NC State Extension provides an extensive database of plants: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/
For an extensive list of NC resource links, including vegetables, trees, fruits, poisonous plants, bloom calendars, and many other informative items: https://gardening.ces.ncsu.edu/gardening-plants/
Master Gardener VolunteersSM of Chatham County have provided lists of recommended plants under the section on Recommended Plant Lists