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  • Home
  • Get Started
    • Getting Started
    • Step 1: Identifying Native Plants
    • Step 2: Recognizing Non-Native Invasives
    • Step 3: Adding Habitat Corridors
  • The Nursery
    • About the Nursery
    • Site Consultations
    • Our Newsletter
  • Our Plants
    • Our Plants
    • Habitat Corridor Plug Trays
    • Plant Species
Plant Species for Medium Soil, Full Sun or Part Shade
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These species are a good fit for open areas or partially shaded sites with intermediate soil moisture. This includes meadows, clearings, woodland edges, and other sunny locations. They can also grow in openings in the woods where there is scattered sunlight throughout the day. For detailed species information, please click on the photos of the plant species.
Yarrow (Achillea borealis)
Silvery Bluestem (Andropogon ternarius)
Broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus)
Thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana)
Indian Hemp (Apocynum cannabinum)
Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
Field Thistle (Cirsium discolor)
Wild Basil (Clinopodium vulgare)
Narrow-leaved Tick Trefoil (Desmodium paniculatum)
Perplexing Tick Trefoil (Desmodium perplexum)
Carolina Elephant's Foot (Elephantopus carolinianus)
Philadelphia Fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus)
Tall Thoroughwort (Eupatorium altissimum)
Hyssop-leaved Thoroughwort (Eupatorium hyssopifolium)
Hairy Thoroughwort (Eupatorium pubescens)
Round-leaf Boneset (Eupatorium rotundifolium)
Grass-leaved Goldenrod (Euthamia graminifolia)
Sweet Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium purpureum)
Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana)
Spotted St. John's Wort (Hypericum punctatum)
Path Rush (Juncus tenuis)
Indian Tobacco (Lobelia inflata)
Common Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis)
Long-leaf Ground Cherry (Physalis longifolia)
Slender Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium)
Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
Carolina Wild Petunia (Ruellia caroliniensis)
Lyre-leaf Sage (Salvia lyrata)
Hairy Skullcap (Scutellaria elliptica)
Maryland Wild Senna (Senna marilandica)
Narrow-leaved Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium)
Tall Goldenrod (Solidago altissima)
Early Goldenrod (Solidago juncea)
Grey Goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis)
Wrinkle-leaf Goldenrod (Solidago rugosa)
Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans)
Bushy Aster (Symphyotrichum dumosum)
Calico Aster (Symphyotrichum lateriflorum)
Frost Aster (Symphyotrichum pilosum)
Purple-top (Tridens flavus)
Wingstem (Verbesina alternifolia)
Yellow Crownbeard (Verbesina occidentalis)
Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia)

Vines
Trumpet Vine (Campsis radicans)
Virgin's Bower (Clematis virginiana)
Climbing Milkvine (Matelea obliqua)
Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)

Shrubs & Trees
Note: Woody species are currently grown in small batches throughout the year from seed.
Red Maple (Acer rubrum)
Northern Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)
Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
American Hazelnut (Corylus americana)
American Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)
Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana)
Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)
American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
Black Cherry (Prunus serotina)
Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra)
Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)
Carolina Rose (Rosa carolina)
Common Dewberry (Rubus flagellaris)
Black Raspberry (Rubus occidentalis)
Pennyslvania Blackberry (Rubus pensilvanicus)
Black Haw (Viburnum prunifolium)