A listing of sunny-site perennials that are native to Pennyslvania
Perennials for sunny sites, dry soils, 5.5 to 7.0 pH
Note: all listed species are native to Pennsylvania. Plants listed are commonly available; this is not a comprehensive list of plants for sunny dry areas. See a comprehensive list of sun perennials.
| Latin | Common | Notes | Indic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antenaria virginica | Shale barren pussytoe | 6-7 pH full sun to part shade; rare in dry woods and openings, south central counties, endangered | NI |
| Asclepias syriaca | Common Milkweed | 5-7.5 full sun, common in dry fields, roadsides, waste ground, throughout | FACU- |
| Asclepias verticillata | Whorled milkweed | 4.8-to 6.8 pH, full sun in dry, rocky or sandy soils or barrens, mostly southeastern and south-central counties | NI |
| Aster lateriflorus | Calico aster | 6.6 -7 pH, full sun to part shade, old dry fields, rocky woods, roadsides, waste ground, throughout | FACW- |
| Baptisia australis | Blue False Indigo | Part sun to part shade, sandy floodplains, stream edges, open woods, throughout, endangerd | NI |
| Baptisia tinctoria | Small yellow wild indigo | 5-7 full sun to part shade, dry open woods and clearings in sandy, soils, throughout, prefers acidic soils | NI |
| Gillenia trifoliata | Bowmans Root | Aka porteranthus trifoliatus, part sun to part shade in dry upland woods, throughout | NI |
| Liatris scariosa | Northern Blazingstar | 5.1 to 7 full to partial sun well drained soils in dry woods, shaly slopes and barrens, mostly south-central counties, endangered | UPL |
| Liatris spicata | Dense Blazing Star | Sun to part sun in moist fields, meadows, roadsides, on limestone | FAC+ |
| Lupinus perennis | Blue Lupine | 5.5 to 7 pH, full sun to part shade dry open fields, woods edges, roadsides, prefers sandy acidic soil, endangered | NI |
| Opuntia humifusa | Prickly Pear cactus | Full sun on dry shaly cliffs and barrens, mostly eastern and southern counties, endangered | NI |
| Parthenium integrifolium | Wild Quinine | 6-8 pH, sun to part sun, rare on dry slopes and roadsides, scattered, endangered | NO |
| Penstemon hirsutus | Northeastern beardtongue | Sun to part shade, common along roadsides, in old fields and meadows | FAC |
| Solidago flexicaulis | Zigzag Golden Rod | Part sun to part shade, moist woods, rocky woody slopes, throughout | FACU |
| Solidago speciosa | Showy Goldenrod | 6.5-7.5 pH sun to part sun, mesic to dry in meadows, thickets, rocky woods, roadsides, mostly southern counties | NI |
| Symphyotrichum cordifolium | Blue Wood Aster | 5.6 to 7.5 pH shade to part shade, mesic to dry, throughout in woods, meadows, thickets | NI |
| Symphyotrichum oblongifolium | Aromatic Aster | 5.1 to 7.5 pH sun to part sun, moist to dry, on hillsides, cliffs, calcareous soils, southwestern and central counties | NI |