Native plants in Hoover

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Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea

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Bottlebrush Buckeye

Aesculus parviflora

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Shumard Oak

Quercus shumardii

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Sourwood

Oxydendrum arboreum

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Carolina Cherry-laurel

Prunus caroliniana

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Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

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White Oak

Quercus alba

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Boxelder

Acer negundo

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Eastern Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis

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Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

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Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

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Yaupon Holly

Ilex vomitoria

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Scarlet Oak

Quercus coccinea

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American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

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Cucumbertree Magnolia

Magnolia acuminata

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Backbone planting

Smooth Hydrangea

Hydrangea arborescens

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Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius

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Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

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Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Winterberry

Ilex verticillata

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American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

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Serviceberry

Amelanchier canadensis

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Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

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White Fringetree

Chionanthus virginicus

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Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

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Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

Carolina Allspice

Calycanthus floridus

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Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea

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Bottlebrush Buckeye

Aesculus parviflora

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Smooth Witherod

Viburnum nudum

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Beautyberry

Callicarpa americana

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Large Fothergilla

Fothergilla major

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Carolina Cherry-laurel

Prunus caroliniana

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Japanese Spurge

Pachysandra procumbens

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Oakleaf Hydrangea

Hydrangea quercifolia

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Fragrant Sumac

Rhus aromatica

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Mountain Laurel

Kalmia latifolia

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Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum

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Red Chokeberry

Aronia arbutifolia

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Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

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Yaupon Holly

Ilex vomitoria

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Spicebush

Lindera benzoin

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New Jersey Tea

Ceanothus americanus

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Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Monarda punctata

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Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia humifusa

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American Holly

Ilex opaca

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Movement and texture

Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardi

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Northern Sea Oats

Chasmanthium latifolium

Pink Muhly Grass

Muhlenbergia capillaris

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Indiangrass

Sorghastrum nutans

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Purple Love Grass

Eragrostis spectabilis

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Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

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Sideoats Grama

Bouteloua curtipendula

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Gray Sedge

Carex grayi

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Cherokee Sedge

Carex cherokeensis

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Splitbeard Bluestem

Andropogon ternarius

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Blue Wood Sedge

Carex flaccosperma

Soft Rush

Juncus effusus

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Bottlebrush Grass

Elymus hystrix

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Path Rush

Juncus tenuis

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Virginia Wild Rye

Elymus virginicus

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Eastern Gamagrass

Tripsacum dactyloides

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Fringed Sedge

Carex crinita

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Rosy Sedge

Carex rosea

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Whitetinge Sedge

Carex albicans

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Texas Sedge

Carex texensis

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Poverty Oatgrass

Danthonia spicata

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Giant Cane

Arundinaria gigantea

Fox Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

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Creek Sedge

Carex amphibola

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Bushy Bluestem

Andropogon glomeratus

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Eastern Woodland Sedge

Carex blanda

Ravenfoot Sedge

Carex crus-corvi

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Softstem Bulrush

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

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Broomsedge Bluestem

Andropogon virginicus

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Woolgrass

Scirpus cyperinus

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Comosa Sedge

Carex comosa

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Bottlebrush Sedge

Carex lurida

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Seasonal colour

Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

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Orange Coneflower

Rudbeckia fulgida

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Blazing Star Gayfeather

Liatris spicata

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Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

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Foxglove Beardtongue

Penstemon digitalis

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Obedient Plant

Physostegia virginiana

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Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

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Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

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Lanceleaf Tickseed

Coreopsis lanceolata

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

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Culver's root

Veronicastrum virginicum

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Large-flowered Tickseed

Coreopsis grandiflora

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Eastern Red Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

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False Sunflower

Heliopsis helianthoides

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Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

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Great Blue Lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica

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Foamflower

Tiarella cordifolia

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Woodland Phlox

Phlox divaricata

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Bluestar

Amsonia tabernaemontana

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Hairy Alumroot

Heuchera villosa

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Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

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Wild Geranium

Geranium maculatum

Virginia Iris

Iris virginica

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Eryngium yuccifolium

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Coral Bells

Heuchera americana

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Brown-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia triloba

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Rough Gayfeather

Liatris aspera

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Virginia Bluebell

Mertensia virginica

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Sweet Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium purpureum

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Golden Alexanders

Zizia aurea

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Aromatic Aster

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

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Blue Mistflower

Conoclinium coelestinum

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Verticals and screens

Trumpet Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens

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American Wisteria

Wisteria frutescens

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Crossvine

Bignonia capreolata

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Carolina Jessamine

Gelsemium sempervirens

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Virgin's Bower

Clematis virginiana

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Trumpet Creeper

Campsis radicans

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Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

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Purple Passionflower

Passiflora incarnata

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Spanish Moss

Tillandsia usneoides

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Muscadine

Vitis rotundifolia

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Swamp Leather Flower

Clematis crispa

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Leather Flower

Clematis viorna

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Wild Potato Vine

Ipomoea pandurata

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Heartleaf Peppervine

Ampelopsis cordata

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Summer Grape

Vitis aestivalis

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Common Greenbrier

Smilax rotundifolia

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Hedge Bindweed

Calystegia sepium

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Eastern Poison Ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

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Bristly Greenbrier

Smilax tamnoides

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Saw greenbrier

Smilax bona-nox

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Shade and damp

Northern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum pedatum

Photo: Jason Hill · CC BY 4.0

Christmas Fern

Polystichum acrostichoides

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Lady Fern

Athyrium filix-femina

Photo: Jon Mortin · CC BY 4.0

Cinnamon Fern

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

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Sensitive Fern

Onoclea sensibilis

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Maidenhair Spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes

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Ebony Spleenwort

Asplenium platyneuron

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Broad Beech Fern

Phegopteris hexagonoptera

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Hairy Lip Fern

Myriopteris lanosa

Photo: Jaime McGuigan · CC BY 4.0

Bulblet Fern

Cystopteris bulbifera

New York Fern

Parathelypteris noveboracensis

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Meadow Spikemoss

Selaginella apoda

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Cinnamon Fern

Osmunda cinnamomea

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Dry and architectural

Adam's Needle

Yucca filamentosa

No watering needed Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0

Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia humifusa

No watering needed Photo: Lexi Destria · CC BY 4.0

Spanish Dagger

Yucca gloriosa

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Whorled Stonecrop

Sedum ternatum