Native plants for front garden in Letcher County, Kentucky

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  • Heartleaf Aster
    Symphyotrichum cordifolium

    Recorded in Letcher 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 Letcher 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
  • Bluestem Goldenrod
    Solidago caesia

    Recorded in Letcher 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
  • Black Chokeberry
    Aronia melanocarpa

    Recorded in Letcher County

    Photo credit

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

    White, May to Jun6 ft tall, 4.5 ft wideAverage to wet soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group hosts 62 kinds of caterpillars
  • Robin's-plantain
    Erigeron pulchellus

    Recorded in Letcher 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
  • Hollow Joe-pye-weed
    Eutrochium fistulosum

    Recorded in Letcher 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 37 kinds of caterpillars
  • Wild Strawberry
    Fragaria virginiana

    Recorded in Letcher 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
  • Black Huckleberry
    Gaylussacia baccata

    Recorded in Letcher County

    Photo credit

    no rights reserved, CC0, Original photo

    Apr to Jun2 ft tall, 3 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 11 kinds of birds
  • Small's Ragwort
    Packera anonyma

    Recorded in Letcher 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
  • Black-eyed Susan
    Rudbeckia hirta

    Recorded in Letcher County

    Photo credit

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

    Jun to Oct3 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 25 kinds of specialist bees
  • Bird's-foot Violet
    Viola pedata

    Recorded in Letcher 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 Geranium
    Geranium maculatum

    Recorded in Letcher 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
  • Cutleaf Coneflower
    Rudbeckia laciniata

    Recorded in Letcher County

    Photo credit

    Σ64, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Jul to Oct6.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 25 kinds of specialist bees
  • Mapleleaf Viburnum
    Viburnum acerifolium

    Recorded in Letcher 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 Letcher 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
  • Foxglove Beardtongue
    Penstemon digitalis

    Recorded in Letcher County

    Photo credit

    Julie Anne Workman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    May to Jul3 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 2 kinds of birds
  • White Wood-aster
    Eurybia divaricata

    Recorded in Letcher 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
  • Steeplebush
    Spiraea tomentosa

    Recorded in Letcher County

    Photo credit

    (c) christine123, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo, Cropped from the original photograph.

    Jul to Sep3 ft tall, 4 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group hosts 54 kinds of caterpillars
  • Eastern Flowering Spurge
    Euphorbia corollata

    Recorded in Letcher 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
  • Bladder Sedge
    Carex intumescens

    Recorded in Letcher 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 Letcher 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
  • Rosy Sedge
    Carex rosea

    Recorded in Letcher County

    Photo credit

    (c) Senna Bryce Robeson, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    May to Jun1 ft tall, 1 ft wideDry to average soil
    Its plant group feeds 50 kinds of birds
  • Dwarf Crested Iris
    Iris cristata

    Recorded in Letcher 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 hosts 10 kinds of caterpillars
  • Lyreleaf Sage
    Salvia lyrata

    Recorded in Letcher 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 10 kinds of caterpillars
  • Wild Blue Phlox
    Phlox divaricata

    Recorded in Letcher 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
  • Bushy Seedbox
    Ludwigia alternifolia

    Recorded in Letcher 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
  • Fall Phlox
    Phlox paniculata

    Recorded in Letcher County

    Photo credit

    scott_young, CC0, Original photo

    Summer3 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 2 kinds of birds
  • Little Bluestem
    Schizachyrium scoparium

    Recorded in Letcher County

    Photo credit

    no rights reserved, CC0, Original photo

    Summer3 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 4 kinds of birds
  • False Solomon's-seal
    Maianthemum racemosum

    Recorded in Letcher 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
  • Great Blue Lobelia
    Lobelia siphilitica

    Recorded in Letcher County

    Photo credit

    Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Blue, Jul to Oct3 ft tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Fire Pink
    Silene virginica

    Recorded in Letcher 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
  • Cardinal-flower
    Lobelia cardinalis

    Recorded in Letcher 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
  • Slender Mountain-mint
    Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

    Recorded in Letcher County

    Photo credit

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

    Jun to Aug3 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Virginia Spring-beauty
    Claytonia virginica

    Recorded in Letcher 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
  • White Turtlehead
    Chelone glabra

    Recorded in Letcher 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
  • Tall Thimbleweed
    Anemone virginiana

    Recorded in Letcher County

    Photo credit

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

    Jun to Aug3 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 2 kinds of birds
  • Plantain-leaf Pussytoes
    Antennaria plantaginifolia

    Recorded in Letcher 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
  • Virginia Waterleaf
    Hydrophyllum virginianum

    Recorded in Letcher County

    Photo credit

    Bruce Cook, CC0, Original photo

    Apr to Jul1.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
  • Black Cohosh
    Actaea racemosa

    Recorded in Letcher 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
  • Piedmont Foamflower
    Tiarella cordifolia

    Recorded in Letcher County

    Photo credit

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

    Apr to Jun8 in tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 2 kinds of birds
  • Sweet Woodreed
    Cinna arundinacea

    Recorded in Letcher County

    Photo credit

    Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute., Public domain, Original photo

    Jul to Oct5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideAverage to wet soil
    Its plant group feeds 1 kinds of birds
  • New York Fern
    Amauropelta noveboracensis

    Recorded in Letcher 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 Letcher 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
  • Marginal Wood-fern
    Dryopteris marginalis

    Recorded in Letcher County

    Photo credit

    Chhe (talk), Public domain, Original photo

    Jun to Sep2 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 2 kinds of birds
  • Northern Maidenhair Fern
    Adiantum pedatum

    Recorded in Letcher 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