Quick answer: 13 native Louisiana plants have a recorded bloom range that includes November.
13 species
- Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii · 41 states
- Blue mistflower Conoclinium coelestinum · 32 states
- Buffalograss Bouteloua dactyloides · 19 states
- Carolina jessamine Gelsemium sempervirens · 10 states
- Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium · 42 states
- Loblolly bay Gordonia lasianthus · 7 states
- Longleaf pine Pinus palustris · 10 states
- Maypop passionflower Passiflora incarnata · 21 states
- Prairie blazing star Liatris pycnostachya · 19 states
- Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula · 38 states
- Swamp sunflower Helianthus angustifolius · 21 states
- Switchgrass Panicum virgatum · 43 states
- Witch-hazel Hamamelis virginiana · 33 states
November in a Louisiana native garden
November is a quieter month in Louisiana: 13 of the state's 179 native plants flower in November, compared with 121 at the May peak. That makes these plants valuable for keeping color, and food for pollinators, going outside the main season.
7 finish in November, including Big bluestem, Blue mistflower and Loblolly bay, so this is the last chance to see them in flower.
11 of them grow in full or partial sun and 2 tolerate shade, so there are options for open beds and woodland edges alike. Sizes run from low plants like Buffalograss and Sideoats grama to trees such as Carolina jessamine and Loblolly bay. For wildlife, 10 support pollinators, 10 provide food or cover for birds and 6 are caterpillar host plants.
All 13 have a seed or plant listing we verified as the wild species. Be careful buying Switchgrass: common listings for it are often a bred variety or a different species.
Good places to start
Verified wild-species listings that take sun and are widely native, so they are forgiving first plants.
- Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium · Sun, Part Shade · blooms Jun-Dec
- Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii · Sun, Part Shade · blooms Aug-Nov
- Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula · Sun, Part Shade · blooms Jun-Nov