Native Plant Database

Plant Type

Water Preference

Light Conditions

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

Adams Needle or Bear Grass

Yucca filamentosa

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Dry

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Moderate

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Allegheny Chinquapin

Castanea pumila

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Dry

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Low

Deer Resistance

Moderate

Commercially Available

American Basswood or Linden

Tilia americana

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Dry-Moist

Light Conditions

Sun, Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Low

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

American Beech

Fagus grandiflora

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Part Shade, Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Yellow, Green

Salt Spray Tolerance

Low

Deer Resistance

Moderate

Commercially Available

1

American Dogwood

Cornus florida

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Part Shade, Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Moderate

Commercially Available

American Holly

Ilex opaca

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Moderate

Deer Resistance

Moderate-High

Commercially Available

1

American Hornbeam, Ironwood

Carpinus caroliniana

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Part Shade, Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Green

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

American Plum

Prunus americana

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Light Conditions

Shade, Sun

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

American Wisteria

Wisteria frutescens

Plant Type

Vines

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Lavender

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Annual Wildrice

Zizania aquatica

Plant Type

Grasses

Water Preference

Moist, Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Green

Salt Spray Tolerance

Low

Deer Resistance

Low

Commercially Available

Arrowwood Viburnum

Viburnum dentatum

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Moderate

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Atamasco Lily

Zephyranthes atamasco

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Part Shade, Shade

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Baby Breath Aster

Symphyotrichum (Aster) subulatus

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Part Shade, Shade

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

Bald Cypress

Taxodium distichum

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Purple

Salt Spray Tolerance

Low

Deer Resistance

Moderate-High

Commercially Available

1

Beach Blanket Flower

Gaillardia pulchella

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Dry

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Yellow, Red

Salt Spray Tolerance

High

Deer Resistance

Moderate

Commercially Available

1

Beach Dropseed

Sporobolus virginicus

Plant Type

Grasses

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Green, White

Salt Spray Tolerance

High

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

Beautyberry

Callicarpa americana

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Pink

Salt Spray Tolerance

Low

Deer Resistance

Low

Commercially Available

1

Beebalm, Red Bergamot

Monarda didyma

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Red

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Moderate

Commercially Available

1

Bitternut Hickory

Carya cordiformis

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Yellow, Green, Brown

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Black Gum or Black Tupelo

Nyssa sylvatica

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Green

Salt Spray Tolerance

Moderate

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Black-eyed Susan, Orange Coneflower

Rudbeckia fulgida

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Yellow

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Moderate

Commercially Available

1

Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Moderate

Commercially Available

1

Blazing  Star, Gayfeather

Liatris spicata

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Pink, Purple

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Bracken Fern

Pteridium aquilinum

Plant Type

Ferns

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

Broomsedge

Andropogon virginicus

Plant Type

Grasses

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Yellow

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Low, Moderate

Commercially Available

1

Bushy Bluestem; Bushy Broomsedge

Andropogon glomeratus

Plant Type

Grasses

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

White, Brown

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Button Bush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Part Shade, Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Moderate, High

Deer Resistance

Moderate-High

Commercially Available

1

Cabbage Palmetto

Sabal palmetto

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

High

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Canadian Serviceberry

Amelanchier canadensis

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun, Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Moderate

Deer Resistance

Moderate

Commercially Available

Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Red

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Moderate

Commercially Available

1

Carolina Allspice

Calycanthus floridus

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Red

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Moderate

Commercially Available

1

Carolina Cherry Laurel

Prunus caroliniana

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Moderate

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Carolina Fimbry

Fimbristylis caroliniana

Plant Type

Grasses

Water Preference

Light Conditions

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

Carolina Jessamine

Gelsemium sempervirens

Plant Type

Vines

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

Yellow

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Carolina mosquitofern, Fairy Moss

Azolla caronliniana

Plant Type

Ferns

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Part Shade, Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

Carolina Phlox, Summer Phlox

Phlox carolina

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

White, Pink, Purple

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Carolina Rose, Wild Rose

Rosa carolina

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Pink

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

Christmas Fern, Fiddle-head-Fern

Polystichum acrosticoides

Plant Type

Ferns

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Part Shade, Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Cinnamon Fern

