After removing disruptive introduced species, try planting these

by Wild Seed Project

Choose plants based on the growing conditions of the site (sun exposure, soil type and moisture). The best time for planting in spring is between late April and the 3rd week in May, or in fall between September to mid-October. Waiting until the heat of late spring or summer will require weekly watering. Wild Seed Project recommends planting first or second year juvenile plants as plugs or bare root woody plants, not large potted plants.

Full to part sun, dry sandy or gravelly soil

WOODY SHRUBS

Beach plum, Prunus maritima
Bearberry, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Bush honeysuckle, Diervilla lonicera
Chokeberry, Aronia melanocarpa
Dwarf shadbush, Amelanchier spicata
Gray dogwood, Swida racemose
Juniper, Juniperus communis
New Jersey tea, Ceanothus americanus
Small bayberry, Morella carolinensis
Staghorn sumac, Rhus hirta
Sweet-fern, Comptonia peregrina
Virginia rose, Rosa virginiana

HERBACEOUS GROUNDCOVER

Asters
Flax-leaved stiff-aster, Ionactis linarifolia
Heart-leaved aster, Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Large-leaved wood aster, Eurybia macrophylla
Black-eyed coneflower, Rudbeckia hirta
Goldenrods
Common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod, Solidago rugosa
Downy goldenrod, Solidago puberula
Seaside goldenrod, Solidago sempervirens
Hyssop-leaved boneset, Eupatorium hyssopifolium
Mountain mints
Broad-leaved mountain mint, Pycnanthemum muticum
Virginia mountain mint, Pycnanthemum virginianum
Partridge pea, Chamaecrista fasciculata
Pearly everlasting, Anaphalis margaritacea
Plantain-leaved pussy toes, Antennaria plantaginifolia
Wild senna, Cassia hebecarpa
Wild strawberry, Fragaria virginiana

Full to part sun, moist soils
(may become dry in summer)

WOODY SHRUBS

Black elderberry, Sambucus nigra ssp.
canadensis
Bush honeysuckle, Diervilla Ionicera
Flowering raspberry, Rubus odoratus
Hazelnut, Corylus americana
Meadowsweets
Rosy meadowsweet, Spiraea tomentosa
White meadowsweet, Spiraea alba
River grape, Vitis riparia
Shadbushes
Canadian serviceberry, Amelanchier
canadensis
Smooth shadbush, Amelanchier laevis
Shrub dogwoods
Gray dogwood, Swida racemosa
Red-osier dogwood, Swida sericea
Silky dogwood, Swida amomum
Viburnums
Arrowwood, Viburnum dentatum
Highbush cranberry, Viburnum trilobum
Nannyberry, Viburnum lentago
Withe-rod, V. nudum v. cassinoides
Virginia rose, Rosa virginiana
Winterberry holly, Ilex verticillata

HERBACEOUS GROUNDCOVER

Anemones
Canada anemone, Anemone canadensis
Virginia anemone, Anemone virginiana
Asters
New England aster, Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
New York aster, Symphyotrichum novi-belgii
Tall white aster, Doellingeria umbellata
Common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca
Foxglove beardtongue, Penstemon digitalis
Golden groundsel, Packera aurea
Green-headed coneflower, Rudbeckia laciniata
Mountain mints
Broad-leaved mountain mint, Pycnanthemum muticum
Virginia mountain mint, Pycnanthemum virginianum
Partridge pea, Chamaecrista fasciculata
Wild bergamot, Monarda fistulosa

Full to part sun, moist to wet soils

WOODY SHRUBS

Elderberry, Sambucus nigra ssp.
canadensis
Meadowsweets
Rosy meadowsweet, Spiraea tomentosa
White meadowsweet, Spiraea alba
Pussy willow, Salix discolor
Red elder, Sambucus racemosa
Shadbushes
Canadian serviceberry, Amelanchier
canadensis
Smooth shadbush, Amelanchier laevis
Shrub dogwoods
Red-twig dogwood, Swida sericea
Silky dogwood, Swida amomum
Speckled alder, Alnus incana
Viburnums
Arrowwood, Viburnum dentatum
Nannyberry, Viburnum lentago
Withe-rod, V. nudum, v. cassinoides
Winterberry holly, Ilex verticillata

HERBACEOUS GROUNDCOVER

Asters
New England aster, Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
New York aster, Symphyotrichum novi-belgii
Tall white aster, Doellingeria umbellata
Blue iris, Iris versicolor
Blue vervain, Verbena hastata
Boneset, Eupatorium perfoliatum
Golden Alexanders, Zizia aurea
Golden grounsel, Packera aurea
Jewelweed, Impatiens campensis
Joe-Pye weeds
Coastal plain Joe-Pye weed, Eutrochium dubium
Spotted Joe-Pye weed, Eutrochium maculatum
Swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata
Virgin’s-bower clematis, Clematis virginiana
(sun, part shade)
Wild cucumber, Echinocystis lobata
(sun, part shade)

Part to full shade, medium moisture soils

WOODY SHRUBS

Black chokeberry, Aronia melanocarpa
Bush honeysuckle, Diervilla lonicera
Flowering raspberry, Rubus odoratus
Hazelnuts
American hazelnut, Rubus odoratus
Beaked hazelnut, Corylus cornuta
Pagoda dogwood, Swida alternifolia
Red elderberry, Sambucus racemosa
Shadbushes
Canadian serviceberry, Amelanchier
canadensis
Smooth shadbush, Amelanchier laevis
Sweet pepperbush, Clethra alnifolia
Witch-hazel, Hamamelis virginiana

HERBACEOUS GROUNDCOVER

Asters
Blue wood aster, Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Large-leaved aster, Eurybia macrophylla
Barren strawberry, Waldsteinia fragarioides
Canada anemone, Anemone canadensis
Goldenrods
Blue-stem goldenrod, Solidago caesia
Zig-zag goldenrod, Solidago flexicaulis
Green-headed coneflower, Rudbeckia laciniata
Hyssop-leaved boneset, Eupatorium hyssopifolium
Jewelweed, Impatiens campensis
Mountain mint, Pychnanthemum muticum
Partridge pea, Chamaecrista fasciculata
Solomon’s seal, Polygonatum biflorum
Spotted crane’s-bill, Geranium maculatum
Tall meadow-rue, Thalictrum pubescens
Virginia anemone, Anemone virginiana
Virginia creepers
Thicket-creeper, Parthenoscissus inserta
Virginia creeper, Parthenoscissus quinquefolia
White snakeroot, Ageratina altissima
Wild ginger, Asarum canadense
Woodland sunflower, Helianthus divaricata