Herbacious Perennial

Plants are listed in Alphabetical Order by Common Name.

Sun Tolerance is given by "[SU PS SH]" - where SU=Sun, PS=Partial Sun and SH=Shade

Soil Moisture is given by "{W M D}" - where W=Wet, M=Moist and D=Dry.

• Allegheny Monkey Flower (Mimulus ringens) [SU PS SH] {W M  }

• American Blue Vervain (Verbena hastate) [SU      ] {W M  }

• American Boneset (Eupatorium hyssopifolium) [SU PS SH] {W M  }

• American Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) [SU PS SH] {W M  }

• American Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum) [SU  ] {   M  }

• American Spikenard (Eubotrys racemosa) [SU PS SH] {   M  }

• Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) [SU PS SH] {   M D}

• Aromatic Aster (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium) [SU      ] {   M D}

• Azure Bluet (Houstonia caerulea) [   PS   ] {   M  }

• Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red') [SU      ] {   M D}

• Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis) [SU  ] {   M D}

• Bee Balm (Monarda bradburiana) [SU  ] {   M D}

• Bee Balm (Monarda didyma) [SU PS SH] {W M  }

• Betony (Stachys tenuifolia) [SU  ] {   M  }

• Bird's Foot Violet (Viola papilionacea) [SU      ] {   M D}

• Black Cohosh (Actaea racemosa) [   PS SH] {   M  }

• Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) [SU  ] {   M  }

• Blazing Star (Liatris pilosa) [SU PS SH] {   M D}

• Blazing Star (Liatris scariosa) [SU  ] {   M D}

• Blazing Star (Liatris spicata 'Kobold') [SU      ] {   M  }

• Blazing Star (Liatris spicata) [SU  ] {   M  }

• Bleeding Heart (Dicentra eximia) [   PS SH] {   M  }

• Blue Cardinal Flower (Lobelia siphilitica) [SU PS SH] {W M  }

• Blue False Indigo (Baptisia australis) [SU PS SH] {   M D}

• Blue Flag (Iris versicolor) [SU PS SH] {W M  }

• Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) [SU PS SH] {   M  }

• Blue Mistflower (Eupatorium coelestinum) [SU PS SH] {   M  }

• Blue Star (Amsonia hubrichtii 'Blue Ice') [SU PS   ] {   M  }

• Blue Star (Amsonia hubrichtii) [SU PS SH] {   M  }

• Blue Star (Amsonia tabernaemontana) [SU PS SH] {   M  }

• Blue Stem Goldenrod (Solidago caesia) [SU PS SH] {   M D}

• Blue Wood Aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium) [SU PS SH] {   M D}

• Bluebell (Campanula rotundifolia) [SU PS SH] {   M  }

• Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium) [SU PS SH] {   M  }

• Blunt Mountainmint (Pycnanthemum muticum) [SU PS SH] {   M  }

• Broad Leaf Goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis) [SU PS SH] {   M  }

• Brookside Geranium (Geranium 'Brookside') [SU PS   ] {   M  }

• Brown-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba) [SU  ] {   M  }

• Butterfly Weed (Asclepias purpurascens) [SU      ] {   M D}

• Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) [SU  ] {   M D}

• Canadian Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) [SU      ] {   M  }

• Canadian Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense) [   PS SH] {   M  }

• Cancer Weed (Salvia lyrata) [SU  ] {W M  }

• Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) [SU PS SH] {W M  }

• Closed Gentian (Gentiana andrewsii) [   PS SH] {   M  }

• Coastal Plain Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium dubium) [SU PS   ] {W M  }

• Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) [SU PS SH] {   M  }

• Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia) [SU PS SH] {   M  }

• Common Bugle (Ajuga reptans) [SU PS SH] {   M  }

• Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) [SU  ] {   M D}

• Coneflower 'Hot Papaya' (Echinacea 'Hot Papaya') [SU PS   ] {   M D}

• Coral Bells (Heuchera americana) [SU PS SH] {   M  }

• Creeping Foamflower 'Running Tapestry' (Tiarella cordifolia 'Running Tapestry') [   PS SH] {   M  }

• Creeping Phlox (Phlox stolonifera) [SU PS SH] {   M  }

• Culver's Root (Veronicastrum virginicum) [SU      ] {W M  }

• Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) [   PS SH] {   M  }

• Dwarf Crested Iris (Iris cristata) [SU PS SH] {   M  }

• Dwarf Mondo Grass (Ophiopogon japonicus 'Nana') [SU PS   ] {   M  }

• Early Goldenrod (Solidago gigantea) [SU PS SH] {W M  }

• Early Goldenrod (Solidago juncea) [SU  ] {   M D}

• Eastern Smooth Penstemon (Penstemon laevigatus) [SU  ] {   M  }

• False Bugbane (Morella caroliniensis) [   PS SH] {W M  }

• False Spirea (Astilbe ssp.) [SU PS   ] {W M  }

• Field Thistle (Cirsium discolor) [SU  ] { D}

• Foam Flower (Tiarella cordifolia) [   PS SH] {   M  }

• Garden Phlox (Phlox paniculata 'David') [SU PS SH] {   M  }

• Garden Phlox (Phlox paniculata) [SU PS SH] {   M  }

• Goat's Beard (Aruncus dioicus) [SU PS SH] {W M  }

• Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea) [SU PS SH] {   M  }

• Golden Knee (Chrysogonum virginianum) [   PS SH] {W M  }

• Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea) [SU PS SH] {W M  }

• Goldenrod (Solidago puberula) [SU  ] {   M  }

• Goldenrod (Solidago rigida) [SU  ] {   M  }

• Goldenrod (Solidago speciosa) [SU  ] {   M D}

• Goldenrod (Solidago sphacelata) [    ] {  }

• Hairy Alumroot (Heuchera villosa) [  SH] {   M  }

• Hairy Penstemon (Penstemon hirsutus) [SU PS SH] { D}

• Hairy Penstemon (Penstemon smallii) [SU PS SH] {     D}

• Heath Aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides) [SU      ] {   M D}

