Find the Right Plant for Your Yard
The PlantWise plant directory includes 363 species and cultivars — perennials, shrubs, trees, groundcovers, ornamental grasses, vines, and more. Every plant includes a full care guide, USDA zone range, sun and water needs, and links to buy from trusted nurseries.
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Abelia
Abelia × grandiflora
Zones 4–9
🐕 Dog†🐱 Cat†🐝 Pollinators
Adiantum Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum spp.
Zones 4–9
🐕 Dog†🐱 Cat†🐝 Pollinators
Agastache
Agastache foeniculum
Zones 4–8
🦌 Deer-Resistant🐕 Dog†🐱 Cat†🌎 Native🐝 Pollinators
Agave
Agave americana
Zones 8–11
🦌 Deer-Resistant🐝 Pollinators
Ajuga
Ajuga reptans
Zones 3–10
🦌 Deer-Resistant🐕 Dog†🐱 Cat†🐝 Pollinators
Allium (Ornamental Onion)
Allium giganteum
Zones 4–8
🦌 Deer-Resistant🐝 Pollinators
Allium Purple Sensation
Allium aflatunense
Zones 4–8
🦌 Deer-Resistant🐝 Pollinators
American Hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
Zones 3–9
🦌 Deer-Resistant🐕 Dog†🐱 Cat†🌎 Native🐝 Pollinators
Amsonia
Amsonia tabernaemontana
Zones 3–9
🦌 Deer-Resistant🐕 Dog†🐱 Cat†🌎 Native🐝 Pollinators
Andromeda
Pieris floribunda
Zones 5–8
🦌 Deer-Resistant🌎 Native🐝 Pollinators
Anemone
Anemone spp.
Zones 4–9
🐝 Pollinators
Apache Plume
Fallugia paradoxa
Zones 5–10
🦌 Deer-Resistant🐕 Dog†🐱 Cat†🌎 Native🐝 Pollinators
Arbequina Olive Tree
Olea europaea 'Arbequina'
Zones 8–10
🐕 Dog†🐱 Cat†🐝 Pollinators
Arborvitae Emerald Green
Thuja occidentalis Emerald Green
Zones 3–7
🐕 Dog†🐱 Cat†🌎 Native
Armeria Sea Thrift
Armeria maritima
Zones 4–8
🦌 Deer-Resistant🐕 Dog†🐱 Cat†🐝 Pollinators
Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Zones 3–8
🦌 Deer-Resistant🐕 Dog†🐱 Cat†🌎 Native🐝 Pollinators
Astilbe
Astilbe x arendsii
Zones 4–8
🦌 Deer-Resistant🐕 Dog†🐱 Cat†🐝 Pollinators
Athyrium Lady Fern
Athyrium filix-femina
Zones 4–9
🐕 Dog†🐱 Cat†🐝 Pollinators
Aucuba
Aucuba japonica
Zones 7–10
🦌 Deer-Resistant
Azalea Encore
Rhododendron Encore series
Zones 6–10
🦌 Deer-Resistant🐝 Pollinators
Bacopa
Sutera cordata
Zones 4–9
🐕 Dog†🐱 Cat†🐝 Pollinators
Bahia Grass
Paspalum notatum
Zones 8–11
🐕 Dog†🐱 Cat†
Bald Cypress
Taxodium distichum
Zones 4–9
🐕 Dog†🐱 Cat†🌎 Native🐝 Pollinators
Baptisia White Wild Indigo
Baptisia alba
Zones 3–9
🦌 Deer-Resistant🌎 Native🐝 Pollinators
All Plants A–Z
A
- Abelia
- Adiantum Maidenhair Fern
- Agastache
- Agave
- Ajuga
- Allium (Ornamental Onion)
- Allium Purple Sensation
- American Hornbeam
- Amsonia
- Andromeda
- Anemone
- Apache Plume
- Arbequina Olive Tree
- Arborvitae Emerald Green
- Armeria Sea Thrift
- Aster
- Astilbe
- Athyrium Lady Fern
- Aucuba
- Azalea Encore
B
- Bacopa
- Bahia Grass
- Bald Cypress
