Native plants for front garden in Johnston County, North Carolina
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- InkberryIlex glabra
Recorded in Johnston 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
Spring7.5 ft tall, 6.5 ft wideUsually moist soil - New Jersey TeaCeanothus americanus
Recorded in Johnston 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 - Calico AsterSymphyotrichum lateriflorum
Recorded in Johnston 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 - Dwarf AzaleaRhododendron atlanticum
Recorded in Johnston County
Photo credit
(c) T. Hammer, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo, iNaturalist medium image; no additional crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Spring4.5 ft tall, 4.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Pink AzaleaRhododendron periclymenoides
Recorded in Johnston 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 Johnston 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 Johnston 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 - Black HuckleberryGaylussacia baccata
Recorded in Johnston 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 - Bird's-foot VioletViola pedata
Recorded in Johnston 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 Johnston 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 - Mapleleaf ViburnumViburnum acerifolium
Recorded in Johnston 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 Johnston 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 Johnston 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 - Butterfly MilkweedAsclepias tuberosa
Recorded in Johnston 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 Johnston 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 - Gray's SedgeCarex grayi
Recorded in Johnston County
Photo credit
Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
May to Aug2.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideUsually moist soil - Bladder SedgeCarex intumescens
Recorded in Johnston 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 Johnston 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 - Rosy SedgeCarex rosea
Recorded in Johnston 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 - Eastern Flowering SpurgeEuphorbia corollata
Recorded in Johnston 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 Johnston 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 Johnston 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 Johnston 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 Johnston 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 - Coastal Sweet-pepperbushClethra alnifolia
Recorded in Johnston County
Photo credit
Sten Porse, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Summer7.5 ft tall, 5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Meadow PhloxPhlox maculata
Recorded in Johnston County
Photo credit
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute., Public domain, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Jun to Aug2.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideUsually moist soil - Common Golden-AlexandersZizia aurea
Recorded in Johnston County
Photo credit
Susan Strine, CC BY 2.0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Yellow, Spring, Summer1.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Cardinal-flowerLobelia cardinalis
Recorded in Johnston 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 - SwitchgrassPanicum virgatum
Recorded in Johnston County
Photo credit
Andrey Zharkikh, CC BY 4.0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Jul to Sep5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - False Solomon's-sealMaianthemum racemosum
Recorded in Johnston 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 Johnston 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 Johnston 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 - Clustered Mountain-mintPycnanthemum muticum
Recorded in Johnston 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-mintPycnanthemum tenuifolium
Recorded in Johnston 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 - American BeautyberryCallicarpa americana
Recorded in Johnston 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 - Virginia SweetspireItea virginica
Recorded in Johnston County
Photo credit
User:SB_Johnny, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
White, Spring6 ft tall, 4.5 ft wideMoist to wet soil - Eastern BluestarAmsonia tabernaemontana
Recorded in Johnston 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 - Coastal DoghobbleLeucothoe axillaris
Recorded in Johnston 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 - Sessile-leaf BellwortUvularia sessilifolia
Recorded in Johnston County
Photo credit
Shenandoah National Park from Virginia, Public domain, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Yellow, Apr to May1 ft tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Piedmont FoamflowerTiarella cordifolia
Recorded in Johnston 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 - Sweet WoodreedCinna arundinacea
Recorded in Johnston 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 - Narrowleaf SunflowerHelianthus angustifolius
Recorded in Johnston County
Photo credit
Helen Lowe Metzman / USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab, Public domain, Original photo, Source uses focus-stacking workflow and describes background halo cleanup; Wikimedia thumbnail; no additional editing
Summer6.5 ft tall, 3 ft wideUsually moist soil - Showy GoldenrodSolidago speciosa
Recorded in Johnston County
Photo credit
Barnes Dr Thomas G, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Sep to Oct4.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Sweet GoldenrodSolidago odora
Recorded in Johnston 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 - Wrinkle-leaf GoldenrodSolidago rugosa
Recorded in Johnston 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 - Coastal Plain Joe-pye-weedEutrochium dubium
Recorded in Johnston County
Photo credit
(c) Dilrukshan Priyantha Wijesinghe, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo, iNaturalist medium image; no additional crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
4.5 ft tall, 3 ft wideUsually moist soil - Hollow Joe-pye-weedEutrochium fistulosum
Recorded in Johnston 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 Johnston 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 Johnston 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 Johnston 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 Johnston 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 Johnston 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 Johnston 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 - Purplehead SneezeweedHelenium flexuosum
Recorded in Johnston 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 - Lanceleaf TickseedCoreopsis lanceolata
Recorded in Johnston 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 - Whorled TickseedCoreopsis verticillata
Recorded in Johnston 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 - Royal FernOsmunda spectabilis
Recorded in Johnston 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 Johnston 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 - Sensitive FernOnoclea sensibilis
Recorded in Johnston 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-goldChrysogonum virginianum
Recorded in Johnston 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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