Teaching Marsh: Salt-tolerant Native Plants for Tidal Shoreline Banks & Slopes -
Deciduous Trees
Hackberry ( Celtis occidentalis)
Sweet gum ( Liquidambar styraciflua ) - cultivars without seed pods available
Black cherry ( Prunus serotina )
Bald cypress ( Taxodium distichum )
Persimmon ( Diospyros virginiana ) - edible fruit
Evergreen Trees
Eastern red cedar ( Juniperus virginiana )
Sweetbay magnolia ( Magnolia virginiana )
Loblolly pine ( Pinus taeda )
American holly ( Ilex opaca ) - thorny leaves shed in spring
Shrubs
Groundsel bush ( Baccharis halimifolia )
Marsh elder ( Iva frutescens )
Wax myrtle ( Morella spp. formerly Myrica spp.)
Inkberry ( Ilex glabra )
Yaupon holly ( Ilex vomitoria ) - weeping varieties available
Beach plum ( Prunus maritime ) - edible fruit
Grasses Vines
Switch grass ( Panicum virgatum ) Virginia creeper ( Parthenocissus quinquefolia )
Saltmeadow hay ( Spartina patens ) Trumpet creeper ( Campsis radicans )
Coral honeysuckle ( Lonicera sempervirens )
Blooming Perennials
Hibiscus ( Hibiscus moscheutos )
Marsh mallow ( Kosteletzkya virginica )
Asters ( Aster spp. - various species)
Blanket flower ( Gaillardia spp.)
Goldenrods ( Solidago spp.) - volunteers in unmowed areas
Coneflower ( Echinacea spp.)
Black-eyed susan ( Rudbeckia hirta)
Orange coneflower ( Rudbeckia fulgida)
Blazing star ( Liatris squarrosa)
Additional Information:
Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat & Conservation Landscaping: Chesapeake BayWatershed www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/index.htm
Native Plant Nurseries - list available from Virginia Native Plant Society www.vnps.org/nurserylist.pdf |
