Creating a Native Woodland Garden

My next project, over the coming years, is creating a mountain garden in the woods surrounding the field where I garden. Here is a list of best plants for creating a shady mountain garden featuring plants found in the Blue Ridge Mountians:

Shrubs:

• Vibernum acerifolim (Mapleleaf viburnum)
• Rhododendron calendulaceum (Flame Azalea) 
• Rhododendron arborescens (Sweet Azalea)                
• Rhododendron minus (Small-Leaved Rhododendron)
• Rhododendron periclymenoides (Pinxter-Bush)
• Rhododendron prinophyllum (Pink Azalea) 
• Rhododendron viscosum (Clammy Azalea)
• Rhododendron maximum (Rosebay Rhododendron)
• Rhododendron catawbiense (Catawba Rhododendron)
• Kalmia latifolia (Mountian Laurel)
• Hydrangea arborescens (Wild Hydrangea)
• Euonymus americanus (Hearts-a-bustin)

Smaller Plants:

•  Aquilega canadensis (Columbine)
• Aster patens (Purple Aster)
• Caulopyllum thalictroides (Blue Cohosh)
• Chrysopsis mariana (Maryland Golden Aster)
• Dicentra eximia (Bleeding Hearts) 
• Eupatorium fistulosum (Joe Pye Weed)
• Geranium maculatum (Wild Geranium)
• Iris cristata (Dwarf Crested Iris)
• Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal Flower)
• Heuchera americana (Alumroot)
• Lilium superbum (Turks Cap Lily)
• Polygonatum biflorum (Soloman's Seal)
• Trillium grandiflorum (Trillum)
• Viola pedata (Bird-foot Violet)
•  Viola rostrata (Long Spurred Violet)

Learn More:

Here are some great links for more info on native plants:

• Plants of the Great Smoky National Park
• Going Native
• Gardens of The Blue Ridge
• Mountian Mist Nursery