| Abelia × grandiflora | Glossy abelia | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Acer buergerianum | Trident maple | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Acer campestre | Hedge maple | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Acer floridanum | Southern sugar maple | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Acer griseum | Paperbark maple | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Acer negundo | Box elder | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Acer palmatum | Japanese maple | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Acer pensylvanicum | Striped maple | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Acer platanoides | Norway maple | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Acer rubrum | Red maple | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Acer saccharinum | Silver maple | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Acer saccharum | Sugar maple | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Achillea millefolium | Yarrow | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Adiantum pedatum | Northern maidenhair fern | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Aesculus flava | Yellow buckeye | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Aesculus parviflora | Bottlebrush buckeye | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Aesculus pavia | Red buckeye | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Agastache foeniculum | Anise hyssop | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Ailanthus altissima | Tree-of-heaven | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Ajuga reptans | Bugleweed | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Akebia quinata | Five-leaf akebia | NC State (zones, sun, water) |
| Albizia julibrissin | Mimosa | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Alliaria petiolata | Garlic mustard | NC State (zones, sun, water) |
| Allium cernuum | Nodding onion | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Allium vineale | Wild garlic | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Alnus serrulata | Hazel alder | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Alternanthera philoxeroides | Alligatorweed | NC State (zones, sun, water) |
| Amelanchier arborea | Downy serviceberry | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Amelanchier canadensis | Canadian serviceberry | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Ammophila breviligulata | American beachgrass | not yet verified |
| Ampelopsis glandulosa | Porcelain berry | not yet verified |
| Amsonia hubrichtii | Threadleaf bluestar | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Amsonia tabernaemontana | Eastern bluestar | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Andropogon gerardii | Big bluestem | not yet verified |
| Andropogon virginicus | Broomsedge | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Aquilegia canadensis | Eastern columbine | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Arisaema triphyllum | Jack-in-the-pulpit | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Aristolochia macrophylla | Dutchman's pipe | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Aronia arbutifolia | Red chokeberry | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Aronia melanocarpa | Black chokeberry | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Arthraxon hispidus | Small carpgrass | NC State (sun, water) |
| Arum italicum | Italian arum | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Arundinaria gigantea | Giant cane (river cane) | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Arundinaria tecta | Switch cane | NC State (zones, sun, water) |
| Arundo donax | Giant reed | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Asarum canadense | Wild ginger | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Asclepias incarnata | Swamp milkweed | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Asclepias syriaca | Common milkweed | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Asclepias tuberosa | Butterfly weed | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Asimina triloba | Pawpaw | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Astilbe chinensis | Chinese astilbe | not yet verified |
| Athyrium filix-femina | Lady fern | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Athyrium niponicum | Japanese painted fern | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Azalea indica 'Formosa' | Southern indica azalea | not yet verified |
| Baccharis halimifolia | Groundsel tree | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Bambusa multiplex | Hedge bamboo (clumping) | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Baptisia australis | Blue false indigo | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Baptisia tinctoria | Yellow wild indigo | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Berberis thunbergii | Japanese barberry | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Betula lenta | Sweet birch | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Betula nigra | River birch | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Betula papyrifera | Paper birch | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Bignonia capreolata | Crossvine | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Buddleja davidii | Butterfly bush | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Buxus microphylla | Littleleaf boxwood | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Buxus sempervirens | Common boxwood | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Calamagrostis × acutiflora | Feather reed grass | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Callicarpa americana | American beautyberry | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Callicarpa dichotoma | Purple beautyberry | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Calycanthus floridus | Sweetshrub | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Camellia japonica | Japanese camellia | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Camellia sasanqua | Sasanqua camellia | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Campsis radicans | Trumpet creeper | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Canna × generalis | Canna lily | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Carex appalachica | Appalachian sedge | not yet verified |
| Carex kobomugi | Japanese sand sedge | not yet verified |
| Carex pensylvanica | Pennsylvania sedge | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Carex plantaginea | Plantain-leaf sedge | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Carex stricta | Tussock sedge | not yet verified |
