Native plants for front garden in Gaston County, North Carolina
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- New Jersey TeaCeanothus americanus
Recorded in Gaston 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 - Pink AzaleaRhododendron periclymenoides
Recorded in Gaston 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 Gaston 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 - Narrowleaf SundropsOenothera fruticosa
Recorded in Gaston 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 Gaston 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 - Bird's-foot VioletViola pedata
Recorded in Gaston 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 - Swamp RosemallowHibiscus moscheutos
Recorded in Gaston County
Photo credit
no rights reserved, CC0, Original photo, iNaturalist medium image; no additional crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Jul to Sep5 ft tall, 3 ft wideMoist to wet soil - Yellow Wild IndigoBaptisia tinctoria
Recorded in Gaston 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 Gaston 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 - Swamp MilkweedAsclepias incarnata
Recorded in Gaston 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 - Butterfly MilkweedAsclepias tuberosa
Recorded in Gaston 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 - Fringed SedgeCarex crinita
Recorded in Gaston 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 - Eastern Flowering SpurgeEuphorbia corollata
Recorded in Gaston 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 - Bushy SeedboxLudwigia alternifolia
Recorded in Gaston 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 Gaston 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 - Little BluestemSchizachyrium scoparium
Recorded in Gaston 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 Gaston 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 Gaston 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 Gaston 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 - Fire PinkSilene virginica
Recorded in Gaston 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 - American BeautyberryCallicarpa americana
Recorded in Gaston County
Photo credit
Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Summer5.5 ft tall, 4.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Canada HorsebalmCollinsonia canadensis
Recorded in Gaston 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 Gaston 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 Gaston 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 - Coastal DoghobbleLeucothoe axillaris
Recorded in Gaston County
Photo credit
KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Fall3.5 ft tall, 5 ft wideUsually moist soil - Highland DoghobbleLeucothoe fontanesiana
Recorded in Gaston 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 - Sweet WoodreedCinna arundinacea
Recorded in Gaston 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 - Sweet GoldenrodSolidago odora
Recorded in Gaston 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 - Sweet Joe-pye-weedEutrochium purpureum
Recorded in Gaston 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 - Small's RagwortPackera anonyma
Recorded in Gaston 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 Gaston 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 Gaston 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 - Orange ConeflowerRudbeckia fulgida
Recorded in Gaston 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 - Common Wild QuinineParthenium integrifolium
Recorded in Gaston 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 Gaston 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 - Christmas FernPolystichum acrostichoides
Recorded in Gaston County
Photo credit
jamie, CC BY 4.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
2 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil - Northern Maidenhair FernAdiantum pedatum
Recorded in Gaston 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 Gaston 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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