Native plants for a small bed in Smith County, Tennessee

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Wild Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
Recorded in Smith 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)
Eastern Smooth Beardtongue
Penstemon laevigatus
Recorded in Smith County
Photo credit
Susan Strine, CC BY 2.0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Spring, Summer2.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
Feeds 2 bird species (genus)
Golden St. John's-wort
Hypericum frondosum
Recorded in Smith 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)
Hairy Beard Tongue
Penstemon hirsutus
Recorded in Smith County
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no rights reserved, CC0, Original photo, iNaturalist medium image; no additional crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
May to Jun1.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideDry to average soil
Feeds 2 bird species (genus)
Gray's Sedge
Carex grayi
Recorded in Smith 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)
Dwarf Larkspur
Delphinium tricorne
Recorded in Smith County
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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)
Lyreleaf Sage
Salvia lyrata
Recorded in Smith 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)
Fall Phlox
Phlox paniculata
Recorded in Smith 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)
Eastern Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Recorded in Smith 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
Virginia Spring-beauty
Claytonia virginica
Recorded in Smith County
Photo credit
Kaldari, Public domain, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Apr to Jun7 in tall, 7 in wideUsually moist soil
Feeds 13 bird species (genus)
Piedmont Foamflower
Tiarella cordifolia
Recorded in Smith 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)
Small's Ragwort
Packera anonyma
Recorded in Smith 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)
Lanceleaf Tickseed
Coreopsis lanceolata
Recorded in Smith 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)
White Wood-aster
Eurybia divaricata
Recorded in Smith 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 Smith 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)
Northern Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum pedatum
Recorded in Smith 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