Native Plants of the Northeast and Chesapeake Bay Watershed Region
Naturescaping, landscaping with native plants in the Chesapeake Bay region
Designing your garden with northeast native plants starts with knowing your "site" conditions. When you garden with any plants, including natives, you'll enjoy the most success by selecting the plants that thrive naturally in the existing site conditions, for example:
If your soil conditions are dry and full sun, choosing native wildflowers is probably a good bet. However choosing native plants for moist shade probably isn't.
To ensure satisfaction and success pick the right plants for your environment and expectations. Answer the following questions about the area you’re working with, then click on “Availability” and investigate the features of individual species to find the plants that will work best.
- Are you planting in full sun, part sun or part shade, or full shade?
- Is the soil clay, sandy or loamy?
- Is your soil’s moisture level (on average) dry, wet or somewhere in the middle?
- What size can the plant be at maturity to best meet your expectation?
- Do you want native plants for specific needs such as a food source for wildlife? Erosion control? Reforestation?
Scroll to find your particular sun light exposure then click on botanic name for detailed information
Native Ferns for Full Sun - Full Shade (adaptable to any sun light conditions)
Dennstaedtia punctilobula Hay scented Fern
Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern
Dryopteris marginalis Evergreen shield fern
Osmunda cinnamomea Cinnamon fern
Native Grasses for Full Sun - Part Sun (8+ hours per day in summer)
Schizachyrium scoparium (A. scoparius) Little bluestem
Carex Stricta Tussock Sedge
Tripsacum dactyloides Gama grass
Carex crinita var. crinita Long hair sedge
Calamagrostis canadensis Bluejoint reed grass
Carex vulpinoidea Fox Sedge
Panicum virgatum Switchgrass
Chasmanthium latifolium Wild oats, river oats, sea oats,
Andropogon gerardii Big Bluestem
Andropogon virginicus Broomsedge
Leersia oryzoides Rice cutgrass
Andropogon glomeratus var (A.virginicus) Bushy Bluestem
Carex lurida Sallow sedge, lurid sedge
Native Perennials for Full Sun- Full Shade (adaptable to any ligh conditions)
Dodecatheon meadia Shooting star
Tiarella cordifolia Foamflower
Lobelia siphilitica Great blue lobelia
Packera aurea (Sinecio aureus) Golden ragwort
Uvularia sessilifolia Straw lily
Viola sororia (V. papilionacea) Common blue violet
Native Perennials for Full Sun- Part Shade (8+ hours of sun or more during summer)
Phlox subulata Moss phlox, moss pinks
Asclepias syriaca Common milkweed
Monarda punctata Spotted bee balm
Goodyera pubescens Downy rattlesnake plantain
Asclepias tuberosa Butterflyweed, butterfly milkweed
Baptisia australis Wild blue indigo, false blue indigo
Boltonia asteroides Star boltonia, white doll’s daisy
Coreopsis verticillata Threadleaf coreopsis
Geranium maculatum Wild geranium, wood geranium
Liatris spicata Gayfeather, spiked blazing star
Mertensia virginica Virginia bluebells
Oenothera fruticosa Narrow-leaved sundrops
Aquilegia canadensis Eastern or wild columbine
Asclepias incarnata Swamp milkweed
Caltha palustris Marsh marigold
Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh
Chelone Glabra White turtlehead
Eupatorium fistulosum Joe Pye weed, trumpet weed
Eupatorium maculatum Spotted Joe Pye Weed
Eupatorium purpureum Green stem Joe Pye Weed
Heliopsis helianthoides Oxeye sunflower
Lilium superbum Turks Cap Lily
Lobelia Cardinalis Red Cardinal Flower
Mimulus ringens Allegheny monkeyflower
Monarda bradburiana (M. fistulosa) Wild bergamot
Monarda didyma Bee Balm, Oswego tea
Phlox paniculata Summer phlox, garden phlox
Rudbeckia fulgida Eastern coneflower
Rudbeckia Hirta Black Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia laciniata Tall, cutleaf coneflower
Rudbeckia Triloba Three lobed coneflower
Salvia lyrata Lyre Leaf sage
Silene caroliniana Wild pink
Solidago sempervirens Seaside goldenrod
Verbena hastata Blue Vervain, simplers joy
Vernonia noveboracensis New York Ironweed
Viola hastata Halberdleaf yellow violet
Viola pedata Birds foot violet
Native Plants for Part - Full Shade (6 hours of sun or less, indirect dappled sun, or full shade)
Native Ferns for Part - Full Shade
Athyrium filix-femina Northern lady fern
Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern
Adiantum pedatum Northern maidenhair fern
Asplenium platyneuron Ebony Spleenwort
Osmunda regalis Royal fern
Dryopteris carthusiana Toothed Wood fern
Native Grasses for Part - Full Shade
Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge
Elymus virginicus Virginia Wild Rye
Native Perennials for Part - Full Shade
Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple
Thalictrum thalictroides(Anemonella thalictroides) Rue anemone; windflower
Trillium sessile Toad trillium, toadshade
Arisaema triphyllum Jack In The Pulpit
Heuchera americana Alumroot
Heuchera villosa Hairy heuchera, hairy alumroot
Polygonatum biflorum Solomons seal, dwarf solomons seal
Actaea pachypoda Dolls Eyes
Asarum Canadense Wild ginger
Cimicifuga racemosa Black snakeroot, black cohosh
Delphinium tricorne Dwarf larkspur
Dicentra cucullaria Dutchman's breeches
Erythronium americanum Trout lily, dogtooth violet
Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa Round lobed hepatica
Maianthemum racemosum False Lily of the Valley
Mitchella repens Partridge berry
Phlox divaricata Woodland blue phlox, sweet william
Phlox stolonifera Creeping phlox
Sanguinaria canadensis Bloodroot
Trillium erectum Purple or red trillium, wakerobin
Trillium grandiflorum White or large flowered trillium
Native Vines for Full Sun - Part Sun - Full Shade (adaptable to any ligh conditions)
Aristolochia macrophylla (A. durior) Dutchman's pipe
Campsis radicans Trumpet vine, trumpet creeper
Celastrus Scandens American bittersweet
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper
Native Herbaceous Emergents (Wetland, Bog, Marsh plants)
consistently Moist or Wet Soil
Full-Part Sun
Dulichium arundinaceum Three sided sedge
Hibiscus moscheutos (H. palustris) Rose Mallow, marsh mallow
Iris versicolor Blue flag
Juncus effusus Soft Rush
Juncus roemerianus Black needlegrass rush
Nuphar lutea (N. advena) Yellow water lily, American Lotus
Nymphaea odorata Fragrant water lily, American Water lily
Orontium aquaticum Golden club
Peltandra virginica Arrow arum
Pontederia cordata Pickerelweed
Sagittaria latifolia Arrowhead
Saururus cernuus Lizards Tail
Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens Common three square
Schoenoplectus validus (Scirpus validus) Soft stem bulrush
Scirpus atrovirens Green Bulrush
Scirpus cyperinus Woolgrass bulrush
Sparganium americanum American bur-reed
Spartina alterniflora Cordgrass
Spartina patens Meadow hay
Spartina pectinata Freshwater cordgrass
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