Native plants for Warren County, Georgia
40 native plants recorded in Warren County, Georgia
USDA has only 50 plant records of any kind for Warren County, against 3,181 natives statewide. That is a gap in who has collected here, not a shortage of plants, so treat the 40 below as a floor.
By type: 26 wildflowers and herbs, 5 grasses and sedges, 2 shrubs, 1 low woody plants, 6 trees. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 8 of them (20%), and only those can be matched to a spot below.
What fits each kind of spot in Warren County
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 8 | 0 | 32 |
| Half shade | 5 | 3 | 32 |
| Under trees | 3 | 5 | 32 |
| Heavy clay | 3 | 5 | 32 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 7 | 1 | 32 |
| Never watered | 5 | 3 | 32 |
| Stays soggy | 1 | 7 | 32 |
Sun all day in Warren County: 8 rated natives
5 trees, 1 low woody plants, 1 grasses and sedges, 1 wildflowers and herbs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Carolina rose (Rosa carolina) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Velvet panicum (Dichanthelium scoparium) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - White fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · 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 - Turkey oak (Quercus laevis) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Black willow (Salix 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 - Eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · perennial · toxicity: slight
Half shade in Warren County: 5 rated natives
4 trees, 1 low woody plants. The first 5, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Carolina rose (Rosa carolina) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Turkey oak (Quercus laevis) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Black willow (Salix 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 - Eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · perennial · toxicity: slight
Under trees in Warren County: 3 rated natives
3 trees. The first 3, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Turkey oak (Quercus laevis) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Black willow (Salix 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 Warren County: 3 rated natives
3 trees. The first 3, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Black willow (Salix 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 - Eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · perennial · toxicity: slight
Sandy, drains fast in Warren County: 7 rated natives
4 trees, 1 low woody plants, 1 grasses and sedges, 1 wildflowers and herbs. The first 7, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Carolina rose (Rosa carolina) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Velvet panicum (Dichanthelium scoparium) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - White fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · 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 - Turkey oak (Quercus laevis) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Black willow (Salix nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · perennial · toxicity: slight
Never watered in Warren County: 5 rated natives
3 trees, 1 low woody plants, 1 wildflowers and herbs. The first 5, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Carolina rose (Rosa carolina) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - White fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · 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 - Turkey oak (Quercus laevis) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · perennial · high drought tolerance · toxicity: slight
Stays soggy in Warren County: 1 rated natives
1 trees. The first 1, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Black willow (Salix nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
Natives Warren County has that most of Georgia does not
2 natives here are on file in no more than 8 of Georgia's 159 counties. A few of them:
- Hybrid floatingheart (Nymphoides aquatica): 2 counties
- Twistedhair spikemoss (Selaginella tortipila): 3 counties
Where to start in Warren County
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Warren County gives you the most rated choice (8 plants), and Carolina rose (Rosa carolina) is the easiest start on that list. Stays soggy is the hard one here: 1 rated plant, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 32 unrated natives too.