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.

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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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Osmunda regalis

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Royal Fern

Royal Fern is a clumping deciduous fern. Its broad, green fronds turn yellow in fall. Fertile brown clusters atop the fronds hold the spores. ...

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Osmunda cinnamomea

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Cinnamon Fern

Cinnamon Fern is a clumping deciduous fern. The fronds emerge as fiddleheads. Birds use the "fuzz" covering the fiddleheads as nesting material. ...

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Opuntia humifusa

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Prickly Pear, Devil's-tongue

Prickly Pear is New Jersey's only native cactus! Flat, fleshy, oval, evergreen pads stand erect or lie horizontally on the ground. The pads become...

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Oenothera fruticosa

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Narrowleaf Evening Primrose, Sundrops

Narrowleaf Evening Primrose is a wildlife-friendly perennial featuring four-petaled, yellow flowers, which bloom April-July on erect stems. Despite...

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Nyssa sylvatica

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Blackgum, Tupelo, Sourgum

Blackgum is a medium-sized, flowering, deciduous tree, which offers many benefits for wildlife. White, inconspicuous flowers bloom May-June. It is...

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Nipponanthemum nipponicum

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Montauk Daisy, Nippon Daisy

Montauk Daisy offers white, daisy-like flowers, which bloom July-August. Deadhead flowers to stimulate a continuous bloom. Montauk Daisy forms...

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Nierembergia spp.

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Cupflower, Nierembergia

Cupflower is a tender perennial, which is grown and used as an annual in New Jersey. This genus offers several species to choose from, and many...

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Nicotiana alata

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Jasmine Tobacco, Flowering Tobacco

Jasmine Tobacco is a tender perennial, which is grown and used as an annual in New Jersey. Its fragrant, tubular-shaped flowers in shades of red,...

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Muhlenbergia lindheimeri

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Lindheimer's Muhly, Blue Muhly, Big Muhly

Lindheimer's Muhly is a clump-forming, perennial grass. Its light-green to blue-green leaves surround delicate, lacy, white flower heads, which bloom...

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Muhlenbergia capillaris

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Hairawn Muhly, Pink Muhly

Hairawn Muhly is a clump-forming, warm-season grass. Pink to purple to red flowers bloom above the foliage September-November, offering attractive...