Native plants for pots & planters in Macon County, Tennessee

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  • Wild Geranium
    Geranium maculatum

    Recorded in Macon 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
  • Purplehead Sneezeweed
    Helenium flexuosum

    Recorded in Macon 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
  • Dwarf Crested Iris
    Iris cristata

    Recorded in Macon 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
  • Wild Blue Phlox
    Phlox divaricata

    Recorded in Macon County

    Photo credit

    Wilson44691, CC0, Original photo

    Apr to Jun10 in tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 2 kinds of birds
  • Eastern Columbine
    Aquilegia canadensis

    Recorded in Macon 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
  • White Turtlehead
    Chelone glabra

    Recorded in Macon County

    Photo credit

    R.A Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    Jul to Oct2 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Piedmont Foamflower
    Tiarella cordifolia

    Recorded in Macon County

    Photo credit

    (c) Ashwin Srinivasan, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Apr to Jun8 in tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 2 kinds of birds