Native plant list | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

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This table includes information on each plant we are using for our garden. The success of the plants will depend on soil conditions. As we take this journey, we may have to adjust as we go for the benefit and long-term success of the garden. Follow our garden blog for updates: BLOG

We also have links to two websites for more in-depth information on the vegetation. The common names column is linked to Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center where you can find information about the plant. The scientific name column links to the Alabama Plant Atlas. The Alabama Plant Atlas is a joint effort by the Alabama Herbarium Consortium (AHC) and The University of West Alabama to provide users with a comprehensive searchable database of plants that occur in the state of Alabama.

List of plants currently in our garden.
Common Names	Scientific Name	Bloom Colors	Notes
Eastern Red Columbine, Wild Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	Red, Pink, Yellow
Swamp Milkweed	Asclepias incarnata	Pink, Purple	Host to Monarch & Queen Butterflies
White Swamp Milkweed	Asclepias perennis	White
Common Wilkweed	Asclepias syriaca	White, Purple
Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Orange, Yellow	Host to Monarch, Queen and Grey Hairstreak Butterflies
Green Milkweed; Green Antelope Horn	Asclepias viridis	White, Yellow, Green, Purple	Attracts butterflies
White Wild Indigo	Baptisia alba	White	Attracts native bees
Blue Wild Indigo, Blue False Indigo	Baptisia australis	Blue, Purple	Attracts native bees
American Beautyberry	Callicarpa americana	Pale pink	Attracts Birds & Butterflies
Grass Pink Orchid	Calopogon tuberosus	Pink, White
Green And Gold	Chrysogonum virginianum	Yellow	Ground Cover
Weak Stemed Leather Flower; Vase Vine	Clematis viorna	Red, Purple
Scarlet Calamint, Scarlet Wild Basil	Clinopodium coccineum	Red	Attracts Hummingbirds
Coastal Sweet Pepperbush	Clethra alnifolia	White	Attracts Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Lobed Tickseed, Early Coreopsis, Eared Coreopsis, Dwarf Tickseed	Coreopsis auriculata	Yellow	Attracts Birds and Butterflies
Leavenworth's Tickseed, Common Tickseed	Coreopsis leavenworthii	Yellow
Tracy's Sundew	Drosera tracyi	Pink
Purple Coneflower	Echinacea purpurea	Purple	Attract butterflies and hummingbirds
Elephant's Foot	Elephantopus tomentosus	Pale purple, pale pink
Rattlesnake Master	Eryngium yuccifolium	White
Coral Bean, Cherokee Bean	Erythrina herbacea	Coral	Attracts Hummingbirds
Jerusalem Artichoke, Sunchoke	Helianthus tuberosus	Yellow
Golden St. John's Wort; Cedar Glade St. John's Wort	Hypericum Frondosum	Yellow
Zigzag Iris - Louisiana	Iris brevicaulis	Yellow, Purple, White, Blue
Wood Iris, Crested iris	Iris cristata	White
Small's Bogbutton	Lachnocaulon minus
Blazing Star	Liatris spicata	Pink, Purple, Red, White	Host to Glorious Flower Moth (Schinia gloriosa)
Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	Red	AttractsBirds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Coral Honeysuckle	Lonicera sempervirens	Red, Yellow	Host to Spring Azure, Snowberry Clearwing Moth
Sunshine Mimosa, Powderpuff	Mimosa strigillosa	Pink
Partridge Berry	Mitchella repens	White	Red berries
Eastern Bergamot	Monarda fistulosa	Lavender	Attracts Birds , Butterflies , Hummingbirds
Eustis Lake Penstemon, Eustis Lake Beardtongue, Slender Penstemon, Slender Beardtongue	Penstemon australis	Pink, Purple
Wild Blue Phlox, Louisiana Phlox	Phlox divaricata	White, Red, Pink, Purple	Flowers attract butterflies, including swallowtails, gray hairstreaks, and western pygmy blues.
Fall Obedient Plant, False Dragonhead, Virginia Lions-heart	Physostegia virginiana	White, Pink, Purple	Attracts Hummingbirds and Butterflies
Orange Coneflower	Rudbeckia fulgida	Orange, Yellow	Attracts Birds
Black-eyed Susan, Common Black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Yellow	Host to Gorgone Checkerspot, Bordered Patch butterfly
Green-Headed Coneflower	Rubeckia laciniata	Yellow
Azure Blue Sage	Salvia azurea	Blue, White
Purple Pitcher Plant	Sarracenia rosea
Little Bluestem	Schizachyrium scoparium	Purple fruit	Larval Host: Ottoe skipper, Indian Skipper, Crossline Skipper, Dusted Skipper, Cobweb butterfly, Dixie Skipper
Sticky Catchfly	Silene caroliniana	Pink
Blue Note Grass / Blue Eyed Grass	Sisyrinchium angustifolium	Blue
Blue-stemmed Goldenrod	Solidago caesia	Yellow	Attracts Birds and Butterflies
Ladies Tresses Orchid	Spiranthes cernua	White
Stokes Aster	Stokesia laevis	White, Blue, Purple	Attracts Butterflies
Blue Wood Aster	Symphyotrichum cordifolium	White, Pink, Blue, Purple
White Heath Aster	Symphyotrichum ericoides	White
Purple Dome Aster - dwarf variant of New England Aster	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae	Purple
Aromatic Aster	Symphyotrichum oblongifolium	Purple, Violet
Forked Blue Curls	Trichostema dichotomum	Blue, Purple
Darrow's Blueberry	Vaccinium darrowii	White, Pink
Culver's Root	Veronicastrum virginicum	White, Pink
Common Blue Violet	Viola sororia	Purple
Hybrid Pitcher Plants
Scarlet Belle Pitcher Plant	Sarracenia leucophylla x S. psittacina	Red
Red Catesby Pitcher Plant	Sarracenia flava x S. purpurea
Judith Hindle Pitcher Plant	Sarracenia flava x S. purpurea x S. leucophylla

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