credit: | White Snakeroot Eupatorium rugosum ()Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: August - October Flower color: White Height: 1.0 - 5.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Fall color in shade Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | White Woodland Aster Aster divaricatus (Asteraceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: July - August Flower color: White Height: 1.0 - 2.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Color in shady places and good season-long foliage Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Wild Blue Violet Viola sororia (Violaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: March - May Flower color: Deep Blue Height: 0.5 - 1.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides Comments: Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Wild columbine Aquilegia canadensis (Ranunculaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Blooms: April - June Flower color: yellow and red Height: 1.0 - 2.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Will self sow Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no Attracts:
 | Photo credit: | Wild Geranium Geranium maculatum (Geraniaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: April - June Flower color: Pink Height: 1.0 - 2.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Showy flowers; a wonderful woodland plant Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Wild Ginger Asarum canadenssis (Aristolochiaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: May - June Flower color: Brownish-purple Height: 6.0 - 12.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Makes a good ground cover for shade Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Wild Senna Senna hebecarpa (Caesalpiniaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: July - August Flower color: Height: 3.0 - 6.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides Comments: Loves clay, wildlife value Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit:Christopher Tracey | Wild Stonecrop Sedum ternatum (Crassulaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun Blooms: May - June Flower color: White Height: 0.3 - 0.6 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Good ground cover Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Wild Strawberry Fragaria virginiana (Rosaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil Sunlight: Full Sun, Blooms: June Flower color: White Height: 6.0 - 12.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides Comments: Small red edible berries, spreads by sending out runners Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no Attracts:
| Photo credit: | Wild Sweet William or Meadow Phlox Phlox maculata (Polemoniaceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Blooms: June - July Flower color: Pink Height: 1.0 - 3.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides Comments: Blooms heavily early and sporadically all season long Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no Attracts:
| Photo credit: | Wreath Goldenrod Solidago caesia (Asteraceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun Blooms: August - September Flower color: Yellow Height: 1.0 - 3.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Graceful arching stems with yellow flowers all along the stem Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Wrinke-leaved Goldenrod Solidago rugosa (Asteraceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Blooms: August - September Flower color: Yellow Height: 3.0 - 4.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides Comments: Good for naturalizing; beautiful with New York Aster Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no Attracts:
| Photo credit: | Zigzag Goldenrod Solidago flexicaulis (Asteraceae)Plant Type: perennial Moisture: Medium Moist Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun Blooms: August - September Flower color: Yellow Height: 1.0 - 3.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Jaunty touch of color Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans (Poaceae)Plant Type: grass Moisture: Medium Moist Soil Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Blooms: August - September Flower color: Golden Height: 2.0 - 9.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Comments: Dramatic tall grass; golden in the fall Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Little Bluestem Schizachyrim scoparium ()Plant Type: grass Moisture: Dry Soil Sunlight: Full Sun, Blooms: September Flower color: Height: 2.0 - 3.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides Comments: Beautiful orange color in fall; drought tolerant Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Northern Seaoats Chasmanthium latifolium (Poaceae)Plant Type: grass Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil, Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Blooms: July Flower color: Height: 3.0 - 4.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Comments: Self sows where happy Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Broom Sedge Andropogon virginicus (Poaceae)Plant Type: sedge Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil Sunlight: Full Sun, Blooms: September Flower color: Height: 2.0 - 3.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides Comments: Goldern in fall; tolerates poor soil and drought Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Black Bullrush Scirpus atrovirens (Cyperaceae)Plant Type: rush Moisture: Wet Soil, Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Blooms: June - July Flower color: Height: 0.0 foot General Natural Plant Setting: Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Comments: Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: yes
| Photo credit:Christopher Tracey | Northern Maidenhair Fern Adiantum pedatum (Pteridaceae)Plant Type: fern Moisture: Medium Moist Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: Flower color: Height: 0.0 - 28.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: A beautiful, delicate looking fern; fronds grow in spiral semicircle Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Black Haw Viburnum prunifolium (Caprifoliaceae)Plant Type: shrub Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: May Flower color: White Height: 8.0 - 15.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Fruit ripens from bluish pink to red to blue-black in Late July-Sept. Burgundy foliage in fall. Edible berries. Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no Attracts:
| Photo credit: | Highbush Cranberry Viburnum triloba (Caprifoliaceae)Plant Type: shrub Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil, Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Blooms: May Flower color: White Height: 8.0 - 15.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Comments: Clusters of lustrous bright red berries Sept-Feb. Berries make good jelly. Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: yes Attracts:
| Photo credit: | Low Sweet Blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium (Ericaceae)Plant Type: shrub Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: May Flower color: White/Pink Height: 1.0 - 2.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides Comments: This is the famous "Maine" bluberry. Sweet blue berries July-Aug. Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no Attracts:
