Submitted by:

Nichol E. Welsh

Siteworkstudios

30 Ben Lippen School Road

Asheville, NC 28806

828.225.4945 (office) 828.225.4947 (fax)

nwelsh@siteworkstudios.com

Natives to North & South Carolina that are wet site tolerant.

Trees – Large

Acer Rubrum                             Red Maple

Betula nigra                               River Birch

Platanus occidentalis                 Sycamore

Trees – Small

Carpinus carolinia                      American Hornbeam / Ironwood / Musclewood

Cornus alternifolia                      Pagoda Dogwood

Prunus americana                      American Plum

Prunus pensylvanica                  Pin Cherry

Shrubs – Large

Alnus serrulata                          Tag Elder  (nitrogen fixer)

Philadephus inordorus                Mock Orange

Rhododendron maximum            Rosebay Rhododendron

Salix sericea                             Silky Willow

Viburnum dentatum                    Arrowwood Viburnum

Shrubs - Medium

Aronia arbutifolia                        Red Chokeberry

Cornus amomum                       Silky Dogwood

Ilex glabra                                 Inkberry Holly

Ilex verticillata                            Winterberry Holly

Itea virginica                              Virginia Sweetspire

Rhododendron vaseyi                 Pinkshell Azalea

Sambucus canadensis               Elderberry

Viburnum cassinoides                Winterrod Viburnum

Vaccinium corymbosum             Mountain Cranberry

Shrubs – Small

Shrubby St. John’s Wort             Hypericum prolificum

Rosa caolina                             Carolina Rose

Rosa palustris                           Swamp Rose

Herbaceous Perennials

Cauloph. Thalictroides                Blue Cohosh

Chelone lyonii                            Pink turtlehead

Eupatorium maculatum               Joe-pye weed

Lobelia cardinalis                       Cardinal Flower

Lobelia sophilitica                      Great Lobelia

Lysimachia ciliate                      Fringed Loostrife

Monarda didyma                        Bee Balm

Panicum virgatum                      Switch grass

Ferns

Athyrium felix-femina                  Lady Fern

Onoclea sensibilis                      Sensitive Fern

Osmunda cinnamonea                Cinnamon Fern

Osmunda regalis                        Royal Fern

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Last modified: 10/23/09