Native plants for front garden in Burke County, North Carolina
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- New Jersey TeaCeanothus americanus
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
unknown author, USFWS, Public domain, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
White, Spring, Summer2.5 ft tall, 4 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Heartleaf AsterSymphyotrichum cordifolium
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
(c) Alan Rockefeller, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo, iNaturalist medium image; no additional crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Blue, Summer, Fall2.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Calico AsterSymphyotrichum lateriflorum
Recorded in Burke 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 - Pink AzaleaRhododendron periclymenoides
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
Judy Gallagher, CC BY 2.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Spring7 ft tall, 4.5 ft wideUsually moist soil - Bluestem GoldenrodSolidago caesia
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
R.A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Yellow, Aug to Oct2.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Black ChokeberryAronia melanocarpa
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
(c) Lythronax246, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo, iNaturalist medium image; no additional crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
White, Spring6 ft tall, 4.5 ft wideAverage to wet soil - Narrowleaf SundropsOenothera fruticosa
Recorded in Burke 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 - Wild StrawberryFragaria virginiana
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
(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 - Black HuckleberryGaylussacia baccata
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
(c) rboles, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo, iNaturalist medium image; no additional crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Spring2 ft tall, 3 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Wild GeraniumGeranium maculatum
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
Stacy Hodes, CC BY 4.0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Spring, Summer1.5 ft tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil - Bird's-foot VioletViola pedata
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
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 - Mapleleaf ViburnumViburnum acerifolium
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
Jomegat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
White, Spring, Summer5 ft tall, 4 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Yellow Wild IndigoBaptisia tinctoria
Recorded in Burke 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 - Eastern Smooth BeardtonguePenstemon laevigatus
Recorded in Burke 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 - Shrubby St. John's-wortHypericum prolificum
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
Cathy Dewitt, CC BY 4.0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Yellow, Jul to Sep3 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Swamp MilkweedAsclepias incarnata
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
Jasper Shide, CC0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Jun to Aug4 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideUsually moist soil - Small's BeardtonguePenstemon smallii
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
no rights reserved, CC0, Original photo, iNaturalist medium image; no additional crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
2.5 ft tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Butterfly MilkweedAsclepias tuberosa
Recorded in Burke 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 - SteeplebushSpiraea tomentosa
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
Steven G. Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Jul to Sep3 ft tall, 4 ft wideUsually moist soil - Common NinebarkPhysocarpus opulifolius
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Jul to Jul6.5 ft tall, 5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Bladder SedgeCarex intumescens
Recorded in Burke 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 - Sallow SedgeCarex lurida
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
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 - Eastern Flowering SpurgeEuphorbia corollata
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
(c) Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo, iNaturalist medium image; no additional crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Summer, Fall2.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideDry to average soil - Dwarf Crested IrisIris cristata
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
Dr. Thomas Barnes, USFWS, Public domain, Original photo, Source scanned from 1980s 35 mm slide; Wikimedia thumbnail; no additional crop or retouching.
