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3651 Rochambeau Dr., Williamsburg, VA 23188; School Phone: 757-566-4300
Native Plant Photos
Virginia native plants
Website design and photos by Jan Newton *Please contact Jan Newton for permission to use photos.*
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Go Wild, Plant Native!
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Aromatic Aster (Aster oblongifolius)
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Aromatic Aster with Blue Mistflower |
Checkered Skipper on Aromatic Aster |
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| Bee Balm, Bergamot (Monarda didyma) |
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Blanket Flower (Gaillardia pulchella) Non-Native to Virginia
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Blazing Star/ Gay Feather (Liatris spicata)
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Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
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Blue Mistflower/ Wild Ageratum (Conoclinium coelestinum (Eupatorium coelestinum))
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Blue Mistflower with Green Headed Coneflower | |
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Blue Star (Amsonia tabernaemontana)
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Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata)
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Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly drinking nectar from Blue Vervain | |
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Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis)
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Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)
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Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) | |
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Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)
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Brown-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba)
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Brown-eyed Susan |
Brown-eyed Susan |
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Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
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(A host plant for Monarch Butterfly Caterpillars) |
Variegated Fritillary Butterfly sipping nectar from Butterfly Weed |
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Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
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Hummingbird visiting Cardinal Flower |
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Carolina Bush Pea (Thermopsis villosa)
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Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia)
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(Violets are a host plant for Fritillary Butterfly Caterpillars) | |
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Confederate Violet (Viola sororia)
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Cup Plant (Silphium perfoliatum)
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Dwarf Iris (Iris verna)
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Black Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on Cup Plant
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Elliot's Goldenrod (Solidago
latissimifolia)
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False Aster (Boltonia asteroides)
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False Aster pre-bloom | |
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Fire Pinks (Silene virginica)
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Foam Flower (Tiarella cordifolia)
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Foam Flower (Tiarella cordifolia) | |
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Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea) (A host plant for Black Swallowtail Butterfly Caterpillars)
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Black Swallowtail Butterfly Eggs on Golden Alexander leaf |
Black Swallowtail Caterpillar on Golden Alexander leaf |
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Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea (Senecio aureus))
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Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea (Senecio aureus)) | |
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Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)
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Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)
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Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea (Senecio aureus)) after going to seed |
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Green-Headed Coneflower (Rubeckia laciniata)
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Green-Headed Coneflower (Rubeckia laciniata)
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Green-Headed Coneflower 1st year plant |
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Grey Penstemon (Penstemon canescens)
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Grey Penstemon (Penstemon canescens) | |
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Hyssop Skullcap (Scutellaria integrifolia)
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Hyssop Skullcap seed pods (Scutellaria integrifolia)
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Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema atrorubens)
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Jacob’s Ladder (Polemonium reptans)
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Jamestown (Atamasco) Lily (Zephyranthes atamasca)
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Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)
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Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium maculatum)
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Monarch Butterfly on Joe-Pye Weed | |
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Lanceleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)
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American Painted Lady Butterfly on Coreopsis | Buckeye Butterfly on Coreopsis |
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Large Flowered Aster (Symphyotrichum
grandiflorum)
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Lyre-leaf Sage (Salvia lyrata)
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Maryland Golden Asters (Chrysopsis mariana)
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Maryland Golden Aster and Blue Mistflower |
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Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)
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Meadow Beauty (Rhexia mariana)
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Meadow Beauty seed pods |
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Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium)
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Buckeye Butterfly drinking nectar from Mountain Mint
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New York Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis) |
Silver Spotted Skipper on NY Ironweed | |
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Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana)
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Obedient Plant | Brown-eyed Susan and Obedient Plant |
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Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pupurea)
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Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium)
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Scarlet Hibiscus (Hibiscus coccineus)
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Showy Aster (Aster spectabilis)
