Other plant types: Fern/Fern Ally | Grass/Grasslike | Groundcover | Herbaceous | Herbaceous Emergent | Tree | Vine
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| W = wet | Su = full sun | B = brown | R = red | O = orange |
| M = moist | PS = part shade | W = white | P = pink | G = green |
| D = dry | Sh = full shade | Y = yellow | Pu = purple | Bl = blue |
| * denotes evergreen or semi-evergreen foliage | ||||
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Height | Color | Bloom |
| Aronia melanocarpa | black chokeberry |
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5' | W | Apr-Jun | |
| Ceanothus americanus | New Jersey tea |
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3' | W | May-Sep | |||
| Comptonia peregrina | sweet fern |
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3' | G | Apr-May | |||
| Euonymus americanus | strawberry bush, hearts-a-bustin' |
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1.5-6.5' | G | May-Jun | ||||
| Gaylussacia baccata | black huckleberry |
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1.5' | W, P | May-Jun | ||
| Gaylussacia frondosa | dangleberry |
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2-4' | G, Pu | Apr-Jun | |
| Hypericum densiflorum | dense St. John's wort |
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1.5-6’ | Y | Jul-Sep | ||
| Rosa carolina | pasture rose |
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0.5-3' | P | May-Jun | ||
| Rubus odoratus | purple flowering raspberry |
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6' | Pu | Jun-Sep | |||
| Spiraea alba | narrow-leaved meadow-sweet |
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5' | W | Jun-Sep | ||||
| Spiraea latifolia | broad-leaved meadowsweet |
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5' | W, P | Jun-Sep | ||||
| Vaccinium angustifolium | late lowbush blueberry |
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2-3' | W, P | May-Jun | ||
| Vaccinium vacillans (V. pallidum) | early lowbush blueberry |
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1.5' | W, P | Apr-May | |||
| Viburnum acerifolium | maple-leaved arrowwood |
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3-6.5' | W, P | Apr-May | ||
| Soil Moisture: | Sunlight: | Flower Color (simplified, all shades): | ||
| W = wet | Su = full sun | B = brown | R = red | O = orange |
| M = moist | PS = part shade | W = white | P = pink | G = green |
| D = dry | Sh = full shade | Y = yellow | Pu = purple | Bl = blue |
| * denotes evergreen or semi-evergreen foliage | ||||
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Height | Color | Bloom |
| Aronia arbutifolia | red chokeberry |
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1.5-13' | W | Mar-May | ||
| Cephalanthus occidentalis | buttonbush |
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to 10' | W | Jul-Aug | |||
| Cornus amomum | silky dogwood |
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3-10' | W | May-Jun | |||
| Hamamelis virginiana | witch hazel |
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3-15' | Y | Sep-Dec | ||
| Hydrangea arborescens | wild hydrangea |
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3-9' | W | Jun-Jul | |||
| Ilex verticillata | winterberry holly |
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6-12' | Jun-Jul | |||
| Leucothoe racemosa | fetterbush |
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13' | W, P | May-Jun | |||
| Lindera benzoin | spicebush |
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6.5-16' | Y | Mar-May | |||
| Lyonia ligustrina | male-berry |
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1.5-10' | W | May-Jul | |||
| Rhododendron maximum | great rhododendron, rose bay |
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15' + | W, P * | May-Aug | ||
| Rhododendron periclymenoides | pink azalea, pinxterbloom |
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3-10' | P, W | Apr-May | |||
| Rhododendron viscosum | swamp azalea |
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6.5-10' | W, P | May-Aug | |||
| Rhus aromatica | fragrant sumac |
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6' | G | Mar-May | |||
| Rhus glabra | sweet or smooth sumac |
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1.5-10' | G | Jun-Jul | |||
| Rosa palustris | swamp rose |
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8' | P | Jul-Aug | ||
| Sambucus canadensis | common elderberry |
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6-12' | W | Jun-Jul | |
| Vaccinium corymbosum | highbush blueberry |
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6-12' | W, P | Apr-May | ||
| Vaccinium stamineum | deerberry |
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5-10' | W, Pu | Apr-Jun | |||
| Viburnum dentatum (V. recognitum) | southern arrowwood |
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10' | W | May-Jun | ||
| Viburnum nudum | naked witherod |
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6.5-13' | W | Apr-May | |||
| Soil Moisture: | Sunlight: | Flower Color (simplified, all shades): | ||
| W = wet | Su = full sun | B = brown | R = red | O = orange |
| M = moist | PS = part shade | W = white | P = pink | G = green |
| D = dry | Sh = full shade | Y = yellow | Pu = purple | Bl = blue |
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Height | Color | Bloom |
| Alnus serrulata | smooth alder |
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12-20' | Mar-Apr | ||||
| Aralia spinosa | Devil's walking stick |
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39' | W | Jun-Aug | |||
| Corylus americana | American hazelnut or filbert |
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10-15' | Mar-Apr | |||||
| Kalmia latifolia | mountain laurel |
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10' | W, P * | May-Jul | |
| Rhus copallina | shining or winged sumac |
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20-30' | G-Y | Jul-Aug | |||
| Rhus typhina | staghorn sumac |
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33' | Y, G | Jun-Jul | ||||
| Viburnum prunifolium | black haw |
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26' | W | Apr-May | ||
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