Easy to Grow Native Field Plants of the North East
Compiled for The Native Plant Society of New Jersey by Hubert Ling, Ph.D. and Betty B. Knorr, Ph.D.
You can download the plant list as a excel spreadsheet
Sunny Fields - Medium Moisture - Warm Colors
Scientific Name | Common Name | Bloom Color | Code | Plant Profiles & Photos |
Aquilegia canadensis | Wild Columbine | Red/yellow | A, B, PS | wild columbine |
Asclepias tuberosa | Butterfly Weed | Orange | A, B | butterfly weed |
Cassia fasciculata | Patridge Pea | Yellow | B | |
Chrysopsis mariana | Maryland Golden Aster | Yellow | B | |
Coreopsis lanceolata | Lance Leaf Coreopsis | Yellow | A, B | |
Helianthemum canadense | Frostweed | Yellow | B | |
Helianthus divaricatus | Woodland Sunflower | Yellow | A, PS | |
Helianthus giganteus | Tall Sunflower | Yellow | SC | |
Helianthus strumosus | Pale-Leaved Wood Sunflower | Yellow | SC, PS | |
Lysimachia quadrifolia | Whorled Loosestrife | Yellow | B | |
Oenothera biennis | Evening Primrose | Yellow | B | |
Oenothera fruticosa | Sundrops | Yellow | B | |
Rudbeckia hirta | Black Eyed Susan | Yellow | A, B | |
Solidago sp. | Goldenrod | Yellow | B | |
Tephrosia virginiana | Goat's Rue | Yellow/rose | B |
Sunny Fields - Medium Moisture - Cool Colors
Scientific Name | Common Name | Bloom Color | Code | Plant Profiles & Photos |
Anaphalis margaritacea | Pearly Everlasting | White | B | |
Aster laevis | Smooth Aster | Lavender | B | |
Aster lateriflorus | Calico Aster | White | B | |
Aster linariifolius | Stiff Aster | Lavender | B | |
Symphyotrichum pilosum | Frost Aster | White | A | |
Aster simplex | Panicled Aster | White | SC | |
Aster spectabilis | Showy Aster | Lavender/Blue | B | |
Aster vimineus | Small White Aster | White | B | |
Erigeron annuus | Daisy Fleabane | White | B | |
Eupatorium rotundifolium | Round-Leaved Thoroughwort | White | B | |
Gnaphalium obtusifolium | Sweet Everlasting | White | B | |
Geranium maculatum | Wild Geranium | Lavender | B, PS | wild geranium |
Liatris graminifolia | Blazing Star | Lavender/Purple | B | |
Liatris spicata | Dense Blazing Star | Lavender/Purple | B | |
Lupinus perennis | Wild Lupine | Blue | B | |
Monarda fistulosa | Bergamot | Pink | B | |
Penstemon digitalis | Beardtongue | White | A, B | |
Penstemon hirsutus | Hairy Beardtongue | Purple | B | |
Solidago bicolor | Silver Rod | White | B | |
Specularia perfoliata | Venus' Looking Glass | Blue | B |
Moist/Wet Fields & Drainage Ditches - Warm Colors
Scientific Name | Common Name | Bloom Color | Code | Plant Profiles & Photos | |
Bidens aristosa | Tickseed Sunflower | Yellow | B | ||
Bidens coronata | Tickseed Sunflower | Yellow | B | ||
Impatiens biflora | Jewelweed | Orange | B, PS | ||
Impatiens pallida | Pale Touch-Me-Not | Yellow | B, PS | ||
Lilium superbum | Turk's Cap Lily | Orange | B | turks cap lily | |
Lobelia cardinalis | Cardinal Flower | Red | A, B, PS | cardinal flower | |
Lysimachia ciliata | Fringed Loosestrife | Yellow | SC | ||
Lysimachia terrestris | Swamp Candles | Yellow | SC | ||
Monarda didyma | Bee Balm | Red | B | ||
Rudbeckia laciniata | Green-Headed Coneflower | Yellow | SC | ||
Ranunculus pensylvanicus | Bristly Buttercup | Yellow | SC | ||
Senecio aureus | Golden Ragwort | Yellow | B | ||
Zizia aurea | Golden Alexanders | Yellow | A, B, PS |
Moist/Wet Fields & Drainage Ditches - Cool Colors
Scientific Name | Common Name | Bloom Color | Code | Plant Profiles & Photos |
Aster novae-angliae | New England Aster | Blue/Purple | A, B | new england aster |
Aster prenanthoides | Crooked-Stemmed Aster | Blue/Purple | SC | |
Chelone glabra | Turtlehead | White | B | |
Eupatorium maculatum | Joe Pye Weed | Pink | A, B | |
Eupatorium perfoliatum | Boneset | White | A, B | |
Gentiana andrewsii | Closed Gentian | Blue | B | |
Gentiana clausa | Bottle Gentian | Blue | B | |
Gentiana saponaria | Soapwort Gentian | Blue | B | |
Gerardia purpurea | Purple Gerardia | Purple | B | purple gerardia |
Hibiscus moscheutos | Swamp Rose Mallow | White | B | |
Iris prismatica | Slender Blue Flag Iris | Blue | B | |
Iris versicolor | Large Blue Flag Iris | Blue | B | |
Lobelia siphilitica | Blue Lobelia | Blue | A, B | |
Rhexia virginica | Meadow Beauty | Pink/Purple | B | |
Saururus cernuus | Lizard's Tail | White | B, PS | |
Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Blue Eyed Grass | Blue | B | blue eyed grass |
Sisyrinchium atlanticum | Blue Eyed Grass | Blue | B | |
Vernonia noveboracensis | Ironweed | Purple | B |