Knowing Natives

Swamp Milkweed plant with pink blooms — Photo: Gloria Schoenholtz, *Asclepias incarnata* or Swamp Milkweed is an important food source for Monarch butterfly larvae.

Landscape Choices Inspired by Nature

Designing Landscapes to Support Wildlife and Improve the Environment

Right Plant, Right Place

Reduce Lawn

Attracting Pollinators and Birds

Native Shrubs

Native Trees

Deer

Banner Photo Credit: Gloria Schoeholtz. Virgin’s bower Clematis virginiana attracts bees to its white and yellow blooms.

Plant Virginia Natives is a collaborative initiative engaging organizations, across Virginia’s coastal zone, piedmont and mountain regions, in state-wide and regional marketing strategies to increase the use and availability of native plants.

Questions, suggestions or comments about the initiative and this website?
Please contact Virginia Witmer, Plant Virginia Natives Initiative Coordinator, at virginia.witmer@deq.virginia.gov .