Native plants for a small bed in Hancock County, Tennessee

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Wild Geranium
Geranium maculatum
Recorded in Hancock 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)
Tall Blue Wild Indigo
Baptisia australis
Recorded in Hancock County
Photo credit
Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
May to Jul3.5 ft tall, 3 ft wideUsually moist soil
Grows in potsSupports 21 caterpillar species (genus)
Wild Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
Recorded in Hancock 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)
Dwarf Larkspur
Delphinium tricorne
Recorded in Hancock County
Photo credit
no rights reserved, CC0, Original photo, iNaturalist medium image; no additional crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
2 ft tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil
Supports 11 caterpillar species (genus)
Wild Blue Phlox
Phlox divaricata
Recorded in Hancock 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 Hancock 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)
Common Golden-Alexanders
Zizia aurea
Recorded in Hancock 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
Grows in pots
Early Meadow-rue
Thalictrum dioicum
Recorded in Hancock 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 10 caterpillar species (genus)
Fire Pink
Silene virginica
Recorded in Hancock 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)
Eastern Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Recorded in Hancock 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
Hoary Skullcap
Scutellaria incana
Recorded in Hancock 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)
Canada Horsebalm
Collinsonia canadensis
Recorded in Hancock 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
Large-flowered Bellwort
Uvularia grandiflora
Recorded in Hancock 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 Hancock 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)
Robin's-plantain
Erigeron pulchellus
Recorded in Hancock 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 Hancock 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)
White Wood-aster
Eurybia divaricata
Recorded in Hancock 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)
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Recorded in Hancock 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 Hancock 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)
Northern Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum pedatum
Recorded in Hancock 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
Northern Green-and-gold
Chrysogonum virginianum
Recorded in Hancock County
Photo credit
Patty Felder, CC BY 4.0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
1 in tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil