Atlantic White Cedar – Chamaecyparis thyoides Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Delaware native plants
USDA PLANTS records 307 plants as native to Delaware (DE) and routinely sold by nurseries. Each one is mapped by county, so you can see which grow wild where you live.
Delaware native plant list
This list has 307 Delaware natives that nurseries routinely sell: 70 trees, 50 shrubs, 83 wildflowers, 88 grasses and sedges, 9 ferns and 7 vines. The most widespread include Atlantic White Cedar, Bayberry and Bearded Beggarticks, each recorded as native in all 3 Delaware counties. Checked against USDA PLANTS on June 13, 2026.
Bayberry – Myrica pensylvanica Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Bearded Beggarticks – Bidens aristosa Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and showy fruit.
Bitter Panicgrass – Panicum amarum Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Cinnamon Fern – Osmunda cinnamomea Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Arrowleaf Tearthumb – Polygonum sagittatum Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A vine for full sun.
Eastern Redcedar – Juniperus virginiana Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Canadian Serviceberry – Amelanchier canadensis Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 23 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Blue Eyed Grass – Sisyrinchium angustifolium Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Blunt Broom Sedge – Carex tribuloides Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Crested Woodfern – Dryopteris cristata Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A fern that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Groundnut – Apios americana Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A vine that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Loblolly Pine – Pinus taeda Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for full sun.
Common Witch Hazel – Hamamelis virginiana Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade, with fall flowers and showy fruit.
Butterfly Weed – Asclepias tuberosa Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Bushy Bluestem – Andropogon glomeratus Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Field Horsetail – Equisetum arvense Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A horsetail for sun or part shade.
American Bittersweet – Celastrus scandens Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A vine that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Overcup Oak – Quercus lyrata Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A tree up to 80 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Highbush Blueberry – Vaccinium corymbosum Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A shrub up to 12 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Dotted Smartweed – Polygonum punctatum Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Cattail Sedge – Carex typhina Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
New York Fern – Thelypteris noveboracensis Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A fern that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Coral Greenbrier – Smilax walteri Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A vine that tolerates shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Red Oak – Quercus rubra Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A tree up to 81 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Northern Bayberry – Morella pensylvanica Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Golden Ragwort – Packera aurea Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Common Spikerush – Eleocharis palustris Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Royal/Flowering Fern – Osmunda regalis Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A fern that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Muscadine – Vitis rotundifolia Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Slippery Elm – Ulmus rubra Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A tree up to 85 ft that tolerates shade.
Silky Willow – Salix sericea Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Jack in the Pulpit – Arisaema triphyllum Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Deertongue – Dichanthelium clandestinum Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Western Brackenfern – Pteridium aquilinum Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Trumpet Vine – Campsis radicans Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A vine for full sun, with summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Virginia Pine – Pinus virginiana Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. An evergreen tree up to 70 ft for full sun.
Steeplebush – Spiraea tomentosa Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for full sun, with summer flowers and fall colour.
Jerusalem Artichoke – Helianthus tuberosus Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Dwarf Spikerush – Eleocharis parvula Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Interrupted Fern – Osmunda claytoniana Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A fern that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Virginia Creeper – Parthenocissus quinquefolia Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
American Elm – Ulmus americana Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Virginia Sweetspire – Itea virginica Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Pennsylvania Smartweed – Polygonum pensylvanicum Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. An annual wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
Eastern Woodland Sedge – Carex blanda Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Water Horsetail – Equisetum fluviatile Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A horsetail for full sun and wet soil.
American Holly – Ilex opaca Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. An evergreen tree up to 40 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Beach Plum – Prunus maritima Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A shrub up to 12 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Purpleleaf Willowherb – Epilobium coloratum Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Fox Sedge – Carex vulpinoidea Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Woodland Horsetail – Equisetum sylvaticum Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A horsetail that tolerates shade.
American Hornbeam – Carpinus caroliniana Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Blackhaw – Viburnum prunifolium Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Swamp Milkweed – Asclepias incarnata Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with fall flowers.
Fragrant Flatsedge – Cyperus odoratus Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A sedge for full sun.
American Linden – Tilia americana Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Bristly Dewberry – Rubus hispidus Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for full sun, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Swamp Smartweed – Polygonum hydropiperoides Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Fringed Sedge – Carex crinita Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
American Persimmon – Diospyros virginiana Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 55 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Bushy St. Johnswort – Hypericum densiflorum Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A shrub up to 7 ft that tolerates shade.
Virginia Water Horehound – Lycopus virginicus Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Grassleaf Rush – Juncus marginatus Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Bald Cypress – Taxodium distichum Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 130 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall colour.
Eastern Baccharis – Baccharis halimifolia Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
American Bur-Reed – Sparganium americanum Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Greater Bladder Sedge – Carex intumescens Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Bean Tree – Catalpa bignonioides Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 66 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Hercules's Club – Aralia spinosa Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers.