- Baptisia White Wild Indigo
- Barberry
- Bartlett Pear Tree
- Bayberry
- Beautyberry
- Bee Balm
- Begonia (Wax)
- Bergenia
- Bermuda Grass
- Bigleaf Hydrangea
- Bing Cherry Tree
- Black Gum
- Black Mondo Grass
- Black-eyed Susan
- Blanket Flower
- Blazing Star
- Bleeding Heart
- Blue Fescue
- Blue Grama Grass
- Blue Oat Grass
- Bobo Panicle Hydrangea
- Boltonia
- Bosc Pear Tree
- Bottlebrush Grass
- Boxwood
- Brittlebush
- Brown Turkey Fig Tree
- Brunnera
- Buffalo Grass
- Buffalo Grass
- Bur Oak
- Butterfly Bush
- Butterfly Weed
- Buttonbush
C
- Caladium
- Calibrachoa (Million Bells)
- California Poppy
- Camassia
- Camellia
- Campanula Bellflower
- Candytuft
- Canna Lily
- Cardinal Flower
- Carefree Wonder Rose
- Catmint
- Ceanothus
- Celosia
- Centipede Grass
- Chaste Tree
- Chelone
- Chewings Fescue
- Chicago Hardy Fig Tree
- Chokeberry
- Chrysanthemum
- Cimicifuga Bugbane
- Clematis
- Cleveland Sage
- Climbing Hydrangea
- Coleus
- Columbine
- Compass Plant
- Coneflower
- Coneflower Magnus
- Contender Peach Tree
- Coral Bells
- Coral Bells (Heuchera)
- Coreopsis
- Coreopsis (Tickseed)
- Cosmos
- Crabapple
- Crape Myrtle
- Creeping Bentgrass
- Creeping Jenny
- Creeping Phlox
- Creeping Red Fescue
- Creeping Thyme
- Crocosmia
- Crocosmia Emily McKenzie
- Crocosmia Lucifer
D
- Daffodil
- Dahlia
- David Austin Shrub Rose
- Daylily
- Daylily Stella de Oro
- Delphinium
- Desert Willow
- Deutzia
- Dianthus
- Drift Rose
- Dryopteris Wood Fern
- Dusty Miller
- Dwarf Alberta Spruce
E
- Eastern Redbud
- Elberta Peach Tree
- Elderberry Black Lace
- Elephant Ear
- Endless Summer Hydrangea
- Epimedium
- Esperanza
- Euonymus
- Eupatorium
F
- Fairytrail Bride Cascade Hydrangea
- False Indigo
- Filipendula
- Fine Fescue
- Fire Light Tidbit Panicle Hydrangea
- Firebush
- Flowering Dogwood
- Foamflower
- Forsythia
- Fothergilla
- Foxglove
- Frances Williams Hosta
- Fremontodendron
- Fringe Tree
- Frost Proof Gardenia
- Fuji Apple Tree
G
- Gaillardia (Blanket Flower)
- Gala Apple Tree
- Gardenia
- Gatsby Gal Oakleaf Hydrangea
- Gaura
- Geranium Sanguineum
- Ginkgo
- Gladiolus
- Globe Thistle
- Goat's Beard
- Goldenrod
- Granny Smith Apple Tree
- Great Blue Lobelia
H
- Halcyon Hosta
- Hard Fescue
- Hardy Geranium Rozanne
- Hayscented Fern
- Hellebore
- Heuchera Palace Purple
- Holly
- Hollyhock
- Honeycrisp Apple Tree
- Honeysuckle
- Hosta
- Hyacinth
I
- Impatiens
- Imperata Red Baron Grass
- Inkberry
- Invincibelle Spirit Smooth Hydrangea
- Iris
- Ironweed
- Italian Cypress
- Itea (Virginia Sweetspire)
J
- Jane Magnolia
- Japanese Anemone
- Japanese Cherry
- Japanese Forest Grass
- Japanese Forest Grass
- Japanese Maple
- Japanese Silver Grass
