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

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Heartleaf Aster
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Recorded in Caswell 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
Grows in potsSupports 45 specialist bee species (genus)
Calico Aster
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Recorded in Caswell 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 Caswell 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 Caswell 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
Grows in potsFeeds 14 bird species (genus)
Wild Geranium
Geranium maculatum
Recorded in Caswell 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
Grows in potsFeeds 11 bird species (genus)
Tall Blue Wild Indigo
Baptisia australis
Recorded in Caswell County
Photo credit
Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
May to Jul3.5 ft tall, 3 ft wideUsually moist soil
Grows in potsSupports 23 caterpillar species (genus)
Yellow Wild Indigo
Baptisia tinctoria
Recorded in Caswell 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 Caswell 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)
Whorled Milkweed
Asclepias verticillata
Recorded in Caswell County
Photo credit
George F Mayfield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Jul to Sep2 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
Supports 14 caterpillar species (genus)
Butterfly Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
Recorded in Caswell 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 Caswell 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 Caswell 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)
Sallow Sedge
Carex lurida
Recorded in Caswell 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
Feeds 50 bird species (genus)
Rosy Sedge
Carex rosea
Recorded in Caswell County
Photo credit
(c) hr_dragonfly, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo, iNaturalist medium image; no additional crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Jun to Jun1 ft tall, 1 ft wideDry to moist soil
Feeds 50 bird species (genus)
Eastern Flowering Spurge
Euphorbia corollata
Recorded in Caswell 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
Feeds 14 bird species (genus)
Bushy Seedbox
Ludwigia alternifolia
Recorded in Caswell 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 Caswell 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)
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Recorded in Caswell 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 Caswell 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)
Heartleaf Golden-Alexanders
Zizia aptera
Recorded in Caswell 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
Grows in pots
Fire Pink
Silene virginica
Recorded in Caswell 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
Feeds 13 bird species (genus)
Slender Mountain-mint
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Recorded in Caswell 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
White Turtlehead
Chelone glabra
Recorded in Caswell County
Photo credit
R.A Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Jul to Sep2 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
Grows in pots
Tall Thimbleweed
Anemone virginiana
Recorded in Caswell 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
Grows in potsFeeds 2 bird species (genus)
Sweet Woodreed
Cinna arundinacea
Recorded in Caswell County
Photo credit
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute., Public domain, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Aug to Sep3 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideAverage to wet soil
Feeds 1 bird species (genus)
Small's Ragwort
Packera anonyma
Recorded in Caswell 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 Caswell 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 Caswell 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)
White Wood-aster
Eurybia divaricata
Recorded in Caswell 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
Supports 27 specialist bee species (genus)
Whorled Tickseed
Coreopsis verticillata
Recorded in Caswell 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)
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Recorded in Caswell County
Photo credit
jamie, CC BY 4.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
2 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil
Grows in potsFeeds 2 bird species (genus)
Plantain-leaf Pussytoes
Antennaria plantaginifolia
Recorded in Caswell 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
Feeds 5 bird species (genus)
Sensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
Recorded in Caswell County
Photo credit
Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
1.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
Northern Green-and-gold
Chrysogonum virginianum
Recorded in Caswell County
Photo credit
Patty Felder, CC BY 4.0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
1 in tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil