Plant Options

Created by: sunash on 2024-03-17 • List type: wantlist • Visibility: Public

List of plants that I may be interested in. TBD.

Plant Type Color Drought resistant Edible Edible parts Edible uses Flowering Growth Habitat Height Layer Life cycle Light requirement Medicinal Medicinal parts Nitrogen Fixing Nitrogen Usage Root type Soil pH Soil type Utility Water requirement Width Note
Alleghany Blackberry
Species
✔️ Fruit, Shoots, Stem Medium 3.0 Shrubs Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Dye Moist
Allium cernuum
Species
✔️ Flowers, Leaves, Root 0.5 Herbs Full sun Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Allium tricoccum
Species
✔️ Flowers, Leaves, Root 0.3 Herbs Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium Companion Moist
Althaea officinalis
Species
✔️ Leaves, Root Oil, Egg, Tea 1.2 Perennial Full sun Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Adhesive, Fiber, oil, Teeth Dry, Moist
American Basswood
Species
✔️ Flowers, Leaves, Sap Chocolate, Sweetener, Tea Medium 25.0 Tall trees Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Fiber, Wind breaker, Lumber, Dynamic accumulator Moist
American Blackcurrant
Species
✔️ Fruit 1.8 Shrubs Full sun, Partial sun/shade 6.8-7.2 Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
American Hazel
Species
✔️ Seed Oil 3.0 Trees Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Hedgerow, oil Moist
American Plum
Species
✔️ Fruit, Seed Pollinator Attractant Medium 6.0 Understory Full sun, Partial sun/shade No Medium Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Crafting, Disinfectant, Dye, Rootstock, Erosion control, Lumber, Espalier Moist 8
Atlantic Camas
Species
✔️ Root 0.6 Herbs Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Black Cohosh
Species
Medium 1.5 Perennial Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Black raspberry
Species
✔️ Fruit, Shoots, Stem Tea 3.0 Shrubs Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Dye Moist
Black walnut
Species
✔️ Sap, Seed Oil, Sweetener Fast 30.0 Tall trees Perennial Full sun True Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Crafting, Compost, Dye, Filter, Herbicide, Pest control, oil, Tannin, Lumber, Dynamic accumulator, Fragrance Moist
Bog Myrtle
Species
✔️ Fruit Condiment, Tea 2.0 Shrubs Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Dye, Essential Oil, Pest control, Tannin, Wax, Nitrogen fixer, Fragrance Moist, Wet
Bulbous Bittercress
Species
✔️ Leaves Condiment 0.5 Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist, Wet
Canada Violet
Species
✔️ Flowers, Leaves Tea 0.4 Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Dynamic accumulator Moist
Canadian Garlic
Species
✔️ Flowers, Leaves, Root 0.5 Herbs Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium Moist, Wet
Canadian Plum
Species
✔️ Fruit, Seed 9.0 Trees Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Dye, Mordant, Lumber Moist
Checkerberry
Species
✔️ Fruit, Leaves Condiment, Tea Medium 0.2 Shrubs Partial sun/shade, Full shade Light (sandy), Medium Essential Oil, Dynamic accumulator, Ground cover, Fragrance Dry, Moist
Chokeberry
Species
✔️ Fruit Pectin Medium 2.5 Shrubs Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade True Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Pectin Dry, Moist
Chokecherry
Species
Fruit, Seed Fast Forest edges, Dry exposed sites, Along streams, In clearings 3.6 Shrubs Full sun, Partial sun/shade, Full shade 6.8-7.2 Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Hedgerow, Erosion control, Wildlife forage Moist
Common Milkweed
Species
✔️ Flowers, Leaves, Seed, Seedpod, Shoots Oil, Gum, Sweetener Medium 1.0 Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium Adhesive, Fiber, Gum, textiles, oil, Pollution, Candles, Fragrance Dry, Moist
Common Silverweed
Species
✔️ Leaves, Root Fast 0.3 Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist 0.25
Cranberry
Species
✔️ Fruit Medium 3.0 Shrubs Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Animal feed, Attracts insects, Hedgerow, Wildlife habitat Moist