- Japanese Tree Lilac
- Joe Pye Weed
- June Hosta
- Juniper Blue Star
K
- Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass
- Karl Foerster Grass
- Kentucky Bluegrass
- Kikuyu Grass
- Knautia
- Kniphofia Red Hot Poker
- Knock Out Rose
- Knockout Rose
- Kousa Dogwood
L
- Lamium
- Lantana
- Lavender
- Leadplant
- Lets Dance Can Do Bigleaf Hydrangea
- Leucothoe
- Leucothoe Rainbow
- Leyland Cypress
- Ligularia
- Lilac
- Limelight Panicle Hydrangea
- Limelight Prime Panicle Hydrangea
- Linden Tree
- Liriope (Lilyturf)
- Little Bluestem
- Loropetalum
- Lungwort
M
- Mahonia
- Maiden Grass
- Mandevilla
- Manzanita
- Marigold
- Matilija Poppy
- Matteuccia Ostrich Fern
- Meadow Rue
- Meyer Lemon Tree
- Mimosa Tree
- Miscanthus Maiden Grass
- Mock Orange
- Montmorency Cherry Tree
- Mountain Laurel
- Muhly Grass
- Mullein
- Muscari Grape Hyacinth
N
O
P
- Pachysandra
- Pacific Wax Myrtle
- Pagoda Dogwood
- Pampas Grass
- Panicle Hydrangea
- Pansy
- Paper Birch
- Paperbark Maple
- Pasture Rose
- Patriot Hosta
- Pawpaw
- Pennisetum Fountain Grass
- Pennsylvania Sedge
- Penstemon
- Peony
- Perennial Ryegrass
- Persimmon
- Petunia
- Pieris
- Pieris Mountain Fire
- Pin Oak
- Plumbago
- Polystichum Christmas Fern
- Portulaca
- Potentilla
- Prairie Blazing Star
- Prairie Dropseed
- Prairie Smoke
- Primrose
- Purple Fountain Grass
Q
R
- Rainier Cherry Tree
- Rattlesnake Master
- Red Maple
- Red Oak
- Rhododendron PJM
- River Birch
- Rodgersia
- Rose of Sharon
- Rudbeckia Goldsturm
- Rugosa Rose
- Russian Sage
S
- Salvia
- Salvia greggii
- Salvia May Night
- Salvia Nemorosa
- Sassafras
- Saucer Magnolia
- Scabiosa
- Scaevola Fan Flower
- Scentsation Honeysuckle
- Seashore Paspalum
- Sedum Autumn Fire
- Sedum Autumn Joy
- Sedum Dragon's Blood
- Serviceberry
- Shagbark Hickory
- Siberian Iris
- Sideoats Grama
- Skip Laurel
- Smoke Tree
- Smokebush
- Smooth Hydrangea
- Smooth Hydrangea Annabelle
- Snapdragon
- Sneezeweed
- Solomon's Seal
- Sourwood
- Southern Magnolia
- Spicebush
- Spiderwort
- Spirea
- St. Augustine Grass
- Stanley Plum Tree
- Star Magnolia
- Stewartia
- Sugar Maple
- Sum and Substance Hosta
- Summersweet
- Sunflower
- Swamp Milkweed
- Swamp White Oak
- Sweet Potato Vine
- Sweet Woodruff
- Sweetbay Magnolia
- Sweetgum
- Sweetshrub
T
- Tall Fescue
- Tall Garden Phlox
- Texas Sage
- Toad Lily
- Torenia Wishbone Flower
- Toyon
- Tri-Color Dappled Willow
- Trumpet Vine
- Tufted Hair Grass
- Tulip
- Tulip Poplar
- Turk's Cap
V
- Vanilla Strawberry Hydrangea
- Verbena
- Veronica Speedwell
- Veronicastrum
- Viburnum Blue Muffin
- Vinca Minor (Periwinkle)
- Virginia Bluebells
- Virginia Creeper
- Virginia Sweetspire