| Carex vulpinoidea | Fox sedge | not yet verified |
| Carpinus betulus | European hornbeam | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Carpinus caroliniana | American hornbeam | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Carya glabra | Pignut hickory | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Carya illinoinensis | Pecan | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Carya ovata | Shagbark hickory | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Carya tomentosa | Mockernut hickory | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Castanea dentata | American chestnut | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Castanea mollissima | Chinese chestnut | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Castanea pumila | Allegheny chinkapin | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Catalpa bignonioides | Southern catalpa | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Catalpa speciosa | Northern catalpa | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Ceanothus americanus | New Jersey tea | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Cedrus deodara | Deodar cedar | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Celastrus orbiculatus | Oriental bittersweet | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Celastrus scandens | American bittersweet | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Celtis laevigata | Sugarberry | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Celtis occidentalis | Common hackberry | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Cenchrus purpurascens | Fountain grass | not yet verified |
| Centaurea stoebe | Spotted knapweed | not yet verified |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis | Buttonbush | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Cephalotaxus harringtonia | Japanese plum yew | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Ceratostigma plumbaginoides | Leadwort | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Cercis canadensis | Eastern redbud | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Chaenomeles speciosa | Flowering quince | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Chamaecyparis obtusa | Hinoki cypress | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Chamaecyparis thyoides | Atlantic white cedar | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Chasmanthium latifolium | Northern sea oats | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Chelone glabra | White turtlehead | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Chionanthus virginicus | White fringetree | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Chrysogonum virginianum | Green and gold | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Cirsium arvense | Canada thistle | NC State (zones, sun, water) |
| Cirsium vulgare | Bull thistle | NC State (zones, sun, water) |
| Citrus trifoliata | Trifoliate orange | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Cladrastis kentukea | American yellowwood | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Claytonia virginica | Spring beauty | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Clematis terniflora | Sweet autumn clematis | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Clematis virginiana | Virgin's bower | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Clethra acuminata | Mountain pepperbush | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Clethra alnifolia | Sweet pepperbush | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Commelina communis | Asiatic dayflower | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Conoclinium coelestinum | Blue mistflower | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Coreopsis lanceolata | Lanceleaf coreopsis | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Coreopsis verticillata | Threadleaf coreopsis | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Cornus alternifolia | Pagoda dogwood | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Cornus amomum | Silky dogwood | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Cornus florida | Flowering dogwood | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Cornus kousa | Kousa dogwood | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Cornus sericea | Red osier dogwood | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Corydalis incisa | Incised fumewort | not yet verified |
| Corylus americana | American hazelnut | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Cotinus coggygria | Smoke tree | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Cotinus obovatus | American smoketree | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Cryptomeria japonica | Japanese cedar | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Cupressus × leylandii | Leyland cypress | not yet verified |
| Cynodon dactylon | Bermudagrass | not yet verified |
| Cyrilla racemiflora | Titi | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Cyrtomium falcatum | Japanese holly fern | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Daphne odora | Winter daphne | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Dennstaedtia punctilobula | Hay-scented fern | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Deschampsia flexuosa | Wavy hairgrass | not yet verified |
| Dicentra eximia | Fringed bleeding heart | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Diervilla sessilifolia | Southern bush-honeysuckle | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Dioscorea polystachya | Chinese yam | NC State (zones, sun, water) |
| Diospyros kaki | Japanese persimmon | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Diospyros virginiana | American persimmon | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Dipsacus fullonum | Common teasel | not yet verified |
| Dryopteris erythrosora | Autumn fern | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Dryopteris marginalis | Marginal wood fern | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Echinacea purpurea | Purple coneflower | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Edgeworthia chrysantha | Paperbush | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Egeria densa | Brazilian waterweed | NC State (zones, sun, water) |
| Elaeagnus pungens | Thorny olive | NC State (zones, sun, water) |
| Elaeagnus umbellata | Autumn olive | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Elymus hystrix | Bottlebrush grass | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Elymus virginicus | Virginia wild rye | NC State (sun, water, size) |
| Epimedium × versicolor | Barrenwort | not yet verified |
