Virginia
Native plants in Norfolk
334 plants are genuinely native to this area — not merely able to survive here. They are grouped below by what they do in a garden, from canopy trees down to groundcovers.
Best represented here: perennials (154), trees (66), shrubs (62) · 128 of them need no watering beyond Norfolk’s own rainfall
Showing 136 plants · 198 more are native here but not in the catalog yet
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Trees44
Canopy and structure
Shrubs31
Backbone planting
Grasses15
Movement and texture
Perennials45
Seasonal colour
Vines7
Verticals and screens
Ferns8
Shade and damp
Succulents2
Dry and architectural
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