Native plants for Lamar County, Georgia
74 native plants recorded in Lamar County, Georgia
USDA has only 92 plant records of any kind for Lamar County, against 3,181 natives statewide. That is a gap in who has collected here, not a shortage of plants, so treat the 74 below as a floor.
By type: 46 wildflowers and herbs, 8 grasses and sedges, 7 shrubs, 2 low woody plants, 3 trees, 8 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 21 of them (28%), and only those can be matched to a spot below.
What fits each kind of spot in Lamar County
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 21 | 0 | 53 |
| Half shade | 12 | 9 | 53 |
| Under trees | 7 | 14 | 53 |
| Heavy clay | 13 | 8 | 53 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 14 | 7 | 53 |
| Never watered | 17 | 4 | 53 |
| Stays soggy | 9 | 12 | 53 |
Sun all day in Lamar County: 21 rated natives
7 wildflowers and herbs, 5 shrubs, 4 vines, 3 trees, 2 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 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 - Coppery St. Johnswort (Hypericum denticulatum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial - Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Cat greenbrier (Smilax glauca) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Common ladyfern (Athyrium filix-femina) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Devil's darning needles (Clematis virginiana) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · perennial - New York fern (Thelypteris noveboracensis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Half shade in Lamar County: 12 rated natives
4 vines, 3 trees, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 2 grasses and sedges, 1 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 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 - Coppery St. Johnswort (Hypericum denticulatum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial - Shortbristle horned beaksedge (Rhynchospora corniculata) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Winged sumac (Rhus copallinum) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Devil's darning needles (Clematis virginiana) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · perennial - Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) vines
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Roundleaf greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · perennial · high shade tolerance
Under trees in Lamar County: 7 rated natives
2 grasses and sedges, 2 trees, 1 vines, 1 wildflowers and herbs, 1 shrubs. The first 7, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 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 - Shortbristle horned beaksedge (Rhynchospora corniculata) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Winged sumac (Rhus copallinum) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Roundleaf greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · perennial - Shortbeard plumegrass (Saccharum brevibarbe) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · about 6.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Water oak (Quercus nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
Heavy clay in Lamar County: 13 rated natives
4 wildflowers and herbs, 3 trees, 2 shrubs, 2 vines, 2 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Coppery St. Johnswort (Hypericum denticulatum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial - Cat greenbrier (Smilax glauca) 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 - Devil's darning needles (Clematis virginiana) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · perennial - Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) vines
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 - Saw greenbrier (Smilax bona-nox) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Shortbristle horned beaksedge (Rhynchospora corniculata) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
Sandy, drains fast in Lamar County: 14 rated natives
5 wildflowers and herbs, 4 shrubs, 2 vines, 2 grasses and sedges, 1 trees. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 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 - Coppery St. Johnswort (Hypericum denticulatum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial - Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Cat greenbrier (Smilax glauca) 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 - Royal fern (Osmunda regalis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Saw greenbrier (Smilax bona-nox) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
Never watered in Lamar County: 17 rated natives
5 wildflowers and herbs, 5 shrubs, 4 vines, 2 grasses and sedges, 1 trees. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance - Coppery St. Johnswort (Hypericum denticulatum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial - Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) vines
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Cat greenbrier (Smilax glauca) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Devil's darning needles (Clematis virginiana) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · perennial - New York fern (Thelypteris noveboracensis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Stays soggy in Lamar County: 9 rated natives
4 wildflowers and herbs, 2 grasses and sedges, 2 trees, 1 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Coppery St. Johnswort (Hypericum denticulatum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial - 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 - Shortbristle horned beaksedge (Rhynchospora corniculata) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.6 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 - Saw greenbrier (Smilax bona-nox) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Winged sumac (Rhus copallinum) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Shortbeard plumegrass (Saccharum brevibarbe) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · about 6.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Natives Lamar County has that most of Georgia does not
5 natives here are on file in no more than 8 of Georgia's 159 counties. A few of them:
- Spreading sandmat (Chamaesyce humistrata): only here
- False spotted St. Johnswort (Hypericum pseudomaculatum): 3 counties
- Alexander's rock aster (Eurybia avita): 7 counties
- Sandhill St. Johnswort (Hypericum lloydii): 7 counties
- Blue Ridge horsebalm (Collinsonia serotina): 8 counties
Where to start in Lamar County
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Lamar County gives you the most rated choice (21 plants), and Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) is the easiest start on that list. Under trees is the hard one here: 7 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 53 unrated natives too.