Native plants for Butts County, Georgia

49 native plants recorded in Butts County, Georgia

USDA has only 58 plant records of any kind for Butts County, against 3,181 natives statewide. That is a gap in who has collected here, not a shortage of plants, so treat the 49 below as a floor.

By type: 29 wildflowers and herbs, 5 grasses and sedges, 6 shrubs, 2 low woody plants, 6 trees, 1 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 9 of them (18%), and only those can be matched to a spot below.

What fits each kind of spot in Butts County

Sun all day in Butts County: 9 rated natives

5 wildflowers and herbs, 4 trees. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Bristly buttercup (Ranunculus hispidus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
2. Small white violet (Viola macloskeyi) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. 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
4. Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
5. Rattlesnake fern (Botrychium virginianum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauxii) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
7. Willow oak (Quercus phellos) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
8. Blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · perennial

Half shade in Butts County: 4 rated natives

3 trees, 1 wildflowers and herbs. The first 4, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauxii) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
2. Willow oak (Quercus phellos) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
3. Blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · perennial · high shade tolerance
4. Nodding lady's tresses (Spiranthes cernua) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance · needs saturated soil (pond or bog), not a regular bed

Under trees in Butts County: 4 rated natives

3 trees, 1 wildflowers and herbs. The first 4, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauxii) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
2. Willow oak (Quercus phellos) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
3. Blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · perennial
4. Nodding lady's tresses (Spiranthes cernua) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · needs saturated soil (pond or bog), not a regular bed

Heavy clay in Butts County: 6 rated natives

4 wildflowers and herbs, 2 trees. The first 6, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Bristly buttercup (Ranunculus hispidus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
2. Small white violet (Viola macloskeyi) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. 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
4. Swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauxii) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
5. Willow oak (Quercus phellos) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
6. Nodding lady's tresses (Spiranthes cernua) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · needs saturated soil (pond or bog), not a regular bed

Sandy, drains fast in Butts County: 3 rated natives

2 trees, 1 wildflowers and herbs. The first 3, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. 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
2. Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
3. Blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · perennial

Never watered in Butts County: 2 rated natives

2 trees. The first 2, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
2. Blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · perennial · high drought tolerance

Stays soggy in Butts County: 3 rated natives

3 wildflowers and herbs. The first 3, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Nodding lady's tresses (Spiranthes cernua) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
2. Small white violet (Viola macloskeyi) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
3. 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

Natives Butts 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:

• Small white violet (Viola macloskeyi): 5 counties
• Blackspore quillwort (Isoetes melanospora): 7 counties

Where to start in Butts County

If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Butts County gives you the most rated choice (9 plants), and Bristly buttercup (Ranunculus hispidus) is the easiest start on that list. Never watered is the hard one here: 2 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 40 unrated natives too.