Creeping Dogwood
Species
✔️ Fruit Pectin Fast 0.3 Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Pectin, Ground cover Moist
Currant-Gooseberry
Species
✔️ Fruit 1.0 Shrubs Full sun Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Dalea purpurea
Species
✔️ Root Tea 0.9 Perennial Full sun Light (sandy), Medium Crafting, Nitrogen fixer Dry, Moist
Deer Grass
Species
✔️ Leaves, Root Drink 0.3 Perennial Full sun Light (sandy), Medium Moist
Dogberry
Species
✔️ Fruit 1.5 Shrubs Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Eastern Prickly Pear
Species
✔️ Fruit, Leaves, Seed Gum Fast 0.2 Perennial Full sun Light (sandy), Medium Gum Dry
Fleshy hawthorn
Species
✔️ Fruit 6.0 Shrubs Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Fragrance Dry, Moist, Wet
Garland Crab
Species
✔️ Fruit Pectin 7.0 Trees Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Pectin, Rootstock, Lumber, Fragrance Moist, Wet
Giant Sunflower
Species
✔️ Root, Seed Fast 3.6 Perennial Full sun Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist 1.2
Golden currant
Species
✔️ Flowers, Fruit 2.4 Shrubs Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Animal feed, Attracts insects, Hedgerow, Wildlife habitat Dry, Moist 1
Ground Nut
Species
✔️ Root, Seed, Seedpod 1.2 Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium Companion, textiles, Nitrogen fixer, Fragrance Moist
Indian Cucumber Root
Species
✔️ Root 0.3 Perennial Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium Fragrance Moist
Jerusalem artichoke
Species
True ✔️ Root Coffee, Sweetener Fast 1.5-3.0m Roots Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Fibrous 4.5-8.2 Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Biomass, Dynamic accumulator Dry, Moist 1.7
Jewelweed
Species
✔️ Leaves, Seed, Shoots, Stem Fast 1.2 Herbs Annual Full sun, Partial sun/shade True Stems, Leaves Tap 5.6-6.5 Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Dye, antifungal Moist
Lead Plant
Species
✔️ Oil, Tea 1.2 Shrubs Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium Pest control, oil, Wind breaker, Erosion control, Nitrogen fixer Dry, Moist
Mountain Wood Sorrel
Species
✔️ Leaves 0.1 Perennial Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Dye Moist
New Jersey Tea
Species
Tea Fast 1.2 Shrubs Full sun, Partial sun/shade Yes Light (sandy), Medium Dye, Soap, Nitrogen fixer Dry, Moist
Northern Bayberry
Species
✔️ Fruit Condiment 3.0 Shrubs Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Dye, Hedgerow, Wax, Nitrogen fixer Dry, Moist
Northern Dewberry
Species
✔️ Fruit, Shoots, Stem Tea 0.2 Shrubs Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Dye Moist
Ostrich Fern
Species
✔️ Leaves, Root Medium Swamps, Bottomland woods 1.0 Herbs Perennial Partial sun/shade 6.8-7.2 Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Ground cover Moist 1.2
Panax quinquefolius
Species
✔️ Root Tea Slow 0.3 Perennial Partial sun/shade, Full shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Paper Birch
Species
✔️ Flowers, Inner bark, Leaves, Sap, Shoots Sweetener, Tea Fast 20.0 Tall trees Full sun Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Dye, Fire starter, Hair, textiles, Pioneer, Waterproofing, Lumber, Dynamic accumulator Dry, Moist
Pawpaw
Species
✔️ Fruit Slow 4.5 Trees Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Medium Dye, Fiber, Pest control, Lumber Moist 7
Pin Cherry
Species
✔️ Fruit, Seed Gum Fast 12.0 Trees Full sun Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Weaving material, Dye, Gum, Pioneer, Erosion control, Lumber Moist
Ramanas Rose
Species
✔️ Flowers, Fruit, Seed, Shoots, Stem Tea Medium 2.0 Shrubs Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Hedgerow, Fragrance Dry, Moist 2
Red Haw
Species
✔️ Fruit Tea Medium 9.0 Trees Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Hedgerow, Espalier, Fragrance Moist, Wet
Red raspberry
Species
✔️ Fruit, Root, Shoots, Stem Coffee, Tea Medium 2.0 Shrubs Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Cosmetic, Dye, textiles Moist 1.5
