Piedmont Virginia Native Plant Database


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 Scientific/Common Name  Stormwater Facilities  Recommended Uses  Plant Needs  Plant Characteristics
Acer-negundo
boxelder 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Bioretention Basin  
 
   
Acer-pensylvanicum
striped maple 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Retention Basin (Wet Pond) 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Yellow 
Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Brown 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Est Height: 20'-40'
 
Acer-rubrum
red maple 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Red, Orange, Yellow 
Flower Color: Orange 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr 
Est Height: 60'-90'
Est Spread: 5'-75'
 
Acer-saccharinum
silver maple 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Acer-spicatum
mountain maple 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Mammals 
Erosion 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Yellowish-Green 
Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Brown 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May 
Est Height: 30'-40'
 
Acorus-americanus
sweet flag 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Retention Basin (Wet Pond)   Landscape 
 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Evergreen 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 1'-6'
 
Acorus-calamus
calamus 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
  Deer Resistant 
 
Actaea-pachypoda
Doll's Eye 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Actaea-racemosa-var.-racemosa
black snakeroot 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
   Caterpillar Host Plant
 (Cat. Comm Name: Pipevine Swallowtail)
 (Cat. Sci Name: Battus philenor)
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
Unique Soil-Rich 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 36"-72"
Est Spread: 24"-30"
 
Adiantum-pedatum
maidenhair fern 
Fern & Fern Allies
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
Unique Soil-Rich 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
 
Foliage Color: Dark Green 
Flower Color: Spores (No blooms) 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 1'-3'
Est Spread: 8"-20"
 
Ageratina-altissima
white snakeroot 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden   Caterpillar Host Plant
 (Cat. Comm Name: Pipevine Swallowtail)
 (Cat. Sci Name: Battus philenor)
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct 
 
Agrostis-hyemalis
winter bentgrass 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Agrostis-perennans
autumn bentgrass 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden  
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Bloom Time: Jul 
 
Alisma-subcordatum
American water plantain 
Wildflower
 
US Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Allium-cernuum
nodding onion 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
Nelson County Native
 
Highly Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Songbirds 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
Unique Soil-Rocky 
Unique Soil-Shale 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
 
Flower Color: Pink, White 
Bloom Time: Jun 
Planting Method: Seed,Plug,Rootball,Staking
Deer Resistant 
Groundhog Resistant 
Good Groundcover 
Est Height: 1'-2'
 
Alnus-serrulata
common alder, hazel alder 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Yellowish-Red 
Flower Color: Purple, Brown 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr 
Est Height: 6'-25'
Est Spread: 10'-15'
 
Amelanchier-arborea
downy serviceberry, Shadbush 
Small Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May 
Est Height: 15'-25'
Est Spread: 15'-20'
 
Amelanchier-canadensis
Canada serviceberry 
Small Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
Nelson County Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Songbirds 
Pollinators 
Wildlife 
Erosion 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Orangy-Red 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Planting Method: Rootball
Est Height: 6'-20'
 
Amelanchier-laevis
Allegheny serviceberry 
Small Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Retention Basin (Wet Pond) 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Songbirds 
Habitat 
Mammals 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Jan,Feb,Mar,Apr,May,Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep,Nov,Dec 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 12'-36'
 
Amorpha-fruticosa
desert false indigo 
Shrub
 
US Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Bioretention Basin  
 
  Deer Resistant 
 
Amsonia-tabernaemontana
blue star 
Wildflower
 
US Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
High Moisture 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Blue, Purple 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May 
Est Height: 1'-3'
 
Andropogon-gerardii
big bluestem 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Wildlife 
Erosion 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Bluish-Green to Tawny 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Aug,Sep 
Spreads Rapidly 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 36"-72"
Est Spread: 24"-30"
 
Andropogon-virginicus
broomsedge 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden   Landscape 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Red, Brown 
Bloom Time: Aug,Sep,Oct,Nov 
Deer Resistant 
 
Anemone-lancifolia
mountain thimbleweed 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden  
 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Est Height: 6"-18"
 
Antennaria-neglecta
field pussytoes 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: White, Red, Green, Blue 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun 
Good Groundcover 
Est Height: 2"-10"
Est Spread: 1"-7"
 
Antennaria-plantaginifolia
pussytoes 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof 
Rain Garden  
Caterpillar Host Plant
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Unique Soil-Rocky 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Silvery-Green and Green 
Flower Color: White, Silver 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May,Jun 
Spreads Rapidly 
Good Groundcover 
Est Height: 1"-8"
 
Antennaria-Virginica
shale barren pussytoes 
Wildflower
 
Greene County Native
Nelson County Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof 
Rain Garden  
Caterpillar Host Plant
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Unique Soil-Shale 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
 
Foliage Color: Silver, Light Green 
Good Groundcover 
Est Height: 1"-6"
 
Apios-americana
groundnut 
Vine
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
Nelson County Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Retention Basin (Wet Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Erosion 
Landscape 
 
High Moisture 
Seasonally Wet 
Full Light 
 
Flower Color: Red, Pink, Purple, Maroon, Reddish-Brown 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep 
Planting Method: Seed,Plug,Rootball,Staking
Spreads Rapidly 
Good Groundcover 
 
Aquilegia-canadensis
wild columbine 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Bluish-Green 
Flower Color: Red, Yellow 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 24"-36"
Est Spread: 12"-18"
 
Aralia-spinosa
devil's walkingstick 
Small Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
  Deer Resistant 
 
Arisaema-dracontium
green dragon 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Songbirds 
Habitat 
Mammals 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Green, Brown 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 8"-24"
 
Arisaema-triphyllum
Jack-in-the-pulpit 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Green, Purple, Brown 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May,Jun 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 1'-3'
 
Aristolochia-macrophylla
pipevine, Dutchman's pipe, Black Sarsaparilla 
Vine
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  
Caterpillar Host Plant
 (Cat. Comm Name: Pipevine Swallowtail)
 (Cat. Sci Name: Battus philenor)
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Unique Soil-Rich 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
 
Flower Color: Green, Purple, Brown, Green and Maroon 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Est Spread: 20'-35'
 
Artemisia-ludoviciana
white sagebrush 
Wildflower
 
US Native
 
 
More details?

Plant Question?
   Caterpillar Host Plant
 (Cat. Comm Name: American Painted Lady)
 (Cat. Sci Name: Vanessa virginiensis)
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
 
  Deer Resistant 
Groundhog Resistant 
 
Aruncus-dioicus
goatsbeard 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden   Caterpillar Host Plant
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Flower Color: Cream to Yellow 
Bloom Time: May,Jun,Jul 
Est Height: 36"-72"
Est Spread: 24"-48"
 
Arundinaria-gigantea
great Southern cane 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  

 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Green 
Bloom Time: Feb,Mar,Apr,May 
Est Height: 3'-25'
 
Asarum-canadense
wild ginger 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
   Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Light Green 
Flower Color: Purple, White, Maroon, Bluish-White 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun 
Spreads Rapidly 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 4"-6"
Est Spread: 6"-24"
 
Asclepias-incarnata
swamp milkweed 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Bioretention Basin 
Retention Basin (Wet Pond) 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Caterpillar Host Plant
 (Cat. Comm Name: Monarch)
 (Cat. Sci Name: Danaus plexippus)
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Red, Pink 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 24"-48"
Est Spread: 24"-48"
 
Asclepias-syriaca
common milkweed 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Caterpillar Host Plant
 (Cat. Comm Name: Monarch)
 (Cat. Sci Name: Danaus plexippus)
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Purplish-Brown to Purple to Pink 
Bloom Time: Jun,Jul,Aug 
Spreads Rapidly 
Est Height: 2'-4'
 
Asclepias-tuberosa
butterfly weed 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Caterpillar Host Plant
 (Cat. Comm Name: Monarch)
 (Cat. Sci Name: Danaus plexippus)
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Wildlife 
Erosion 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Orange 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Planting Method: Seed,Plug,Rootball
Deer Resistant 
Groundhog Resistant 
 
Asclepias-variegata
Red Ring Milkweed 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Pollinators 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Dark Green 
Flower Color: Red, White 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Planting Method: Seed
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 3'-4'
Est Spread: 1'-3'
 
Asclepias-verticillata
whorled milkweed 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Caterpillar Host Plant
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Pollinators 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Bluish-Green 
Flower Color: Green, White 
Bloom Time: Jun,Jul 
Planting Method: Plug
Deer Resistant 
Good Groundcover 
Est Height: 6"-12"
Est Spread: 1'-3'
 
Ascyrum-hypericoides
St. Andrews Cross 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof 
Rain Garden  
Habitat 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct 
Est Height: 1'-4'
 
Asimina-triloba
paw paw 
Small Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
Nelson County Native
 
Highly Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Retention Basin (Wet Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Caterpillar Host Plant
 (Cat. Comm Name: Zebra Swallowtail)
 (Cat. Sci Name: Eurytides marcellus)
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Mammals 
Wildlife 
Erosion 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Seasonally Wet 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Yellow 
Flower Color: Maroon 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun 
Planting Method: Seed,Rootball
Spreads Rapidly 
Deer Resistant 
Groundhog Resistant 
Est Height: 20'-35'
Est Spread: 20'-30'
 
Asplenium-platyneuron
ebony spleenwort 
Fern & Fern Allies
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
 
Athyrium-filix-femina-ssp.-Asplenioides
southern ladyfern 
Fern & Fern Allies
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden   Landscape 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
 
