Native plants for front garden in Darlington County, South Carolina

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  • Narrowleaf Sunflower
    Helianthus angustifolius

    Recorded in Darlington 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 Darlington 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
  • Heartleaf Aster
    Symphyotrichum cordifolium

    Recorded in Darlington 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
  • Dwarf Azalea
    Rhododendron atlanticum

    Recorded in Darlington 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 55 kinds of caterpillars
  • Pink Azalea
    Rhododendron periclymenoides

    Recorded in Darlington 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 55 kinds of caterpillars
  • Swamp Azalea
    Rhododendron viscosum

    Recorded in Darlington County

    Photo credit

    HorsePunchKid, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    5 ft tall, 5.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group hosts 55 kinds of caterpillars
  • Bluestem Goldenrod
    Solidago caesia

    Recorded in Darlington 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
  • Sweet Goldenrod
    Solidago odora

    Recorded in Darlington 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 Darlington 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
  • Robin's-plantain
    Erigeron pulchellus

    Recorded in Darlington 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
  • Narrowleaf Sundrops
    Oenothera fruticosa

    Recorded in Darlington 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
  • Small's Ragwort
    Packera anonyma

    Recorded in Darlington 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
  • Wild Strawberry
    Fragaria virginiana

    Recorded in Darlington 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 Darlington 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
  • Wild Geranium
    Geranium maculatum

    Recorded in Darlington 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
  • Bird's-foot Violet
    Viola pedata

    Recorded in Darlington 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 Darlington 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
  • Swamp Rosemallow
    Hibiscus moscheutos

    Recorded in Darlington 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 36 kinds of caterpillars
  • Mapleleaf Viburnum
    Viburnum acerifolium

    Recorded in Darlington 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 Darlington 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
  • Common Wild Quinine
    Parthenium integrifolium

    Recorded in Darlington 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 22 kinds of caterpillars
  • Whorled Milkweed
    Asclepias verticillata

    Recorded in Darlington 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 Darlington 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 20 kinds of caterpillars
  • Swamp Milkweed
    Asclepias incarnata

    Recorded in Darlington 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
  • Butterfly Milkweed
    Asclepias tuberosa

    Recorded in Darlington 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 Darlington 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 49 kinds of caterpillars
  • Lanceleaf Tickseed
    Coreopsis lanceolata

    Recorded in Darlington 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 Darlington 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
  • Green Milkweed
    Asclepias viridiflora

    Recorded in Darlington County

    Photo credit

    (c) Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Spring, Summer1.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideDry to somewhat dry soil
    Its plant group hosts 14 kinds of caterpillars
  • Eastern Flowering Spurge
    Euphorbia corollata

    Recorded in Darlington 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
  • Purplehead Sneezeweed
    Helenium flexuosum

    Recorded in Darlington 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 Darlington 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
  • Gray's Sedge
    Carex grayi

    Recorded in Darlington 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
  • Sallow Sedge
    Carex lurida

    Recorded in Darlington 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 Darlington 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
  • Maypops
    Passiflora incarnata

    Recorded in Darlington 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 Darlington 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 Darlington 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 Darlington 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 Darlington County

    Photo credit

    John Kees, CC0, Original photo

    Summer5 ft tall, 4.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Common Golden-Alexanders
    Zizia aurea

    Recorded in Darlington 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 Darlington 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
  • False Solomon's-seal
    Maianthemum racemosum

    Recorded in Darlington 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
  • Early Meadow-rue
    Thalictrum dioicum

    Recorded in Darlington 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 feeds 1 kinds of birds
  • Heartleaf Golden-Alexanders
    Zizia aptera

    Recorded in Darlington County

    Photo credit

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

    Yellow, Apr to May2 ft tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Eastern Columbine
    Aquilegia canadensis

    Recorded in Darlington 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
  • American Beautyberry
    Callicarpa americana

    Recorded in Darlington 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
  • Fire Pink
    Silene virginica

    Recorded in Darlington 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
  • Clustered Mountain-mint
    Pycnanthemum muticum

    Recorded in Darlington 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 Darlington 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
  • River Oats
    Chasmanthium latifolium

    Recorded in Darlington 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 Sweetspire
    Itea virginica

    Recorded in Darlington 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
  • Black Cohosh
    Cimicifuga racemosa

    Recorded in Darlington 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 Darlington 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 Darlington 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
  • Fringed Bluestar
    Amsonia ciliata

    Recorded in Darlington County

    Photo credit

    (c) Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Blue, Apr to May2.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideDry to average soil
  • Eastern Bluestar
    Amsonia tabernaemontana

    Recorded in Darlington 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 Darlington County

    Photo credit

    KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Mar to May3.5 ft tall, 5 ft wideUsually moist soil
  • Highland Doghobble
    Leucothoe axillaris var. editorum

    Recorded in Darlington County

    Photo credit

    aiwendil, CC0, Original photo

    White, Apr to May4 ft tall, 6 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
  • Dwarf Witch-alder
    Fothergilla gardenii

    Recorded in Darlington 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
  • Northern Green-and-gold
    Chrysogonum virginianum

    Recorded in Darlington County

    Photo credit

    Patty Felder, CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Yellow, Mar to Jun1 in tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
  • Christmas Fern
    Polystichum acrostichoides

    Recorded in Darlington 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
  • Sensitive Fern
    Onoclea sensibilis

    Recorded in Darlington 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
  • Marginal Wood-fern
    Dryopteris marginalis

    Recorded in Darlington 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