Native plants for front garden in Tallapoosa County, Alabama

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  • Narrowleaf Sunflower
    Helianthus angustifolius

    Recorded in Tallapoosa 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
  • New Jersey Tea
    Ceanothus americanus

    Recorded in Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa 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
  • Robin's-plantain
    Erigeron pulchellus

    Recorded in Tallapoosa County

    Photo credit

    no rights reserved, CC0, Original photo

    Spring, Summer1.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 9 kinds of specialist bees
  • Sweet Joe-pye-weed
    Eutrochium purpureum

    Recorded in Tallapoosa County

    Photo credit

    Eric Schmidt, CC0, Original photo

    Jul to Sep6 ft tall, 3 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group hosts 36 kinds of caterpillars
  • Narrowleaf Sundrops
    Oenothera fruticosa

    Recorded in Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa 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
  • Wild Geranium
    Geranium maculatum

    Recorded in Tallapoosa County

    Photo credit

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

    Spring, Summer1.5 ft tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 11 kinds of birds
  • Bird's-foot Violet
    Viola pedata

    Recorded in Tallapoosa County

    Photo credit

    no rights reserved, CC0, Original photo

    Spring, Summer6 in tall, 6 in wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 8 kinds of birds
  • Wild Strawberry
    Fragaria virginiana

    Recorded in Tallapoosa County

    Photo credit

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

    White, Spring6 in tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 14 kinds of birds
  • Mapleleaf Viburnum
    Viburnum acerifolium

    Recorded in Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa 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
  • Wild Bergamot
    Monarda fistulosa

    Recorded in Tallapoosa County

    Photo credit

    Hope Duckworth, CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Summer, Fall3 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 4 kinds of specialist bees
  • Golden St. John's-wort
    Hypericum frondosum

    Recorded in Tallapoosa County

    Photo credit

    (c) Brian Finzel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    Yellow, May to Aug3.5 ft tall, 3.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group hosts 18 kinds of caterpillars
  • Common Sneezeweed
    Helenium autumnale

    Recorded in Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa 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
  • Fringed Sedge
    Carex crinita

    Recorded in Tallapoosa County

    Photo credit

    Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, Original photo

    Jun to Aug4 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideMoist to wet soil
    Its plant group feeds 50 kinds of birds
  • Bladder Sedge
    Carex intumescens

    Recorded in Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa 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
  • Texas Sedge
    Carex texensis

    Recorded in Tallapoosa County

    Photo credit

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

    Apr to Jun1 ft tall, 3 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 50 kinds of birds
  • Dwarf Crested Iris
    Iris cristata

    Recorded in Tallapoosa County

    Photo credit

    no rights reserved, CC0, Original photo, Cropped from the original photograph.

    Spring7 in tall, 10 in wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 1 kinds of birds
  • Maypops
    Passiflora incarnata

    Recorded in Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa 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
  • Ashy Hydrangea
    Hydrangea cinerea

    Recorded in Tallapoosa County

    Photo credit

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

    White4 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Oakleaf Hydrangea
    Hydrangea quercifolia

    Recorded in Tallapoosa 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
  • Indian Blanket-flower
    Gaillardia pulchella

    Recorded in Tallapoosa 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
  • White Wood-aster
    Eurybia divaricata

    Recorded in Tallapoosa County

    Photo credit

    Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Summer, Fall2 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 27 kinds of specialist bees
  • Smooth Oxeye
    Heliopsis helianthoides

    Recorded in Tallapoosa County

    Photo credit

    Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Summer, Fall4.5 ft tall, 3 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 10 kinds of specialist bees
  • False Solomon's-seal
    Maianthemum racemosum

    Recorded in Tallapoosa County

    Photo credit

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

    White, Apr to Jun2.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 9 kinds of birds
  • Wild Blue Phlox
    Phlox divaricata

    Recorded in Tallapoosa County

    Photo credit

    Wilson44691, CC0, Original photo

    Apr to Jun10 in tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 2 kinds of birds
  • Cardinal-flower
    Lobelia cardinalis

    Recorded in Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa 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
  • Common Golden-Alexanders
    Zizia aurea

    Recorded in Tallapoosa County

    Photo credit

    Kristi Zoebelein, CC0, Original photo

    Yellow, Spring, Summer1.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • American Beautyberry
    Callicarpa americana

    Recorded in Tallapoosa 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
  • Heartleaf Golden-Alexanders
    Zizia aptera

    Recorded in Tallapoosa County

    Photo credit

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

    Yellow, Apr to May2 ft tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • River Oats
    Chasmanthium latifolium

    Recorded in Tallapoosa 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
  • Starry Campion
    Silene stellata

    Recorded in Tallapoosa County

    Photo credit

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

    White, Jun to Aug2.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 13 kinds of birds
  • Fire Pink
    Silene virginica

    Recorded in Tallapoosa County

    Photo credit

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

    Red, May to Jul1 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 13 kinds of birds
  • Virginia Spring-beauty
    Claytonia virginica

    Recorded in Tallapoosa County

    Photo credit

    Kaldari, Public domain, Original photo

    Apr to Jun7 in tall, 7 in wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 13 kinds of birds
  • Virginia Sweetspire
    Itea virginica

    Recorded in Tallapoosa 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
  • Plantain-leaf Pussytoes
    Antennaria plantaginifolia

    Recorded in Tallapoosa County

    Photo credit

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

    Mar to May5 in tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 5 kinds of birds
  • Black Cohosh
    Actaea racemosa

    Recorded in Tallapoosa County

    Photo credit

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

    White, May to Aug5.5 ft tall, 3 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 1 kinds of birds
  • Eastern Bluestar
    Amsonia tabernaemontana

    Recorded in Tallapoosa County

    Photo credit

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

    Blue, Apr to Apr2.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Sessile-leaf Bellwort
    Uvularia sessilifolia

    Recorded in Tallapoosa County

    Photo credit

    Shenandoah National Park from Virginia, Public domain, Original photo

    Yellow, Mar to May1 ft tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
  • Northern Spider-lily
    Hymenocallis occidentalis

    Recorded in Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa 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
  • New York Fern
    Amauropelta noveboracensis

    Recorded in Tallapoosa County

    Photo credit

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

    May to Aug1.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 1 kinds of birds
  • Christmas Fern
    Polystichum acrostichoides

    Recorded in Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa 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
  • Northern Maidenhair Fern
    Adiantum pedatum

    Recorded in Tallapoosa County

    Photo credit

    Tim McCormack (Phyzome), CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Jun to Aug2 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containers