| Common Name |
Genus &
species
cv. or syn. |
WSR(a)
Type(b) |
Habit |
Zone |
Height
Spread |
Origin |
Aesthetics |
Sun |
Water |
Soil |
Salt Tolerance
(a) |
Roadside Performance
(a) |
| Woolly yarrow |
Achillea
tomentosa
'King Edward' |
P
P |
Erect, spreading |
3-7 |
6-12"
18" |
Temperate Zone |
Evergreen, grayish foliage, yellow flowers |
Full sun |
Drought tolerant |
Well- drained |
|
|
| American beachgrass |
Ammophila
breviligulata |
P
G |
Rhizomatous |
3-8 |
2-3'
? |
USA |
Long and narrow leaves |
Full sun |
Drought tolerant |
Well- drained dry soil |
|
|
| Plantainleaf pussytoes |
Antennaria
plantaginifolia |
P
P |
Mat forming |
3-8 |
6-12"
9-18" |
USA |
Dark green basal leaves, silvery whilte flowers
tinged with pink |
Full sun to partial shade |
Moist |
Well- drained |
|
|
| Bearberry |
Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi
'Point Reyes' |
P
W |
Carpet forming |
3-7 |
1-4"
Indefinite |
North America Europe, Asia |
Leathery evergreen leaves, red berry drupe persisting in
winter |
Full sun to moderate shade |
Drought tolerant |
Well- drained acidic |
|
|
| Mountain sandwort |
Arenaria
montana |
P
P |
Mat forming |
4-7 |
6-8"
12" |
Europe |
Tiny gray-green leaves, white spring flowers |
Full sun to light shade |
Moist |
Well- drained |
|
|
| Thinfruit sedge |
Carex
flaccosperma |
P
G |
Clump forming |
5-8 |
6-12"
6-16" |
Easter North America |
Fine-textured, narrow, glaucus blue leaves |
Full to partial shade |
Drought tolerant |
|
|
|
| Early sedge, Penn sedge, Yellow sedge |
Carex
pennsylvanica |
P
G |
Sod forming |
3-8 |
4-18"
Indefinite |
North- eastern US |
Green foliage |
Full sun to shade |
Drought tolerant |
Well- drained |
|
|
| Snow in summer |
Cerastium
tomentosum |
P
P |
Mat forming |
3-7 |
6-12"
12" |
Italy |
Evergreen, silvery foliage, white profusion of flowers mid
to late spring |
Full sun |
Drought tolerant |
Well- drained low fertility |
|
|
| Dwarf deutzia |
Deutzia
gracilis
'Nikko' |
P
W |
Mound forming |
5-8 |
1-2'
2-5' |
Japan |
snow white flowers in spring |
Full sun to partial shade |
Moist |
Well- drained humusy |
|
|
| Deertongue |
Dichanthelium
clandestinum
'Tioga' |
P
G |
Prostrate, erect |
3-8 |
3-8'
? |
Eastern USA, Southeastern Canada |
Wide leaves resemble deer's tongue |
Full sun to partial shade |
Moist |
Sandy |
|
|
| Fairy wings |
Epimedium
x
perralchicum
'Frohnleiten' |
P
P |
Clump forming |
5-9 |
8-12"
8-12" |
hybrid |
Bright yellow flowers and very attractive leaves
in spring |
Full sun to partial shade |
Moist |
Well- drained fertile |
|
|
| Creeping bluet, Thymeleaf bluets |
Houstonia
serpyllifolia |
P
P |
Mat forming |
5-8 |
3"
Indefinite |
South- eastern US |
Violet to white |
Shade |
Drought tolerant |
Moist, fertile |
|
|
| Climbing hydrangea |
Hydrangea
anomala
spp. peteolaris |
P
W |
Woody climber, sprawling when unsupported |
5-8 |
5-6"
Indefinite |
China, Korea, Japan |
Large showy fragrant white flowers in summer |
Light to moderate shade |
Drought tolerant |
Well- drained fertile |
|
|
| Perennial candytuft, Rock candytuft |
Iberis
saxatilis |
P
W |
Sprawling subshrub |
7-9 |
6"
12" |
Europe |
Profusion of white flowers in late spring, evergreen |
Full sun |
Moist |
Well- drained |
|
|
| Japanese blood grass, Red baron blood, Red cogon |
Imperata
cylindrica
'Red Baron' |
P
G |
Creeping grass |
5-10 |
12-18"
12" |
Japan |
Scarlet to wine-red foliage |
Full sun |
Moist |
Well- drained |
|
|
| Golden dead nettle, Lamiastrum, Yellow archangel, Variegated
yellow archangel |
Lamiastrum
galebdolon
'Herman's Pride' |
P
P |
Trailing |
4-9 |
9-15"
18-24" |
Europe |
