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Easy to Grow Native Plants
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Semi-shade Moist Sites
Last edited 2019
By Hubert Ling
These are easy to grow native plants for semishade moist sites. They grow well in north and central NJ on slightly acid to neutral soil
| Scientific name | Common name | Family | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arisaema triphyllum | Jack in the pulpit | Araceae | |
| Eutrochium maculatum | spotted joe pye weed | Asteraceae | |
| Geranium maculatum | spotted geranium | Geraniaceae | |
| Helenium autumnale | common sneezeweed | Asteraceae | |
| Impatiens capensis | jewelweed | Balsaminaceae | |
| Lobelia siphilitica | great blue lobelia | Campanulaceae | |
| Maianthemum racemosum | false solomon's-seal | Liliaceae | |
| Monarda didyma | scarlet beebalm | Lamiaceae | |
| Monarda fistulosa | wild bergamot | Lamiaceae | |
| Podophyllum peltatum | mayapple | Berberidaceae | |
| Solidago flexicaulis | zigzag goldenrod | Asteraceae | |
| Solidago sempervirens | seaside goldenrod | Asteraceae | |
| Tiarella cordifolia | heartleaf foamflower | Saxifragaceae |
| Scientific name | Common name | Family | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aronia arbutifolia | red chokeberry | Rosaceae | |
| Aronia melanocarpa | black chokeberry | Rosaceae | |
| Clethra alnifolia | coastal sweetpepperbush | Clethraceae | |
| Cornus amomum | silky dogwood | Cornaceae | |
| Cornus racemosa | gray dogwood | Cornaceae | |
| Kalmia latifolia | mountain laurel | Ericaceae | |
| Lindera benzoin | northern spicebush | Lauraceae | |
| Rhododendron periclymenoides | pink azalea | Ericaceae | |
| Rhododendron viscosum | swamp azalea | Ericaceae | |
| Vaccinium corymbosum | highbush blueberry | Ericaceae | |
| Viburnum acerifolium | mapleleaf viburnum | Caprifoliaceae | |
| Viburnum dentatum | southern arrowwood | Caprifoliaceae | |
| Viburnum prunifolium | blackhaw | Caprifoliaceae |
| Scientific name | Common name | Family | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acer rubrum | red maple | Aceraceae | |
| Acer saccharum | sugar maple | Aceraceae | |
| Amelanchier canadensis | Canadian serviceberry | Rosaceae | |
| Betula lenta | sweet birch | Betulaceae | |
| Carpinus caroliniana | American hornbeam | Betulaceae | |
| Carya cordiformis | bitternut hickory | Juglandaceae | |
| Carya ovata | shagbark hickory | Juglandaceae | |
| Carya tomentosa | mockernut hickory | Juglandaceae | |
| Celtis occidentalis | common hackberry | Ulmaceae | |
| Cornus florida | flowering dogwood | Cornaceae | |
| Hamamelis virginiana | American witchhazel | Hamamelidaceae | |
| Juglans cinerea | butternut | Juglandaceae | |
| Juglans nigra | black walnut | Juglandaceae | |
| Liquidambar styraciflua | sweetgum | Hamamelidaceae | |
| Liriodendron tulipifera | tuliptree | Magnoliaceae | |
| Ostrya virginiana | hophornbeam | Betulaceae | |
| Platanus occidentalis | American sycamore | Platanaceae | |
| Quercus alba | white oak | Fagaceae | |
| Quercus bicolor | swamp white oak | Fagaceae | |
| Quercus coccinea | scarlet oak | Fagaceae | |
| Quercus palustris | pin oak | Fagaceae | |
| Quercus rubra | northern red oak | Fagaceae | |
| Quercus velutina | black oak | Fagaceae | |
| Sassafras albidum | sassafras | Lauraceae | |
| Tilia americana | American linden | Tiliaceae |
| Scientific name | Common name | Family | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athyrium filix-femina | common ladyfern | Dryopteridaceae | |
| Dryopteris carthusiana | spinulose woodfern | Dryopteridaceae | |
| Dryopteris goldiana | Goldie's woodfern | Dryopteridaceae | |
| Dryopteris marginalis | marginal shield fern | Dryopteridaceae | |
| Onoclea sensibilis | sensitive fern | Dryopteridaceae |
| Scientific name | Common name | Family | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deschampsia cespitosa | tufted hairgrass | Poaceae | |
| Elymus hystrix | eastern bottlebrush grass | Poaceae | |
| Panicum virgatum | switchgrass | Poaceae |
