{"id":466,"date":"2020-08-02T19:48:14","date_gmt":"2020-08-02T23:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vnps.org\/newriver\/?page_id=466"},"modified":"2026-06-10T16:12:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T20:12:49","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vnps.org\/newriver\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h2>News &amp; Updates<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>VNPS New River Chapter monthly meetings will resume in September 2026.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/newriver\/events\/national-forest-appreciation-day-at-pandapas-pond-2\/\">National Forest Appreciate Day<\/a> at Pandapas Pond will be held on June 27th.<\/li>\n<li><b>The February 2026 newsletter is <a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/newriver\/newsletters\/\">now available<\/a>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li>See <a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/newriver\/events\">Upcoming Events<\/a> for more info about our programs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>NEW:<\/strong> Our chapter had provided a grant to print copies of a new booklet titled <strong>&#8220;<em>The Budding Forager&#8217;s Guide to Edible Plants in SW Virginia<\/em>&#8220;<\/strong>. \u00a0This includes both native plants and invasive plants. \u00a0Free print copies are available at our chapter meetings, or an online copy may be viewed <a href=\"https:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10919\/137805\">HERE<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>&#8220;A Guide to Gardening with Southwest Virginia Native Plants&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>is now live and ready to support your planting efforts.\u00a0 Download <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantvirginianatives.org\/plantswvanatives\/plant-swva-natives-guide\">here<\/a>.\u00a0 Paper copies are no longer available but hopefully will be reprinted in 2026. \u00a0If you live outside of SWVA or it&#8217;s inconvenient for you to pick up, you can purchase online from <a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/virginia-native-plant-guides\/\">VNPS<\/a> to have it shipped directly to you for $10.<\/li>\n<li>Print copies of the<strong><em> &#8220;Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas&#8221; <\/em><\/strong>book is available again at our meetings for a price, and online for free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.invasive.org\/midatlantic\/fieldguide\/\">HERE<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>If you would like to volunteer to work in local pollinator gardens or to help to control invasive plants, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/newriver\/2025-volunteer-opportunities\/\"><strong>new updated list<\/strong><\/a> of opportunities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chapter meetings since 2020 can be viewed<\/strong> on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCC0xV2LLc4XjltHhAlpdtug\">YouTube Channel<\/a>.\u00a0 Samples include:<br \/>\n<strong><em>The<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>Flora of Virginia mobile app overview<\/em> <\/strong>(January 2021), and<br \/>\n<strong><em>Biology and management of invasive aquatic plants in the New River basin<\/em> <\/strong>(November 2022)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/newriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/NRVNPS.LogoRectangle-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"VNPS-NR Chapter Logo\" height=\"574\" width=\"1024\" title=\"NRVNPS.LogoRectangle\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/574;\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/select-membership-type\/\">Join<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<p>Become a Member:<br \/>Support Our Mission.<\/p>\n\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/donate-2\/\">Donate<\/a><\/h4>\n\nSupport VNPS with<br \/>\nyour donation today.\n\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/newriver\/events\/\">Upcoming Events<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Find Field Trips, Meetings, Programs and Plant Sales.<\/p>\n\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/chapters\/\">Find a Chapter<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<p>Get involved in your<br \/>local VNPS chapter.<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"wpra-display align\" data-display-id=\"1\" hx-target=\"this\" hx-swap=\"outerHTML\">    <div class=\"wp-rss-aggregator wpra-grid-template \" data-page=\"1\" style=\"--wpra-grid-max-cols: 3;\">\n        <div class=\"wpra-item-grid rss-aggregator\">\n                <div class=\"wpra-item feed-item wpra-item--1of3\">\n        <div class=\"wpra-grid-item\" style=\"\">\n            <div class=\"wpra-grid-item__content\">\n                    <div class=\"wpra-grid-item__item wpra-grid-item__title\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/redring-milkweed-asclepias-variegata\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" style=\"\">Redring Milkweed, Asclepias variegata<\/a>\n    <\/div>    <div class=\"wpra-grid-item__item wpra-grid-item__excerpt\">\n        By Betsy Washington, Northern Neck Native Plant Society Milkweeds are wildly popular in many gardens but most of us grow only two or three species, including