Herbaceous Plant Recommendations

PLANT RECOMMENDATIONS:  HERBACEOUS

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  PLANTS FOR MEDIUM TO DRY SITES

Andropogon virginicus	Coreopsis lanceolata	Monarda punctata	Rudbeckia hirta
Ammophila breviligulata	Danthonia spicata	Panicum amarum	Schizachyrium scoparium
Asclepias tuberosa	Echinacea purpurea	Panicum virgatum	Solidago nemoralis
Baptisia tinctoria	Heliopsis helianthoides	Penstemon digitalis	Solidago sempervirens
Carex pensylvanica	Monarda fistulosa	Polystichum acrostichoides	Sorghastrum nutans

PLANTS WITH ORNAMENTAL FLOWERS

Asclepias incarnata	Eupatorium maculatum	Monarda fistulosa	Saururus cernuus
Asclepias tuberosa	Eupatorium perfoliatum	Monarda punctata	Solidago canadensis
Baptisia australis	Euparotium purpureum	Nuphar lutea	Solidago nemoralis
Baptisia tinctoria	Heliopsis helianthoides	Nymphaea odorata	Solidago sempervirens
Caltha palustris	Hibiscus moscheutos	Penstemon digitalis	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Chelone glabra	Iris versicolor	Pontederia cordata	Symphyotrichum novi-belgii
Coreopsis lanceolata	Liatris spicata	Rudbeckia fulgida	Verbena hastata
Echinacea purpurea	Lobelia cardinalis	Rudbeckia hirta	Vernonia noveboracensis
Eupatorium coelestinum	Lobelia siphilitica	Rudbeckia laciniata
Eupatorium fistulosum	Mimulus ringens	Sagittaria latifolia

  

  SALT TOLERANT WETLAND PLANTS

Acorus americanus (10)	Panicum amarum (NA)	Schoenoplectus robustus (25)	Spartina patens (35)
Distichlis spicata (50)	Panicum virgatum (10)	Schoenoplectus tabernaemontanii (15)	Spartina pectinata (3)
Hibiscus moscheutos (15)	Peltandra virginica (2)	Solidago sempervirens (NA)	Typha angustifolia (15)
Juncus gerardii (NA)	Pontederia cordata (3)	Spartina alterniflora (35)
Juncus roemerianus (25)	Schoenoplectus pungens (15)	Spartina cynosuroides (10)

Note:  Numbers in ( ) indicate maximum salinity tolerance in parts per thousand (PPT)

              (NA) indicates maximum salinity tolerance is not quantified in the literature.

  PLANTS THAT ARE SUITABLE FOR PERMANENT INUNDATION

Acorus americanus (6)	Juncus militaris (36)	Sagittaria latifolia (24)	Sparganium americanum (6)
Alisma plantago-aquatica (12)	Leersia oryzoides (6)	Saururus cernuus (12)	Sparganium eurycarpum (12)
Caltha palustris (6)	Nuphar lutea (36)	Schoenoplectus acutus (36)	Typha angustifolia (12)
Carex stricta  (6)	Nymphaea odorata (36)	Schoenoplectus atrovirens (6)	Typha latifolia (12)
Hibiscus moscheutos (3)	Peltandra virginica (12)	Schoenoplectus pungens (6)
Iris versicolor (6)	Pontederia cordata (12)	Schoenoplectus tabernaemontanii (12)

Note:  Numbers in ( ) indicate maximum planting depth in inches

                                                             PLANTS WITH PARTIAL SHADE TOLERANCE

Acorus americanus	Danthonia spicata	Leersia oryzoides	Polystichum acrostichoides
Caltha palustris	Dryopteris marginalis	Lobelia cardinalis	Pontederia cordata
Carex crinita	Elymus riparius	Matteuccia struthiopteris	Rudbeckia laciniata
Carex stipata	Elymus virginicus	Onoclea sensibilis	Saururus cernuus
Carex stricta	Glyceria striata	Osmunda cinnamomea	Sparganium eurycarpum
Carex vulpinoidea	Iris versicolor	Osmunda regalis	Symphyotricum novi-belgii
Chelone glabra	Juncus effusus	Peltandra virginica	Thelypteris palustris