Effortless and Evergreen Plant List
Botanical Name Common Name Conditions Reproductive Strategy Evergreen/Foliage Present
Aquilegia canadensis Eastern Red Sun/Part Shade Seed No, but foliage/basal Columbine Average rosette persists. Filler
Asarum canadense Canadian Ginger Shade Rhizomatous No, but foliage emerges Dry to Average early spring.
Carex amphibola Creek sedge Part Sun/Shade Rhizomatous Yes Average to Wet
Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge Part Sun/Shade Rhizomatous No, but foliage persists Moist to Dry for winter groundcover.
Chrysogonum virginianum Green and Gold Sun/Part Shade Rhizomatous Yes Dry to Average
Dennstaedtia punctilobula Hay-scented Fern Sun/Part Shade Rhizomatous No
Dryopteris marginalis Marginal Wood Fern Shade Rhizomatous Yes Average
Eurybia divaricata White Wood Aster Part Shade/Shade Rhizomatous No, but foliage emerges Average to Dry Seed early spring.
Fragaria virginiana Woodland Sun/Part Sun Stoloniferous Yes Strawberry Average
Geranium maculatum Cranesbill Part Sun/Shade Seed No, but foliage emerges Average Self-sower early spring.
Prepared by Missy Fabel [email protected] October 5, 2019
Effortless and Evergreen Plant List
Botanical Name Common Name Conditions Reproductive Strategy Evergreen/Foliage Present
Heuchera villosa Alumroot Part Sun/Shade Rhizomatous Yes ‘Autumn Bride’ Dry to Average
Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower Sun/Part Shade Seed No, but basal rosette Moist to Wet Biennial persists.
Lobelia siphilitica Blue Lobelia Part Shade/Shade Seed No, but basal rosette Average to Moist Biennial persists.
Mertensia virginica Virginia Bluebells Part Sun/Shade Seed No. Spring ephemeral. Moist to Average Prolific self-sower Filler
Packera aurea Golden Groundsel Sun/Shade Rhizomatous Yes Moist to Average
Phlox divaricata Woodland Phlox Part Sun/Shade Rhizomatous Yes Average to Moist
Phlox stolonifera Creeping Phlox Part Sun/Shade Stoloniferous Yes Average to Dry
Phlox subulata Moss Phlox Sun Seed Yes Average Matt forming evergreen
Polystichum Christmas Fern Shade Spores Yes acrostichoides Average
Prepared by Missy Fabel [email protected] October 5, 2019
Effortless and Evergreen Plant List
Botanical Name Common Name Conditions Reproductive Strategy Evergreen/Foliage Present
Sedum ternatum Woodland Stonecrop Part Sun/Shade Seed/Stoloniferous Yes, foliage turns purple Average to Dry Matt forming evergreen in winter.
Sporobolus heterolepis Prairie Dropseed Sun/Part Shade Seed No, but foliage persists Average to Dry for winter structure.
Stylophorum diphyllum Wood Poppy Part Sun/Shade Seed No, but foliage emerges Moist to Average Prolific self-sower early spring. Filler
Tiarella cordifolia Foamflower Part Sun/Shade Stoloniferous Yes ‘Running Tapestry’ Average
Viola spp. Violets Part Sun/Shade Rhizomatous No, but foliage emerges Average Seed early spring.
Waldsteinia fragarioides Barren Strawberry Part Sun to Part Shade Stoloniferous Yes (Geum fragarioides) Average
Zizia aurea Golden Alexander Sun/Part Shade Seed No, but foliage persists Average to Moist Prolific self-sower through most of season. Filler
Prepared by Missy Fabel [email protected] October 5, 2019