| Erythronium americanum | Trout lily | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Euonymus alatus | Burning bush | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Euonymus americanus | Strawberry bush | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Euonymus fortunei | Wintercreeper | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Euonymus japonicus | Japanese euonymus | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Eupatorium perfoliatum | Common boneset | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Eurybia divaricata | White wood aster | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Eutrochium fistulosum | Hollow Joe-Pye weed | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Eutrochium purpureum | Sweet Joe-Pye weed | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Fagus grandifolia | American beech | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Fagus sylvatica | European beech | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Fargesia murielae | Umbrella bamboo (clumping) | not yet verified |
| Fargesia nitida | Blue fountain bamboo (clumping) | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Fargesia rufa | Green panda bamboo (clumping) | not yet verified |
| Festuca arundinacea | Tall fescue | not yet verified |
| Ficaria verna | Lesser celandine | NC State (zones, sun, water) |
| Ficus carica | Common fig | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Forsythia × intermedia | Forsythia | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Fothergilla major | Large fothergilla | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Fragaria virginiana | Wild strawberry | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Frangula alnus | Glossy buckthorn | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Fraxinus americana | White ash | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Green ash | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Gaillardia pulchella | Blanketflower | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Gardenia jasminoides | Gardenia | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Gaultheria procumbens | Wintergreen | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Gelsemium sempervirens | Carolina jessamine | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Geranium maculatum | Wild geranium | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Ginkgo biloba | Ginkgo | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Glechoma hederacea | Ground ivy | NC State (zones, sun, water) |
| Gleditsia triacanthos | Honey locust | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Gymnocladus dioicus | Kentucky coffeetree | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Hakonechloa macra | Japanese forest grass | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Halesia tetraptera | Carolina silverbell | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Hamamelis virginiana | American witch-hazel | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Hamamelis × intermedia | Hybrid witch-hazel | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Hedera helix | English ivy | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Helenium autumnale | Common sneezeweed | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Helianthus angustifolius | Swamp sunflower | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Helianthus divaricatus | Woodland sunflower | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Heliopsis helianthoides | Ox-eye sunflower | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Helleborus orientalis | Lenten rose | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Hemerocallis 'Stella de Oro' | Stella de Oro daylily | not yet verified |
| Hemerocallis fulva | Orange daylily | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Heracleum mantegazzianum | Giant hogweed | NC State (zones, sun, water) |
| Heuchera americana | American alumroot | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Hibiscus coccineus | Scarlet rose mallow | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Hibiscus moscheutos | Swamp rose mallow | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Hibiscus syriacus | Rose of Sharon | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Holcus lanatus | Common velvetgrass | not yet verified |
| Hosta plantaginea | Fragrant hosta | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Hosta sieboldiana | Siebold's hosta | not yet verified |
| Humulus japonicus | Japanese hops | NC State (zones, sun, water) |
| Hydrangea anomala ssp. petiolaris | Climbing hydrangea | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Hydrangea arborescens | Smooth hydrangea | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Hydrangea macrophylla | Bigleaf hydrangea | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Hydrangea paniculata | Panicle hydrangea | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Hydrangea quercifolia | Oakleaf hydrangea | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Hydrangea serrata | Mountain hydrangea | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Hydrilla verticillata | Hydrilla | NC State (zones, sun, water) |
| Hylotelephium spectabile | Showy stonecrop | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Hypericum calycinum | Aaron's beard | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Hypericum prolificum | Shrubby St. John's-wort | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Ilex aquifolium | English holly | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Ilex cornuta | Chinese holly | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Ilex crenata | Japanese holly | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Ilex decidua | Possumhaw holly | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Ilex glabra | Inkberry | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Ilex opaca | American holly | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Ilex verticillata | Winterberry | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Ilex vomitoria | Yaupon holly | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Ilex × attenuata | Foster holly | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Ilex × meserveae | Blue holly | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Imperata cylindrica | Cogongrass | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Ipomoea aquatica | Water spinach | not yet verified |
| Iris cristata | Dwarf crested iris | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Iris germanica | Bearded iris | NC State (sun, water, size) |
| Iris pseudacorus | Yellow flag iris | NC State (zones, sun, water) |
