Native plants for Evans County, Georgia
73 native plants recorded in Evans County, Georgia
USDA has only 88 plant records of any kind for Evans 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: 38 wildflowers and herbs, 9 grasses and sedges, 7 shrubs, 4 low woody plants, 15 trees. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 21 of them (29%), and only those can be matched to a spot below.
What fits each kind of spot in Evans County
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 21 | 0 | 52 |
| Half shade | 10 | 11 | 52 |
| Under trees | 6 | 15 | 52 |
| Heavy clay | 12 | 9 | 52 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 14 | 7 | 52 |
| Never watered | 11 | 10 | 52 |
| Stays soggy | 7 | 14 | 52 |
Sun all day in Evans County: 21 rated natives
8 trees, 6 wildflowers and herbs, 4 shrubs, 2 grasses and sedges, 1 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- 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 - Bristly buttercup (Ranunculus hispidus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Dwarf azalea (Rhododendron atlanticum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Hairy chaffhead (Carphephorus paniculatus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Roundpod St. Johnswort (Hypericum cistifolium) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Fetterbush lyonia (Lyonia lucida) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Swamp sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Orangegrass (Hypericum gentianoides) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth
Half shade in Evans County: 10 rated natives
4 trees, 3 wildflowers and herbs, 1 low woody plants, 1 shrubs, 1 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- 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 - 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 - Swamp sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Orangegrass (Hypericum gentianoides) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth - Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Broomsedge bluestem (Andropogon virginicus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial · high shade tolerance - American witchhazel (Hamamelis virginiana) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · perennial - Water oak (Quercus nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
Under trees in Evans County: 6 rated natives
2 trees, 1 low woody plants, 1 shrubs, 1 grasses and sedges, 1 wildflowers and herbs. The first 6, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- 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 - Roundpod St. Johnswort (Hypericum cistifolium) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Broomsedge bluestem (Andropogon virginicus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial - Water oak (Quercus nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Waterthread pondweed (Potamogeton diversifolius) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · needs saturated soil (pond or bog), not a regular bed
Heavy clay in Evans County: 12 rated natives
6 trees, 3 wildflowers and herbs, 2 shrubs, 1 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Bristly buttercup (Ranunculus hispidus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Hairy chaffhead (Carphephorus paniculatus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Fetterbush lyonia (Lyonia lucida) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Swamp titi (Cyrilla racemiflora) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Redbay (Persea borbonia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Swamp azalea (Rhododendron viscosum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · perennial - American witchhazel (Hamamelis virginiana) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · perennial - Broomsedge bluestem (Andropogon virginicus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial
Sandy, drains fast in Evans County: 14 rated natives
5 trees, 4 shrubs, 4 wildflowers and herbs, 1 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Dwarf azalea (Rhododendron atlanticum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Roundpod St. Johnswort (Hypericum cistifolium) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Fetterbush lyonia (Lyonia lucida) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Swamp sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Orangegrass (Hypericum gentianoides) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth - Swamp titi (Cyrilla racemiflora) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Splitbeard bluestem (Andropogon ternarius) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
Never watered in Evans County: 11 rated natives
4 wildflowers and herbs, 3 shrubs, 2 grasses and sedges, 2 trees. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Dwarf azalea (Rhododendron atlanticum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Hairy chaffhead (Carphephorus paniculatus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Roundpod St. Johnswort (Hypericum cistifolium) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Swamp sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Orangegrass (Hypericum gentianoides) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth - Splitbeard bluestem (Andropogon ternarius) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Broomsedge bluestem (Andropogon virginicus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance - Saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 7 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance
Stays soggy in Evans County: 7 rated natives
4 trees, 2 shrubs, 1 wildflowers and herbs. The first 7, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Fetterbush lyonia (Lyonia lucida) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Swamp titi (Cyrilla racemiflora) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Redbay (Persea borbonia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Waterthread pondweed (Potamogeton diversifolius) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 7 ft mature · perennial · takes saturated soil - Swamp azalea (Rhododendron viscosum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · perennial - Water oak (Quercus nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
Natives Evans County has that most of Georgia does not
6 natives here are on file in no more than 8 of Georgia's 159 counties. A few of them:
- Mexican primrose-willow (Ludwigia octovalvis): only here
- Elliott's sedge (Carex elliottii): 6 counties
- Darkgreen sedge (Carex venusta): 7 counties
- Texas signalgrass (Urochloa texana): 7 counties
- Virginia winged rockcress (Sibara virginica): 8 counties
- Georgia ironweed (Vernonia pulchella): 8 counties
Where to start in Evans County
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Evans County gives you the most rated choice (21 plants), and Bedstraw St. Johnswort (Hypericum galioides) is the easiest start on that list. Under trees is the hard one here: 6 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 52 unrated natives too.