Native plants for Atkinson County, Georgia
84 native plants recorded in Atkinson County, Georgia
USDA has only 102 plant records of any kind for Atkinson County, against 3,181 natives statewide. That is a gap in who has collected here, not a shortage of plants, so treat the 84 below as a floor.
By type: 39 wildflowers and herbs, 3 grasses and sedges, 19 shrubs, 3 low woody plants, 19 trees, 1 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 24 of them (29%), and only those can be matched to a spot below.
What fits each kind of spot in Atkinson County
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 24 | 0 | 60 |
| Half shade | 13 | 11 | 60 |
| Under trees | 5 | 19 | 60 |
| Heavy clay | 14 | 10 | 60 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 21 | 3 | 60 |
| Never watered | 13 | 11 | 60 |
| Stays soggy | 11 | 13 | 60 |
Sun all day in Atkinson County: 24 rated natives
16 trees, 5 shrubs, 3 wildflowers and herbs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Fetterbush lyonia (Lyonia lucida) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Dwarf huckleberry (Gaylussacia dumosa) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · perennial - Common buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Common sweetleaf (Symplocos tinctoria) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Swamp titi (Cyrilla racemiflora) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Southern bayberry (Morella caroliniensis) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 7 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Half shade in Atkinson County: 13 rated natives
9 trees, 3 shrubs, 1 wildflowers and herbs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Running oak (Quercus pumila) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial · high shade tolerance - Southern catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Sweetbay (Magnolia virginiana) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - American witchhazel (Hamamelis virginiana) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · perennial - Red maple (Acer rubrum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - Giant cane (Arundinaria gigantea) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Turkey oak (Quercus laevis) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Coastal sweetpepperbush (Clethra alnifolia) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
Under trees in Atkinson County: 5 rated natives
2 shrubs, 2 trees, 1 wildflowers and herbs. The first 5, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Running oak (Quercus pumila) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial - Giant cane (Arundinaria gigantea) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Turkey oak (Quercus laevis) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Water oak (Quercus nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - American lotus (Nelumbo lutea) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · needs saturated soil (pond or bog), not a regular bed
Heavy clay in Atkinson County: 14 rated natives
9 trees, 3 shrubs, 2 wildflowers and herbs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Fetterbush lyonia (Lyonia lucida) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Dwarf huckleberry (Gaylussacia dumosa) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · perennial - Common buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Swamp titi (Cyrilla racemiflora) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Southern bayberry (Morella caroliniensis) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 7 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Sweetbay (Magnolia virginiana) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - American witchhazel (Hamamelis virginiana) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · perennial
Sandy, drains fast in Atkinson County: 21 rated natives
14 trees, 5 shrubs, 2 wildflowers and herbs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Fetterbush lyonia (Lyonia lucida) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Dwarf huckleberry (Gaylussacia dumosa) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · perennial - Common buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Common sweetleaf (Symplocos tinctoria) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Swamp titi (Cyrilla racemiflora) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Southern bayberry (Morella caroliniensis) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 7 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Southern catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
Never watered in Atkinson County: 13 rated natives
8 trees, 3 shrubs, 2 wildflowers and herbs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Dwarf huckleberry (Gaylussacia dumosa) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · perennial - Common buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Running oak (Quercus pumila) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance - Cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Southern catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Red maple (Acer rubrum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - Western brackenfern (Pteridium aquilinum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight
Stays soggy in Atkinson County: 11 rated natives
6 trees, 3 shrubs, 2 wildflowers and herbs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- American lotus (Nelumbo lutea) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Common buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Fetterbush lyonia (Lyonia lucida) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Swamp titi (Cyrilla racemiflora) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Southern bayberry (Morella caroliniensis) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 7 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Red maple (Acer rubrum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - Coastal sweetpepperbush (Clethra alnifolia) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
Natives Atkinson County has that most of Georgia does not
9 natives here are on file in no more than 8 of Georgia's 159 counties. A few of them:
- Curtis' spurge (Euphorbia curtisii): 3 counties
- Georgia false indigo (Amorpha georgiana): 4 counties
- Flatwoods St. Johnswort (Hypericum microsepalum): 4 counties
- Curlytop knotweed (Polygonum lapathifolium): 5 counties
- American lotus (Nelumbo lutea): 6 counties
- Redmargin zephyrlily (Zephyranthes simpsonii): 6 counties
- Herb of grace (Bacopa monnieri): 7 counties
- Southern cutgrass (Leersia hexandra): 7 counties
- Coastal plain palafox (Palafoxia integrifolia): 7 counties
Where to start in Atkinson County
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Atkinson County gives you the most rated choice (24 plants), and Fetterbush lyonia (Lyonia lucida) is the easiest start on that list. Under trees is the hard one here: 5 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 60 unrated natives too.