 
Baptisia-australis
blue wild indigo, False Indigo 
Wildflower
 
Virginia Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof  
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Light Green, Bluish-Green 
Flower Color: Blue, Purple 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 3'-5'
Est Spread: 3'-3'
 
Baptisia-tinctoria
yellow wild-indigo 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Grayish-Green 
Flower Color: Yellow, Whitish-Yellow, Creamy-Yellow 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Est Height: 2'-3'
 
Betula-alleghaniensis
Yellow Birch 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Stream Buffer   Caterpillar Host Plant
Habitat 
Wildlife 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Yellow, Green 
 
Betula-lenta
sweet birch, black birch 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Wildlife 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Red, Yellow, Green, Brown 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Est Height: 50'-75'
 
Betula-nigra
river birch 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Bioretention Basin 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Yellow 
Flower Color: Yellow, Green 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 50'-75'
Est Spread: 35'-50'
 
Betula-papyrifera
paper birch 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
  Deer Resistant 
 
Bidens-cernua
nodding beggar-ticks 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Aug,Sep,Oct 
Spreads Rapidly 
Est Height: 24"-42"
Est Spread: 24"-48"
 
Bignonia-capreolata
crossvine 
Vine
 
US Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Evergreen 
Flower Color: Orangy-Red, Red, Yellow 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 36'-72'
 
Botrychium-virginianum
rattlesnake fern 
Fern & Fern Allies
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden   Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Spores (No blooms) 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Est Height: 1'-3'
 
Brachyelytrum-erectum
bearded shorthusk 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden  
 
   
Bromus-ciliatus
fringed brome 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Calamagrostis-canadensis
bluejoint 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Calamagrostis-coarctata
arctic reedgrass 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Caltha-palustris
yellow marsh marigold 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Bioretention Basin  
 
  Groundhog Resistant 
 
Calycanthus-floridus
sweet shrub 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Dark Green 
Flower Color: Maroon 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun,Jul 
Est Height: 6'-12'
 
Campsis-radicans
trumpet vine, trumpet creeper, Cow-Itch Vine 
Vine
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Pollinators 
Habitat 
Erosion 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
 
Foliage Color: Dark Green 
Flower Color: Orange, Red, Yellow, Reddish-Orange 
Bloom Time: Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep 
Deer Resistant 
Est Spread: 10'-35'
 
Carex-atlantica
prickly bog sedge 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Carex-blanda
eastern woodland sedge 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
  Deer Resistant 
 
Carex-cephalophora
oval-leaf sedge 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Carex-comosa
longhair sedge 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Carex-crinita
long hair sedge 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Bloom Time: Jun,Jul,Aug 
Est Height: 24"-48"
Est Spread: 18"-36"
 
Carex-debilis
white edge sedge 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Carex-flaccosperma
thinfruit sedge 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof  
 
Dry 
Full Light 
 
 
Carex-frankii
Frank's sedge 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Carex-gracillima
graceful sedge 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Carex-granularis
limestone meadow sedge 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Carex-intumescens
greater bladder sedge 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Carex-lupulina
hop sedge 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Carex-lurida
shallow sedge 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Bloom Time: Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct 
Est Height: 24"-48"
Est Spread: 18"-36"
 
Carex-normalis
greater straw sedge 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Carex-pensylvanica
Pennsylvania sedge 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Erosion 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Bloom Time: May,Jun,Jul 
Good Groundcover 
Est Height: 12"-36"
 
Carex-prasina
drooping sedge 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Carex-scoparia
broom sedge 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Carex-shortiana
Short's sedge 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Carex-squarrosa
squarrose sedge 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Carex-stipata
awlfruit sedge 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Carex-stricta
tussock sedge 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Wetland 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Wildlife 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Bloom Time: May,Jun,Jul,Aug 
Est Height: 24"-48"
Est Spread: 24"-48"
 
Carex-swanii
Swan's sedge 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Carex-torta
twisted sedge 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Carex-tribuloides
blunt broom sedge 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Carex-vulpinoidea
fox sedge 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Carpinus-caroliniana
American Hornbeam 
Small Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
 
High Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Bluish-Green to Reddish-Orange 
Flower Color: Red, Green, Brown 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May 
Est Height: 35'-50'
 
Carya-alba
mockernut hickory 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden  
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Golden-Yellow 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Apr 
Est Height: 50'-60'
 
Carya-cordiformis
bitternut hickory 
Medium to Large Tree
 
US Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Carya-glabra
pignut hickory 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Yellow 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr 
Est Height: 50'-60'
Est Spread: 25'-35'
 
Carya-ovata
shagbark hickory 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  

 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Dark Green, Green to Yellow, Green to Golden to Bronze 
Flower Color: Green, Brown 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May,Jun 
Est Height: 60'-120'
 
Castanea-pumila
Allegheny chinkapin 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Songbirds 
Pollinators 
Mammals 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May,Jun 
Est Height: 12'-36'
 
Catalpa-speciosa
northern catalpa 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Ceanothus-americanus
New Jersey tea 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Yellow, Tawny 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep 
Est Height: 1'-3'
Est Spread: 1'-3'
 
Celastrus-scandens
climbing bittersweet 
Vine
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Red, Orange 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Spreads Rapidly 
Est Height: 12'-30'
 
Celtis-occidentalis
common hackberry 
Small Tree
 
US Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Cephalanthus-occidentalis
buttonbush 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Retention Basin (Wet Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Cream 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 3'-10'
Est Spread: 3'-10'
 
Cercis-canadensis
redbud (Eastern) 
Small Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Pink, Lavender 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 20'-30'
Est Spread: 20'-30'
 
Chamaecrista-fasciculata
partridge pea 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin  
Songbirds 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Erosion 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Jun 
Planting Method: Seed
Spreads Rapidly 
Est Height: 12"-36"
 
Chasmanthium-latifolium
river oats, spanglegrass 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Landscape 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Bluish-Green 
Flower Color: Green 
Bloom Time: Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep 
Spreads Rapidly 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 2'-4'
 
Chasmanthium-laxum
slender woodoats 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Cheilanthes-lanosa
hairy lip fern 
Fern & Fern Allies
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof   Horticulture 
Unique Soil-Rocky 
Unique Soil-Shale 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Silver, Gray, Evergreen, Light Green 
Flower Color: Evergreen, Spores (No blooms) 
Est Height: 6"-12"
Est Spread: 15"-18"
 
Cheilanthes-tomentosa
wooly lip fern 
Fern & Fern Allies
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof   Unique Soil-Rocky 
Unique Soil-Shale 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
 
Foliage Color: Silver, Gray, Evergreen, Light Green 
Flower Color: Evergreen, Spores (No blooms) 
Est Height: 6"-18"
 
Chelone-glabra
white turtlehead 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Retention Basin (Wet Pond) 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct 
Est Height: 24"-36"
Est Spread: 12"-18"
 
Chionanthus-virginicus
fringetree 
Small Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Est Height: 20'-35'
Est Spread: 15'-20'
 
Chrysogonum-virginianum
green and gold 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
   Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May,Jun 
Est Height: 4"-8"
Est Spread: 12"-18"
 
Chrysopsis-mariana
Maryland golden aster 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Wildlife 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Aug,Sep,Oct 
Est Height: 1'-1'
 
Cinna-arundinacea
wood reed 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden  
 
High Moisture 
 
 
Clematis-ochroleuca
curlyheads 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Horticulture 
Unique Soil-Rocky 
Unique Soil-Shale 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Gray, Light Green 
Flower Color: Violet, White, Yellowish-Green 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Planting Method: Plug,Rootball
Est Height: 18"-24"
Est Spread: 9"-12"
 
Clematis-viorna
vasevine 
Vine
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  

 
High Moisture 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Red, Purple 
Bloom Time: May,Jun,Jul,Aug 
Est Spread: 8'-12'
 
Clematis-virginiana
virgin's bower 
Vine
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Light Green to Green 
Flower Color: White, Green, Brown 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep 
Spreads Rapidly 
Est Height: 12'-15'
 
clethra-alnifolia
coastal sweetpepperbush 
Shrub
 
Virginia Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Bioretention Basin   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Pollinators 
 
High Moisture 
Seasonally Wet 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Pink, White 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug 
Est Height: 6'-12'
 
Clitoria-mariana
Maryland butterfly pea 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden   Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Lavender to Pink, Blue 
Bloom Time: Jun,Jul,Aug 
Good Groundcover 
Est Height: 36"-48"
Est Spread: 12"-36"
 
Commelina-erecta
erect dayflower 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Songbirds 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Blue 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
 
Conoclinium-coelestinum
mistflower 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Flower Color: Blue, Violet 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct 
Spreads Rapidly 
Good Groundcover 
Est Height: 24"-36"
Est Spread: 24"-36"
 
Convallaria-majuscula
American lilly of the valley 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Pollinators 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Light Green 
Flower Color: Purple, White 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Planting Method: Plug,Rootball
Deer Resistant 
Groundhog Resistant 
Good Groundcover 
Est Height: 6"-12"
Est Spread: 9"-12"
 
Coreopsis-lanceolata
lanceleaf tickseed 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Coreopsis-tripteris
tall coreopsis 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep 
Est Height: 3'-9'
 
