Native plants for Fannin County, Georgia
190 native plants recorded in Fannin County, Georgia
The USDA plant database has 230 plants recorded growing wild in Fannin County. 190 of them are native to the lower 48, and 4 are introduced species that this page leaves out.
By type: 95 wildflowers and herbs, 16 grasses and sedges, 19 shrubs, 10 low woody plants, 40 trees, 10 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 76 of them (40%), 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 Fannin County
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 76 | 0 | 114 |
| Half shade | 35 | 41 | 114 |
| Under trees | 17 | 59 | 114 |
| Heavy clay | 39 | 37 | 114 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 54 | 22 | 114 |
| Never watered | 35 | 41 | 114 |
| Stays soggy | 30 | 46 | 114 |
Sun all day in Fannin County: 76 rated natives
32 trees, 19 wildflowers and herbs, 12 grasses and sedges, 8 shrubs, 4 vines, 1 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Blackeyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Canadian lousewort (Pedicularis canadensis) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Horseflyweed (Baptisia tinctoria) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Lanceleaf loosestrife (Lysimachia lanceolata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Smooth phlox (Phlox glaberrima) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Jack in the pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - 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
Half shade in Fannin County: 35 rated natives
16 trees, 7 wildflowers and herbs, 7 grasses and sedges, 3 vines, 2 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Blackeyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Horseflyweed (Baptisia tinctoria) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Smooth phlox (Phlox glaberrima) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Roundleaf goldenrod (Solidago patula) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Dense blazing star (Liatris spicata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 4.5 ft mature · perennial - Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Common rush (Juncus effusus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
Under trees in Fannin County: 17 rated natives
9 trees, 4 wildflowers and herbs, 3 grasses and sedges, 1 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Blackeyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Horseflyweed (Baptisia tinctoria) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Common rush (Juncus effusus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Redtop panicgrass (Panicum rigidulum) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Roundleaf greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · perennial
Heavy clay in Fannin County: 39 rated natives
12 trees, 11 wildflowers and herbs, 10 grasses and sedges, 3 shrubs, 2 vines, 1 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Lanceleaf loosestrife (Lysimachia lanceolata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Blackeyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Canadian lousewort (Pedicularis canadensis) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Smooth phlox (Phlox glaberrima) 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 - Roundleaf goldenrod (Solidago patula) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Virginia water horehound (Lycopus virginicus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 4 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Dense blazing star (Liatris spicata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 4.5 ft mature · perennial
Sandy, drains fast in Fannin County: 54 rated natives
30 trees, 10 wildflowers and herbs, 7 grasses and sedges, 5 shrubs, 2 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Horseflyweed (Baptisia tinctoria) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Lanceleaf loosestrife (Lysimachia lanceolata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Jack in the pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - 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 - Roundleaf goldenrod (Solidago patula) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · perennial - Carolina silverbell (Halesia carolina) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
Never watered in Fannin County: 35 rated natives
15 trees, 7 wildflowers and herbs, 5 shrubs, 5 grasses and sedges, 3 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Horseflyweed (Baptisia tinctoria) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Blackeyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Lanceleaf loosestrife (Lysimachia lanceolata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance - Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
Stays soggy in Fannin County: 30 rated natives
10 wildflowers and herbs, 8 grasses and sedges, 6 trees, 4 shrubs, 2 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Smooth phlox (Phlox glaberrima) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - 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 - Roundleaf goldenrod (Solidago patula) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Jack in the pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - Virginia water horehound (Lycopus virginicus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 4 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Smooth hedgenettle (Stachys tenuifolia) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Broom sedge (Carex scoparia) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Dense blazing star (Liatris spicata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 4.5 ft mature · perennial
Natives Fannin County has that most of Georgia does not
33 natives here are on file in no more than 8 of Georgia's 159 counties. A few of them:
- Fraser fir (Abies fraseri): only here
- Broom sedge (Carex scoparia): only here
- Running clubmoss (Lycopodium clavatum): only here
- Broadleaf rosette grass (Dichanthelium latifolium): 2 counties
- Filmy angelica (Angelica triquinata): 2 counties
- Longbranch frostweed (Helianthemum canadense): 2 counties
- Hairy blueberry (Vaccinium hirsutum): 2 counties
- Mountain bugbane (Actaea podocarpa): 3 counties
- Wild indigo (Baptisia ×serenae): 3 counties
- Allegheny brookfoam (Boykinia aconitifolia): 3 counties
Where to start in Fannin County
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Fannin County gives you the most rated choice (76 plants), and Blackeyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) is the easiest start on that list. Under trees is the hard one here: 17 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 114 unrated natives too.