Osmunda cinnamomea

Plant Type

Ferns

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Part Shade, Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Coast Laurel Oak

Quercus hemisphaerica

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Coastal Leucothoe

Leucothoe axillaris

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Low

Commercially Available

1

Coastal Witch-Alder

Fothergilla gardenii

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Common Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun, Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Purple

Salt Spray Tolerance

Low

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Common Rush, Soft Rush

Juncus effusus

Plant Type

Grasses

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Green

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Moderate

Commercially Available

1

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Coral Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens

Plant Type

Vines

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

Red

Salt Spray Tolerance

Low, Moderate

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Crossvine

Bignonia capreolata

Plant Type

Vines

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

Yellow, Red

Salt Spray Tolerance

Low

Deer Resistance

Moderate

Commercially Available

1

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Yellow

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Dahoon or Cassena Holly

Ilex cassine

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Moderate

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Deerberry

Vaccinium stamineum

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Low

Commercially Available

1

Devils Walking Stick

Aralia spinosa

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Low

Commercially Available

Downy Phlox, Prairy Phlox

Phlox pilosa

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Pink, Purple

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Downy Serviceberry or Shadblow

Amelanchier arborea

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Moderate

Deer Resistance

Moderate

Commercially Available

Dwarf Azalea, Coast Azalea

Rhododendron atlanticum

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Dwarf Crested Iris

Iris cristata

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Part Shade, Shade

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Lavender

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Moderate-High

Commercially Available

1

Dwarf Palmetto

Sabal minor

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Moderate, High

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Dwarf Southern Magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Moderate

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Dwarf Sweet Pepperbush, Summersweet

Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird'

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Moderate

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Dwarf Yaupon Holly

Ilex vomitoria 'Bordeaux'

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

High

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Eastern Bluestar

Amsonia tabernaemontana

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Blue

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Eastern Smooth Penstemon or Beardtongue

Penstemon laevigatus

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Purple, White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Low

Deer Resistance

Moderate

Commercially Available

1

Elephants Foot

Elephantopus tomentosus

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Light Conditions

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Pink, Purple

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

Fire Pink

Silene virginica

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Red

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Moderate

Commercially Available

1

Florida Leucothoe, Tall Fetterbush

Agarista populifolia

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Fringe tree

Chionanthus virginicus

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Low

Commercially Available

1

Golden Canna, Banana of Everglades

Canna flaccida

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Yellow

Salt Spray Tolerance

Low

Deer Resistance

Low

Commercially Available

1

Golden Tickseed

Coreopsis tinctoria

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Yellow, Red

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Grass-leaf Blazing Star

Liatris graminifolia (pilosa)

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Dry-Moist

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Pink, Purple

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

Greater Tickseed

Coreopsis major

Plant Type

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Yellow

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Moderate

Commercially Available

1

Groundnut, Wild Potato

Apios americana

Plant Type

Vines

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Red, Pink

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

Hackberry

Celtis laevigata

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Green

Salt Spray Tolerance

Moderate

Deer Resistance

Moderate

Commercially Available

1

Hazel Alder or Smooth Alder

Alnus serrulata

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun, Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Yellow

Salt Spray Tolerance

Low

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

Heartleaf Ginger, Piggies Ginger

Hexastylis (Asarum) arifolia

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Part Shade, Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

Purple, Brown

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Low

Commercially Available

Hercules Club

Zanthoxylum clava-herculis

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Dry-Moist

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Yellow

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

Hop-hornbeam or Ironwood

Ostrya virginiana

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Dry-Moist

Light Conditions

Sun, Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Low

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Horse Sugar

Symplocos tinctoria

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun, Shade

Leaf Retention

Semi-Evergreen

Flower Color

Yellow

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Moderate

Commercially Available

Indian Grass

Sorgastrum nutans

Plant Type

Grasses

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Yellow

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Indian Pink

Spigelia marilandica

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Part Shade, Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Red, Yellow

