Landscape Reference Guide
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Native, Adaptive Native & Wetland Plants
The key to using native or wetland plants successfully is carefully choosing plants that will match your site conditions. While some native plants are tremendously adaptable to a wide range of environmental conditions, many are quite habitat-specific. Before you start selecting plant materials, know your site, including the exposure, soil texture, pH, fertility, moisture conditions, weed problems, and the history of use. The conditions will need to be similar to a desired plant's natural habitat. Some discrepancies can be corrected with soil amendments, mulching, fertilization, and other techniques, but these solutions may not overcome a poor match between your selected plant and site. The issue of native plants in the industry is sometimes confusing as to what is a true native and what is a adaptive native plant. The below list is a combination of several extension and industry lists of native, adaptive native and suggested wetland plants.
| Acer rubrum Acer saccharum Amelanchier canadensis Amelanchier laevis Aronia arbutifolia Aronia melanocarpa Betula nigra Calycanthus floridus Campsis radicans Carpinus carolina Carpinus betulus Celtis occidentalis Cercis canadensis Chionanthus virginicus Clethrea alnifolia Cornus alternifolia Cornus florida Cornus racemosa Crategus curgalli Crategus phaenopyrum Eleagnus augustifolia Fagus sylvatica and cvs. Ferns-asst varieties Fraxinus americana |
Gleditsia tricanthos Gymnocladus diocia Hammamelis virginiana Ilex verticillata Itea virginica Juniper horizontalis Juniper communis Juniper virginiana Liquidamber styraciflua Lirodendron tulipifera Magnolia virginiana Malus spp. Myrica pennsylvanica Nyssa sylvatica Oxydendron arboreum Parthenocissus tricuspidata Picea abies Picea pungens Pinus nigra Pinus strobus Pinus sylvestris Platanus x acerfolia Prunus virginiana Rhus typhina Rosa rugosa |
Quercus alba Quercus bicolor Quercus coccinea Quercus palustris Quercus rubra Quercus shumardii Rhodotypos scandens Rhus typhina Salix alba Syringa vulgaris Salix discolor Taxus cvs Taxodium distichum Thuja occidentalis Tilia americana Tilia cordata Tsuga canadensis Viburnum dentatum Viburnum dilatatum Viburnum lantana Viburnum lentago Viburnum prunifolium Viburnum trilobum |

