Native plants for a border in Greenville County, South Carolina

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  • New Jersey Tea
    Ceanothus americanus

    Recorded in Greenville 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 37 kinds of caterpillars
  • Heartleaf Aster
    Symphyotrichum cordifolium

    Recorded in Greenville 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
  • Bluestem Goldenrod
    Solidago caesia

    Recorded in Greenville 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 Greenville 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 Greenville 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 Greenville 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 Greenville 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 Greenville 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 Greenville 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 Greenville 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
  • Black-eyed Susan
    Rudbeckia hirta

    Recorded in Greenville 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 Greenville 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 Greenville 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
  • Mapleleaf Viburnum
    Viburnum acerifolium

    Recorded in Greenville 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 Greenville 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 Greenville 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
  • Eastern Smooth Beardtongue
    Penstemon laevigatus

    Recorded in Greenville 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
  • Whorled Milkweed
    Asclepias verticillata

    Recorded in Greenville 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 Greenville 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 Greenville 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
  • Foxglove Beardtongue
    Penstemon digitalis

    Recorded in Greenville County

    Photo credit

    Julie Anne Workman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    May to Jul3 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 2 kinds of birds
  • Small's Beardtongue
    Penstemon smallii

    Recorded in Greenville 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 Greenville 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 Greenville 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 Greenville 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
  • Scarlet Beebalm
    Monarda didyma

    Recorded in Greenville 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
  • Eastern Flowering Spurge
    Euphorbia corollata

    Recorded in Greenville 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 Greenville 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
  • Fringed Sedge
    Carex crinita

    Recorded in Greenville 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 Greenville 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 Greenville 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 Greenville 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
  • Texas Sedge
    Carex texensis

    Recorded in Greenville County

    Photo credit

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

    Apr to Jun1 ft tall, 3 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 50 kinds of birds
  • Dwarf Crested Iris
    Iris cristata

    Recorded in Greenville 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 Greenville 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
  • White Wood-aster
    Eurybia divaricata

    Recorded in Greenville 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
  • Dense Blazing-star
    Liatris spicata

    Recorded in Greenville 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
  • Lyreleaf Sage
    Salvia lyrata

    Recorded in Greenville 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 Greenville 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
  • Rattlesnake-master
    Eryngium yuccifolium

    Recorded in Greenville County

    Photo credit

    John Kees, CC0, Original photo

    Summer5 ft tall, 4.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Carolina Phlox
    Phlox carolina

    Recorded in Greenville County

    Photo credit

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

    Pink, Spring, Summer2.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to wet soil
    Its plant group feeds 2 kinds of birds
  • Creeping Phlox
    Phlox stolonifera

    Recorded in Greenville 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
  • Smooth Oxeye
    Heliopsis helianthoides

    Recorded in Greenville 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
  • Cardinal-flower
    Lobelia cardinalis

    Recorded in Greenville 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 Greenville 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
  • Heartleaf Golden-Alexanders
    Zizia aptera

    Recorded in Greenville 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
  • Starry Campion
    Silene stellata

    Recorded in Greenville 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 Greenville 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 Greenville 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
  • Tall Bellflower
    Campanulastrum americanum

    Recorded in Greenville 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
  • River Oats
    Chasmanthium latifolium

    Recorded in Greenville 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
  • Southern Bush-honeysuckle
    Diervilla sessilifolia

    Recorded in Greenville County

    Photo credit

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

    Yellow, Jun to Aug4 ft tall, 4 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Virginia Spring-beauty
    Claytonia virginica

    Recorded in Greenville 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
  • Canada Horsebalm
    Collinsonia canadensis

    Recorded in Greenville 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
  • Tall Thimbleweed
    Anemone virginiana

    Recorded in Greenville 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 Greenville 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 Greenville 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 Greenville 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 Greenville County

    Photo credit

    KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Mar to May3.5 ft tall, 5 ft wideUsually moist soil
  • Sessile-leaf Bellwort
    Uvularia sessilifolia

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

    Recorded in Greenville 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
  • Sweet Woodreed
    Cinna arundinacea

    Recorded in Greenville 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 Greenville 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 Greenville 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 Greenville 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
  • Northern Maidenhair Fern
    Adiantum pedatum

    Recorded in Greenville 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