In the following table, the areas of the state in which the plant will grow are indicated by N=north, C=central, and S=south. The blooming seasons are indicated by Sp=spring, Su=summer, F=fall, and W=winter. An asterisk indicates a plant that attracts butterflies.
 

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Annuals -- plants that live one year (some reseed themselves)

name bloom region season botanical name     Beach sunflower* yellow NCS SpSuFW Helianthus debilis Black-eyed Susan* yellow NCS SpSuF Rudbeckia hirta Blanket flower* various NC SpSu Gaillardia pulchella Spanish needles* orange NCS SpSuF Bidens pilosa

Perennials -- plants that live many years

name bloom region season botanical name     Aster* lavender, blue NCS SuF Aster spp. Blazing star* rose-purple NCS SuF Liatris spp.   Dalea* many NC F Dalea spp.   Florida Paintbrush* lavender NCS F Carphephorus corymbosus   Goldenrod* yellow NCS SuF Solidago fistulosa   Lobelia* red, white, blue NC SpSuF Lobelia spp. Milkweed* various NCS SpSuF Asclepias spp. Mistflower* blue NCS SuF Eupatorium coelestinum   Morning-glory various NCS SpSuF Ipomoea spp. Pennyroyal* light purple NCS SpW Piloblephis rigida Passionflower* purple, green-yellow NCS SpSuFW Passiflora spp.   Phlox* various NC SpSuF Phlox spp. Purple coneflower* purple NCS Su Echinacea purpurea   Rain lily various NCS Su Zephyranthes spp. Sage* various NC SpSuF Salvia spp.   Sedge inconspicuous NCS Su Cyperus spp. Stoke's aster* various NC SpSuF Stokesia laevis Sunflower* yellow NC SpSuF Helianthus spp. Tick-seed* yellow NCS SpSuFW Coreopsis spp. Verbena* red-pink NCS SpSuF Verbena spp. Wild petunia* purple NCS SpSuFW Ruellia caroliniensis

 
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