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Indigo Bush

Amorpha fruticosa

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Purple

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Inkberry

Ilex glabra

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Moderate

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Inland Sea Oats, River Oats

Chasmanthum latifolium

Plant Type

Grasses

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Part Shade, Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Green

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Ironweed

Vernonia novaboracensis

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Purple

Salt Spray Tolerance

Moderate, High

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Arisaema triphyllum

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Part Shade, Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Purple, Brown

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Joe Pye Weed

Eupatorium (Eutrochium) fistulosum

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Pink

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Lady Fern

Athyrium filix-femina

Plant Type

Ferns

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Part Shade, Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Lanceleaf Coreopsis

Coreopsis lanceolata

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

Yellow

Salt Spray Tolerance

Low

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Late Purple Aster

Symphyotrichum (Aster) patens

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Purple

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

Plant Type

Grasses

Water Preference

Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

White, Green

Salt Spray Tolerance

High

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Live Oak

Quercus virginiana

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

Yellow

Salt Spray Tolerance

High

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Loblolly Bay

Gordonia lasianthus

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Low

Deer Resistance

Low

Commercially Available

1

Loblolly Pine

Pinus taeda

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

Yellow

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Longleaf Pine

Pinus palustris

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

Purple

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Marsh Clematis, Blue Jasmine

Clematis crispa

Plant Type

Vines

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Lavender

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

Marsh Elder

Iva frutescens

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

High

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

Marsh Fimbry

Fimbristylis castanea

Plant Type

Grasses

Water Preference

Light Conditions

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Brown

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

Marsh Hay, Saltmeadow Cordgrass

Spartina patens

Plant Type

Grasses

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Yellow, Green

Salt Spray Tolerance

High

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Maryland Golden Aster

Chrysopsis mariana

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Yellow

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Orange

Salt Spray Tolerance

Low

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

Needle Palm

Rhapidophyllum hystrix

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Part Shade, Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

Cream

Salt Spray Tolerance

Low, Moderate

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Netleaf Leatherflower

Clematis reticulata

Plant Type

Vines

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Green, Purple

Salt Spray Tolerance

Low

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

Netted Chain Fern

Woodwardia areolata

Plant Type

Ferns

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Part Shade, Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Obedient Plant

Physotegia virginiana

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Lavender, Pink

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Oconee Azalea

Rhododendron flammeum

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Orange

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

Orange Jewelweed

Impatiens capensis

Plant Type

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Part Shade, Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

Orange Jewelweed

Impatiens capensis

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Part Shade, Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Orange

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

Parsleyleaf Hawthorn

Crataegus marshallii

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Low

Deer Resistance

Low, Moderate

Commercially Available

1

Partridge Berry

Mitchella repens

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Part Shade, Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Passionflower

Passiflora incarnata

Plant Type

Vines

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Lavender

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Moderate

Commercially Available

1

Persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Dry

Light Conditions

Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Yellow, Green

Salt Spray Tolerance

Low

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Pignut Hickory

Carya glabra

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Yellow, Green, Brown

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Pink Muhly

Muhlenbergia capillaris

Plant Type

Grasses

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Pink

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Pinxterbloom Azalea

Rhododendron periclymenoides

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Pink

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Low

Commercially Available

1

Purple Muhly

Muhlenbergia filipes

Plant Type

Grasses

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Purple

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

Purple-Top grass

Tridens flavus

Plant Type

Grasses

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Purple

Salt Spray Tolerance

Moderate

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

Rattlesnake Master

Eryngium yuccifolium

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Red Buckeye

Aesculus pavia

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Red

Salt Spray Tolerance

Moderate

Deer Resistance

Moderate

Commercially Available

1

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Red

Salt Spray Tolerance

Moderate

Deer Resistance

Low

Commercially Available

1

Redbud

Cercis canadensis

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Pink, Purple

Salt Spray Tolerance

Low

Deer Resistance

Moderate

Commercially Available

1

Resurrection Fern

Polypodium polypodioides

Plant Type

Ferns

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Part Shade, Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

