Native plants for a small bed in Sampson County, North Carolina

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  • Small's Ragwort
    Packera anonyma

    Recorded in Sampson 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 Sampson 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
  • Black-eyed Susan
    Rudbeckia hirta

    Recorded in Sampson 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 Sampson 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 Sampson 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
  • Butterfly Milkweed
    Asclepias tuberosa

    Recorded in Sampson 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
  • Lanceleaf Tickseed
    Coreopsis lanceolata

    Recorded in Sampson 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
  • Whorled Tickseed
    Coreopsis verticillata

    Recorded in Sampson County

    Photo credit

    Carl Lewis, CC BY 2.0, Original photo

    Yellow, May to Jul3 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 15 kinds of specialist bees
  • Bladder Sedge
    Carex intumescens

    Recorded in Sampson 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 Sampson 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
  • Eastern Flowering Spurge
    Euphorbia corollata

    Recorded in Sampson 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
  • Bushy Seedbox
    Ludwigia alternifolia

    Recorded in Sampson 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 Sampson 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
  • Little Bluestem
    Schizachyrium scoparium

    Recorded in Sampson 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
  • Dwarf Witch-alder
    Fothergilla gardenii

    Recorded in Sampson 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