Container garden

Scientific Name Common Name(s) Ground cover? Evergreen? Plant Form(s) Tolerates
Agastache scrophulariifolia Purple giant hyssop No No Herbs
Allium cernuum Nodding onion No No Herbs Allelopathic plants, Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Aruncus dioicus var. dioicus Goat's-beard No No Herbs
Asclepias incarnata Swamp milkweed, Swamp butterfly weed, Marsh milkweed No No Herbs Clay
Asclepias tuberosa No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Salt
Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge, Plantainleaf sedge, Plantain-leaved sedge, Seersucker sedge Yes Yes Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Mowing, Some foot traffic, Wet conditions
Chasmanthium latifolium River oats, Indian wood oats, Inland sea oats, Wild oats, Wood-oat, Northern sea oats No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Dry soils/drought, Allelopathic plants, Salt, Wet conditions
Conoclinium coelestinum Mistflower, Ageratum Yes No Herbs Wet conditions
Coreopsis verticillata Whorled coreopsis, Thread-leaf coreopsis Yes No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay), Salt
Cornus amomum Silky dogwood No No Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants, Salt, Wet conditions
Dryopteris marginalis Marginal wood fern, Evergreen wood fern, Evergreen wood-fern, Evergreen woodfern, Leather wood fern, Marginal shield fern, Marginal shield-fern, Marginal woodfern No Yes Fern & Fern Allies Wet conditions
Elymus hystrix Bottlebrush grass, Bottle-brush grass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Dry soils/drought, Allelopathic plants, Air pollution
Eutrochium dubium Three-nerved joe-pye-weed, Coastal plain joe pye weed , Coastal plain joe-pye weed , Coastal plain joepye weed , Joe pye thoroughwort No No Herbs Wet conditions, Salt
Helenium autumnale Common sneezeweed No No Herbs
Hydrangea arborescens Wild hydrangea, Smooth hydrangea No No Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants, Salt
Hypericum prolificum Shrubby st. john's-wort No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction
Ilex glabra Inkberry No No
Iris cristata Dwarf crested iris Yes No Herbs Some foot traffic, Dry soils/drought
Iris virginica Virginia blue flag, Southern blue flag No No Herbs Wet conditions
Juncus effusus Soft rush, Common rush No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Dry soils/drought, Salt, Wet conditions
Liatris spicata Dense blazing star, Dense gayfeather, Dense liatris, Marsh blazing star, Marsh gayfeather, Marsh liatris No No Herbs
Lobelia siphilitica Great blue lobelia No No Herbs Wet conditions
Magnolia virginiana Sweetbay magnolia No Yes Medium Trees Alkaline soils, Salt, Wet conditions
Monarda didyma Scarlet beebalm, Oswego tea No No Herbs Wet conditions, Allelopathic plants
Monarda punctata Horse-mint, Horsemint, Spotted bee-balm No No Herbs
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
Oenothera biennis Common evening-primrose No No Herbs
Opuntia humifusa Eastern prickly-pear cactus No Yes Herbs Dry soils/drought, Salt
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum Cinnamon fern No No Fern & Fern Allies
Panicum virgatum Switch grass, Switchgrass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Salt, Some foot traffic
Penstemon digitalis Foxglove beardtongue, Beardtongue No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Persicaria virginiana Virginia knotweed, Jumpseed No No Herbs Wet conditions
Phlox paniculata Fall phlox, Garden phlox No No Herbs Salt, Allelopathic plants
Phlox subulata Moss phlox, Moss-pink Yes Yes Herbs Salt, Some foot traffic, Air pollution, Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Rhus aromatica Fragrant sumac, Aromatic sumac, Lemon sumac, Polecat bush, Polecat sumac Yes No Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants, 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
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
Sedum ternatum Wild stonecrop, Woodland stonecrop Yes Yes Herbs Mowing, Some foot traffic, Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Solidago rugosa Rough-stemmed goldenrod, Wrinkle-leaf goldenrod No No Herbs
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Aromatic aster No No Herbs
Achillea millefolium Common yarrow, Devil's nettle dog, Daisy dog, Fennel milfoil, Thousandleaf westen, Soldier's woundwort No No
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