Virginia Native Plant Guides
Enjoy these regional native plant guides that highlight the beautiful variety of Virginia’s native plants! The guides have been published through the state-wide Plant Virginia Natives Initiative, a growing partnership that includes the Virginia Native Plant Society.
Each of these full-color guides describes 100 or so species of flowering perennials, ferns, vines, grasses, shrubs and trees with a photo, description, symbols for light and moisture requirements and wildlife value (butterfly, caterpillar, bird), and interesting facts. Indices list hundreds of additional species. The guides include sections on conservation landscaping; right plants for right places such as natives for dry or wet shade; native plant demonstration gardens; invasive non-natives of particular concern in the region and native alternatives; and additional resources about native plants and landscaping with native plants.
The guides in Virginia’s coastal regions were funded in large part by the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program with grants from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)*. Virginia CZM is currently coordinating the Plant Virginia Natives Initiative, which now includes ten regional native plant marketing campaigns. As well as focusing on increasing the use of regional natives in all landscapes, these multi-partner public campaigns are partnering with local providers on point of sale marketing, such as signage and plant tags, to make it easier for consumers to identify plants as native to the region.
As a partner in all of the regional campaigns, the Virginia Native Plant Society is committed to helping keep these guides in print and in the hands of homeowners.
*VNPS and other partners in some of the coastal region campaigns have received permission from the Virginia CZM Program and NOAA to sell their regional guides to help fund reprints. Guides outside Virginia’s coastal region and not eligible for the NOAA funding, have been funded by other grant sources and many partners pooling their resources.
Native Plants of Accomack and Northampton
Campaign: Plant ES Natives
Region: Accomack and Northampton counties
First Published: December, 2009
Current Edition: August, 2013; 41 pp.
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Native Plants for Central Rappahannock Virginia
Campaign: Plant Central Rapp Natives
Region: Counties of Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania, and Stafford and City of Fredericksburg
First Published: April, 2017
Current Edition: December 2019; 45 pp.
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Native Plants of the Northern Neck
Campaign: Plant NNK Natives
Region: Counties of Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond and Westmoreland.
First Published: June 2013
Current Edition: March 2022; 51 pp.
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Native Plants for Northern Virginia
Campaign: Plant NOVA Natives
Region: Counties of Loudoun, Prince William, and Fairfax and cities of Alexandria, Arlington, Falls Church and Manassas.
First Published: September 2014
Current Edition: April 2022; 68 pp.
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Native Plants for Virginia’s Capital Region
Campaign: Plant RVA Natives
Region: City of Richmond, and counties of Henrico, Hanover, Chesterfield, Charles City, New Kent, Powhatan, Goochland, Cumberland, and Amelia.
First Published: November 2018
Current Edition: May, 2020; 70 pp.
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Native Plants for Southeast Virginia
Campaign: Plant HR Natives
Region: Cities of Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Hampton, Poquoson, Newport News, Hopewell, Colonial Heights, Petersburg, Emporia and counties of Prince George, Sussex, Surry, Southampton, Isle of Wight, James City, York, Greensville (eastern side) and Gloucester.
First Published: October 2016
Current Edition: June 2017; 69 pp.
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A Guide to Gardening with Southwest Virginia Native Plants
Campaign: Plant SWVA Natives
Region: Counties of Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Lee, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise, and Wythe as well as the cities of Bristol, Galax, Norton, Radford, Roanoke, and Salem.
First Published: October 2023
Current Edition: 114 pp.
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Piedmont Native Plants: A Guide for Landscapes and Gardens
Campaign: Plant Northern Piedmont Natives
Region: City of Charlottesville and counties of Fauquier, Rappahannock, Culpeper, Madison, Orange, Greene, Louisa, Albemarle, Fluvanna, Nelson and Buckingham.
First Published: 2015
Current Edition: 2nd Edition, December 2023; 127 pp.
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Native Plants for Virginia’s Southern Piedmont
Campaign: Plant Southern Piedmont Natives
Region: Counties of Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick, Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin, Halifax, Henry, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Prince Edward, and portions of Dinwiddie, Greenville, and Sussex east of the fall line; cities of Danville, Lynchburg, and Martinsville.
Current Edition: 2024.
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Plant Ridge & Valley Natives: A Guide for Gardeners
Campaign: Plant Ridge & Valley Natives
Region: Counties of Augusta, Alleghany, Bath, Clarke, Frederick, Highland, Page, Rockingham, Rockbridge, Shenandoah, and Warren.
First Published: May 2023 by Shenandoah Chapter VNPS.
Current Edition: October 2024; 172 pp.
For bulk orders of 10 or more, please contact shenandoahchapter@gmail.com.
PDF May 2023 Version (12MB): Free | Print version: $20.00
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