Welcome!
This website is provided by the Plant Virginia Natives Initiative, a marketing partnership to increase the knowledge and use of the beautiful variety of plants native to our Commonwealth.
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What makes a plant
a Virginia Native?
Which plants are native
to where I live?
Where can I buy Virginia natives?
Where can I get more guidance on land-scaping with Virginia natives?
NEWS FLASH!
Plant Southwest Virginia Natives Campaign - A Guide to Gardening with Southwest Virginia Natives is now available! View and download the guide.
Plant Ridge and Valley Natives Campaign - A Gardener’s Guide to Virginia’s Ridge & Valley Native Plants is now available! Learn more.
Regional Native Plant Marketing Campaigns
Learn more about Virginia’s regional native plant marketing campaigns, and download a FREE native plant guide to where you live and garden. [Shown is the guide for the Richmond area.]
Click on the logos below.
Regional campaign and guide for counties of Loudoun, Prince William, and Fairfax and cities of Alexandria, Arlington, Falls Church and Manassas
Regional campaign and guide for counties of Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond and Westmoreland
Regional campaign and guide for counties of Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania, and Stafford and City of Fredericksburg
Regional campaign and guide for City of Richmond, and counties of Henrico, Hanover, Chesterfield, Charles City, New Kent, Powhatan, Goochland, Cumberland, and Amelia
Regional guide (campaign to be launched) available for cities of Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Hampton, Poquoson, Newport News, Hopewell, Colonial Heights, Petersburg, Emproia and counties of Prince George, Sussex, Surry, Southampton, Isle of Wight, James City, York, Greensville (eastern side) and Gloucester
Regional campaign and guide for counties of Accomack and Northampton
Regional guide for the counties of Frederick, Clarke, Warren, Shenandoah, Page, Rockingham, Highland, Augusta, Bath, Rockbridge, and Alleghany. The cities in this region include Winchester, Harrisonburg, Staunton, Waynesboro, Lexington, Buena Vista, and Covington. Print guide published in May 2023 and now available to order online.
Regional guide (campaign to be launched) for City of Charlottesville and counties of Fauquier, Rappahannock, Culpeper, Madison, Orange, Greene, Louisa, Albemarle, Fluvanna, Nelson and Buckingham
Campaign under development and will include the 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. The cities in this region include Danville, Lynchburg and Martinsville.
Regional campaign and guide for the counties of Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Lee, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise, and Wythe as well as the cities of Bristol, Galax, Norton, Radford, Roanoke, and Salem.
Banner Image: Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica), is one of the earliest native wildflowers to spring into bloom. Image by Jan Newton.