Good for: Fragrant garden

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, Wet conditions
Asclepias syriaca Common milkweed No No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
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
Gelsemium sempervirens Yellow jessamine, Carolina jessamine Yes Yes Vines Poor soil, Salt
Hamamelis virginiana Witch hazel, Witchhazel No No Shrubs & Small Trees Poor soil
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
Lonicera sempervirens Trumpet honeysuckle, Coral honeysuckle Yes No Vines Poor soil, Allelopathic plants, Soil compaction, Salt
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 Yes Yes 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
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