We do not send ⦠There are 51 sunflower species native to North America. They may take up to two years to germinate.Division: The corms can be divided from winter to early spring. Too much fertilizer can result in floppy stalks. Propagation: Seed, cuttings or divisionSeed: Harvest seed capsules in the fall when they turn brown. There are dozens of cultivars, many having a high resistance to powdery mildew disease. Petals are bristled and arranged in two whorls. Nutlet: One of several small, nut-like parts of a compound fruit. Both male and female plants must be grown if seeds are to be produced. Division: Divide plants in fall or late winter. Comments: Birds and small mammals like the fruit, and deer like the foliage. The pods split in winter, releasing silky-haired seeds that float in the wind. The bracts surrounding the flower heads (collectively called the involucre) are loose and spreading. Cultural Requirements: Late Boneset prefers full sun to partial shade and moderately moist soil high in organic matter. Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium. Seeds are borne in capsules. They are 3 to 5 inches long and 3 to 4 inches wide. A basal rosette of leaves turns reddish-bronze in winter. Butterflies are attracted to the flowers. Flower heads consist of maroon disk flowers. The plant spreads by underground rhizomes. Propagation: CuttingsCuttings: Take stem cuttings in August and September. Characteristics: Tall Blazing Star is an upright, clump-forming plant. Light is required for germination, so cover them lightly with the germination medium.Cuttings: Take root cuttings in February. Characteristics: Joe-Pye Weed is a large plant with whorls of leaves, four to seven per whorl, on sturdy stemsthat are 6 to 10 feet tall. A variety called “Lady in Red” was a Georgia Gold Medal Winner in 2002. Keep them warm (70°F+). overlap on the cascading stems; white winter flowers most elegant. Comments: Birds, butterflies and deer are attracted to the plant. Characteristics: Leaves are 3 inches long, lance-shaped and narrow. Clusters of showy red tubular flowers, 1 to 2 inches long, appear in terminal racemes inspring before leaves emerge. Comments: There are several cultivars available in thenursery trade. Landscape Uses: Water gardens, pond edges and bogs, Size: 4 feet tall and 12 to 18 inches wide, Habitat: Freshwater marshes, cypress swamps, ditches and lake edges, Native To: North Carolina to Florida, west to Texas, north to Arkansas. Place them in a paper bag to dry and release their seeds, then sow the seeds in outdoor beds or flats. Any person that uses the translated site does so at that person’s own risk. It thrives in sun or partial shade and moist soil. Characteristics: Thick fleshy oval leaves, 2 to 3 inches long and 2 inches wide, are whorled up the stem. Cultural Requirements: Wild Sweet William prefers full sun to partial shade and moist, loamy soils. Comments: Wild Geranium seeds attract mourning doves and bobwhite quail. Its flowers attract butterflies and bumblebees. Comments: Most native lilies are found near wetlands. 987-3, The University of Georgia © 2020 | All rights reserved. The shrub is dense, rigid, compact, and grows up to 10 feet tall. Landscape Uses: Use Blue-stemmed Goldenrod in native plant gardens, perennial borders, woodland gardens, meadows or wildlife habitats. The narrow inflorescence consists of numerous showy yellow com-pound flowers, each about 1⁄4 inch across. Characteristics: Leaves are alternate and lance-shapedwith toothed margins. Each stem produces a solitary terminal flower above a whorl of leaves. Propagation: Seed, cuttings or divisionSeed: Harvest berries in November, remove the seeds fromthe pulp, and sow them directly in outdoor beds or flats. Characteristics: Kidneyleaf Rosinweed bears a rosette of large deeply lobed basal leaves with distinct red veins. The Spanish named this plant Horseman’s Spurfrom the spur-like appendages on the flower petals. Comments: Given the right growing conditions, Green- and-Gold will naturalize and become low-maintenance. Seeds either can be planted right away or held dry at 40°F for later planting. Bluestone Perennials, Inc., Madison, OH. Cultural Requirements: Plant Sweet Betsy in moist, well-drained soil and shady