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Native plants for front garden in Macon County, Tennessee

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  • Black Chokeberry
    Aronia melanocarpa

    Recorded in Macon 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 60 caterpillar species (genus)
  • Wild Geranium
    Geranium maculatum

    Recorded in Macon 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 Macon 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)
  • Golden St. John's-wort
    Hypericum frondosum

    Recorded in Macon County

    Photo credit

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

    Yellow3.5 ft tall, 3.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Supports 20 caterpillar species (genus)
  • Bladder Sedge
    Carex intumescens

    Recorded in Macon 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 Macon 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)
  • Dwarf Crested Iris
    Iris cristata

    Recorded in Macon County

    Photo credit

    Dr. Thomas Barnes, USFWS, Public domain, Original photo, Source scanned from 1980s 35 mm slide; Wikimedia thumbnail; no additional crop or retouching.

    Spring7 in tall, 10 in wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Grows in potsSupports 10 caterpillar species (genus)
  • Maypops
    Passiflora incarnata

    Recorded in Macon 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
    Grows in pots
  • Wild Blue Phlox
    Phlox divaricata

    Recorded in Macon 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)
  • Bushy Seedbox
    Ludwigia alternifolia

    Recorded in Macon 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)
  • False Solomon's-seal
    Maianthemum racemosum

    Recorded in Macon 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)
  • Great Blue Lobelia
    Lobelia siphilitica

    Recorded in Macon County

    Photo credit

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

    Blue, Jul to Oct3 ft tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Grows in pots
  • Cardinal-flower
    Lobelia cardinalis

    Recorded in Macon 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
  • Eastern Columbine
    Aquilegia canadensis

    Recorded in Macon 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 Macon 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)
  • Virginia Sweetspire
    Itea virginica

    Recorded in Macon 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
    Grows in pots
  • White Turtlehead
    Chelone glabra

    Recorded in Macon 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
  • Sessile-leaf Bellwort
    Uvularia sessilifolia

    Recorded in Macon 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 Foamflower
    Tiarella cordifolia

    Recorded in Macon 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 Macon 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)
  • Hollow Joe-pye-weed
    Eutrochium fistulosum

    Recorded in Macon 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
    Supports 37 caterpillar species (genus)
  • Small's Ragwort
    Packera anonyma

    Recorded in Macon 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 Macon 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)
  • Purplehead Sneezeweed
    Helenium flexuosum

    Recorded in Macon 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
    Grows in potsSupports 14 specialist bee species (genus)
  • New York Fern
    Amauropelta noveboracensis

    Recorded in Macon County

    Photo credit

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

    1.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Feeds 1 bird species (genus)
  • Christmas Fern
    Polystichum acrostichoides

    Recorded in Macon 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 Macon 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 Macon 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