Native plants for Prince George's County, Maryland

359 native plants recorded in Prince George's County, Maryland

The USDA plant database has 415 plants recorded growing wild in Prince George's County. 359 of them are native to the lower 48, and 23 are introduced species that this page leaves out.

By type: 183 wildflowers and herbs, 122 grasses and sedges, 9 shrubs, 15 low woody plants, 16 trees, 14 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 100 of them (28%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. Narrowleaf cattail (Typha angustifolia), Wild chives (Allium schoenoprasum) and 1 more are also recorded as introduced.

What fits each kind of spot in Prince George's County

Sun all day in Prince George's County: 100 rated natives

44 grasses and sedges, 34 wildflowers and herbs, 13 trees, 6 shrubs, 3 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. American water-willow (Justicia americana) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
2. Atlantic camas (Camassia scilloides) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Closed bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewsii) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Common goldstar (Hypoxis hirsuta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
6. Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 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 Prince George's County: 59 rated natives

21 grasses and sedges, 20 wildflowers and herbs, 11 trees, 4 shrubs, 3 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
2. Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
3. Seaside goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
4. Closed bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewsii) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 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. Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Wreath goldenrod (Solidago caesia) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Wrinkleleaf goldenrod (Solidago rugosa) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial

Under trees in Prince George's County: 22 rated natives

8 wildflowers and herbs, 6 trees, 4 grasses and sedges, 3 shrubs, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 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. Seaside goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Bog muhly (Muhlenbergia uniflora) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Tenangle pipewort (Eriocaulon decangulare) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Water sedge (Carex aquatilis) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Torrey's rush (Juncus torreyi) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Roundleaf greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · perennial

Heavy clay in Prince George's County: 69 rated natives

36 grasses and sedges, 22 wildflowers and herbs, 7 trees, 3 shrubs, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. American water-willow (Justicia americana) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
2. Atlantic camas (Camassia scilloides) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Common goldstar (Hypoxis hirsuta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Wreath goldenrod (Solidago caesia) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Coppery St. Johnswort (Hypericum denticulatum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial
7. Giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Cat greenbrier (Smilax glauca) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial

Sandy, drains fast in Prince George's County: 48 rated natives

17 wildflowers and herbs, 12 grasses and sedges, 11 trees, 5 shrubs, 3 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. American water-willow (Justicia americana) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
2. Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
3. Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
4. Roadside agrimony (Agrimonia striata) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Seaside goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Wrinkleleaf goldenrod (Solidago rugosa) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
7. Coppery St. Johnswort (Hypericum denticulatum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial
8. Sandcherry (Prunus pumila) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · perennial

Never watered in Prince George's County: 28 rated natives

12 wildflowers and herbs, 6 trees, 4 grasses and sedges, 4 shrubs, 2 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 · high drought tolerance
2. Closed bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewsii) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Common goldstar (Hypoxis hirsuta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
5. Roadside agrimony (Agrimonia striata) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Seaside goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Wrinkleleaf goldenrod (Solidago rugosa) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
8. Coppery St. Johnswort (Hypericum denticulatum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial

Stays soggy in Prince George's County: 72 rated natives

41 grasses and sedges, 22 wildflowers and herbs, 5 trees, 3 shrubs, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. American water-willow (Justicia americana) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
2. Nodding lady's tresses (Spiranthes cernua) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
3. Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
4. Virginia iris (Iris virginica) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
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. Roadside agrimony (Agrimonia striata) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Coppery St. Johnswort (Hypericum denticulatum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial
8. Bog muhly (Muhlenbergia uniflora) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil

Natives Prince George's County has that most of Maryland does not

15 natives here are on file in no more than 1 of Maryland's 24 counties. A few of them:

• Water sedge (Carex aquatilis): only here
• Southern catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides): only here
• Bog muhly (Muhlenbergia uniflora): only here
• Golden colicroot (Aletris aurea): only here
• Chaffweed (Anagallis minima): only here
• Northern panicgrass (Dichanthelium boreale): only here
• False flowering spurge (Euphorbia pubentissima): only here
• Deeproot clubmoss (Lycopodium tristachyum): only here
• Yellow asphodel (Narthecium americanum): only here
• Hybrid pine (Pinus rigida): only here

Where to start in Prince George's County

If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Prince George's County gives you the most rated choice (100 plants), and American water-willow (Justicia americana) is the easiest start on that list. Under trees is the hard one here: 22 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 259 unrated natives too.