Where to find Virginia Native Plants
In addition to publishing regional native plant guides and other multi-media to educate gardeners, regional native plant marketing campaigns are partnering with local and regional providers to promote native plants, such as signage and plant tags to make it easier for customers to identify plants as native to the region. This encourages both the demand and ultimately the supply of native plants.
Each campaign is in the process of identifying local providers who sell Virginia natives. Check the campaign pages below for a growing list of local providers.
Plant RVA Natives - city of Richmond; counties of Henrico, Hanover, Chesterfield, Charles City, New Kent, Powhatan, Goochland, Cumberland, and Amelia
Plant Central Rappahannock Natives - counties of Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania, and Stafford; city of Fredericksburg)
Plant Northern Virginia Natives - counties of Loudoun, Prince William, and Fairfax; cities of Alexandria, Arlington, Falls Church and Manassas
Plant Eastern Shore Natives - counties of Accomack and Northampton
Plant Hampton Roads Natives - cities of Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Hampton, Poquoson, Newport News, Hopewell, Colonial Heights, Petersburg, Emporia; counties of Prince George, Sussex, Surry, Southampton, Isle of Wight, James City, York, Greensville (eastern side) and Gloucester
Plant Southwest Virginia Natives - counties of Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Lee, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise, and Wythe; cities of Bristol, Galax, Norton, Radford, Roanoke, and Salem
Plant Northern Neck Natives - counties of Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond and Westmoreland
Allison’s Ace Hardware, Lottsburg
Dug In Farms, White Stone
Warsaw Huckleberry Design, Kilmarnock
Mid-Atlantic Native Plant Farm Inc., Cobbs Creek
Provider Lists to be Published for the Following Campaign Regions:
Plant Northern Piedmont Natives - city of Charlottesville; counties of Fauquier, Rappahannock, Culpeper, Madison, Orange, Greene, Louisa, Albemarle, Fluvanna, Nelson and Buckingham
Plant Southern Piedmont Natives - counties of Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick, Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin, Halifax, Henry, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Prince Edward, and portions of Dinwiddie, Greenville and Sussex east of the fall line; cities of Danville, Lynchburg and Martinsville
Plant Ridge and Valley Natives - counties of Frederick, Clarke, Warren, Shenandoah, Page, Rockingham, Augusta, Highland, Bath, Rockbridge, and Alleghany; cities of Winchester, Harrisonburg, Staunton, Waynesboro, and Lexington
Virginia Department of Forestry - Throwing Shade Program
Virginia DOF is partnering with retail nurseries to offer discounts on eligible native trees and shrubs. The Throwing Shade VA program incentivizes customers to purchase native species of trees and shrubs, and nurseries to promote native species through customer discounts of $25 on eligible trees valued at $50 or more.
Visit the Throwing Shade website for a list of participating nurseries for Spring 2024 and an Eligible Native Species list.
The Virginia Native Plant Society also maintains a list of nurseries that carry Virginia natives, which includes providers located across Virginia, some in nearby states and mail order - https://vnps.org/native-plant-nursery-list/. VNPS also provides a list of native plant sales - https://vnps.org/native-plant-sales/.
VNPS Wildflower of the Year 2023 Hollow Joe-Pye-Weed (Eutrochium fistulosum)
Hollow Joe-pye-weed makes an excellent garden plant! Read more.
