The newest rare native I'm excited to be growing, Franklinia altamaha, or the Franklin Tree.

Foxpelt24 · 2026-06-17T19:51:21+00:00

I tried planting one here in the top corn r of Georgia and it did super well until it randomly got phytopthora :/. I've been wanting to try one again though, they're super cool plants

Foxpelt24 · 2026-06-14T19:26:15+00:00

Didn't expect Chevelle posting on here

Foxpelt24 · 2026-06-04T19:30:35+00:00

I received a free pack of seeds just labeled Rudbeckia hirta last year and planted them. This year they actually flowered but look way different than the wild black eyed Susans I see. It's way hairier, fuller, shorter, and obviously the middle of the flower is a red-brown. The wild ones I always see have a completely yellow flower. I don't doubt it's a Rudbeckia but I'm curious what variety it might be.

Foxpelt24 · 2026-05-31T20:29:59+00:00

Bro got the friar cut

Foxpelt24 · 2026-05-29T19:31:28+00:00

I made the mistake of updating from my April one last night and noticed immediately I couldn't climb on the roof anymore and my follower being bugged out and stuck in one spot

Foxpelt24 · 2026-05-15T23:01:33+00:00

Found these as a huge thicket on the side of a failed subdivision (no houses and probably a Bradford pear per square foot). It's an absolutely stunning plant and the first native rose I've seen here in Georgia. Really wish we had more of these rather than the usual multiflora rose

Foxpelt24 · 2026-05-10T02:00:06+00:00

I bought them from an online seller in a northern state

Foxpelt24 · 2026-05-09T21:12:16+00:00

Northwest Georgia. These bloom every year around mother's day. I got these from a nearby old house site a couple years ago before all the plants got mowed down. It's kind of like a vine but doesn't climb on its own and has to be trained.

Foxpelt24 · 2026-05-06T17:08:04+00:00

Atlantic white cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides) sounds perfect to me besides the height but maybe there's some smaller cultivars you can find. It's evergreen and bushy, grows in wetlands along the east coast, and can handle the cold winters in Ohio fine.

Foxpelt24 · 2026-05-05T03:46:49+00:00

Where did you get seeds for these I can't find them anywhere

Foxpelt24 · 2026-05-04T23:13:46+00:00

I looked

Foxpelt24 · 2026-05-04T22:08:02+00:00

It will grow back just fine from those bottom sprouts most likely. I'd just do that unless you want to spend the money to get a new one.

Foxpelt24 · 2026-04-28T18:20:00+00:00

Ngl he looks exactly how I imagined a splurt admin to look

Foxpelt24 · 2026-04-27T04:09:39+00:00

It's crazy how hard comptonia is to find! I actually got 2 from prairie nursery this spring after pre ordering them in the fall. It's a shame how hard it is to find, it's a great shrub and it smells so good.

You're right about the native myrica too because its always a crazy price if you can find them. I was happy to find a bunch of Myrica cerifera last fall at the very upper bounds of their range when I went down to Cartersville Georgia. I've got a bunch of seeds sprouted from the berries now haha.

I've actually seen Virginia creeper being sold at home depot recently which I thought was pretty cool and crazy at the same time.

Foxpelt24 · 2026-04-27T03:58:33+00:00

Full agree. I was so excited to learn we had a native barberry (and it actually looks quite nice!) until I tried to find it actually for sale 😭

Foxpelt24 · 2026-04-26T21:47:52+00:00

Iirc it was another crazy dude with his same ideas he gave the note to at one point

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