American Eelgrass – Vallisneria americana Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Hairy Sedge – Carex lacustris Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Bigtooth Aspen – Populus grandidentata Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
Northern Spicebush – Lindera benzoin Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
American Water Horehound – Lycopus americanus Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Hop Sedge – Carex lupulina Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Black Ash – Fraxinus nigra Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
Stiff Dogwood – Cornus foemina Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Water Plantain – Alisma subcordatum Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Nuttall's Reedgrass – Calamagrostis coarctata Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Black Cherry – Prunus serotina Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Swamp Azalea – Rhododendron viscosum Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A shrub up to 16 ft that tolerates shade, with showy flowers.
Blue Mistflower – Conoclinium coelestinum Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Oval-Leaf Sedge – Carex cephalophora Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Black Oak – Quercus velutina Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Swamp Loosestrife – Decodon verticillatus Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Bristly Buttercup – Ranunculus hispidus Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Prickly Bog Sedge – Carex atlantica Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Black Willow – Salix nigra Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun and wet soil.
White Meadowsweet – Spiraea alba Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Bur Marigold – Bidens laevis Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Shallow Sedge – Carex lurida Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Box Elder – Acer negundo Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Black Elderberry – Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 7 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Canada Germander – Teucrium canadense Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Silvery Sedge – Carex canescens Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Cockspur Hawthorn – Crataegus crus-galli Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Hazelnut – Corylus americana Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Cardinalflower – Lobelia cardinalis Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Softstem Bulrush – Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Common Hackberry – Celtis occidentalis Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
American Plum – Prunus americana Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 24 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Common Blue Violet – Viola sororia Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Squarestem Spikerush – Eleocharis quadrangulata Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Eastern Black Walnut – Juglans nigra Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Beaked Hazelnut – Corylus cornuta Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Common Duckweed – Lemna minor Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Strawcolored Flatsedge – Cyperus strigosus Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial sedge for full sun, with showy fruit.
Eastern Cottonwood – Populus deltoides Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 190 ft for full sun and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Black Raspberry – Rubus occidentalis Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Common Goldstar – Hypoxis hirsuta Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers.
Sugarcane Plumegrass – Saccharum giganteum Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with fall colour.
Eastern Dogwood – Cornus florida Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Button Bush – Cephalanthus occidentalis Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Common Sneeze Weed – Helenium autumnale Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with fall flowers.
Switchgrass – Panicum virgatum Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Green Ash – Fraxinus pennsylvanica Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Coast Leucothoe – Leucothoe axillaris Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 7 ft that tolerates shade.
Coon's Tail – Ceratophyllum demersum Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Thicket Sedge – Carex abscondita Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Hazel Alder – Alnus serrulata Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Common Juniper – Juniperus communis Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Crowned Beggarticks – Bidens coronata Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Toad Rush – Juncus bufonius Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. An annual rush for full sun and wet soil.
Missouri River Willow – Salix eriocephala Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 52 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Common Winterberry – Ilex verticillata Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Cutleaf Coneflower – Rudbeckia laciniata Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Upright Sedge – Carex stricta Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Pawpaw – Asimina triloba Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 25 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Gray Dogwood – Cornus racemosa Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Devil's Beggartick – Bidens frondosa Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. An annual for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
White Edge Sedge – Carex debilis Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Pitch Pine – Pinus rigida Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. An evergreen tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Inkberry – Ilex glabra Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 8 ft for full sun and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Gay Feather – Liatris spicata Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers.
Woolgrass – Scirpus cyperinus Native
Native in all 3 of Delaware’s counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Red Mulberry – Morus rubra Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 70 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Kinnikinnick – Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 6 in for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Littleleaf Buttercup – Ranunculus abortivus Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A plant that tolerates shade.
Annual Wildrice – Zizania aquatica Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
River/Red Birch – Betula nigra Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun.
Leatherleaf – Chamaedaphne calyculata Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 4 ft for sun or part shade.
Marsh Marigold – Caltha palustris Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Big Bluestem – Andropogon gerardii Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Sassafras – Sassafras albidum Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Lowbush Blueberry – Vaccinium angustifolium Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Mexican Cardinal Flower – Lobelia fulgens Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Blunt Spikerush – Eleocharis obtusa Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Shagbark Hickory – Carya ovata Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Mountain Azalea – Rhododendron canescens Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A shrub up to 14 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Nodding Lady's Tresses – Spiranthes cernua Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Broom Sedge – Carex scoparia Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Shortleaf Pine – Pinus echinata Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for full sun.
Mountain Laurel – Kalmia latifolia Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 6 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Partridge Pea – Chamaecrista fasciculata Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. An annual wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Canadian Rush – Juncus canadensis Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Southern Red Oak – Quercus falcata Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
New Jersey Tea – Ceanothus americanus Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft that tolerates shade.
Philadelphia Daisy – Erigeron philadelphicus Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Common Rush – Juncus effusus Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Sweet Bay Magnolia – Magnolia virginiana Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. An evergreen tree up to 60 ft for sun or part shade, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Red Osier Dogwood – Cornus sericea sericea Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Purplehead Sneezeweed – Helenium flexuosum Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Drooping Sedge – Carex prasina Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Sweet Gum – Liquidambar styraciflua Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Red-Barked Dogwood – Cornus alba Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Roundleaf Goldenrod – Solidago patula Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall flowers and fall colour.
