Light:
Light:
F=full sunlight
P=partial shade
S=shade
Moisture:
H=hydric; wet, periodically or often inundated by water
M=mesic; moist, adequate soil moisture retention all year
S=sub-xeric; moist to dry, seasonally moist, periodically dry
X=xeric; dry and drought resistant, little moisture retention, excessively drained
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By Lois Berg Stack, Extension ornamental horticulture specialist
For a list of native plants that are useful in the landscape, see University of Maine Cooperative Extension Bulletin #2500, Gardening to Conserve Maine’s Native Landscape.
For more information, contact your University of Maine Cooperative Extension county office.
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