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BotanicalName CommonName Flower,FoliageorFruit
OtherSignificant
CharacteristicN W D PP NP BF CF NOTES
TREES
Amelanchierxgrandiflora'AutumnBrilliance' Serviceberry yes yes no yes yes yes yes
Betulanigra‘Heritage'and‘Cully’ RiverBirch yes yes no no no yes yes
Carpinuscaroliniana AmericanHornbeam yes no no no no yes yes supports68speciesofcaterpillars
CerciscanadensisF.Alba'RoyalWhite' WhiteRedbud yes no no yes yes no no
Chionanthusvirginicus Fringetree yes no no no no yes no coverforwildlife;nestinggsiteforbirds
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Magnoliavirginiana SweetbayMagnolia yes yes no yes yes no no
Platanusxacerifolia'Columbia' LondonPlanetree no* yes yes no no yes yes *oneparentnative(Platanusoccidentalis)
Ostryavirginiana HopHornbeam yes no yes no no yes yes
SHRUBS
Aroniamelanocarpa'AutumnMagic' BlackChokeberry yes yes no yes yes yes yes Fruitsedible
Callicarpaamericana Beautyberry yes yes yes yes yes
Clethraalnifolia'Hummingbird' Summersweet yes yes no yes yes yes goodbutterflynectarplant
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Cornussericea'ArcticFire' RedTwigDogwood yes yes yes yes yes yes
Deutziagracilis'Nikko' SlenderDeutzia no no no yes yes
Fothergillagardenii'MountAiry' DwarfFothergilla yes no no yes yes no no
Hydrangeaarborescens‘Annabelle’ SmoothHydrangea yes*
Ilexglabra'Shamrock' InkberryHolly yes yes yes yes yes no femaleneedsmalepollinatortofruit
Iteavirginica'Henry'sGarnet' VirginiaSweetspire yes yes no yes yes
Ilexverticillata'RedSprite' Winterberry yes yes no yes yes yes no
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Linderabenzoin Spicebush yes yes yes yes yes yes
foodforfallmigrantbirds;larvaofSpicebushSwallowtailBFfeedson
leaves
Rhododendronpericlymenoides Pinxterbloom yes no yes yes yes no yes supports50speciesofcaterpillars
Vacciniumcorymbosum‘Tifblue’ HighbushBlueberry yes yes no yes yes yes yes hosts294speciesofcaterpillars
Viburnumcarlesii KoreanspiceViburnum no no yes
Viburnumdentatum'BlueMuffin' ArrowwoodViburnum yes no yes yes yes yes yes
GRASSES&SEDGES
Carexpensylvanica PennsylvaniaSedge yes yes yes yes yes no yesLarvalhostforSkipperbutterfly;hosts36caterpillarspecies
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Chasmanthiumlatifolium NorthernSeaOats yes yes yes no no yes no
Muhlenbergiacapillaris'WhiteCloud' WhiteMuhlyGrass yes yes Attractsladybugs
Panicumvirgatum'PrairieFire' Switchgrass yes yes yes no no yes no usedbynestinggrasslandbirds
Panicum'CapeBreeze' Switchgrass yes yes yes no no yes no
Sporobolusheterolepis PrairieDropseed yes no yes no no yes no usedbynestinggrasslandbirds
PERRENIALS&FERNS
Adiantumpedatum MaidenhairFern yes no no no no no no providescoverandnestingsite
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Agastache'PurpleHaze' Hyssop yes no no yes yes yes no
Amsoniahubrichtii NarrowLeafBluestar yes yes no yes yes no no goodbutterflynectarplant
Amsoniatabernaemontana BlueStarAmsonia yes yes yes yes yes no no goodbutterflynectarplant
Amsoniax'BlueIce' BlueStarAmsonia yes yes yes yes no no
Anemonexhybrida'HonorineJobert' Anemone no no no yes
Anemonesylvestris SnowdropWindflower no no no yes
Asclepiasincarnata SwampMilkweed yes yes no yes yes no yes larvalhostforMonarchbutterfly
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Asteroblongifolius'OctoberSkies' AromaticAster yes no yes yes yes no yes hosts109speciesofcaterpillars
AstilbeDeutschland Astilbe
Baptisiaaustralis FalseBlueIndigo yes no yes no no no yes
larvalhostforwildindigoduskywingandsoutherndogfacebutterflies(DT)
Caryopterisxclanodensis'Inoveris'GrandBleu' Bluebeard no no yes
Coreopsislanceolata Tickseed yes yesyes no no
Dennstaedtiapunctilobula Hay-ScentedFern yes no yes no no no no providescoverforwildlife
Dicentraspectabilis BleedingHeart yes yes no no no no no
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Echinaceapurpurea'Magnus' PurpleConeflower yes no yes yes yes no no
Echinaceapallida'HulaDancer' PalePurpleConeflower yes no yes yes yes no no
Echinaceapurpurea'WhiteSwan' WhiteConeflower no yes yes yes no no
Echinopssphaerocephalius'ArcticGlow' GreatGlobeThistle no no yes ? ? ? ?
