Good for: Slope/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 (sand/clay)
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 (sand/clay), 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 (sand/clay), 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 (sand/clay), 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 Black-eyed susan, Gloriosa daisy, Black eyed susan No No Herbs Salt, Some foot traffic, Dry soils/drought