This is a working TN native plant database. We will be updating and adding new information with the help of Master Gardener Joy Stewart.

Bee BalmMonarda didyma

Sun-partial shade, moist-average, 2-4ft height, [soil], blooms in summer, red flowers [re-seeding strength], [germination code]

Black Eyed SusanRudbeckia hirta

Sun-partial shade, average moisture, 3-4ft height, [soil], blooms in summer, yellow flowers [re-seeding strength], [germination code]

Blue Flag IrisIris versicolor

Sun-partial shade, wet-average soil, 1-3ft, [soil], spring-summer, blue, [re-seeding strength], [germination code]

Blue Gamma GrassBouteloua gracilis

Full sun, dry, 1 ft. tall, any soil, [bloom time], [flower color], [re-seeding strength], [germination code]

Cardinal FlowerLobelia cardinalis

Sun-partial shade, wet-average moisture, 1-4ft height, [soil], blooms in summer, red flowers [re-seeding strength], [germination code]

Coral Honeysuckle[Scientific Name]

[Light requirements], [moisture requirements], [height], [soil], [bloom time], [flower color], [re-seeding strength], [germination code]

Fireworks GoldenrodSolidago rugosa, ‘Fireworks’

Full sun, wet-average, 4ft, [soil], late summer, yellow, [re-seeding strength], [germination code]

Great Blue LobeliaLobelia siphilitica

Partial sun-shade, wet-moist, 1-4ft, [soil], late summer, blue, [re-seeding strength], [germination code]

Liatris[Scientific Name]

[Light requirements], [moisture requirements], [height], [soil], [bloom time], purple, [re-seeding strength], [germination code]

Nodding Pink OnionAllium cernuum

[Light requirements], [moisture requirements], [height], [soil], [bloom time], light pink, [re-seeding strength], [germination code]

Oak Leaf HydrangiaHydrangea quercifolia

[Light requirements], [moisture requirements], 5-10ft height, [soil], summer, white, [re-seeding strength], [germination code]

Purple ConeflowerEchinacea purpurea

Sun-partial shade, average moisture, 2-5ft height, [soil], summer, purple, re-seeds well, [germination code]

Smooth Penstamon/ Foxglove BeardtonguePenstemon digitalis

[Light requirements], [moisture requirements], [height], [soil], [bloom time], [flower color], strong re-seeder,[germination code]

Wild Blue IndigoBaptisa australis

Full-part sun, moist, 3ft, [soil], spring-summer, blue, [re-seeding strength], [germination code]

Wild Petunia Ruellia humilis

Full sun, average to dry moisture, 1’ height, any soil, blooms in summer, purple flowers, reseeds readily, germination code C (70 days)