North American Native Plants for New England Gardens Sun, average soil Actaea racemosa (syn. Cimicifuga racemosa) Aster novi-belgii Amsonia rigida Aster pilosus Amsonia tabernaemontana Aster umbellatus Anemone multifida Baptisia australis Aster nova-angliae Baptisia tinctoria Boltonia asteroides Heliopsis helianthoides Chelone glabra Hypoxis hirsuta Chelone lyonii Liatris graminifolia Chrysogonum virginianum Liatris scariosa var. novae angliae Coreopsis tripteris Liatris squarrosa Coreopsis verticillata Lilium canadense Delphinium tricorne Lilium philadelphicum Delphinium exaltatum Lobelia cardinalis Dodecatheon media Lobelia siphilitica Eupatorium sp. Monarda didyma Geranium maculatum Monarda fistulosa Helenium autumnale Oenothera fruticosa Helianthus angustifolius Opuntia humifusa Helianthus divaricatus Penstemon laevigatus Penstemon digitalis Penstemon hirsutus Phlox caroliniana Silene virginica Phlox paniculata Sedum sp. Phlox subulata Sisyrinchium sp. Physotegia virginiana Solidago rigida Podophylum peltatum Solidago rugosa Porteranthus stipulatus Solidago sempervirens Porteranthus trifoliatus Talinum sp. Ratibida pinata Vernonia lettermanii Rudbeckia hirta Viola sp. Salvia sp. Yucca sp. Scutellaria ovata Xanthorhiza simplicissima Scutellaria serrata Zizia aptera Sun, dry soil Agastache rupestris Asclepias syriaca Allium cernuum Asclepias tuberosa Allium stellatum Asclepias pupurescens Amsonia tabernaemontana Aster cordifolius Anemone patens multifida Aster divaricatus Antennaria sp. Aster umbellatus Asclepias pupurescens Aster laevis Aster spectabilis Aster nova-angliae Euphorbia corollata Aster pilosus Gaillardia sp. Baptisia tinctoria Gaura sp. Callirhoe involucrate Helianthus divaricatus Campanula rotundifolia Helianthus helianthoides Coreopsis lanceolata Liatris punctata Coreopsis tripteris Liatris spicata Coreopsis verticillata Lilium philadelphicum Echinacea pallida Lupinus perennis Echinacea purpurea Monarda didyma Echinacea tenneseensis Monarda fistulosa Eupatorium maculatum Oenothera biennis 1 (Sun, dry…) Opuntia humifusa Sedum sp. Penstemon hirsutus Sisyrinchium sp. Phlox caroliniana Solidago rigida Phlox paniculata Solidago rugosa Phlox subulata Solidago sempervirens Podophylum peltatum Talinum sp. Ratibida pinata Vernonia lettermanii Rudbeckia hirta Viola labradorica Salvia sp. Viola pedata Scutellaria ovata Yucca sp. Scutellaria serrata Xanthorhiza simplicissima Silene virginica Zizia aptera Moist soils Actaea pachypoda Filipendula rubra Actaea rubra Gaultheria hispidula Allium tricoccum Gaultheria procumbens Amsonia rigida Gentiana sp. Amsonia tabernaemontana Geranium maculataum Anemone canadensis Helianthus sp. Anemone quinquefolia Helonias bullata Anemonella thalictroides Hibiscus moscheutos Arisaema triphyllum Houstonia caerulea Asclepias exaltata Hydrastis canadensis Aster umbellatus Iris prismatica Aster umbellatus Iris versicolor Boltonia asteroids Iris virginica Caltha palustris Lilium canadense Camassia sp. Lilium superbum Caulophyllum thalictroides Lobelia cardinalis Chelone glabra Lobelia siphilitica Chelone lyonii Marshallia sp. Claytonia virginiana Mertensia virginica Clintonia borealis Mimulus ringens Cornus canadensis Oenothera fruticosa Cypripedium regina Peltandra virginica Darmera peltata Penstemon digitalis Dicentra eximia Phlox divaricata Erythronium americanum Rhexia virginica Eupatorium fistulosum Thalictrum thalictroides Eupatorium maculatum Trillium sp. Eupatorium perfoliatum Trollius laxus Eupatorium purpureum Veratrum viride Eupatorium rugosum Vernonia noveboracense Part Shade/Shade Actaea pachypoda Aquilegia canadensis Actaea racemosa (syn. Cimicifuga) Arisaema triphyllum Actaea rubra Aruncus dioicus Amsonia rigida Asarum canadense Amsonia tabernaemontana Aster cordifolius Allium tricoccum Aster divaricatus Anemonella thalictroides Aster turbinellis Anemone canadensis Aster umbellatus Anemone quinquefolia Aster nova-angliae Anemonella thalictroides Aster novi-belgii 2 Aster umbellatus Penstemon laevigatus Baptisia australis Penstemon digitalis Campanula divaricata Penstemon hirsutus Chelone lyonii Phlox caroliniana Chrysogonum virginianum Phlox divaricata Chelone glabra Phlox stolonifera Clematis albicoma Physotegia