This is a "starter" list of native plants for Connecticut, Massachussetts, and Rhode Island. It is intended for residential or commercial landscapers who want to create attractive and varied native landscapes.
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Connecticut, Massachussetts, and Rhode Island - Trees
Common Name
Scientific Name
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
American Hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
Sour Gum
Nyssa sylvatica
American Hop Hornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
Fire Cherry
Prunus pensylvanica
White Oak
Quercus alba
Connecticut, Massachussetts, and Rhode Island - Shrubs
Common Name
Scientific Name
Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
Winterberry Holly
Ilex verticillata
Mountain Laurel
Kalmia latifolia
Swamp Azalea
Rhododendron viscosum
Highbush blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
American Highbush Cranberry
Viburnum trilobum
Connecticut, Massachussetts, and Rhode Island - Ground Cover and Vines
Common Name
Scientific Name
Climbing Bittersweet
Celastrus scandens
Virgin's Bower
Clematis virginiana
Trumpet Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Connecticut, Massachussetts, and Rhode Island - Flowering Perennials
Common Name
Scientific Name
Pearly Everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacca
Plantain Pussy-toes
Antennaria plantaginifolia
Wild Red Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
White Wood Aster
Aster divaricatus
Heath Aster
Aster ericoides
Smooth Aster
Aster laevis
New England Aster
Aster novae-angliae
Marsh Marigold
Caltha palustris
Harebell
Campanula rotundifolia
Turtlehead
Chelone glabra
Hollow Joe-Pye-Weed
Eupatorium fistulosum
Spotted Joe-Pye-Weed
Eupatorium maculatum
Boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Sweet Joe-Pye-Weed
Eupatorium purpureum
Wild Geranium
Geranium maculatum
Pale-leaved Sunflower
Helianthus strumosus
Bluets
Houstonia caerulea
Yellow Stargrass
Hypoxis hirsuta
Slender Blue Flag Iris
Iris prismatica
Larger Blue Flag Iris
Iris versicolor
Canada Lily
Lilium candensis
Wood Lily
Lilium philadelphicum
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Wild Blue Lupine
Lupinus perennis
Fringed Loosestrife
Lysimachia ciliata
May Lily
Maianthemum candense
Solomon's Plume
Maianthemum racemosum
Wild Bee-Balm
Monarda fistulosa
Virginia Mountain-mint
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Meadow Beauty
Rhexia virginica
Green-headed Coneflower
Rudbeckia laciniata
Starry Campion
Silene stellata
Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Bluestem Goldenrod
Solidago caesia
Purple Meadowrue
Thalictrum dasycarpum
Starflower
Trientalis borealis
Blue Vervain
Verbena hastata
Birdfoot Violet
Viola pedata
Downy Yellow Violet
Viola pubescens
Connecticut, Massachussetts, and Rhode Island - Perennial Ferns
Common Name
Scientific Name
Sun
Moisture
Height
Comments
Marginal Wood Fern
Dryopteris marginalis
F-P
A-D
24"
Fronds blue-green; tolerates rocky sites
Ostrich Fern
Mattuccia struthiopteris
P-S
A
36"
Beautiful fronds; fiddleheads edible
Cinnamon Fern
Osmunda cinnamomea
P-S
W-A
36"
Attractive cinnamon color fertile frond (spring)
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
P-S
A
12"
Leathery, evergreen fronds
Sun Exposure
Soil Moisture
Drought Tolerance
F = Full Sun
W = Wet
E = Excellent
P = Part Sun
A = Average
G = Good
S = Shade
D = Dry
M = Moderate
P = Poor
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