Native plants for Candler County, Georgia

185 native plants recorded in Candler County, Georgia

The USDA plant database has 205 plants recorded growing wild in Candler County. 185 of them are native to the lower 48, and 3 are introduced species that this page leaves out.

By type: 95 wildflowers and herbs, 19 grasses and sedges, 28 shrubs, 15 low woody plants, 27 trees, 1 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 46 of them (25%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. A plant missing here has not been recorded yet, which is not proof it would fail.

What fits each kind of spot in Candler County

Sun all day in Candler County: 46 rated natives

16 trees, 15 shrubs, 7 grasses and sedges, 6 wildflowers and herbs, 2 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Bedstraw St. Johnswort (Hypericum galioides) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
2. Dwarf azalea (Rhododendron atlanticum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Roundpod St. Johnswort (Hypericum cistifolium) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Sand blackberry (Rubus cuneifolius) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. St. Peterswort (Hypericum crux-andreae) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Fetterbush lyonia (Lyonia lucida) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. 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
8. Dwarf huckleberry (Gaylussacia dumosa) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · perennial

Half shade in Candler County: 27 rated natives

11 trees, 6 shrubs, 6 grasses and sedges, 2 low woody plants, 2 wildflowers and herbs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Bedstraw St. Johnswort (Hypericum galioides) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
2. Roundpod St. Johnswort (Hypericum cistifolium) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
3. Sand blackberry (Rubus cuneifolius) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. St. Peterswort (Hypericum crux-andreae) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Carolina redroot (Lachnanthes caroliana) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
6. 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
7. Northern catalpa (Catalpa speciosa) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
8. Bigleaf snowbell (Styrax grandifolius) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · perennial

Under trees in Candler County: 14 rated natives

6 trees, 3 shrubs, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 2 grasses and sedges, 1 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Bedstraw St. Johnswort (Hypericum galioides) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
2. Roundpod St. Johnswort (Hypericum cistifolium) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Carolina redroot (Lachnanthes caroliana) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Tenangle pipewort (Eriocaulon decangulare) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Northern catalpa (Catalpa speciosa) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
6. Running oak (Quercus pumila) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial
7. Inkberry (Ilex glabra) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 8 ft mature · perennial
8. Turkey oak (Quercus laevis) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial

Heavy clay in Candler County: 26 rated natives

9 shrubs, 9 trees, 4 wildflowers and herbs, 4 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Fetterbush lyonia (Lyonia lucida) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
2. 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
3. Dwarf huckleberry (Gaylussacia dumosa) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · perennial
4. Swamp titi (Cyrilla racemiflora) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
5. Carolina redroot (Lachnanthes caroliana) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Tapertip rush (Juncus acuminatus) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Ridged yellow flax (Linum striatum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Virginia sweetspire (Itea virginica) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · perennial

Sandy, drains fast in Candler County: 35 rated natives

12 shrubs, 12 trees, 6 grasses and sedges, 4 wildflowers and herbs, 1 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Dwarf azalea (Rhododendron atlanticum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
2. Roundpod St. Johnswort (Hypericum cistifolium) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Sand blackberry (Rubus cuneifolius) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. St. Peterswort (Hypericum crux-andreae) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Fetterbush lyonia (Lyonia lucida) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. 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
7. Dwarf huckleberry (Gaylussacia dumosa) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · perennial
8. Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial

Never watered in Candler County: 16 rated natives

8 shrubs, 5 trees, 3 wildflowers and herbs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Dwarf azalea (Rhododendron atlanticum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
2. Roundpod St. Johnswort (Hypericum cistifolium) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. St. Peterswort (Hypericum crux-andreae) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Dwarf huckleberry (Gaylussacia dumosa) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · perennial
5. Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
6. Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
7. Tenangle pipewort (Eriocaulon decangulare) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Running oak (Quercus pumila) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance

Stays soggy in Candler County: 27 rated natives

9 shrubs, 7 trees, 7 grasses and sedges, 4 wildflowers and herbs. The first 8, 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 · takes saturated soil
2. Swamp loosestrife (Decodon verticillatus) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
3. Fetterbush lyonia (Lyonia lucida) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Swamp titi (Cyrilla racemiflora) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
5. Carolina redroot (Lachnanthes caroliana) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
6. Forked rush (Juncus dichotomus) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
7. Marsh flatsedge (Cyperus pseudovegetus) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
8. Needlepod rush (Juncus scirpoides) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil

Natives Candler County has that most of Georgia does not

13 natives here are on file in no more than 8 of Georgia's 159 counties. A few of them:

• Coastal jointweed (Polygonella articulata): only here
• Pitcherplant (Sarracenia ×rehderi): only here
• Longleaf spiderwort (Tradescantia roseolens): 2 counties
• Curtis' spurge (Euphorbia curtisii): 3 counties
• American ipecac (Euphorbia ipecacuanhae): 3 counties
• Sand heath (Ceratiola ericoides): 5 counties
• Northern catalpa (Catalpa speciosa): 6 counties
• Spoonleaf sundew (Drosera intermedia): 6 counties
• Harvey's beaksedge (Rhynchospora harveyi): 6 counties
• Heartleaf sandmat (Chamaesyce cordifolia): 7 counties

Where to start in Candler County

If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Candler County gives you the most rated choice (46 plants), and Bedstraw St. Johnswort (Hypericum galioides) is the easiest start on that list. Under trees is the hard one here: 14 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 139 unrated natives too.