Good for: Fragrant

Scientific Name Common Name(s) Ground cover? Evergreen? Plant Form(s) Tolerates
Asclepias incarnata var. pulchra Swamp milkweed, Swamp butterfly weed, Marsh milkweed No No Herbs Poor soil (sand/clay), Wet conditions
Asclepias syriaca Common milkweed No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush No No Shrubs & Small Trees Soil compaction, Wet conditions, Fire, Heat
Clethra alnifolia Coastal white-alder, Sweet pepperbush No No Shrubs & Small Trees Salt, Wet conditions
Dennstaedtia punctilobula Hay-scented fern No No Fern & Fern Allies Dry soils/drought, Salt
Hamamelis virginiana Witch hazel, Witchhazel No No Shrubs & Small Trees Poor soil (sand/clay)
Iris versicolor Harlequin blueflag, Northern blue flag, Large blue iris No No Herbs Wet conditions, Salt
Itea virginica Virginia-willow, Virginia sweetspire No No Shrubs & Small Trees Wet conditions, Dry soils/drought
Lindera benzoin Spicebush No No Shrubs & Small Trees Wet conditions, Fire
Mertensia virginica Virginia bluebell, Virginia cowslip No No Herbs Allelopathic plants **, Wet conditions
Monarda fistulosa Wild bergamot No No Herbs Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought
Phlox divaricata Wild blue phlox, Woodland phlox No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Phlox paniculata Fall phlox, Garden phlox No No Herbs Salt, Allelopathic plants **
Phlox stolonifera Creeping phlox No No Herbs Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Air pollution
Pycnanthemum muticum Short-toothed mountain-mint, Clustered mountain-mint No No Herbs
Rhododendron periclymenoides Wild azalea, Pinxterflower, Pinxterbloom azalea No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Rosa palustris Swamp rose No No Shrubs & Small Trees Wet conditions