Tennessee Recommended

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Scientific Name Common Name Duration Habit Sun Water
Acer negundo Box Elder, Box Elder Maple, Ash-leaved Maple, Ashleaf Maple, Red River Maple, Fresno De Guajuco Perennial Tree Sun Moist
Acer pensylvanicum Striped Maple, Moosewood Perennial Tree Shade, Part-shade Moist
Acer rubrum Red Maple, Scarlet Maple, Soft Maple Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist
Acer saccharum Sugar Maple, Northern Sugar Maple Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Achillea millefolium Common Yarrow, Western Yarrow, Yarrow, Milfoil Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Aesculus pavia Red Buckeye, Scarlet Buckeye , Firecracker Plant Perennial Shrub, Tree Part-shade Moist
Ageratina altissima var. altissima White Snakeroot Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist
Amelanchier arborea Common Serviceberry, Downy Serviceberry, Shadbush, Juneberry, Junebush, Shadblow, Sarvis Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Dry
Amsonia tabernaemontana Eastern Bluestar, Blue Dogbane, Willow Amsonia, Woodland Bluestar Perennial Herb Part-shade Wet
Aquilegia canadensis Eastern Red Columbine, Wild Red Columbine Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Aralia spinosa Devil's Walking Stick, Hercules Club, Angelica Tree, Pigeon Tree, Shotbush, Prickly Elder, Prickly Ash Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Asclepias incarnata Swamp Milkweed, Pink Milkweed Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Asclepias tuberosa Butterflyweed, Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Milkweed, Orange Milkweed, Pleurisy Root, Chigger Flower, Chiggerweed Perennial Herb Sun Moist, Dry
Asimina triloba Pawpaw, Common Pawpaw, Custard Apple, Indian Banana, Wild Banana Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Baptisia australis Blue Wild Indigo, Wild Blue Indigo, Blue False Indigo Perennial Herb Sun Moist
Betula lenta Sweet Birch, Cherry Birch, Black Birch, Mahogany Birch Perennial Tree Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Betula nigra River Birch, Red Birch, Black Birch, Water Birch Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Callicarpa americana American Beautyberry , French Mulberry Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist
Campsis radicans Trumpet Creeper, Trumpet Vine, Common Trumpet Creeper, Cow Vine, Foxglove Vine, Hellvine, Devil's Shoestring Perennial Vine Sun Moist, Dry
Carpinus caroliniana American Hornbeam, Blue Beech, Water Beech, Musclewood, Ironwood Perennial Tree Shade, Part-shade Moist
Carya cordiformis Bitternut Hickory, Swamp Hickory, Bitternut, Pig Hickory, Pignut Hickory, Pignut, White Hickory, Red Hickory, Bitter Walnut, Bitter Pecan Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Carya glabra Pignut Hickory, Sweet Pignut Hickory, Coast Pignut Hickory, Pignut, Sweet Pignut, Smoothbark Hickory, Broom Hickory, Red Hickory, Swamp Hickory, Switch Hickory, Switchbud Hickory Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Dry
Carya tomentosa Mockernut Hickory, Mockernut Hickory, Big Bud Hickory, Mockernut, White Hickory, Whiteheart Hickory, Fragrant Hickory, Bigbud Hickory, Hardbark Hickory, Hognut, Bullnut Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Castanea pumila Allegheny Chinquapin, Allegheny Chinkapin, Chinquapin, Chinkapin Perennial Shrub Part-shade Dry
Catalpa speciosa Northern Catalpa, Catalpa Tree, Cigar Tree, Indian Bean Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea, Redroot Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Cephalanthus occidentalis Common Buttonbush, Buttonbush, Button Willow, Honey Bells, Honeybells, Honey Balls, Honeyballs, Button-bush Perennial Shrub Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud, Redbud Perennial Tree Shade, Part-shade Moist
