Native plants for Troup County, Georgia
78 native plants recorded in Troup County, Georgia
USDA has only 92 plant records of any kind for Troup County, against 3,181 natives statewide. That is a gap in who has collected here, not a shortage of plants, so treat the 78 below as a floor.
By type: 40 wildflowers and herbs, 7 grasses and sedges, 7 shrubs, 2 low woody plants, 16 trees, 6 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 35 of them (45%), and only those can be matched to a spot below.
What fits each kind of spot in Troup County
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 35 | 0 | 43 |
| Half shade | 21 | 14 | 43 |
| Under trees | 9 | 26 | 43 |
| Heavy clay | 26 | 9 | 43 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 26 | 9 | 43 |
| Never watered | 17 | 18 | 43 |
| Stays soggy | 16 | 19 | 43 |
Sun all day in Troup County: 35 rated natives
15 trees, 8 wildflowers and herbs, 6 shrubs, 4 vines, 2 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Lanceleaf tickseed (Coreopsis lanceolata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - 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 - Eastern baccharis (Baccharis halimifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Silky dogwood (Cornus amomum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Umbrella-tree (Magnolia tripetala) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Cat greenbrier (Smilax glauca) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
Half shade in Troup County: 21 rated natives
11 trees, 4 vines, 3 wildflowers and herbs, 2 shrubs, 1 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Lanceleaf tickseed (Coreopsis lanceolata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Eastern baccharis (Baccharis halimifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Silky dogwood (Cornus amomum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Lopsided rush (Juncus secundus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) vines
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Red maple (Acer rubrum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · toxicity: slight
Under trees in Troup County: 9 rated natives
5 trees, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 1 vines, 1 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Lanceleaf tickseed (Coreopsis lanceolata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Lopsided rush (Juncus secundus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Hazel alder (Alnus serrulata) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - River birch (Betula nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata) 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
Heavy clay in Troup County: 26 rated natives
12 trees, 6 wildflowers and herbs, 5 shrubs, 2 vines, 1 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Lanceleaf tickseed (Coreopsis lanceolata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - 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 - Eastern baccharis (Baccharis halimifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Silky dogwood (Cornus amomum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Cat greenbrier (Smilax glauca) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Umbrella-tree (Magnolia tripetala) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) vines
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
Sandy, drains fast in Troup County: 26 rated natives
11 trees, 6 shrubs, 5 wildflowers and herbs, 2 vines, 2 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - 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 - Eastern baccharis (Baccharis halimifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Silky dogwood (Cornus amomum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Cat greenbrier (Smilax glauca) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Lopsided rush (Juncus secundus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Indian woodoats (Chasmanthium latifolium) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Never watered in Troup County: 17 rated natives
6 trees, 4 vines, 4 shrubs, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 1 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) vines
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Cat greenbrier (Smilax glauca) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance - Cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Indian woodoats (Chasmanthium latifolium) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Saw greenbrier (Smilax bona-nox) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
Stays soggy in Troup County: 16 rated natives
6 trees, 5 wildflowers and herbs, 3 shrubs, 1 grasses and sedges, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- 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 - Green arrow arum (Peltandra virginica) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.3 ft mature · perennial · takes saturated soil - Eastern baccharis (Baccharis halimifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Silky dogwood (Cornus amomum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Waterthread pondweed (Potamogeton diversifolius) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Indian woodoats (Chasmanthium latifolium) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Royal fern (Osmunda regalis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Natives Troup County has that most of Georgia does not
4 natives here are on file in no more than 8 of Georgia's 159 counties. A few of them:
- Lopsided rush (Juncus secundus): 3 counties
- Green pitcherplant (Sarracenia oreophila): 5 counties
- Plumleaf azalea (Rhododendron prunifolium): 6 counties
- Texas signalgrass (Urochloa texana): 7 counties
Where to start in Troup County
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Troup County gives you the most rated choice (35 plants), and Lanceleaf tickseed (Coreopsis lanceolata) is the easiest start on that list. Under trees is the hard one here: 9 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 43 unrated natives too.