Native plants for Banks County, Georgia
73 native plants recorded in Banks County, Georgia
USDA has only 91 plant records of any kind for Banks County, against 3,181 natives statewide. That is a gap in who has collected here, not a shortage of plants, so treat the 73 below as a floor.
By type: 27 wildflowers and herbs, 4 grasses and sedges, 12 shrubs, 6 low woody plants, 13 trees, 11 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 25 of them (34%), and only those can be matched to a spot below.
What fits each kind of spot in Banks County
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 25 | 0 | 48 |
| Half shade | 15 | 10 | 48 |
| Under trees | 8 | 17 | 48 |
| Heavy clay | 15 | 10 | 48 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 15 | 10 | 48 |
| Never watered | 11 | 14 | 48 |
| Stays soggy | 9 | 16 | 48 |
Sun all day in Banks County: 25 rated natives
9 trees, 5 wildflowers and herbs, 4 vines, 4 shrubs, 2 grasses and sedges, 1 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Blackeyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Spotted St. Johnswort (Hypericum punctatum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Cardinalflower (Lobelia cardinalis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Eastern baccharis (Baccharis halimifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Silky dogwood (Cornus amomum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Mapleleaf viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · perennial - Trumpet honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
Half shade in Banks County: 15 rated natives
8 trees, 2 vines, 2 shrubs, 1 wildflowers and herbs, 1 grasses and sedges, 1 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Blackeyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Eastern baccharis (Baccharis halimifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Silky dogwood (Cornus amomum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - American plum (Prunus americana) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance · toxicity: slight - Devil's darning needles (Clematis virginiana) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · perennial - Roundleaf greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · perennial · high shade tolerance - Poverty rush (Juncus tenuis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · perennial
Under trees in Banks County: 8 rated natives
5 trees, 1 wildflowers and herbs, 1 vines, 1 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Blackeyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - American plum (Prunus americana) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - Roundleaf greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · perennial - Chickasaw plum (Prunus angustifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 12 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - Water oak (Quercus nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Willow oak (Quercus phellos) 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 Banks County: 15 rated natives
5 trees, 3 vines, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 2 shrubs, 2 grasses and sedges, 1 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Spotted St. Johnswort (Hypericum punctatum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Blackeyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Eastern baccharis (Baccharis halimifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Silky dogwood (Cornus amomum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Yellow passionflower (Passiflora lutea) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Trumpet honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Devil's darning needles (Clematis virginiana) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · perennial - Indian woodoats (Chasmanthium latifolium) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Sandy, drains fast in Banks County: 15 rated natives
6 trees, 3 shrubs, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 2 vines, 2 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Spotted St. Johnswort (Hypericum punctatum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Eastern baccharis (Baccharis halimifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Silky dogwood (Cornus amomum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Mapleleaf viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · perennial - Yellow passionflower (Passiflora lutea) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Northern maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - American plum (Prunus americana) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight
Never watered in Banks County: 11 rated natives
3 shrubs, 3 trees, 2 vines, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 1 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Blackeyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Cardinalflower (Lobelia cardinalis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Mapleleaf viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance - Devil's darning needles (Clematis virginiana) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · perennial - Indian woodoats (Chasmanthium latifolium) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Saw greenbrier (Smilax bona-nox) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Roundleaf greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · perennial
Stays soggy in Banks County: 9 rated natives
4 trees, 2 shrubs, 1 low woody plants, 1 wildflowers and herbs, 1 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Spotted St. Johnswort (Hypericum punctatum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Eastern baccharis (Baccharis halimifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Silky dogwood (Cornus amomum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - American plum (Prunus americana) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - Indian woodoats (Chasmanthium latifolium) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Saw greenbrier (Smilax bona-nox) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
Natives Banks 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:
- Oldfield milkvine (Matelea decipiens): 2 counties
- Carpenter's square (Scrophularia marilandica): 7 counties
Where to start in Banks County
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Banks County gives you the most rated choice (25 plants), and Blackeyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) is the easiest start on that list. Under trees is the hard one here: 8 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 48 unrated natives too.