Native plants for Garrett County, Maryland

265 native plants recorded in Garrett County, Maryland

The USDA plant database has 297 plants recorded growing wild in Garrett County. 265 of them are native to the lower 48, and 4 are introduced species that this page leaves out.

By type: 130 wildflowers and herbs, 89 grasses and sedges, 12 shrubs, 10 low woody plants, 15 trees, 9 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 83 of them (31%), 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 Garrett County

Sun all day in Garrett County: 83 rated natives

39 grasses and sedges, 23 wildflowers and herbs, 14 trees, 6 shrubs, 1 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Bluebead (Clintonia borealis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
2. Closed bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewsii) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Common goldstar (Hypoxis hirsuta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
5. Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Northern bedstraw (Galium boreale) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Wreath goldenrod (Solidago caesia) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Zigzag goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Half shade in Garrett County: 40 rated natives

17 grasses and sedges, 14 wildflowers and herbs, 7 trees, 1 low woody plants, 1 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Bluebead (Clintonia borealis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
2. 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
3. Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
4. Closed bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewsii) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Common goldstar (Hypoxis hirsuta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Northern bedstraw (Galium boreale) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Wreath goldenrod (Solidago caesia) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Under trees in Garrett County: 11 rated natives

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

1. Bluebead (Clintonia borealis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
2. Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
3. Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
4. Northwest Territory sedge (Carex utriculata) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Sandbar willow (Salix interior) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
6. Pitch pine (Pinus rigida) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
7. Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
8. Tamarack (Larix laricina) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial

Heavy clay in Garrett County: 59 rated natives

33 grasses and sedges, 15 wildflowers and herbs, 7 trees, 4 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Bluebead (Clintonia borealis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
2. Common goldstar (Hypoxis hirsuta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Wreath goldenrod (Solidago caesia) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
6. Creeping snowberry (Gaultheria hispidula) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · perennial
7. Giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Bog willowherb (Epilobium leptophyllum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.6 ft mature · perennial

Sandy, drains fast in Garrett County: 39 rated natives

15 grasses and sedges, 11 trees, 9 wildflowers and herbs, 3 shrubs, 1 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
2. Northern bedstraw (Galium boreale) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
4. Wrinkleleaf goldenrod (Solidago rugosa) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
5. Creeping snowberry (Gaultheria hispidula) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · perennial
6. Roundleaf dogwood (Cornus rugosa) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Arctic brome (Bromus kalmii) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
8. Blister sedge (Carex vesicaria) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Never watered in Garrett County: 22 rated natives

11 wildflowers and herbs, 5 trees, 3 shrubs, 2 grasses and sedges, 1 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Closed bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewsii) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
2. Common goldstar (Hypoxis hirsuta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
4. Northern bedstraw (Galium boreale) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Zigzag goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
7. Roundleaf dogwood (Cornus rugosa) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
8. Wrinkleleaf goldenrod (Solidago rugosa) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial

Stays soggy in Garrett County: 53 rated natives

36 grasses and sedges, 11 wildflowers and herbs, 3 shrubs, 3 trees. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Buckbean (Menyanthes trifoliata) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
2. Common goldstar (Hypoxis hirsuta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
4. Bog willowherb (Epilobium leptophyllum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.6 ft mature · perennial · takes saturated soil
5. Creeping snowberry (Gaultheria hispidula) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · perennial
6. Alderleaf buckthorn (Rhamnus alnifolia) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
7. Bailey's sedge (Carex baileyi) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
8. Blister sedge (Carex vesicaria) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil

Natives Garrett County has that most of Maryland does not

58 natives here are on file in no more than 1 of Maryland's 24 counties. A few of them:

• Balsam fir (Abies balsamea): only here
• Arctic brome (Bromus kalmii): only here
• Bailey's sedge (Carex baileyi): only here
• Lesser panicled sedge (Carex diandra): only here
• Threeseeded sedge (Carex trisperma): only here
• Bluebead (Clintonia borealis): only here
• Bunchberry dogwood (Cornus canadensis): only here
• Slender cottongrass (Eriophorum gracile): only here
• Creeping snowberry (Gaultheria hispidula): only here
• Smallhead rush (Juncus brachycephalus): only here

Where to start in Garrett County

If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Garrett County gives you the most rated choice (83 plants), and Bluebead (Clintonia borealis) is the easiest start on that list. Under trees is the hard one here: 11 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 182 unrated natives too.