| Iris versicolor | Northern blue flag | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Iris virginica | Virginia iris | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Itea virginica | Virginia sweetspire | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Iva frutescens | Marsh elder | not yet verified |
| Juglans nigra | Black walnut | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Juncus effusus | Soft rush | NC State (zones, sun, water) |
| Juniperus chinensis | Chinese juniper | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Juniperus communis | Common juniper | not yet verified |
| Juniperus conferta | Shore juniper | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Juniperus horizontalis | Creeping juniper | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Juniperus virginiana | Eastern red cedar | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Kalmia latifolia | Mountain laurel | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Kerria japonica | Japanese kerria | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Kniphofia uvaria | Red-hot poker | NC State (zones, sun, water) |
| Koelreuteria paniculata | Goldenrain tree | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Lagerstroemia indica | Crape myrtle | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Lamium maculatum | Spotted dead-nettle | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Lamprocapnos spectabilis | Old-fashioned bleeding heart | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Lavandula angustifolia | English lavender | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Lavandula × intermedia | Lavandin | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Lespedeza bicolor | Shrub lespedeza | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Lespedeza cuneata | Sericea lespedeza | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Leucanthemum × superbum | Shasta daisy | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Leucothoe fontanesiana | Drooping leucothoe | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Liatris spicata | Dense blazing star | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Ligustrum japonicum | Japanese privet | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Ligustrum obtusifolium | Border privet | not yet verified |
| Ligustrum sinense | Chinese privet | NC State (zones, sun, size) |
| Lindera benzoin | Spicebush | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Liquidambar styraciflua | Sweetgum | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Liriodendron tulipifera | Tulip poplar | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Liriope muscari | Lilyturf | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Liriope spicata | Creeping lilyturf | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Lobelia cardinalis | Cardinal flower | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Lobelia siphilitica | Great blue lobelia | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Lonicera fragrantissima | Winter honeysuckle | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Lonicera japonica | Japanese honeysuckle | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Lonicera maackii | Amur honeysuckle | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Lonicera morrowii | Morrow's honeysuckle | not yet verified |
| Lonicera sempervirens | Coral honeysuckle | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Lonicera tatarica | Tartarian honeysuckle | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Loropetalum chinense | Chinese fringe-flower | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Ludwigia hexapetala | Water primrose | NC State (sun) |
| Lysimachia nummularia | Creeping Jenny | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Lythrum salicaria | Purple loosestrife | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Magnolia acuminata | Cucumber tree | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Magnolia grandiflora | Southern magnolia | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Magnolia stellata | Star magnolia | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Magnolia tripetala | Umbrella magnolia | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Magnolia virginiana | Sweetbay magnolia | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Magnolia × soulangeana | Saucer magnolia | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Mahonia aquifolium | Oregon grape | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Mahonia bealei | Leatherleaf mahonia | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Malus angustifolia | Southern crabapple | NC State (zones, sun, water) |
| Malus domestica | Apple | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Matteuccia struthiopteris | Ostrich fern | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Melia azedarach | Chinaberry | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Mertensia virginica | Virginia bluebells | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Metasequoia glyptostroboides | Dawn redwood | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Microbiota decussata | Russian arborvitae | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Microstegium vimineum | Japanese stiltgrass | NC State (sun, water) |
| Miscanthus sinensis | Chinese silvergrass | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Mitchella repens | Partridgeberry | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Monarda didyma | Scarlet beebalm | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Monarda fistulosa | Wild bergamot | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Monarda punctata | Spotted beebalm | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Morella caroliniensis | Evergreen bayberry | not yet verified |
| Morus alba | White mulberry | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Morus rubra | Red mulberry | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Muhlenbergia capillaris | Pink muhly grass | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Murdannia keisak | Marsh dewflower | NC State (sun, water) |
| Myrica cerifera | Southern wax myrtle | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Myrica pensylvanica | Northern bayberry | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Myriophyllum aquaticum | Parrot feather | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Myriophyllum spicatum | Eurasian watermilfoil | NC State (zones, sun, water) |
| Nandina domestica | Heavenly bamboo (nandina) | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Narcissus pseudonarcissus | Daffodil | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Nelumbo lutea | American lotus | NC State (zones, sun, water) |
