Native plants for a small bed in Bertie County, North Carolina

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Calico Aster
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Recorded in Bertie County
Photo credit
no rights reserved, CC0, Original photo, iNaturalist medium image; no additional crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
White, Summer, Fall3 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
Supports 45 specialist bee species (genus)
Narrowleaf Sundrops
Oenothera fruticosa
Recorded in Bertie County
Photo credit
Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Yellow, Summer1.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
Feeds 5 bird species (genus)
Wild Strawberry
Fragaria virginiana
Recorded in Bertie County
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(c) psweet, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo, iNaturalist medium image; no additional crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
White, Spring6 in tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
Grows in potsFeeds 14 bird species (genus)
Bird's-foot Violet
Viola pedata
Recorded in Bertie County
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no rights reserved, CC0, Original photo, iNaturalist medium image; no additional crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Spring, Summer6 in tall, 6 in wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
Feeds 8 bird species (genus)
Yellow Wild Indigo
Baptisia tinctoria
Recorded in Bertie County
Photo credit
DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Yellow, Spring, Summer3 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
Supports 23 caterpillar species (genus)
Eastern Smooth Beardtongue
Penstemon laevigatus
Recorded in Bertie County
Photo credit
Susan Strine, CC BY 2.0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Spring, Summer2.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
Feeds 2 bird species (genus)
Butterfly Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
Recorded in Bertie County
Photo credit
Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Orange, May to Aug1.5 ft tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
Grows in potsSupports 14 caterpillar species (genus)
Green Milkweed
Asclepias viridiflora
Recorded in Bertie County
Photo credit
wackybadger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Spring, Summer1.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideDry to somewhat dry soil
Supports 14 caterpillar species (genus)
Fringed Sedge
Carex crinita
Recorded in Bertie County
Photo credit
Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Jun to Jul3 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideMoist to wet soil
Feeds 50 bird species (genus)
Bladder Sedge
Carex intumescens
Recorded in Bertie County
Photo credit
Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Jun to Jul2 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideAverage to wet soil
Feeds 50 bird species (genus)
Sallow Sedge
Carex lurida
Recorded in Bertie County
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no rights reserved, CC0, Original photo, iNaturalist medium image; no additional crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
May to Aug2 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil
Feeds 50 bird species (genus)
Bushy Seedbox
Ludwigia alternifolia
Recorded in Bertie County
Photo credit
sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Yellow, Summer, Fall2.5 ft tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil
Feeds 4 bird species (genus)
Lyreleaf Sage
Salvia lyrata
Recorded in Bertie County
Photo credit
Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Spring1.5 ft tall, 10 in wideSomewhat dry to wet soil
Supports 11 caterpillar species (genus)
Downy Phlox
Phlox pilosa
Recorded in Bertie County
Photo credit
NPS Staff, Public domain, Original photo, Digitized historical NPS educational slide; Wikimedia thumbnail, no additional crop or retouching.
May to Jul1.5 ft tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
Feeds 2 bird species (genus)
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Recorded in Bertie County
Photo credit
Joshua Mayer, CC BY-SA 2.0 DE, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Summer3 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
Grows in potsFeeds 4 bird species (genus)
False Solomon's-seal
Maianthemum racemosum
Recorded in Bertie County
Photo credit
Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
White2.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
Feeds 9 bird species (genus)
Clustered Mountain-mint
Pycnanthemum muticum
Recorded in Bertie County
Photo credit
Cathy Dewitt, CC BY 4.0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
3.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
Slender Mountain-mint
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Recorded in Bertie County
Photo credit
Hope Duckworth, CC BY 4.0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
3 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
Grows in pots
Sweet Goldenrod
Solidago odora
Recorded in Bertie County
Photo credit
James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Summer, Fall3 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
Supports 36 specialist bee species (genus)
Wrinkle-leaf Goldenrod
Solidago rugosa
Recorded in Bertie County
Photo credit
Alan Weakley, CC0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Jul to Oct3 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
Grows in potsSupports 36 specialist bee species (genus)
Small's Ragwort
Packera anonyma
Recorded in Bertie County
Photo credit
Pieter Pelser, CC BY 3.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Spring2.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
Feeds 4 bird species (genus)
Orange Coneflower
Rudbeckia fulgida
Recorded in Bertie County
Photo credit
Susan Strine, CC BY 2.0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Summer, Fall2.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
Supports 25 specialist bee species (genus)
Common Wild Quinine
Parthenium integrifolium
Recorded in Bertie County
Photo credit
Peterwchen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Summer, Fall3 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
Supports 20 caterpillar species (genus)
Purplehead Sneezeweed
Helenium flexuosum
Recorded in Bertie County
Photo credit
Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Summer2 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideMoist to wet soil
Grows in potsSupports 14 specialist bee species (genus)
Lanceleaf Tickseed
Coreopsis lanceolata
Recorded in Bertie County
Photo credit
PK2Morgan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
May to Aug2 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
Grows in potsSupports 15 specialist bee species (genus)
Whorled Tickseed
Coreopsis verticillata
Recorded in Bertie County
Photo credit
Carl Lewis, CC BY 2.0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
May to Jul1.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to average soil
Grows in potsSupports 15 specialist bee species (genus)