Native plants for Paulding County, Georgia
73 native plants recorded in Paulding County, Georgia
USDA has only 86 plant records of any kind for Paulding County, against 3,181 natives statewide. That is a gap in who has collected here, not a shortage of plants, so treat the 73 below as a floor.
By type: 43 wildflowers and herbs, 4 grasses and sedges, 4 low woody plants, 15 trees, 7 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 24 of them (33%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. Hedge false bindweed (Calystegia sepium) is also recorded as introduced.
What fits each kind of spot in Paulding County
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 24 | 0 | 49 |
| Half shade | 15 | 9 | 49 |
| Under trees | 10 | 14 | 49 |
| Heavy clay | 16 | 8 | 49 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 14 | 10 | 49 |
| Never watered | 14 | 10 | 49 |
| Stays soggy | 7 | 17 | 49 |
Sun all day in Paulding County: 24 rated natives
12 trees, 9 wildflowers and herbs, 2 grasses and sedges, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Bristly buttercup (Ranunculus hispidus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 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 - Common ladyfern (Athyrium filix-femina) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Field paspalum (Paspalum laeve) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.9 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 - Rattlesnake fern (Botrychium virginianum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) vines
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Canadian horseweed (Conyza canadensis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · rapid growth
Half shade in Paulding County: 15 rated natives
10 trees, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 2 grasses and sedges, 1 vines. 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 shade tolerance - Canadian horseweed (Conyza canadensis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · rapid growth · high shade tolerance - Field paspalum (Paspalum laeve) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) vines
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Variable panicgrass (Dichanthelium commutatum) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Red maple (Acer rubrum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
Under trees in Paulding County: 10 rated natives
8 trees, 2 wildflowers and herbs. 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 - Canadian horseweed (Conyza canadensis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · rapid growth - Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - River birch (Betula nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauxii) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Virginia pine (Pinus virginiana) 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
Heavy clay in Paulding County: 16 rated natives
10 trees, 5 wildflowers and herbs, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Bristly buttercup (Ranunculus hispidus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 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 - Canadian horseweed (Conyza canadensis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · rapid growth - 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 - Cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Blackhaw (Viburnum prunifolium) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · perennial - Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · perennial
Sandy, drains fast in Paulding County: 14 rated natives
7 trees, 5 wildflowers and herbs, 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 - Field paspalum (Paspalum laeve) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.9 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 - Canadian horseweed (Conyza canadensis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · rapid growth - Royal fern (Osmunda regalis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6 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 - Red maple (Acer rubrum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - Western brackenfern (Pteridium aquilinum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight
Never watered in Paulding County: 14 rated natives
7 trees, 4 wildflowers and herbs, 2 grasses and sedges, 1 vines. 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 - Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) vines
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · perennial · high drought tolerance - Field paspalum (Paspalum laeve) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.9 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 - Blackhaw (Viburnum prunifolium) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · perennial
Stays soggy in Paulding County: 7 rated natives
4 trees, 3 wildflowers and herbs. The first 7, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- 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 - 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 - Red maple (Acer rubrum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - River birch (Betula 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
Natives Paulding County has that most of Georgia does not
1 natives here are on file in no more than 8 of Georgia's 159 counties. A few of them:
- Amberique-bean (Strophostyles helvola): 8 counties
Where to start in Paulding County
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Paulding County gives you the most rated choice (24 plants), and Bristly buttercup (Ranunculus hispidus) is the easiest start on that list. Stays soggy is the hard one here: 7 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 49 unrated natives too.