Chionanthus virginicus White Fringetree, Fringe Tree, Snowflower Tree, Flowering Ash, Old Man's Beard, Grandfather Graybeard, Grancy Graybeard Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Comptonia peregrina Sweet-fern, Sweetfern Perennial Shrub Part-shade Dry
Conoclinium coelestinum Blue Mistflower, Wild Ageratum, Blue Boneset Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist
Coreopsis lanceolata Lanceleaf Coreopsis, Lance-leaved Coreopsis, Lanceleaf Tickseed, Sand Coreopsis Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Dry
Coreopsis tinctoria Plains Coreopsis, Golden Tickseed, Goldenwave, Calliopsis Annual Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist
Coreopsis verticillata Threadleaf Coreopsis, Whorled Tickseed, Whorled Coreopsis Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Cornus alternifolia Alternateleaf Dogwood, Alternate-leaf Dogwood, Pagoda Dogwood Perennial Shrub Shade, Part-shade Moist
Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood, Virginia Dogwood, Florida Dogwood, White Cornel, Arrowwood, American Boxwood, False Box, St. Peter's Crown, Corona De San Pedro Perennial Tree Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Diospyros virginiana Common Persimmon, Eastern Persimmon, Possumwood, Date Plum, Winter Plum, Jove's Fruit Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Echinacea purpurea Eastern Purple Coneflower, Purple Coneflower Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake Master, Button Eryngo, Button Snakeroot, Beargrass, Bear's Grass Perennial Herb Sun Moist
Euonymus americanus American Strawberry Bush, Strawberry Bush, Brook Euonymus, Hearts-a-burstin, Bursting Heart, Wahoo Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist
Eutrochium fistulosum Joe-pye Weed, Trumpetweed, Queen Of The Meadow, Hollow Joe-pye Weed Perennial Herb Sun Moist, Dry
Fagus grandifolia American Beech, White Beech, Red Beech, Ridge Beech, Beechnut Tree Perennial Tree Shade, Part-shade Moist
Fraxinus americana White Ash, American Ash, Cane Ash, Smallseed White Ash, Biltmore White Ash, Biltmore Ash Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Gaillardia pulchella Indian Blanket, Firewheel, Girasol Rojo Annual Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Gelsemium sempervirens Carolina Jessamine, Yellow Jessamine, Evening Trumpetflower, Poor Man's Rope Perennial Vine Sun, Part-shade Moist
Hamamelis virginiana Witch-hazel, American Witch-hazel, Common Witch-hazel, Winterbloom, Snapping Hazelnut, Striped Alder, Spotted Alder, Tobacco-wood, Water-witch Perennial Tree Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Helianthus angustifolius Swamp Sunflower, Narrowleaf Sunflower, Narrow-leaved Sunflower Perennial Herb Part-shade Wet
Hibiscus moscheutos Crimson-eyed Rose-mallow, Marshmallow Hibiscus Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Hydrangea arborescens Smooth Hydrangea, Wild Hydrangea, Sevenbark Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist
Hypericum prolificum Shrubby St. John's-wort Perennial Shrub Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Ilex opaca American Holly, White Holly, Prickly Holly, Evergreen Holly, Christmas Holly, Yule Holly Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Dry
Juglans nigra Black Walnut, Eastern Black Walnut, American Black Walnut Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist
Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar, Eastern Redcedar, Virginia Juniper, Red Juniper, Pencil Cedar, Carolina Cedar, Red Savin Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Dry
Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel, Calico Bush, Kalmia, Mountain-laurel Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist
Liatris punctata Dotted Blazing Star, Dotted Gayfeather, Dotted Liatris, Purples Perennial Herb Sun Dry
Liatris pycnostachya Prairie Blazing Star, Prairie Gayfeather, Prairie Liatris, Kansas Blazing Star, Kansas Gayfeather, Kansas Liatris, Cat-tail Blazing Star, Cat-tail Gayfeather, Cat-tail Liatris, Hairy Button-snakeroot Perennial Herb Sun Moist, Dry
