Native plants for front garden in Edgecombe County, North Carolina

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  • Inkberry
    Ilex glabra

    Recorded in Edgecombe 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 Edgecombe 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
  • Dwarf Azalea
    Rhododendron atlanticum

    Recorded in Edgecombe County

    Photo credit

    Plant Image Library, CC BY-SA 2.0, Original photo, Cropped from the original photograph.

    Spring4.5 ft tall, 4.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group hosts 62 kinds of caterpillars
  • Bluestem Goldenrod
    Solidago caesia

    Recorded in Edgecombe 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
  • Wrinkle-leaf Goldenrod
    Solidago rugosa

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

    Recorded in Edgecombe 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 Edgecombe 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 Edgecombe 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 Edgecombe 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-eyed Susan
    Rudbeckia hirta

    Recorded in Edgecombe 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
  • Swamp Rosemallow
    Hibiscus moscheutos

    Recorded in Edgecombe 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 33 kinds of caterpillars
  • Yellow Wild Indigo
    Baptisia tinctoria

    Recorded in Edgecombe 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
  • Eastern Smooth Beardtongue
    Penstemon laevigatus

    Recorded in Edgecombe 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
  • Common Wild Quinine
    Parthenium integrifolium

    Recorded in Edgecombe County

    Photo credit

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

    White, Summer, Fall3 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group hosts 20 kinds of caterpillars
  • Butterfly Milkweed
    Asclepias tuberosa

    Recorded in Edgecombe 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
  • Steeplebush
    Spiraea tomentosa

    Recorded in Edgecombe 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
  • Lanceleaf Tickseed
    Coreopsis lanceolata

    Recorded in Edgecombe 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
  • Fringed Sedge
    Carex crinita

    Recorded in Edgecombe County

    Photo credit

    Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, Original photo

    Jun to Aug4 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideMoist to wet soil
    Its plant group feeds 50 kinds of birds
  • Gray's Sedge
    Carex grayi

    Recorded in Edgecombe County

    Photo credit

    Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    May to Aug2.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 50 kinds of birds
  • Bladder Sedge
    Carex intumescens

    Recorded in Edgecombe 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 Edgecombe 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
  • Bushy Seedbox
    Ludwigia alternifolia

    Recorded in Edgecombe 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
  • Maypops
    Passiflora incarnata

    Recorded in Edgecombe 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 Edgecombe 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 Edgecombe 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
  • Cardinal-flower
    Lobelia cardinalis

    Recorded in Edgecombe 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
  • American Beautyberry
    Callicarpa americana

    Recorded in Edgecombe 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
  • River Oats
    Chasmanthium latifolium

    Recorded in Edgecombe County

    Photo credit

    Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Jun to Oct3.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Virginia Spring-beauty
    Claytonia virginica

    Recorded in Edgecombe 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
  • Virginia Sweetspire
    Itea virginica

    Recorded in Edgecombe 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
  • Sessile-leaf Bellwort
    Uvularia sessilifolia

    Recorded in Edgecombe County

    Photo credit

    Shenandoah National Park from Virginia, Public domain, Original photo

    Yellow, Mar to May1 ft tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil