Native plants for Pike County, Georgia

144 native plants recorded in Pike County, Georgia

The USDA plant database has 168 plants recorded growing wild in Pike County. 144 of them are native to the lower 48, and 5 are introduced species that this page leaves out.

By type: 72 wildflowers and herbs, 16 grasses and sedges, 10 shrubs, 5 low woody plants, 29 trees, 12 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 49 of them (34%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. A plant missing here has not been recorded yet, which is not proof it would fail.

What fits each kind of spot in Pike County

Sun all day in Pike County: 49 rated natives

22 trees, 10 wildflowers and herbs, 8 shrubs, 5 vines, 4 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Bulbous bittercress (Cardamine bulbosa) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
2. Climbing hempvine (Mikania scandens) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
3. Pennsylvania bittercress (Cardamine pensylvanica) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
4. Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
5. Cardinalflower (Lobelia cardinalis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. 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
7. Narrowleaf evening primrose (Oenothera fruticosa) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · perennial

Half shade in Pike County: 22 rated natives

12 trees, 4 vines, 3 shrubs, 2 grasses and sedges, 1 wildflowers and herbs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
2. Devil's walkingstick (Aralia spinosa) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance · toxicity: slight
3. Orangegrass (Hypericum gentianoides) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth
4. Big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
5. Bushy bluestem (Andropogon glomeratus) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
6. Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
7. Stiff dogwood (Cornus foemina) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
8. Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance

Under trees in Pike County: 16 rated natives

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

1. Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid 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. Bushy bluestem (Andropogon glomeratus) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
6. Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
7. Roundleaf greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · perennial
8. Inkberry (Ilex glabra) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 8 ft mature · perennial

Heavy clay in Pike County: 29 rated natives

11 trees, 6 wildflowers and herbs, 6 shrubs, 3 vines, 3 grasses and sedges. 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. Bulbous bittercress (Cardamine bulbosa) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
3. Climbing hempvine (Mikania scandens) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
4. Narrowleaf evening primrose (Oenothera fruticosa) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Swamp titi (Cyrilla racemiflora) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
6. Cat greenbrier (Smilax glauca) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
7. Laurel greenbrier (Smilax laurifolia) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
8. New York fern (Thelypteris noveboracensis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Sandy, drains fast in Pike County: 35 rated natives

18 trees, 6 wildflowers and herbs, 5 shrubs, 4 grasses and sedges, 2 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. Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
3. 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
4. Narrowleaf evening primrose (Oenothera fruticosa) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · perennial
6. Orangegrass (Hypericum gentianoides) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth
7. Common sweetleaf (Symplocos tinctoria) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
8. Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial

Never watered in Pike County: 26 rated natives

12 trees, 4 vines, 4 wildflowers and herbs, 3 grasses and sedges, 3 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
2. Cardinalflower (Lobelia cardinalis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance
4. Orangegrass (Hypericum gentianoides) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth
5. Big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
6. Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
7. Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
8. Splitbeard bluestem (Andropogon ternarius) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance

Stays soggy in Pike County: 24 rated natives

7 trees, 6 wildflowers and herbs, 6 shrubs, 3 grasses and sedges, 2 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Narrowleaf evening primrose (Oenothera fruticosa) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
2. Bulbous bittercress (Cardamine bulbosa) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
3. Climbing hempvine (Mikania scandens) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
4. 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
5. Swamp titi (Cyrilla racemiflora) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
6. Laurel greenbrier (Smilax laurifolia) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
7. 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
8. Virginia sweetspire (Itea virginica) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · perennial · takes saturated soil

Natives Pike County has that most of Georgia does not

11 natives here are on file in no more than 8 of Georgia's 159 counties. A few of them:

• Chaffseed (Schwalbea americana): 3 counties
• Wiry panicgrass (Panicum flexile): 4 counties
• Buffalobur nightshade (Solanum rostratum): 4 counties
• Slender crabgrass (Digitaria filiformis): 5 counties
• Piedmont meadow-rue (Thalictrum macrostylum): 5 counties
• Sandbog deathcamas (Zigadenus glaberrimus): 6 counties
• Bulbous bittercress (Cardamine bulbosa): 7 counties
• Alexander's rock aster (Eurybia avita): 7 counties
• Blackspore quillwort (Isoetes melanospora): 7 counties
• Blue Ridge horsebalm (Collinsonia serotina): 8 counties

Where to start in Pike County

If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Pike County gives you the most rated choice (49 plants), and Bulbous bittercress (Cardamine bulbosa) is the easiest start on that list. Under trees is the hard one here: 16 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 95 unrated natives too.