Native plants for front garden in Covington County, Alabama

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  • Narrowleaf Sunflower
    Helianthus angustifolius

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    (c) Sam Kieschnick, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Yellow, Summer6.5 ft tall, 3 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 36 kinds of birds
  • Inkberry
    Ilex glabra

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    no rights reserved, CC0, Original photo

    May to Jun7.5 ft tall, 6.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 11 kinds of birds
  • New Jersey Tea
    Ceanothus americanus

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    Becky Dill, CC0, Original photo

    White, Spring, Summer2.5 ft tall, 4 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group hosts 37 kinds of caterpillars
  • Swamp Azalea
    Rhododendron viscosum

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    HorsePunchKid, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    5 ft tall, 5.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group hosts 52 kinds of caterpillars
  • Bluestem Goldenrod
    Solidago caesia

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    (c) Sandy Wolkenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Yellow, Aug to Oct2.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 36 kinds of specialist bees
  • Sweet Goldenrod
    Solidago odora

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    (c) Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    Yellow, Summer, Fall3.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 36 kinds of specialist bees
  • Wrinkle-leaf Goldenrod
    Solidago rugosa

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    (c) pachips, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Yellow, Jul to Oct3.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 36 kinds of specialist bees
  • Heartleaf Aster
    Symphyotrichum cordifolium

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    Trix Niernberger, CC0, Original photo

    Blue, Summer, Fall2.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 45 kinds of specialist bees
  • Calico Aster
    Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    (c) Michael J. Papay, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    White, Summer, Fall3 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 45 kinds of specialist bees
  • Narrowleaf Sundrops
    Oenothera fruticosa

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Yellow, Summer1.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 5 kinds of birds
  • Small's Ragwort
    Packera anonyma

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    Pieter Pelser, CC BY 3.0, Original photo

    Yellow, Spring2.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 4 kinds of birds
  • Hollow Joe-pye-weed
    Eutrochium fistulosum

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    (c) Connor Sites-Bowen, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Jul to Oct6 ft tall, 3 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group hosts 36 kinds of caterpillars
  • Swamp Rosemallow
    Hibiscus moscheutos

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    Andrew Cannizzaro, CC BY 2.0, Original photo

    Summer, Fall4 ft tall, 3.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group hosts 40 kinds of caterpillars
  • Mapleleaf Viburnum
    Viburnum acerifolium

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    Plant Image Library Licensing, CC BY-SA 2.5, Original photo

    White, Spring, Summer5 ft tall, 4 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 18 kinds of birds
  • Eastern Smooth Beardtongue
    Penstemon laevigatus

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    (c) Matt Berger, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Spring, Summer2.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 2 kinds of birds
  • Orange Coneflower
    Rudbeckia fulgida

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    (c) christine123, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Summer, Fall2.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 25 kinds of specialist bees
  • Whorled Milkweed
    Asclepias verticillata

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    George F Mayfield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Original photo

    Jul to Sep2 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group hosts 13 kinds of caterpillars
  • Common Sneezeweed
    Helenium autumnale

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    Dominicus Johannes Bergsma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    Aug to Oct4 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideMoist to standing water soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 14 kinds of specialist bees
  • Butterfly Milkweed
    Asclepias tuberosa

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    Orange, May to Aug1.5 ft tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group hosts 13 kinds of caterpillars
  • Eastern Flowering Spurge
    Euphorbia corollata

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    (c) Daughter Dad, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    White, Summer, Fall2.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideDry to average soil
    Its plant group feeds 14 kinds of birds
  • Lanceleaf Tickseed
    Coreopsis lanceolata

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    PK2Morgan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    Apr to Jun2 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 15 kinds of specialist bees
  • Purplehead Sneezeweed
    Helenium flexuosum

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    May to Aug2 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideMoist to standing water soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 14 kinds of specialist bees
  • Bushy Seedbox
    Ludwigia alternifolia

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    (c) Seig, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Yellow, Summer, Fall2.5 ft tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 4 kinds of birds
  • Common Ninebark
    Physocarpus opulifolius

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Jul to Jul6.5 ft tall, 5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group hosts 27 kinds of caterpillars
  • Bladder Sedge
    Carex intumescens

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo, Cropped from the original photograph.

