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Habitat Key: FS=Full Sun; PS=Part Sun; PSh=Part Shade; FSh=Full Shade; W=Wet; M=Moist; N=Normal; D=Dry; Ev=Evergreen

BOTANICAL NAME

COMMON NAME

SEASON

COLOR

HABITAT

Actaea alba

Doll's Eyes

Late

White

PSh, M, white berries

Actaea rubra

Red Baneberry

Mid-Late

White

PSh, M, red berries

Amsonia spp.

Blue Star

Late

Steel Blue

FS, N, D

Anemone virginiana

Thimbleweed

Late

White

FS, PS, M, N

Anemonella thalictroides

Rue Anemone

Mid-Late

White, Pale Pink

PSh, M

Aquilegia canadensis

Canadian Columbine

Mid-Late

Red/Yellow

PSh, M, N

Arisaema triphyllum

Jack in the Pulpit

Mid

Purple

PSh, FSh, M

Aruncus dioicus

Goat's Beard

Late

White

FS, PS, N

Asarum (Hexastylis) spp.

Ginger

Mid-Late

Purple/Brown

PSh, FSh, M, N, Ev, Foliage

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Bignonia capreolata

Crossvine

Early

Red/Yellow

FS, PS, M, N, D, Ev

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Camassia scilloides

Wild Hyacinth

Mid

Blue

PSh, M, N

Campanula spp.

Bellflower

Mid

Blue

PSh, M, N

Cardamine laciniata

Toothwort

Early

White

FSh, M, N

Caulophyllum thalictroides

Blue Cohosh

Late

Yellow/Brown

PSh, FSh, M, blue berries

Chrysogonum virginianum

Green 'N Gold

Early-Late

Yellow

FS, PS, M, N

Claytonia virginica

Spring Beauty

Early

Pink

PSh, M

Clintonia umbellulata

Bead Lily

Late

White/Purple

PSh, FSh, M, N

Cypripedium acaule

Pink Lady Slipper

Mid-Late

Pink

PS, PSh, M, N

Cypripedium calceolus

Yellow Lady Slipper

Mid-Late

Yellow

PS, PSh, M, N

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Decumaria barbara

Climbing Hydrangea

Late

White

FS, PS, M, N

Dicentra spp.

Bleeding Heart

Early-Mid

Pink, White

PSh, FSh, M, N

Diphylleia cymosa

Umbrella Leaf

Late

White

PSh, FSh, M, foliage

Dodecatheom meadia

Shooting Star

Mid-Late

White

PSh, M

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Epigaea repens

Trailing Arbutus

Mid

White/Pink

PSh, FSh, M, Ev

Erythronium sp.

Trout Lily

Early

White, Yellow

PSh, FSh, M, N

Fragaria virginiana

Wild Strawberry

Late

White

FS, PS, M, N, red berries

Galax aphylla

Galax (Wandflower)

Late

White

PSh, FSh, M, N, Ev

Gelsemium sempervirens

Carolina jessamine

V. Early

Yellow

FS, PS, M, N, Ev

Geranium maculatum

Cranesbill

Early

Purple, Pink, White

PSh, FSh, M

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Hepatica spp.

Liverwort

Early

White

PSh, FSh, M, N, Ev

Heuchera spp.

Coral Bells

Late

Pink, Red

PS, PSh, M, N

Houstonia spp.

Bluets

Early-Late

Pale Blue

FS, PS, M, N

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Iris cristata

Crested Iris

Early

Blue

PS, PSh, M, N

Isopyrum biternatum

False rue anemone

V. Early

White

FSh, M, N

Jeffersonia diphylla

Twin Leaf

Early

White

PSh, FSh, M, N

Lonicera sempervirens

Coral Honeysuckle

Mid

Red/Pink

FS, PS, M, N, Ev

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Maianthemum canadense

Wild Lily of the Valley

Mid

White

PSh, FSh, M, N

Mertensia virginica

Virginia Bluebells

Early

Blue

PSh, FSh, M, N

Myosotis scorpioides

Forget-me-not

Mid

Blue

PS, PSh, M, N

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Oenothera spp.

Primrose

Late

Pink, Yellow

FS, N, D

Pachysandra procumbens

Allegheny spurge

Early-Mid

White

PSh, FSh, M, N

Phacelia bipinnatifida

Spotted Phacelia

Early-Mid

Violet-Blue

PSh, FSh, M, N

Phlox divaricata

Woodland Phlox

Early

Blue

PSh, FSh, M, N

Phlox stolonifera

Phlox

Mid

Purple

PSh, M, N

Phlox subulata

Creeping Phlox

Mid-Late

Varies

FS, N, D, Ev

Podophyllum peltatum

Mayapple

Early

White

PSh, FSh, M, N, D

Polemonium reptans

Jacob's Ladder

Early-Late

Pale Blue

PSh, FSh, M

Polygonatum biflorum

Solomon's Seal

Late

White

PSh, FSh, M, N

Porteranthus trifoliatus

Indian physic

Mid-Late

White

PS, PSh, M, N

Pulsatilla patens

Eastern Pasque Flower

Late

Blue/Purple

FS, D

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Ruellia caroliniana

Wild Ruellia

Mid-Late

Blue/Purple

FS, PS, N

Salvia lyrata

Lyreleaf sage

Early

Blue/Purple

FS, PS, PSh, M, N, D

Sanguinaria canadensis

Bloodroot

Early

White

PSh, FSh, M, N

Sarracenia spp.

Pitcher Plants

Mid

Varies

FS, W, Bog

Senecio aureus

Golden Ragwort

Early-Late

Yellow

PS, PSh, FSh, M, N

Shortia galacifolia

Oconee Bells

Late

White

PSh, FSh, M

Smilacina racemosa

False Solomon's Seal

Mid-Late

White

PSh, FSh, M, N

Spigelia marilandica

Indian Pink

Mid

Red/Yellow

PS, PSh, M, N

Stellaria pubera

Giant Chickweed

Early-Mid

White

PS, PSh, M, N

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Thermopsis villosa

Carolina Lupine

Mid-late

Yellow

FS, PS, N, D

Tiarella spp.

Foamflower

Early

White, Pink

PSh, FSh, M, Ev

Trillium spp.

Trillium

Early

Varies

PSh, FSh, M, N

Uvularia perfoliata

Bellwort

Mid

Pale Yellow

PSh, FSh, M, N

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Viola spp.

Violets

Early-Mid

Blue, Purple

Psh, FSh, M, N

Wisteria frutescens

American Wisteria

Late

Purple

FS, PS, M, N

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These tables represent only a portion of Georgia's Native Plants.