Foliage with silver variegation, yellow flowers in spring |
Full to moderate shade |
Moist |
Well- drained acidic |
|
|
| English lavender, Lavandin, Lavender, True lavender |
Lavandula
angustifolia
'Hidcote Superior' |
P
P |
Compact, rounded |
5-9 |
3'
30" |
Medi- terranean region |
Evergreen foliage, Violet-purple flowers in summer |
Full sun |
Drought tolerant |
Well- drained |
|
|
| Creeping charlie, Creeping jenny, Loosestrife, Moneywort |
Lysimachia
nummilaria
'Aurea' |
P
P |
Mat forming, trailing |
3-8 |
1-2"
Indefinite |
Europe |
Lime green foliage, bright yellow flowers early summer to
fall |
Light to moderate shade |
Moist |
Moist |
|
|
| Yellow loosestrife |
Lysimachia
punctata
'Alexander' |
P
P |
Erect, rhizomatous, clump forming |
4-9 |
12-24"
9-12" |
Europe to Turkey |
Dark green leaves with creamy borders, and whorls
of star- shaped, golden yellow flowers in spring |
Full sun to partial shade |
Moist of dry |
Well- drained fertile |
|
|
| Moss sandwort |
Minuartia
verna |
P
P |
Carpet forming |
4-7 |
6-8"
12" |
Europe |
White flowers in spring |
Full sun to partial shade |
Drought tolerant |
Well- drained |
|
|
| Evening primrose, Primrose, Sundrops |
Oenothera
pallida |
P
P |
Upright |
3-7 |
8-20"
8-12" |
Western North America |
Fragrant white summer flowers aging to pink |
Full sun |
Drought tolerant |
Well- drained low fertility |
|
F/P |
| Creeping phlox |
Phlox
stolonifera
'Sherwood Purple' |
P
P |
Mat forming, trailing |
4-9 |
6-12"
Indefinite |
Eastern US |
Purple flowers in mid to late spring, evergreen foliage |
Light to moderate shade |
Moist |
Moist fertile |
|
|
| Campion, Catchfly, Sticky catchfly |
Silene
caroliniana |
P
P |
Spreading |
4-7 |
8"
6" |
East. and Cent. North America |
Pink flowers in summer |
Full sun or light shade |
Drought tolerant |
Well- drained |
|
|
| Foamflower |
Tiarella
cordifolia
'Running Tapestry' |
P
P |
Clump forming |
3-8 |
10-12"
12-15" |
Eastern North America |
Attractive heart-shaped leaves, creamy white flowers
in spring and summer |
Full sun to partial shade |
Moist |
Well- drained |
|
|
| Lowbush blueberry |
Vaccinium
angustifolium |
P
W |
Low growing, forming colonies |
2-6 |
1-2'
1-2' |
North- eastern USA |
White flowers in May and June |
Full sun to partial shade |
Moist |
Well- drained |
|
|
| American cranberry |
Vaccinium
macrocarpon |
P
W |
Spreading, woody |
1-7 |
1-4"
Indefinite |
Eastern North America |
Glossy dark green leaves, red fruit in summer |
Full sun or light shade |
Moist |
Well- drained |
|
|
| Creeping speedwell |
Veronica
repens |
P
P |
Mat forming |
5-7 |
4"
Indefinite |
Europe |
Blue flowers in summer, dark green leaves |
Full sun to partial shade |
Moist |
Well- drained |
|
G |
| Speedwell |
Veronica
x (alpina v. alba x spicata)
'Goodness Grows' |
P
P |
Upright |
3-8 |
12"
indefinite |
Europe |
Long blue flower spikes |
Full sun to light shade |
Moist |
Well- drained |
|
|
| Purple leafed clover, Shamrock |
Trifolium
repens
'Atropurpureum' |
F
P |
Creeping |
4-8 |
4"
Indefinite |
Europe |
Red bronze foliage |
Full sun |
Moist |
Well- drained |
|
|
| Harewell speedwell |
Veronica
prostrata |
F/P
P |
Prostrate spreading |
4-8 |
8"
Indefinite |
Europe |
Semi-evergreen foliage, bright blue flowers in late spring |
Full sun to partial shade |
Moist |
Well- drained |
|
|
| Common periwinkle, Dwarf periwinkle, Running myrtle, Myrtle |
Vinca
minor |
F
P |
Creeping |
4-8 |
4-6"
Indefinite |
Europe |
Evergreen glossy foliage, light blue flowers in spring and
fall |
Full sun to shade |
Drought tolerant |
Well- drained fertile |
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