Native and friendly North American plant lists by sun, moisture and drainage conditions, thanks to UMass:
Sunny, well-drained soil:
• Abies concolor – Concolor fir
• Acer rubrum – Red maple
• Acer saccharum – Sugar maple
• Aesculus parviflora -Bottlebrush buckeye
• Aesculus pavia – Red buckeye
• Amelanchier spp. – Shadbush
• Arctostaphylos uva-ursi -Bearberry
• Betula nigra – River birch
• Carpinus caroliniana – American hornbeam
• Ceanothus americanus – New Jersey tea
• Cercis canadensis – Eastern redbud
• Chionanthus virginicus – Fringetree
• Cladrastis kentuckea – Yellowwood
• Clethra alnifolia – Sweet pepperbush
• Comptonia peregrina – Sweet fern
• Cornus racemosa – Grey dogwood
• Crataegus viridis – Green hawthorn
• Fothergilla gardenii, F. major – Fothergilla
• Fraxinus americana – White ash
• Fraxinus pennsylvanica – Green ash
• Halesia tetraptera – Carolina silverbell
• Hamamelis virginiana -Common witch hazel
• Hydrangea quercifolia – Oakleaf hydrangea
• Hypericum prolificum – Shrubby St. Johnswort
• Ilex glabra – Inkberry
• Ilex opaca – American holly
• Itea virginica – Sweetspire
• Juniperus communis – Pasture juniper
• Juniperus horizontalis – Creeping juniper
• Juniperus virginiana – Eastern red cedar
• Kalmia latifolia – Mt. Laurel
• Liquidambar styraciflua – Sweetgum
• Liriodendron tulipifera – Tuliptree/tulip poplar
• Magnolia acuminata – Cucumber magnolia
• Magnolia virginiana – Sweetbay magnolia
• Myrica pensylvanica – Bayberry
• Ostrya virginiana – Ironwood
• Oxydendrum arboreum – Sourwood
• Physocarpus opulifolius – Eastern ninebark
• Picea glauca – White spruce
• Pieris floribunda – Mt. pieris
• Pinus banksiana – Jack pine
• Pinus strobus – White pine
• Pinus resinosa – Red pine
• Prunus maritima – Beach plum
• Ptelea trifoliata – Hoptree
• Quercus spp.- Oak, various species
• Rhododendron calendulaceum – Flame azalea
• Rhododendron periclymenoides-Pinxterbloom azalea
• Rhus aromatica – Fragrant sumac
• Rhus copallina – Shining sumac
• Rhus typhina – Staghorn sumac
• Rosa carolina – Carolina rose
• Rosa virginiana – Virginia rose
• Thuja occidentalis – eastern arborvitae
• Tilia americana – Basswood
• Vaccinium spp. – Blueberry
• Viburnum cassinoides – Northern wild raisin
• Viburnum dentatum – Arrow-wood
• Viburnum lentago – Nannyberry
• Viburnum prunifolium -Blackhaw viburnum
• Viburnum trilobum – American cranberrybush viburnum
Sunny, droughty to medium dry soil:
• Arctostaphylos uva-ursi – Bearberry
• Comptonia peregrina – Sweet fern
• Hypericum prolificum – Shrubby St. Johnswort
• Juniperus communis – Pasture juniper
• Juniperus horizontalis – Creeping juniper
• Juniperus virginiana – Eastern red cedar
• Myrica pensylvanica – Bayberry
• Ostrya virginiana – Ironwood
• Physocarpus opulifolius – Eastern ninebark
• Pinus banksiana – Jack pine
• Pinus rigida – Pitch pine
• Prunus maritima – Beach plum
• Rhus aromatica – Fragrant sumac
• Rhus copallina – Shining sumac
• Rhus typhina – Staghorn sumac
• Viburnum dentatum – Arrowwood
Moist soil:
• Acer rubrum – Red maple
• Aesculus parviflora – Bottlebrush buckeye
• Aesculus pavia – Red buckeye
• Aronia spp. – Chokeberry
• Betula alleghaniensis – Yellow birch
• Betula nigra – River birch
• Calycanthus floridus – Carolina allspice
• Carpinus caroliniana – American hornbeam
• Cercis canadensis – E astern redbud
• Chamaecyparis thyoides – Atlantic white cedar
• Chionanthus virginicus – Fringetree
• Cladrastis kentuckea – Yellowwood
• Clethra alnifolia – Sweet pepperbush
• Cornus alternifolia – Alternate leaf dogwood
• Cornus amomum – Silky dogwood
• Cornus racemosa – Grey dogwood
• Fagus grandifolia – American beech
• Fothergilla major, F. gardenii – Fothergilla
• Franklinia alatamaha – Franklinia
• Hamamelis virginiana – Common witch hazel
• Halesia tetraptera – Carolina silverbells
• Hydrangea arborescens – Smooth hydrangea
• Hydrangea quercifolia – Oakleaf hydrangea
• Ilex glabra – Inkberry
• Ilex verticillata – Winterberry
• Itea virginica – Virginia sweetspire
• Kalmia angustifolia – Sheep laurel
• Kalmia latifolia – Mt. laurel
• Lindera benzoin – Spicebush
• Liquidambar styraciflua – Sweet gum
• Liriodendron tulipifera – Tulip tree
• Magnolia acuminata – Cucumber magnolia
• Magnolia virginiana – Sweetbay magnolia
• Nyssa sylvatica – Tupelo
• Pieris floribunda – Mt. pieris
• Rhododendron calendulaceum – Flame azalea
• Rhododendron maximum – Rosebay rhododendron
• Rhododendron vaseyi – Pinkshell azalea
• Rhododendron viscosum – Swamp azalea
• Rosa carolina – Carolina rose
• Salix discolor – Pussy willow
• Sambucus canadensis – Elderberry
• Spirea latifolia – Broadleaf meadowsweet
• Spirea tomentosa – Steeplebush
• Stewartia ovata – Mountain stewartia
• Styrax americanus – American snowbell
• Thuja occidentalis – Eastern arborvitae
• Tilia americana – Basswood
• Vaccinium corymbosum – Highbush blueberry