Native plants for front garden in Avery County, North Carolina

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  • New Jersey Tea
    Ceanothus americanus

    Recorded in Avery 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 43 kinds of caterpillars
  • Heartleaf Aster
    Symphyotrichum cordifolium

    Recorded in Avery 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 Avery 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
  • New England Aster
    Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

    Recorded in Avery County

    Photo credit

    Andrew Sebastian, CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Sep to Oct4.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 45 kinds of specialist bees
  • Sweet Goldenrod
    Solidago odora

    Recorded in Avery 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 Avery 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
  • Black Chokeberry
    Aronia melanocarpa

    Recorded in Avery 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 66 kinds of caterpillars
  • Robin's-plantain
    Erigeron pulchellus

    Recorded in Avery 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 Avery County

    Photo credit

    Eric Schmidt, CC0, Original photo

    Jul to Sep6 ft tall, 3 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group hosts 42 kinds of caterpillars
  • Hollow Joe-pye-weed
    Eutrochium fistulosum

    Recorded in Avery 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 42 kinds of caterpillars
  • Small's Ragwort
    Packera anonyma

    Recorded in Avery 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
  • Narrowleaf Sundrops
    Oenothera fruticosa

    Recorded in Avery 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
  • Wild Strawberry
    Fragaria virginiana

    Recorded in Avery 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 Avery 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
  • Wild Geranium
    Geranium maculatum

    Recorded in Avery 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
  • Black-eyed Susan
    Rudbeckia hirta

    Recorded in Avery 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
  • Brown-eyed Susan
    Rudbeckia triloba

    Recorded in Avery County

    Photo credit

    Jason Leduc, CC0, Original photo

    Aug to Oct4 ft tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 25 kinds of specialist bees
  • Bird's-foot Violet
    Viola pedata

    Recorded in Avery 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
  • Cutleaf Coneflower
    Rudbeckia laciniata

    Recorded in Avery 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 Avery 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
  • Yellow Wild Indigo
    Baptisia tinctoria

    Recorded in Avery County

    Photo credit

    DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    Yellow, Spring, Summer3 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group hosts 23 kinds of caterpillars
  • Wild Bergamot
    Monarda fistulosa

    Recorded in Avery 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
  • Whorled Milkweed
    Asclepias verticillata

    Recorded in Avery County

    Photo credit

    George F Mayfield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Original photo

    Jul to Sep2 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group hosts 14 kinds of caterpillars
  • Shrubby St. John's-wort
    Hypericum prolificum

    Recorded in Avery County

    Photo credit

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

    Yellow, Jun to Oct3 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group hosts 22 kinds of caterpillars
  • Swamp Milkweed
    Asclepias incarnata

    Recorded in Avery County

    Photo credit

    Jasper Shide, CC0, Original photo

    Jun to Aug4 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group hosts 14 kinds of caterpillars
  • White Wood-aster
    Eurybia divaricata

    Recorded in Avery 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
  • Common Sneezeweed
    Helenium autumnale

    Recorded in Avery 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
  • Small's Beardtongue
    Penstemon smallii

    Recorded in Avery County

    Photo credit

    (c) Kristály Cravens-Liszak, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    2.5 ft tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 2 kinds of birds
  • Butterfly Milkweed
    Asclepias tuberosa

    Recorded in Avery 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 14 kinds of caterpillars
  • Scarlet Beebalm
    Monarda didyma

    Recorded in Avery County

    Photo credit

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

    Red, Jul to Sep3 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 4 kinds of specialist bees
  • Steeplebush
    Spiraea tomentosa

    Recorded in Avery 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 61 kinds of caterpillars
  • Purplehead Sneezeweed
    Helenium flexuosum

    Recorded in Avery 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
  • Common Ninebark
    Physocarpus opulifolius

    Recorded in Avery County

    Photo credit

    Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Jul to Jul6.5 ft tall, 5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group hosts 33 kinds of caterpillars
  • Bladder Sedge
    Carex intumescens

    Recorded in Avery 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 Avery 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
  • Pennsylvania Sedge
    Carex pensylvanica

    Recorded in Avery 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
  • Eastern Flowering Spurge
    Euphorbia corollata

    Recorded in Avery 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
  • Dwarf Crested Iris
    Iris cristata

    Recorded in Avery 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
  • Virginia Iris
    Iris virginica

    Recorded in Avery 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 hosts 10 kinds of caterpillars
  • Dwarf Larkspur
    Delphinium tricorne

    Recorded in Avery County

    Photo credit

    ragbird, CC0, Original photo

    Mar to May2 ft tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group hosts 10 kinds of caterpillars
  • Smooth Oxeye
    Heliopsis helianthoides

    Recorded in Avery 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
  • Little Bluestem
    Schizachyrium scoparium

    Recorded in Avery 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
  • Great Blue Lobelia
    Lobelia siphilitica

    Recorded in Avery 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
  • Fall Phlox
    Phlox paniculata

    Recorded in Avery 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
  • Creeping Phlox
    Phlox stolonifera

    Recorded in Avery County

    Photo credit

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

    Apr to May10 in tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 2 kinds of birds
  • Common Golden-Alexanders
    Zizia aurea

    Recorded in Avery 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
  • Cardinal-flower
    Lobelia cardinalis

    Recorded in Avery 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
  • Early Meadow-rue
    Thalictrum dioicum

    Recorded in Avery County

    Photo credit

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

    Apr to May1.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group hosts 15 kinds of caterpillars
  • False Solomon's-seal
    Maianthemum racemosum

    Recorded in Avery 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
  • Eastern Columbine
    Aquilegia canadensis

    Recorded in Avery 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
  • Starry Campion
    Silene stellata

    Recorded in Avery 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 Avery 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
  • Hoary Mountain-mint
    Pycnanthemum incanum

    Recorded in Avery 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
  • Clustered Mountain-mint
    Pycnanthemum muticum

    Recorded in Avery County

    Photo credit

    (c) Lee Ann Ratledge, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    3.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
  • Slender Mountain-mint
    Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

    Recorded in Avery 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
  • Hoary Skullcap
    Scutellaria incana

    Recorded in Avery County

    Photo credit

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

    Jun to Sep2.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 1 kinds of birds
  • Tall Bellflower
    Campanulastrum americanum

    Recorded in Avery County

    Photo credit

    Carol VanHook, CC BY-SA 2.0, Original photo

    Jun to Sep4.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 2 kinds of specialist bees
  • White Turtlehead
    Chelone glabra

    Recorded in Avery 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
  • Canada Horsebalm
    Collinsonia canadensis

    Recorded in Avery County

    Photo credit

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

    Jul to Sep3 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil
  • Black Cohosh
    Actaea racemosa

    Recorded in Avery 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
  • Tall Thimbleweed
    Anemone virginiana

    Recorded in Avery 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 Avery 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 Avery County

    Photo credit

    Bruce Cook, CC0, Original photo

    Apr to Jul1.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
  • Highland Doghobble
    Leucothoe fontanesiana

    Recorded in Avery County

    Photo credit

    aiwendil, CC0, Original photo

    White, Apr to May4 ft tall, 6 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
  • Large-flowered Bellwort
    Uvularia grandiflora

    Recorded in Avery 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 Avery 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 Avery 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
  • Christmas Fern
    Polystichum acrostichoides

    Recorded in Avery 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 Avery 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
  • Cinnamon Fern
    Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

    Recorded in Avery 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 Avery 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 Avery 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