Native Plants for Mid-Atlantic Landscapes
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
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