Native plants for Habersham County, Georgia

209 native plants recorded in Habersham County, Georgia

The USDA plant database has 273 plants recorded growing wild in Habersham County. 209 of them are native to the lower 48, and 20 are introduced species that this page leaves out.

By type: 110 wildflowers and herbs, 15 grasses and sedges, 25 shrubs, 10 low woody plants, 40 trees, 9 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 69 of them (33%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) and Black elderberry (Sambucus nigra) are also recorded as introduced.

What fits each kind of spot in Habersham County

Sun all day in Habersham County: 69 rated natives

28 trees, 16 wildflowers and herbs, 13 shrubs, 6 grasses and sedges, 4 vines, 2 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Canadian lousewort (Pedicularis canadensis) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
2. Lanceleaf loosestrife (Lysimachia lanceolata) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
4. Hairy lespedeza (Lespedeza hirta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. 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
6. Purpleleaf willowherb (Epilobium coloratum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 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
8. Pink azalea (Rhododendron periclymenoides) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Half shade in Habersham County: 38 rated natives

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

1. Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
2. Hairy lespedeza (Lespedeza hirta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
3. 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
4. Purpleleaf willowherb (Epilobium coloratum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Narrowleaf silkgrass (Pityopsis graminifolia) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.8 ft mature · perennial
6. Purpletop tridens (Tridens flavus) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
7. Common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · rapid growth · high shade tolerance
8. Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance

Under trees in Habersham County: 18 rated natives

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

1. Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
2. Hairy lespedeza (Lespedeza hirta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Purpletop tridens (Tridens flavus) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · rapid growth
5. Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
6. Winged sumac (Rhus copallinum) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Roundleaf greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · perennial
8. Chickasaw plum (Prunus angustifolia) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 12 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight

Heavy clay in Habersham County: 39 rated natives

14 wildflowers and herbs, 10 trees, 6 shrubs, 5 grasses and sedges, 2 low woody plants, 2 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Lanceleaf loosestrife (Lysimachia lanceolata) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
2. Canadian lousewort (Pedicularis canadensis) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Hairy lespedeza (Lespedeza hirta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. 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
5. Purpleleaf willowherb (Epilobium coloratum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Narrowleaf silkgrass (Pityopsis graminifolia) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.8 ft mature · perennial
7. Black huckleberry (Gaylussacia baccata) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 4 ft mature · perennial
8. Cat greenbrier (Smilax glauca) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial

Sandy, drains fast in Habersham County: 47 rated natives

24 trees, 9 shrubs, 7 wildflowers and herbs, 5 grasses and sedges, 2 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Lanceleaf loosestrife (Lysimachia lanceolata) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
2. Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
3. Hairy lespedeza (Lespedeza hirta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Pink azalea (Rhododendron periclymenoides) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Black huckleberry (Gaylussacia baccata) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 4 ft mature · perennial
6. Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · perennial
7. Common sweetleaf (Symplocos tinctoria) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
8. Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial

Never watered in Habersham County: 35 rated natives

13 trees, 10 shrubs, 6 wildflowers and herbs, 4 vines, 2 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
2. Lanceleaf loosestrife (Lysimachia lanceolata) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. 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
4. Hairy lespedeza (Lespedeza hirta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. 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
6. Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance
7. Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
8. Pink azalea (Rhododendron periclymenoides) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Stays soggy in Habersham County: 25 rated natives

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

1. Purpleleaf willowherb (Epilobium coloratum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
2. Wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
3. Pink azalea (Rhododendron periclymenoides) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Greater bladder sedge (Carex intumescens) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
5. Tapertip rush (Juncus acuminatus) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
6. American bur-reed (Sparganium americanum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
7. Smooth azalea (Rhododendron arborescens) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
8. 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

Natives Habersham County has that most of Georgia does not

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

• Fernleaf yellow false foxglove (Aureolaria pedicularia): only here
• Deeproot clubmoss (Lycopodium tristachyum): only here
• Smith's sunflower (Helianthus smithii): 2 counties
• Persistent wakerobin (Trillium persistens): 2 counties
• Plantainleaf sedge (Carex plantaginea): 3 counties
• Variableleaf heartleaf (Hexastylis heterophylla): 3 counties
• Alpine violet (Viola labradorica): 3 counties
• Carolina hemlock (Tsuga caroliniana): 4 counties
• Littleflower alumroot (Heuchera parviflora): 4 counties
• Gaywings (Polygala paucifolia): 4 counties

Where to start in Habersham County

If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Habersham County gives you the most rated choice (69 plants), and Canadian lousewort (Pedicularis canadensis) is the easiest start on that list. Under trees is the hard one here: 18 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 140 unrated natives too.