Flying Fig Farm

Native Plants

Latin NameCommon Name4 Inch1 Gallon3 Gallon5 GallonLightWaterHeightBloomBenefitsAddtional Info
Ampelaster carolinianusClimbing AsterSun, Partial SunMedium, Moist10'Purple, FallHost pearl crescent butterflyLearn More
Asclepias incarnataSwamp MilkweedSun, Partial SunWet, Medium3-5'Pink, SummerHost monarch buttterflyLearn More
Asclepias syriacaCommon MilkweedSunMedium3-5'Pink, SummerHost monarch buttterflyLearn More
Asclepias tuberosaButterfly MilkweedSunMedium, Dry2-3'Orange, SummerHost monarch buttterflyLearn More
Asimina trilobaPawpawShade, SunMedium, Moist15-30'Maroon, Early springHost zebra swallowtail butterflyLearn More
Baptisia albaWhite False IndigoSunMedium, Dry2-4'White, SpringAttracts bees and butterfliesLearn More
Baptisia australisBlue False IndigoSun, Partial SunMedium, Dry1-3'Blue, SpringAttracts bees and butterfliesLearn More
Baptisia tinctoriaYellow Wild IndigoSun, Partial SunMedium2-3'Yellow, Early springAttracts bees and butterfliesLearn More
Callicarpa americanaAmerican BeautyberrySun, Partial SunMedium3-8'Purple, Summer-BerryAttracts butterflies and birdsLearn More
Calycanthus floridusCarolina AllspiceSun, ShadeMedium, Wet6-12'Red, Early springAttracts butterflies and beetlesLearn More
Catalpa bignonioidesSouthern CatalpaSun, Partial SunMedium30-60'White, SummerHost catalpa + tersa sphinx mothsLearn More
Cephalanthus occidentalisButton bushShade, SunWet, Medium6-12'White, SummerAttracts bees, butterflies, hummingbirdsLearn More
Chrysopsis marianaGoldenasterSun, Partial SunMedium, Dry1-3'Yellow, SummerAttracts bees and butterfliesLearn More
Conoclinium coelestinumMistflowerSun, Partial SunMedium1-3'Blue, FallAttracts butterflies, moths, beesLearn More
Coreopsis lanceolataLanceleaf CoreopsisSun, Partial SunMedium, Dry1-2'Yellow, SummerAttracts bees, butterflies, birdsLearn More
Coreopsis tinctoriaDyers CoreopsisSunMedium, Dry2-4'Yellow/Red, SummerAttracts bees and butterfliesLearn More
Cornus amomumSilky DogwoodPartial Sun, SunMedium, Wet6-12'White, Spring-DrupesAttracts bees, butterflies, birdsLearn More
Corylus americanaAmerican HazelnutSun, Partial SunMedium9-12'Catakins, Early springAttracts butterflies and birdsLearn More
Crataegus spMayhawSun, ShadeMedium, Wet15-36'White, Spring-Red fruitAttracts bees, butterflies, moths, hummingbirdsLearn More
Echinacea purpureaPurple ConeflowerSun, Partial SunMedium1-3'Purple, SummerAttracts bees, butterflies, birdsLearn More
Elephantopus tomentosusElephantsfootSun, Partial SunMedium, Dry1-2'Purple, SummerAttracts butterfliesLearn More
Equisetum hyemaleScouringrush HorsetailPartial Sun, SunMedium, Wet2-4'Learn More
Eryngium aquaticumMarsh Rattlesnake MasterSun, Partial SunMedium, Wet1-4'Blue, SummerAttracts bees, butterflies, birdsLearn More
Erythrina herbaceaCoral BeanSun, Partial SunDry, Medium3-6'Red, SpringAttracts hummingbirdsLearn More
Euonymus americanusStrawberry BushSun, ShadeMedium, Moist4-6'Coral seeds, FallAttracts birdsLearn More
Gaillardia pulchellaBlanket FlowerSunDry, Medium1-2'Red-Yellow, SummerAttracts butterflies and birdsLearn More
Gelsemium sermpervirensCarolina JessamineSun, Partial SunMedium15-20'Yellow, SpringAttracts bees, butterflies, hummingbirdsLearn More
Helianthus tuberosusJerusalem ArtichokeSunMedium6'Yellow, FallAttracts butterflies and birdsLearn More
Hibiscus coccineusTexas Star Hibiscus WhiteSun, Partial SunMedium, Wet4-7'White, SummerAttracts bees, butterflies, hummingbirdsLearn More
Hibiscus coccineusTexas Star Hibiscus ScarletSunMedium, Wet6-8'Red, SummerAttracts bees, butterflies, hummingbirdsLearn More
Hibiscus grandiflorusSwamp HibiscusSun, Partial SunMedium, Wet6-15'Pink, SummerAttracts bees, butterflies, hummingbirdsLearn More
Hibiscus moscheutosCrimson Eyed RosemallowSun, Partial SunMedium, Wet3-6'White-Red, SummerAttracts bees, butterflies, hummingbirdsLearn More
Iris cristataDwarf Crested IrisPartial SunMedium4-9"Blue, SpringAttracts bees and hummingbirdsLearn More
Iris virginicaSouthern Blueflag IrisSun, Partial SunWet, Medium2-3'Purple, SpringLearn More
Justicia americanaAmerican Water-WillowSun, Partial SunWet2-4'Purple, SpringAttracts bees, butterflies, wasps, birdsLearn More
Lindera benzoinSpicebushPartial SunMedium, Moist8-15'Yellow, SpringHost spicebush swallowtail butterflyLearn More
Lobelia gerardiiPurple LobeliaSun, Partial SunMedium, Wet2-4'Purple, Late SummerAttracts bees and birdsLearn More
Lobelia siphiliticaBlue LobeliaSun, Partial SunMedium, Wet3-4'Blue, SummerAttracts butterflies, hummingbirdsLearn More
Ludwigia alternifoliaSeedboxSun, Partial SunMedium, Wet3-4'Yellow, SummerAttracts bees, butterflies, mothsLearn More