| Nepeta × faassenii | Catmint | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Nymphaea odorata | American white waterlily | not yet verified |
| Nyssa aquatica | Water tupelo | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Nyssa sylvatica | Black gum | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Oenothera fruticosa | Narrowleaf evening primrose | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Onoclea sensibilis | Sensitive fern | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Ophiopogon japonicus | Mondo grass | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Oplismenus undulatifolius | Wavyleaf basketgrass | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Opuntia humifusa | Eastern prickly pear | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Ornithogalum umbellatum | Star-of-Bethlehem | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Osmanthus fragrans | Sweet olive | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Osmanthus heterophyllus | False holly | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Osmunda regalis | Royal fern | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Osmundastrum cinnamomeum | Cinnamon fern | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Ostrya virginiana | Eastern hophornbeam | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Oxydendrum arboreum | Sourwood | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Pachysandra procumbens | Allegheny spurge | NC State (sun, water, size) |
| Pachysandra terminalis | Japanese pachysandra | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Packera aurea | Golden ragwort | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Paeonia lactiflora | Garden peony | not yet verified |
| Panicum amarum | Bitter panicgrass | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Panicum virgatum | Switchgrass | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Virginia creeper | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Parthenocissus tricuspidata | Boston ivy | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Passiflora incarnata | Purple passionflower | NC State (zones, sun, water) |
| Paulownia tomentosa | Princess tree | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Peltandra virginica | Arrow arum | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Pennisetum setaceum | Tender fountain grass | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Penstemon digitalis | Foxglove beardtongue | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Penstemon laevigatus | Eastern smooth beardtongue | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Perilla frutescens | Beefsteak plant | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Perovskia atriplicifolia | Russian sage | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Persea palustris | Swamp bay | NC State (zones, sun, water) |
| Persicaria longiseta | Oriental lady's thumb | not yet verified |
| Persicaria perfoliata | Mile-a-minute | NC State (sun, water) |
| Phleum pratense | Timothy | not yet verified |
| Phlox divaricata | Woodland phlox | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Phlox paniculata | Garden phlox | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Phlox stolonifera | Creeping phlox | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Phlox subulata | Moss phlox | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Photinia × fraseri | Red tip photinia | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Phragmites australis | Common reed | NC State (sun, water) |
| Phyllostachys aurea | Golden bamboo | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Phyllostachys aureosulcata | Yellow-groove bamboo | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Phyllostachys bambusoides | Madake (Japanese timber bamboo) | not yet verified |
| Phyllostachys bissetii | Bissett bamboo | not yet verified |
| Phyllostachys edulis | Moso bamboo | not yet verified |
| Phyllostachys nigra | Black bamboo | not yet verified |
| Phyllostachys vivax | Vivax bamboo (Chinese timber bamboo) | not yet verified |
| Physocarpus opulifolius | Ninebark | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Physostegia virginiana | Obedient plant | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Picea abies | Norway spruce | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Picea pungens | Colorado blue spruce | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Pieris japonica | Japanese andromeda | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Pinus echinata | Shortleaf pine | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Pinus palustris | Longleaf pine | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Pinus rigida | Pitch pine | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Pinus strobus | Eastern white pine | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Pinus taeda | Loblolly pine | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Pinus thunbergii | Japanese black pine | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Pinus virginiana | Virginia pine | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Platanus occidentalis | American sycamore | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Platanus × acerifolia | London planetree | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Poa pratensis | Kentucky bluegrass | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Podophyllum peltatum | Mayapple | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Polemonium reptans | Jacob's ladder | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Polygonatum biflorum | Smooth Solomon's seal | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Polystichum acrostichoides | Christmas fern | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Pontederia cordata | Pickerelweed | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Pontederia crassipes | Water hyacinth | NC State (sun, water) |
| Populus alba | White poplar | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Populus deltoides | Eastern cottonwood | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Populus grandidentata | Bigtooth aspen | not yet verified |
| Prunus americana | American plum | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Prunus cerasifera | Cherry plum | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Prunus laurocerasus | Cherry laurel | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Prunus persica | Peach | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Prunus serotina | Black cherry | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Prunus serrulata | Japanese flowering cherry | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Prunus × yedoensis | Yoshino cherry | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Pseudosasa japonica | Arrow bamboo (metake) | not yet verified |
