Plants marked with an * are more tolerant of very wet or periodically flooded conditions. When using this list, remember a number of factors determine the suitability of a plant for a particular location. In addition to adaptability to moisture, also consider light requirements, soil type, hardiness and heat tolerance, and other factors.

TREES: (Botanical Name – Common Name)

Tall Deciduous Trees (50 feet or more in height at maturity)

• *Acer rubrum – Red Maple
• Catalpa species – Catalpa
• *Liquidambar styraciflua – Sweet Gum
• Metasequoia glyptostroboides – Dawn Redwood
• *Platanus occidentalis – Sycamore
• *Quercus bicolor – Swamp White Oak
• *Quercus nigra – Water Oak
• Quercus palustris – Pin Oak
• *Quercus phellos – Willow Oak
• *Salix species – Willows
• *Taxodium ascendens – Pond Cypress
• *Taxodium distichum – Bald Cypress

Medium Deciduous Trees (30 to 50 feet in height at maturity)

• Asimina triloba – Pawpaw
• *Betula nigra – River Birch
• *Carpinus caroliniana – Ironwood
• *Diospyros virginiana – Persimmon
• Gleditsia triacanthos – Honey Locust
• Magnolia macrophylla – Bigleaf Magnolia
• *Nyssa aquatica – Water Tupelo
• *Nyssa sylvatica – Black Gum
• *Quercus laurifolia – Laurel Oak

Small Deciduous Trees (under 30 feet in height at maturity)

• Amelanchier arborea – Juneberry
• Chionanthus virginicus – Fringetree
• Cornus alternifolia – Pagoda Dogwood
• Halesia carolina – Carolina Silverbell
• Hamamelis virginiana – Witch Hazel
• Magnolia tripetala – Umbrella Magnolia

Evergreen Trees

• *Chamaecyparis thyoides -White Cedar
• Ilex opaca – American Holly
• Magnolia grandiflora – Southern Magnolia
• *Magnolia virginiana – Sweet Bay
• *Pinus elliotti – Slash Pine
• *Pinus taeda – Loblolly Pine

SHRUBS (Botanical Name – Common Name)

Evergreen Shrubs

• Agarista populifolia – Florida Leucothoe
• Cyrilla racemiflora – Leatherwood
• Fatsia japonica – Japanese Fatsia
• *Ilex glabra – Inkberry
• Ilex verticillata – Winterberry
• Ilex vomitoria – Yaupon Holly
• Leucothoe axillaris – Coastal Leucothoe
• Myrica cerifera – Wax Myrtle
• Osmanthus americanus – Devilwood

Deciduous Shrubs

• Aesculus parviflora – Bottlebrush Buckeye
• Aronia arbutifolia – Red Chokeberry
• Baccharis halimifolis – Groundsel Tree
• Callicarpa americana – American Beautyberry
• Calycanthus floridus – Sweetshrub
• *Cephalanthus occidentalis – Buttonbush
• Chimonanthus praecox – Wintersweet
• *Clethra alnifolia – Summersweet
• *Cornus sericea – Redtwig Dogwood
• Forsythia species – Forsythia
• Fothergilla species – Fothergilla
• *Ilex decidua – Possumhaw
• *Itea virginica – Virginia Sweetspire
• *Lindera species – Spicebush
• Rhododendron atlanticum – Coast Azalea
• Rhododendron viscosum – Swamp Azalea
• Rhodotypos scandens – Jetbead
• Rosa carolina – Carolina Rose
• Rosa palustris – Swamp Rose
• Sambucus nigra canadensis – American Elderberry
• Spiraea x vanhouttei – Bridal Wreath Spiraea
• Thuja occidentalis – American Arborvitae
• Vaccinium arboreum – Farkleberry
• Viburnum opulus – Cranberry Viburnum
• Xanthorhiza simplicissima – Yellowroot

Source: Karen Russ, Clemson University. (New 11/04.)