Massachusetts Recommended Commercially available native plant species suitable for planned landscapes in Massachusetts. Visit our Suppliers Directory to locate businesses that sell native plants or seeds or provide professional landscape or consulting services in this state. Visit the Organizations Directory to locate native plant societies, conservation groups, governmental agencies, botanical gardens, arboreta, and other plant-related organizations in this state.
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	Acer rubrum Red maple, Scarlet maple	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Acer saccharinum Silver maple, Soft maple, White maple	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Acer saccharum Sugar maple, Northern sugar maple	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Achillea millefolium Common yarrow, Yarrow, Milfoil, Western yarrow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Actaea pachypoda White baneberry, Dolls eyes	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Actaea rubra Red baneberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Adiantum pedatum Northern maidenhair, Maidenhair Fern	Duration: Perennial Habit: Fern Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Amelanchier canadensis Canadian serviceberry, Canadian service-berry, Shadblow serviceberry, Juneberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Anaphalis margaritacea Western pearly everlasting, Pearly-everlasting	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Anemone canadensis Canadian anemone, Round-leaf thimbleweed, Canada anemone, Windflower, Meadow anemone	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Aquilegia canadensis Eastern red columbine, Wild red columbine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Asclepias tuberosa Butterflyweed, Butterfly milkweed, Orange milkweed, Pleurisy root	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Asimina triloba Pawpaw, Common paw paw, Indian banana	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Betula lenta Sweet birch, Cherry birch, Black birch, Mahogany birch	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Betula populifolia Gray birch, White birch, Aspen-leaved birch	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Campanula rotundifolia Bluebell bellflower, Bluebell-of-Scotland, Harebell	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Campanulastrum americanum American bellflower, American-bellflower, Tall bellflower	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Campsis radicans Trumpet creeper, Trumpet vine, Common trumpet creeper, Cow vine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam, Blue beech, Musclewood, Ironwood	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Carya alba Mockernut hickory, Big bud hickory	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Carya ovata Shagbark hickory	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Ceanothus americanus New Jersey tea, Redroot	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Cercis canadensis Eastern redbud, Redbud	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Chamaecyparis thyoides Atlantic white cedar, Atlantic white-cedar	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Wet
	Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed, Narrow-leaf fireweed, Willow herb	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Chrysopsis mariana Maryland goldenaster, Maryland golden-aster	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Wet
	Claytonia caroliniana Carolina springbeauty	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Claytonia virginica Virginia springbeauty, Springbeauty	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Conoclinium coelestinum Blue mistflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Coreopsis lanceolata Lanceleaf coreopsis, Lanceleaf tickseed, Lance-leaved coreopsis, Sand coreopsis	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Cornus alternifolia Alternateleaf dogwood, Alternate-leaf dogwood, Pagoda dogwood	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Cornus florida Flowering dogwood, Virginia dogwood	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Desmodium canadense Showy tick trefoil	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Eutrochium purpureum Purple joepyeweed, Sweet-scented joepyeweed, Sweet joepyeweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Fagus grandifolia American beech	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Fothergilla gardenii Dwarf witchalder, Dwarf witch-alder, Dwarf fothergilla	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water:
	Fothergilla major Mountain witchalder, Mountain witch-alder, Large fothergilla	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water:
	Fraxinus americana White ash	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Fraxinus nigra Black ash	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Gaultheria procumbens Eastern teaberry, Wintergreen, Checkerberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Gaylussacia baccata Black huckleberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Gaylussacia brachycera Box huckleberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water:
	Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem artichoke, Sunchoke	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Hibiscus moscheutos Crimsoneyed rosemallow, Crimson-eyed rose-mallow, Marshmallow hibiscus	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Hypericum prolificum Shrubby St. Johnswort	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Ilex opaca American holly, Christmas holly	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Dry
	Juglans nigra Black walnut, Eastern black walnut	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Juniperus virginiana Eastern red cedar, Eastern redcedar, Virginia juniper	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Kalmia latifolia Mountain laurel, Calico bush, Kalmia	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Larix laricina Tamarack, American larch, Hacmatack	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Liatris spicata Dense blazing star, Dense gayfeather, Marsh blazing star	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum, American sweetgum	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip tree, Tulip poplar, Yellow poplar	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal flower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Lobelia siphilitica Great blue lobelia	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Lupinus perennis Sundial lupine, Wild lupine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum Feathery false lily of the valley, False spikenard, False Solomon's seal, Solomon's plume, Smilacina	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Malus coronaria Sweet crabapple, American crab	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Matteuccia struthiopteris Ostrich fern	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb, Fern Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Mitchella repens Partridgeberry, Twinberry, Running box	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Mitella diphylla Twoleaf miterwort, Miterwort	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade Water: Moist