Fall Panicgrass – Panicum dichotomiflorum Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
Water Oak – Quercus nigra Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Redosier Dogwood – Cornus sericea sericea Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Sharpwing Monkeyflower – Mimulus alatus Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Fowl Bluegrass – Poa palustris Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Willow Oak – Quercus phellos Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Shining Willow – Salix lucida Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 13 ft for sun or part shade.
Skunk Cabbage – Symplocarpus foetidus Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Fowl Mannagrass – Glyceria striata Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Beech – Fagus grandifolia Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Silky Dogwood – Cornus amomum Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers and showy fruit.
Smooth Hedgenettle – Stachys tenuifolia Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Frank's Sedge – Carex frankii Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Bitternut Hickory – Carya cordiformis Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Smooth Sumac – Rhus glabra Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Swamp Sunflower – Helianthus angustifolius Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Graceful Sedge – Carex gracillima Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Blackjack Oak – Quercus marilandica Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Southern Bayberry – Morella caroliniensis Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 7 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Sweetflag – Acorus americanus Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Jointed Spikesedge – Eleocharis equisetoides Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Butternut – Juglans cinerea Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Southern Wax Myrtle – Myrica cerifera Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Water Knotweed – Polygonum amphibium Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Limestone Meadow Sedge – Carex granularis Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Canadian Hemlock – Tsuga canadensis Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. An evergreen tree up to 105 ft that tolerates shade.
Summersweet – Clethra alnifolia Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A shrub up to 16 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod – Solidago rugosa Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers.
Little Bluestem – Schizachyrium scoparium Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Coastal Plain Willow – Salix caroliniana Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 33 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Swamp Rose – Rosa palustris Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
American Lotus – Nelumbo lutea Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Longhair Sedge – Carex comosa Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Eastern Redbud – Cercis canadensis Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Wax Myrtle – Morella cerifera Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
American Speedwell – Veronica americana Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Needle Spikerush – Eleocharis acicularis Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Eastern White Oak – Quercus alba Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Winged Sumac – Rhus copallinum Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 8 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Water-Willow – Justicia americana Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Needlepod Rush – Juncus scirpoides Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial rush that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Gray Birch – Betula populifolia Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Witherod Viburnum – Viburnum cassinoides Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Black-Eyed Susan – Rudbeckia hirta Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Poverty Rush – Juncus tenuis Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Green Hawthorn – Crataegus viridis Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Woolly Beachheather – Hudsonia tomentosa Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A shrub up to 1 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Broadfruit Bur-Reed – Sparganium eurycarpum Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Rattlesnake Mannagrass – Glyceria canadensis Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Honey Locust – Gleditsia triacanthos Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Broadleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria latifolia Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Rice Cutgrass – Leersia oryzoides Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Hophornbeam – Ostrya virginiana Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 45 ft that tolerates shade.
Broadleaf Cattail – Typha latifolia Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Rufous Bulrush – Scirpus pendulus Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Pin Oak – Quercus palustris Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Buckbean – Menyanthes trifoliata Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Slender Woodoats – Chasmanthium laxum Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Pond Cypress – Taxodium ascendens Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Canada Goldenrod – Solidago canadensis Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers.
Tapertip Rush – Juncus acuminatus Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Pond Pine – Pinus serotina Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. An evergreen tree up to 80 ft for full sun.
Carolina Redroot – Lachnanthes caroliana Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Three-Way Sedge – Dulichium arundinaceum Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Post Oak – Quercus stellata Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Closed Bottle Gentian – Gentiana andrewsii Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers and fall colour.
Virginia Wildrye – Elymus virginicus Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Pumpkin Ash – Fraxinus profunda Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Common Cowparsnip – Heracleum maximum Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Whitegrass – Leersia virginica Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Pussy Willow – Salix discolor Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 40 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Common Duckmeat – Spirodela polyrrhiza Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Winter Bentgrass – Agrostis hyemalis Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Red Maple – Acer rubrum Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 68 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Selfheal – Prunella vulgaris Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Yellow Indian Grass – Sorghastrum nutans Native
Native in 2 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Sandbar Willow – Salix interior Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Crimsoneyed Rosemallow – Hibiscus moscheutos Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
American Beachgrass – Ammophila breviligulata Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Seaside Alder – Alnus maritima Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Ditch Stonecrop – Penthorum sedoides Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
Atlantic Mannagrass – Glyceria obtusa Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Silver Maple – Acer saccharinum Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Foxglove Beardtongue – Penstemon digitalis Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Awlfruit Sedge – Carex stipata Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Sour Gum/Tupelo – Nyssa sylvatica Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 95 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Giant Goldenrod – Solidago gigantea Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with showy flowers and fall colour.
