Good for: Drought tolerant garden

Scientific Name Common Name(s) Ground cover? Evergreen? Plant Form(s) Tolerates
Acer pensylvanicum Striped maple No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Acer rubrum Red maple No No Large Trees Air pollution, Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions
Acer saccharinum Silver maple No No Large Trees
Ageratina aromatica Small white snakeroot, Lesser snakeroot No No Herbs
Andropogon virginicus Broomsedge No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Hepatica americana Round-lobed hepatica, Round-lobed liverleaf No No Herbs
Apocynum androsaemifolium Spreading dogbane No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Aralia spinosa Devil's walking-stick No No Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Air pollution, Urban environments
Asclepias quadrifolia Four-leaf milkweed, Whorled milkweed No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly milkweed, Common butterfly weed, Butterfly weed, Common butterfly-weed No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Salt
Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis Canada milkvetch No No Herbs
Aureolaria virginica Downy yellow false foxglove, Downy oak-leach No No Herbs
Baptisia australis Blue wild indigo, False blue indigo No No Herbs Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments
Baptisia tinctoria Yellow wild indigo, Horsefly weed No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge, Plantainleaf sedge, Plantain-leaved sedge, Seersucker sedge Yes Yes Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Mowing, Some foot traffic, Wet conditions, Dry soils/drought
Carex texensis Texas sedge No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Carya glabra Pignut hickory No No Large Trees
Ceanothus americanus New jersey tea, Redroot, Mountain snowbell No No Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay), Urban environments
Chrysopsis mariana Maryland golden-aster, Maryland golden aster No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Cirsium pumilum Pasture thistle No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
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
Crataegus crus-galli Cockspur hawthorn No No Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought
Cunila origanoides Common dittany, Wild oregano, Stonemint No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Eragrostis spectabilis Purple lovegrass, Tumblegrass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Air pollution, Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay), Salt
Erigeron pulchellus Robin's plantain Yes No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Eupatorium hyssopifolium Hyssop-leaf thoroughwort No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Euphorbia corollata Flowering spurge No No Herbs
Eurybia divaricata White wood aster Yes No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Euthamia caroliniana Slender flat-top goldenrod, Slender fragrant goldenrod No No Herbs
Heuchera villosa Hairy alumroot Yes No Herbs
Hieracium scabrum Rough hawkweed No No Herbs
Ionactis linariifolia Stiff-leaved aster No No Herbs
Ipomoea pandurata Wild potato-vine, Manroot, Man-of-the-earth No No Herbs
Juniperus virginiana Eastern redcedar No Yes Large Trees, Medium Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Liatris pilosa Grass-leaf blazing star, Grass-leaf gayfeather No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Liatris squarrosa Plains blazing star No No Herbs
Lupinus perennis Sundial lupine No No Herbs
Monarda punctata Horse-mint, Horsemint, Spotted bee-balm No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Muhlenbergia capillaris Hair-awn muhly, Long-awn hairgrass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Poor soil (sand/clay), Dry soils/drought, Allelopathic plants **, Air pollution, Salt
Nyssa sylvatica Black gum, Sour gum No No Large Trees, Medium Trees Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions, Dry soils/drought, Allelopathic plants **, Air pollution
Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive fern No No Fern & Fern Allies Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions
Opuntia humifusa Eastern prickly-pear cactus Yes Yes Herbs Dry soils/drought, Salt
Packera anonyma Small's ragwort No No Herbs
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia-creeper Yes No Vines Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions, Salt, Soil compaction, Allelopathic plants **, Air pollution
Passiflora incarnata Purple passionflower, Maypop No No Vines Clay, Dry soils/drought
Penstemon digitalis Foxglove beardtongue, Beardtongue No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Phlox stolonifera Creeping phlox No No Herbs
Phlox subulata Moss phlox, Moss-pink Yes Yes Herbs Salt, Some foot traffic, Air pollution, Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Pinus pungens Table-mountain pine No No Medium Trees
Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple, Devil's apple, Duck's foot, Hog apple, Indian apple, Indian apple root, Mandrake , Raccoonberry, Umbrella leaf, Wild lemon, May-apple, May apple Yes No Herbs Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought
Ptelea trifoliata var. trifoliata Hop-tree, Wafer-ash No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Quercus alba White oak No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Acidic soils, Allelopathic plants **
Quercus falcata Southern red oak, Spanish oak No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions, Acidic soils
Quercus imbricaria Shingle oak No No Large Trees
Quercus montana Chestnut oak, Rock chestnut oak No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Quercus muehlenbergii Chinquapin oak, Chinkapin oak, Yellow oak No No Large Trees, Medium Trees Dry soils/drought
Quercus velutina Black oak No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Allelopathic plants **
Rhus aromatica Fragrant sumac, Aromatic sumac, Lemon sumac, Polecat bush, Polecat sumac Yes No Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought
Rudbeckia triloba Three-lobed coneflower No No Herbs
Salix nigra Black willow No No Medium Trees Salt, Wet conditions, Soil compaction
Salvia lyrata Lyre-leaf sage Yes No Herbs Some foot traffic, Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions
Sassafras albidum Sassafras No No Medium Trees Salt, Dry soils/drought
Schizachyrium scoparium Little bluestem, Prairie beardgrass, Prairie beard ggass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Some foot traffic, Allelopathic plants **, Air pollution
Solidago juncea Early goldenrod No No Herbs
Symphyotrichum laeve Smooth blue aster, Smooth aster No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Symphyotrichum undulatum Wavy-leaved aster No No Herbs
Tephrosia virginiana Virginia goat's-rue No No Herbs
Tilia americana American basswood, American linden, Bee tree No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Air pollution
Tradescantia ohiensis Ohio spiderwort, Smooth spiderwort No No Herbs
Ulmus americana American elm No No Large Trees
Ulmus rubra Slippery elm, Red elm No No Large Trees
Vaccinium pallidum Early lowbush blueberry, Hillside blueberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Vaccinium stamineum Deerberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Viburnum rafinesqueanum Downy arrow-wood No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Viburnum rufidulum Rusty black haw, Southern black haw No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Viola pedata Bird's foot violet, Birdfoot violet, Bird-foot violet No No Herbs
Yucca filamentosa Common yucca, Adam's needle No Yes Herbs Dry soils/drought, Soil compaction, Some foot traffic, Salt
Amelanchier obovalis Coastal plain serviceberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought
Blephilia ciliata Downy wood mint No No Herbs
Campanula divaricata Southern harebell, Appalachian bellflower No No Herbs
Centrosema virginianum Spurred but-terfly pea No No Vines
Coreopsis major Woodland coreopsis, Greater tickseed, Greater coreopsis No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Coreopsis pubescens Hairy coreopsis No No Herbs
Solidago sphacelata Limestone goldenrod, False goldenrod No No Herbs
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