Native plants for Oconee County, Georgia
126 native plants recorded in Oconee County, Georgia
The USDA plant database has 173 plants recorded growing wild in Oconee County. 126 of them are native to the lower 48, and 26 are introduced species that this page leaves out.
By type: 62 wildflowers and herbs, 21 grasses and sedges, 9 shrubs, 6 low woody plants, 24 trees, 4 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 38 of them (30%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. Tapertip cupgrass (Eriochloa acuminata) and Black elderberry (Sambucus nigra) are also recorded as introduced.
What fits each kind of spot in Oconee County
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 38 | 0 | 88 |
| Half shade | 17 | 21 | 88 |
| Under trees | 8 | 30 | 88 |
| Heavy clay | 21 | 17 | 88 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 28 | 10 | 88 |
| Never watered | 18 | 20 | 88 |
| Stays soggy | 16 | 22 | 88 |
Sun all day in Oconee County: 38 rated natives
16 trees, 8 grasses and sedges, 6 wildflowers and herbs, 5 shrubs, 2 vines, 1 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Spotted St. Johnswort (Hypericum punctatum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Carolina rose (Rosa carolina) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Eastern baccharis (Baccharis halimifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · perennial - Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Smooth azalea (Rhododendron arborescens) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
Half shade in Oconee County: 17 rated natives
6 trees, 6 grasses and sedges, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 1 low woody plants, 1 shrubs, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Carolina rose (Rosa carolina) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Eastern baccharis (Baccharis halimifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - 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 - 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 - American plum (Prunus americana) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance · toxicity: slight - Common rush (Juncus effusus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Dwarf St. Johnswort (Hypericum mutilum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Prairie wedgescale (Sphenopholis obtusata) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Under trees in Oconee County: 8 rated natives
4 trees, 2 grasses and sedges, 1 wildflowers and herbs, 1 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Purpletop tridens (Tridens flavus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · rapid growth - American plum (Prunus americana) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - Common rush (Juncus effusus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Giant cane (Arundinaria gigantea) shrubs
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 Oconee County: 21 rated natives
7 grasses and sedges, 6 trees, 4 wildflowers and herbs, 3 shrubs, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Spotted St. Johnswort (Hypericum punctatum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Eastern baccharis (Baccharis halimifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Coral greenbrier (Smilax walteri) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Purpletop tridens (Tridens flavus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Trumpet honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Virginia wildrye (Elymus virginicus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · rapid growth - Dwarf St. Johnswort (Hypericum mutilum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Sandy, drains fast in Oconee County: 28 rated natives
12 trees, 6 grasses and sedges, 4 wildflowers and herbs, 4 shrubs, 1 low woody plants, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Spotted St. Johnswort (Hypericum punctatum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Carolina rose (Rosa carolina) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Eastern baccharis (Baccharis halimifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · perennial - Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Smooth azalea (Rhododendron arborescens) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
Never watered in Oconee County: 18 rated natives
7 trees, 4 grasses and sedges, 3 wildflowers and herbs, 2 shrubs, 1 low woody plants, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- 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 - Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance - Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Purpletop tridens (Tridens flavus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Virginia wildrye (Elymus virginicus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · rapid growth - Partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.4 ft mature · rapid growth · toxicity: slight
Stays soggy in Oconee County: 16 rated natives
5 trees, 4 shrubs, 4 grasses and sedges, 3 wildflowers and herbs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Spotted St. Johnswort (Hypericum punctatum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Eastern baccharis (Baccharis halimifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Coral greenbrier (Smilax walteri) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid 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 - Smooth azalea (Rhododendron arborescens) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Wingleaf primrose-willow (Ludwigia decurrens) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.5 ft mature · rapid 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 - Dwarf St. Johnswort (Hypericum mutilum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Natives Oconee County has that most of Georgia does not
6 natives here are on file in no more than 8 of Georgia's 159 counties. A few of them:
- Adam and Eve (Aplectrum hyemale): 3 counties
- Curlytop knotweed (Polygonum lapathifolium): 5 counties
- Marsh blue violet (Viola cucullata): 5 counties
- Slim amaranth (Amaranthus hybridus): 7 counties
- Virginia winged rockcress (Sibara virginica): 8 counties
- Mountain bellwort (Uvularia puberula): 8 counties
Where to start in Oconee County
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Oconee County gives you the most rated choice (38 plants), and Spotted St. Johnswort (Hypericum punctatum) is the easiest start on that list. Under trees is the hard one here: 8 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 88 unrated natives too.