Plants for Specific Situations

Do you need plants for a specific application: Drought tolerant? Shade tolerant? Easy to grow? Consult the table below for our recommendations:

Definitions of these categories can be found on our glossary page. If you have specific questions about a certain variety, don't hesitate to contact us.

Tolerates Full Sun
ABELIA
ACORUS
ASTER
CAREX
CERATOSTIGMA
CHRYSOGONUM
COREOPSIS
COTONEASTER
DELOSPERMA
DIANTHUS
ECHEVERIA
ECHINACEA
EUONYMUS
FICUS
HEDERA
HEMEROCALLIS
HYPERICUM
IBERIS
IRIS
LAMIASTRUM
LANTANA
LAURENTIA
LEUCANTHEMUM
LIRIOPE muscari
LIRIOPE spicata
MAZUS
MUHLENBERGIA
NEPETA
PANICUM
PENNISETUM
PHLOX
RUBUS
RUDBECKIA
SALVIA
SANTOLINA
SCABIOSA
SEDUMS
SEMPERVIVUM
THYMUS
TRACHLEOSPERMUM
TRADESCANTIA
(syn.: Setcreasea)
VERBENA
VERONICA
VINCA major

Green Roof Plants
ACORUS
AJUGA
ASTER
CHRYSOGONUM
COREOPSIS
DELOSPERMA
DIANTHUS
ECHINACEA
HEMEROCALLIS
HYPERICUM
IBERIS
LEUCANTHEMUM
LIRIOPE muscari
LIRIOPE spicata
MAZUS
MUHLENBERGIA
NEPETA
PANICUM
PHLOX
RUBUS
RUDBECKIA
SEDUMS
SEMPERVIVUM
THYMUS
VERBENA

Showy Flowers
ABELIA
AJUGA
ASTER
ASTILBE
CERATOSTIGMA
CHRYSOGONUM
COREOPSIS
DELOSPERMA
DIANTHUS
ECHEVERIA
ECHINACEA
HELLEBORUS
HEMEROCALLIS
HYPERICUM
IBERIS
IRIS
LAMIUM
LANTANA
LAURENTIA
LEUCANTHEMUM
LIRIOPE muscari
LYSIMACHIA
MAZUS
MUHLENBERGIA
NEPETA
PANICUM
PENNISETUM
PHLOX
RUDBECKIA
SALVIA
SANTOLINA
SCABIOSA
SEDUMS
SEMPERVIVUM
THYMUS
TRACHLEOSPERMUM
VERBENA
VERONICA
VINCA major
VINCA minor

Good Erosion Control (Sun & Shade)
COTONEASTER (sun)
EUONYMUS (sun & shade)
HEDERA (sun & shade)
HYPERICUM (sun)
LAMIASTRUM (sun & shade)
LIRIOPE muscari (sun & shade)
LIRIOPE spicata (sun & shade)
MAZUS (sun)
OPHIOPOGON (shade)
PACHYSANDRA (shade)
PANICUM (sun)
PHLOX (sun)
RUBUS (sun)
TRACHLEOSPERMUM (sun & shade)
VINCA major (sun & shade)

Damp Soil Tolerant
ACORUS
FERNS (in general)
IRIS
LIRIOPE muscari
LIRIOPE spicata
LYSIMACHIA
MAZUS

Drought Tolerant
ABELIA
ACORUS
AJUGA
ASPIDISTRA
CERATOSTIGMA
COTONEASTER
DELOSPERMA
DIANTHUS
ECHEVERIA
ECHINACEA
EUONYMUS
FICUS
HEDERA
HELLEBORUS
HEMEROCALLIS
HOSTA
HYPERICUM
IRIS
LANTANA
LEUCANTHEMUM
LIRIOPE muscari
LIRIOPE spicata
MUHLENBERGIA
NEPETA
OPHIOPOGON
PANICUM
PHLOX
RUBUS
RUDBECKIA
SALVIA
SANTOLINA
SCABIOSA
SEDUMS

Native
CHRYSOGONUM
COREOPSIS
ECHINACEA
FERNS
HEUCHERA
IRIS
MUHLENBERGIA
PANICUM
PHLOX
RUDBECKIA

Between Stepping Stones
AJUGAS (some)
EUONYMUS Kewensis
LAURENTIA
LYSIMACHIA
MAZUS
OPHIOPOGON
THYMUS
TRACHLEOSPERMUM
VINCA minor

Good For Topiaries
EUONYMUS
FICUS
HEDERA
LAURENTIA
LYSIMACHIA
OPHIOPOGON
THYMUS

Deer Resistant
ABELIA
ACORUS
AJUGA
ARDISIA
ASPIDISTRA
ASTER
ASTILBE
CAREX
CERATOSTIGMA
COREOPSIS
COTONEASTER
DIANTHUS
EUONYMUS
FERNS
HELLEBORUS
HYPERICUM
IRIS
LAMIASTRUM
LANTANA
MUHLENBERGIA
NEPETA
OPHIOPOGON
PANICUM
SANTOLINA
SEDUMS
THYMUS
TRACHLEOSPERMUM
VINCA major
VINCA minor

Lawn Alternatives
AJUGAS
EUONYMUS
HEDERA
HYPERICUM
LAMIASTRUM
LAMIUM
LAURENTIA
LIRIOPE muscari
LIRIOPE spicata
MAZUS
OPHIOPOGON
PACHYSANDRA
VINCA major
VINCA minor

Salt Tolerant
DIANTHUS
EUONYMUS
HEDERA
HEMEROCALLIS
LIRIOPE spicata
SANTOLINA

Tolerates Deep Shade
AJUGA
ASPIDISTRA
FERNS
HEDER
HELLEBORUS
HEUCHERA
HOSTA
LAMIASTRUM
LAMIUM
LIRIOPE muscari
LIRIOPE spicata
OPHIOPOGON
PACHYSANDRA
TRACHLEOSPERMUM
VINCA major
VINCA minor

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