PLSC211 Light and Soil Conditions

Asclepias incarnata

full sun

average to wet soil

Asclepias tuberosa

full sun

average to dry, tolerates sand

Hibiscus moscheutos

full sun

average to wet

Kniphofia uvaria

full sun

moist but well drained

Lobelia cardinalis

full sun to part shade

average to wet

Lobelia siphilitica

full sun to part shade

average to wet

Phlox paniculata

full sun to part shade

average soil moisture

Physostegia virginiana

full sun

average to moist, well-drained

Pycnanthemum muticum

part shade to full shade

moist, well drained

Senna marlandica

full sun

average to dry soil

Thalictrum rochebrunianum

part shade

average to moist

Buddleja davidii

full sun

average to dry

Cephalanthus occidentalis

full sun

average to wet

Hibiscus syriacus

full sun to part shade

average garden soil

Lonicera sempervirens

full sun to part shade

average, moist but well drained

Vitex agnus-castus

full sun

average garden soil

Legerstroemia indica

full sun

wet to average soil

Hydrangea quercifolia

full sun to part shade

well drained soil

Hydrangea paniculata

full sun to part shade

moist, well drained soil

Hydrangea macrophylla

part shade

moist, well drained soil

Hydrangea arborenscens

part shade

well-drained soil

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

full sun

average soil moisture

Symphyotrichum laeve

full sun

average to dry soil

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

full sun

dry to average soil

Symphyotrichum ericoides

full sun

dry to average soil

Symphyotrichum cordifolium

full sun to part shade

moist, well drained to dry

Rudbeckia fulgida

full sun

moist, well drained

Heuchra villosa

full sun to part shade

moist, well drained

Geranium Rozanne

full sun to part shade

moist, organic soil with good drainage

Eurybia divericata part shade to

full shade

average to dry soil

Echinacea purpurea

full sun to part shade

dry to medium moisture

Conoclinium coelestinum

full sun to part shade

moist, flood resistant

Chelone lyonii

full sun to part shade

moist to wet

Chelone glabra

full sun to part shade

Moist soil needed

Achillea millefolium

full sun

average to dry soil

Vernonia noveboracensis

full sun

average to wet soil

Vernonia lettermannii

full sun

average to dry soil

Hypericum "Hidecote"

full sun to part shade

average to dry soil

Hypericum frondosum

full sun

average to dry soil

Hypericum kalmianum

full sun

average to dry soil

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides

full sun to part shade

dry but very adaptable

Abelia x grandiflora

full sun to part shade

Consistently moist, well-drained soil; Occasional periods of dry soil

Solidago sphacelata

full sun

dry to average soil

Solidago rugosa

full sun

moist, well-drained soil

Solidago caesia

full sun to part shade

moist, well-drained; occasionally dry

Solidago flexicaulis

full sun to part shade

dry to average soil

Scutellaria incana

full sun to part shade

dry to moist, well-drained soil

Salvia guaranitica

full sun

average to moist, well-drained soil

Platycodon grandiflorus

full sun to part shade

average, well-drained soil

Matteuccia struthiopteris

full sun to part shade

acidic, wet to moist soil, peaty and/or sandy

Helianthus angustifolius

full sun

average to wet

Hakonechloa macra

part shade

average to moist, well-drained

Coreopsis verticillata ‘Zagreb’

full sun to part shade

moist, well-drained

Coreopsis rosea

full sun

well-drained, consistently moist soil

Anemone x hybrida

full sun to part shade

moist, well-drained, fertile soil

Crataegus viridis

full sun

dry to medium, well drained soil, tolerate drought, clay soil

Agastache foeniculum

full sun

average soil moisture

Callicarpa americana

full sun

average, well-drained soil

Callicarpa dichotoma

full sun to part shade

medium moisture, well-drained soil

Carex grayi

full sun to part shade

average to wet

Cotoneaster salicifolius

full sun to part shade

moist, well-drained

Epimedium x rubrum

part shade

well-drained

Eutrochium Species

full sun to part shade

average to wet

Heuchra cultivars

part shade to full shade

average to moist

Hosta cultivars

part shade to full shade

average to moist

Hosta plantaginea

part shade to full shade

moist, well-drained

Hylotelephium telephium

full sun

dry to average

Leucanthemum x superbum

full sun

moist, well-drained

Liatris spicata

full sun

wet soil in spring and summer, dry soil in winter

Monarda didyma

full sun to part shade

average to wet

Monarda puncata

full sun to part shade

dry, sandy soils

Perovskia atriplicifolia

full sun

dry to average, well-drained

Ratibida pinnata

full sun

moist, well-drained

Ruellia humilis

full sun to part shade

dry to medium

Sempervivum tectorum

full sun

dry to medium

Verbena hastata

full sun; tolerates some shade

moist to wet

Adiantum pedatum

part shade to full shade

average soil moisture; well-drained soil

Athyrium felix-femina

part shade to full shade

moist, well-drained soil

Athyrium nipponicum

part shade to full shade

medium soil moisture

Dennstaedtia punctiloba

part shade to full shade

medium soil moisture

Dryopteris erythrosora

part shade to full shade

medium to wet soils

Osmunda regalis var. Spectabilis

part sun to full shade

medium to wet soils

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

part shade to full shade

medium to wet soils

Polystichum acrostichoides

part shade to full shade

dry to medium, well-drained soils

Acer griseum

full sun to part shade

average soil moisture

Acer palmatum

full sun to part shade

moist, well-drained soil

Carpinus caroliniana

part shade to full shade

medium soil moisture

Euonymus americanus

full sun to part shade

moist, well-drained soil

Fraxinus americana

full sun

average to medium soil (?)

Gleditsia triacanthos

full sun

average soil moisture

Gymnocladus dioicus

full sun

average soil, loam

Liriodendron tulipfera

full sun

moist, well-drained soil

Ostrya virginiana

full sun to part shade

average, medium well-drained soil

Rosa "Radrazz" Knockout

full sun to part shade

medium, well-drained loams

Amsonia hubrichtii

full sun to part shade

average, medium well-drained soil

Opuntia humifusa

full sun

dry to average soil

Acer saccharum

full sun to part shade

moist to average soil

Cercidiphyllum japonicum

full sun to part shade

medium to moist, well-drained soil

Cotinus coggygria

full sun

average, well-drained soil

Cotinus obovatus

full sun

well-drained soil