Bicknell's Sedge – Carex bicknellii Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Sugar Maple – Acer saccharum Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Golden Tickseed – Coreopsis tinctoria Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Big Cordgrass – Spartina cynosuroides Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Swamp Chestnut Oak – Quercus michauxii Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Green Arrow Arum – Peltandra virginica Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
Bluejoint – Calamagrostis canadensis Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Swamp Tupelo – Nyssa biflora Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 115 ft for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Jesuit's Bark – Iva frutescens Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Canada Wildrye – Elymus canadensis Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Swamp White Oak – Quercus bicolor Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Longbeak Buttercup – Ranunculus longirostris Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Crested Sedge – Carex cristatella Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Tulip Tree – Liriodendron tulipifera Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Longleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton nodosus Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Eastern Gamagrass – Tripsacum dactyloides Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Washington Hawthorn – Crataegus phaenopyrum Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Maryland Senna – Senna marilandica Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with summer flowers.
Forked Rush – Juncus dichotomus Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
White Ash – Fraxinus americana Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
New York Ironweed – Vernonia noveboracensis Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Georgia Bulrush – Scirpus georgianus Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Nodding Beggartick – Bidens cernua Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Greater Straw Sedge – Carex normalis Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Pale Touch-Me-Not – Impatiens pallida Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. An annual that tolerates shade.
Green Bulrush – Scirpus atrovirens Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun.
Pennsylvania Buttercup – Ranunculus pensylvanicus Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Greenwhite Sedge – Carex albolutescens Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Pickerelweed – Pontederia cordata Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Hairawn Muhly – Muhlenbergia capillaris Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with fall colour.
Purplestem Beggarticks – Bidens connata Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Hairyfruit Sedge – Carex trichocarpa Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Rough Avens – Geum laciniatum Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
June Grass – Koeleria macrantha Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Scarlet Indian Paintbrush – Castilleja coccinea Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. An annual wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Knotted Rush – Juncus nodosus Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Tenangle Pipewort – Eriocaulon decangulare Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial for full sun, with showy fruit.
Mexican Muhly – Muhlenbergia mexicana Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Virginia Bluebells – Mertensia virginica Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Needlegrass Rush – Juncus roemerianus Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial rush for full sun and wet soil.
White Doll's Daisy – Boltonia asteroides Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Prairie Cordgrass – Spartina pectinata Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Wild Bergamot – Monarda fistulosa Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Riverbank Wildrye – Elymus riparius Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Wild Mint – Mentha arvensis Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with spring flowers.
Salt Grass – Distichlis spicata Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Woolly Yarrow – Achillea tomentosa Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Sea Oats – Chasmanthium latifolium Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Squarrose Sedge – Carex squarrosa Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Sweet Woodreed – Cinna arundinacea Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Torrey's Rush – Juncus torreyi Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Troublesome Sedge – Carex molesta Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Twisted Sedge – Carex torta Native
Native in 1 of Delaware’s 3 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
No plant on this page matches that.
USDA records 135 of these 307 plants as native in fewer than half of Delaware’s counties. The map on each card shows where. A county with no record may never have been surveyed for that plant, so look at the counties around yours too, or use the county checker for an address-level answer.
Delaware’s own list regulates 36 plants. None of them is on this page. Delaware invasive plants has each one, with the rule cited.
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Use our “Is it native” tool for free.Compiled from USDA PLANTS, retrieved June 13, 2026. If you spot a plant we have wrong, tell us at [email protected].
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| Plant | Scientific name | Type | Light | Native counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Beachgrass | Ammophila breviligulata | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| American Beech | Fagus grandifolia | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| American Bittersweet | Celastrus scandens | Vine | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| American Black Elderberry | Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| American Bur-Reed | Sparganium americanum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 2 of 3 |
| American Eelgrass | Vallisneria americana | Perennial | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| American Elm | Ulmus americana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 2 of 3 |
| American Hazelnut | Corylus americana | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| American Holly | Ilex opaca | Tree | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| American Hornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| American Linden | Tilia americana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| American Lotus | Nelumbo lutea | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| American Persimmon | Diospyros virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| American Plum | Prunus americana | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| American Speedwell | Veronica americana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| American Water Horehound | Lycopus americanus | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| American Water Plantain | Alisma subcordatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| American Water-Willow | Justicia americana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Annual Wildrice | Zizania aquatica | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Arrowleaf Tearthumb | Polygonum sagittatum | Vine | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Atlantic Mannagrass | Glyceria obtusa | Grass | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Atlantic White Cedar | Chamaecyparis thyoides | Tree | Sun or part shade | 3 of 3 |
