Native plants for Seminole County, Georgia

205 native plants recorded in Seminole County, Georgia

The USDA plant database has 268 plants recorded growing wild in Seminole County. 205 of them are native to the lower 48, and 26 are introduced species that this page leaves out.

By type: 97 wildflowers and herbs, 46 grasses and sedges, 12 shrubs, 9 low woody plants, 32 trees, 9 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 72 of them (35%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. Lambsquarters (Chenopodium album), Common reed (Phragmites australis) and 1 more are also recorded as introduced.

What fits each kind of spot in Seminole County

Sun all day in Seminole County: 72 rated natives

25 trees, 18 grasses and sedges, 16 wildflowers and herbs, 7 shrubs, 4 vines, 2 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Bedstraw St. Johnswort (Hypericum galioides) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
2. Groundnut (Apios americana) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
3. St. Peterswort (Hypericum crux-andreae) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Canada germander (Teucrium canadense) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Common blue wood aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Halberdleaf rosemallow (Hibiscus laevis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Peelbark St. Johnswort (Hypericum fasciculatum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Half shade in Seminole County: 52 rated natives

16 grasses and sedges, 16 trees, 11 wildflowers and herbs, 5 shrubs, 2 low woody plants, 2 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Bedstraw St. Johnswort (Hypericum galioides) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
2. Common blue wood aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
3. Peelbark St. Johnswort (Hypericum fasciculatum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
4. St. Peterswort (Hypericum crux-andreae) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Cucumberleaf sunflower (Helianthus debilis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · perennial · high shade tolerance
6. American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Canada germander (Teucrium canadense) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Halberdleaf rosemallow (Hibiscus laevis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Under trees in Seminole County: 32 rated natives

12 grasses and sedges, 11 trees, 4 wildflowers and herbs, 3 shrubs, 2 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Bedstraw St. Johnswort (Hypericum galioides) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
2. Common blue wood aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Peelbark St. Johnswort (Hypericum fasciculatum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Cucumberleaf sunflower (Helianthus debilis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · perennial
5. Valley redstem (Ammannia coccinea) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.6 ft mature · moderate growth
6. Blunt spikerush (Eleocharis obtusa) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Manyspike flatsedge (Cyperus polystachyos) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Needle spikerush (Eleocharis acicularis) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.7 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Heavy clay in Seminole County: 50 rated natives

18 trees, 13 grasses and sedges, 12 wildflowers and herbs, 3 vines, 3 shrubs, 1 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Groundnut (Apios americana) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
2. American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Canada germander (Teucrium canadense) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Halberdleaf rosemallow (Hibiscus laevis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Dwarf huckleberry (Gaylussacia dumosa) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · 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. Swamp titi (Cyrilla racemiflora) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
8. Valley redstem (Ammannia coccinea) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.6 ft mature · moderate growth

Sandy, drains fast in Seminole County: 51 rated natives

19 trees, 14 grasses and sedges, 9 wildflowers and herbs, 7 shrubs, 2 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Groundnut (Apios americana) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
2. St. Peterswort (Hypericum crux-andreae) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Common blue wood aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Peelbark St. Johnswort (Hypericum fasciculatum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Cucumberleaf sunflower (Helianthus debilis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · perennial
7. Dwarf huckleberry (Gaylussacia dumosa) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · perennial
8. Carolina silverbell (Halesia carolina) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial

Never watered in Seminole County: 28 rated natives

12 trees, 6 shrubs, 5 wildflowers and herbs, 3 grasses and sedges, 1 low woody plants, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
2. Peelbark St. Johnswort (Hypericum fasciculatum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
3. St. Peterswort (Hypericum crux-andreae) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. 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
5. Common blue wood aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Cucumberleaf sunflower (Helianthus debilis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · perennial
7. Dwarf huckleberry (Gaylussacia dumosa) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · perennial
8. Purple lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabilis) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance

Stays soggy in Seminole County: 43 rated natives

15 grasses and sedges, 14 trees, 10 wildflowers and herbs, 2 vines, 1 low woody plants, 1 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Groundnut (Apios americana) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
2. Sharpwing monkeyflower (Mimulus alatus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
3. Canada germander (Teucrium canadense) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
4. Halberdleaf rosemallow (Hibiscus laevis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
5. 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
6. Parsley hawthorn (Crataegus marshallii) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
7. Swamp titi (Cyrilla racemiflora) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
8. Gulf Coast spikerush (Eleocharis cellulosa) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil

Natives Seminole County has that most of Georgia does not

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

• Chinese thorn-apple (Datura quercifolia): only here
• Cuban bulrush (Oxycaryum cubense): only here
• Rayless mock goldenrod (Solidago discoidea): only here
• Algal bulrush (Websteria confervoides): only here
• Gulf Coast spikerush (Eleocharis cellulosa): 2 counties
• California bulrush (Schoenoplectus californicus): 2 counties
• Honeyvine (Cynanchum laeve): 2 counties
• Upright burhead (Echinodorus berteroi): 2 counties
• Mudbank crowngrass (Paspalum dissectum): 2 counties
• Satincurls (Clematis catesbyana): 3 counties

Where to start in Seminole County

If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Seminole County gives you the most rated choice (72 plants), and Bedstraw St. Johnswort (Hypericum galioides) is the easiest start on that list. Never watered is the hard one here: 28 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 133 unrated natives too.