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  • 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
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    • Habitat Corridor Plug Trays
    • Plant Species
Plant Species for Very Dry Soil, Full Sun or Part Shade
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These species are a good fit for open areas or partially shaded sites with very dry, well-drained soil. 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)
Plantain-leaved Pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia)
Indian Hemp (Apocynum cannabinum)
Arrowfeather (Aristida purpurescens)
Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
Butterflyweed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Yellow Wild Indigo (Baptisia tinctoria)
Sensitive Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista nictitans)
Maryland Golden Aster (Chrysopsis mariana)
Thread-leaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis verticillata)
Dittany (Cunila origanoides)
Poverty Oatgrass (Danthonia spicata)
Narrow-leaved Tick Trefoil (Desmodium paniculatum)
Perplexing Tick Trefoil (Desmodium perplexum)
Round-leaf Tick Trefoil (Desmodium rotundifolium)
Purple Lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabilis)
Godfrey's Thoroughwort (Eupatorium godfreyanum)
Hyssop-leaved Thoroughwort (Eupatorium hyssopifolium)
Round-leaf Boneset (Eupatorium rotundifolium)
Upland Boneset (Eupatorium sessilifolium)
Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana)
American Pennyroyal (Hedeoma pulegioides)
Pineweed (Hypericum gentianoides)
Low St. Andrew's Cross (Hypericum hypericioides ssp. multicaule)
Spotted St. John's Wort (Hypericum punctatum)
Path Rush (Juncus tenuis)
Creeping Bush Clover (Lespedeza repens)
Wand Bush Clover (Lespedeza violacea)
Indian Tobacco (Lobelia inflata)
Small's Ragwort (Packera anonyma)
Grey Beardtongue (Penstemon canescens)
Dwarf Cinquefoil (Potentilla canadensis)
Sweet Everlasting (Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium)
Hoary Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum incanum)
Slender Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium)
Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
Carolina Wild Petunia (Ruellia caroliniensis)
Lyre-leaf Sage (Salvia lyrata)
Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)
Hairy Skullcap (Scutellaria elliptica)
Maryland Wild Senna (Senna marilandica)
Fire Pink (Silene virginica)
Whorled Rosinweed (Silphium asteriscus)
Narrow-leaved Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium)
Tall Goldenrod (Solidago altissima)
Silverrod (Solidago bicolor)
Slender Goldenrod (Solidago erecta)
Early Goldenrod (Solidago juncea)
Grey Goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis)
Fragrant Goldenrod (Solidago odora)
Showy Goldenrod (Solidago speciosa)
Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans)
Calico Aster (Symphyotrichum lateriflorum)
Frost Aster (Symphyotrichum pilosum)
Wavy-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum undulatum)
Virginia Goat's Rue (Tephrosia virginiana)
Forked Blue Curls (Trichostema dichotomum)
Yellow Crownbeard (Verbesina occidentalis)
Upland Ironweed (Vernonia glauca)
Arrow-leaved Violet (Viola sagittata)
Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia)

Vines
Trumpet Vine (Campsis radicans)
Climbing Milkvine (Matelea obliqua)
Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)

Shrubs & Trees
Note: We currently grow woody species in small batches throughout the year.
Red Maple (Acer rubrum)
Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
American Hazelnut (Corylus americana)
American Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)
Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana)
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)