Eupatoriumdubium'LittleJoe' DwarfJoePyeWeed ? yes yes yes no yes supports41speciesofcaterpillars
Eupatoriumperfoliatum CommonBoneset
Eurybiadivaricata(Asterdivaricatus) WhiteWoodAster yes no yes yes yes no yes hosts109speciesofcaterpillars
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Galiumodoratum SweetWoodruff
Geraniummacrorrhizum'Album' WhiteBigrootGeranium ? no no yes yes no no sameasG.maculatum?
(native)
Heucheravillosa'AutumnBride' HairyAlumroot yes no yes no no no no providescoverforwildlife
Irisversicolor BlueFlag yes yes no no no no noprovidescoverfor
wildlifeinwetareas;stabilizesbank
Liatrisspicata'Kobold' BlazingStar
Lobeliasiphilitica BlueCardinalFlower yes yes no yes yes no nosourceofnectarforhummingbirdsand
nocturnalsphinxmoths
LobeliacardinalisWhitecultivar WhiteLobelia yes yes no yes yes no no
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Mertensiavirginica VirginiaBluebell yes yes yes yes no no excellenthummingbirdplant
Nepetaxfassenii'Walker'sLow' Catmint no no yes
Nicotianatabacum Tobacco
Onocleasensibilis SensitiveFern yes yes no no no no no nestsiteforbirds
Osmundacinnamomea CinnamonFern yes yes no no no no no nestsiteforbirds
Pachysandraprocumbens AlleghenySpruge almost no yes yes yes no no
Perovskiaatriplicifolia'LittleSpire' RussianSage no no yes
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Persicariaamplexicaulis'Firetail' MountainFleece
Polystichumacrostichoides ChristmasFern yes no yes no no no no
Rudbeckiafulgida OrangeConeflower yes no yes yes yes yes no
Salviaxsylvestris'BlueHill' WoodSage no no yes
Tiarellacordifolia Foamflower yes no no yes yes no no
Thalictrum'SplendideWhite' WhiteMeadowRue
Veronicastrumvirginicum Culver'sRoot yes yes yes yes no no
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KEYN=Native
W=Tolerateswetsoil
D=Toleratesdrought
PP=Pollenproducer
NP=Nectarproducer
BF=Foodforbirds
CF=Foodforcaterpillars
SOURCESRickDarkeandDougTallamy,TheLivingLandscape
LadybirdJohnsonWildflowerCenterplantdatabase,wildflower.org
TheXercesSociety,http://www.xerces.org
UnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculturePlantDatabase,http://plants.usda.gov/java
CornellUniversityWoodyPlantsDatabase,http://woodyplants.cals.cornell.edu/home
ClemsonUniversityCooperativeExtension,http://www.clemson.edu/extension/hgic/
WilliamCullina,NativeFernsMoss&Grasses
VirginiaDepartmentofConservationandResourcesPlantDatabase
MissouriBotanicalGardenPlantDatabase,http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org