	Monarda didyma Scarlet beebalm, Oswego tea, Red bergamot	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Monarda fistulosa Wild bergamot, Beebalm	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Nyssa sylvatica Blackgum, Black tupelo, Sourgum, Tupelo, Pepperridge	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Osmunda cinnamomea Cinnamon fern	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb, Fern Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Osmunda claytoniana Interrupted fern	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb, Fern Light: Shade Water: Moist
	Osmunda regalis Royal fern	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb, Fern Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Penstemon digitalis Mississippi penstemon, Smooth white beardtongue, Talus slope penstemon, Foxglove beardtongue	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Penstemon hirsutus Hairy beardtongue	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Phlox divaricata Wild blue phlox, Louisiana phlox, Blue woodland phlox, Sweet william, Wild sweet william	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Phlox subulata Creeping Phlox, Moss phlox, Moss pink, Rock pink	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Physostegia virginiana Fall obedient plant, Obedient plant, False dragonhead	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Picea rubens Red spruce	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Pinus resinosa Red pine, Norway pine, Canadian pine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Pinus strobus Eastern white pine, Weymouth pine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Pinus virginiana Virginia pine, Jersey pine, Scrub pine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple, Indian apple, Wild mandrake, Pomme de mai, Podophylle pelt	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Polemonium reptans Greek valerian, Greek-valerian, Jacob's Ladder	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade Water: Moist
	Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern	Duration: Perennial Habit: Fern Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Prunus serotina Black cherry, Rum cherry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Prunus virginiana Chokecherry, Common chokecherry, Choke cherry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Pteridium aquilinum Western bracken fern, Bracken fern, Western bracken, Bracken	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb, Fern Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Quercus alba White oak, Northern white oak, Stave Oak, Ridge White Oak, Forked-leaf White Oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Quercus coccinea Scarlet oak, Red oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Quercus macrocarpa Bur oak, Burr oak, Savannah oak, Overcup oak, Prairie oak, Mossy-cup oak, Mossy-overcup oak, Blue oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Quercus muehlenbergii Chinkapin oak, Chinquapin oak, Chestnut oak, Yellow chestnut oak, Yellow oak, Rock chestnut oak, Rock oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Quercus palustris Pin oak, Swamp Spanish oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Quercus rubra var. ambigua Northern red oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Water:
	Rhododendron arborescens Smooth azalea, Sweet azalea	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Rhododendron calendulaceum Flame azalea	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Rhododendron maximum Great laurel, Wild rhododendron, Rosebay rhododendron, White laurel, Rosebay	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Rhododendron prunifolium Plumleaf azalea	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Rhus copallinum Winged sumac, Shining sumac, Flameleaf sumac, Mountain sumac, Dwarf sumac	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Rosa palustris Swamp rose	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan, Common black-eyed Susan, Brown-eyed Susan	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Rudbeckia laciniata Cutleaf coneflower, Green-head coneflower, Cut-leaf coneflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Sassafras albidum Sassafras	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Sibbaldiopsis tridentata Shrubby fivefingers, Shrubby-fivefingers	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water:
	Silene virginica Fire pink, Scarlet catchfly	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Silphium perfoliatum Cup plant	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Sorbus americana American mountain ash, American mountain-ash	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England aster, New England American-aster	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Thuja occidentalis Arborvitae, Eastern arborvitae, Northern white cedar	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Tilia americana American basswood, American linden, Lime tree, Bee tree	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Tilia americana var. heterophylla American basswood, Linden, White basswood	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water:
	Tsuga canadensis Eastern hemlock	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Vaccinium angustifolium Late lowbush blueberry, Lowbush blueberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Viburnum lentago Nannyberry, Blackhaw, Sweet viburnum, Sheepberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Viola pedata Birdfoot violet, Bird’s-foot violet, Bird-foot violet	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Viola sororia Missouri violet, Common blue violet, Hooded blue violet, Florida violet, Meadow violet	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist

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