| Awlfruit Sedge | Carex stipata | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Bald Cypress | Taxodium distichum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 2 of 3 |
| Bayberry | Myrica pensylvanica | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 3 of 3 |
| Beach Plum | Prunus maritima | Shrub | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Beaked Hazelnut | Corylus cornuta | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Bean Tree | Catalpa bignonioides | Tree | Sun or part shade | 2 of 3 |
| Bearded Beggarticks | Bidens aristosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 3 of 3 |
| Bicknell's Sedge | Carex bicknellii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Big Bluestem | Andropogon gerardii | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Big Cordgrass | Spartina cynosuroides | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Bigtooth Aspen | Populus grandidentata | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Bitter Panicgrass | Panicum amarum | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 3 |
| Bitternut Hickory | Carya cordiformis | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Black Ash | Fraxinus nigra | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Black Cherry | Prunus serotina | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Black Oak | Quercus velutina | Tree | Sun or part shade | 2 of 3 |
| Black Raspberry | Rubus occidentalis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Black Willow | Salix nigra | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Black-Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Blackhaw | Viburnum prunifolium | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| Blackjack Oak | Quercus marilandica | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Blue Eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 3 of 3 |
| Blue Mistflower | Conoclinium coelestinum | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| Bluejoint | Calamagrostis canadensis | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Blunt Broom Sedge | Carex tribuloides | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 3 of 3 |
| Blunt Spikerush | Eleocharis obtusa | Sedge | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Box Elder | Acer negundo | Tree | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| Bristly Buttercup | Ranunculus hispidus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| Bristly Dewberry | Rubus hispidus | Shrub | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Broadfruit Bur-Reed | Sparganium eurycarpum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Broadleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria latifolia | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Broadleaf Cattail | Typha latifolia | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Broom Sedge | Carex scoparia | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| Buckbean | Menyanthes trifoliata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Bur Marigold | Bidens laevis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 3 |
| Bushy Bluestem | Andropogon glomeratus | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 3 |
| Bushy St. Johnswort | Hypericum densiflorum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberosa | Wildflower | Full sun | 3 of 3 |
| Butternut | Juglans cinerea | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Button Bush | Cephalanthus occidentalis | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Canada Germander | Teucrium canadense | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 3 |
| Canada Goldenrod | Solidago canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Canada Wildrye | Elymus canadensis | Grass | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Canadian Hemlock | Tsuga canadensis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Canadian Rush | Juncus canadensis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 2 of 3 |
| Canadian Serviceberry | Amelanchier canadensis | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 3 of 3 |
| Cardinalflower | Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| Carolina Redroot | Lachnanthes caroliana | Perennial | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Cattail Sedge | Carex typhina | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 3 of 3 |
| Cinnamon Fern | Osmunda cinnamomea | Fern | Tolerates shade | 3 of 3 |
| Closed Bottle Gentian | Gentiana andrewsii | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Coast Leucothoe | Leucothoe axillaris | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Coastal Plain Willow | Salix caroliniana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Cockspur Hawthorn | Crataegus crus-galli | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Common Blue Violet | Viola sororia | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 3 |
| Common Cowparsnip | Heracleum maximum | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Common Duckmeat | Spirodela polyrrhiza | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Common Duckweed | Lemna minor | Perennial | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Common Goldstar | Hypoxis hirsuta | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 3 |
| Common Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| Common Juniper | Juniperus communis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Common Rush | Juncus effusus | Rush | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Common Selfheal | Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Common Sneeze Weed | Helenium autumnale | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Common Spikerush | Eleocharis palustris | Sedge | Full sun | 3 of 3 |
| Common Winterberry | Ilex verticillata | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Common Witch Hazel | Hamamelis virginiana | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 3 of 3 |
| Coon's Tail | Ceratophyllum demersum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 2 of 3 |
| Coral Greenbrier | Smilax walteri | Vine | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Crested Sedge | Carex cristatella | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Crested Woodfern | Dryopteris cristata | Fern | Tolerates shade | 3 of 3 |
| Crimsoneyed Rosemallow | Hibiscus moscheutos | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Crowned Beggarticks | Bidens coronata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 3 |
| Cutleaf Coneflower | Rudbeckia laciniata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| Deertongue | Dichanthelium clandestinum | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 3 |
| Devil's Beggartick | Bidens frondosa | Annual | Sun or part shade | 2 of 3 |
| Ditch Stonecrop | Penthorum sedoides | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Dotted Smartweed | Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 3 of 3 |
