Native plants for Henry County, Georgia
58 native plants recorded in Henry County, Georgia
USDA has only 74 plant records of any kind for Henry County, against 3,181 natives statewide. That is a gap in who has collected here, not a shortage of plants, so treat the 58 below as a floor.
By type: 28 wildflowers and herbs, 5 grasses and sedges, 6 shrubs, 4 low woody plants, 11 trees, 4 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 20 of them (34%), and only those can be matched to a spot below.
What fits each kind of spot in Henry County
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 20 | 0 | 38 |
| Half shade | 9 | 11 | 38 |
| Under trees | 6 | 14 | 38 |
| Heavy clay | 11 | 9 | 38 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 15 | 5 | 38 |
| Never watered | 10 | 10 | 38 |
| Stays soggy | 7 | 13 | 38 |
Sun all day in Henry County: 20 rated natives
11 trees, 4 wildflowers and herbs, 3 shrubs, 2 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Mapleleaf viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · perennial - Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · perennial - Trumpet honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Lanceleaf greenbrier (Smilax smallii) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Rattlesnake fern (Botrychium virginianum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.4 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 - Royal fern (Osmunda regalis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial
Half shade in Henry County: 9 rated natives
8 trees, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Chickasaw plum (Prunus angustifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 12 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance · toxicity: slight - Hazel alder (Alnus serrulata) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Black willow (Salix nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Water oak (Quercus nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Willow oak (Quercus phellos) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · perennial · high shade tolerance - American elm (Ulmus americana) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Graybark grape (Vitis cinerea) vines
USDA growing data on file · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
Under trees in Henry County: 6 rated natives
6 trees. The first 6, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Chickasaw plum (Prunus angustifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 12 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - Hazel alder (Alnus serrulata) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Black willow (Salix nigra) 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 - Willow oak (Quercus phellos) 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 Henry County: 11 rated natives
7 trees, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 1 shrubs, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Lanceleaf greenbrier (Smilax smallii) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Trumpet honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Royal fern (Osmunda regalis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6 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 - Hazel alder (Alnus serrulata) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - American elm (Ulmus americana) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Black willow (Salix nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
Sandy, drains fast in Henry County: 15 rated natives
9 trees, 3 shrubs, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Mapleleaf viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · perennial - Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · perennial - Lanceleaf greenbrier (Smilax smallii) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Royal fern (Osmunda regalis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial - Western brackenfern (Pteridium aquilinum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - Chickasaw plum (Prunus angustifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 12 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - Hazel alder (Alnus serrulata) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
Never watered in Henry County: 10 rated natives
5 trees, 2 shrubs, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Mapleleaf viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance - Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance - New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance - Cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Western brackenfern (Pteridium aquilinum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - Graybark grape (Vitis cinerea) vines
USDA growing data on file · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · perennial · high drought tolerance - American elm (Ulmus americana) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
Stays soggy in Henry County: 7 rated natives
4 trees, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 1 shrubs. The first 7, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Lanceleaf greenbrier (Smilax smallii) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid 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 - Royal fern (Osmunda regalis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Hazel alder (Alnus serrulata) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Black willow (Salix nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) 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
Natives Henry County has that most of Georgia does not
2 natives here are on file in no more than 8 of Georgia's 159 counties. A few of them:
- Rare clubmoss (Lycopodium obscurum): 7 counties
- Standing-cypress (Ipomopsis rubra): 8 counties
Where to start in Henry County
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Henry County gives you the most rated choice (20 plants), and Mapleleaf viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium) 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 38 unrated natives too.