Native plants for Bleckley County, Georgia
43 native plants recorded in Bleckley County, Georgia
USDA has only 49 plant records of any kind for Bleckley County, against 3,181 natives statewide. That is a gap in who has collected here, not a shortage of plants, so treat the 43 below as a floor.
By type: 26 wildflowers and herbs, 2 grasses and sedges, 4 shrubs, 1 low woody plants, 9 trees, 1 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 12 of them (28%), and only those can be matched to a spot below.
What fits each kind of spot in Bleckley County
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 12 | 0 | 31 |
| Half shade | 8 | 4 | 31 |
| Under trees | 7 | 5 | 31 |
| Heavy clay | 8 | 4 | 31 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 9 | 3 | 31 |
| Never watered | 5 | 7 | 31 |
| Stays soggy | 3 | 9 | 31 |
Sun all day in Bleckley County: 12 rated natives
7 trees, 3 wildflowers and herbs, 1 shrubs, 1 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Narrowleaf evening primrose (Oenothera fruticosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · rapid growth - Brownseed paspalum (Paspalum plicatulum) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Black willow (Salix nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
Half shade in Bleckley County: 8 rated natives
5 trees, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 1 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · rapid growth · high shade tolerance - Brownseed paspalum (Paspalum plicatulum) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Black willow (Salix nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauxii) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Water oak (Quercus nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Willow oak (Quercus phellos) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
Under trees in Bleckley County: 7 rated natives
5 trees, 2 wildflowers and herbs. The first 7, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · rapid growth - Black willow (Salix nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauxii) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - 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
Heavy clay in Bleckley County: 8 rated natives
5 trees, 3 wildflowers and herbs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Narrowleaf evening primrose (Oenothera fruticosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · rapid growth - Black willow (Salix nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauxii) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - 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 - Common persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · perennial
Sandy, drains fast in Bleckley County: 9 rated natives
4 trees, 3 wildflowers and herbs, 1 shrubs, 1 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Narrowleaf evening primrose (Oenothera fruticosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · rapid growth - Brownseed paspalum (Paspalum plicatulum) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Black willow (Salix nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
Never watered in Bleckley County: 5 rated natives
2 wildflowers and herbs, 2 trees, 1 shrubs. The first 5, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · rapid growth - Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Common persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · perennial
Stays soggy in Bleckley County: 3 rated natives
2 trees, 1 wildflowers and herbs. The first 3, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Narrowleaf evening primrose (Oenothera fruticosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Black willow (Salix nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Water oak (Quercus nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
Natives Bleckley County has that most of Georgia does not
4 natives here are on file in no more than 8 of Georgia's 159 counties. A few of them:
- Common leopardbane (Arnica acaulis): 4 counties
- Ovate false fiddleleaf (Hydrolea ovata): 5 counties
- Erect milkpea (Galactia erecta): 7 counties
- Leavenworth's goldenrod (Solidago leavenworthii): 8 counties
Where to start in Bleckley County
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Bleckley County gives you the most rated choice (12 plants), and Prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) is the easiest start on that list. Stays soggy is the hard one here: 3 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 31 unrated natives too.