New England Native Plants

A handy start up list of New England Native Plants. Please note, not all natives may thrive in your area due to ecological needs. Research the plant material, take soil samples of your landscape, and act accordingly. Though some are listed as native does not mean the plant material will be tamed, cause some are aggressive growers. For example Carolina Rose (Rosa carolina) is a beautiful addition to the garden but is suckering and will fill a space quickly aggressively.

Native Plants of New England

• Abies balsamea Balsam Fir

• Acer pensylvanicum Striped Maple

• Acer rubrum Red Maple

• Acer saccharum Sugar Maple

• Achillea millefolium Yarrow

• Adiantumm pedatum Maidenhair Fern

• Amelanchier canadensis Shadblow

• Amelanchier laevis Allegheny Serviceberry

• Andromeda polifolia Bog Rosemary

• Aquilegia canadensis Columbine

• Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry

• Aronia melanocarpa Low Mound Chokeberry

• Asarum canadense Ginger

• Asclepia tuberosa Orange Milkweed

• Aster divaricatus Woodland Aster

• Aster novae-angliae Autumn Aster

• Athyrium filix-femina Lady Fern

• Azalea canadense Rhodora

• Azalea vaseyi Pinkshell Azalea

• Azalea viscosum Swamp Azalea

• Betula alleghaniensis Yellow Birch

• Betula lenta Sweet Birch

• Betula nigra River Birch

• Betula papyrifera Paper Birch

• Betula populifolia Gray Birch

• Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania Sedge

• Carpinus caroliniana American Hornbeam

• Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory

• Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea

• Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush

• Cercis canadensis Redbud

• Chamaecyparis thyoides Atlantic White Cedar

• Cimicifuga (Actea) racemosa Black Cohosh

• Clethra alnifolia Sweet Pepperbush

• Comptonia peregrina Sweetfern

• Coreopsis rosea Pink Tickseed

• Cornus alternifolia Pagoda Dogwood

• Cornus amomum Silky Dogwood

• Cornus canadensis Bunchberry or Creeping Dogwood

• Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood

• Cornus racemosa Gray Dogwood

• Cornus sericea Red Twig Dogwood

• Corylus americana American Hazelnut

• Cratagus crus-galli Cock-Spur Hawthorn

• Dennstaedtia punctilobula Hayscented Fern

• Diervilla lonicera Northern Bush Honeysuckle

• Dirca palustris Leatherwood

• Dryopteris cristata Crested Wood

• Dryopteris filix-mas Male Fern

• Eupatorium maculatum Joe Pye Weed

• Fagus grandifolia American Beech

• Gaultheria procumbens American Wintergreen

• Gaylussacia baccata Black Huckleberry

• Geranium maculatum Wild Geranium

• Hamamelis virginiana Witch Hazel

• Helenium autumnale Common Sneezeweed

• Heuchera americana Coral Bells

• Hibiscus moscheutos Swamp Rose Mallow

• Ilex glabra Inkberry

• Ilex opaca American Holly

• Ilex verticillata Winterberry

• Iris versicolor Northern Blueflag

• Juniperus communis Common Juniper

• Juniperus horizontalis Creeping Juniper

• Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar

• Kalmia angustifolium Sheep Laurel

• Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel

• Larix larcina Tamarack

• Leucothoe racemosa Sweetbell Leucothoe

• Lindera benzoin Northern Spicebush

• Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum

• Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Tree

• Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower

• Lobelia siphilitica Blue Cardinal Flower

• Lonicera sempervirens Coral Honeysuckle

• Magnolia virginiana Sweetbay Magnolia

• Matteuccia struthiopteris Ostrich Fern

• Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot

• Myrica gale Sweet Gale

• Myrica pensylvanica Northern Bayberry

• Nyssa sylvatica Black Tupelo

• Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern

• Osmunda cinnamomea Cinnamon Fern

• Osmunda regalis Royal Fern

• Ostrya virginiana American Hophornbeam

• Panicum virgatum Switchgrass

• Parathelypteris noveboracensis New York Fern

• Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia Creeper Vine

• Penstemon digitalis Foxglove Beardtongue

• Physocarpus opulifolius Common Ninebark

• Picea glauca White Spruce

• Picea mariana Black Spruce

• Pinus banksiana Jack Pine

• Pinus resinosa Red Pine

• Pinus rigida Pitch Pine

• Pinus strobus White Pine

• Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas Fern

• Populus deltoides Eastern Cottonwood

• Populus tremuloides Quaking Aspen

• Potentilla fruticosa Shrubby Cinquefoil

• Potentilla tridentata Three Leaved Cinquefoil

• Prunus maritima Beach Plum

• Prunus virginiana Bitter Berry

• Pycnanthemum pilosum Hairy Mountain Mint

• Quercus alba White Oak

• Quercus bicolor Swamp White Oak

• Quercus coccinea Scarlet Oak

• Quercus macrocarpa Burr Oak

• Quercus palustris Swamp Spanish Oak

• Quercus prinus Chestnut Oak

• Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak

• Rhododendron groenlandicum Bog Labrador Tea

• Rhododendron maximum Rosebay Rhododendron

• Rhus aromatica Grow Low Sumac

• Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac

• Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac

• Rosa carolina Carolina Rose

• Rosa palustris Swamp Rose

• Rosa virginiana Virginia Rose

• Rubus Blackberry and Raspberry

• Salix discolor Pussy Willow

• Sambucus canadensis Elderberry

• Sassafras albidum Sassafras

• Schizachyrium scoparium Creeping Bluestem

• Sisyrinchium angustifolium Blue Eyed Grass

• Spiraea latifolia White Meadowsweet

• Spiraea tomentosa Steeplebush Spirea

• Symphoricarpos albus Common Snowberry

• Thuja occidentalis Arborvitae

• Tiarella cordifolia Heartleaf Foamflower

• Tsuga canadensis Eastern Hemlock

• Ulmus americana American Elm

• Vaccinium angustifolium Low Bush Blueberry

• Vaccinium corymbosum High Bush Blueberry

• Vaccinium vitis-idaea Lingonberry

• Viburnum acerifolium Maple Leaf Viburnum

• Viburnum dentatum Arrowwood

• Viburnum lentago Nannyberry

• Viburnum nudum Witherod

• Viburnum trilobum American Cranberry Bush

• Vitis labrusca Fox Grape

• Waldsteinia fragarioides Barren Strawberry