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Native Landscape Plants for Atlanta
Paul Burns, Garden Design & Education
1996©
Trees - Shrubs - Vines - Sunny Perennials - Shady Perennials
Native Trees for Atlanta
| Native Tree | Common Name |
| Acer barbatum | Florida Maple, Southern Sugar Maple |
| Acer leucoderme | Chalkbark Maple |
| Acer rubrum | Red Maple |
| Acer saccharum | Sugar Maple |
| Amelanchier ssp. | Serviceberry, Shadbush, Juneberry |
| Aralia spinosa | Devil's Walkingstick |
| Cercis canadensis | Redbud |
| Cornus florida | Dogwood |
| Crataegus spp. | Hawthorn |
| Diospyrus virginiana | Persimmon |
| Fagus grandifolia | American Beech |
| Franklinia alamataha | Franklintree |
| Gordonia lasianthus | Loblolly Bay |
| Halesia caroliniana | Carolina Silverbell |
| Ilex opaca 'Greenleaf' | 'Greenleaf' Holly |
| Ilex X attenuata 'Savannah' | 'Savannah' Holly |
| Ilex 'East Palatka' | 'East Palatka' Holly |
| Magnolia grandiflora | Southern Magnolia |
| Magnolia virginiana | Sweetbay Magnolia |
| Oxydendron arboreum | Sourwood |
| Pinus taeda | Loblolly Pine |
| Quercus alba | White Oak |
| Quercus falcata | Southern Red Oak |
| Quercus phellos | Willow Oak |
| Quercus nigra | Water Oak |
| Sassafras albidum | Sassafras |
| Stewartia ovata | Mountain Stewartia |
| Taxodium distichum | Bald Cypress |
| Tsuga canadensis | Hemlock |
Native Shrubs for Atlanta
| Native Shrub | Common Name |
| Aesculus parviflora | Bottlebrush Buckeye |
| Aesculus pavia | Red Buckeye |
| Agarista populifolia | Florida Leucothoe |
| Callicarpa americana | Beautyberry |
| Calycanthus floridus | Sweetshrub |
| Chionanthus virginicus | Grancy Grey-beard |
| Clethra 'Hummingbird' | Summersweet |
| Euonymus americana | Hearts-a-bustin' |
| Fothergilla 'Mount Airy' | Fothergilla |
| Hamamelis vernalis | Witchhazel |
| Hamamelis virginiana | Witchhazel |
| Hydrangea arborescens | Smooth Hydrangea |
| Hydrangea quercifolia | Oakleaf Hydrangea |
| Ilex decidua | Possumhaw |
| Ilex glabra | Inkberry |
| Ilex verticillata | Winterberry |
| Illicium floridanum | Florida Anise |
| Illicium parviflorum | Small Anise |
| Itea virginica | Virginia Sweetspire |
| Kalmia latifolia | Mountain Laurel |
| Leucothoe spp. | Leucothoe |
| Magnolia macrophylla | Bigleaf Magnolia |
| Myrica cerafera | Wax Myrtle |
| Rhododendron carolinianum | Carolina Rhododendron |
| Rhododendron catawbiense | Catawba Rhododendron |
| Rhododendron maximum | Rosebay Rhododendron |
| R. alabamense | Alabama Azalea |
| R. arborescens | Sweet Azalea |
| R. atlanticum | Coast Azalea |
| R. austrinum | Florida Azalea |
| R. bakeri | Baker's Azalea |
| R. calendulaceum | Flame Azalea |
| R. canescens | Piedmont Azalea |
| R. flammeum syn. R. speciosum | Oconee Azalea |
| R. prunifolium | Plumleaf Azalea |
| R. serrulatum | Sweet Azalea |
| R. vaseyi | Pinkshell Azalea |
| R. viscosum | Swamp Azalea |
| Rhus typhina 'Laciniata' | Cutleaf Staghorn Sumac |
| Vaccinium ashei | Rabbiteye Bluebery |
| Viburnum acerifolium | Mapleleaf Viburnum |
| Viburnum dentatum | Arrowwood Viburnum |
| Viburnum trilobum | Cranberry Viburnum |
Native Vines for Atlanta
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Native Vines |
Common Name |
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Bignonia capreolata |
Crossvine |
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Campsis radicans |
Trumpetcreeper |
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Clematis virginiana |
Virgin'sbower Clematis |
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Deucamaria barbara |
Native Climbing Hydrangea |
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Gelsemium sempervirens |
Carolina Jessamine |
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Lonicera sempervirens |
Trumpet Honeysuckle |
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Parthenocissus quinquefolia |
Virginia Creeper, Woodbine |
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Passiflora incarnata |
Passionflower |
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Wisteria frutescens |
American Wisteria |
Native Sunny Perennials for Atlanta
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Native Perennial |
Common Name |
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#Amsonia tabermontana |
Bluestar |
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Asclepias tuberosa |
Butterflyweed |
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Aster novae-angliae |
New England Aster |
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Baptistia australis |
Blue False Indigo |
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Boltonia asteroides |
Boltonia |
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Coreopsis lanceolata |
Tickseed Coreopsis |
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Coreopsis verticillata |
Threadleaf Coreopsis |
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Echinacea purpurea |
Purple Coneflower |
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Eupatorium coelestinum |
Hardy Ageratum |
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#Eupatorium fistulosum |
Joe-pye-weed |
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Helianthus spp. |
Sunflower |
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Hibiscus moscheutos |
Rose Mallow, Hardy Hibiscus |
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Liatris pycnostachya |
Gayfeather |
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#Monarda didyma |
Beebalm |
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Oenothera spp. |
Evening Primrose |
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#Phlox spp. |
Garden Phlox |
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#Phystostegia virginiana |
Dragonhead |
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Rudbeckia fulgida, R. hirta |
Blackeyed Susan |
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Solidago spp. |
Goldenrod |
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#Stokesia laevis |
Stoke's Daisy |
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Thermopsis caroliniana |
Carolina Bushpea |
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#Tradescantia virginiana |
Spiderwort |
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Native Shady Perennials for Atlanta
| Native Perennial | Common Name |
| Aquilegia canadensis | Columbine |
| Asarum shuttleworthii | Wild Ginger |
| Chelone obliqua | Turtlehead |
| Chysogonum virginianum | Green & Gold |
| Cimifugia racemosa | Black Cohosh |
| Dicentra cucullaria | Squirrel Corn |
| Dicentra exima | Bleeding Heart |
| Galax aphylla | Galax |
| Heuchera americanum | Alumroot |
| Iris cristata | Dwarf Crested Iris |
| Lobelia cardinalis | Cardinal Flower |
| Monarda didyma | Beebalm |
| Phlox divaricata, P. stolonifera | Woodland Phlox |
| Phlox maculata, P. paniculata | Garden Phlox |
| Physostegia virginiana | Dragonhead |
| Spegelia marilandica | Indian Pink |
| Stylophorum diphyllum | Celandine Poppy |
| Tiarella cordifolia | Foamflower |
| Tradescantia virginiana | Spiderwort |
| Zephranthes atamasco | Rainlily |
Paul Burns, Garden Design & Education
1996©
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Paul Burns Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
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