Native Plants of South Carolina
The native plants that belong in your yard — what to plant for pollinators, by zone, with bloom timing and a species table.
- Native species grouped by sun, soil, and wildlife value
- Bloom windows and pollinator host-plant pairings
- What belongs in your USDA zone
- A full species table you can take to the nursery
- Typical planting windows, month by month
$9.99one-time
Instant download · yours to keep, with no account and no renewal · full refund within 30 days
A look inside
What the South Carolina pages actually look like
From the South Carolina edition
Some of what is actually in it
33 native species are profiled for South Carolina, chosen for hardiness zones 7a–9b. A dozen of them:
- Black-Eyed Susan
- Butterfly Weed
- Cardinal Flower
- Wild Lupine
- Dense Blazing Star
- Common Boneset
- Rattlesnake Master
- Obedient Plant
- Wild Geranium
- Foamflower
- Wild Ginger
- Christmas Fern
How the South Carolina year breaks down
Counted, not claimed
Something in the South Carolina list is in bloom from March through October, and June is the peak — 16 of the 33 species are flowering then.
11 of them are caterpillar host plants and 7 support specialist bees — the ones that do the most work in South Carolina yards.
In the box
Exactly what you receive
| South Carolina pages | 8 pages — the species table, bloom windows and planting calendar |
|---|---|
| Format | PDF, laid out for both Letter and A4 |
| Delivery | An instant download link, plus a link you can re-open for 72 hours |
| Access | Yours to keep — no expiry, no account, no subscription |
| Refunds | Full refund within 30 days, no questions |
How it works
From checkout to the field
Buy it
Checkout takes a card and an email address — no account to create.
Open it straight away
The download link appears immediately and the South Carolina files are yours to keep.
Use it through the year
Print the South Carolina pages you want and take them outside; they are laid out with room to write on as the season moves.
Free and paid, side by side
The South Carolina pages here stay free. Here is what the edition adds.
| The free South Carolina pages | Native Plants of South Carolina | |
|---|---|---|
| What it covers | The month South Carolina is in, free and always | All twelve South Carolina months, planned before they arrive |
| Garden timing | The notes for your zone, once the site knows it | Every South Carolina zone from 7a–9b, side by side on the page |
| Where you can read it | On a screen, wherever South Carolina has signal | On paper, in the field, with no signal at all |
| Price | Free, and staying that way | $9.99 once — no renewal, no account |
Before you buy
Who this is for
Made for
- Gardeners in South Carolina planting for pollinators rather than for a catalogue
- Anyone replacing lawn with something that belongs here
- New South Carolina gardeners who want the timing decided for them
Not for
- Anyone wanting exotic ornamentals; every species here is native to South Carolina
- Precise planting dates — South Carolina timing is given as windows
Everything here describes typical timing across South Carolina, drawn from long-run records — weather, elevation and how close you are to water all move the real dates around. So the South Carolina pages say "usually early May" and never "May 4th", which is not hedging but the most the data can honestly carry.
Where it comes from
Compiled from
USDA PLANTS Database · GBIF occurrence records · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center · USA National Phenology Network · The Xerces Society · Cooperative Extension (land-grant directory). How each of these is used in the South Carolina edition, and which figures are measured rather than modeled, is set out in the methodology.
Questions
Before you decide
Is this specific to South Carolina, or a national guide with the name swapped in?
It is built from South Carolina's own data. The 33 species in it were filtered to those with verified occurrence records in South Carolina and to hardiness zones 7a–9b.
South Carolina spans several hardiness zones — which one does this cover?
All of them. South Carolina runs 7a–9b, and the guide carries each zone's timing rather than picking one and hoping it fits your garden.
How accurate is the timing for South Carolina?
It describes typical timing across South Carolina drawn from long-run records, and because weather, elevation and habitat move real South Carolina dates around it says "usually early May" rather than "May 4th".
Is it worth paying when the South Carolina pages here are free?
The free South Carolina pages are the month you are in; this is the whole South Carolina year, planned before it arrives and printable, so you are not holding a screen in the garden.
Will it work for my part of South Carolina, or just the big cities?
It is written at state resolution — South Carolina as a whole, with regional notes where South Carolina genuinely differs end to end, and nothing behind it is recorded finely enough to honestly promise more than that.
What format is the South Carolina edition, and can I print it?
A PDF laid out for both Letter and A4, one page per sheet — printing it is the point, since the South Carolina pages are made to be carried outside.
What if the South Carolina guide is not what I expected?
Email hello@birchcompass.com within 30 days for a full refund on the South Carolina edition, and keep the files either way — asking for them back would be theatre.
Prefer to read online first? The free South Carolina native plants reference covers the same ground on screen.
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