Coreopsis-verticillata
threadleaf coreopsis 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: May,Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct 
Deer Resistant 
Groundhog Resistant 
Est Height: 12"-36"
Est Spread: 18"-24"
 
Cornus-alternifolia
alternate-leaf dogwood 
Small Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Retention Basin (Wet Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Dark Green 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Est Height: 20'-35'
 
Cornus-amomum
silky dogwood 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Est Spread: 6'-10'
 
Cornus-florida
flowering dogwood 
Small Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: White and Purple 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May,Jun,Jul 
Est Height: 20'-40'
 
Cornus-racemosa
gray dogwood 
Shrub
 
US Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Bioretention Basin  
 
   
Corylus-americana
American filbert 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
Nelson County Native
 
Highly Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Retention Basin (Wet Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Erosion 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Seasonally Wet 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Yellowish-Green 
Flower Color: Yellow, Blue 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Planting Method: Rootball
Spreads Rapidly 
Deer Resistant 
Groundhog Resistant 
Est Height: 8'-15'
Est Spread: 6'-10'
 
Corylus-cornuta
beaked hazelnut 
Small Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Caterpillar Host Plant
 (Cat. Comm Name: Early Hairstreak)
 (Cat. Sci Name: Erora laeta)
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Songbirds 
Mammals 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Flower Color: Yellow, Green 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May,Jun 
Est Spread: 4'-8'
 
Crataegus-crus-galli
cockspur hawthorne 
Small Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Bronze-Red, Red, Golden 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Jun 
Est Height: 20'-30'
Est Spread: 20'-30'
 
Crataegus-flava
October hawthorne 
Small Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May 
Est Height: 12'-20'
 
Cunila-origanoides
wild dittany 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof   Unique Soil-Rocky 
Unique Soil-Shale 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Purple, White 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 18"-24"
 
Cyperus-esculentus
yellow nutsedge 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Cyperus-odoratus
fragrant flatsedge 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
  Deer Resistant 
 
Cyperus-strigosus
strawcolored flatsedge 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Danthonia-compressa
moonshine grass 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden  
 
Moderate Moisture 
 
 
Danthonia-sericea
silky oatgrass 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May 
Est Height: 8"-20"
 
Danthonia-spicata
poverty oatgrass 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Wildlife 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
 
Decodon-verticillatus
swamp loosestrife 
Wildflower
 
US Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Wetland 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
 
High Moisture 
Seasonally Wet 
Full Light 
 
Flower Color: Pinkish-Purple 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep 
Est Height: 1'-3'
 
Delphinium-tricorne
dwarf larkspur 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
   Unique Soil-Basic 
Unique Soil-Moist 
Unique Soil-Rich 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Blue, White 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Groundhog Resistant 
Est Height: 6"-12"
 
Dennstaedtia-punctilobula
hay-scented fern 
Fern & Fern Allies
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden  
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Light Green, Green to Yellowish-Green 
Flower Color: Spores (No blooms) 
Spreads Rapidly 
Deer Resistant 
Good Groundcover 
Est Height: 18"-36"
Est Spread: 2'-3'
 
Deschampsia-flexuosa
tufted hairgrass 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  

 
   
Desmodium-paniculatum
narrow-leaf tick trefoil 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
 
Dry 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Purple 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug 
Est Height: 24"-42"
 
Dicentra-cucullaria
Dutchman's breeches 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden   Landscape 
Horticulture 
Unique Soil-Rich 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: White and Yellow 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Est Height: 10"-10"
 
Dicentra-eximia
wild bleeding heart 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Evergreen 
Flower Color: Pink to Red, Pink to Purple, White, Purple 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May,Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 1'-2'
Est Spread: 3'-3'
 
Dichanthelium-clandestinum
deer-tongue 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Wildlife 
Erosion 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Green 
Bloom Time: May,Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct 
 
Dichanthelium-commutatum
variable panicgrass 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Erosion 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Bloom Time: May,Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct 
Est Height: 18"-24"
 
Diervilla-lonicera-Mill.
northern bush honeysuckle 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Dioscorea-villosa
wild yam 
Vine
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  
Habitat 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: White, Green 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun,Jul 
Est Spread: 3'-9'
 
Diospyros-virginiana
persimmon 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Yellow, Orange, Red 
Flower Color: Green, Yellow, Cream 
Bloom Time: Jun 
Est Height: 35'-50'
Est Spread: 25'-35'
 
Doellingeria-umbellata
flat-top white/ Parasol whitetop 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Whitish-Violet, White 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct 
Est Height: 12"-36"
Est Spread: 18"-24"
 
Dryopteris-celsa-(Wm.-Palmer)-Knowlt.,-Palmer-&-Pollard-ex-Small
log fern 
Fern & Fern Allies
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Dryopteris-cristata
crested woodfern 
Fern & Fern Allies
 
US Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Evergreen 
Est Height: 1'-3'
 
Dryopteris-intermedia
evergreen wood-fern 
Fern & Fern Allies
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Evergreen 
Flower Color: Spores (No blooms) 
Est Height: 10"-36"
 
Dryopteris-marginalis
marginal shield-fern 
Fern & Fern Allies
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Evergreen, Dark Green 
Flower Color: Spores (No blooms) 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 1'-3'
 
Dryopteris-spinulosa
Toothwood Fern 
Fern & Fern Allies
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Dulichium-arundinaceum
dwarf bamboo, threeway sedge 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Retention Basin (Wet Pond) 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Erosion 
 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Dark Green 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug 
Est Height: 12"-24"
 
Eleocharis-acicularis
needle spikerush 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Eleocharis-obtusa
blunt spikerush 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Eleocharis-quadrangulata
squarestem spikerush 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Elephantopus-carolinianus
Carolina elephantsfoot 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Violet, White, Purple, Lavender 
Bloom Time: Aug,Sep 
Good Groundcover 
Est Height: 2'-3'
Est Spread: 2'-3'
 
Elymus-canadensis
Canada Wildrye 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden  
 
  Deer Resistant 
 
Elymus-hystrix
bottlebrush grass 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  

 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Brown 
Flower Color: Green 
Bloom Time: Jun,Jul,Aug 
Est Height: 2'-5'
Est Spread: 12"-18"
 
Elymus-riparius
riverbank wild rye 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep 
Planting Method: Seed
Est Height: 12"-36"
Est Spread: 12"-24"
 
Elymus-virginicus
Virginia wild rye 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Erosion 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Est Height: 18"-36"
Est Spread: 12"-24"
 
Equisetum-hyemale
horsetail, scouring rush 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Retention Basin (Wet Pond)  
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Bluish-Green 
Spreads Rapidly 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 36"-60"
Est Spread: 1'-6'
 
Eragrostis-spectabilis
purple Lovegrass 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Erosion 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
 
Flower Color: Pink, Maroon 
Planting Method: Seed,Plug
Deer Resistant 
 
Erigeron-pulchellus
Robin's Plantain 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Eryngium-yuccifolium
rattlesnake master 
Wildflower
 
US Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Wetland   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Pollinators 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
 
Foliage Color: Silver, Light Green, Bluish-Green 
Flower Color: Blue, White, Silver, Greenish-White 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 4'-6'
 
Erythronium-americanum
Yellow trout lily 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Eubotrys-racemosa
fetterbush, sweetbells 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Stream Buffer  
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Maroon, Evergreen, Bronze, Dark Green 
Flower Color: White to Pink 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Est Height: 4'-6'
Est Spread: 4'-6'
 
Euonymous-atropurpureus
wahoo 
Small Tree
 
US Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Pink to Brownish-Purple 
Bloom Time: Jun 
Est Height: 12'-20'
Est Spread: 20'-25'
 
Euonymus-americanus
bursting heart, strawberry bush 
Small Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Seasonally Wet 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Dark Green 
Flower Color: Light Green 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Est Height: 6'-12'
 
Eupatoriadelphus-fistulosum
Joe Pye weed 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Pink, Purple 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct 
Est Height: 18"-60"
Est Spread: 24"-48"
 
Eupatorium-perfoliatum
common boneset 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct 
Est Height: 36"-48"
Est Spread: 24"-36"
 
Eupatorium-purpureum
sweetscented joe pye weed 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
 
   
Eupatorium-sessilifolium
upland boneset 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Songbirds 
Pollinators 
Habitat 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct 
Est Height: 3'-8'
Est Spread: 18"-36"
 
Eurybia-divaricata
white wood aster 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct 
Est Height: 12"-36"
Est Spread: 18"-24"
 
Eurybia-macrophylla
bigleaf aster 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Euthamia-graminifolia
flat-top goldentop 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Fagus-grandifolia
American beech 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Red, Yellow 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Est Height: 60'-100'
Est Spread: 40'-50'
 
Festuca-rubra
red fescue 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Festuca-subverticillata
nodding fescue 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden  
 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
 
Fragaria-virginiana
virginia strawberry 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden  
 
   
Fraxinus-americana
white ash 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Retention Basin (Wet Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Yellow, Purple 
Flower Color: Purple 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Est Height: 50'-70'
Est Spread: 40'-50'
 
Fraxinus-pennsylvanica
green ash 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Yellow, Orange 
Flower Color: Purple 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Est Height: 50'-70'
Est Spread: 35'-50'
 
Gaultheria-procumbens
wintergreen 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
   Unique Soil-Acidic 
Unique Soil-Moist 
Unique Soil-Rich 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Evergreen 
Flower Color: Pink, White, Evergreen 
Bloom Time: Jun 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 6"-18"
 
