Native plants for front garden in Pender County, North Carolina

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  • Narrowleaf Sunflower
    Helianthus angustifolius

    Recorded in Pender 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 Pender 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 Pender 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 Pender 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
  • Pink Azalea
    Rhododendron periclymenoides

    Recorded in Pender County

    Photo credit

    Judy Gallagher, CC BY 2.0, Original photo

    Mar to May7 ft tall, 4.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group hosts 62 kinds of caterpillars
  • Sweet Goldenrod
    Solidago odora

    Recorded in Pender 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 Pender 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 Pender 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
  • Narrowleaf Sundrops
    Oenothera fruticosa

    Recorded in Pender 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 Pender 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 Pender 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
  • Yellow Wild Indigo
    Baptisia tinctoria

    Recorded in Pender 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 Pender 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 Sneezeweed
    Helenium autumnale

    Recorded in Pender 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
  • Butterfly Milkweed
    Asclepias tuberosa

    Recorded in Pender 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
  • Purplehead Sneezeweed
    Helenium flexuosum

    Recorded in Pender 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
  • Fringed Sedge
    Carex crinita

    Recorded in Pender 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
  • Bladder Sedge
    Carex intumescens

    Recorded in Pender 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
  • Bushy Seedbox
    Ludwigia alternifolia

    Recorded in Pender 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
  • Virginia Iris
    Iris virginica

    Recorded in Pender 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
  • Dense Blazing-star
    Liatris spicata

    Recorded in Pender 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
  • Maypops
    Passiflora incarnata

    Recorded in Pender 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 Pender 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
  • Little Bluestem
    Schizachyrium scoparium

    Recorded in Pender 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
  • Coastal Sweet-pepperbush
    Clethra alnifolia

    Recorded in Pender 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
  • Rattlesnake-master
    Eryngium yuccifolium

    Recorded in Pender County

    Photo credit

    John Kees, CC0, Original photo

    Summer5 ft tall, 4.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Cardinal-flower
    Lobelia cardinalis

    Recorded in Pender 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
  • Switchgrass
    Panicum virgatum

    Recorded in Pender 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
  • American Beautyberry
    Callicarpa americana

    Recorded in Pender 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 Spring-beauty
    Claytonia virginica

    Recorded in Pender 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 Pender 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
  • Eastern Bluestar
    Amsonia tabernaemontana

    Recorded in Pender County

    Photo credit

    (c) Michael J. Papay, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Blue, Apr to Apr2.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Coastal Doghobble
    Leucothoe axillaris

    Recorded in Pender County

    Photo credit

    KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Mar to May3.5 ft tall, 5 ft wideUsually moist soil
  • Dwarf Witch-alder
    Fothergilla gardenii

    Recorded in Pender County

    Photo credit

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

    White, Mar to May2 ft tall, 3 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Sweet Woodreed
    Cinna arundinacea

    Recorded in Pender 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 Pender 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
  • Royal Fern
    Osmunda spectabilis

    Recorded in Pender County

    Photo credit

    (c) Mike B, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    Mar to Jun4.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideAverage to wet soil
    Listed for containers
  • Cinnamon Fern
    Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

    Recorded in Pender County

    Photo credit

    Sophia M, CC0, Original photo

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