Native plants for Charlton County, Georgia

486 native plants recorded in Charlton County, Georgia

The USDA plant database has 585 plants recorded growing wild in Charlton County. 486 of them are native to the lower 48, and 34 are introduced species that this page leaves out.

By type: 230 wildflowers and herbs, 54 grasses and sedges, 57 shrubs, 29 low woody plants, 94 trees, 22 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 146 of them (30%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. Hedge false bindweed (Calystegia sepium) is also recorded as introduced.

What fits each kind of spot in Charlton County

Sun all day in Charlton County: 146 rated natives

71 trees, 24 shrubs, 22 grasses and sedges, 18 wildflowers and herbs, 7 vines, 4 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. Comfortroot (Hibiscus aculeatus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
3. Hairy chaffhead (Carphephorus paniculatus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
4. Roundpod St. Johnswort (Hypericum cistifolium) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Sand blackberry (Rubus cuneifolius) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. St. Peterswort (Hypericum crux-andreae) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Canada germander (Teucrium canadense) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Half shade in Charlton County: 89 rated natives

43 trees, 18 grasses and sedges, 11 wildflowers and herbs, 11 shrubs, 3 low woody plants, 3 vines. 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. Comfortroot (Hibiscus aculeatus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
3. 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
4. Peelbark St. Johnswort (Hypericum fasciculatum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
5. Sand blackberry (Rubus cuneifolius) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. St. Peterswort (Hypericum crux-andreae) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Canada germander (Teucrium canadense) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Under trees in Charlton County: 45 rated natives

21 trees, 11 grasses and sedges, 7 shrubs, 4 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. Comfortroot (Hibiscus aculeatus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid 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. Peelbark St. Johnswort (Hypericum fasciculatum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Sawtooth blackberry (Rubus argutus) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8.2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
6. American cupscale (Sacciolepis striata) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Carolina redroot (Lachnanthes caroliana) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Heavy clay in Charlton County: 98 rated natives

45 trees, 17 grasses and sedges, 16 shrubs, 15 wildflowers and herbs, 3 vines, 2 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Comfortroot (Hibiscus aculeatus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
2. Hairy chaffhead (Carphephorus paniculatus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
3. American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Fetterbush lyonia (Lyonia lucida) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. 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
6. Canada germander (Teucrium canadense) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. New York ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 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

Sandy, drains fast in Charlton County: 107 rated natives

56 trees, 20 shrubs, 17 grasses and sedges, 9 wildflowers and herbs, 3 vines, 2 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Roundpod St. Johnswort (Hypericum cistifolium) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
2. Sand blackberry (Rubus cuneifolius) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 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. American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 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. Peelbark St. Johnswort (Hypericum fasciculatum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Swamp sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Never watered in Charlton County: 62 rated natives

29 trees, 14 shrubs, 9 wildflowers and herbs, 5 grasses and sedges, 4 vines, 1 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
2. Peelbark St. Johnswort (Hypericum fasciculatum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
3. Comfortroot (Hibiscus aculeatus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
4. Hairy chaffhead (Carphephorus paniculatus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
5. Roundpod St. Johnswort (Hypericum cistifolium) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. St. Peterswort (Hypericum crux-andreae) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Narrowleaf silkgrass (Pityopsis graminifolia) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.8 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance
8. New York ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Stays soggy in Charlton County: 82 rated natives

34 trees, 18 grasses and sedges, 14 shrubs, 13 wildflowers and herbs, 2 vines, 1 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Comfortroot (Hibiscus aculeatus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
2. Canada germander (Teucrium canadense) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 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
4. Swamp loosestrife (Decodon verticillatus) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
5. Virginia iris (Iris virginica) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
6. Green arrow arum (Peltandra virginica) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.3 ft mature · perennial · takes saturated soil
7. Common buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
8. Eastern baccharis (Baccharis halimifolia) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil

Natives Charlton County has that most of Georgia does not

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

• Pond flatsedge (Cyperus ochraceus): only here
• Tropical flatsedge (Cyperus surinamensis): only here
• Chapman's skeletongrass (Gymnopogon chapmanianus): only here
• Pineland water-willow (Justicia angusta): only here
• Scalloped milkwort (Polygala crenata): only here
• Diverseleaf crownbeard (Verbesina heterophylla): only here
• Rufous bulrush (Scirpus pendulus): 2 counties
• Seminole false foxglove (Agalinis filifolia): 2 counties
• Dwarf pawpaw (Asimina pygmea): 2 counties
• Chapman's sedge (Carex chapmanii): 2 counties

Where to start in Charlton County

If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Charlton County gives you the most rated choice (146 plants), and Bedstraw St. Johnswort (Hypericum galioides) is the easiest start on that list. Under trees is the hard one here: 45 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 340 unrated natives too.