| Drooping Sedge | Carex prasina | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| Dwarf Spikerush | Eleocharis parvula | Sedge | Full sun | 3 of 3 |
| Eastern Baccharis | Baccharis halimifolia | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 2 of 3 |
| Eastern Black Walnut | Juglans nigra | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Eastern Cottonwood | Populus deltoides | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Eastern Dogwood | Cornus florida | Tree | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| Eastern Gamagrass | Tripsacum dactyloides | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Eastern Redbud | Cercis canadensis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Eastern Redcedar | Juniperus virginiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 3 of 3 |
| Eastern White Oak | Quercus alba | Tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Eastern Woodland Sedge | Carex blanda | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 3 of 3 |
| Fall Panicgrass | Panicum dichotomiflorum | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Field Horsetail | Equisetum arvense | Horsetail | Sun or part shade | 3 of 3 |
| Forked Rush | Juncus dichotomus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Fowl Bluegrass | Poa palustris | Grass | Sun or part shade | 2 of 3 |
| Fowl Mannagrass | Glyceria striata | Grass | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| Fox Sedge | Carex vulpinoidea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 3 of 3 |
| Foxglove Beardtongue | Penstemon digitalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Fragrant Flatsedge | Cyperus odoratus | Sedge | Full sun | 3 of 3 |
| Frank's Sedge | Carex frankii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| Fringed Sedge | Carex crinita | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 3 of 3 |
| Gay Feather | Liatris spicata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 3 |
| Georgia Bulrush | Scirpus georgianus | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Giant Goldenrod | Solidago gigantea | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Golden Ragwort | Packera aurea | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 3 of 3 |
| Golden Tickseed | Coreopsis tinctoria | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Graceful Sedge | Carex gracillima | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| Grassleaf Rush | Juncus marginatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 3 of 3 |
| Gray Birch | Betula populifolia | Tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Gray Dogwood | Cornus racemosa | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Greater Bladder Sedge | Carex intumescens | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 3 of 3 |
| Greater Straw Sedge | Carex normalis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Green Arrow Arum | Peltandra virginica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Green Ash | Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| Green Bulrush | Scirpus atrovirens | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Green Hawthorn | Crataegus viridis | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Greenwhite Sedge | Carex albolutescens | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Groundnut | Apios americana | Vine | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| Hairawn Muhly | Muhlenbergia capillaris | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Hairy Sedge | Carex lacustris | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 3 of 3 |
| Hairyfruit Sedge | Carex trichocarpa | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Hazel Alder | Alnus serrulata | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Hercules's Club | Aralia spinosa | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Highbush Blueberry | Vaccinium corymbosum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 3 of 3 |
| Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Hop Sedge | Carex lupulina | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 3 of 3 |
| Hophornbeam | Ostrya virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Inkberry | Ilex glabra | Shrub | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Interrupted Fern | Osmunda claytoniana | Fern | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| Jack in the Pulpit | Arisaema triphyllum | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 3 of 3 |
| Jerusalem Artichoke | Helianthus tuberosus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 3 of 3 |
| Jesuit's Bark | Iva frutescens | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Jointed Spikesedge | Eleocharis equisetoides | Sedge | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| June Grass | Koeleria macrantha | Grass | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Kinnikinnick | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Knotted Rush | Juncus nodosus | Rush | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Leatherleaf | Chamaedaphne calyculata | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Limestone Meadow Sedge | Carex granularis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Littleleaf Buttercup | Ranunculus abortivus | Plant | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| Loblolly Pine | Pinus taeda | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 3 |
| Longbeak Buttercup | Ranunculus longirostris | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Longhair Sedge | Carex comosa | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 2 of 3 |
| Longleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton nodosus | Perennial | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Lowbush Blueberry | Vaccinium angustifolium | Shrub | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Marsh Marigold | Caltha palustris | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Maryland Senna | Senna marilandica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Mexican Cardinal Flower | Lobelia fulgens | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| Mexican Muhly | Muhlenbergia mexicana | Grass | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Missouri River Willow | Salix eriocephala | Tree | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| Mountain Azalea | Rhododendron canescens | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Mountain Laurel | Kalmia latifolia | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Muscadine | Vitis rotundifolia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Needle Spikerush | Eleocharis acicularis | Sedge | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Needlegrass Rush | Juncus roemerianus | Rush | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Needlepod Rush | Juncus scirpoides | Rush | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| New Jersey Tea | Ceanothus americanus | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| New York Fern | Thelypteris noveboracensis | Fern | Tolerates shade | 3 of 3 |
| New York Ironweed | Vernonia noveboracensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Nodding Beggartick | Bidens cernua | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Nodding Lady's Tresses | Spiranthes cernua | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Northern Bayberry | Morella pensylvanica | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 3 of 3 |
