A listing of sunny-site perennials that are native to Pennyslvania
Perennials for sunny sites, moist soils, 5.5-7.0 pH
Note: all listed species are native to Pennsylvania. Plants listed are commonly available; this is not a comprehensive list of moist-ground plants. See a full list of sunny site perennials native to Monroe County, Pennsylvania or wetland perennials native to Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
| Latin | Common | Notes | Indic |
| Aconitum uncinatum | Monkshood | Part sun to part shade, uncommon in moist, deciduous woods, mostly SW | NI |
| Actaea racemosa | Black Snakeroot | Part sun to part shade, rich moist humusy soil, throughout | NI |
| Agastache scrophulariifolia | Purple Giant Hyssop | Part sun to part shade, scattered, rich woods, moist thickets, fields, roadsides, mostly southern counties | NI |
| Allium cernuum | Nodding Onion | Common on dry slopes, wood borders, rocky banks, mostly SW and SC counties | NI |
| Amsonia tabernaemontana | Blue Star/Blue Dogbane | Probably not native to PA; fields, woods, waste ground, escaped from cultivation | FACW |
| Anemone canadensis | Canada Anemone | Part sun to shade, scattered in calcareous or sandy low ground, meadows, thickets; aggressive in good light | FACW |
| Antenaria plantaginifolia | Pussytoes | Full sun to part shade in dry fields, pastures, open woods, rocky banks, throughout | NI |
| Antennaria solitaria | Solitary Pussytoe | Very uncommon in clearings, rich woods, SW, endangered | NI |
| Aquilegia canadensis | Eastern Columbine | Sun to part shade, pastures, roadside banks, slopes, cliffs, rocky woods | FAC |
| Asclepias exaltata | Poke Milkeweed | Part sun to part shade, moist upland woods, throughout | FACU |
| Aster ericoides | White Heath Aster | Sun to part sun, outcrops and calcareous soils, SE counties, endangered | FACU |
| Aster pilosus | Heath Aster | Sun to part shade, fields and open woods, roadsides, all but N counties | NI |
| Baptisia australis | Blue False Indigo | Part sun to part shade, sandy floodplains, stream edges, open woods, throughout, endangerd | NI |
| Boltonia asteroides | Aster-Like Boltonia | Rare on rocky shores and exposed rocky river beds; Dauphin, Lancaster, York Counties, endangered | FACW |
| Callirhoe involucrata | Wine Cup | Dry to medium wet, well-drained soils in full sun. Grows well from seed and may self-seed in the garden in optimum growing conditions; Bucks County | NI |
| Campanula rotundifolia | Harebell | Uncommon on dry, rocky slopes, bluffs, cliffs | FACU |
| Senna hebecarpa | Northern Wild Senna | Sun to part sun in old wet fields, wetland edges, sandy shores, stream banks, all but northernmost counties | NI |
| Chasmanthium latifolium | Northern Sea-Oats | Sun to part shade on streambanks and in alluvial woods, scattered locations in the lower Susquehanna valley, S and W counties | FACU |
| Chrysogonum virginianum | Golden Star, Green And Gold | Uncommon on limestone surfaces, south central counties (endangered); part sun to part shade | NI |
| Clematis viorna | Leather Flower | Part sun to part shade, very rare in rich banks and thickets (endangered) | NI |
| Coreopsis lanceolata | Tickseed | Sun to part sun, often included in wild meadow seed mixes, mostly southern counties; possibly not native | FACU |
| Coreopsis tripteris | Tall Tickseed | Sun to part sun, old fields, thickets, edges of woods, roadsides, mostly western counties | FAC |
| Cypripedium calceolus | Yellow Ladys Slipper | Part sun to part shade, moist rich rocky woods and slopes | FAC+ |
| Delphinium exaltatum | Tall Larkspur | Part sun to shade, rich woods and rocky limestone cliffs, SW, SC counties, endangered | NI |
| Echinacea purpurea | Purple Coneflower | Common in fields and waste ground, but native to the midwest | NI |
