Native plants for Twiggs County, Georgia
45 native plants recorded in Twiggs County, Georgia
USDA has only 62 plant records of any kind for Twiggs County, against 3,181 natives statewide. That is a gap in who has collected here, not a shortage of plants, so treat the 45 below as a floor.
By type: 22 wildflowers and herbs, 4 grasses and sedges, 5 shrubs, 1 low woody plants, 10 trees, 3 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 17 of them (38%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. Gray everlasting (Gamochaeta coarctata) and Vente conmigo (Croton glandulosus) are also recorded as introduced.
What fits each kind of spot in Twiggs County
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 17 | 0 | 28 |
| Half shade | 7 | 10 | 28 |
| Under trees | 7 | 10 | 28 |
| Heavy clay | 8 | 9 | 28 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 10 | 7 | 28 |
| Never watered | 8 | 9 | 28 |
| Stays soggy | 6 | 11 | 28 |
Sun all day in Twiggs County: 17 rated natives
10 trees, 4 wildflowers and herbs, 2 shrubs, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Parsley hawthorn (Crataegus marshallii) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Common ladyfern (Athyrium filix-femina) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Western brackenfern (Pteridium aquilinum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - Smooth sumac (Rhus glabra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 12 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Red buckeye (Aesculus pavia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: severe
Half shade in Twiggs County: 7 rated natives
4 trees, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 1 shrubs. The first 7, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- 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 - Prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Smooth sumac (Rhus glabra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 12 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Giant cane (Arundinaria gigantea) shrubs
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 Twiggs County: 7 rated natives
4 trees, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 1 shrubs. The first 7, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Smooth sumac (Rhus glabra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 12 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Giant cane (Arundinaria gigantea) shrubs
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 Twiggs County: 8 rated natives
6 trees, 1 wildflowers and herbs, 1 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Parsley hawthorn (Crataegus marshallii) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Red buckeye (Aesculus pavia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: severe - Giant cane (Arundinaria gigantea) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Sugarberry (Celtis laevigata) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · moderate 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 - Dwarf palmetto (Sabal minor) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 9 ft mature · perennial · needs saturated soil (pond or bog), not a regular bed
Sandy, drains fast in Twiggs County: 10 rated natives
5 trees, 3 wildflowers and herbs, 2 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Western brackenfern (Pteridium aquilinum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - Smooth sumac (Rhus glabra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 12 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Red buckeye (Aesculus pavia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: severe - Giant cane (Arundinaria gigantea) shrubs
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
Never watered in Twiggs County: 8 rated natives
3 wildflowers and herbs, 3 trees, 2 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Western brackenfern (Pteridium aquilinum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - Smooth sumac (Rhus glabra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 12 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Giant cane (Arundinaria gigantea) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · perennial · high drought tolerance - American holly (Ilex opaca) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · perennial
Stays soggy in Twiggs County: 6 rated natives
5 trees, 1 shrubs. The first 6, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Parsley hawthorn (Crataegus marshallii) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Dwarf palmetto (Sabal minor) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 9 ft mature · perennial · takes saturated soil - Red buckeye (Aesculus pavia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: severe - Giant cane (Arundinaria gigantea) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Sugarberry (Celtis laevigata) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Water oak (Quercus nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
Where to start in Twiggs County
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Twiggs County gives you the most rated choice (17 plants), and Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) is the easiest start on that list. Stays soggy is the hard one here: 6 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 28 unrated natives too.