Fetterbush

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Fetterbush (Eubotrys racemosa)

Pyxie-moss

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Pyxie-moss (Pyxidanthera barbulata)

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Spoonleaf sundew

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Spoonleaf sundew (Drosera intermedia)

Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge

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Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia Beach

Blackwater Ecological Preserve, Isle of Wight County

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Blackwater Ecological Preserve, Isle of Wight County

Silky Camelia

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Silky Camellia (Stewartia malacodendron)

False Cape Natural Area Preserve

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False Cape Natural Area Preserve, Virginia Beach

North Landing River Natural Area Preserve

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North Landing River Natural Area Preserve

Mistflower (Conoclinum coelestinum)
Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
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  • Our VNPS-South Hampton Roads March meeting will be at 3pm Saturday March 23 at AREC, 1444 Diamond Springs Road, Virginia Beach. This will be a plant sale (Saturday April 6) preparation meeting at the greenhouse where we have housed our plants. This is the greenhouse closest to Northampton Blvd.
  • Save the date for our ANNUAL NATIVE PLANT SALE!Saturday, April 6, 2023 from 9 am at the Lynnhaven House Historic Site (4409 Wishart Road, Virginia Beach).

• Our first 2024 meeting will be virtual on Thursday, January 25th from 6:30pm and we will talk about the goals for this year, which mainly will be the Plant Sale in April.

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By Betsy Washington, Northern Neck Native Plant Society One of my favorite sights while walking in winter woodlands are the beautiful evergreen leaves of Downy Rattlesnake Plantain, Goodyera pubescens. This eye-catching beauty is one of our most common woodland orchids and instantly recognizable by its exquisitely etched leaves with an intricate network of fine white…... Read more
Published on: March 17, 2024
Source: VNPS Blog
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Published on: February 12, 2024
Source: VNPS Blog
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Published on: January 18, 2024
Source: VNPS Blog
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Published on: December 20, 2023
Source: VNPS Blog
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Published on: September 17, 2023
Source: VNPS Blog
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Published on: August 12, 2023
Source: VNPS Blog
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Published on: June 28, 2023
Source: VNPS Blog
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Published on: May 9, 2023
Source: VNPS Blog