Native plants for a border in Jefferson County, West Virginia

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  • Bluestem Goldenrod
    Solidago caesia

    Recorded in Jefferson 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
  • Wrinkle-leaf Goldenrod
    Solidago rugosa

    Recorded in Jefferson 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
  • New Jersey Tea
    Ceanothus americanus

    Recorded in Jefferson 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 44 kinds of caterpillars
  • Calico Aster
    Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

    Recorded in Jefferson County

    Photo credit

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

    White, Summer, Fall3 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 45 kinds of specialist bees
  • New England Aster
    Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

    Recorded in Jefferson County

    Photo credit

    Andrew Sebastian, CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Sep to Oct4.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 45 kinds of specialist bees
  • Aromatic Aster
    Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

    Recorded in Jefferson County

    Photo credit

    (c) Jay Pruett, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Purple2 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 45 kinds of specialist bees
  • Wild Strawberry
    Fragaria virginiana

    Recorded in Jefferson 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
  • Brown-eyed Susan
    Rudbeckia triloba

    Recorded in Jefferson County

    Photo credit

    Jason Leduc, CC0, Original photo

    Aug to Oct4 ft tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 25 kinds of specialist bees
  • Wild Geranium
    Geranium maculatum

    Recorded in Jefferson 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
  • Swamp Rosemallow
    Hibiscus moscheutos

    Recorded in Jefferson 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 26 kinds of caterpillars
  • Tall Blue Wild Indigo
    Baptisia australis

    Recorded in Jefferson County

    Photo credit

    Yann Kemper, CC0, Original photo

    Apr to Jun3.5 ft tall, 3 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group hosts 19 kinds of caterpillars
  • Wild Bergamot
    Monarda fistulosa

    Recorded in Jefferson County

    Photo credit

    Hope Duckworth, CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Summer, Fall3 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 4 kinds of specialist bees
  • Eastern Smooth Beardtongue
    Penstemon laevigatus

    Recorded in Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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
  • Swamp Milkweed
    Asclepias incarnata

    Recorded in Jefferson County

    Photo credit

    Jasper Shide, CC0, Original photo

    Jun to Aug4 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group hosts 13 kinds of caterpillars
  • White Wood-aster
    Eurybia divaricata

    Recorded in Jefferson 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
  • Butterfly Milkweed
    Asclepias tuberosa

    Recorded in Jefferson 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 13 kinds of caterpillars
  • Eastern Flowering Spurge
    Euphorbia corollata

    Recorded in Jefferson 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
  • Pennsylvania Sedge
    Carex pensylvanica

    Recorded in Jefferson 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
  • Moss Phlox
    Phlox subulata

    Recorded in Jefferson County

    Photo credit

    Patty Felder, CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Mar to May5 in tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 2 kinds of birds
  • Little Bluestem
    Schizachyrium scoparium

    Recorded in Jefferson 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
  • Smooth Oxeye
    Heliopsis helianthoides

    Recorded in Jefferson 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
  • Bushy Seedbox
    Ludwigia alternifolia

    Recorded in Jefferson 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
  • Great Blue Lobelia
    Lobelia siphilitica

    Recorded in Jefferson County

    Photo credit

    Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Blue, Jul to Oct3 ft tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Eastern Columbine
    Aquilegia canadensis

    Recorded in Jefferson 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
  • Hoary Mountain-mint
    Pycnanthemum incanum

    Recorded in Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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
  • Plantain-leaf Pussytoes
    Antennaria plantaginifolia

    Recorded in Jefferson 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
  • Virginia Waterleaf
    Hydrophyllum virginianum

    Recorded in Jefferson County

    Photo credit

    Bruce Cook, CC0, Original photo

    Apr to Jul1.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
  • Marginal Wood-fern
    Dryopteris marginalis

    Recorded in Jefferson 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