| Elephantopus carolinianus | Elephants Foot | Sun to part shade in open woods and barrens, SE counties, endangered | FACU |
| Eupatorium coelestinum | Mistflower | Full sun to part shade in fields, meadows, along streams, mostly southern counties, very aggressive spreader via stolons | FAC |
| Eupatorium dubium | Three Nerved Joe Pye Weed | Sun, sandy, somewhat acidic soil in swamps, marshes, swales, SE counties, endangered | FACW |
| Eupatorium fistulosum | Joe Pye Weed | Sun to part sun in floodplains, meadows, moist thickets, roadsides | FACW |
| Eupatorium hyssopifolium | Boneset | Sun to part sun in dry sandy fields, gravelly meadows, roadsides SE counties | NI |
| Eupatorium maculatum | Joe Pye Weed | Sun to part sun, alluvial thickets, swamps, floodplains, mostly northern counties | FACW |
| Eupatorium perfoliatum | Boneset | Sun to part sun, common in floodplains, meadows, swamps, bogs, wet meadows, throughout | NI |
| Eurybia macrophyllus | Bigleaf Aster | Part sun to part shade, often found in moist, rocky open woodlands, throughout | UPL |
| Filipendula rubra | Queen Of The Prairie | Sun to part shade, moist fields and meadows, thickets, roadsides, common | FACW |
| Fragaria virginiana | Wild Strawberry | Sun to part sun, common in old fields, meadows, dry open ground, common | FACU |
| Houstonia purpurea | Southern Bluets | Rare in full sun on streambanks and moist fields, SW counties, endangered | NI |
| Houstonia caerulea | Bluets, Quaker Ladies | Common throughout in meadows, open woods, edges, sun to part shade, | FACU |
| Helenium autumnale | Common Sneezeweed | Full sun in moist riverbanks, wet fields, alluvial thickets, swamps; common except for a few central counties | FACW |
| Helianthus angustifolius | Swamp Sunflower | Very rare in swamps and open sandy fields, Bucks County, possibly extirpated. | FACW |
| Helianthus microcephalus | Small Wood Sunflower | Occasional in upland woods, rocky slopes, dry roadside banks, western counties, endangered, 6.1 to 7.5 ph, full sun to part shade | NI |
| Helianthus strumosus | Woodland Sunflower | 5.6 to 7.5 ph, full sun to part shade, fields, woods, stream banks, roadside, throughout | NI |
| Heliopsis helianthoides | Ox-Eye | 5.6 to 6.8 full sun to part shade medium moisture, common in fields, woods, floodplains and streambanks, throughout | NI |
| Heuchera americana | Alumroot | Occasionally found on rocky slopes, shaly cliffs, rich woods; part sun to part shade | NI |
| Hypericum prolificium | Shrubby St Johns Wort | Occasionally found in low fields, swamps, thickets, mostly western and southern counties - deciduous shrub | FACU |
| Ionactis linariifolius | Stiff Aster | Part shade to part sun, dry soils in woods or woods edges, eastern counties | NI |
| Iris cristata | Crested Iris | 5-7 ph, partial to full sun, well drained but moist, rich soil; rare on wooded slopes and stream banks, endangered | 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+ |
| Lilium superbum | Turk's-Cap Lily | Sun to part sun in bottomlands and moist clearings; all but NE counties | FACW |
| Linum virginianum | Slender Yellow Flax | Sun to part shade, common in old fields, dry open woods, shaly slopes, mostly southern counties | FACU |
| Lobelia siphilitica | Blue Lobelia | Swamps, moist meadows, stream banks | FACW+ |
| Lonicera sempirvirens | Lonicera Sempervirens | Sun to part sun, fence rows, thickets, roadsides; scattered, mostly east | FACU |
| Luzula multiflora | Common Or Field Woodrush | Sun to part shade in swamps and floodplains, some woods, throughout | FACU |
| Marshallia grandiflora | Barbara's Buttons | Uncommon, sun to part sun, found on rocky and sandy stream banks; endangered | FAC |