Gaylussacia-baccata
black huckleberry 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Reddish-White, White 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Est Height: 1'-3'
Est Spread: 2'-4'
 
Gentiana-clausa
bottle gentian 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Geranium-maculatum
spotted geranium 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Lavender 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun 
Planting Method: Seed,Plug,Rootball
Spreads Rapidly 
Est Height: 18"-24"
Est Spread: 12"-18"
 
Gillenia-trifoliata
Bowman's root 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden   Landscape 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: White, Whitish-Pink 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun 
Est Height: 2'-3'
 
Gleditsia-triacanthos
honeylocust 
Small Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Glyceria-melicaria
melic mannagrass 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Glyceria-striata
fowl mannagrass 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Hamamelis-virginiana
witch hazel 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Yellow 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct,Nov,Dec 
Est Height: 15'-25'
Est Spread: 15'-20'
 
Helenium-autumnale
sneezeweed 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Yellow, Green 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct,Nov 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 36"-60"
Est Spread: 36"-48"
 
Helenium-flexuosum
purplehead sneezeweed 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Helianthus-angustifolius
swamp, narrow-leaf sunflower 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Dark Green 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Oct 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 1'-3'
 
Helianthus-decapetalus
ten-petaled sunflower 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Yellow and Brown 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 36"-60"
Est Spread: 36"-48"
 
Helianthus-divaricatus
woodland sunflower 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 2'-6'
Est Spread: 1'-3'
 
Helianthus-grosseserratus
sawtooth sunflower 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
  Deer Resistant 
 
Helianthus-maximiliani
Maximilian's sunflower 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Songbirds 
Pollinators 
Habitat 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
 
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown 
Bloom Time: Aug,Sep,Oct,Nov 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 3'-10'
 
Helianthus-tuberosus
Jerusalem artichoke 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
  Deer Resistant 
 
Heliopsis-helianthoides
oxeye sunflower 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep 
Spreads Rapidly 
Est Height: 3'-5'
 
Hepatica-americana
Round-Lobed Liverwort 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Hepatica-nobilis
round-lobed hepatica, Liverleaf 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Evergreen 
Flower Color: White, Pink, Blue, Purple, Lavender 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May 
Est Height: 3"-6"
Est Spread: 3"-6"
 
Heracleum-maximum
common cowparsnip 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Heuchera-americana
alumroot 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Evergreen 
Flower Color: Green, Whitish-Lavender 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun 
Est Height: 12"-18"
Est Spread: 10"-14"
 
Hibiscus-laevis
Halberd-leaf rose mallow 
Wildflower
 
US Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: White and Pink 
Bloom Time: May,Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct,Nov 
Est Height: 4'-4'
 
Hibiscus-moscheutos
eastern rosemallow 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: White, Purple, Red and Cream 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep 
Est Height: 36"-84"
Est Spread: 36"-48"
 
Hydrangea-arborescens
wild hydrangea 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Jun,Jul,Aug 
Est Height: 3'-6'
Est Spread: 4'-8'
 
Hylotelephium-telephioides
Allegheny stonecrop 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof   Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Pink 
Bloom Time: Aug,Sep 
Est Height: 6"-12"
 
Hypericum-densiflorum
bushy St. Johnswort 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Hypoxis-hirsuta
yellow star grass 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof 
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Pollinators 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May,Jun 
Good Groundcover 
Est Height: 3"-8"
 
Ilex-decidua
deciduous holly, possumhaw 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Evergreen, Green to Yellow 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Jun,Jul,Aug 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 9'-18'
Est Spread: 9'-18'
 
Ilex-glabra
inkberry holly 
Shrub
 
US Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  

 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Evergreen 
Flower Color: Greenish-White, White 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Est Height: 6'-8'
Est Spread: 8'-10'
 
Ilex-opaca
American holly 
Small Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Evergreen 
Flower Color: Cream 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 30'-50'
Est Spread: 15'-30'
 
Ilex-verticillata
winterberry holly 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Evergreen 
Flower Color: Greenish-White, White 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Est Height: 6'-10'
Est Spread: 6"-8"
 
Ilex-vomitoria
Yaupon holly, Cassin 
Shrub
 
Virginia Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden   Landscape 
Unique Soil-Sand 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Evergreen 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 12'-45'
 
Impatiens-capensis
jewelweed 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Impatiens-pallida
pale touch-me-not 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Stream Buffer   Habitat 
Unique Soil-Basic 
 
   
Iris-cristata
dwarf crested iris 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Blue to Reddish-Purple, Purple, White 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May 
Deer Resistant 
Groundhog Resistant 
Good Groundcover 
Est Height: 4"-6"
 
Iris-verna
coastal plain dwarf violet Iris 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Retention Basin (Wet Pond) 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Bluish-Violet, Blue 
Bloom Time: May,Jun,Jul 
Deer Resistant 
Groundhog Resistant 
Good Groundcover 
Est Height: 24"-36"
Est Spread: 36"-60"
 
Iris-versicolor
Harlequin blue flag 
Wildflower
 
US Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Retention Basin (Wet Pond) 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Horticulture 
Unique Soil-Acidic 
Unique Soil-Rich 
 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Bluish-Violet, Blue 
Bloom Time: May,Jun,Jul 
Deer Resistant 
Groundhog Resistant 
Good Groundcover 
 
Iris-virginica
Virginia blue flag 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Retention Basin (Wet Pond) 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: White, Pink, Blue, Violety-Blue and Yellow 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Deer Resistant 
Groundhog Resistant 
Est Height: 1'-3'
Est Spread: 1'-3'
 
Itea-virginica
virginia sweetspire 
Shrub
 
US Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Bioretention Basin  
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Red 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun 
Est Height: 3'-8'
 
Juglans-nigra
black walnut 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Yellow 
Flower Color: Greenish-Yellow 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Est Height: 50'-75'
Est Spread: 50'-70'
 
Juncus-acuminatus
tapertip rush 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Juncus-canadensis
Canada rush 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Bloom Time: Jul 
Est Height: 12"-36"
 
Juncus-dichotomus
forked rush 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Juncus-effusus
soft rush 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 15"-50"
 
Juncus-marginatus
grassleaf rush 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Juncus-scirpoides
needlepod rush 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Juncus-tenuis
slender rush 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Green, Blue 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Good Groundcover 
Est Height: 6"-24"
Est Spread: 6"-12"
 
Juniperus-virginiana
red cedar (Eastern) 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Evergreen 
Flower Color: Red, Purple 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 35'-50'
Est Spread: 20'-35'
 
Justicia-americana
American water-willow 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Retention Basin (Wet Pond)  
 
Aquatic 
Full Light 
 
Planting Method: Plug
Deer Resistant 
 
Kalmia-latifolia
mountain laurel 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
Unique Soil-Acidic 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: White to Pink 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Est Height: 5'-12'
Est Spread: 5'-12'
 
Leersia-oryzoides
rice cutgrass 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Bloom Time: Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct 
Est Height: 24"-60"
Est Spread: 24"-36"
 
Leersia-virginica
whitegrass 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Lespedeza-capitata
round-head bush clover 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep 
Est Height: 2'-4'
 
Liatris-graminifolia
grass-leaf blazing star 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof 
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
Unique Soil-Rocky 
Unique Soil-Sand 
Unique Soil-Shale 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Pink, Purple 
Bloom Time: Sep,Oct 
Planting Method: Rootball
Est Height: 2'-3'
 
Liatris-pilosa
grass-leaf blazingstar 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof  
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Purple 
Bloom Time: Aug,Sep,Oct 
Est Height: 2'-3'
 
Liatris-spicata
dense blazing star 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Liatris-squarrosa
plains blazing star 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Pink 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep 
Est Height: 6"-30"
Est Spread: 6"-24"
 
Lilium-canadense
Canada lily 
Wildflower
 
US Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Yellow, Orangy-Red, Red 
Bloom Time: Jun,Jul 
Groundhog Resistant 
Est Height: 3'-8'
 
Lilium-superbum
Turk's cap lily 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Orange and Reddish-Brown and Yellow 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep 
Groundhog Resistant 
Est Height: 4'-7'
Est Spread: 6"-9"
 
Lindera-benzoin
spicebush 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Bioretention Basin 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Yellow 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May 
Est Height: 6'-12'
Est Spread: 6'-12'
 
Liquidambar-styraciflua
sweetgum 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Yellow, Red 
Flower Color: Yellowish-Green 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Est Height: 60'-100'
Est Spread: 40'-60'
 
Liriodendron-tulipifera
tulip-tree, tulip poplar, yellow poplar 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Retention Basin (Wet Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Yellow 
Flower Color: Greenish-White and Orangy-Yellow 
Bloom Time: Jun 
Est Height: 70'-100'
Est Spread: 35'-50'
 
Lobelia-cardinalis
cardinal flower 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Red, Maroon 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 24"-48"
Est Spread: 12"-24"
 
Lobelia-siphilitica
great blue lobelia 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Flower Color: Blue, Violet 
Bloom Time: Aug,Sep,Oct 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 12"-48"
Est Spread: 12"-18"
 
Lonicera-sempervirens
trumpet honeysuckle 
Vine
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Red, Yellow 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May,Jun 
Est Height: 3'-20'
 
Ludwigia-alternifolia
bushy seedbox, rattlebox 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
 