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Silky Golden Aster (Pityopsis graminifolia/ Chrysopsis graminifolia)
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Small’s Ragwort (Senecio Anonymous/ Packera anonyma)
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Smooth Beardtongue (Penstemon laevigatus)
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Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale)
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Soldier Mallow (Hibiscus militaris)
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Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum bilorum)
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Spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana) |
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St. Andrew's Cross
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Stinking Camphorweed (Pluchea foetida)
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Summer Phlox (Phlox paniculata)
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Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
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(A host plant for Monarch Butterfly Caterpillars) |
Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
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Monarch Caterpillar eating Swamp Milkweed
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Swamp Sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius)
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Sweet Goldenrod (Solidago odora)
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Tall Tickseed (Coreopsis triptela)
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Turk’s Cap Lily (Lilium superbum)
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Turk’s Cap Lily (Lilium superbum) |
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Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica)
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Whorled Milkweed (Asclepias verticillata) |
Whorled Milkweed (Asclepias verticillata) (w/ aphids)
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(A host plant for Monarch Butterfly Caterpillars) |
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Wild Bleeding Heart (Dicentra exima)
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Wild Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata)
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Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
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Wild Pinks (Silene caroliniana) |
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Adams Needle/ (Yucca filamentosa)
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Blue-Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium)
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Blue-Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium) | |
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Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides)
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Christmas Fern spores | |
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Cinnamon Fern (Osmunda cinnamomea)
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Creeping Phlox (Phlox stolonifera)
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Ebony Spleenwort Fern (Asplenium platyneuron)
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Green and Gold (Chrysogonum virginianum)
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Heart-Leaved Ginger (Hexastylis virginica)
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Netted Chain Fern (Woodwardia areolata)
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New York Fern (Thelypteris noveboracensis)
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Southern Lady Fern (Athyrium asplenioides) (young)
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Royal Fern (Osmunda regalis) (young)
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Partridgeberry (Mitchella repens)
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Purple (Pink) Muhly Grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris)
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Rose Verbena (Verbena canadensis)
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Soft Rush (Juncus effusus)
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Soft Rush (Juncus effusus) seed pods | |
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Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum, ‘Shenandoah’)
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Switchgrass with Buckeye Butterfly | Switchgrass in the winter |
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Teaberry/ Creeping Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbus)
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Beauty Berry (Callicarpa americana)
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Beauty Berry (Callicarpa americana) | |
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Coastal Leucothoe (Doghobble) (Leucothoe axillaris)
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Drooping Leucothoe (Leucothoe sp.)
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Dwarf Inkberry (Ilex glabra) |
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Dwarf Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria ‘Nana Schillings’) |
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Hearts-a-Bustin’ (Euonymus americanus)
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Mapleleaf Viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium)
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Pinxter-Flower/ Pink Azalea (Rhododendron periclymenoides)
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Spicebush (Lindera benzoin) with spicebush caterpillar wrapped up in leaf
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Spicebush (Lindera benzoin) (young plant) |
Spicebush Caterpillar on
Spicebush leaf
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Sweet Pepper Bush (Clethra alnifolia)
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Sweet Pepper Bush (Clethra alnifolia) (young leaves) |
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Coral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens)
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Coral and Clayton Honeysuckle | Coral and Clayton Honeysuckle |
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John Clayton Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens, ‘John Clayton’)
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(see row above for picture of both Coral and Clayton Honeysuckle full vine); | Hummingbird drinking nectar from Coral Honeysuckle |
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Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata)
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Passionflower Fruit with Variegated Fritillary Caterpillar | |
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Serviceberry/Shad Bush (Amelanchier arborea)
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Winterberry (Ilex verticillata)
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Winterberry female blossoms | Winterberry male blossoms |
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Winterberry (Ilex verticillata)
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Winterberry in winter | |
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| Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria) |
Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria) (young) |
For more pictures and info about the Habitat see the menu on the top left side of this page.
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John Clayton Chapter Virginia Native Plant Society |
For more information about native plants visit www.claytonvnps.org.
Stonehouse Habitat Webmaster: Jan Newton *Please contact Jan Newton for permission to use photos.*
Stonehouse Elementary School: 3651 Rochambeau Dr., Williamsburg, VA 23188; School Phone: 757-566-4300
