Cup Plant (Sylphium perfoliatum)

The Virginia Native Plant Society strives to inform members and the community about the beauty, value, and importance of native plants to our environment. They host monthly lectures, lead nature walks, and propagate and sell native plants for landscapes. There are two area chapters: Potowmack Chapter – Annandale and Prince William Wildflower Society – Manassas

Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants

Golden ragwort (Packera aurea)

Locally grown landscape designer and author C. Colston Burrell has authored a book “Native Alternative to Invasive Plants”, published by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Other sites which may be of use:

USNA Invasive Alternatives
VA DGIF Invasive Alternatives
Connectivut Alternatives
Butterfly Food

Male Cardinal on Solidago