Jersey-Friendly Plant Database

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Search for a specific plant or use the search filters below to identify plants. The list of plants will change as you make selections. As you select more filters your list will narrow. View the tutorial video if you are unsure how to search.

Find a Specific Plant

To search for a specific plant, enter common name or scientific name below.

Select a Region

New Jersey is divided into four main physiographic regions based on differences in relief, landforms, and geology – Ridge and Valley, Highlands, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain. The boundary between each region is determined by a major change in topography and geology. For more information see New Jersey’s physiographic regions

Select one of these options if you live in one of these ecoregions. Leave unchecked if you are not sure.

Select yes if you wish to narrow your list to New Jersey native plants only. Learn more.

Select based on whether you have a problem with deer in your yard. Learn more.

Select if you would like plants that attract birds or pollinators like bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects. Link for more info.

Make selection based the amount of sunlight or shade in the area you'd like to plant. Learn more.

If you know your soil type, make the appropriate selection. Learn more about soil types.

If you know your soil pH, make a selection. If you are uncertain, consider getting a soil test.

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Select based on whether your soil is wet most of the time, periodically wet or moist (medium-drained), or dry most of the time (well-drained). Learn more.

Make selections based on whether your planting areas are dry most of the time (including extended periods during which there is little or no rain) or if your planting areas have access to irrigation. Learn more.

If your property is in a coastal area and subject to salt spray or salt water (or if you’re planting along roadways frequently exposed to winter de-icing products), consider plants with high to medium salt tolerance. Learn more.

Plants

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Solenostemon scutellarioides

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Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle

Coleus is grown for its boldly patterned, multi-colored leaves. Varieties are available in shades of red, pink, orange, yellow, green, purple, and...

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Zinnia spp.

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Zinnia

The Zinnia genus contains many species with flowers ranging in sizes and colors, including red, yellow, pink, orange, and purple. Zinnia is one of...

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Yucca gloriosa

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Moundlily Yucca, Spanish Dagger

Moundlily Yucca, or Spanish Dagger, is an evergreen shrub with a unique form similar to Yucca filamentosa. It features creamy-white, bell-shaped...

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Yucca filamentosa

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Adam's Needle, Needle Palm, Spanish Bayonet

Adam's Needle, or simply Yucca, is a broadleaf evergreen shrub with a unique form. It features yellowish-white flowers, which bloom in clusters on 3-...

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Xanthorhiza simplicissima

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Yellowroot

Yellowroot is a low-growing shrub with yellowish bark and roots. Clusters of small, star-like, purple flowers with yellow centers bloom April-May....

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Woodwardia virginica

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Virginia Chainfern

Virginia Chainfern, as its common name implies, is not a flowering plant, but a fern, which reproduces by spores. The leathery, evergreen fronds...

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Wisteria frutescens

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American Wisteria

American Wisteria is a woody vine featuring fragrant, lilac-purple flowers, which bloom June-August. Full sun is needed for optimum flowering. The...

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Waldsteinia fragarioides

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Appalachian Barren Strawberry

Appalachian Barren Strawberry features small, yellow flowers, which bloom April-May. The flowers produce inedible fruits enjoyed for their ornamental...