| Matteuccia struthiopteris | Ostrich Fern | Sun to part shade in moist alluvial flats, floodplains, swamps and rich woods, throughout | FACW |
| Mimulus alatus | Winged Monkey Flower | 6.2 to 7.8 ph, part sun to part shade along shores, in wet meadows and swamps | OBL |
| Monarda fistulosa | Wild Bergamot | 6-8 ph,sun to part sun, found in fields, thickets, roadsides, throughout | UPL |
| Monarda punctata | Spotted Bee Balm | Sun to part sun in open, sandy, dry fields, scattered and endangered | UPL |
| Mondarda didyma | Bee Balm | 6-8 ph, sun to part sun and common on floodplains, moist woods, creek banks, throughout | FAC+ |
| Oenothera fruiticosa | Sundrops | Sun to part shade, common in meadows, fields, roadsides, throughout, aggressive spreader | FAC |
| Osmunda cinnamomea | Cinnamon Fern | Sun to part shade along stream banks, seeps, vernal ponds, and swamps; throughout | FACW |
| Pachysandra procumbens | Allegheny Spurge | Part sun to part shade, possibly only naturalized after cultivation in Montgomery and Delaware Counties (occurs in SE states); does better in shade. | NI |
| Penstemon digitalis | Beards Tongue | 6-8 ph sun to part sun in old fields, meadows, along roadsides, throughout | FAC |
| Phlox ovata | Mountain Phlox | Sun to part sun, scattered along edges and in openings of dry sandy woods, endangered | NI |
| Phlox paniculata | Summer Phlox | 5.8-6.4 ph, full sun to part sun in moist soils of thickets, hillsides, stream banks, sometimes on calcareous soil | FACU |
| Phlox pilosa | Prairie Phlox | Full sun, scattered in moist southeastern county meadows, endangered | FACU |
| Phlox stolonifera | Creeping Phlox | Part sun to part shade, rich moist woods, southwestern counties | NI |
| Phlox subulata | Moss Pink | 6.5-7.7 ph full sun to part shade on dry slopes, rocky ledges, serpentine barrens | NI |
| Physostegia virginiana | False Dragonhead | Sun to part sun on moist shorelines and streambanks, throughout | FAC+ |
| Porteranthus trifoliatus | Bowman's Root | 6-7.5 ph, part sun to shade, common in upland woods, throughout | |
| Pycnanthemum muticum | Mountain Mint | 5.5-7 ph, sun to part sun in moist woods, thickets, meadows, swales, mostly southeastern counties | FACW |
| Pycnanthemum tenuifolium | Mountain Mint | 5.5-7 ph, sun to part sun in floodplains, along streams and moist fields, mostly southern counties, but scattered elsewhare | FACW |
| Pycnanthemum virginianum | Mountain Mint | 5.5-7 ph, sun to part sun, in swamps, boggy fields, moist woods, throughout, not common in northern counties. | FAC |
| Ratibida pinnata | Praire Coneflower | 6-7 ph, full sun to part sun, rare in limestone uplands, old fields and along open roadsides, endangered | NI |
| Rudbeckia fulgida | Black-Eyed Susan | Sun to part sun in moist fields and meadows, endangered | FAC |
| Rudbeckia laciniata | Tall Coneflower | Sun to part sun, common in wet fields, floodplains, streambanks | FACW |
| Rudbeckia triloba | Brown Eyed Susan | Sun to part sun, often on a limestone base in dry pastures, old fields, rocky slopes and woods edges | FACU |
| Ruellia caroliniensis | Carolina Petunia | Extremely rare and possibly extirpated, southeast counties, riverbank | NI |
| Ruellia humilis | Wild Petunia | Very rare on limestone barrens and quarry waste, south central counties | UPL |
| Sanguisorba canadensis | Amrican Burnet | 6-7 ph full sun, moist swamps, wet meadows, bogs | FACW+ |
| Saxifraga virginiensis | Early Saxifrage | Sun to part shade on dry slopes and in rock crevices, throughout | FAC- |
| Scutellaria incana | Downy Skullcap | 5.5-6.2 ph, sun to part shade, frequently found in open woods and along roadsides, mostly central and western counties | NI |
| Sedum telephoides | Sedum | 6-7.5 ph, sun to part sun and rare in rocky woods, dry cliffs and ledges, as well as shade barrens, mostly south central counties, endangered | NI |