| Northern Spicebush | Lindera benzoin | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 2 of 3 |
| Nuttall's Reedgrass | Calamagrostis coarctata | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 3 |
| Oval-Leaf Sedge | Carex cephalophora | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 3 of 3 |
| Overcup Oak | Quercus lyrata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 3 of 3 |
| Pale Touch-Me-Not | Impatiens pallida | Annual | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| Pawpaw | Asimina triloba | Tree | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| Pennsylvania Buttercup | Ranunculus pensylvanicus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Pennsylvania Smartweed | Polygonum pensylvanicum | Wildflower | Full sun | 3 of 3 |
| Philadelphia Daisy | Erigeron philadelphicus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 3 |
| Pickerelweed | Pontederia cordata | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Pin Oak | Quercus palustris | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Pitch Pine | Pinus rigida | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Pond Cypress | Taxodium ascendens | Tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Pond Pine | Pinus serotina | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Post Oak | Quercus stellata | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Poverty Rush | Juncus tenuis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 2 of 3 |
| Prairie Cordgrass | Spartina pectinata | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Prickly Bog Sedge | Carex atlantica | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 3 of 3 |
| Pumpkin Ash | Fraxinus profunda | Tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Purplehead Sneezeweed | Helenium flexuosum | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Purpleleaf Willowherb | Epilobium coloratum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 3 of 3 |
| Purplestem Beggarticks | Bidens connata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Pussy Willow | Salix discolor | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Rattlesnake Mannagrass | Glyceria canadensis | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Red Maple | Acer rubrum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Red Mulberry | Morus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| Red Oak | Quercus rubra | Tree | Sun or part shade | 3 of 3 |
| Red Osier Dogwood | Cornus sericea sericea | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Red-Barked Dogwood | Cornus alba | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Redosier Dogwood | Cornus sericea sericea | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Rice Cutgrass | Leersia oryzoides | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| River/Red Birch | Betula nigra | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Riverbank Wildrye | Elymus riparius | Grass | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Rough Avens | Geum laciniatum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Roundleaf Goldenrod | Solidago patula | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 3 |
| Royal/Flowering Fern | Osmunda regalis | Fern | Tolerates shade | 3 of 3 |
| Rufous Bulrush | Scirpus pendulus | Sedge | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Salt Grass | Distichlis spicata | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Sandbar Willow | Salix interior | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Sassafras | Sassafras albidum | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Scarlet Indian Paintbrush | Castilleja coccinea | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Sea Oats | Chasmanthium latifolium | Grass | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Seaside Alder | Alnus maritima | Tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Shagbark Hickory | Carya ovata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 2 of 3 |
| Shallow Sedge | Carex lurida | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 3 of 3 |
| Sharpwing Monkeyflower | Mimulus alatus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| Shining Willow | Salix lucida | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Shortleaf Pine | Pinus echinata | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Silky Dogwood | Cornus amomum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Silky Willow | Salix sericea | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 3 of 3 |
| Silver Maple | Acer saccharinum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Silvery Sedge | Carex canescens | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 3 of 3 |
| Skunk Cabbage | Symplocarpus foetidus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| Slender Woodoats | Chasmanthium laxum | Grass | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| Slippery Elm | Ulmus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 3 of 3 |
| Smooth Hedgenettle | Stachys tenuifolia | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| Smooth Sumac | Rhus glabra | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Softstem Bulrush | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Sedge | Full sun | 3 of 3 |
| Sour Gum/Tupelo | Nyssa sylvatica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Southern Bayberry | Morella caroliniensis | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Southern Red Oak | Quercus falcata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 2 of 3 |
| Southern Wax Myrtle | Myrica cerifera | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Squarestem Spikerush | Eleocharis quadrangulata | Sedge | Full sun | 3 of 3 |
| Squarrose Sedge | Carex squarrosa | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Steeplebush | Spiraea tomentosa | Shrub | Full sun | 3 of 3 |
| Stiff Dogwood | Cornus foemina | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 2 of 3 |
| Strawcolored Flatsedge | Cyperus strigosus | Sedge | Full sun | 3 of 3 |
| Sugar Maple | Acer saccharum | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Sugarcane Plumegrass | Saccharum giganteum | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 3 |
| Summersweet | Clethra alnifolia | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Swamp Azalea | Rhododendron viscosum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| Swamp Chestnut Oak | Quercus michauxii | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Swamp Loosestrife | Decodon verticillatus | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 2 of 3 |
| Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 3 of 3 |
| Swamp Rose | Rosa palustris | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Swamp Smartweed | Polygonum hydropiperoides | Perennial | Full sun | 3 of 3 |
| Swamp Sunflower | Helianthus angustifolius | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 3 |
| Swamp Tupelo | Nyssa biflora | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Swamp White Oak | Quercus bicolor | Tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Sweet Bay Magnolia | Magnolia virginiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 2 of 3 |
| Sweet Gum | Liquidambar styraciflua | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Sweet Woodreed | Cinna arundinacea | Grass | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Sweetflag | Acorus americanus | Perennial | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 3 |
