Native plants for front garden in Westmoreland County, Virginia

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  • Bluestem Goldenrod
    Solidago caesia

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    (c) Sandy Wolkenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Yellow, Aug to Oct2.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 36 kinds of specialist bees
  • Wrinkle-leaf Goldenrod
    Solidago rugosa

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    (c) pachips, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Yellow, Jul to Oct3.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 36 kinds of specialist bees
  • Calico Aster
    Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    (c) Michael J. Papay, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    White, Summer, Fall3 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 45 kinds of specialist bees
  • Pink Azalea
    Rhododendron periclymenoides

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    Judy Gallagher, CC BY 2.0, Original photo

    Mar to May7 ft tall, 4.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group hosts 63 kinds of caterpillars
  • Swamp Azalea
    Rhododendron viscosum

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    HorsePunchKid, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    5 ft tall, 5.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group hosts 63 kinds of caterpillars
  • Black Chokeberry
    Aronia melanocarpa

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    (c) Michael Newlon, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    White, May to Jun6 ft tall, 4.5 ft wideAverage to wet soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group hosts 68 kinds of caterpillars
  • Coastal Plain Joe-pye-weed
    Eutrochium dubium

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    (c) Anne Parker, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Jul to Oct4.5 ft tall, 3 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group hosts 40 kinds of caterpillars
  • Hollow Joe-pye-weed
    Eutrochium fistulosum

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    (c) Connor Sites-Bowen, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Jul to Oct6 ft tall, 3 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group hosts 40 kinds of caterpillars
  • Small's Ragwort
    Packera anonyma

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    Pieter Pelser, CC BY 3.0, Original photo

    Yellow, Spring2.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 4 kinds of birds
  • Wild Strawberry
    Fragaria virginiana

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    (c) Henrik Kibak, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    White, Spring6 in tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 14 kinds of birds
  • Black Huckleberry
    Gaylussacia baccata

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    no rights reserved, CC0, Original photo

    Apr to Jun2 ft tall, 3 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 11 kinds of birds
  • Narrowleaf Sundrops
    Oenothera fruticosa

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Yellow, Summer1.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 5 kinds of birds
  • Swamp Rosemallow
    Hibiscus moscheutos

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    Andrew Cannizzaro, CC BY 2.0, Original photo

    Summer, Fall4 ft tall, 3.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group hosts 33 kinds of caterpillars
  • Mapleleaf Viburnum
    Viburnum acerifolium

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    Plant Image Library Licensing, CC BY-SA 2.5, Original photo

    White, Spring, Summer5 ft tall, 4 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 18 kinds of birds
  • Yellow Wild Indigo
    Baptisia tinctoria

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    Yellow, Spring, Summer3 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group hosts 22 kinds of caterpillars
  • Whorled Milkweed
    Asclepias verticillata

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    George F Mayfield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Original photo

    Jul to Sep2 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group hosts 13 kinds of caterpillars
  • Steeplebush
    Spiraea tomentosa

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    (c) christine123, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo, Cropped from the original photograph.

    Jul to Sep3 ft tall, 4 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group hosts 65 kinds of caterpillars
  • Swamp Milkweed
    Asclepias incarnata

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    Jasper Shide, CC0, Original photo

    Jun to Aug4 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group hosts 13 kinds of caterpillars
  • White Wood-aster
    Eurybia divaricata

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Summer, Fall2 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 27 kinds of specialist bees
  • Common Sneezeweed
    Helenium autumnale

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    Dominicus Johannes Bergsma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    Aug to Oct4 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideMoist to standing water soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 14 kinds of specialist bees
  • Butterfly Milkweed
    Asclepias tuberosa

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    Orange, May to Aug1.5 ft tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group hosts 13 kinds of caterpillars
  • Lanceleaf Tickseed
    Coreopsis lanceolata

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    PK2Morgan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    Apr to Jun2 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 15 kinds of specialist bees
  • Fringed Sedge
    Carex crinita

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, Original photo

    Jun to Aug4 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideMoist to wet soil
    Its plant group feeds 50 kinds of birds
  • Gray's Sedge
    Carex grayi

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    May to Aug2.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 50 kinds of birds
  • Bladder Sedge
    Carex intumescens

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo, Cropped from the original photograph.

