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BotanicalName CommonName Flower,FoliageorFruit

OtherSignificant

CharacteristicN W D PP NP BF CF NOTES

TREES

Amelanchierxgrandiflora'AutumnBrilliance' Serviceberry yes yes no yes yes yes yes

Betulanigra‘Heritage'and‘Cully’ RiverBirch yes yes no no no yes yes

Carpinuscaroliniana AmericanHornbeam yes no no no no yes yes supports68speciesofcaterpillars

CerciscanadensisF.Alba'RoyalWhite' WhiteRedbud yes no no yes yes no no

Chionanthusvirginicus Fringetree yes no no no no yes no coverforwildlife;nestinggsiteforbirds

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Magnoliavirginiana SweetbayMagnolia yes yes no yes yes no no

Platanusxacerifolia'Columbia' LondonPlanetree no* yes yes no no yes yes *oneparentnative(Platanusoccidentalis)

Ostryavirginiana HopHornbeam yes no yes no no yes yes

SHRUBS

Aroniamelanocarpa'AutumnMagic' BlackChokeberry yes yes no yes yes yes yes Fruitsedible

Callicarpaamericana Beautyberry yes yes yes yes yes

Clethraalnifolia'Hummingbird' Summersweet yes yes no yes yes yes goodbutterflynectarplant

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Cornussericea'ArcticFire' RedTwigDogwood yes yes yes yes yes yes

Deutziagracilis'Nikko' SlenderDeutzia no no no yes yes

Fothergillagardenii'MountAiry' DwarfFothergilla yes no no yes yes no no

Hydrangeaarborescens‘Annabelle’ SmoothHydrangea yes*

Ilexglabra'Shamrock' InkberryHolly yes yes yes yes yes no femaleneedsmalepollinatortofruit

Iteavirginica'Henry'sGarnet' VirginiaSweetspire yes yes no yes yes

Ilexverticillata'RedSprite' Winterberry yes yes no yes yes yes no

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Linderabenzoin Spicebush yes yes yes yes yes yes

foodforfallmigrantbirds;larvaofSpicebushSwallowtailBFfeedson

leaves

Rhododendronpericlymenoides Pinxterbloom yes no yes yes yes no yes supports50speciesofcaterpillars

Vacciniumcorymbosum‘Tifblue’ HighbushBlueberry yes yes no yes yes yes yes hosts294speciesofcaterpillars

Viburnumcarlesii KoreanspiceViburnum no no yes

Viburnumdentatum'BlueMuffin' ArrowwoodViburnum yes no yes yes yes yes yes

GRASSES&SEDGES

Carexpensylvanica PennsylvaniaSedge yes yes yes yes yes no yesLarvalhostforSkipperbutterfly;hosts36caterpillarspecies

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Chasmanthiumlatifolium NorthernSeaOats yes yes yes no no yes no

Muhlenbergiacapillaris'WhiteCloud' WhiteMuhlyGrass yes yes Attractsladybugs

Panicumvirgatum'PrairieFire' Switchgrass yes yes yes no no yes no usedbynestinggrasslandbirds

Panicum'CapeBreeze' Switchgrass yes yes yes no no yes no

Sporobolusheterolepis PrairieDropseed yes no yes no no yes no usedbynestinggrasslandbirds

PERRENIALS&FERNS

Adiantumpedatum MaidenhairFern yes no no no no no no providescoverandnestingsite

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Agastache'PurpleHaze' Hyssop yes no no yes yes yes no

Amsoniahubrichtii NarrowLeafBluestar yes yes no yes yes no no goodbutterflynectarplant

Amsoniatabernaemontana BlueStarAmsonia yes yes yes yes yes no no goodbutterflynectarplant

Amsoniax'BlueIce' BlueStarAmsonia yes yes yes yes no no

Anemonexhybrida'HonorineJobert' Anemone no no no yes

Anemonesylvestris SnowdropWindflower no no no yes

Asclepiasincarnata SwampMilkweed yes yes no yes yes no yes larvalhostforMonarchbutterfly

