Native plants for Bacon County, Georgia
64 native plants recorded in Bacon County, Georgia
USDA has only 74 plant records of any kind for Bacon County, against 3,181 natives statewide. That is a gap in who has collected here, not a shortage of plants, so treat the 64 below as a floor.
By type: 30 wildflowers and herbs, 2 grasses and sedges, 13 shrubs, 1 low woody plants, 15 trees, 3 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 19 of them (30%), and only those can be matched to a spot below.
What fits each kind of spot in Bacon County
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 19 | 0 | 45 |
| Half shade | 8 | 11 | 45 |
| Under trees | 6 | 13 | 45 |
| Heavy clay | 9 | 10 | 45 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 17 | 2 | 45 |
| Never watered | 10 | 9 | 45 |
| Stays soggy | 10 | 9 | 45 |
Sun all day in Bacon County: 19 rated natives
9 trees, 5 shrubs, 3 wildflowers and herbs, 1 grasses and sedges, 1 vines. 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 - Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial - Dwarf huckleberry (Gaylussacia dumosa) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · perennial - Coral greenbrier (Smilax walteri) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Laurel greenbrier (Smilax laurifolia) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Needleleaf rosette grass (Dichanthelium aciculare) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Tenangle pipewort (Eriocaulon decangulare) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Redbay (Persea borbonia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
Half shade in Bacon County: 8 rated natives
4 trees, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 1 grasses and sedges, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial · high shade tolerance - Tenangle pipewort (Eriocaulon decangulare) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Needleleaf rosette grass (Dichanthelium aciculare) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Wax myrtle (Morella cerifera) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Chickasaw plum (Prunus angustifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 12 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance · toxicity: slight - Turkey oak (Quercus laevis) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Muscadine (Vitis rotundifolia) vines
USDA growing data on file · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · perennial · high shade tolerance
Under trees in Bacon County: 6 rated natives
4 trees, 2 wildflowers and herbs. The first 6, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial - Tenangle pipewort (Eriocaulon decangulare) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Wax myrtle (Morella cerifera) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Chickasaw plum (Prunus angustifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 12 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - Turkey oak (Quercus laevis) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · perennial
Heavy clay in Bacon County: 9 rated natives
5 shrubs, 3 trees, 1 vines. 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 - Coral greenbrier (Smilax walteri) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Laurel greenbrier (Smilax laurifolia) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Southern bayberry (Morella caroliniensis) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 7 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Redbay (Persea borbonia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Swamp azalea (Rhododendron viscosum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · perennial - Wax myrtle (Morella cerifera) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Sandy, drains fast in Bacon County: 17 rated natives
8 trees, 5 shrubs, 3 wildflowers and herbs, 1 grasses and sedges. 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 - Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial - Dwarf huckleberry (Gaylussacia dumosa) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · perennial - Coral greenbrier (Smilax walteri) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Laurel greenbrier (Smilax laurifolia) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Needleleaf rosette grass (Dichanthelium aciculare) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Tenangle pipewort (Eriocaulon decangulare) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Southern bayberry (Morella caroliniensis) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 7 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Never watered in Bacon County: 10 rated natives
3 wildflowers and herbs, 3 trees, 2 shrubs, 1 grasses and sedges, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance - Dwarf huckleberry (Gaylussacia dumosa) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · perennial - Needleleaf rosette grass (Dichanthelium aciculare) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Tenangle pipewort (Eriocaulon decangulare) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Swamp azalea (Rhododendron viscosum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · perennial - Western brackenfern (Pteridium aquilinum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - Turkey oak (Quercus laevis) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Wax myrtle (Morella cerifera) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Stays soggy in Bacon County: 10 rated natives
4 shrubs, 4 trees, 1 wildflowers and herbs, 1 vines. 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 - Coral greenbrier (Smilax walteri) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Laurel greenbrier (Smilax laurifolia) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Redbay (Persea borbonia) 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 - Tenangle pipewort (Eriocaulon decangulare) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Swamp azalea (Rhododendron viscosum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · perennial - Carolina ash (Fraxinus caroliniana) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
Natives Bacon County has that most of Georgia does not
2 natives here are on file in no more than 8 of Georgia's 159 counties. A few of them:
- White sunnybell (Schoenolirion albiflorum): 4 counties
- Georgia ironweed (Vernonia pulchella): 8 counties
Where to start in Bacon County
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Bacon County gives you the most rated choice (19 plants), and Fetterbush lyonia (Lyonia lucida) is the easiest start on that list. Under trees is the hard one here: 6 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 45 unrated natives too.