Redbud
Species
✔️ Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod Condiment Medium 12 Trees Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium Weaving material, Lumber Moist
Riverbank Grape
Species
✔️ Fruit, Leaves, Sap, Shoots Fast 15.0 Vines Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Dye, Rootstock, Fragrance Dry, Moist
Roundhead Lespedeza
Species
Tea 1.0 Shrubs Full sun Light (sandy), Medium Nitrogen fixer Moist
Roundleaf Serviceberry
Species
✔️ Fruit 3.0 Shrubs Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Dry, Moist
Sambucus nigra spp canadensis
Species
✔️ Flowers, Fruit, Shoots Drink, Tea Fast 4.0 Shrubs Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Compost, Dye, Hedgerow, Pest control, Crafting, Poles, Fragrance Moist
Scarlet Strawberry
Species
✔️ Fruit Tea 0.3 Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Teeth, Dynamic accumulator Moist
Shagbark hickory
Species
✔️ Sap, Seed, Milk Slow Hardwood forest 30.0 Tall trees Perennial Full sun Tap Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Dye, Fire starter, Lumber, Dynamic accumulator, Fragrance Dry, Moist
Sheepberry
Species
✔️ Fruit Medium 9.0 Trees Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Hedgerow, Lumber Moist
Shellbark hickory
Species
✔️ Sap, Seed Sweetener Slow 30.0 Tall trees Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Fire starter, Lumber, Dynamic accumulator Moist
Silverberry
Species
✔️ Fruit, Seed Medium 3.0 Shrubs Perennial Full sun Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Crafting, Companion, Fiber, Hedgerow, Soap, Nitrogen fixer, Fragrance Dry, Moist
Small Solomon's Seal
Species
✔️ Leaves, Root, Shoots 1.0 Perennial Partial sun/shade, Full shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Fragrance Moist
Snake Root
Species
Condiment Slow 0.1 Perennial Partial sun/shade, Full shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Fragrance, Ground cover Moist
Solidago canadensis scabra
Species
✔️ Leaves, Seed Tea 1.8 Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Dye, textiles Moist
Spice Bush
Species
Condiment, Tea Slow 3.0 Shrubs Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Disinfectant, Fragrance Moist
Spotted Cranesbill
Species
Medium 0.6 Perennial Full sun Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Dye, Tannin, Ground cover Moist, Wet
Spring Beauty
Species
✔️ Leaves, Root Medium 0.2 Perennial Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium Moist
Strawberry Blite
Species
✔️ Fruit, Leaves, Seed Colouring 0.6 Annual Full sun Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Dye Moist
Sugar maple
Species
✔️ Inner bark, Leaves, Sap, Seed Sweetener Slow 30.0 Tall trees Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Companion, Animal feed, Fire starter, Potash, Preservative, Lumber, Dynamic accumulator Moist
Sundial Lupine
Species
✔️ Seed, Seedpod 0.6 Perennial Full sun Light (sandy), Medium Dynamic accumulator, Nitrogen fixer Dry, Moist
White Oak
Species
✔️ Seed Coffee Slow 20.0 Tall trees Full sun, Partial sun/shade Medium, Heavy (clay) Fire starter, Tannin, Lumber, Dynamic accumulator Dry, Moist
Wild Tobacco
Species
1.5 Annual Full sun Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Pest control, Dynamic accumulator Moist
Yarrow
Species
✔️ Leaves Condiment, Tea Fast 0.6 Herbs Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Companion, Compost, Cosmetic, Dye, Essential Oil, Hair, Animal feed, Dynamic accumulator, Ground cover, Fragrance Dry, Moist
Yellow Birch
Species
✔️ Inner bark, Sap Condiment, Sweetener, Tea Fast 12.0 Trees Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Containers, Fire starter, Waterproofing, Lumber, Dynamic accumulator, Fragrance Moist
Yellow Chestnut Oak
Species
✔️ Seed Coffee Medium 20.0 Tall trees Full sun, Partial sun/shade Medium, Heavy (clay) Fire starter, Tannin, Lumber Moist
Yellow Wood Sorrel
Species
✔️ Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seedpod Drink Fast 0.3 Annual Full sun Light (sandy), Medium Dye Dry, Moist