Conservation
Wildflower List
Looking to fill a yard, park, or balcony with native wildflowers? Check out our list of good options! Each of these are either native to Beidler or to the lowcountry in general and should grow well (granted, some need highly saturated soils so choose accordingly).
Common Name | Scientific Name | Blooming Season | Bloom/Berry Color |
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Swamp Azalea | Rhododendron viscosum | Early Spring | Pink |
Horse Sugar | Symplocos tinctoria | Early Spring | Pale Yellow |
High Bush Blueberry | Vaccinium elliottii | Early Spring | White |
Flowering Dogwood | Cornus florida | Early Spring | White |
Eastern Redbud | Cercis canadensis | Early Spring | Pink |
Serviceberry | Amelanchier laevis | Spring | White |
Strawberry Bush | Euonymus americanus | Spring | Magenta with red berries |
Virginia Sweetspire | Itea virginica | Spring | White |
Common Elderberry | Sambucus nigra ssp canadensis | Spring | White |
Spicebush | Lindera benzoin | Spring | Yellow-green with red berries |
Jack-in-the-Pulpit | Arisaema triphyllum | Spring | White with red berries |
Mayapple | Podophyllum peltatum | Spring | White |
Atamasco Lily | Zephyranthes atamasco | Spring | White |
Tulip Poplar | Liriodendron tulipifera | Spring | Yellow and Orange |
Fetter-bush | Lyonia lucida | Spring | White to pale pink |
Lizard's Tail | Saururus cernuus | Late Spring | White |
Partridgeberry | Mitchella repens | Late Spring | White with red berries |
Purple Passionflower | Passiflora incarnata | Late Spring | Purple with yellow stamens |
Indian Pink | Spigelia marilandica | Late Spring | Red with green interior |
Swamp Dogwood | Cornus foemina | Late Spring | White |
Bloodroot | Sanguinaria canadensis | Spring - Summer | White |
Dandelion* | Taraxacum officinale | Spring - Summer | Yellow |
Yellow Star-grass | Hypoxis micrantha | Spring - Summer | Yellow |
Coral Bean | Erythrina herbacea | Spring - Summer | Red |
Red Buckeye | Aesculus pavia | Spring - Summer | Red |
Climbing Hydrangea | Decumaria barbara | Early Summer | White |
Butterweed | Packera glabella | Early Summer | Yellow |
Trumpet Creeper | Campsis radicans | Early Summer | Orange |
Climbing Butterfly Pea | Centrosema virginianum | Summer | Light Purple |
Common Buttonbush | Cephalanthus occidentalis | Summer | White |
Black-eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | Summer | Yellow |
Butterfly Milkweed | Asclepias tuberosa | Summer | Orange |
Swamp Leatherflower | Clematis crispa | Summer | Pale Pink |
Horrid Thistle | Cirsium horridulum | Summer | White to pale purple - Has spines! |
American Beautyberry | Callicarpa americana | Summer | Pink blossom, magenta berries |
Cardinal Flower | Lobelia cardinalis | Late Summer | Red |
Fewflower Milkweed | Asclepias lanceolata | Late Summer | Red-orange |
Sensitive Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista nictitans | Late Summer | Yellow |
Lanceleaf Coreopsis | Coreopsis lanceolata | Late Summer | Yellow |
Spotted Beebalm | Monarda punctata | Late Summer | Pale green with pale purple |
Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata | Summer - Fall | Yellow |
Lavender Lobelia | Lobelia inflata | Summer - Fall | Purple |
Blue Skullcap | Scutellaria lateriflora | Summer - Fall | Purple |
Indian Blanket | Gaillardia pulchella | Summer - Fall | Red with yellow |
False Sunflower | Heliopsis helianthoides | Late Summer - Fall | Yellow |
*We're serious! If you want to bring pollinators into your yard as fast as possible, you have can a yard of dandelions in just one season. You can also make tea out of them and use their leaves in salad!
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