Plant Growing Guides

Narrow Beech Fern

Phegopteris connectilis

Native Plants (General Growing Guide)

Various species by region

Native Dogwood

Cornus florida (Flowering Dogwood)

Native Dogwood

Cornus species (native)

Native Drought-Tolerant Understory Shrubs

Various species (regional)

Native Ferns

Pteridophyta (various species)

Native Flowering Understory Plants

Various species (regional)

Native Forbs and Wildflowers

Various species (polyphyletic group)

Native Geranium

Geranium maculatum

Native Ginger

Asarum canadense

Native Grasses and Groundcovers

Various species (regional)

Native Grasses and Sedges

Poaceae (grasses) and Cyperaceae (sedges)

Uki (Northern Sea Oats)

Chasmanthium latifolium

Native Groundcovers and Sedges

Carex spp. and various native groundcover genera

Native Sedges

Carex spp.

Native Herbaceous Plants

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Hosta

Hosta species (native to Japan, Korea, China)

Native Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium purpureum

Native Liverworts

Marchantiophyta (Division)

Native Mosses

Bryophyta (division)

Native Mosses and Lichens

Bryophyta (mosses) and Lichens (symbiotic fungus + algae/cyanobacteria)

Native Moss Species

Bryophyta (Division)

Native Orchids

Orchidaceae family (various genera)

Native Perennials and Wildflowers

Mixed native species (varies by region)

Native Sedges

Carex spp.

Native Sedges and Forbs

Carex spp., Juncus spp., and various herbaceous dicots

Native Sedges and Woodland Grasses

Carex spp., Calamagrostis spp., Festuca spp., and other native genera

Native Shade Ferns

Polystichum, Dryopteris, Osmunda, and Adiantum species (varies by region)

Native Shade Grasses

Various species (Chasmanthium latifolium, Carex spp., Milium effusum, Luzula spp.)

Native Shade-Loving Ferns

Various species (e.g., Polystichum acrostichoides, Adiantum pedatum, Osmunda cinnamomea)

Native Shade-Loving Flowering Plants

Various species (e.g., Trillium, Helleborus, Aquilegia, Asarum, Polemonium)

Native Shade Perennials

Various species (mixed planting category)

Native Shade Plants

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Shade Sedges

Carex species (various)

Native Shade Shrubs

Various species (regional)

Native Shade-Tolerant Ferns

Various species (e.g., Polystichum acrostichoides, Athyrium filix-femina, Osmunda cinnamomea)

Native Shade-Tolerant Groundcovers

Various species (mixed group)

Native Shade-Tolerant Species

Various (polyphyletic group)

Native Shade-Tolerant Wildflowers

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Trees and Shrubs

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Tree Species

Various (region-dependent)

Native Understory Ferns

Pteridophyta (various genera including Polystichum, Adiantum, Osmunda, Dryopteris)

Native Understory Plants Adapted to Wet Conditions

Multiple species (mixed genus/family)

Native Understory Shade Plants

Various species (mixed collection)

Native Understory Shrubs and Groundcovers

Various species (see varieties)

Native Understory Shrubs and Wildflowers

Mixed native species (region-dependent)

Native Understory Species

Various (regional)

Native Understory Vegetation

Various species (mixed planting community)