River Birch

Betula nigra

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Green, Brown

Salt Spray Tolerance

Moderate

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Rose Mallow, Marsh Mallow

Hibiscus moscheutos

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

White, Pink

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Moderate

Commercially Available

1

Rough-stemmed Goldenrod

Solidago rugosa

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Yellow

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Moderate

Commercially Available

1

Royal fern

Osmunda regalis

Plant Type

Ferns

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Part Shade, Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Salt or Sea Myrtle, Groundsel

Baccharis halimifolia

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

White, Yellow

Salt Spray Tolerance

High

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Saltmarsh Aster

Symphyotrichum (Aster) tenuifolium

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

High

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

Sand Live Oak

Quercus geminata

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Dry

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

Green

Salt Spray Tolerance

Moderate, High

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

Sassafras

Sassafras albidum

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun, Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Yellow, Green

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Moderate

Commercially Available

1

Saw Palmetto

Serenoa repens

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

High

Deer Resistance

Moderate

Commercially Available

1

Scarlet Sage

Salvia coccinea

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Red

Salt Spray Tolerance

Moderate

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Sea Oats

Uniola paniculata

Plant Type

Grasses

Water Preference

Dry

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Yellow

Salt Spray Tolerance

High

Deer Resistance

Moderate

Commercially Available

Seashore Mallow

Kosteletzkya virginica (pentacarpos)

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Pink, Lavender

Salt Spray Tolerance

High

Deer Resistance

Low

Commercially Available

Seaside Goldenrod

Solidago sempervirens

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Yellow

Salt Spray Tolerance

High

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Seaside Panicum, Coastal Panic Grass

Panicum amarum

Plant Type

Grasses

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Tan, Green

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Sensitive Fern

Onoclea sensibilis

Plant Type

Ferns

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Part Shade, Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Shrubby St. Johns Wort

Hypericum prolificum

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Yellow

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Silkgrass, Golden Aster

Pityopsis graminifolia

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

Yellow

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

Silky Camelia

Stewartia malacodendron

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Low

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Slash Pine

Pinus elliottii

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

Red

Salt Spray Tolerance

Moderate

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Slender Woodoats

Chasmanthium laxum

Plant Type

Grasses

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Part Shade, Shade

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Green

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Low, Moderate

Commercially Available

Smooth Cord Grass, Salt Cord grass

Spartina alternifora

Plant Type

Grasses

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Yellow

Salt Spray Tolerance

High

Deer Resistance

Moderate

Commercially Available

1

Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum biflora

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Part Shade, Shade

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Low

Commercially Available

1

Southern Blue Flag

Iris virginica

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Purple

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Southern Magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora 'Bracken's Brown Beauty'

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

High

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Southern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Plant Type

Ferns

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Part Shade, Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Southern Pinxterflower, Piedmont Azalea

Rhododendron canescens

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Pink

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Low

Commercially Available

1

Southern Red Cedar

Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

Yellow

Salt Spray Tolerance

High

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Southern Red Oak

Quercus falcata

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Red

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Southern Shield Fern Or Southern Wood fern

Dryopteria ludoviciana

Plant Type

Ferns

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Part Shade, Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Southern Sundrops