Spring7 in tall, 10 in wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Bushy SeedboxLudwigia alternifolia
Recorded in Burke 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 - MaypopsPassiflora incarnata
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
E.nielsen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Spring, Summer7 ft tall, 4.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Lyreleaf SageSalvia lyrata
Recorded in Burke 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 - Little BluestemSchizachyrium scoparium
Recorded in Burke 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 - Rattlesnake-masterEryngium yuccifolium
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Summer5 ft tall, 4.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Cardinal-flowerLobelia cardinalis
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
Barnes, Dr. Thomas G., Public domain, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Jul to Sep4.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideUsually moist soil - False Solomon's-sealMaianthemum racemosum
Recorded in Burke 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 - Heartleaf Golden-AlexandersZizia aptera
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
Chelsea Monks, Black Hills National Forest, Public domain, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Yellow, Apr to May2 ft tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Eastern ColumbineAquilegia canadensis
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
Ragesoss, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Apr to Jun2 ft tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Starry CampionSilene stellata
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
Fritz Flohr Reynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
White, Jul to Sep2.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Fire PinkSilene virginica
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
Stacy Hodes, CC BY 4.0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Red, May to Jul1 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Hoary Mountain-mintPycnanthemum incanum
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
4.5 ft tall, 3 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Slender Mountain-mintPycnanthemum tenuifolium
Recorded in Burke 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 - Hoary SkullcapScutellaria incana
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
(c) Healthy Yards, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo, iNaturalist medium image; no additional crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Jun to Sep2.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Tall BellflowerCampanulastrum americanum
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
Carol VanHook, CC BY-SA 2.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Jul to Oct4.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideUsually moist soil - River OatsChasmanthium latifolium
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Summer3.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil - Canada HorsebalmCollinsonia canadensis
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
(c) Katie Kucera, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo, iNaturalist medium image; no additional crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
3 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil - Black CohoshActaea racemosa
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
Hope Duckworth, CC BY 4.0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
White, May to Sep5.5 ft tall, 3 ft wideUsually moist soil - Tall ThimbleweedAnemone virginiana
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
(c) Tom Norton, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo, iNaturalist medium image; no additional crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Jun to Aug3 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Virginia WaterleafHydrophyllum virginianum
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
(c) Ashwin Srinivasan, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo, iNaturalist medium image; no additional crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
1.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Eastern BluestarAmsonia tabernaemontana
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
Susan Strine, CC BY 2.0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Blue, Apr to Jun2.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Highland DoghobbleLeucothoe fontanesiana
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
homeredwardprice, CC BY 2.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
White4 ft tall, 6 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Piedmont FoamflowerTiarella cordifolia
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
Ghislain118, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
8 in tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil - Wrinkle-leaf GoldenrodSolidago rugosa
Recorded in Burke 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 - Robin's-plantainErigeron pulchellus
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
no rights reserved, CC0, Original photo, iNaturalist medium image; no additional crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Spring, Summer1.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil - Sweet Joe-pye-weedEutrochium purpureum
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
Eric Schmidt, CC0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Jul to Sep6 ft tall, 3 ft wideUsually moist soil - Hollow Joe-pye-weedEutrochium fistulosum
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
Susan Strine, CC BY 2.0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Jul to Sep6 ft tall, 3 ft wideUsually moist soil - Small's RagwortPackera anonyma
Recorded in Burke 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 - Black-eyed SusanRudbeckia hirta
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Jun to Oct3 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Cutleaf ConeflowerRudbeckia laciniata
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
Σ64, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Jul to Oct6.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil - Common Wild QuinineParthenium integrifolium
Recorded in Burke 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 - White Wood-asterEurybia divaricata
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
(c) Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo, iNaturalist medium image; no additional crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Summer, Fall2 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Common SneezeweedHelenium autumnale
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
Virginia State Parks, CC BY 2.0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Aug to Oct4 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideMoist to wet soil - Lanceleaf TickseedCoreopsis lanceolata
Recorded in Burke 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 - Christmas FernPolystichum acrostichoides
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
jamie, CC BY 4.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
2 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil - Marginal Wood-fernDryopteris marginalis
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
Chhe (talk), Public domain, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
2 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideUsually moist soil - Royal FernOsmunda spectabilis
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
Nathan Howell; Howell, Krings and Braham (2016), CC BY 4.0, Original photo, Original published individual photograph panel; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding
Spring4.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideAverage to wet soil - Cinnamon FernOsmundastrum cinnamomeum
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
Wayne National forest, CC BY 2.0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Spring4 ft tall, 3 ft wideUsually moist soil - Plantain-leaf PussytoesAntennaria plantaginifolia
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
(c) Taro Ietaka, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo, iNaturalist medium image; no additional crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Apr to Jun5 in tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Northern Maidenhair FernAdiantum pedatum
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
Tim McCormack (Phyzome), CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Summer2 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil - Northern Green-and-goldChrysogonum virginianum
Recorded in Burke County
Photo credit
Patty Felder, CC BY 4.0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
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