| Tapertip Rush | Juncus acuminatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 2 of 3 |
| Tenangle Pipewort | Eriocaulon decangulare | Perennial | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Thicket Sedge | Carex abscondita | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 3 of 3 |
| Three-Way Sedge | Dulichium arundinaceum | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 2 of 3 |
| Toad Rush | Juncus bufonius | Rush | Full sun | 3 of 3 |
| Torrey's Rush | Juncus torreyi | Rush | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Troublesome Sedge | Carex molesta | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Trumpet Vine | Campsis radicans | Vine | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Tulip Tree | Liriodendron tulipifera | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Twisted Sedge | Carex torta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Upright Sedge | Carex stricta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 3 of 3 |
| Virginia Bluebells | Mertensia virginica | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Virginia Pine | Pinus virginiana | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 3 |
| Virginia Sweetspire | Itea virginica | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 3 of 3 |
| Virginia Water Horehound | Lycopus virginicus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 3 of 3 |
| Virginia Wildrye | Elymus virginicus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| Washington Hawthorn | Crataegus phaenopyrum | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Water Horsetail | Equisetum fluviatile | Horsetail | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Water Knotweed | Polygonum amphibium | Perennial | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Water Oak | Quercus nigra | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Wax Myrtle | Morella cerifera | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Western Brackenfern | Pteridium aquilinum | Fern | Tolerates shade | 3 of 3 |
| White Ash | Fraxinus americana | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| White Doll's Daisy | Boltonia asteroides | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| White Edge Sedge | Carex debilis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 3 of 3 |
| White Meadowsweet | Spiraea alba | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 2 of 3 |
| Whitegrass | Leersia virginica | Grass | Tolerates shade | 2 of 3 |
| Wild Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Wild Mint | Mentha arvensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Willow Oak | Quercus phellos | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
| Winged Sumac | Rhus copallinum | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Winter Bentgrass | Agrostis hyemalis | Grass | Sun or part shade | 2 of 3 |
| Witherod Viburnum | Viburnum cassinoides | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Woodland Horsetail | Equisetum sylvaticum | Horsetail | Tolerates shade | 1 of 3 |
| Woolgrass | Scirpus cyperinus | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 3 of 3 |
| Woolly Beachheather | Hudsonia tomentosa | Shrub | Full sun | 1 of 3 |
| Woolly Yarrow | Achillea tomentosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 3 |
| Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod | Solidago rugosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 3 |
| Yellow Indian Grass | Sorghastrum nutans | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 3 |
Where this comes from
- Native range
- USDA PLANTS county distribution layer, the same records behind the county checker.
- Sold by nurseries
- USDA PLANTS plant characteristics, Commercial Availability “Routinely Available”. It is a national flag, so a plant here can still be hard to find at a garden centre near you.
- Plant details
- USDA PLANTS: growth habit and duration from the plant profile; shade and wet-soil tolerance, bloom period, mature height and showy flowers, fruit or fall colour from the plant characteristics.
- Left out
- Any plant a state regulates as invasive or noxious, or that GRIIS flags as invasive in the lower 48, even where it is native. So is any species USDA records as both native and introduced in the lower 48, because the form nurseries sell is usually the introduced one.
- Photos
- Public domain, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-SA, credited under each photo.
- Citation
- USDA, NRCS. The PLANTS Database (https://plants.usda.gov), retrieved June 13, 2026. National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC USA.
Questions
What plants are native to Delaware?
This page lists the 307 plants that USDA PLANTS records as native to Delaware and routinely available from nurseries: 70 trees, 50 shrubs, 83 wildflowers, 88 grasses and sedges, 9 ferns and 7 vines. They are a small part of Delaware's native flora, chosen because you can buy them. Each one carries a map of the Delaware counties where USDA records it growing wild.
What trees are native to Delaware?
This page lists 70 trees native to Delaware that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Atlantic White Cedar, Eastern Redcedar and Loblolly Pine, each recorded as native in all 3 Delaware counties.
What shrubs are native to Delaware?
This page lists 50 shrubs native to Delaware that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Bayberry, Canadian Serviceberry and Common Witch Hazel, each recorded as native in all 3 Delaware counties.
What wildflowers are native to Delaware?
This page lists 83 wildflowers native to Delaware that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Bearded Beggarticks, Blue Eyed Grass and Butterfly Weed, each recorded as native in all 3 Delaware counties.
Is my plant native to Delaware?
Search this page by common or scientific name. A plant missing from it can still be native to Delaware: the page lists only natives that nurseries routinely sell, and it leaves out any plant a state regulates as invasive. For a county-level answer on any plant, enter its name in Ezina's checker. Every answer links the record it came from.
Is a plant native to Delaware native everywhere in Delaware?
Not necessarily. USDA records nativity county by county, and 135 of the 307 plants on this page are recorded as native in fewer than half of Delaware's 3 counties. A county with no record may simply never have been surveyed for that plant, so read each card's map as where the plant is known to grow wild rather than as a boundary.
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Snap a photo or type the name. Ezina matches it to a library of about 40,000 species and starts a care plan tailored to your zone, the local weather, and the time of year.
Get a care plan
A schedule built from local rain, temperature, and sun, not a fixed weekly cadence. You get a single notification when a plant actually needs water. Easily add treatments for diseases and pests.
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Our garden planner Dig helps you understand what works best for your location and makes suggestions based off your long term goals.
Compiled from peer-reviewed research, USDA documentation,
and direct scientific observation across the United States.