Native plants for pots & planters in Madison County, Kentucky

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  • Wild Strawberry
    Fragaria virginiana

    Recorded in Madison 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
  • Wild Geranium
    Geranium maculatum

    Recorded in Madison 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
  • Butterfly Milkweed
    Asclepias tuberosa

    Recorded in Madison 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
  • Purplehead Sneezeweed
    Helenium flexuosum

    Recorded in Madison 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
  • Pennsylvania Sedge
    Carex pensylvanica

    Recorded in Madison County

    Photo credit

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

    Spring5 in tall, 6 in wideDry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 50 kinds of birds
  • Dwarf Crested Iris
    Iris cristata

    Recorded in Madison 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
  • Wild Blue Phlox
    Phlox divaricata

    Recorded in Madison 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
  • Common Golden-Alexanders
    Zizia aurea

    Recorded in Madison 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
  • Eastern Columbine
    Aquilegia canadensis

    Recorded in Madison County

    Photo credit

    Ragesoss, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Mar to Jun2 ft tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Heartleaf Golden-Alexanders
    Zizia aptera

    Recorded in Madison 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
  • Large-flowered Bellwort
    Uvularia grandiflora

    Recorded in Madison County

    Photo credit

    Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    Yellow, Apr to May2 ft tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Piedmont Foamflower
    Tiarella cordifolia

    Recorded in Madison 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
  • Indian Pink
    Spigelia marilandica

    Recorded in Madison 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