Liatris spicata Dense Blazing Star, Dense Gayfeather, Dense Liatris, Marsh Blazing Star, Marsh Gayfeather, Marsh Liatris Perennial Herb Sun Moist
Lindera benzoin Northern Spicebush, Spicebush, Wild Allspice Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum, American Sweetgum, Red Gum, White Gum, Star-leaved Gum, Starleaf Gum, Alligator Tree, Satin Walnut, Bilsted, Liquidambar Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Tree, Tulip Poplar, Yellow Poplar Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Lobelia siphilitica Great Blue Lobelia Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Lonicera sempervirens Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle, Woodbine Perennial Vine Sun, Part-shade Moist
Lupinus perennis Sundial Lupine, Wild Lupine Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Magnolia acuminata Cucumbertree, Cucumber Tree, Mountain Magnolia Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Magnolia macrophylla Bigleaf Magnolia Perennial Tree Part-shade
Magnolia virginiana Sweetbay, Sweetbay Magnolia, Southern Sweetbay, Swampbay, Swamp Magnolia, Sweet Magnolia, Small Magnolia, Laurel Magnolia, White Bay, White Laurel, Swamp Laurel, Beaver Tree Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Mertensia virginica Virginia Bluebells Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist
Monarda citriodora Lemon Beebalm, Purple Horsemint, Lemon Mint, Plains Horsemint, Lemon Horsemint, Horsemint, Purple Lemon Mint Annual Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Monarda didyma Scarlet Beebalm, Oswego Tea, Red Bergamot Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot, Beebalm Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Monarda punctata Spotted Beebalm, Spotted Horsemint, Horsemint Perennial Herb Sun Dry
Nyssa sylvatica Tupelo, Blackgum, Black Tupelo, Sourgum, Pepperidge, Tupelo Gum, Beetlebung Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Oenothera fruticosa Narrowleaf Evening-primrose, Narrow-leaf Evening-primrose, Sundrops, Narrowleaf Evening Primrose Perennial Herb Sun Moist
Oxydendrum arboreum Sourwood, Sorrel Tree Perennial Tree Part-shade
Passiflora incarnata Maypop, Purple Passionflower, Purple Passion Vine, Apricot Vine Perennial Vine Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Penstemon canescens Eastern Gray Penstemon, Eastern Gray Beardtongue Perennial Herb Part-shade Dry
Penstemon digitalis Mississippi Penstemon, Mississippi Beardtongue, Smooth White Penstemon, Smooth White Beardtongue, Talus Slope Penstemon, Talus Slope Beardtongue, Foxglove Penstemon, Foxglove Beardtongue Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Penstemon laevigatus Eastern Smooth Penstemon, Eastern Smooth Beardtongue, Smooth Penstemon, Smooth Beardtongue, Eastern Penstemon, Eastern Beardtongue, Hairy Penstemon, Hairy Beardtongue Perennial Herb Sun Moist
Penstemon smallii Small's Penstemon, Small's Beardtongue Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist
Phlox divaricata Wild Blue Phlox, Louisiana Phlox, Blue Woodland Phlox, Sweet William, Wild Sweet William Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist
Physocarpus opulifolius Common Ninebark, Atlantic Ninebark Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Physostegia virginiana Fall Obedient Plant, False Dragonhead, Virginia Lions-heart Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Picea rubens Red Spruce, Yellow Spruce, West Virginia Spruce, Eastern Spruce, He-balsam Perennial Tree Sun, Shade Moist, Dry
Pinus pungens Table Mountain Pine, Hickory Pine, Prickly Pine Perennial Tree Sun Dry
Pinus rigida Pitch Pine, Torch Pine Perennial Tree Sun Dry
Pinus taeda Loblolly Pine, Oldfield Pine, Bull Pine, Rosemary Pine Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Pinus virginiana Virginia Pine, Jersey Pine, Scrub Pine Perennial Tree Sun Moist
Platanus occidentalis American Sycamore, Eastern Sycamore, American Plane Tree, Plane Tree, Buttonwood, Buttonball Tree Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Polemonium reptans Greek Valerian, Jacob's Ladder Perennial Herb Shade Moist