    Jun to Jul2.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideAverage to wet soil
    Its plant group feeds 50 kinds of birds
  • Sallow Sedge
    Carex lurida

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    (c) Nathan Aaron, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Apr to Sep2 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 50 kinds of birds
  • Virginia Iris
    Iris virginica

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    (c) Hill Craddock, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Mar to Jun2 ft tall, 2 ft wideMoist to standing water soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 1 kinds of birds
  • Dense Blazing-star
    Liatris spicata

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    (c) Michael Newlon, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Jul to Sep4.5 ft tall, 11 in wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 8 kinds of specialist bees
  • Maypops
    Passiflora incarnata

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    E.nielsen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Spring, Summer7 ft tall, 4.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Rattlesnake-master
    Eryngium yuccifolium

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    John Kees, CC0, Original photo

    Summer5 ft tall, 4.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Lyreleaf Sage
    Salvia lyrata

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    (c) geosesarma, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Spring1.5 ft tall, 10 in wideSomewhat dry to wet soil
    Its plant group hosts 11 kinds of caterpillars
  • Oakleaf Hydrangea
    Hydrangea quercifolia

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    (c) Will McFarland, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    May to Jul6 ft tall, 7 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
  • Coastal Sweet-pepperbush
    Clethra alnifolia

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    (c) stephen, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Jun to Aug7.5 ft tall, 5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
  • Indian Blanket-flower
    Gaillardia pulchella

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    no rights reserved, CC0, Original photo

    1.5 ft tall, 11 in wideDry to average soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 9 kinds of specialist bees
  • Switchgrass
    Panicum virgatum

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    Cecelia Alexander, CC0, Original photo

    Jul to Sep5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 35 kinds of birds
  • Downy Phlox
    Phlox pilosa

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    (c) botany08, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    May to Jul1.5 ft tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 2 kinds of birds
  • Cardinal-flower
    Lobelia cardinalis

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    Barnes, Dr. Thomas G., Public domain, Original photo

    Jul to Sep4.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Carolina Phlox
    Phlox carolina

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    (c) Michael J. Papay, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Pink, Spring, Summer2.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to wet soil
    Its plant group feeds 2 kinds of birds
  • American Beautyberry
    Callicarpa americana

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Summer5.5 ft tall, 4.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 3 kinds of birds
  • River Oats
    Chasmanthium latifolium

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Jun to Oct3.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Clustered Mountain-mint
    Pycnanthemum muticum

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    (c) Lee Ann Ratledge, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    3.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
  • Virginia Sweetspire
    Itea virginica

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    Cathy DeWitt, CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    White, Apr to Jun6 ft tall, 4.5 ft wideMoist to standing water soil
    Listed for containers
  • White Turtlehead
    Chelone glabra

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    R.A Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    Jul to Oct2 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Coastal Doghobble
    Leucothoe axillaris

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Mar to May3.5 ft tall, 5 ft wideUsually moist soil
  • Northern Spider-lily
    Hymenocallis occidentalis

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    White2 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideMoist to standing water soil
  • Indian Pink
    Spigelia marilandica

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    (c) Laura Clark, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    May to Jun1.5 ft tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Christmas Fern
    Polystichum acrostichoides

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    (c) Michael J. Papay, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Jun to Nov2 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 2 kinds of birds
  • Royal Fern
    Osmunda spectabilis

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    (c) Mike B, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    Mar to Jun4.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideAverage to wet soil
    Listed for containers
  • Cinnamon Fern
    Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    Sophia M, CC0, Original photo

    Spring4 ft tall, 3 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Sensitive Fern
    Onoclea sensibilis

    Recorded in Covington County

    Photo credit

    Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    May to Jun1.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil