Native plants for Pickett County, Tennessee

291 native plants recorded in Pickett County, Tennessee

The USDA plant database has 340 plants recorded growing wild in Pickett County. 291 of them are native to the lower 48, and 8 are introduced species that this page leaves out.

By type: 166 wildflowers and herbs, 34 grasses and sedges, 25 shrubs, 17 low woody plants, 39 trees, 10 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 87 of them (30%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. Mexican tea (Dysphania ambrosioides) is also recorded as introduced.

What fits each kind of spot in Pickett County

Sun all day in Pickett County: 87 rated natives

33 trees, 25 wildflowers and herbs, 14 shrubs, 10 grasses and sedges, 3 vines, 2 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Canadian lousewort (Pedicularis canadensis) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
2. Common goldstar (Hypoxis hirsuta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Downy yellow violet (Viola pubescens) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Pennsylvania bittercress (Cardamine pensylvanica) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
5. Pride of Ohio (Dodecatheon meadia) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Spring avens (Geum vernum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Wild blue phlox (Phlox divaricata) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
8. Wreath goldenrod (Solidago caesia) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Half shade in Pickett County: 38 rated natives

20 trees, 9 wildflowers and herbs, 5 grasses and sedges, 3 shrubs, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Purplehead sneezeweed (Helenium flexuosum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
2. Common goldstar (Hypoxis hirsuta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Wild blue phlox (Phlox divaricata) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
4. Wreath goldenrod (Solidago caesia) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Zigzag goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Narrowleaf silkgrass (Pityopsis graminifolia) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.8 ft mature · perennial
7. Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 9.8 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
8. Silky dogwood (Cornus amomum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Under trees in Pickett County: 17 rated natives

12 trees, 2 grasses and sedges, 2 shrubs, 1 wildflowers and herbs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Purplehead sneezeweed (Helenium flexuosum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
2. Devil's walkingstick (Aralia spinosa) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight
3. Big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
5. Melic mannagrass (Glyceria melicaria) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
7. Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
8. Winged sumac (Rhus copallinum) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Heavy clay in Pickett County: 47 rated natives

15 wildflowers and herbs, 14 trees, 9 shrubs, 6 grasses and sedges, 2 low woody plants, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Pennsylvania bittercress (Cardamine pensylvanica) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
2. Spring avens (Geum vernum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Wild blue phlox (Phlox divaricata) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
4. Canadian lousewort (Pedicularis canadensis) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Common goldstar (Hypoxis hirsuta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Wreath goldenrod (Solidago caesia) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Purplehead sneezeweed (Helenium flexuosum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Allegheny blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial

Sandy, drains fast in Pickett County: 55 rated natives

26 trees, 12 wildflowers and herbs, 10 shrubs, 6 grasses and sedges, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Pennsylvania bittercress (Cardamine pensylvanica) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
2. Pride of Ohio (Dodecatheon meadia) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Spring avens (Geum vernum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Wild blue phlox (Phlox divaricata) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
5. Jack in the pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight
6. Purplehead sneezeweed (Helenium flexuosum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Eastern teaberry (Gaultheria procumbens) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · perennial
8. Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 9.8 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial

Never watered in Pickett County: 42 rated natives

15 trees, 10 wildflowers and herbs, 10 shrubs, 4 grasses and sedges, 2 vines, 1 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Allegheny blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
2. Common goldstar (Hypoxis hirsuta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Downy yellow violet (Viola pubescens) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Zigzag goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Eastern teaberry (Gaultheria procumbens) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance
6. Narrowleaf silkgrass (Pityopsis graminifolia) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.8 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance
7. Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 9.8 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
8. Purplehead sneezeweed (Helenium flexuosum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Stays soggy in Pickett County: 29 rated natives

8 wildflowers and herbs, 8 grasses and sedges, 7 trees, 6 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Common goldstar (Hypoxis hirsuta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
2. Jack in the pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight
3. Virginia water horehound (Lycopus virginicus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 4 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Pink azalea (Rhododendron periclymenoides) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Silky dogwood (Cornus amomum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. 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
7. White edge sedge (Carex debilis) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
8. Upland bentgrass (Agrostis perennans) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil

Natives Pickett County has that most of Tennessee does not

9 natives here are on file in no more than 5 of Tennessee's 95 counties. A few of them:

• Canada yew (Taxus canadensis): only here
• Swollen bladderwort (Utricularia inflata): only here
• Starry false lily of the valley (Maianthemum stellatum): 2 counties
• Lucy Braun's snakeroot (Ageratina luciae-brauniae): 4 counties
• Woollysheath threeawn (Aristida lanosa): 4 counties
• Box huckleberry (Gaylussacia brachycera): 4 counties
• Cumberland stitchwort (Minuartia cumberlandensis): 4 counties
• Common sweetleaf (Symplocos tinctoria): 5 counties
• Rough hawkweed (Hieracium scabrum): 5 counties

Where to start in Pickett County

If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Pickett County gives you the most rated choice (87 plants), and Canadian lousewort (Pedicularis canadensis) is the easiest start on that list. Under trees is the hard one here: 17 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 204 unrated natives too.