High Moisture 
Seasonally Wet 
Full Light 
 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep 
 
Lupinus-perennis
lupine, sundial lupine 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
   Caterpillar Host Plant
 (Cat. Comm Name: Sulphurs and Whites,Silvery Blue,Frosted Elfin,Eastern Tailed Blue,Northern Cloudy Wing,Southern Cloudy Wing)
 (Cat. Sci Name: Pieridae,Glaucopsyche lygdamus,Callophrys irus, Everes comyntas,Thorybes pylades,Thorybes bathyllus)
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Songbirds 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Blue, Purple 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Est Height: 1'-2'
 
Lycopus-americanus
American water horehound 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Lycopus-virginicus
Virginia water horehound 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Lygodium-palmatum
American climbing fern 
Fern & Fern Allies
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
   Habitat 
Horticulture 
Unique Soil-Acidic 
Unique Soil-Moist 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Evergreen, Light Green 
Flower Color: Spores (No blooms) 
Planting Method: Rootball
Spreads Rapidly 
Est Height: 6'-12'
 
Magnolia-acuminata
yellow cucumber tree 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Retention Basin (Wet Pond) 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Dark Green to Yellowish-Brown 
Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Brown 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Est Height: 60'-75'
 
Magnolia-tripetala
umbrella magnolia 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun 
Est Height: 15'-45'
 
Magnolia-virginiana
Sweetbay magnolia 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Retention Basin (Wet Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Flower Color: White, Yellow 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Est Height: 15'-40'
Est Spread: 15'-25'
 
Maianthemum-racemosa
false Solomon's seal 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden   Landscape 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Est Height: 2'-3'
Est Spread: 18"-24"
 
Mentha-arvensis
wild mint 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
Nelson County Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: White, Lavender 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 18"-30"
Est Spread: 24"-36"
 
Mertensia-virginica
Virginia bluebells 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
   Landscape 
Horticulture 
Unique Soil-Rich 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Flower Color: Pink, Blue, White 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May,Jun 
Est Height: 12"-24"
Est Spread: 10"-12"
 
Mimulus-alatus
sharpwing monkeyflower 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Wetland 
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Songbirds 
Pollinators 
Unique Soil-Moist 
 
High Moisture 
Seasonally Wet 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Blue, Purple, Lavender 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug 
Est Height: 6"-18"
Est Spread: 12"-15"
 
Mimulus-ringens
monkeyflower 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Wetland 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Blue, Purple, Pink, Red 
Bloom Time: May,Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep 
Est Height: 1'-3'
Est Spread: 9"-12"
 
Monarda-didyma
scarlet beebalm 
Wildflower
 
Virginia Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Bioretention Basin  
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Red 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Spreads Rapidly 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 2'-4'
 
Monarda-fistulosa
wild bergamot 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Lavender 
Bloom Time: Jun,Jul 
Spreads Rapidly 
Deer Resistant 
 
Monarda-punctata
spotted beebalm 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Pollinators 
Habitat 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
 
Flower Color: White, Pink, Yellow, Green, Purple 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun,Jul,Aug 
Est Height: 6"-36"
 
Morella-cerifera
wax myrtle 
Shrub
 
Virginia Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Bioretention Basin   Caterpillar Host Plant
 (Cat. Comm Name: Red-Banded Hairstreak,Banded Hairstreak)
 (Cat. Sci Name: Calycopis cecrops,Satyrium calanus)
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Songbirds 
Pollinators 
 
High Moisture 
Seasonally Wet 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Evergreen, Light Green and Evergreen 
Flower Color: Green 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 6'-20'
 
Morella-pensylvanica
northern bayberry 
Shrub
 
Virginia Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Songbirds 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Yellow, Evergreen 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep 
Est Height: 3'-12'
 
Morus-rubra
red mulberry 
Small Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Yellow 
Flower Color: White, Green, Blue 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May,Jun 
Est Height: 12'-36'
 
Muhlenbergia-capillaris
hairawn muhly 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
  Deer Resistant 
 
Muhlenbergia-mexicana
Mexican muhly 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Nuphar-Lutea
yellow pond-lily, cow lily, spatter dock 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Wetland 
Retention Basin (Wet Pond)  

 
High Moisture 
Aquatic 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May,Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 16"-16"
 
Nymphaea-odorata
American water lily 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Wetland 
Retention Basin (Wet Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
High Moisture 
Aquatic 
Full Light 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May,Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct 
Est Height: 9"-9"
 
Nyssa-sylvatica
black gum 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Red 
Flower Color: Green, White 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Est Height: 30'-75'
Est Spread: 20'-50'
 
Oenothera-fruticosa
sundrops 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: May,Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep 
Est Height: 12"-36"
Est Spread: 12"-24"
 
Onoclea-sensibilis
sensitive fern 
Fern & Fern Allies
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Stream Buffer  
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Orange 
Spreads Rapidly 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 12"-36"
Est Spread: 24"-48"
 
Opuntia-humifusa
eastern prickly-pear 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
Unique Soil-Rocky 
Unique Soil-Sand 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
 
Foliage Color: Evergreen 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Planting Method: Plug,Rootball
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 8"-8"
Est Spread: 3'-3'
 
Osmanthus-americanus
devilwood, wild olive, American olive 
Shrub
 
Virginia Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
Unique Soil-Sand 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Evergreen 
Flower Color: White, Cream, Evergreen 
Bloom Time: Feb,Mar,Apr 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 10'-25'
Est Spread: 8'-15'
 
Osmunda-cinnamomea
cinnamon fern 
Fern & Fern Allies
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Evergreen 
Flower Color: Spores (No blooms) 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 3'-6'
 
Osmunda-claytoniana
interrupted fern 
Fern & Fern Allies
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  

 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Evergreen 
Flower Color: Brown 
Bloom Time: Jun 
Est Height: 3'-6'
 
Osmunda-regalis
royal fern 
Fern & Fern Allies
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden  
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Dark Green 
Flower Color: Spores (No blooms) 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 3'-6'
 
Ostrya-virginiana
eastern hop-hornbeam 
Small Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green, Yellowish-Green 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Jun 
Est Height: 10'-30'
Est Spread: 10'-30'
 
Oxydendrum-arboreum
sourwood 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: White, Whitish-Yellow 
Bloom Time: Jul 
Est Height: 30'-70'
 
Pachysandra-procumbens
Allegheny Spurge 
Wildflower
 
US Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
   Habitat 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Flower Color: Purple, Whitish-Purple 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 6"-12"
Est Spread: 12"-48"
 
Packera-anonyma
small ragwort 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Packera-aurea
golden ragwort 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
   Wildlife 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun,Jul,Aug 
Spreads Rapidly 
Est Height: 12"-36"
Est Spread: 12"-24"
 
Panicum-anceps
Beaked Panicgrass 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Panicum-dichotomiflorum
fall panicgrass 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Panicum-rigidulum
redtop panicgrass 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Panicum-virgatum
switch grass 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Pink 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct,Nov,Jan,Feb 
Spreads Rapidly 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 36"-60"
Est Spread: 24"-36"
 
Paronychia-argyrocoma
silvery nailwort 
Wildflower
 
Nelson County Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof  
 
Dry 
Full Light 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Evergreen, Whitish-Silver 
Bloom Time: Jun 
Good Groundcover 
Est Height: 1"-6"
Est Spread: 12'-15'
 
Paronychia-canadensis
smooth forked nailwort 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof  
 
Dry 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Green to Whitish-Dark Green 
Bloom Time: Jun,Jul,Aug 
Est Height: 3"-16"
 
Parthenocissus-quinquefolia
Virginia creeper 
Vine
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Red 
Flower Color: White, Green 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 3'-40'
 
Passiflora-incarnata
maypop, passion flower 
Vine
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Retention Basin (Wet Pond) 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Purple, White 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 8'-14'
 
Passiflora-lutea
yellow passion flower 
Vine
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Evergreen 
Flower Color: Yellowish-Green, Creamy-White 
Bloom Time: Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 6'-15'
 
Peltandra-virginica
arrow arum 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Retention Basin (Wet Pond)   Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
High Moisture 
Aquatic 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Green 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun 
Est Height: 2'-3'
 
Penstemon-canescens
eastern gray beardtongue 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
 
Penstemon-digitalis
Talus slope penstemon 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof 
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: May,Jun,Jul,Aug 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 24"-48"
Est Spread: 12"-36"
 
Penstemon-laevigatus
smooth beardtongue 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Purple 
Bloom Time: May,Jun,Jul 
Est Height: 12"-42"
 
Penthorum-sedoides
ditch stonecrop 
Wildflower
 
US Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Phalaris-arundinacea
reed canarygrass 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
  Deer Resistant 
 
Phemeranthus-teretifolius
quill fameflower 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof   Unique Soil-Rocky 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
 
Flower Color: Pink 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep 
Est Height: 1"-6"
Est Spread: 12"-15"
 
Philadelphus-inodorus
scentless nock orange 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Pollinators 
Habitat 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Jun 
Est Height: 6'-12'
 
Phlox-carolina
Carolina Phlox 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Phlox-divaricata
woodland phlox 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Evergreen 
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, White 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun 
Est Height: 12"-18"
Est Spread: 12"-18"
 
Phlox-glaberrima
smooth phlox 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Phlox-paniculata
summer phlox, garden phlox 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Purple, Pink, Lavender 
Bloom Time: Jun,Jul,Aug 
Est Height: 3'-4'
Est Spread: 4'-8'
 
