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Native plants for a border in McDowell County, North Carolina

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  • New Jersey Tea
    Ceanothus americanus

    Recorded in McDowell 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
    Grows in potsSupports 43 caterpillar species (genus)
  • Black Chokeberry
    Aronia melanocarpa

    Recorded in McDowell 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
    Grows in potsSupports 66 caterpillar species (genus)
  • Narrowleaf Sundrops
    Oenothera fruticosa

    Recorded in McDowell 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 McDowell 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 McDowell 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)
  • Mapleleaf Viburnum
    Viburnum acerifolium

    Recorded in McDowell 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
    Feeds 18 bird species (genus)
  • Yellow Wild Indigo
    Baptisia tinctoria

    Recorded in McDowell 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)
  • Wild Bergamot
    Monarda fistulosa

    Recorded in McDowell County

    Photo credit

    Hope Duckworth, CC BY 4.0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.

    Summer, Fall3 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Supports 4 specialist bee species (genus)
  • Shrubby St. John's-wort
    Hypericum prolificum

    Recorded in McDowell 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
    Supports 22 caterpillar species (genus)
  • Butterfly Milkweed
    Asclepias tuberosa

    Recorded in McDowell 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)
  • Scarlet Beebalm
    Monarda didyma

    Recorded in McDowell County

    Photo credit

    Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching

    Red, Jul to Sep3 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Grows in potsSupports 4 specialist bee species (genus)
  • Sallow Sedge
    Carex lurida

    Recorded in McDowell 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)
  • Pennsylvania Sedge
    Carex pensylvanica

    Recorded in McDowell County

    Photo credit

    Erutuon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.

    Spring5 in tall, 6 in wideDry to moist soil
    Grows in potsFeeds 50 bird species (genus)
  • Eastern Flowering Spurge
    Euphorbia corollata

    Recorded in McDowell 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 McDowell 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)
  • Little Bluestem
    Schizachyrium scoparium

    Recorded in McDowell 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)
  • Cardinal-flower
    Lobelia cardinalis

    Recorded in McDowell 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
    Grows in pots
  • Early Meadow-rue
    Thalictrum dioicum

    Recorded in McDowell County

    Photo credit

    Jay Sturner, CC BY 2.0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.

    Apr to May1.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Supports 15 caterpillar species (genus)
  • False Solomon's-seal
    Maianthemum racemosum

    Recorded in McDowell 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)
  • Eastern Columbine
    Aquilegia canadensis

    Recorded in McDowell 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
    Grows in pots
  • Starry Campion
    Silene stellata

    Recorded in McDowell 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
    Feeds 13 bird species (genus)
  • Fire Pink
    Silene virginica

    Recorded in McDowell 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)
  • Hoary Mountain-mint
    Pycnanthemum incanum

    Recorded in McDowell 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-mint
    Pycnanthemum muticum

    Recorded in McDowell 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 McDowell 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
  • Hoary Skullcap
    Scutellaria incana

    Recorded in McDowell 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
    Feeds 1 bird species (genus)
  • Tall Bellflower
    Campanulastrum americanum

    Recorded in McDowell 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
    Supports 2 specialist bee species (genus)
  • Tall Thimbleweed
    Anemone virginiana

    Recorded in McDowell 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)
  • Large-flowered Bellwort
    Uvularia grandiflora

    Recorded in McDowell County

    Photo credit

    Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.

    Yellow, Apr to May2 ft tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Grows in pots
  • Piedmont Foamflower
    Tiarella cordifolia

    Recorded in McDowell 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
    Grows in potsFeeds 2 bird species (genus)
  • Northern Spider-lily
    Hymenocallis occidentalis

    Recorded in McDowell County

    Photo credit

    Louisiana Sea Grant College Program Louisiana State University, CC BY 2.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching

    White2 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideMoist to wet soil
  • Sweet Goldenrod
    Solidago odora

    Recorded in McDowell 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 McDowell 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)
  • Robin's-plantain
    Erigeron pulchellus

    Recorded in McDowell 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
    Supports 9 specialist bee species (genus)
  • Small's Ragwort
    Packera anonyma

    Recorded in McDowell 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)
  • Black-eyed Susan
    Rudbeckia hirta

    Recorded in McDowell 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
    Grows in potsSupports 25 specialist bee species (genus)
  • Cream Wild Indigo
    Baptisia bracteata

    Recorded in McDowell County

    Photo credit

    (c) Brian Finzel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo, iNaturalist medium image; no additional crop, retouching, or re-encoding.

    May to Jun2 ft tall, 2 ft wideDry to average soil
    Supports 23 caterpillar species (genus)
  • Orange Coneflower
    Rudbeckia fulgida

    Recorded in McDowell 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)
  • White Wood-aster
    Eurybia divaricata

    Recorded in McDowell 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)
  • Common Sneezeweed
    Helenium autumnale

    Recorded in McDowell 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
    Grows in potsSupports 14 specialist bee species (genus)
  • Lanceleaf Tickseed
    Coreopsis lanceolata

    Recorded in McDowell 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)
  • Smooth Oxeye
    Heliopsis helianthoides

    Recorded in McDowell County

    Photo credit

    Scott Loarie, CC0, Original photo, iNaturalist medium image; no additional crop, retouching, or re-encoding.

    Summer, Fall4.5 ft tall, 3 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Supports 10 specialist bee species (genus)
  • Christmas Fern
    Polystichum acrostichoides

    Recorded in McDowell 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)
  • Marginal Wood-fern
    Dryopteris marginalis

    Recorded in McDowell County

    Photo credit

    Chhe (talk), Public domain, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching

    2 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Grows in potsFeeds 2 bird species (genus)
  • Royal Fern
    Osmunda spectabilis

    Recorded in McDowell 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
    Grows in pots
  • Cinnamon Fern
    Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

    Recorded in McDowell 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
    Grows in pots
  • Plantain-leaf Pussytoes
    Antennaria plantaginifolia

    Recorded in McDowell 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 McDowell 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 Maidenhair Fern
    Adiantum pedatum

    Recorded in McDowell 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
    Grows in pots