Native plants for Heard County, Georgia
102 native plants recorded in Heard County, Georgia
USDA has only 119 plant records of any kind for Heard County, against 3,181 natives statewide. That is a gap in who has collected here, not a shortage of plants, so treat the 102 below as a floor.
By type: 56 wildflowers and herbs, 21 grasses and sedges, 7 shrubs, 7 low woody plants, 7 trees, 4 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 24 of them (24%), and only those can be matched to a spot below.
What fits each kind of spot in Heard County
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 24 | 0 | 78 |
| Half shade | 10 | 14 | 78 |
| Under trees | 6 | 18 | 78 |
| Heavy clay | 14 | 10 | 78 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 18 | 6 | 78 |
| Never watered | 13 | 11 | 78 |
| Stays soggy | 11 | 13 | 78 |
Sun all day in Heard County: 24 rated natives
9 wildflowers and herbs, 6 shrubs, 5 trees, 4 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- 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 - Oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Shrubby St. Johnswort (Hypericum prolificum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial - Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Common ladyfern (Athyrium filix-femina) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Flattened oatgrass (Danthonia compressa) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.4 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Lanceleaf greenbrier (Smilax smallii) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
Half shade in Heard County: 10 rated natives
3 shrubs, 3 grasses and sedges, 3 trees, 1 wildflowers and herbs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial · high shade tolerance - Shrubby St. Johnswort (Hypericum prolificum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Roundhead rush (Juncus validus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Variable panicgrass (Dichanthelium commutatum) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Winter bentgrass (Agrostis hyemalis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - False indigo bush (Amorpha fruticosa) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 15 ft mature · perennial · high shade tolerance · toxicity: slight - Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
Under trees in Heard County: 6 rated natives
3 trees, 2 shrubs, 1 wildflowers and herbs. The first 6, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial - False indigo bush (Amorpha fruticosa) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 15 ft mature · perennial · toxicity: slight - Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Water oak (Quercus nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · perennial
Heavy clay in Heard County: 14 rated natives
5 wildflowers and herbs, 5 shrubs, 2 grasses and sedges, 2 trees. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- 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 - Oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Shrubby St. Johnswort (Hypericum prolificum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Flattened oatgrass (Danthonia compressa) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.4 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Lanceleaf greenbrier (Smilax smallii) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - New York fern (Thelypteris noveboracensis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Littleleaf buttercup (Ranunculus abortivus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Virginia sweetspire (Itea virginica) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · perennial
Sandy, drains fast in Heard County: 18 rated natives
6 wildflowers and herbs, 5 shrubs, 4 trees, 3 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- 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 - Oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Shrubby St. Johnswort (Hypericum prolificum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial - Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Flattened oatgrass (Danthonia compressa) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.4 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Lanceleaf greenbrier (Smilax smallii) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - New York fern (Thelypteris noveboracensis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Never watered in Heard County: 13 rated natives
4 wildflowers and herbs, 4 trees, 3 shrubs, 2 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance - Oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Flattened oatgrass (Danthonia compressa) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.4 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - New York fern (Thelypteris noveboracensis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Variable panicgrass (Dichanthelium commutatum) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Swamp azalea (Rhododendron viscosum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · perennial
Stays soggy in Heard County: 11 rated natives
4 wildflowers and herbs, 4 shrubs, 2 grasses and sedges, 1 trees. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- 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 - Shrubby St. Johnswort (Hypericum prolificum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Lanceleaf greenbrier (Smilax smallii) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - New York fern (Thelypteris noveboracensis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Virginia sweetspire (Itea virginica) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · perennial · takes saturated soil - Roundhead rush (Juncus validus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Winter bentgrass (Agrostis hyemalis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Natives Heard County has that most of Georgia does not
9 natives here are on file in no more than 8 of Georgia's 159 counties. A few of them:
- Bushy goldentop (Euthamia leptocephala): only here
- Low nutrush (Scleria verticillata): 3 counties
- Flattened oatgrass (Danthonia compressa): 4 counties
- Longleaf sunflower (Helianthus longifolius): 5 counties
- Appalachian stitchwort (Minuartia glabra): 5 counties
- Shrubby St. Johnswort (Hypericum prolificum): 7 counties
- Sandhill St. Johnswort (Hypericum lloydii): 7 counties
- Blackspore quillwort (Isoetes melanospora): 7 counties
- Rare clubmoss (Lycopodium obscurum): 7 counties
Where to start in Heard County
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Heard County gives you the most rated choice (24 plants), and Narrowleaf evening primrose (Oenothera fruticosa) 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 78 unrated natives too.