Native plants in Virginia Beach

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Carolina Sweetheart Redbud

Cercis canadensis 'Carolina Sweetheart'

River Birch

Betula nigra

Bald Cypress

Taxodium distichum

Tulip Poplar

Liriodendron tulipifera

Worplesdon Sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Worplesdon'

Pink Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida 'Rubra'

Red Oak

Quercus rubra

Eastern Redcedar

Juniperus virginiana 'Idyllwild'

Black Tupelo, Black Gum, Sour Gum

Nyssa sylvatica

Serviceberry

Amelanchier canadensis

Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

White Fringetree

Chionanthus virginicus

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

Sourwood

Oxydendrum arboreum

White Oak

Quercus alba

Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Yaupon Holly

Ilex vomitoria

American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

Willow Oak

Quercus phellos

American Persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

American Holly

Ilex opaca

American Hophornbeam

Ostrya virginiana

American Beech

Fagus grandifolia

Sassafras

Sassafras albidum

Overcup Oak

Quercus lyrata

Shining Sumac

Rhus copallinum

American Elm

Ulmus americana

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Black Walnut

Juglans nigra

Little Henry Sweetspire

Itea virginica 'Sprich'

Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

Summersweet

Clethra alnifolia

Sugar Shack Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis 'Sugar Shack'

American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Serviceberry

Amelanchier canadensis

Squeeze Box Inkberry Holly

Ilex glabra 'Squeeze Box'

Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

White Fringetree

Chionanthus virginicus

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

Smooth Witherod

Viburnum nudum

Elf Mountain Laurel

Kalmia latifolia 'Elf'

Red Chokeberry

Aronia arbutifolia

Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

Yaupon Holly

Ilex vomitoria

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Monarda punctata

Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia humifusa

American Holly

Ilex opaca

Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

Sassafras

Sassafras albidum

Swamp Azalea

Rhododendron viscosum

Partridgeberry

Mitchella repens

Shining Sumac

Rhus copallinum

Swamp Rose

Rosa palustris

Washington Hawthorn

Crataegus phaenopyrum

Strawberry Bush

Euonymus americanus

Sea Myrtle

Baccharis halimifolia

Jesuit's Bark

Iva frutescens

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

Northern Sea Oats

Chasmanthium latifolium

Pink Muhly Grass

Muhlenbergia capillaris

Purple Love Grass

Eragrostis spectabilis

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

Splitbeard Bluestem

Andropogon ternarius

Path Rush

Juncus tenuis

Tussock Sedge

Carex stricta

Virginia Wild Rye

Elymus virginicus

Eastern Gamagrass

Tripsacum dactyloides

Fox Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

Broomsedge Bluestem

Andropogon virginicus

Woolgrass

Scirpus cyperinus

Comosa Sedge

Carex comosa

Bottlebrush Sedge

Carex lurida

American Beach Grass

Ammophila breviligulata

Blazing Star Gayfeather

Liatris spicata

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

Cinderella Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'

Bee Balm Oswego Tea

Monarda didyma

Obedient Plant Miss Manners

Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners'

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

Lanceleaf Tickseed

Coreopsis lanceolata

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Eastern Red Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Virginia Iris

Iris virginica 'Carl Amason'

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod

Solidago rugosa

Virginia Spiderwort

Tradescantia virginiana

Thin-leaved Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

Tall Tickseed

Coreopsis tripteris

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Narrow-leaved Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Monarda punctata

Mayapple

Podophyllum peltatum

Pickerel Rush

Pontederia cordata

Cup Plant

Silphium perfoliatum

Jack-in-the-pulpit

Arisaema triphyllum

Common Blue Violet

Viola sororia

Sundrops

Oenothera fruticosa 'Sundrops'

Self-heal, Heal-all

Prunella vulgaris

Broadleaf Arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia

Swamp Sunflower

Helianthus angustifolius 'First Light'

Partridgeberry

Mitchella repens

Trumpet Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens

Crossvine

Bignonia capreolata 'Tangerine Beauty'

Carolina Jessamine

Gelsemium sempervirens

Trumpet Creeper

Campsis radicans

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Purple Passionflower

Passiflora incarnata

Swamp Leather Flower

Clematis crispa

Northern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum pedatum

Christmas Fern

Polystichum acrostichoides

Lady Fern

Athyrium filix-femina

Cinnamon Fern

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

Sensitive Fern

Onoclea sensibilis

Brunswick Giant Ebony Spleenwort

Asplenium platyneuron 'Brunswick Giant'

Broad Beech Fern

Phegopteris hexagonoptera

New York Fern

Parathelypteris noveboracensis

Meadow Spikemoss

Selaginella apoda

Cinnamon Fern

Osmunda cinnamomea

Adam's Needle

Yucca filamentosa

Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia humifusa