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Asteroblongifolius'OctoberSkies' AromaticAster yes no yes yes yes no yes hosts109speciesofcaterpillars

AstilbeDeutschland Astilbe

Baptisiaaustralis FalseBlueIndigo yes no yes no no no yes

larvalhostforwildindigoduskywingandsoutherndogfacebutterflies(DT)

Caryopterisxclanodensis'Inoveris'GrandBleu' Bluebeard no no yes

Coreopsislanceolata Tickseed yes yesyes no no

Dennstaedtiapunctilobula Hay-ScentedFern yes no yes no no no no providescoverforwildlife

Dicentraspectabilis BleedingHeart yes yes no no no no no

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Echinaceapurpurea'Magnus' PurpleConeflower yes no yes yes yes no no

Echinaceapallida'HulaDancer' PalePurpleConeflower yes no yes yes yes no no

Echinaceapurpurea'WhiteSwan' WhiteConeflower no yes yes yes no no

Echinopssphaerocephalius'ArcticGlow' GreatGlobeThistle no no yes ? ? ? ?

Eupatoriumdubium'LittleJoe' DwarfJoePyeWeed ? yes yes yes no yes supports41speciesofcaterpillars

Eupatoriumperfoliatum CommonBoneset

Eurybiadivaricata(Asterdivaricatus) WhiteWoodAster yes no yes yes yes no yes hosts109speciesofcaterpillars

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Galiumodoratum SweetWoodruff

Geraniummacrorrhizum'Album' WhiteBigrootGeranium ? no no yes yes no no sameasG.maculatum?

(native)

Heucheravillosa'AutumnBride' HairyAlumroot yes no yes no no no no providescoverforwildlife

Irisversicolor BlueFlag yes yes no no no no noprovidescoverfor

wildlifeinwetareas;stabilizesbank

Liatrisspicata'Kobold' BlazingStar

Lobeliasiphilitica BlueCardinalFlower yes yes no yes yes no nosourceofnectarforhummingbirdsand

nocturnalsphinxmoths

LobeliacardinalisWhitecultivar WhiteLobelia yes yes no yes yes no no

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Mertensiavirginica VirginiaBluebell yes yes yes yes no no excellenthummingbirdplant

Nepetaxfassenii'Walker'sLow' Catmint no no yes

Nicotianatabacum Tobacco

Onocleasensibilis SensitiveFern yes yes no no no no no nestsiteforbirds

Osmundacinnamomea CinnamonFern yes yes no no no no no nestsiteforbirds

Pachysandraprocumbens AlleghenySpruge almost no yes yes yes no no

Perovskiaatriplicifolia'LittleSpire' RussianSage no no yes

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Persicariaamplexicaulis'Firetail' MountainFleece

Polystichumacrostichoides ChristmasFern yes no yes no no no no

Rudbeckiafulgida OrangeConeflower yes no yes yes yes yes no

Salviaxsylvestris'BlueHill' WoodSage no no yes

Tiarellacordifolia Foamflower yes no no yes yes no no

Thalictrum'SplendideWhite' WhiteMeadowRue

Veronicastrumvirginicum Culver'sRoot yes yes yes yes no no

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KEYN=Native

W=Tolerateswetsoil

D=Toleratesdrought

PP=Pollenproducer

NP=Nectarproducer

BF=Foodforbirds

CF=Foodforcaterpillars

SOURCESRickDarkeandDougTallamy,TheLivingLandscape

LadybirdJohnsonWildflowerCenterplantdatabase,wildflower.org

TheXercesSociety,http://www.xerces.org

UnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculturePlantDatabase,http://plants.usda.gov/java

CornellUniversityWoodyPlantsDatabase,http://woodyplants.cals.cornell.edu/home

ClemsonUniversityCooperativeExtension,http://www.clemson.edu/extension/hgic/

WilliamCullina,NativeFernsMoss&Grasses

VirginiaDepartmentofConservationandResourcesPlantDatabase

MissouriBotanicalGardenPlantDatabase,http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org