Native plants for front garden in Hancock County, Mississippi

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  • Narrowleaf Sunflower
    Helianthus angustifolius

    Recorded in Hancock 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 Hancock 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 Hancock 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 35 kinds of caterpillars
  • Swamp Azalea
    Rhododendron viscosum

    Recorded in Hancock 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
  • Sweet Goldenrod
    Solidago odora

    Recorded in Hancock 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 Hancock 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
  • Calico Aster
    Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

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

    Recorded in Hancock 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 38 kinds of caterpillars
  • Swamp Rosemallow
    Hibiscus moscheutos

    Recorded in Hancock 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 41 kinds of caterpillars
  • Black-eyed Susan
    Rudbeckia hirta

    Recorded in Hancock 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
  • Butterfly Milkweed
    Asclepias tuberosa

    Recorded in Hancock 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 Hancock 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 Hancock 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 Hancock 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 Hancock 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
  • Dense Blazing-star
    Liatris spicata

    Recorded in Hancock 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
  • Sallow Sedge
    Carex lurida

    Recorded in Hancock 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 Hancock 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
  • Maypops
    Passiflora incarnata

    Recorded in Hancock 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 Hancock 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 Hancock 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
  • Coastal Sweet-pepperbush
    Clethra alnifolia

    Recorded in Hancock 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 Hancock 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 Hancock 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
  • Great Blue Lobelia
    Lobelia siphilitica

    Recorded in Hancock 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
  • Carolina Phlox
    Phlox carolina

    Recorded in Hancock 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
  • Hoary Mountain-mint
    Pycnanthemum incanum

    Recorded in Hancock County

    Photo credit

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

    4.5 ft tall, 3 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
  • American Beautyberry
    Callicarpa americana

    Recorded in Hancock 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 Hancock 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
  • Coastal Doghobble
    Leucothoe axillaris

    Recorded in Hancock County

    Photo credit

    KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Mar to May3.5 ft tall, 5 ft wideUsually moist soil
  • Stokes's Aster
    Stokesia laevis

    Recorded in Hancock County

    Photo credit

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

    Jun to Aug1.5 ft tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil
  • Cinnamon Fern
    Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

    Recorded in Hancock County

    Photo credit

    Sophia M, CC0, Original photo

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