Virginia
Native plants in Portsmouth
409 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 (188), trees (81), shrubs (74) · 183 of them need no watering beyond Portsmouth’s own rainfall
Showing 157 plants · 252 more are native here but not in the catalog yet
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Trees51
Canopy and structure
Shrubs36
Backbone planting
Grasses16
Movement and texture
Perennials53
Seasonal colour
Vines7
Verticals and screens
Ferns9
Shade and damp
Succulents2
Dry and architectural
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