    Jun to Jul2.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideAverage to wet soil
    Its plant group feeds 50 kinds of birds
  • Sallow Sedge
    Carex lurida

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    (c) Nathan Aaron, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Apr to Sep2 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 50 kinds of birds
  • Rosy Sedge
    Carex rosea

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    (c) Senna Bryce Robeson, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    May to Jun1 ft tall, 1 ft wideDry to average soil
    Its plant group feeds 50 kinds of birds
  • Eastern Flowering Spurge
    Euphorbia corollata

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    (c) Daughter Dad, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    White, Summer, Fall2.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideDry to average soil
    Its plant group feeds 14 kinds of birds
  • Virginia Iris
    Iris virginica

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    (c) Hill Craddock, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Mar to Jun2 ft tall, 2 ft wideMoist to standing water soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group hosts 12 kinds of caterpillars
  • Maypops
    Passiflora incarnata

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    E.nielsen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Spring, Summer7 ft tall, 4.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Lyreleaf Sage
    Salvia lyrata

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    (c) geosesarma, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Spring1.5 ft tall, 10 in wideSomewhat dry to wet soil
    Its plant group hosts 10 kinds of caterpillars
  • Bushy Seedbox
    Ludwigia alternifolia

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    (c) Seig, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Yellow, Summer, Fall2.5 ft tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 4 kinds of birds
  • Coastal Sweet-pepperbush
    Clethra alnifolia

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    (c) stephen, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Jun to Aug7.5 ft tall, 5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
  • Great Blue Lobelia
    Lobelia siphilitica

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Blue, Jul to Oct3 ft tall, 1 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Fall Phlox
    Phlox paniculata

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    scott_young, CC0, Original photo

    Summer3 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 2 kinds of birds
  • Cardinal-flower
    Lobelia cardinalis

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    Barnes, Dr. Thomas G., Public domain, Original photo

    Jul to Sep4.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • False Solomon's-seal
    Maianthemum racemosum

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    (c) Ed Alverson, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    White, Apr to Jun2.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 9 kinds of birds
  • Switchgrass
    Panicum virgatum

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    Cecelia Alexander, CC0, Original photo

    Jul to Sep5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 35 kinds of birds
  • Starry Campion
    Silene stellata

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    (c) laurawies, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    White, Jun to Aug2.5 ft tall, 2 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 13 kinds of birds
  • Eastern Columbine
    Aquilegia canadensis

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    Ragesoss, CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Mar to Jun2 ft tall, 1 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group hosts 10 kinds of caterpillars
  • Slender Mountain-mint
    Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    (c) Anne Parker, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Jun to Aug3 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Canada Horsebalm
    Collinsonia canadensis

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    (c) Katie Kucera, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Jul to Sep3 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil
  • Virginia Sweetspire
    Itea virginica

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    Cathy DeWitt, CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    White, Apr to Jun6 ft tall, 4.5 ft wideMoist to standing water soil
    Listed for containers
  • Black Cohosh
    Actaea racemosa

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    (c) W Rao, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    White, May to Aug5.5 ft tall, 3 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 1 kinds of birds
  • Plantain-leaf Pussytoes
    Antennaria plantaginifolia

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    (c) jonsense, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Mar to May5 in tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 5 kinds of birds
  • Virginia Waterleaf
    Hydrophyllum virginianum

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    Bruce Cook, CC0, Original photo

    Apr to Jul1.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
  • Sweet Woodreed
    Cinna arundinacea

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute., Public domain, Original photo

    Jul to Oct5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideAverage to wet soil
    Its plant group feeds 1 kinds of birds
  • New York Fern
    Amauropelta noveboracensis

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    May to Aug1.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
    Its plant group feeds 1 kinds of birds
  • Christmas Fern
    Polystichum acrostichoides

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    (c) Michael J. Papay, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo

    Jun to Nov2 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 2 kinds of birds
  • Royal Fern
    Osmunda spectabilis

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    (c) Mike B, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    Mar to Jun4.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideAverage to wet soil
    Listed for containers
  • Cinnamon Fern
    Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    Sophia M, CC0, Original photo

    Spring4 ft tall, 3 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containers
  • Sensitive Fern
    Onoclea sensibilis

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo

    May to Jun1.5 ft tall, 2.5 ft wideSomewhat dry to moist soil
  • Northern Maidenhair Fern
    Adiantum pedatum

    Recorded in Westmoreland County

    Photo credit

    Tim McCormack (Phyzome), CC BY-SA 3.0, Original photo

    Jun to Aug2 ft tall, 2 ft wideUsually moist soil
    Listed for containers