Are you a Virginia gardener looking to create a unique and thriving landscape? Consider adding plants native to the mid-Atlantic to your garden or lawn. These plants are perfectly adapted to our local climate, ensuring they flourish with minimal effort.
The Benefits of Native Plants
Native Virginia plants offer a multitude of advantages for both your garden and the environment. Here are just a few reasons to consider incorporating them into your landscape:
- Support wildlife: Native plants provide food and shelter for a variety of birds, butterflies, bees, and other beneficial insects.
- Protect water quality: Their deep root systems help to prevent erosion and improve water filtration.
- Enhance biodiversity: By planting native species, you contribute to the overall health and diversity of your local ecosystem.
Explore Our Selection of Native Virginia Plants
Native plants are nature’s ideal source of food and protection for wildlife. The plants listed below are species and cultivars that have occurred naturally in the wild in our region. Because they are native to our area and have evolved in this climate and our soil they will generally require minimal fertilizer, no pest control, and very little supplemental watering once established. Look for our Native Logo on our signs in the nursery!
Native Virginia Perennials
- Aquilegia ‘Little Lanterns’
- Asclepias tuberosa ‘Butterfly Weed’
- Baptisia australis ‘Blue Wild Indigo’
- Chelone lyonii ‘Hot Lips’
- Coreopsis ‘Early Sunrise’
- Coreopsis ‘Moonbeam’
- Coreopsis ‘Zagreb’
- Echinacea ‘Kim’s Knee High’
- Echinacea ‘Pow Wow White’
- Echinacea ‘Pow Wow Wild Berry’
- Echinacea ‘Ruby Star’
- Eupatorium ‘Chocolate’
- Eupatorium ‘Little Joe’
- Fern Athyrium Lady In Red
- Gaillardia ‘Goblin’
- Heuchera ‘Autumn Bride’
- Heuchera ‘Green Spice’
- Liatris ‘Floristan Violet’
- Lonicera ‘Major Wheeler’
- Monarda ‘Dark Ponticum’
- Monarda ‘Rasberry Wine’
- Phlox paniculata ‘David’
- Phlox paniculata ‘Franz Schubert’
- Phlox paniculata ‘Jeana’
- Phlox paniculata ‘Laura’
- Phlox paniculata ‘Nicky’
- Phlox subulata ‘Candy Stripe’
- Phlox subulata ‘Cotton Candy’
- Phlox subulata ‘Emerald Blue’
- Phlox subulata ‘Fort Hill’
- Phlox subulata ‘Scarlet Flame’
- Phlox subulata ‘Snowflake’
- Polemonium ‘Stairway to Heaven’
- Rudbeckia ‘Autumn Colors’
- Rudbeckia ‘Cherry Brandy’
- Rudbeckia ‘Goldsturm’
- Rudbeckia ‘Indian Summer’
- Rudbeckia ‘Prairie Sun’
- Sisyrinchium ‘Lucerne’
- Solidago ‘Fireworks’
- Spigelia marilandica ‘Indian Pink’
- Tradescantia ‘Purple Profusion’
- Tradescantia ‘Sweet Kate’
Native Virginia Grasses
- Chasmanthium latifolium ‘Northern Sea Oats’
- Muhlenbergia capillaries ‘Hairawn’
- Panicum ‘Heavy Metal’
- Panicum ‘Northwind’
- Panicum Shenandoah
- Panicum virgatum ‘Dallas Blues’
- Schizachyrium ‘The Blues’
- Sporobolus heterolepis ‘Prarie Dropseed’
Native Virginia Shrubs
- Myrica pensylvanica ‘Northern Bayberry’
- Myrica cerifera ‘Southern Bayberry’
- Ilex opaca ‘American Holly’
- Ilex glabra ‘Shamrock’
- Ilex ‘Sparkleberry’
- Ilex verticillata ‘Winter Red’
- Kalmia latifolia ‘Bullseye’
- Kalmia latifolia ‘Olympic Fire’
- Kalmia latifolia ‘Raspberry Glow’
- Aronia arbutifolia ‘Brilliantissima Red Chokeberry’
- Aronia melanocarpa ‘Black Chokeberry’
- Callicarpa dichotoma ‘Issai’
- Clethra alnifolia ‘Hummingbird’
- Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’
- Cornus ‘Red-Twig Dogwood’
- Fothergilla ‘Mount Airy’
- Hydrangea ‘Annabelle’
- Hydrangea ‘Alice’
- Itea ‘Henry’s Garnet’
- Itea ‘Little Henry’
- Physocarpus ‘Coppertina’
- Physocarpus ‘Diablo’
- Physocarpus ‘Summer Wine’
- Viburnum ‘Dentatum’
- Viburnum ‘Winterthur’
- Hamamelis ‘Common Witchhazel’
Native Virginia Trees
- River Birch
- Black Gum
- Pink Dogwood
- Sweetbay Magnolia
- Pin Oak
- Red Oak
- Scarlet Oak
- White Oak
- Willow Oak
- Tulip Poplar
- Redbud
- American Sycamore
Native Virginia Vining Plants
Know something is native but can’t find it on our list? There are so many species out there, that it would be nearly impossible for us to list them all! Don’t doubt the ‘nativeness’ of your plant just because it doesn’t appear here!
Meadows Farms, Your Local Source for Native Plants
Discover the perfect native plants for your garden and landscaping needs at Meadows Farms. We offer a wide selection of species from Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia. Not sure what to get? No worries! Our knowledgeable staff can help you identify and source the perfect plants for your garden. Visit us today!