Native plants for Quitman County, Georgia
31 native plants recorded in Quitman County, Georgia
USDA has only 34 plant records of any kind for Quitman County, against 3,181 natives statewide. That is a gap in who has collected here, not a shortage of plants, so treat the 31 below as a floor.
By type: 9 wildflowers and herbs, 2 grasses and sedges, 5 shrubs, 3 low woody plants, 11 trees, 1 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 11 of them (35%), and only those can be matched to a spot below.
What fits each kind of spot in Quitman County
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 11 | 0 | 20 |
| Half shade | 6 | 5 | 20 |
| Under trees | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| Heavy clay | 7 | 4 | 20 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 6 | 5 | 20 |
| Never watered | 3 | 8 | 20 |
| Stays soggy | 6 | 5 | 20 |
Sun all day in Quitman County: 11 rated natives
8 trees, 2 shrubs, 1 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 - Alternateleaf dogwood (Cornus alternifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Mountain azalea (Rhododendron canescens) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 14 ft mature · perennial · toxicity: slight - Red maple (Acer rubrum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - Coastal doghobble (Leucothoe axillaris) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.5 ft mature · perennial - Black willow (Salix nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Missouri River willow (Salix eriocephala) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
Half shade in Quitman County: 6 rated natives
5 trees, 1 wildflowers and herbs. The first 6, 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 - Red maple (Acer rubrum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - Black willow (Salix nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Water oak (Quercus nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Willow oak (Quercus phellos) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · perennial · high shade tolerance
Under trees in Quitman County: 5 rated natives
4 trees, 1 wildflowers and herbs. The first 5, 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 - Black willow (Salix 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 - 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 Quitman County: 7 rated natives
5 trees, 2 shrubs. The first 7, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Mountain azalea (Rhododendron canescens) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 14 ft mature · perennial · toxicity: slight - Red maple (Acer rubrum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - Coastal doghobble (Leucothoe axillaris) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.5 ft mature · perennial - Black willow (Salix nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Missouri River willow (Salix eriocephala) 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 - Willow oak (Quercus phellos) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
Sandy, drains fast in Quitman County: 6 rated natives
4 trees, 1 wildflowers and herbs, 1 shrubs. The first 6, 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 - Red maple (Acer rubrum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - Coastal doghobble (Leucothoe axillaris) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.5 ft mature · perennial - Black willow (Salix nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · perennial
Never watered in Quitman County: 3 rated natives
2 trees, 1 wildflowers and herbs. The first 3, 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 - Red maple (Acer rubrum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - Blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · perennial · high drought tolerance
Stays soggy in Quitman County: 6 rated natives
4 trees, 2 shrubs. The first 6, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Mountain azalea (Rhododendron canescens) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 14 ft mature · perennial · toxicity: slight - Red maple (Acer rubrum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - Coastal doghobble (Leucothoe axillaris) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.5 ft mature · perennial - Black willow (Salix nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Missouri River willow (Salix eriocephala) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Water oak (Quercus nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
Natives Quitman County has that most of Georgia does not
7 natives here are on file in no more than 8 of Georgia's 159 counties. A few of them:
- Flyr's brickellbush (Brickellia cordifolia): 5 counties
- Croomia (Croomia pauciflora): 5 counties
- Diamond-flowers (Stenaria nigricans): 5 counties
- Chattahoochee River wakerobin (Trillium decipiens): 5 counties
- Pyramid magnolia (Magnolia pyramidata): 6 counties
- Plumleaf azalea (Rhododendron prunifolium): 6 counties
- Arkansas oak (Quercus arkansana): 8 counties
Where to start in Quitman County
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Quitman County gives you the most rated choice (11 plants), and Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) is the easiest start on that list. Never watered is the hard one here: 3 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 20 unrated natives too.