Phlox-stolonifera
creeping phlox 
Wildflower
 
US Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: White, Blue, Purple 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Good Groundcover 
Est Height: 6"-10"
 
Phlox-subulata
moss, creeping phlox 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof 
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
 
Foliage Color: Green, Evergreen 
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, White 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May,Jun 
Good Groundcover 
Est Height: 4"-8"
 
Photinia-melanocarpa
black chokeberry 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Maroon, Red 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Est Height: 5'-6'
Est Spread: 5'-10'
 
Photinia-pyrifolia
red chokeberry 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Red 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Est Height: 6'-10'
Est Spread: 3'-5'
 
Physocarpus-opulifolius
common ninebark 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Physostegia-virginiana
obedient plant 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Purple, White 
Bloom Time: Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep 
Spreads Rapidly 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 24"-48"
Est Spread: 18"-36"
 
Pieris-floribunda
mountain fetterbush 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Pollinators 
Habitat 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Evergreen 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: May 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 6'-6'
 
Pinus-echinata
shortleaf pine 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Bluish-Green 
Flower Color: Red, Yellow 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Est Height: 50'-60'
Est Spread: 25'-30'
 
Pinus-pungens
table mountain pine 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
 
Foliage Color: Dark Green and Evergreen 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Apr 
Est Height: 40'-60'
 
Pinus-rigida
pitch pine 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
  Foliage Color: Evergreen 
Deer Resistant 
 
Pinus-strobus
white pine 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Bluish-Green, Evergreen 
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Est Height: 50'-80'
Est Spread: 25'-35'
 
Pinus-taeda
loblolly pine 
Medium to Large Tree
 
US Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
   Caterpillar Host Plant
 (Cat. Comm Name: Pine Banded Elfin,Southern pine sphinx)
 (Cat. Sci Name: Callophrys niphon,Lapara coniferarum)
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Songbirds 
Wildlife 
 
Dry 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Evergreen 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Feb,Mar 
Est Height: 72'-100'
 
Pinus-virginiana
Virginia pine 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Retention Basin (Wet Pond) 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
 
Dry 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Evergreen 
Flower Color: Orange to Blue 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
 
Platanus-occidentalis
sycamore 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Red, Yellow, Green, Blue 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May,Jun 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 75'-100'
Est Spread: 75'-100'
 
Poa-pratensis
Kentucky bluegrass 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Podophyllum-peltatum
mayapple 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: White, Pink 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May 
Spreads Rapidly 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 12"-18"
 
Polemonium-reptans
Jacob's ladder 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Pink, Blue 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Est Height: 10"-12"
 
Polygonatum-biflorum
Solomon's seal 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden   Landscape 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
 
Polypodium-virginianum-L.
rock polypody, rockcap fern 
Fern & Fern Allies
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Polystichum-acrostichoides-var.-acrostichoides
Christmas fern 
Fern & Fern Allies
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
 
Foliage Color: Evergreen, Dark Green 
Flower Color: Spores (No blooms) 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 1'-3'
 
Pontederia-cordata
pickerel weed 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Retention Basin (Wet Pond)   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
 
High Moisture 
Aquatic 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: White, Blue, Purple 
Bloom Time: Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 1'-3'
 
Populus-deltoides
eastern cottonwood 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Yellow 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 75'-100'
Est Spread: 50'-80'
 
Prunella-vulgaris
common selfheal 
Wildflower
 
US Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
  Deer Resistant 
 
Prunus-americana
American wild plum 
Small Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
Nelson County Native
 
Highly Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Mammals 
Wildlife 
Erosion 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Seasonally Wet 
Full Light 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Planting Method: Rootball
Est Height: 30'-45'
 
Prunus-angustifolia
Chickasaw plum 
Small Tree
 
US Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Prunus-serotina
wild black cherry 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
 
Dry 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Yellow, Red 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: May 
Est Height: 50'-60'
Est Spread: 35'-50'
 
Prunus-virginiana
chokecherry 
Small Tree
 
US Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Pteridium-aquilinum
bracken fern 
Fern & Fern Allies
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Erosion 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Light Green, Dark Green 
Flower Color: Spores (No blooms) 
Est Height: 1'-4'
 
Pycnanthemum-incanum
hoary mountain mint 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
Nelson County Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Pollinators 
Wildlife 
Erosion 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green, Silver, Gray, Light Green 
Flower Color: Purple, White, Silver 
Bloom Time: Jun 
Spreads Rapidly 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 3'-6'
 
Pycnanthemum-tenuifolium
narrow-leaved mountain mint 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
Nelson County Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Pollinators 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Light Green 
Flower Color: White, Silver, Gray 
Bloom Time: Jun 
Planting Method: Seed,Plug
Spreads Rapidly 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 12"-24"
 
Pycnanthemum-virginianum
American Mountain Mint 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Pollinators 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug 
Spreads Rapidly 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 2'-3'
 
Quercus-alba
white oak 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Purple, Red 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Est Height: 60'-80'
Est Spread: 60'-80'
 
Quercus-bicolor
swamp white oak 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Golden-Blue, Red 
Flower Color: Red, Yellow, Green 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May 
Est Height: 70'-100'
 
Quercus-coccinea
scarlet oak 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Maroon 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Est Height: 50'-75'
Est Spread: 40'-50'
 
Quercus-falcata
Southern red oak 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Blue 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Est Height: 50'-50'
Est Spread: 60'-70'
 
Quercus-ilicifolia
bear oak 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
 
Dry 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Dark Green, Light Green, Grayish-Green 
Flower Color: Red, Yellow, Green 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May,Jun 
Est Height: 12'-20'
 
Quercus-marilandica
blackjack oak 
Small Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Quercus-michauxii
swamp chestnut oak 
Medium to Large Tree
 
US Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
High Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Yellow, Red 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May 
Est Height: 48'-100'
 
Quercus-palustris
pin oak 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Red 
Flower Color: Yellowish-Green 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Est Height: 50'-80'
Est Spread: 35'-75'
 
Quercus-phellos
willow oak 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Red, Yellow, Bronze 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Feb,Mar,Apr,May 
Est Height: 80'-100'
Est Spread: 40'-75'
 
Quercus-prinus
chestnut oak 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Wildlife 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Yellowish-Dark Green, Light Green 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May 
Est Height: 65'-145'
 
Quercus-rubra
Northern red oak 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Red, Yellow, Tawny 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun 
Est Height: 60'-75'
Est Spread: 60'-75'
 
Quercus-stellata
post oak 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Yellow, Brown 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May 
Est Height: 40'-50'
 
Quercus-velutina
black oak 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Light Green to Orange, Red 
Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Brown 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May 
Est Height: 50'-60'
 
Rhexia-virginica
Virginia meadow-beauty 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Bioretention Basin   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Wildlife 
Horticulture 
Unique Soil-Acidic 
 
High Moisture 
Seasonally Wet 
Full Light 
 
Foliage Color: Light Green 
Flower Color: Pink, Purple 
Bloom Time: May,Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep 
Est Height: 2'-3'
 
Rhododendron-catawbiense
Catawba rhododendron 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
Unique Soil-Acidic 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Dark Green 
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Evergreen 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun 
Est Height: 6'-20'
 
Rhododendron-maximum
great rhododendron, rose bay 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
Unique Soil-Acidic 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Dark Green 
Flower Color: Pink, White 
Bloom Time: Jun 
Est Height: 4'-20'
 
Rhododendron-periclymenoides
pinxter flower 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
Unique Soil-Acidic 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Yellow 
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, White 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Est Height: 3'-10'
Est Spread: 6'-12'
 
Rhododendron-prinophyllum
rose azalea 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Unique Soil-Acidic 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Bronze 
Flower Color: Purple 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Est Height: 2'-8'
Est Spread: 2'-8'
 
Rhododendron-viscosum
swamp azalea 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Bioretention Basin   Landscape 
Unique Soil-Acidic 
Unique Soil-Moist 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Pink, White 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Est Height: 4'-10'
Est Spread: 12'-12'
 
Rhus-aromatica
fragrant sumac 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Red 
Flower Color: Greenish-Yellow 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 5'-6'
Est Spread: 6'-10'
 
Rhus-copallinum
winged sumac, flameleaf sumac 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Red 
Flower Color: Greenish-Yellow 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep 
Est Height: 20'-35'
Est Spread: 10'-15'
 
Rhus-glabra
smooth sumac 
Small Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Retention Basin (Wet Pond) 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Green, Brown 
Bloom Time: May,Jun,Jul,Aug 
Est Height: 10'-20'
 
Ribes-rotundifolium
Appalachian gooseberry 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Songbirds 
Pollinators 
Habitat 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Green 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Est Height: 3'-5'
 
Robinia-hispida
bristly locust 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Erosion 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
 
Flower Color: Purple, Red 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun,Jul 
Est Height: 6'-8'
 
Robinia-pseudoacacia
black locust 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Yellowish-Green 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Est Height: 30'-50'
Est Spread: 20'-35'
 
Rosa-carolina
pasture rose 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Flower Color: Whitish-Pink, Pink 
Bloom Time: Jun,Jul,Aug 
Est Height: 3'-5'
Est Spread: 6'-10'
 
Rosa-palustris
swamp rose 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Bioretention Basin 
Retention Basin (Wet Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Horticulture 
 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Maroon 
Flower Color: Orange 
Bloom Time: Jun,Jul,Aug 
Est Height: 4'-4'
Est Spread: 5'-7'
 