• Indian Hemp (Apocynum cannabinum) [SU  ] {   M D}

• Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium reptans) [SU PS SH] {   M  }

• Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium dubium) [SU PS SH] {W M  }

• Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium rugosum 'Little Joe') [SU PS SH] {W M  }

• Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium maculatum) [SU  ] {W M  }

• Joe-pyeweed (Eupatorium fistulosum) [SU PS SH] {W M  }

• Joe-pyeweed (Eutrochium fistulosum) [SU PS SH] {W M  }

• Lanceleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata) [SU      ] {   M D}

• Lanceleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis tripteris) [SU      ] {   M D}

• Large St. John's-wort (Hypericum densiflorum) [    ] {  }

• Mad-dog Scullcap (Scutellaria integrifolia) [SU PS SH] {W M  }

• Marsh Marigold (Caltha Palustris) [SU PS SH] {W }

• Monarda ‘Colrain Red’ (Monarda didyma 'Colrain Red') [SU PS   ] {   M D}

• Moss Phlox (Phlox subulata) [SU  ] {   M  }

• Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum incanum) [SU PS SH] {   M D}

• Narrowleaf Evening-primrose (Oenothera fruticosa) [SU  ] {   M  }

• New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Purple Dome') [SU  ] {   M  }

• New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) [SU  ] {   M  }

• New York Aster (Symphyotrichum novi-belgii) [    ] {  }

• New York Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis) [SU  ] {W M  }

• Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana) [SU      ] {   M  }

• Ohio Spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis) [SU PS SH] {   M D}

• Old Field Goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) [SU      ] {   M D}

• Orange Coneflower (Rudbeckia fuldiga 'Goldstrum') [  SH] {W M  }

• Orange Coneflower (Rudbeckia fulgida) [SU      ] {   M D}

• Oxeye Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides) [SU      ] {   M D}

• Pale Touch-me-not (Impatiens pallida) [      SH] {W M  }

• Peony (Paeonia lactiflora 'Karl Rosenfeld') [SU PS SH] {   M  }

• Pink Turtlehead (Chelone lyonii) [SU PS SH] {W M  }

• Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) [SU PS SH] {   M D}

• Pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia) [SU  ] {   M D}

• Robin's Plantain (Erigeron pulchellus) [SU      ] {   M D}

• Rose Gentian (Sabatia angularis) [SU PS SH] {   M  }

• Rough Goldenrod (Solidago rugosa) [    ] {  }

• Scaly Blazing Star (Liatris squarrosa) [SU      ] { D}

• Seaside Goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens) [SU      ] {   M  }

• Slender Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium) [SU PS SH] {   M D}

• Smallhead Blazing Star (Liatris microcephala) [SU      ] {   M D}

• Smooth Aster (Aster laevis) [SU  ] {   M D}

• Smooth Aster (Symphyotrichum laeve) [SU  ] {   M D}

• Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) [SU  ] {W M  }

• Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum biflorum) [   PS SH] {W M  }

• Southern Blue Flag (Iris virginica) [SU  ] {W M  }

• Spider Lily (Tradescantia virginiana) [   PS SH] {   M  }

• Spotted Phlox (Phlox maculata) [SU PS SH] {   M  }

• Squirrel Corn (Dicentra canadensis) [   PS   ] {   M  }

• Stiff Aster (Ionactis linariifolia) [SU  ] {   M D}

• Stiff Aster (Ionactis linariifolius) [SU  ] {   M D}

• Sunflower (Helianthus divaricatus) [   PS SH] {   M D}

• Swamp Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) [SU  ] {W M  }

• Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata ssp. pulchra) [SU  ] {W M  }

• Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) [SU      ] {W M  }

• Swamp Sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius) [   PS   ] {W }

• Thalictrum (Thalictrum pubescens) [   PS SH] {W M  }

• Threadleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb') [SU  ] {   M D}

• Threadleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis verticillata) [SU      ] {   M D}

• True Forget-me-not (Myosotis scorpioides) [SU PS SH] {W M  }

• Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica) [   PS SH] {   M  }

• Virginia Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum) [   PS SH] {W M  }

• White Evening Primrose (Oenothera rosea) [SU      ] {   M D}

• White Turtlehead (Chelone glabra) [   PS SH] {W M  }

• White Wood Aster (Eurybia divaricata) [   PS SH] {   M D}

• White Wood Aster (Eurybia divaricatus) [   PS SH] {   M D}

• Whorled Milkweed (Asclepias verticillata) [SU PS SH] {   M D}

• Whorled Milkweed (Asclepias viridiflora) [SU PS   ] { D}

• Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) [SU PS SH] {   M D}

• Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) [SU PS SH] {   M  }

• Wild Indigo (Baptisia tinctoria) [SU PS SH] {   M D}

• Wild Senna (Senna marilandica) [SU  ] {   M  }

• Wild Sweet William (Phlox divaricata) [   PS SH] {   M  }

• Windflower (Anemone canadensis) [SU PS SH] {W M  }

• Winterberry 'Nana' 'Red Sprite' (Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite') [SU PS   ] {   M D}