Native plants for a small bed in Gibson County, Tennessee

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Bird's-foot Violet
Viola pedata
Recorded in Gibson County
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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
Feeds 8 bird species (genus)
Foxglove Beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis
Recorded in Gibson 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 Jul3 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
Grows in potsFeeds 2 bird species (genus)
Gray's Sedge
Carex grayi
Recorded in Gibson 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
Grows in potsFeeds 50 bird species (genus)
Rosy Sedge
Carex rosea
Recorded in Gibson 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)
Texas Sedge
Carex texensis
Recorded in Gibson County
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Daderot, CC0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
1 ft tall, 3 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
Feeds 50 bird species (genus)
Virginia Iris
Iris virginica
Recorded in Gibson County
Photo credit
Joshua Mayer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Spring2 ft tall, 2 ft wideMoist to wet soil
Grows in potsSupports 10 caterpillar species (genus)
Lyreleaf Sage
Salvia lyrata
Recorded in Gibson 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)
Wild Blue Phlox
Phlox divaricata
Recorded in Gibson County
Photo credit
Wilson44691, CC0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Apr to Jun10 in tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil
Grows in potsFeeds 2 bird species (genus)
Fall Phlox
Phlox paniculata
Recorded in Gibson County
Photo credit
Cathy Dewitt, CC BY 4.0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Summer3 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
Grows in potsFeeds 2 bird species (genus)
Starry Campion
Silene stellata
Recorded in Gibson 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)
Sweet Woodreed
Cinna arundinacea
Recorded in Gibson 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)
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Recorded in Gibson 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)
Sensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
Recorded in Gibson 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 Gibson 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