| Photo credit: | Maple-leaved Viburnum Viburnum acerfolium (Caprifoliaceae)Plant Type: shrub Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: May Flower color: Pink/White Height: 0.0 - 3.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Thrives in dry woods Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Nannyberry Viburnum lentago (Caprifoliaceae)Plant Type: shrub Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: May Flower color: White Height: 6.0 - 10.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Sweet edible dark blue berries in. Good wildlife value. Smell of Nannyberry bark wards off deer. Purple/red fall foliage. Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no Attracts:
| Photo credit: | Ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius (Rosaceae)Plant Type: shrub Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil, Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: May - June Flower color: Pink Height: 5.0 - 10.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Comments: Papery bark Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no Attracts:
| Photo credit: | Red-panicled Dogwood Cornus racemosa (Cornaceae)Plant Type: shrub Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil, Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Blooms: Flower color: Creamy-white Height: 3.0 - 8.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides Comments: Important for wildlife; white berries on red stems in fall Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: yes Attracts:
| Photo credit: | Spicebush Lindera benzoin (Lauraceae)Plant Type: shrub Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: April Flower color: Yellow Height: 8.0 - 15.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Fragrant bark; brillant foliage and red berries in fall; high wildlife value; larval food of the beautiful spicebush swallowtail butterfly Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no Attracts:
| Photo credit: | Wild Hydrangea Hydrangea aborescens (Hydrangeaceae)Plant Type: shrub Moisture: Medium Moist Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: June - July Flower color: White Height: 3.0 - 5.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Comments: Multi-stemmed Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Wild Lilac or New Jersey Tea Ceanothus americanus (Rhamnaceae)Plant Type: shrub Moisture: Dry Soil Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Blooms: July Flower color: White Height: 2.0 - 3.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides Comments: Low growing, resilant shrub; one of top ten butterfly plants Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no Attracts:
| Photo credit: | Witch-hazel Hamamelis virginiana (Hamamelidaceae)Plant Type: shrub Moisture: Medium Moist Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun Blooms: September - November Flower color: Orangish Height: 8.0 - 20.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Adaptable plant Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no Attracts:
| Photo credit: | American Hazelnut Corylus americana (Betulaceae)Plant Type: tree Moisture: Medium Moist Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: May Flower color: Height: 9.0 foot General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Edible nuts in fall; wildlife value Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | American Hornbeam or Blue Beech Carpinus caroliniana (Betulaceae)Plant Type: tree Moisture: Medium Moist Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun Blooms: May Flower color: Height: 15.0 - 20.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: One of our favorites because of the beautiful, smooth blueish-gray bark; typically a low-land tree Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no Attracts:
| Photo credit: | Eastern Redbud Cercis canadensis (Fabaceae)Plant Type: tree Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Blooms: May Flower color: Fall-Yellow Height: 12.0 - 25.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides Comments: Pinkish-purple blossoms in spring; big, dark green heart-shaped leaves; like a moderately moist "sweet soil"; appreciates occasional liming; a st Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Hop-hornbeam Ostrya virginiana (Betulaceae)Plant Type: tree Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: April - May Flower color: Height: 0.0 - 60.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Interesting flaky bark; good upland tree for dryer soils Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Mountain Maple Acer spicatum (Aceraceae)Plant Type: tree Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil, Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: April Flower color: Greenish-Yellow Height: 8.0 - 20.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Bright scarlet and orange foliage in fall; typically an understory tree on wooded hillsides Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no
| Photo credit: | Pagoda Dogwood Cornus alternifolia (Cornaceae)Plant Type: tree Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: May Flower color: White Height: 10.0 foot General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Horizontal brances create pagoda shape;Blue-black berries in mid summer; width 6'-15'; a partiularly distinctive and beautiful dogwood Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no Attracts:
| Photo credit: | Paw Paw Asimina triloba (Annonaceae)Plant Type: tree Moisture: Medium Moist Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun Blooms: May - June Flower color: Brownish-Purple Height: 10.0 - 30.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Comments: Fall foliage is yellow and the brownish fruit, shaped like a short, fat bananna is edible -- its pulp mades good pudding; can form colonies hence Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no Attracts:
| Photo credit: | Persimmon Diospyros virginiana (Ebenaceae)Plant Type: tree Moisture: Medium Moist Soil Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Blooms: May Flower color: White-Yellow Height: 30.0 - 50.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides Comments: Orange fruit is edible after frost in Oct-Nov. Berries make great jelly and provide food for mammals- even bears! Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no Attracts:
| Photo credit: | Red Panicled Dogwood Cornus racemosa (Cornaceae)Plant Type: tree Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil, Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: May Flower color: Creamy White Height: 3.0 - 8.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: White berries on red stems in fall; very adaptable plant; width 3'-8'; important for wildlife Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no Attracts:
| Photo credit: | Serviceberry Amelanchier canadensis (Rosaceae)Plant Type: tree Moisture: Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil Sunlight: Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: April Flower color: White/Yellow Height: 10.0 - 25.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Comments: Dark red berries in fall and yellow-red foliage. This species is native in southeastern PA. We're working to grow W. PA species of serviceberry Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no Attracts:
| Photo credit: | Tupelo or Black Gum Nyssa sylvatica ()Plant Type: tree Moisture: Wet Soil, Medium Moist Soil, Dry Soil Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Full Shade Blooms: Flower color: Height: 30.0 - 60.0 feet General Natural Plant Setting: Woodlands and Woodland Edges Low Meadows, Stream Banks, Floodplains or Swampy Places Sunny Upland Meadows and Hillsides Comments: Brilliant fall foliage in shades of scarlet, orange, apricot, maroon and crimson. One of first trees to turn color. Birds love blue-black berries Deer Resistant: yes Rain Garden Suitable: no Attracts:
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