areas. Characteristics: Slender Lespedeza is a slender, erectplant with trifoliate leaves. They change color from green to copper as they mature. In summer small greenish-white flowers are borne in drooping racemes that are 1 to 2 inches long. Oil extracted from the seeds is used for making cooking oil, medicine, paint and biofuel. It is pollinated by bees and is not self-fertile. Place the seeds in tepid water and allow them to soak overnight before planting them in outdoor beds or flats. Cultural Requirements: Bird’s Foot Violet likes full sun or partial shade and dry, rocky or sandy soil. Characteristics: Leaves are basal and heart-shaped with three lobes. Habitat: Granite outcrops in the Piedmont, rocky barrens and glades, Native To: The Piedmont regions of Georgia and Alabama. Comments: Goldenmane Tickseed is a beautiful annual for flower gardens. Habitat: Rocky sites, dry open prairies and woodland edges, Native To: Texas to Florida, north to New Jersey, west to Michigan. Lobe: A subdivision, as of a leaf, distinguishable by some structural boundary. Ingestion may cause vomiting, diarrhea, or other illness in humans. Flowers are pink to lilac, 11⁄4 inches across and saucer-shaped, with five upward-curving petals. The plant dies down and goes dormant in late spring. Furthermore, regionally-adapted native plants have developed a natural resistance to pests and a tolerance to drought, ice storms and other environmental extremes common to the area. Characteristics: This is a single-stemmed plant arising from a rhizomatous root system. Elliptic: Narrow at the ends and broad near the center. Habitat: Acidic granite outcrops in the Piedmont, Native To: Eastern and Central North America. Size: 11⁄2 to 2 feet tall and 2 feet wide, Habitat: Occurs in flood plains, fields and wet meadows. They are reliable, widely adapted plants that produce showy, daisy-like flowers that attract hummingbirds, and seeds that nourish a wide variety of songbirds. South Carolina Native Plant Society website for plant identification, http://www.scaps.org/plantid.html/. They are borne in terminal cymes in spring. Avoid using it where young children play. Characteristics: Each stem usually produces only one pair of trifoliate, coarsely-toothed opposite leaves. Characteristics: Sword-shaped leaves emerge from scalyrhizomes. The pungent foliage has been used as a deerrepellent in the garden. Most gardeners are familiar with Beebalm, a commonly cultivated herb used in perennial borders, butterfly and hummingbird gardens, and fragrance and culinary gardens. Plants need uniform moisture for best performance. Propagation: Seed, cuttings or divisionSeed: Collect flower heads in the fall when they turn brown, then rush them to remove their seeds. Size: 2 to 3 feet tall and 11⁄2 to 2 feet wide, Habitat: Fertile, moist, humus-enriched soil near creeks, streams or ponds, Native To: The Southern Appalachian Mountains in Tennessee, North and South Carolina, and Georgia. Cut back plants after flowering to encourage compact growth. Habitat: Dry rocky open woods, glades and roadsides, Native To: Maryland to Florida, west to Texas, north to Arkansas and Missouri. Characteristics: There is a basal rosette of leaves. Stems are greenish-purple and covered with a silvery-white waxy coating. Native Plant Propagation. Characteristics: Goldenmane Tickseed is an erect bushy annual. Found inside â Page 30They have soft, green stems. These plants ... That is why they are called climbers. Some common climber plants are beans, peas and grapevine. o - to o bean plant - pea plant grapevine plant - CREEVERS These plants do not climb up. Leaves are 1⁄2 to 11⁄2 inches long, lance-shaped, sessile and have a prominent main vein. A dwarf variety, Baptisia australis var. They are lance-shaped to oval and have smooth margins. Comments: Orange Jewelweed can be aggressive in moist woodland sites. Flowers are bright pink to lavender, 1 inch across, tubular, with five lobes. A leafless flower stalk, 6 to 20 inches long, arises from the basal leaves in May or June and produces a terminal cluster of nodding flowers on arching pedicels (flower stems). Another species, Thaspium trifiliatum, is also called Golden Alexander and is sometimes confused with this plant. When maintained at