Trees

Shrubs

Red Oak, Quercus rubra
    dry, sunny sites

Arrowwood, Virburnum dentatum
     sun to part shade; moist to dry soils

Black Oak, Quercus velutina
     dry, sunny sites

Highbush Blueberry, Vaccinium corymbosum
     sun to part shade; moist soils

Black Cherry, Prunus serotina
     dry, sunny sites

Inkberry, Ilex glabrum
     part shade; moist to wet, acidic soils

Sassafras, Sassafras albidum
     dry sites, sun to shade

Black chokeberry, Aronia melanocarpa
     sun to full shade; any soil type-wet is best

Pitch pine, Pinus rigida
     dry, sunny sites, poor soil OK

Sweet fern, Comptonia peregrina
     dry, sunny sites

Red cedar, Juniperus virginiana
     dry, sunny sites; very salt tolerant

Virginia rose, Rosa virginia
     dry, sunny sites; very salt tolerant

Red maple, Acer rubrum
     moist sites, sun to shade

Bayberry, Myrica pensylvanica
     dry, sunny sites; salt tolerant

Pagoda dogwood, Cornus alternifolia
     moist sites, part to full shade

Sweet Pepperbush, Clethra alnifolia
     sun to part shade; moist soils

Shadbush, Amelanchier canadensis
     moist sites, but tolerates drought;
       part to full shade; very salt tolerant

Witch Hazel, Hamamelis virginiana
     sun to part shade; rich, moist soils

Pussy willow, Salix discolor
     moist to wet sites, but tolerates drought;
       full sun; tolerates salt

Spice bush, Lindera benzoin
     moist, shade sites, but tolerates drought

Bald-cypress, Taxodium distichum
     sunny, wet sites

Beach plum, Prunus maritima
     sun and sandy soils

Rugosa rosa, Rosa rugosa
     sun and sandy soils

Perennials

Butterfly weed, Asclepias tuberosa
     full sun; sandy soils

Blue flag iris, Iris versicolor
     full sun; moist soils
 

New England aster, Aster novae-angliae
     sun to shade; moist soils

Grasses

Boneset, Eupatorium perfoliatum
     sun to part shade; wet soils

Switch grass, Panicum virgatum
     dry, sunny sites 

Wild lupine; Lupinis perenis
     dry, sunny sites

 

Little bluestem, Schizachyrium scoparium
     sun; dry or moist soils

Blazing star, Liatris borealis
     sun to part shade; moist soils

Big bluestem; Andropogon gerardii
     dry, sunny sites

Evening primrose, Oenothera biennis
     full sun; poor soils OK

American beachgrass, Ammophila breviligulata
     dry sand dunes

Seaside goldenrod, Solidago sempervirens
     dry, sunny sites; salt tolerant

Annuals

Cosmos, Marigold, Dianthus, Salvia, Zinnia

Joe-Pye weed, Eupatorium maculatum
     sun to part shade; moist soils

Ironweed, Vernonia noveboracensis
     full sun; moist soils