Rosa-virginiana
Virginia rose 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Purple, Orangy-Red 
Flower Color: Purple 
Bloom Time: Jun 
Est Height: 4'-'
Est Spread: 6'-7'
 
Rubus-allegheniensis
Alleghany blackberry 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Red 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Est Height: 3'-6'
Est Spread: 6'-12'
 
Rubus-flagellaris
common dewberry 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun,Jul 
 
Rubus-occidentalis
black raspberry 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Retention Basin (Wet Pond) 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Yellow, Green to Orange 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Est Height: 3'-6'
Est Spread: 4'-6'
 
Rubus-odoratus
purple flowered Raspberry 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Yellow 
Flower Color: Purple 
Bloom Time: May 
Est Height: 5'-6'
Est Spread: 6'-8'
 
Rudbeckia-fulgida
early coneflower 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Yellow, Orangy-Yellow 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct 
Groundhog Resistant 
Est Height: 18"-36"
Est Spread: 18"-24"
 
Rudbeckia-hirta
black eyed Susan 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct 
Deer Resistant 
Groundhog Resistant 
Est Height: 12"-36"
Est Spread: 12"-36"
 
Rudbeckia-laciniata
cut-leaved coneflower 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct 
Groundhog Resistant 
Est Height: 48"-96"
Est Spread: 24"-48"
 
Rudbeckia-triloba
three-lobed coneflower,Browneyed Susan 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Yellow and Brown 
Bloom Time: Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct 
Groundhog Resistant 
Est Height: 2'-5'
 
Ruellia-caroliniensis
wild petunia 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Bluish-Purple 
Bloom Time: May,Jun,Jul 
Good Groundcover 
 
Saccharum-alopecuroides
silver plumegrass 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  
Erosion 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
 
Flower Color: White, Cream 
Bloom Time: Aug,Sep,Oct 
Est Height: 3'-10'
Est Spread: 3'-6'
 
Saccharum-giganteum
giant plumegrass 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Red 
Bloom Time: Oct 
Est Height: 6'-10'
 
Sagittaria-latifolia
broadleaf arrowhead 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Retention Basin (Wet Pond)   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
High Moisture 
Aquatic 
Full Light 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep 
Est Height: 1'-3'
 
Salix-humilis
prairie willow 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Retention Basin (Wet Pond) 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Grayish-Green to Bluish-Green 
Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Purple, Brown 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May 
Est Height: 6'-12'
 
Salix-nigra
black willow 
Small Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Flower Color: Yellowish-Green 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr 
Est Height: 35'-50'
Est Spread: 20'-35'
 
Salix-sericea
silky willow 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Retention Basin (Wet Pond) 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Flower Color: Greenish-Yellow 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun 
Est Height: 10'-12'
Est Spread: 8'-12'
 
Salvia-lyrata
lyre-leaf sage 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  

 
Dry 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Evergreen, Dark Green to Purplish-Green 
Flower Color: Whitish-Blue, Blue, Purple, Violet 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May,Jun 
Spreads Rapidly 
Deer Resistant 
Groundhog Resistant 
Est Height: 1'-2'
 
Sambucus-nigra
black elderberry 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Songbirds 
Pollinators 
Mammals 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Est Height: 6'-8'
 
Sambucus-nigra-ssp.-Canadensis
common elderberry 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Yellowish-Green 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Est Height: 6'-12'
Est Spread: 6'-12'
 
Sambucus-racemosa
red elderberry 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Retention Basin (Wet Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Songbirds 
Pollinators 
Habitat 
 
High Moisture 
Seasonally Wet 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 8'-20'
 
Sanguinaria-canadensis
bloodroot 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Grayish-Green to Dark Green 
Flower Color: White and Yellow 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr 
Est Height: 6'-10'
 
Sassafras-albidum
sassafras 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Red, Orange, Yellow 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Est Height: 30'-30'
Est Spread: 25'-40'
 
Saururus-cernuus
lizard's tail 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Retention Basin (Wet Pond)   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
High Moisture 
Aquatic 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Light Green, Green 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun,Jul,Aug 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 1'-4'
 
Saxifraga-michauxii
Michaux's saxifrage 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof  
 
High Moisture 
Seasonally Wet 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr 
Est Height: 6"-20"
 
Saxifraga-virginiensis
early saxifrage 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green, Dark Green 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun 
Est Height: 1"-8"
 
Schizachyrium-scoparium
little bluestem 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Wildlife 
Erosion 
Landscape 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Purple, Bronze 
Bloom Time: Aug,Sep,Oct 
Deer Resistant 
 
Schoenoplectus-pungens-var.-pungens
common threesquare 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Schoenoplectus-tabernaemontani
softstem bulrush 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Scirpus-atrovirens
green bulrush 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Scirpus-cyperinus
woolgrass bulrush 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Green, Brown 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct 
Est Height: 36"-60"
 
Scirpus-pendulus
rufous bulrush 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Scutellaria-integrifolia
helmet flower 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof 
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Landscape 
Horticulture 
Unique Soil-Rocky 
Unique Soil-Sand 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Seasonally Wet 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Blue, Bluish-Lavender 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Planting Method: Seed
Spreads Rapidly 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 1'-2'
 
Sedum-glaucophyllum
cliff stonecrop 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof   Horticulture 
Unique Soil-Basic 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green, Blue, Silver, Evergreen, Light Green, Pink to Reddish-Green 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Groundhog Resistant 
Est Height: 2"-6"
Est Spread: 8"-8"
 
Sedum-ternatum
wild stonecrop 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof 
Stream Buffer  
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Flower Color: Greenish-White, White 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Groundhog Resistant 
Est Height: 3"-6"
Est Spread: 6"-12"
 
selaginella-rupestris
rock sellaginella, Rock spike moss 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof 
Swale 
Rain Garden  

 
Dry 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Evergreen, Green to Reddish-Green 
Est Height: 2'-6'
 
Senna-hebecarpa
American senna 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Songbirds 
Habitat 
Erosion 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug 
Planting Method: Seed
 
Senna-marilandica
Maryland wild senna 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden   Erosion 
Landscape 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug 
Planting Method: Seed
Est Height: 3'-6'
 
Sibbaldiopsis-tridentata
three-toothed cinquefoil 
Wildflower
 
Nelson County Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof 
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Horticulture 
Unique Soil-Acidic 
Unique Soil-Rocky 
Unique Soil-Sand 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Maroon, Evergreen, Dark Green 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Jun 
Good Groundcover 
 
Silene-caroliniana
sticky catchfly 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof   Horticulture 
Unique Soil-Rocky 
Unique Soil-Shale 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Pink, White 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun 
Est Height: 3"-8"
 
Silene-stellata
widowsfrill 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
 
Dry 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: May,Jun,Jul,Aug 
Est Height: 2'-3'
 
Silene-virginica
fire pink 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof   Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Red 
Flower Color: Green to Red, Green 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun,Jul,Aug 
Est Height: 12"-36"
 
Silphium-perfoliatum
cup plant 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep 
Est Height: 3'-6'
 
Silphium-trifoliatum
whorled rosinweed 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Pollinators 
Habitat 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug 
 
Sisyrinchium-angustifolium
narrowleaf blue-eyed grass 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Blue 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May,Jun,Jul 
Est Height: 12-18
 
Sisyrinchium-montanum
strict blue-eyed grass 
Wildflower
 
US Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Blue, Purple 
Bloom Time: May,Jun,Jul 
Est Height: 6"-15"
 
Solidago-caesia
bluestem goldenrod 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Aug,Sep 
Est Height: 12"-36"
 
Solidago-canadensis
Canada goldenrod 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Songbirds 
Habitat 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Sep,Oct,Nov 
Est Height: 3'-6'
 
Solidago-gigantea
giant goldenrod 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Solidago-odora
sweet goldenrod 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct 
Est Height: 24"-60"
 
Solidago-pinetorum
pineywoods goldenrod 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Wildlife 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep 
Spreads Rapidly 
 
Solidago-puberula
downy goldenrod 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Aug,Sep,Oct 
Est Height: 8"-40"
 
Solidago-rugosa
rough-stemmed goldenrod 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Wildlife 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange 
Bloom Time: Aug,Sep,Oct,Nov 
Spreads Rapidly 
Est Height: 12"-24"
Est Spread: 12"-36"
 
Sorbus-americana
American mountain ash 
Small Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Sorghastrum-nutans
Indian grass 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Wildlife 
Erosion 
Landscape 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Yellow, Red 
Bloom Time: Aug,Sep,Oct 
Spreads Rapidly 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 3'-8'
 
Sparganium-americanum
American bur-reed 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Retention Basin (Wet Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Yellow, Green 
Bloom Time: May,Jun,Jul,Aug 
Est Height: 3'-7'
 
Spiraea-alba
white meadowsweet 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Spiranthes-cernua
nodding lady's tresses 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Sporobolus-heterolepis
prairie dropseed 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Greenroof  
 
Dry 
Full Light 
 
Flower Color: Whitish-Pink 
Bloom Time: Aug,Sep 
Est Height: 2'-3'
Est Spread: 2'-3'
 
Stachys-tenuifolia
smooth hedgenettle 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Symphyotrichum-concolor
eastern silvery aster 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden   Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
 