| Ptelea trifoliata | Hoptree | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Pteridium aquilinum | Bracken fern | not yet verified |
| Pueraria montana | Kudzu | not yet verified |
| Pycnanthemum muticum | Clustered mountain mint | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Pycnanthemum tenuifolium | Narrowleaf mountain mint | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Pyracantha coccinea | Firethorn | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Pyrus calleryana | Callery pear | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Pyrus communis | Common pear | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Quercus acutissima | Sawtooth oak | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Quercus alba | White oak | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Quercus bicolor | Swamp white oak | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Quercus coccinea | Scarlet oak | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Quercus falcata | Southern red oak | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Quercus lyrata | Overcup oak | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Quercus macrocarpa | Bur oak | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Quercus michauxii | Swamp chestnut oak | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Quercus montana | Chestnut oak | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Quercus nigra | Water oak | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Quercus pagoda | Cherrybark oak | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Quercus palustris | Pin oak | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Quercus phellos | Willow oak | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Quercus prinoides | Dwarf chinquapin oak | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Quercus rubra | Northern red oak | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Quercus shumardii | Shumard oak | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Quercus stellata | Post oak | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Quercus velutina | Black oak | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Quercus virginiana | Southern live oak | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Reynoutria japonica | Japanese knotweed | NC State (sun, water, size) |
| Rhamnus cathartica | Common buckthorn | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Rhododendron 'Encore' | Encore azalea | not yet verified |
| Rhododendron calendulaceum | Flame azalea | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Rhododendron catawbiense | Catawba rhododendron | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Rhododendron maximum | Rosebay rhododendron | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Rhododendron periclymenoides | Pinxterbloom azalea | NC State (sun, water, size) |
| Rhododendron viscosum | Swamp azalea | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Rhodotypos scandens | Jetbead | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Rhus aromatica | Fragrant sumac | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Rhus copallinum | Winged sumac | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Rhus glabra | Smooth sumac | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Rhus typhina | Staghorn sumac | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Robinia pseudoacacia | Black locust | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Rosa carolina | Carolina rose | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Rosa multiflora | Multiflora rose | NC State (sun, size) |
| Rosa palustris | Swamp rose | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Rosa rugosa | Rugosa rose | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Rosmarinus officinalis | Rosemary | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Rubus allegheniensis | Allegheny blackberry | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Rubus occidentalis | Black raspberry | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Rubus phoenicolasius | Wineberry | NC State (zones, sun, water) |
| Rudbeckia fulgida | Orange coneflower | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Rudbeckia hirta | Black-eyed Susan | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Rudbeckia laciniata | Cutleaf coneflower | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Rudbeckia triloba | Brown-eyed Susan | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Rumex acetosella | Sheep sorrel | NC State (zones, sun, size) |
| Rumex crispus | Curly dock | NC State (zones, sun, water) |
| Ruscus aculeatus | Butcher's broom | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Sabal minor | Dwarf palmetto | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Salix babylonica | Weeping willow | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Salix nigra | Black willow | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Salvia lyrata | Lyreleaf sage | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Salvia nemorosa | Woodland sage | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Salvinia molesta | Giant salvinia | NC State (sun, water) |
| Sambucus canadensis | American elderberry | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Sanguinaria canadensis | Bloodroot | NC State (sun, water) |
| Sasa palmata | Broadleaf bamboo | not yet verified |
| Sassafras albidum | Sassafras | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Saururus cernuus | Lizard's tail | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Schizachyrium scoparium | Little bluestem | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Scirpus cyperinus | Woolgrass | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Securigera varia | Crown vetch | NC State (zones, sun, water) |
| Sedum ternatum | Woodland stonecrop | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Blue-eyed grass | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Smilax rotundifolia | Common greenbrier | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Solanum viarum | Tropical soda apple | NC State (sun, size) |
| Solidago altissima | Tall goldenrod | NC State (zones, sun, water) |
| Solidago caesia | Blue-stem goldenrod | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Solidago canadensis | Canada goldenrod | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Solidago rugosa | Wrinkleleaf goldenrod | NC State (zones, sun, water) |
| Solidago sempervirens | Seaside goldenrod | NC State (zones, sun, water) |
| Sorghastrum nutans | Indiangrass | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Sorghum halepense | Johnsongrass | NC State (zones, sun, water) |
