Native plants for front garden in Sumner County, Tennessee
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- New Jersey TeaCeanothus americanus
Recorded in Sumner County
Photo credit
unknown author, USFWS, Public domain, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
White, Spring, Summer2.5 ft tall, 4 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Heartleaf AsterSymphyotrichum cordifolium
Recorded in Sumner County
Photo credit
(c) Alan Rockefeller, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo, iNaturalist medium image; no additional crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Blue, Summer, Fall2.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Wild StrawberryFragaria virginiana
Recorded in Sumner County
Photo credit
(c) psweet, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo, iNaturalist medium image; no additional crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
White, Spring6 in tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Fragrant SumacRhus aromatica
Recorded in Sumner County
Photo credit
Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Spring4 ft tall, 8 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Wild GeraniumGeranium maculatum
Recorded in Sumner 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 - Mapleleaf ViburnumViburnum acerifolium
Recorded in Sumner 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 - Wild BergamotMonarda fistulosa
Recorded in Sumner 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 - Shrubby St. John's-wortHypericum prolificum
Recorded in Sumner County
Photo credit
Cathy Dewitt, CC BY 4.0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Yellow, Jul to Sep3 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Whorled MilkweedAsclepias verticillata
Recorded in Sumner County
Photo credit
George F Mayfield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Jul to Sep2 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Swamp MilkweedAsclepias incarnata
Recorded in Sumner County
Photo credit
Jasper Shide, CC0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Jun to Aug4 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideUsually moist soil - Butterfly MilkweedAsclepias tuberosa
Recorded in Sumner County
Photo credit
Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Orange, May to Aug1.5 ft tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Green MilkweedAsclepias viridiflora
Recorded in Sumner County
Photo credit
wackybadger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Spring, Summer1.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideDry to somewhat dry soil - Eastern Flowering SpurgeEuphorbia corollata
Recorded in Sumner 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, Fall2.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideDry to average soil - Gray's SedgeCarex grayi
Recorded in Sumner 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 - Rosy SedgeCarex rosea
Recorded in Sumner 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 - Texas SedgeCarex texensis
Recorded in Sumner County
Photo credit
Daderot, CC0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
1 ft tall, 3 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Dwarf Crested IrisIris cristata
Recorded in Sumner 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 - Dwarf LarkspurDelphinium tricorne
Recorded in Sumner 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 - MaypopsPassiflora incarnata
Recorded in Sumner 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 - Lyreleaf SageSalvia lyrata
Recorded in Sumner 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 - Wild Blue PhloxPhlox divaricata
Recorded in Sumner County
Photo credit
Wilson44691, CC0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Apr to Jun10 in tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil - Fall PhloxPhlox paniculata
Recorded in Sumner 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 - False Solomon's-sealMaianthemum racemosum
Recorded in Sumner 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 - Common Golden-AlexandersZizia aurea
Recorded in Sumner 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 - Great Blue LobeliaLobelia siphilitica
Recorded in Sumner 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 - Cardinal-flowerLobelia cardinalis
Recorded in Sumner 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 - Fire PinkSilene virginica
Recorded in Sumner 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 - Heartleaf Golden-AlexandersZizia aptera
Recorded in Sumner County
Photo credit
Chelsea Monks, Black Hills National Forest, Public domain, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Yellow, Apr to May2 ft tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Eastern ColumbineAquilegia canadensis
Recorded in Sumner 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 - Hoary Mountain-mintPycnanthemum incanum
Recorded in Sumner County
Photo credit
James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
4.5 ft tall, 3 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Slender Mountain-mintPycnanthemum tenuifolium
Recorded in Sumner County
Photo credit
Hope Duckworth, CC BY 4.0, Original photo, Original NCSU photograph bytes; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
3 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - River OatsChasmanthium latifolium
Recorded in Sumner County
Photo credit
Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Summer3.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil - Hoary SkullcapScutellaria incana
Recorded in Sumner 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 - Virginia Spring-beautyClaytonia virginica
Recorded in Sumner County
Photo credit
Kaldari, Public domain, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
Apr to Jun7 in tall, 7 in wideUsually moist soil - Tall ThimbleweedAnemone virginiana
Recorded in Sumner 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 Aug3 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Canada HorsebalmCollinsonia canadensis
Recorded in Sumner 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 BellwortUvularia grandiflora
Recorded in Sumner 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 - Piedmont FoamflowerTiarella cordifolia
Recorded in Sumner 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 - Narrowleaf SunflowerHelianthus angustifolius
Recorded in Sumner County
Photo credit
Helen Lowe Metzman / USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab, Public domain, Original photo, Source uses focus-stacking workflow and describes background halo cleanup; Wikimedia thumbnail; no additional editing
Summer6.5 ft tall, 3 ft wideUsually moist soil - Sweet GoldenrodSolidago odora
Recorded in Sumner 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 - Wrinkle-leaf GoldenrodSolidago rugosa
Recorded in Sumner 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 - Black-eyed SusanRudbeckia hirta
Recorded in Sumner 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 - Brown-eyed SusanRudbeckia triloba
Recorded in Sumner 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.
Aug to Oct4 ft tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Lanceleaf TickseedCoreopsis lanceolata
Recorded in Sumner 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 - Purplehead SneezeweedHelenium flexuosum
Recorded in Sumner 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 - Smooth OxeyeHeliopsis helianthoides
Recorded in Sumner County
Photo credit
Scott Loarie, CC0, Original photo, iNaturalist medium image; no additional crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Summer, Fall4.5 ft tall, 3 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Christmas FernPolystichum acrostichoides
Recorded in Sumner County
Photo credit
jamie, CC BY 4.0, Original photo, Wikimedia thumbnail; no crop or retouching
2 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil - Royal FernOsmunda spectabilis
Recorded in Sumner County
Photo credit
Nathan Howell; Howell, Krings and Braham (2016), CC BY 4.0, Original photo, Original published individual photograph panel; no crop, retouching, or re-encoding
Spring4.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideAverage to wet soil - Plantain-leaf PussytoesAntennaria plantaginifolia
Recorded in Sumner County
Photo credit
(c) Taro Ietaka, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo, iNaturalist medium image; no additional crop, retouching, or re-encoding.
Apr to Jun5 in tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil - Sensitive FernOnoclea sensibilis
Recorded in Sumner 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 FernAdiantum pedatum
Recorded in Sumner 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


















