Foliage Color: Silvery-Green, Light Green 
Flower Color: Whitish-Purple 
Bloom Time: Aug,Sep,Oct 
Est Height: 9"-42"
 
Symphyotrichum-cordifolium
heart-leaved aster 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden   Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Grayish-Green 
Flower Color: White, Whitish-Blue, Purple 
Bloom Time: Jun,Jul,Aug 
Est Height: 3'-4'
 
Symphyotrichum-laeve
smooth or blue bird aster 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden  
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Bluish-Lavender, Yellow 
Bloom Time: Aug,Sep,Oct 
Spreads Rapidly 
 
Symphyotrichum-lateriflorum
calico aster * 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: White, Whitish-Purple and Yellow, Purple 
Bloom Time: Aug,Sep,Oct 
Est Height: 1'-5'
 
Symphyotrichum-novae-angliae
New England aster 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
   Caterpillar Host Plant
 (Cat. Comm Name: Pearl Crescent,Silvery Checkerspot,Baltimore Checkerspot)
 (Cat. Sci Name: Phyciodes tharos,Chlosyne nycteis,Euphydryas phaeton)
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Songbirds 
Pollinators 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Pink, Purple 
Bloom Time: Aug,Sep,Oct 
Est Height: 3'-6'
 
Symphyotrichum-novi-belgii
New York aster 
Wildflower
 
US Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Blue, Violet, Pink, White and Yellow, Red 
Bloom Time: Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct 
Spreads Rapidly 
Est Height: 1'-3'
 
Symphyotrichum-pilosum
white heath aster 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden   Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: White and Yellow 
Bloom Time: Aug,Sep,Oct 
Est Height: 2'-3'
 
Symphyotrichum-puniceum-var.-puniceum
purplestem aster 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Symplocarpus-foetidus
skunk cabbage 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
   Habitat 
Horticulture 
Unique Soil-Acidic 
Unique Soil-Moist 
 
High Moisture 
Seasonally Wet 
Aquatic 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Light Green 
Flower Color: Yellow, Maroon 
Deer Resistant 
Groundhog Resistant 
Est Height: 3'-5'
 
Teucrium-canadense
Canada germander 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
  Deer Resistant 
 
Thalictrum-dioicum
clumping foamflower 
Wildflower
 
US Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
Moderate Moisture 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Whitish-Green 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 8"-28"
 
Thalictrum-Pubescens
king of the meadow 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Pollinators 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Cream, White 
Bloom Time: Jun,Jul,Aug 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 3'-8'
 
Thalictrum-revolutum
early meadowrue 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: White, Cream 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 4'-10'
 
Thalictrum-thalictroides
rue anemone 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
High Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Dark Green 
Flower Color: Pink, White 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May,Jun 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 1"-9"
 
Thelypteris-noveboracensis
New York fern 
Fern & Fern Allies
 
US Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Thelypteris-palustris
marsh fern 
Fern & Fern Allies
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Straw 
Est Height: 1'-4'
 
Tiarella-cordifolia
spreading foamflower 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Pollinators 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
Unique Soil-Rich 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Maroon, Dark Green 
Flower Color: Pink, White 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun 
Planting Method: Plug
Spreads Rapidly 
Good Groundcover 
 
Tilia-americana
American basswood 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Yellow, Creamy-Yellow 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun,Jul 
Est Height: 60'-80'
 
Tradescantia-virginiana
Virginia spiderwort 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Flower Color: Bluish-Purple 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun,Jul 
Est Height: 12"-24"
Est Spread: 18"-24"
 
Trautvetteria-caroliniensis
Carolina bugbane 
Wildflower
 
US Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
High Moisture 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Jun,Jul,Aug 
Est Height: 2'-4'
 
Tridens-flavus
redtop / purpletop tridens 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden   Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Wildlife 
Erosion 
Landscape 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Red, Purple 
Bloom Time: Aug,Sep,Oct,Nov 
 
Trillium-grandiflorum
white trillium 
Wildflower
 
US Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
Moderate Moisture 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Pink, White and Yellow 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Est Height: 12'-15'
 
Tripsacum-dactyloides
gama grass 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Erosion 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Purple, Orange 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 36"-60"
 
Tsuga-canadensis
Eastern hemlock 
Medium to Large Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Evergreen 
Flower Color: Yellow 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Est Height: 45'-60'
Est Spread: 20'-25'
 
Vaccinium-angustifolium
lowbush blueberry 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
   Caterpillar Host Plant
 (Cat. Comm Name: Brown Elfin)
 (Cat. Sci Name: Callophrys augustinus)
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Unique Soil-Acidic 
 
   
Vaccinium-corymbosum
highbush blueberry 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin  
Caterpillar Host Plant
 (Cat. Comm Name: Brown Elfin)
 (Cat. Sci Name: Callophrys augustinus)
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Unique Soil-Acidic 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Flower Color: White, Purplish-White 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun 
 
Verbena-hastata
blue vervain 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Bluish-Purple, Bluish-Violet, Blue, Purple 
Bloom Time: Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep 
Est Height: 2'-5'
 
Vernonia-noveboracensis
New York ironweed 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Wetland 
Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond) 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: Purple 
Bloom Time: Aug,Sep,Oct 
Spreads Rapidly 
Est Height: 48"-72"
Est Spread: 24"-36"
 
Veronica-americana
American speedwell 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
  
 
   
Viburnum-acerifolium
Mapleleaf Viburnum 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
More details?

Plant Question?
Rain Garden   Caterpillar Host Plant
 (Cat. Comm Name: Spring Azure)
 (Cat. Sci Name: Celastrina ladon)
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Songbirds 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Dark Green 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun,Jul,Aug 
Est Height: 4'-12'
Est Spread: 3'-4'
 
Viburnum-dentatum
southern arrow-wood viburnum 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
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Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Retention Basin (Wet Pond) 
Detention Basin (Dry Pond)  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Reddish-Purple 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 6'-10'
Est Spread: 4'-8'
 
Viburnum-lantanoides
hobblebush 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
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Viburnum-nudum
possum-haw viburnum 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
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Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Reddish-Purple 
Flower Color: White, Cream 
Bloom Time: Jun,Jul 
Est Height: 6'-18'
Est Spread: 4'-12'
 
Viburnum-nudum-var.-cassinoides
withe-rod 
Small Tree
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
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Viburnum-prunifolium
black-haw viburnum 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
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Swale 
Rain Garden 
Bioretention Basin 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green to Reddish-Purple 
Flower Color: White 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Est Height: 12'-16'
Est Spread: 8'-12'
 
Viola-cucullata
marsh blue violet 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
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   Caterpillar Host Plant
 (Cat. Comm Name: Greater Fritllaries)
 (Cat. Sci Name: Speyeria cybele)
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Bluish-Purple, Purple, White 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun 
Est Height: 4"-4"
 
Viola-pedata
bird's foot violet 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
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Swale 
Rain Garden  
Caterpillar Host Plant
 (Cat. Comm Name: Greater Fritllaries)
 (Cat. Sci Name: Speyeria cybele)
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Whitish-Purple, Purple, Blue and Orange 
Bloom Time: Mar,Apr,May,Jun 
Est Height: 4"-4"
 
Viola-pubescens
yellow violet, downy violet 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
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Rain Garden   Caterpillar Host Plant
 (Cat. Comm Name: Greater Fritllaries)
 (Cat. Sci Name: Speyeria cybele)
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Wildlife 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Orange, Yellow 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Est Height: 9"-12"
 
Viola-sororia
common blue violet 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
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   Caterpillar Host Plant
 (Cat. Comm Name: Greater Fritllaries)
 (Cat. Sci Name: Speyeria cybele)
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
 
  Deer Resistant 
 
Viola-striata
striped cream violet 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
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Plant Question?
   Caterpillar Host Plant
 (Cat. Comm Name: Greater Fritllaries)
 (Cat. Sci Name: Speyeria cybele)
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Horticulture 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Whitish-Violet, White 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun 
Est Height: 9"-12"
 
Vitis-labrusca
fox grape 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
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Swale 
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
 
Dry 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Green, Blue 
Bloom Time: May,Jun 
Est Height: 10'-20'
 
Vitis-riparia
riverbank grape 
Vine
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
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Vitis-vulpina
frost grape 
Grass, Sedge & Reed
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
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Swale 
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Songbirds 
Pollinators 
Habitat 
 
Moderate Moisture 
Full Light 
Partial Shade 
 
Flower Color: White, Cream 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Est Height: 40'-40'
Est Spread: 6'-8'
 
Xanthorhiza-simplicissima
yellow root 
Shrub
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
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Swale 
Rain Garden 
Stream Buffer  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Unique Soil-Moist 
 
Moderate Moisture 
High Moisture 
Partial Shade 
Shade 
 
Foliage Color: Green 
Flower Color: Purple 
Bloom Time: Apr,May 
Good Groundcover 
Est Height: 1'-3'
 
Yucca-filamentosa
common yucca 
Wildflower
 
Albemarle/Charlottesville Native
 
Recommended
 
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Swale 
Rain Garden  
Host plants for Lepidoptera 
Habitat 
Wildlife 
Landscape 
Horticulture 
 
Dry 
Full Light 
 
Foliage Color: Evergreen, Dark Green 
Flower Color: White, Cream 
Bloom Time: Apr,May,Jun 
Deer Resistant 
Est Height: 2'-6'
 

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