Good for: Cutting garden

Scientific Name Common Name(s) Ground cover? Evergreen? Plant Form(s) Tolerates
Asclepias quadrifolia Four-leaf milkweed, Whorled milkweed No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis Canada milkvetch No No Herbs
Boltonia asteroides Aster-like boltonia, Star boltonia, White doll's daisy No No Herbs
Coreopsis tripteris Tall coreopsis, Tall tickseed No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Coreopsis verticillata Whorled coreopsis, Thread-leaf coreopsis Yes No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay), Salt
Dicentra eximia Wild bleeding heart No No Herbs
Eryngium aquaticum Rattlesnake-master, Marsh eryngo No No Herbs
Helianthus divaricatus Woodland sunflower No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Heliopsis helianthoides Oxeye sunflower, Oxeye No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Ionactis linariifolia Stiff-leaved aster No No Herbs
Liatris pilosa Grass-leaf blazing star, Grass-leaf gayfeather No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Liatris spicata Dense blazing star, Dense gayfeather, Dense liatris, Marsh blazing star, Marsh gayfeather, Marsh liatris No No Herbs Poor soil (sand/clay), Wet conditions, Dry soils/drought
Panicum virgatum Switch grass, Switchgrass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Salt, Some foot traffic, Wet conditions, Allelopathic plants **
Physostegia virginiana Obedient plant, False dragonhead No No Herbs Salt
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Narrow-leaf mountain-mint, Slender mountain-mint No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Rudbeckia fulgida Early coneflower, Eastern coneflower, Orange coneflower, Black-eyed susan No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions
Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed susan No No Herbs Salt, Some foot traffic, Dry soils/drought
Rudbeckia triloba Three-lobed coneflower No No Herbs
Scutellaria integrifolia Hyssop skullcap No No Herbs
Scutellaria lateriflora Mad-dog skullcap, Blue skullcap No No Herbs
Scutellaria leonardii Small skullcap, Leonard's skullcap No No Herbs
Scutellaria nervosa Veined skullcap, Veiny skullcap No No Herbs
Scutellaria serrata Showy skullcap No No Herbs
Sisyrinchium mucronatum Needle-tip blue-eyed-grass No No Herbs
Teucrium canadense Canada germander, American germander Yes No Herbs Poor soil (sand/clay), Dry soils/drought
Thalictrum dioicum Early meadow-rue No No Herbs
Tradescantia ohiensis Ohio spiderwort, Smooth spiderwort No No Herbs
Vernonia glauca Upland ironweed, Broad-leaf ironweed No No Herbs
Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's-root No No Herbs
Zizia aptera Heart-leaf golden-alexanders No No Herbs
Astilbe biternata Appalachian false goat's-beard No No Herbs
Liatris aspera Tall blazing star, Rough blazing star No No Herbs
Solidago sphacelata Limestone goldenrod, False goldenrod No No Herbs