| Senecio aureus | Golden Ragwort | Sun to part shade along roadsides and in floodplains, woods, moist fields | FACW |
| Senecio obovatus | Ragwort | Sun to part shade in woods, moist fields, and calcareous slopes | FACU- |
| Senna hebecarpa | Northern Wild Senna | Sun to part sun along wetland edges, stream banks, sandy shores or moist old fields, east and west of Appalachian chain | FAC |
| Senna marilandica | Maryland Senna | 6-7.5 sun to part sun average well drained | NI |
| Silene caroliniana | Wild Pink | Sun to part shade in shale barrens, dry open woods, rocky slopes | NI |
| Silene virginica | Fire Pink | Sun to part shade in dry upland woods, slopes, and along stream banks, western counties | NI |
| Silphium perfoliatum | Cup-Plant | Sun to part sun in moist meadows, abandoned fields, floodplains, mostly southern counties | FACU |
| Sisyrinchium mucronatum | Blue-Eyed Grass | Sun to part sun, common throughout in open woods, roadsides, dry fields | FAC+ |
| Solidago flexicaulis | Zigzag Golden Rod | Part sun to part shade, moist woods, rocky woody slopes, throughout | FACU |
| Solidago simplex | Sticky Goldenrod | 5-8 sun to part sun, mostly along shorelines of the lower Susquehanna, rare | NI |
| Solidago speciosa | Showy Goldenrod | 6.5-7.5 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 shade to part shade, mesic to dry, throughout in woods, meadows, thickets | NI |
| Symphyotrichum novi-anglia | New England Aster | Sunny fields, roadsides, waste ground, throughout | FAC |
| Symphyotrichum oblongifolium | Aromatic Aster | 5.1 to 7.5 sun to part sun, moist to dry, occasional on calcareous slopes, cliffs and bluffs, southwestern and central counties | NI |
| Thalictrum dasycarpum | Purple Meadow Rue | 6-7 full to part sun, endangered, rare in swamps, wet meadows and wet alluvial thickets | FACW |
| Thalictrum pubescens | Tall Meadow Rue | Sun to part shade, rich woods, low thickets, moist meadows, stream banks and swamps, throughout | FACW+ |
| Thermopsis caroliniana | Carolina Lupine | Rich, well-drained soil; sun; found in dry open woods and along roadsides; aka Thermopsis villosa, possibly not a native | NI |
| Tradescantia ohiensis | Spiderwort, Prairie | 6 to 7.5 sun to part sun on moist alluvial woods and waste ground | FAC |
| Tradescantia virginiana | Spiderwort | 6.6 to 7.5 sun to part sun in moist fields, roadsides, railroad ballast, wooded slopes | FACU |
| Trollius laxus | Spreading Globeflower | Sun to part sun in moist meadows, swamps, mostly in eastern and northwestern counties; rare, endangered | OBL |
| Verbena stricta | Hoary Vervain | 5.6 to 7.5 sun to part sun in moist old fields and abandoned lots; may be native from further west | NI |
| Verbensina alternifolia | Wingstem | Full sun to part shade on wooded slopes, lowlands, riverbanks, mostly southern counties | FAC |
| Vernonia glauca | Ironweed | 6-7.5 ph, sun to part sun in dry fields, upland slopes, clearings, southeastern counties; rare, endangered | NI |
| Veronia gigantea | Ironweed | Sun to part shade, common in moist meadows and fields, floodplains, throughout | FAC |
| Veronia noveboracensis | New York Ironweed | Sunny meadows, pastures, wet fields, stream banks in all but northernmost counties | FACW+ |
| Veronicastrum virginicum | Culver's Root | Sun to part sun in swamps, thickets, moist meadows, mostly SE and SW counties | FACU |
| Viola palmata | Violet, Bird Foot | 6 to 7.5 part sun to part shade in dry open woods and thickets, throughout | NI |
| Ziza aptera | Heart-Leaf Alexander | Sun to part shade in clearings, roadsides, open woods, wooded slopes | FAC |
| Zizia aurea | Golden Alexander | Part shade to part sun in floodplains, moist meadows, open bottomlands, stream banks | FAC |