Native plants for Wheeler County, Georgia
134 native plants recorded in Wheeler County, Georgia
The USDA plant database has 154 plants recorded growing wild in Wheeler County. 134 of them are native to the lower 48, and 3 are introduced species that this page leaves out.
By type: 62 wildflowers and herbs, 13 grasses and sedges, 17 shrubs, 13 low woody plants, 28 trees, 1 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 37 of them (28%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. A plant missing here has not been recorded yet, which is not proof it would fail.
What fits each kind of spot in Wheeler County
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 37 | 0 | 97 |
| Half shade | 21 | 16 | 97 |
| Under trees | 16 | 21 | 97 |
| Heavy clay | 23 | 14 | 97 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 25 | 12 | 97 |
| Never watered | 17 | 20 | 97 |
| Stays soggy | 18 | 19 | 97 |
Sun all day in Wheeler County: 37 rated natives
20 trees, 6 wildflowers and herbs, 6 grasses and sedges, 2 low woody plants, 2 shrubs, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- 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 - Comfortroot (Hibiscus aculeatus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial - Sawtooth blackberry (Rubus argutus) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8.2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) trees
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 - Trumpet honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Eggleaf rosette grass (Dichanthelium ovale) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.7 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
Half shade in Wheeler County: 21 rated natives
12 trees, 3 wildflowers and herbs, 3 grasses and sedges, 2 low woody plants, 1 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- 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 - Comfortroot (Hibiscus aculeatus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial · high shade tolerance - Sawtooth blackberry (Rubus argutus) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8.2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Slender little bluestem (Schizachyrium tenerum) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Tenangle pipewort (Eriocaulon decangulare) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Woolly rosette grass (Dichanthelium scabriusculum) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Southern waxy sedge (Carex glaucescens) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Under trees in Wheeler County: 16 rated natives
9 trees, 3 wildflowers and herbs, 2 low woody plants, 1 grasses and sedges, 1 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- 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 - Comfortroot (Hibiscus aculeatus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial - Sawtooth blackberry (Rubus argutus) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8.2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Slender little bluestem (Schizachyrium tenerum) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Tenangle pipewort (Eriocaulon decangulare) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Wax myrtle (Morella cerifera) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Inkberry (Ilex glabra) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 8 ft mature · perennial
Heavy clay in Wheeler County: 23 rated natives
14 trees, 3 grasses and sedges, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 2 shrubs, 1 low woody plants, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Comfortroot (Hibiscus aculeatus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Sawtooth blackberry (Rubus argutus) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8.2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Parsley hawthorn (Crataegus marshallii) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Trumpet honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Woolly rosette grass (Dichanthelium scabriusculum) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Sweetbay (Magnolia virginiana) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Redbay (Persea borbonia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
Sandy, drains fast in Wheeler County: 25 rated natives
13 trees, 5 grasses and sedges, 4 wildflowers and herbs, 2 shrubs, 1 low woody plants. 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 - Sawtooth blackberry (Rubus argutus) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8.2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Eggleaf rosette grass (Dichanthelium ovale) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.7 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Slender little bluestem (Schizachyrium tenerum) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Tenangle pipewort (Eriocaulon decangulare) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Woolly rosette grass (Dichanthelium scabriusculum) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.4 ft mature · rapid growth · toxicity: slight
Never watered in Wheeler County: 17 rated natives
7 trees, 6 wildflowers and herbs, 2 grasses and sedges, 1 low woody plants, 1 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Comfortroot (Hibiscus aculeatus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance - Sawtooth blackberry (Rubus argutus) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8.2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Eggleaf rosette grass (Dichanthelium ovale) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.7 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Slender little bluestem (Schizachyrium tenerum) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Tenangle pipewort (Eriocaulon decangulare) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.4 ft mature · rapid growth · toxicity: slight
Stays soggy in Wheeler County: 18 rated natives
11 trees, 3 wildflowers and herbs, 2 grasses and sedges, 2 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Comfortroot (Hibiscus aculeatus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Parsley hawthorn (Crataegus marshallii) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Bog rush (Juncus biflorus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Redbay (Persea borbonia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Southern waxy sedge (Carex glaucescens) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Tenangle pipewort (Eriocaulon decangulare) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Inkberry (Ilex glabra) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 8 ft mature · perennial · takes saturated soil
Natives Wheeler County has that most of Georgia does not
14 natives here are on file in no more than 8 of Georgia's 159 counties. A few of them:
- Grayhairy wild indigo (Baptisia cinerea): only here
- White screwstem (Bartonia verna): 3 counties
- Woody goldenrod (Chrysoma pauciflosculosa): 3 counties
- Blood panicgrass (Dichanthelium consanguineum): 3 counties
- Mohr's bluestem (Andropogon mohrii): 4 counties
- Sticky hedgehyssop (Gratiola brevifolia): 5 counties
- Southern spicebush (Lindera melissifolia): 5 counties
- Texas pipewort (Eriocaulon texense): 6 counties
- Trailing krameria (Krameria lanceolata): 6 counties
- Wright's plantain (Plantago wrightiana): 7 counties
Where to start in Wheeler County
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Wheeler County gives you the most rated choice (37 plants), and Bedstraw St. Johnswort (Hypericum galioides) is the easiest start on that list. Under trees is the hard one here: 16 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 97 unrated natives too.