Monarda punctataSpotted Bee BalmSun, Partial SunMedium, Dry1-3'Pink, SummerHost gray marvel+ snout moths. Attracts bees, butterflies, hummingbirdsLearn More
Myrica ceriferaWax MyrtleSun, Partial SunMedium, Wet4-12'White, SpringHost red-banded hairstreak butterfly. Attracts bee butterflies, birdsLearn More
Oenothera speciosaPink PrimroseSun, Partial SunMedium3-12"Pink, SpringAttracts bees, butterflies, birdsLearn More
Opuntia spp.Prickly Pear CactusSunDry3-20''Yellow, SummerAttracts bees, butterflies, birdsLearn More
Passiflora incarnataPurple PassionflowerSun, Partial SunMedium6-30'Purple, SummerAttracts bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, birdsLearn More
Penstemon digitalisFoxglove BeardtongueSun, Partial SunMoist, Dry2-4'White, SpringAttracts bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, birdsLearn More
Phyla nodifloraFrogfruitSun, Partial SunMedium, Wet3-6"Purple, SpringAttracts bees and butterfliesLearn More
Physostegia virginianaObedient Plant, WhiteSun, Partial SunMedium3-4'White, SummerAttracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirdsLearn More
Pontederia cordataPickerelweedSun, Partial SunWet2-4'Purple, SummerAttracts bees, butterflies, birds, mothsLearn More
Prunus angustifoliaChickasaw PlumSun, Partial SunMedium4-15'White, Spring FruitHost plant for a number of butterflies and moths! Attracts bees and birdsLearn More
Pycnanthemum muticumClustered Mountain MintSun, Partial SunMedim, Moist3-4'White, SummerAttracts bees and butterfliesLearn More
Rhynchospora colorataWhite Top SedgeSun, Partial SunWet1-2'White, SummerAttracts birdsLearn More
Rosa carolinaCarolina RoseSun, Partial SunMedim, Moist1-5'Pink, Spring HipsAttracts bees, butterflies, moths, and birdsLearn More
Rubus spp.Thornless BlackberrySun, Partial SunMediumWhite, SummerAttracts bees and birdsLearn More
Rudbeckia fulgidaOrange ConeflowerSun, Partial SunMedium2-3'Yellow, SummerAttracts bees, butterflies, and birdsLearn More
Rudbeckia hirtaBlack Eyed SusanSun, Partial SunMedium2-3'Yellow, SummerAttracts bees, butterflies, and birdsLearn More
Rudbeckia laciniataCutleaf ConeflowerSun, Partial SunMedium3-9'Yellow, SummerAttracts bees, butterflies, and birdsLearn More
Rudbeckia trilobaBrown Eyed SusanSun, Partial SunMedium3-5'Yellow, SummerAttracts bees, butterflies, and birdsLearn More
Ruellia humilisWild PetuniaSun, Partial SunMedium1-2'Purple, SummerAttracts bees, butterflies, and birdsLearn More
Sagittaria lancifoliaBull Tongue ArrowheadSun, Partial SunWet1-6'White, SpringAttracts birdsLearn More
Salvia coccineaScarlet SageSun, Partial SunMedium1-3'Red, Spring-FallAttracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirdsLearn More
Salvia lyrataLyreleaf SageSun, Partial SunMedium, Wet18"Lilac, SummerAttracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirdsLearn More
Sambucus canadensisWyldewood American ElderberrySun, Partial SunMedium, Wet5-8'White, SpringAttracts bees, butterflies, birds and hummingbirdsLearn More
Sambucus canadensisRanch American ElderberrySun, Partial SunMedium, Wet5-8'White, SpringAttracts bees, butterflies, birds and hummingbirdsLearn More
Sambucus canadensisNova American ElderberrySun, Partial SunMedium, Wet5-8'White, SpringAttracts bees, butterflies, birds and hummingbirdsLearn More
Sambucus canadensisBob Gordon American ElderberrySun, Partial SunMedium, Wet5-8'White, SpringAttracts bees, butterflies, birds and hummingbirdsLearn More
Sambucus canadensisAdams American ElderberrySun, Partial SunMedium, Wet5-8'White, SpringAttracts bees, butterflies, birds and hummingbirdsLearn More
Silphium asteriscusFalse SunflowerSun, Partial SunMedium2-5'Yellow, FallAttracts bees, butterflies, and birdsLearn More
Smallanthus uvedaliusBear's FootSun, Partial SunMedium, Wet3-8"Yellow, SummerAttracts bees, butterflies, and birdsLearn More
Spigelia marilandicaIndian PinkPartial SunMedim, Moist2-3'Red+Yellow, SummerAttracts HummingbirdsLearn More
Tradescantia virginianaCommon SpiderwortSun, Partial SunMedium, Moist1-3'Purple, SpringAttracts bees, butterfliesLearn More
Xanthorhiza simplicissimaYellow RootPartial Sun, ShadeMedim, Moist2-4'Yellow, SummerAttracts birdsLearn More
Yucca aloifoliaSpanish DaggerSun, Partial SunMedium, Dry10-15'White, SummerAttracts bees, butterflies, moths, hummingbirdsLearn More
Yucca filamentosaAdam's Needle YuccaSun, Partial SunDry, Medium3-8'White, Late SpringAttracts bees, birds, moths, hummingbirdsLearn More
Zizia aureaGolden AlexanderSun, Partial SunMedium, Wet1-2'Yellow, SpringAttracts bees. Host for black swallowtail butterflyLearn More