Good for: Slope or Bank

Scientific Name Common Name(s) Ground cover? Evergreen? Plant Form(s) Tolerates
Aconitum uncinatum Blue monkshood No No Herbs
Ageratina aromatica Small white snakeroot, Lesser snakeroot No No Herbs Dry soils, drought
Agrostis hyemalis Winter bentgrass, Ticklegrass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Poor soil
Amelanchier laevis Smooth serviceberry No No Medium Trees Air pollution, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments
Amorpha fruticosa False indigo-bush, Tall indigo-bush No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Wet conditions
Antennaria solitaria Single-head pussytoes Yes No Herbs
Asclepias incarnata var. pulchra Swamp milkweed, Swamp butterfly weed, Marsh milkweed No No Herbs Poor soil, Wet conditions
Comptonia peregrina Sweet-fern No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions, Wind
Cornus racemosa Gray dogwood No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Urban environments, Wet conditions
Dennstaedtia punctilobula Hay-scented fern No No Fern & Fern Allies Dry soils, drought, Salt
Elephantopus tomentosus Hairy elephant's-foot, Devil's grandmother No No Herbs
Eupatorium hyssopifolium Hyssop-leaf thoroughwort, Hyssop-leaved boneset No No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Urban environments, Salt
Rudbeckia hirta Gloriosa daisy, Black eyed susan, Black-eyed susan No No Herbs Salt, Some foot traffic, Dry soils, drought