Butterflyweed and Swamp Milkweed and possibly Common Milkweed. There are thirteen species of milkweed in Virginia and one of my favorites blooms in late May and June, Redring or\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/redring-milkweed-asclepias-variegata\/\" class=\"more-link\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" style=\"\">Read more<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>    <div class=\"wpra-item feed-item wpra-item--1of3\">\n        <div class=\"wpra-grid-item\" style=\"\">\n            <div class=\"wpra-grid-item__content\">\n                    <div class=\"wpra-grid-item__item wpra-grid-item__title\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/common-blue-violet-viola-sororia-communis\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" style=\"\">Common Blue Violet, Viola sororia\/communis<\/a>\n    <\/div>    <div class=\"wpra-grid-item__item wpra-grid-item__excerpt\">\n        By Betsy Washington, Northern Neck Native Plant Society The cheerful flowers of our native Common Blue Violet are one of the most anticipated signs of spring, bringing joy to both gardeners and pollinators alike. Blooming from March to June, with occasional rebloom in fall, our Common Blue Violet reaches only 3 \u2013 8\u201d tall with\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/common-blue-violet-viola-sororia-communis\/\" class=\"more-link\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" style=\"\">Read more<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>    <div class=\"wpra-item feed-item wpra-item--1of3\">\n        <div class=\"wpra-grid-item\" style=\"\">\n            <div class=\"wpra-grid-item__content\">\n                    <div class=\"wpra-grid-item__item wpra-grid-item__title\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/plantain-leaved-pussytoes-antennaria-plantaginifolia\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" style=\"\">Plantain-leaved Pussytoes, Antennaria plantaginifolia<\/a>\n    <\/div>    <div class=\"wpra-grid-item__item wpra-grid-item__excerpt\">\n        By Betsy Washington, Northern Neck Native Plant Society Plantain-leaved Pussytoes is one of our most charming perennial groundcovers and begins blooming this month with fuzzy white, tufted flower heads that resemble the toes or paws of kittens. Other names for this appealing groundcover are Pussytoes, Everlasting, Mouse Ears, Ladies\u2019 Tobacco, and even Dog Toes. Who\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/plantain-leaved-pussytoes-antennaria-plantaginifolia\/\" class=\"more-link\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" style=\"\">Read more<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>    <div class=\"wpra-item feed-item wpra-item--1of3\">\n        <div class=\"wpra-grid-item\" style=\"\">\n            <div class=\"wpra-grid-item__content\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/hepatica-heralds-spring-2\/\" class=\"wpra-grid-item__item wpra-grid-item__image\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/newriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/Hepatica-mottled-foliage-and-flower-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-150x150 size-150x150 wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a>    <div class=\"wpra-grid-item__item wpra-grid-item__title\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/hepatica-heralds-spring-2\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" style=\"\">Hepatica Heralds Spring<\/a>\n    <\/div>    <div class=\"wpra-grid-item__item wpra-grid-item__excerpt\">\n        By Betsy Washington, Northern Neck Native Plant Society Chapter One of the earliest signs of spring is the bloom of the Round-lobed Hepatica or Liverleaf, Hepatica americana. The lovely small flowers of this woodland wildflower look fragile but this hardy perennial blooms in the face of winter often as early as February. An array of\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/hepatica-heralds-spring-2\/\" class=\"more-link\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" style=\"\">Read more<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>    <div class=\"wpra-item feed-item wpra-item--1of3\">\n        <div class=\"wpra-grid-item\" style=\"\">\n            <div class=\"wpra-grid-item__content\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/american-hazelnut-corylus-americana\/\" class=\"wpra-grid-item__item wpra-grid-item__image\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/newriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/02\/Corylus-americana-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-150x150 size-150x150 wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a>    <div class=\"wpra-grid-item__item wpra-grid-item__title\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/american-hazelnut-corylus-americana\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" style=\"\">American Hazelnut, Corylus americana<\/a>\n    <\/div>    <div class=\"wpra-grid-item__item wpra-grid-item__excerpt\">\n        By Betsy Washington, Northern Neck Native Plant Society Our February Plant of the Month, American Hazelnut or Filbert, Corylus americana, is one of our earliest blooming native shrubs, a true harbinger of spring often flaunting its flowers as early as February. As a member of the Birch (Betulaceae) family, American