Oenothera fruticosa

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Light Conditions

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

Yellow

Salt Spray Tolerance

Moderate

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Spanish Bayonet

Yucca aloifolia

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Dry

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

High

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Sparkleberry

Vaccinium arboreum

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Low

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Spicebush

Lindera benzoin

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Yellow

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Moderate

Commercially Available

1

Splitbeard Bluestem

Andropogon ternarius

Plant Type

Grasses

Water Preference

Dry

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

White, Brown

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Moderate-High

Commercially Available

1

Spotted Horsemint, Spotted Beebalm

Monarda punctata

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Dry

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

White, Purple, Yellow, Green

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Moderate-High

Commercially Available

1

St. Andrews Cross

Hypericum hypericoides

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Semi-Evergreen

Flower Color

Yellow

Salt Spray Tolerance

Low

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Sugarcane Plumegrass

Erianthus (Saccharum) giganteus

Plant Type

Grasses

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Purple, Pink, Blue

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Sundial Lupine

Lupinus perennis

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Blue, Purple

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Low, Moderate

Commercially Available

Swamp Azalea

Rhododendron viscosum

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Low

Commercially Available

1

Swamp Laurel Oak

Quercus laurifolia

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Semi-Evergreen

Flower Color

Yellow

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Swamp Rose

Rosa palustris

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Pink

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Low

Commercially Available

1

Swamp Sunflower, Narrowleaf Sunflower

Helianthus angustifolius

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Yellow

Salt Spray Tolerance

High

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Swamp Titi

Cyrilla racemiflora

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Semi-Evergreen

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Sweet Goldenrod, Licorice Goldenrod

Solidago odora

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Yellow

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Sweet Pepperbush, Summersweet

Clethra alnifolia

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Moderate

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Semi-Evergreen

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Moderate

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Sweetgum

Liquidamber styraciflua

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Yellow, Green

Salt Spray Tolerance

Moderate

Deer Resistance

Moderate-High

Commercially Available

1

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

Plant Type

Grasses

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Tan, Green

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Moderate-High

Commercially Available

1

Trumpet Creeper

Campsis radicans

Plant Type

Vines

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Orange, Red

Salt Spray Tolerance

Moderate

Deer Resistance

Moderate

Commercially Available

1

Tulip Poplar

Liriodendron tulipifera

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Yellow, Green

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Moderate-High

Commercially Available

1

Umbrella Flatsedge, Straw-colored Flatsedge

Cyperus strigosus

Plant Type

Grasses

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

Virginia Chainfern

Woodwardia virginica

Plant Type

Ferns

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Plant Type

Vines

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Shade

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

White, Green

Salt Spray Tolerance

High

Deer Resistance

Moderate

Commercially Available

1

Virginia Sweetspire

Itea virginica

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Moderate

Deer Resistance

Moderate

Commercially Available

1

Walters Viburnum

Viburnum obovatum

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Low

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Water Oak

Quercus nigra

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist-Wet

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Yellow

Salt Spray Tolerance

Moderate

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Water Tupelo or Swamp Tupelo

Nyssa aquatica

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Wet

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Green

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Wax Myrtle

Morella (Myrica) cerifera

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

High

Deer Resistance

Moderate-High

Commercially Available

1

Wax Sedge, Blue Sedge

Carex glaucescens

Plant Type

Grasses

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

Brown

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

White Snakeroot

Ageratina altissima var. altissima (Eupatorium rugosum)

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

White Wild Indigo

Baptisia alba

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

High

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Wild Ageratum, Mistflower

Conoclinium (Eupatorium) coelestinum

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Lavender, Blue

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Wild Geranium, Cranesbill

Geranium maculatum

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Semi-Evergreen

Flower Color

Pink, Lavender

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Moderate

Commercially Available

1

Wild Olive

Osmanthus americana

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Cream

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Willow Oak

Quercus phellos

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Yellow

Salt Spray Tolerance

High

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

Winged Sumac

Rhus copallina

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Moderate

Deer Resistance

Moderate

Commercially Available

1

Winterberry

Ilex verticillata

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Sun, Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

Low

Deer Resistance

Low

Commercially Available

1

Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Plant Type

Trees

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Part Shade, Shade

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange

Salt Spray Tolerance

Low

Deer Resistance

Moderate

Commercially Available

1

Wool-grass

Scirpus cyperinus

Plant Type

Grasses

Water Preference

Dry, Wet

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Red, Brown

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

Commercially Available

1

Yaupon Holly

Ilex vomitoria

Plant Type

Shrubs

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun, Shade

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Flower Color

White

Salt Spray Tolerance

High

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

1

Yellow Passionflower

Passiflora lutea

Plant Type

Vines

Water Preference

Moist

Light Conditions

Part Shade

Leaf Retention

Flower Color

Yellow

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available

Yellow Wild Indigo

Baptisia tinctoria

Plant Type

Perennials

Water Preference

Moist-Dry

Light Conditions

Sun

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Flower Color

Yellow

Salt Spray Tolerance

Deer Resistance

High

Commercially Available