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Detailed information about the native plants being propagated by the Spring Island Trust Native Plant Project has been gathered by staff through research and experience growing these plants in a garden setting. This catalog of photographs, descriptions and culture information will help native plant gardeners with plant choices and design considerations. If you cite or quote this information please credit the Spring Island Trust Native Plant Project.  

Literary resources used in assembling some of this information are available here.

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Alphabetical Listing

Adams Needle Yucca

Adams Needle Yucca

Yucca filamentosa
American Beech

American Beech

Fagus grandifolia
American Holly

American Holly

Ilex opaca
American Snowbell

American Snowbell

Styrax americanus
Appalachian Mountain Mint

Appalachian Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum flexuosum
Aquatic Milkweed

Aquatic Milkweed

Asclepias perennis
Arrow Wood

Arrow Wood

Viburnum dentatum
Atamasco Lily

Atamasco Lily

Zephyranthes atamsco
Azure Blue Salvia

Azure Blue Salvia

Salvia azurea
Bald Cypress

Bald Cypress

Taxodium distichum
Beach Sunflower

Beach Sunflower

Helianthus debilis
Bearsfoot

Bearsfoot

Polymnia uvedalia
Beautyberry

Beautyberry

Callicarpa americana
Bigleaf Magnolia

Bigleaf Magnolia

Magnolia macrophylla

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina
Black Gum

Black Gum

Nyssa sylvatica
Black-eyed Susan

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Blackseed Speargrass

Piptochaetium avenacium
Blanket Flower

Blanket Flower

Gaillardia pulchella
Blazing Star

Blazing Star

Liatris spicata
Bloodroot

Bloodroot

Sanguinaria canadensis
Blue Fall Aster

Blue Fall Aster

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Blue Flag Iris

Blue Flag Iris

Iris virginica

Blue Wood Aster

Symphyotricum cordifolium
Blue Wood Sedge

Blue Wood Sedge

Carex flaccosperma
Bluff Oak

Bluff Oak

Quercus austrina
Broomsedge

Broomsedge

Andropogon virginicus
Brown-eyed Susan

Brown-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia triloba
Burr Marigold

Burr Marigold

Bidens laevis
Bushy Aster

Bushy Aster

Symphotricum dumosum
Bushy Bluestem

Bushy Bluestem

Andropogon tenuispatheus
Butterflyweed

Butterflyweed

Asclepias tuberosa
Buttonbush

Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis
Cabbage-leaf Coneflower

Cabbage-leaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia maxima
Cardinal Flower

Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Carolina Ash

Fraxinus caroliniana
Carolina Basswood

Carolina Basswood

Tilia americana var. caroliniana
Carolina Crownbeard

Carolina Crownbeard

Verbesina walteri
Carolina Jessamine

Carolina Jessamine

Gelsemium sempervirens
Carolina Wild Petunia

Carolina Wild Petunia

Ruellia caroliniensis
Chalky Bluestem

Chalky Bluestem

Andropogon capillipes

Cherokee Sedge

Carex cherokeensis
Cherry Laurel

Cherry Laurel

Prunus caroliniana
Chickasaw Plum

Chickasaw Plum

Prunus angustifolia

Chinquapin

Castanea pumila
Christmas Fern

Christmas Fern

Polystichum arostichoides
Cinnamon Fern

Cinnamon Fern

Osmunda cinnamomea

Climbing Aster

Ampelastercaroliniana
Clustered Bushmint

Clustered Bushmint

Hyptis alata
Coastal Azalea

Coastal Azalea

Rhododendron atlanticum
Comfortroot Hibiscus

Comfortroot Hibiscus

Flowers attract butterflies Larval host for gray hairstreak..

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca
Coral Bean

Coral Bean

Erythrina herbacea
Coral Honeysuckle

Coral Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens
Crabapple

Crabapple

Malus angustifolia
Crossvine

Crossvine

BIgnonia capreolata
Cutleaf Coneflower

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Dangleberry

Gaylussacia frondosa

Darrow's Blueberry

Vaccinium darrowii
Deer's Tongue

Deer's Tongue

Carphephorus odoratissima
Dogwood

Dogwood

Cornus florida
Downy Lobelia

Downy Lobelia

Lobelia puberula
Downy Phlox

Downy Phlox

Phlox pilosa
Downy Sunflower

Downy Sunflower

Helianthus mollis

Dwarf Wax Myrtle

Myrica (Morella) pumila
Eastern Gammagrass

Eastern Gammagrass

Tripsacum dactyloides
Eastern Star Sedge

Eastern Star Sedge

Carex radiata
Ebony Spleenwort

Ebony Spleenwort

Asplenium platyneuron
Elderberry

Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis
Elephant's Foot

Elephant's Foot

Elephantopus tomentosus
Elliott's Aster

Elliott's Aster

Symphotricum elliottii
False Indigo

False Indigo

Baptisia australis
Fetterbush

Fetterbush

Lyonia lucida
Fingergrass

Fingergrass

Eustachys petraea
Florida Anise

Florida Anise

Illicium floridanum
Fringe Tree

Fringe Tree

Chionanathus virginicus
Frostweed/Wingstem

Frostweed/Wingstem

Verbesina virginica var. laciniata
Georgia Savory

Georgia Savory

Clinopodium georgianum
Giant Plumegrass

Giant Plumegrass

Saccharum giganteum
Golden Canna

Golden Canna

Canna flaccida

Golden Groundsel

Packera obovata
Gray's Sedge

Gray's Sedge

Carex grayi
Great Blue Lobelia

Great Blue Lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica
Green and Gold

Green and Gold

Chrysogonum virginianum
Groundsel

Groundsel

Baccharis halmifolia
Highbush Blueberry

Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum
Hop Hornbeam

Hop Hornbeam

Ostrya virginiana
Horsemint

Horsemint

Monarda punctata
Indian Pink

Indian Pink

Spigelia marilandica
Indiangrass

Indiangrass

Sorghastrum nutans
Inkberry

Inkberry

Ilex glabra
Ironweed

Ironweed

Vernonia altissima
Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Arisaema triphyllum
Joe Pye Weed

Joe Pye Weed

eupatorium purpureum
Ladies Tresses

Ladies Tresses

Spiranthes vernalis
Lanceleaf Coreopsis

Lanceleaf Coreopsis

Coreopsis lanceolata
Leavenworth Goldenrod

Leavenworth Goldenrod

Solidago leavenworthii
Lemon Beebalm

Lemon Beebalm

Monarda citriodora
Lesser Snakeroot

Lesser Snakeroot

Ageratina aromatica
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