virginiana Clematis ochroleuca Podophylum peltatum Clintonia borealis Polemonium repens Convallaria majuscule Ploygonatum biflorum Coreopsis tripteris Porteranthus stipulatus Coreopsis verticillata Porteranthus trifoliatus Cornus canadensis Sanguinaria canadensis Delphinium tricorne Sedum nevii Dicentra culcullaria Sedum ternatum Dicentra eximia Silene stellata Dodecatheon media Smilacina racemosa Linnaea borealis Solidaga caesia Lilium canadense Stylophorum diphyllum Lobelia cardinalis Uvularia grandiflora Lobellia siphilitica Uvularia sessilifolia Maianthemum racemosa Tiarella sp. Meehania cordata Trillium sp. Mertensia virginica Vancouveria hexandra Pachysandra procumbens Viola spp 3 Plants to attract birds Agastache rupestris Aquilegia sp. Clintonia sp. Cornus canadensis Diphylleia cymosa Echinacea sp. Disporum sp. Eupatorium sp. Gaultheria sp. Helianthus sp. Hydrastis canadensis Liatris sp. Lobelia sp. Lupinus perennis Maianthemum canadense Monarda sp. Panax quinquefolius Penstemon sp. Physotegia sp. Polygonatum sp. Rudbeckia sp. Silene virginica Silphium sp. Smilacina sp. Solidago sp. Spigelia marilandica Trillium sp. Vernonia sp. Zauschneria sp. Plants for pollinators (nectar and larval food) Actaea (Cimicifuga) sp. Agastache rupestris Allium sp. Amsonia sp. Antennaria sp. Aruncus dioicus Aquilegia sp. Asclepias sp. Aster sp. Baptisia sp. Boltonia sp. Callirhoe sp. Campanula sp. Chelone sp. Coreopsis sp. Dicentra sp. Echinacea sp. Eupatorium sp. Filipendula rubra Gallardia sp. Gaultheria sp. Gaura sp. Gentiana sp. Helianthus sp. Heliopsis helianthoides 4 Liatris sp. Lobelia sp. Lupinus perennis Maianthemum canadense Monarda sp. Penstemon sp. Phlox sp. Physotegia sp. Polemonium sp. Polygonatum sp. Pycnanthemum muticum Ratibida pinnata Rudbeckia sp. Salvia sp. Scutellaria sp. Silphium sp. Smilacina sp. Solidago sp. Stokesia laevis Tiarella sp. Trillium sp. Vernonia sp. Viola sp. Yucca sp. Zauschneria sp. Northeastern natives Actaea pachypoda Actaea racemosa (syn. Cimicifuga) Actaea rubra Agastache nepetoides Allium tricoccum Anemone canadensis Anemone multifida Anemone quinquefolia Anemonella thalictroide Aquilegia canadensis Arisaema triphyllum Asarum canadense Asclepias exaltata Asclepias incarnata Asclepias purpurascens Asclepias tuberosa Aster concolor Aster cordifolius Aster divaricatus Aster macrophyllus Aster novae-angliae Baptisia tinctoria Calapogon tuberosa Caltha palustris Campanula rotundifolia Caulophyllum thalictroides Chamaelireum luteum Chelone glabra Chrysopsis fulcata Chrysopsis mariana Claytonia caroliniana Claytonia virginiana Clematis occidentalis 5 Clematis virginiana Clintonia borealis Coreopsis rosea Coreopsis tripteris Cornus canadensis Cypripedium aretinum Cypripedium pubescens Cypripedium reginae Dicentra cucullaria Epilobium angustifolium Erythronium americanum Eupatorium fistulosum Eupatorium perfoiatum Eupatorium rugosum Euphorbia corollata Gaultheria hispidula Gaultheria procumbens Gentiana clausa Gentiana crinita Geranium maculatum Helianthus divaricatus Helianthus giganteus Heliopsis helianthoides Hepatica acutiloba Hepatica americana Hibiscus moscheutos Houstonia caerulea Hydrastis canadensis Hypoxis hirsuta Iris prismatica Iris setosa Iris versicolor Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae Lilium canadensis Linnaea borealis Lobelia cardinalis Lobelia siphilitica Lupinus perennis Mertensia virginica Monarda didyma Monarda fistulosa Oenothera fruticosa Opuntia humifusa Panax quinquefolius Penstemon digitalis Penstemon hirsutus Phlox divaricata Physotegia virginiana Podophyllum peltatum Polygonatum biflorum Polygonatum pubescens Pycnanthemum muticum Rhexia virginica Rudbeckia hirta Sanguinaria canadensis Sarracenia purpurea Scutellaria integrifolia Senna herbecarpa Sisyrinchium angustifolium Smilacina racemosa Solidago nemoralis 6 Solidago rigida Solidaga rugosa Solidago speciosa Tiarella cordifolia Tradescantia virginiana Trillium erectum Trillium grandiflorum Trillium undulatum Uvularia grandiflora Uvularia sessilifolia Veratrum viride Verbena stricta Vernonia noveboracensis Veronicastrum virginicum Viola labradorica Viola pedata Viola pubescens Viola striata Waldstenia fragarioides Zizia aptera 7 .