a temperature of 70°F or higher, they will germinate in about 20 days.Cuttings: Stem cuttings taken in May or June and treated with a rooting hormone will root in about two months. Cultural Requirements: Gray Goldenrod prefers full sun or morning sun with afternoon shade and dry soils. It is a dioecious plant (having male or female flowers on separate plants) so both male and female plants will need to be grown if the attractive fruit are desired. Habitat: Rich mesic forests and rocky slopes. Characteristics: This is a twining, climbing or trailing vine with a tough, elongated root. Cover the seeds lightly with the germination medium because light is required for germination. Oil extracted from the leaves has been used to treat respiratory ailments. Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C. Landscape Uses: Use Ironweed as a background plant in perennial borders, cottage gardens, wildflower gardens, butterfly gardens or meadows. Sow them directly in flats maintained at 70°F or higher. It is the state flower of Nebraska. It is found in glades, rocky areas and prairies in northeast Georgia. Habitat: Swamps and other wet or moist sites. Grown primarily for its silver foliage, artemisia is a wonderful accent plant in many settings. Georgia Rare Species and Natural Communities Information: Protected Plants of Georgia. For this publication, Flora of Southern and Mid-Atlantic States by Alan S. Weakley, North Carolina Herbarium, was used as the definitive source for botanical names. For best results, look for seed mixes formulated for the Southeast. Stems are pubescent. Light enhances germination so cover them lightly with the germination medium. Seeds either can be planted right away orheld dry at 40°F for later planting. The flowers have three orange petals and three orange sepals that are sharply reflexed backward toward the flowering stem. At the base of the flower are three sepals. Its flowers attract butterflies. Flowers have five deeply notched petals. Disk flowers are yellow. Landscape Uses: This plant is an excellent addition to butterfly gardens, native plant gardens, rock gardens and wildflower meadows. Landscape Uses: Use Longspur Violet in moist woodlands and along the edges of perennial borders. Maintain a temperature of 70°F or higher during germination. Propagation: Seed or divisionSeed: Collect capsules in late summer before they split and release their seeds. Habitat: Moist, deciduous woods, bottomlands and meadows, Native To: West Virginia and Maryland, south to Florida, west to Alabama, north to Kentucky. Store them dry at 40°F for January planting in outdoor flats or beds. They consist of yellow ray petals that are notched on their ends surrounding a central disk of tiny maroon flowers. Cultural Requirements: Hairy Phlox prefers full sun and well-drained soil. It has rosy redflowers and a high degree of mildew resistance. It will naturalize in open woodlands. Field Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Production, Master Gardener Extension Volunteer Program, Native Plants for Georgia Part I: Trees, Shrubs and Woody Vines, Native Plants of North Georgia: A Photo Guide for Plant Enthusiasts, UGA College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, UGA College of Family & Consumer Sciences. In late summer, small light yellow flowerheads are borne on the upper portion of the stems. Cut plants back to their basal foliage after flowering to improve their appearance. Coreopsis have become such common garden plants that we fail to recognize that many of our favorite ones are native plants. The plant also spreads by underground rhizomes and tends to form colonies. Leaf margins are wavy. It holds up well as a cut flower in floral arrangements. The flowers attract butterflies, and the plant has good deer tolerance. Habitat: Hardwood forests, dry rocky woods, bluffs and wooded slopes, Native To: New York to Florida, west to Texas, north to Michigan. They are lance-shaped, 1 to 2 inches longand alternate along the stem. The petals of the ray flowers have jagged edges. Flowers hang down and are somewhat hidden by the foliage. To make sure this doesnât happen on your vines, some timely pruning is in order six weeks before the first expected frost in your area. Scarification: To slit or soften the outer covering of seed to hasten germination. They may take up to two years to germinate.Cuttings: Stem cuttings can be taken any time of year. Spreading rhizomes help the plant colonize an area. Cultural Requirements: Late Purple Aster prefers full sun to partial shade and well-drained soil. Size: 4 to 6 feet tall and 2 to 4 feet wide, Native To: Massachusetts, west to Indiana, south to Mississippi, east to Georgia. About 10 species are common in the eastern U.S. The flower heads have pinkish-white ray flowers and creamy white disk flowers. “When native plants disappear or are replaced by exotic species, native insects disappear, thereby impoverishing the food sources for birds and other animals,” he says. Illinois Wildflowers. A few well-known artemisias are 'Silver Mound' and the herb tarragon. The flowers attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Most trillium species are characterized by a set of three whorled horizontal leaves atthe top of stalks that are 8 to 12 inches long. Once established, it is drought tolerant and low maintenance. Also known as Starworts, Michaelmas Daisies or Frost Flowers, the name aster is derived from the Greek word for “star.” Its star-like flowers can be found in a rainbow of colors, from white to red, pink, purple, lavender or blue. Seeds are borne in capsules. The stamens have white filaments and purple anthers. Habitat: Forest thickets, fields, open woodlands and along roadsides, Native To: Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, south to Florida. Cultural Requirements: Butterfly Weed is easy to grow. Comments: This is a stunning plant worthy of landscape culture. Place them in hot water and let them soak overnight before planting. Seeds are generally spread by native ants. Flower color ranges from lavender to blue, maroon or white. Their shape varies from lance-shaped to oval. From summer through fall, solitary yellow flowers with five fused petals are borne at the upper leaf axils and dangle downward on pedicels up to 2 inches long. The plants are undesirable to deer. Comments: The leaves, immature fruit and roots are poisonous when ingested. Preferred Growing Conditions, Care Corkscrew rush plants are often listed as perennials for planting zones 4 to ⦠Leaves are opposite, oval and have bluntly toothed margins. Comments: Narrowleaf Ironweed is attractive to butterflies. Petals are hairy. Size: 6 to 12 feet tall and 4 to 6 feet wide, Native To: Florida to Texas, north to Illinois, east to Delaware. Each flower has four petals and is borne on a stalk that is about 2/3 inch long. Purple flowers appear in May and June in racemes at the top of a flower stalk. Characteristics: Stems are square, hairy and have white pith. Store them dry at 40°F for one to three months before sowing them outside in beds or flats in December or January. Cover the seeds lightly with the germination medium because they require light to germinate. Size: 1 to 21⁄2 feet tall and 12 inches wide, Habitat: Deciduous hardwoods and river flats, especially nutrient-rich sites, Native To: Vermont, south to Georgia, west to Texas, north to Minnesota. In summer, a flowering stalk, up to 22 inches tall, emerges from the center ofthe foliage and bears three to six white fragrant blossoms. Characteristics: Leaves are sword-like and 12 to 15 inches long. Fruit are urn-shaped capsules with four pointed lobes at their tops. It is usually surrounded by a leaflike spathe. Propagation: DivisionDivision: Separate rooted stolons from the mother plant. In August, pale-pink flowers, 1-inchacross with four petals, are borne in loosely arranged clusters at the tops of stems. Place them in a paper bag to dry and to release their seeds. They are hairy underneath and minutely toothed along their margins. Style: That part of the pistil between the stigma (tip) and ovulary (expanded hollow portion containing ovules). Light enhances germination so cover the seeds lightly with the germination medium.Cuttings: Take stem cuttings with three to four nodes from August to September. From July to September, yellow two-lipped flowers with purple spots are borne in dense terminal spikes. The roots contain nitrogen-fixing bacteria. 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