| Spartina alterniflora | Smooth cordgrass | not yet verified |
| Spartina patens | Saltmeadow cordgrass | not yet verified |
| Spigelia marilandica | Indian pink | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Spiraea betulifolia | Birchleaf spirea | not yet verified |
| Spiraea japonica | Japanese spiraea | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Spiraea tomentosa | Steeplebush | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Spiraea × vanhouttei | Bridalwreath spirea | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Sporobolus heterolepis | Prairie dropseed | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Stellaria media | Common chickweed | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Stokesia laevis | Stokes' aster | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Styrax japonicus | Japanese snowbell | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Symphoricarpos orbiculatus | Coralberry | NC State (sun, water, size) |
| Symphyotrichum cordifolium | Blue wood aster | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Symphyotrichum novae-angliae | New England aster | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Symphyotrichum oblongifolium | Aromatic aster | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Syringa vulgaris | Common lilac | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Taraxacum officinale | Dandelion | NC State (sun, size) |
| Taxodium distichum | Bald cypress | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Taxus baccata | English yew | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Taxus × media | Anglojap yew | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Thelypteris noveboracensis | New York fern | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Thuja 'Green Giant' | Green Giant arborvitae | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Thuja occidentalis | Arborvitae | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Tiarella cordifolia | Foamflower | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Tilia americana | American basswood | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Tilia cordata | Littleleaf linden | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Toxicodendron radicans | Poison ivy | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Trachelospermum jasminoides | Star jasmine | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Trachycarpus fortunei | Windmill palm | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Tradescantia virginiana | Virginia spiderwort | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Trapa natans | European water chestnut | not yet verified |
| Triadica sebifera | Chinese tallow tree | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Tridens flavus | Purpletop | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Trifolium repens | White clover | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Trillium grandiflorum | Large-flowered trillium | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Tripidium ravennae | Ravenna grass | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Tsuga canadensis | Eastern hemlock | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Tsuga caroliniana | Carolina hemlock | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Typha latifolia | Broadleaf cattail | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Ulmus americana | American elm | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Ulmus parvifolia | Lacebark elm | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Ulmus pumila | Siberian elm | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Ulmus rubra | Slippery elm | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Uniola paniculata | Sea oats | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Urtica dioica | Stinging nettle | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Vaccinium angustifolium | Lowbush blueberry | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Vaccinium corymbosum | Highbush blueberry | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Vaccinium macrocarpon | American cranberry | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Vaccinium virgatum | Rabbiteye blueberry | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Verbena bonariensis | Purpletop vervain | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Verbena hastata | Blue vervain | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Vernonia noveboracensis | New York ironweed | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Veronica hederifolia | Ivy-leaved speedwell | NC State (sun, water) |
| Veronicastrum virginicum | Culver's root | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Viburnum acerifolium | Mapleleaf viburnum | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Viburnum dentatum | Arrowwood viburnum | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Viburnum dilatatum | Linden viburnum | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Viburnum nudum | Possumhaw viburnum | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Viburnum opulus | European cranberrybush | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Viburnum plicatum | Doublefile viburnum | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Viburnum prunifolium | Blackhaw viburnum | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Viburnum rufidulum | Rusty blackhaw | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Vinca major | Bigleaf periwinkle | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Vinca minor | Common periwinkle | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Vitex agnus-castus | Chaste tree | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Vitex rotundifolia | Beach vitex | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Vitis rotundifolia | Muscadine grape | NC State (zones, sun, water) |
| Vitis vulpina | Frost grape | NC State (zones, sun, water) |
| Weigela florida | Weigela | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Wisteria floribunda | Japanese wisteria | NC State (zones, sun, water) |
| Wisteria frutescens | American wisteria | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Wisteria sinensis | Chinese wisteria | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Woodwardia areolata | Netted chain fern | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Yucca filamentosa | Adam's needle | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Zelkova serrata | Japanese zelkova | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Zizia aurea | Golden Alexanders | NC State (zones, sun, water, size) |
| Zoysia japonica | Zoysiagrass | not yet verified |