Native plants for front garden in DeSoto County, Florida

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  • Narrowleaf Sunflower
    Helianthus angustifolius

    Recorded in DeSoto 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 DeSoto 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
  • Swamp Azalea
    Rhododendron viscosum

    Recorded in DeSoto County

    Photo credit

    HorsePunchKid, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    5 ft tall, 5.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 5 kinds of birds
  • Swamp Milkweed
    Asclepias incarnata

    Recorded in DeSoto County

    Photo credit

    Jasper Shide, CC0, Original photo

    Jun to Aug4 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group hosts 15 kinds of caterpillars
  • Butterfly Milkweed
    Asclepias tuberosa

    Recorded in DeSoto 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 15 kinds of caterpillars
  • Lanceleaf Tickseed
    Coreopsis lanceolata

    Recorded in DeSoto 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
  • Maypops
    Passiflora incarnata

    Recorded in DeSoto 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
  • Lyreleaf Sage
    Salvia lyrata

    Recorded in DeSoto 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
  • Rattlesnake-master
    Eryngium yuccifolium

    Recorded in DeSoto County

    Photo credit

    John Kees, CC0, Original photo

    Summer5 ft tall, 4.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Switchgrass
    Panicum virgatum

    Recorded in DeSoto 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
  • American Beautyberry
    Callicarpa americana

    Recorded in DeSoto 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
  • Virginia Sweetspire
    Itea virginica

    Recorded in DeSoto 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
  • Royal Fern
    Osmunda spectabilis

    Recorded in DeSoto 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 DeSoto County

    Photo credit

    Sophia M, CC0, Original photo

    Spring4 ft tall, 3 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containers