| Plant Name |
Easy? |
Sun |
Part Shade? |
Water Use |
| Achillea wilsoniana, Tu Yi Zhi Hao | Yes | X | Med/Low |
Med/Low |
| Achyranthes bidentata, Oxknee, Huai Niu Xi | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Agastache rugosa, Korean Mint, Tu Huo Xiang | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Allium sativum, Chinese Pink Garlic, Da Suan | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Zhi Mu | Yes/No | X | | Low/Med |
| Angelica dahuria, Bai Zhi | Yes | | X | Medium |
| Artemisia annua, Sweet Annie, Qing Hao, Huang Hao | Yes | X | | Low |
| Artemisia princeps, Kui Hao, Wu Yue Ai | Yes | X | | Low |
| Artemisia vulgaris, Chinese Moxa, Mugwort, Ai Ye | Yes | X | | Low |
| Asclepias curassavica, Chinese Milkweed, Ma Li Jin | Yes | X | | Low |
| Aster tartaricus, Tartar Aster, Zi Wan | Yes | X | | Low |
| Astragalus membranaceus, Milk vetch Root, Huang Qi | Yes/No | X | | Low |
| Atractylodes macrocephala, Chinese Thistle Daisy, Bai Zhu | Yes | X | | Low |
| Bacopa monnieri, Brahmi | Yes | | X | High |
| Belamcanda chinensis, Blackberry Lily, She Gan | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Bletilla striata, Hardy Orchid, Bai Ji | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Bletilla striata, Hardy Orchid, Bai Ji | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Bupleurem chinensis, Hare's Ear, Chai Hu | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Carthamus tinctorius, Safflower, Hong Hua | Yes | X | | Low |
| Cassia angustifolia, Tinnevelly Senna, Fan Xie Ye | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Celosia cristata, Cockscomb, Ji Guan Hua | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Centella asiatica, Gotu Kola, Ji Xue Cao | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Chrysanthemum morifolium, Ju Hua | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Cnidium monnieri, She Chuang Zi | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Clerodendron trichotomum, Glorybower, Chou Wu Tong | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Codonopsis pilosula, Bastard Ginseng, Dang Shen | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Coix lacryma-jobi, Job's Tears, Yi Yi Ren | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Curcuma longa, Turmeric, Jiang Huang | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Cyathula officinalis, Hookweed, Chuan Niu Xi | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Dianthus chinensis, Chinese Pink, Qu Mai | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Dianthus superbus, Fringed Pink, Qu Mai | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Dioscorea batatas, Cinnamon Yam, Shan Yao | Yes | X | | Low |
| Dioscorea bulbifera, Huang Yao Zi | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Dolichos lablab, Hyacinth Bean, Bian Dou | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Eclipta prostrata 'Alba', Eclipta, Mo Han Lian | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Eupatorium fortunei, Pei Lan | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Forsythia suspensa, Lian Qiao | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Gentiana tibetica, Qin Jiao | Yes | | X | High |
| Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Licorice, Gan Cao | Yes/No | X | | Low |
| Gynostemma pentaphyllum, Sweet Tea Vine, Jiao Gulan | Yes | | X | Med/High |
| Hemerocallis fulva, Daylily, Xuan Cao | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Houttuynia cordata 'Variegata', Chameleon Plant, Yu Xing Cao | Yes | | X | High |
| Inula japonica, Japanese Elecampane, Xuan Fu Hua | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Leonurus artemisia, Chinese Motherwort, Yi Mu Cao | Yes | X | | Very Low |
| Leonurus heterophyllus, Chin. Motherwort, Yi Mu Cao | Yes | X | | Low |
| Ligusticum jeholense, Chinese Lovage Root, Gao Ben | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Lilium sp., Bai He | Yes | X | | Med/Low |
| Lobelia chinensis, Chinese Lobelia, Ban Bian Lian | Yes | | X | Medium |
| Lycium chinensis, Chinese Wolfberry, Gou Qi Zi, Di Gu Pi | Yes | X | | High |
| Lycopus lucidus, Ze Lan | Yes | X | X | Med/Low |
| Mentha hapocalyx, & M. arvensis Field Mint, Bo He | Yes | X | X | High |
| Ocimum sanctum, Sacred Basil, Tulsi | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Ophiopogon japonicus, Lilyturf, Mai Men Dong | Yes | | X | Medium |
| Peucedanum praeruptorum, Hog fennel Root, Qian Hu | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Phytolacca acinosa, Tibetian Poke, Shang Lu | Yes | X | | Med/Low |
| Pinellia ternata, Ban Xia | Yes | | X | High |
| Plantago asiatica, Chinese Plantain, Che Qian | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Platycodon grandiflora, Balloon Flower, Jie Geng | Yes | X | X | Medium |
| Polygonum multiflorum, Fo Ti, He Shou Wu | Yes | | X | Med/High |
| Prunella vulgaris, Heal All, Xia Ku Cao | Yes | X | X | Medium |
| Rehmannia glutinosa, Chinese Foxglove, Di Huang | Yes | X | | Med/Low |
| Rheum palmatum, Chinese Rhubarb, Da Huang | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Rosa rugosa, Mei Gui Hua | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Salvia miltiorrhiza, Red Sage, Dan Shen | Yes | X | | Med/Low |
| Salvia przewalskii, Red Sage, Gansu Dan Shen | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Saposhnikovia divaricata, Laserwort, Siler, Fang Feng | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Schizonepeta tenuifolia, Japanese Catnip, Jing Jie | Yes | X | X | Medium |
| Scrophularia buergeriana, Figwort, Xuan Shen | Yes | X | X | Medium |
| Scutellaria baicalensis, Baikal Skullcap, Huang Qin | Yes | X | | Low |
| Scutellaria barbata, Barbat Skullcap, Ban Zhi Lian | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Siegesbeckia orientalis, Xi Xian Cao | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Talinum paniculatum, Earth Ginseng, Tu Ren Shen | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Trichosanthes kirolowii, Chinese Cucumber, Gua Lou, Tian Hua Fen | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Vaccaria segetalis, Cow Cockle, Wang Bu Liu Xing | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Valeriana jatamansii, (Not Nardostachys) | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Vitex negundo, Chinese Vitex, Huang Jing Zi | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Wasabia japonica, Wasabi | Yes | | X | High |
| Withania somnifera, Ashwagandha | Yes | X | | Medium |
| Zizyphus spinosa, Jujube, Suan Zao Ren | Yes | X | | Low |