Native plants for Hancock County, Georgia

145 native plants recorded in Hancock County, Georgia

The USDA plant database has 173 plants recorded growing wild in Hancock County. 145 of them are native to the lower 48, and 6 are introduced species that this page leaves out.

By type: 72 wildflowers and herbs, 24 grasses and sedges, 15 shrubs, 6 low woody plants, 26 trees, 2 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 39 of them (27%), 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 Hancock County

Sun all day in Hancock County: 39 rated natives

19 trees, 7 grasses and sedges, 6 wildflowers and herbs, 5 shrubs, 1 low woody plants, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Lanceleaf tickseed (Coreopsis lanceolata) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
2. Carolina rose (Rosa carolina) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
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
4. Mapleleaf viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · perennial
5. Common sweetleaf (Symplocos tinctoria) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
6. Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
7. Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
8. Swamp titi (Cyrilla racemiflora) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial

Half shade in Hancock County: 22 rated natives

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

1. Lanceleaf tickseed (Coreopsis lanceolata) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
2. Carolina rose (Rosa carolina) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
4. Needle spikerush (Eleocharis acicularis) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.7 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
5. American plum (Prunus americana) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance · toxicity: slight
6. Bigleaf snowbell (Styrax grandifolius) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · perennial
7. Needleleaf rosette grass (Dichanthelium aciculare) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
8. Northern spicebush (Lindera benzoin) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 12 ft mature · perennial

Under trees in Hancock County: 14 rated natives

6 trees, 4 wildflowers and herbs, 3 grasses and sedges, 1 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Lanceleaf tickseed (Coreopsis lanceolata) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
2. Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Needle spikerush (Eleocharis acicularis) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.7 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. American plum (Prunus americana) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight
5. Wax myrtle (Morella cerifera) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Inkberry (Ilex glabra) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 8 ft mature · perennial
7. Turkey oak (Quercus laevis) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
8. Water oak (Quercus nigra) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial

Heavy clay in Hancock County: 25 rated natives

9 trees, 6 wildflowers and herbs, 6 grasses and sedges, 3 shrubs, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Lanceleaf tickseed (Coreopsis lanceolata) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
2. 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
3. Swamp titi (Cyrilla racemiflora) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
4. Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Tapertip rush (Juncus acuminatus) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Trumpet honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
7. Needle spikerush (Eleocharis acicularis) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.7 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Northern spicebush (Lindera benzoin) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 12 ft mature · perennial

Sandy, drains fast in Hancock County: 29 rated natives

16 trees, 6 grasses and sedges, 4 shrubs, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 1 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Carolina rose (Rosa carolina) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
2. 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
3. Mapleleaf viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · perennial
4. Common sweetleaf (Symplocos tinctoria) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
5. Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
6. Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
7. Swamp titi (Cyrilla racemiflora) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
8. Bigleaf snowbell (Styrax grandifolius) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · perennial

Never watered in Hancock County: 13 rated natives

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

1. Carolina rose (Rosa carolina) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
2. Mapleleaf viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance
3. Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
4. Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
5. Needleleaf rosette grass (Dichanthelium aciculare) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
6. Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
7. Blue mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Indian woodoats (Chasmanthium latifolium) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Stays soggy in Hancock County: 19 rated natives

7 trees, 5 grasses and sedges, 4 wildflowers and herbs, 3 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. 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
2. Swamp titi (Cyrilla racemiflora) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
3. Tapertip rush (Juncus acuminatus) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
4. Bog rush (Juncus biflorus) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
5. Lesser creeping rush (Juncus repens) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.8 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
6. Southern bayberry (Morella caroliniensis) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 7 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
7. 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
8. Needle spikerush (Eleocharis acicularis) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.7 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Natives Hancock County has that most of Georgia does not

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

• Shortseed waterwort (Elatine brachysperma): 2 counties
• Philadelphia panicgrass (Panicum philadelphicum): 3 counties
• Fairy beaksedge (Rhynchospora pusilla): 3 counties
• Merlin's grass (Isoetes tegetiformans): 4 counties
• Chaffweed (Anagallis minima): 5 counties
• Gulf pipewort (Eriocaulon koernickianum): 7 counties
• Clustered fescue (Festuca paradoxa): 7 counties
• American pillwort (Pilularia americana): 7 counties
• Sweetscent (Pluchea odorata): 7 counties
• Yellow wakerobin (Trillium luteum): 7 counties

Where to start in Hancock County

If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Hancock County gives you the most rated choice (39 plants), and Lanceleaf tickseed (Coreopsis lanceolata) is the easiest start on that list. Never watered is the hard one here: 13 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 107 unrated natives too.