Hazelnut is monoecious, meaning it\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/american-hazelnut-corylus-americana\/\" class=\"more-link\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" style=\"\">Read more<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>    <div class=\"wpra-item feed-item wpra-item--1of3\">\n        <div class=\"wpra-grid-item\" style=\"\">\n            <div class=\"wpra-grid-item__content\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/wildflower-of-the-year-2026-ghost-pipes-monotropa-uniflora\/\" class=\"wpra-grid-item__item wpra-grid-item__image\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/newriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Monotropa-uniflora-CT-MA-RI_TRI-STATE_TRAIL_500-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-150x150 size-150x150 wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a>    <div class=\"wpra-grid-item__item wpra-grid-item__title\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/wildflower-of-the-year-2026-ghost-pipes-monotropa-uniflora\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" style=\"\">Wildflower of the Year 2026: Ghost Pipes (Monotropa uniflora)<\/a>\n    <\/div>    <div class=\"wpra-grid-item__item wpra-grid-item__excerpt\">\n        Coming soon: VNPS offers Ghost Pipes artwork on T-Shirts and other apparel. Visit our Online Store to order. Ghost Pipes are herbaceous perennial plants that lack chlorophyll; they obtain their nutrients via mycotrophy, i.e., by parasitizing the fungi present in their roots. The plants are commonly white at flowering but, in rare instances, may be\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/wildflower-of-the-year-2026-ghost-pipes-monotropa-uniflora\/\" class=\"more-link\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" style=\"\">Read more<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>    <div class=\"wpra-item feed-item wpra-item--1of3\">\n        <div class=\"wpra-grid-item\" style=\"\">\n            <div class=\"wpra-grid-item__content\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/ebony-spleenwort-asplenium-platyneuron\/\" class=\"wpra-grid-item__item wpra-grid-item__image\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/newriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Asplenium-platyneuron-5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-150x150 size-150x150 wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a>    <div class=\"wpra-grid-item__item wpra-grid-item__title\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/ebony-spleenwort-asplenium-platyneuron\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" style=\"\">Ebony Spleenwort, Asplenium platyneuron<\/a>\n    <\/div>    <div class=\"wpra-grid-item__item wpra-grid-item__excerpt\">\n        By Betsy Washington, Northern Neck Native Plant Society Ebony Spleenwort is a charming small, evergreen fern that grows in dense tufts with dark green narrow fronds with a distinctive, wiry dark reddish brown shiny main stem (stipe). In fact, it gets its common name, Ebony, from this very distinctive dark shiny stipe. The narrow fronds\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/ebony-spleenwort-asplenium-platyneuron\/\" class=\"more-link\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" style=\"\">Read more<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>    <div class=\"wpra-item feed-item wpra-item--1of3\">\n        <div class=\"wpra-grid-item\" style=\"\">\n            <div class=\"wpra-grid-item__content\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/flat-branched-tree-clubmoss-dendrolycopododium-obscurum\/\" class=\"wpra-grid-item__item wpra-grid-item__image\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/newriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/12\/Dendrolycopodium-obscurum-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-150x150 size-150x150 wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a>    <div class=\"wpra-grid-item__item wpra-grid-item__title\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/flat-branched-tree-clubmoss-dendrolycopododium-obscurum\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" style=\"\">Flat-branched Tree-clubmoss, Dendrolycopododium obscurum<\/a>\n    <\/div>    <div class=\"wpra-grid-item__item wpra-grid-item__excerpt\">\n        By Betsy Washington, Northern Neck Native Plant Society Common Tree-clubmoss\u2014often called Princess Pine, Common Ground-pine, or Flat-branched Tree-clubmoss\u2014is appropriately named, as each plant looks like a miniature pine tree and a colony resembles a miniature forest. Club mosses are ancient plants and evolved over 400 million years ago and reproduce by spores produced in \u201cclub-like\u201d\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/flat-branched-tree-clubmoss-dendrolycopododium-obscurum\/\" class=\"more-link\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" style=\"\">Read more<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div> <\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News &amp; Updates VNPS New River Chapter monthly meetings will resume in September 2026. National Forest Appreciate Day at Pandapas Pond will be held on June 27th. The February 2026 newsletter is now available. See Upcoming Events for more info about our programs. 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