Prunus americana American Plum, Wild Plum Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Prunus serotina Black Cherry, Wild Black Cherry, Rum Cherry Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Ptelea trifoliata Wafer Ash, Common Hoptree, Hop Tree Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Quercus alba White Oak, Northern White Oak, Eastern White Oak, Stave Oak, Ridge White Oak, Forked-leaf White Oak Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Quercus muehlenbergii Chinkapin Oak, Chinquapin Oak, Chestnut Oak, Yellow Chestnut Oak, Rock Chestnut Oak, Yellow Oak, Rock Oak Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Dry
Quercus palustris Pin Oak, Swamp Spanish Oak Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Quercus phellos Willow Oak, Swamp Willow Oak, Pin Oak, Peach Oak Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Rhododendron calendulaceum Flame Azalea Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist
Rhododendron catawbiense Catawba Rosebay, Purple Rhododendron, Red Laurel, Catawba Rhododendron, Mountain Rosebay Perennial Shrub Shade
Rhododendron maximum Great Laurel, Wild Rhododendron, Rosebay Rhododendron, White Laurel, Rosebay Perennial Shrub Part-shade Wet, Moist
Rhododendron viscosum Swamp Azalea, Clammy Azalea, Cory Azalea, Hammock Sweet Azalea Perennial Shrub Part-shade Wet
Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Dry
Ribes rotundifolium Appalachian Gooseberry, Wild Gooseberry, Round-leaf Currant Perennial Shrub Part-shade Dry
Robinia hispida Bristly Locust, Standing Sweet Pea Perennial Shrub Sun
Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust Perennial Tree Sun Moist, Dry
Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan, Common Black-eyed Susan, Brown-eyed Susan, Blackeyed Susan Annual, Biennial, Perennial Herb Sun Moist, Dry
Rudbeckia laciniata Green-headed Coneflower, Greenhead Coneflower, Cutleaf Coneflower, Wild Goldenglow, Sochan Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis Common Elderberry, Black Elder, Mexican Elderberry, Common Elder, Elderberry, Tapiro, Sauco Perennial Shrub Part-shade Wet
Sassafras albidum Sassafras, White Sassafras, Ague Tree, Cinnamon Wood, Mitten Tree, Saloop, Smelling Stick Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Sorbus americana American Mountain Ash, American Mountain-ash Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Staphylea trifolia American Bladdernut Perennial Shrub Shade Moist
Stenanthium tennesseense Tennessee Featherbells, Tennessee Death Camas Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Wet
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Coralberry, Indian Currant, Buckbrush Perennial Shrub Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England Aster, New England American-aster Perennial Herb Part-shade Moist
Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress, Baldcypress, Common Bald Cypress, Southern Bald Cypress, Deciduous Cypress, Southern Cypress, Swamp Cypress, Red Cypress, White Cypress, Yellow Cypress, Gulf Cypress, Tidewater Red Cypress Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist
Tilia americana var. heterophylla American Basswood, White Basswood, Linden Perennial Tree Part-shade
Tsuga canadensis Eastern Hemlock Perennial Tree Shade, Part-shade Moist
Vaccinium stamineum Deerberry Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist, Dry
Viburnum dentatum Southern Arrowwood Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Viburnum prunifolium Blackhaw, Smooth Blackhaw, Blackhaw Viburnum, Smooth Blackhaw Viburnum, Stagbush Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist
Viburnum rufidulum Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum, Rusty Blackhaw, Southern Blackhaw, Blackhaw, Bluehaw, Downy Viburnum, Southern Nannyberry, Rusty Nannyberry, Nannyberry Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry