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

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Calico Aster
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Recorded in Tyrrell County
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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 Tyrrell 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)
Bladder Sedge
Carex intumescens
Recorded in Tyrrell 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
Feeds 50 bird species (genus)
Sallow Sedge
Carex lurida
Recorded in Tyrrell County
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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)
Bushy Seedbox
Ludwigia alternifolia
Recorded in Tyrrell 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 Tyrrell County
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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)
White Turtlehead
Chelone glabra
Recorded in Tyrrell 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
Sweet Goldenrod
Solidago odora
Recorded in Tyrrell 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 Tyrrell 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)
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Recorded in Tyrrell 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)