Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
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#MGNV Tried and True #NativePlant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
While each of its flowers lasts only a day, Swamp Rose-mallow can be covered with up to 20 striking, saucer-shaped blooms at a time. This stately perennial is native to marshes, riverbanks, and moist meadows and woods scattered around the eastern United States.
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Stipules are modified leaves whose size and form vary among species. Typically much smaller than and distinct from primary leaves, they may be overlooked by casual observers. However, rose stipules are easy to identify—a pair fuses along the base of the petiole, creating a distinctive wing-like appearance.
#MGNV Tried and True #NativePlant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Fomerly Dennstaedtia punctilobula, this native of open woods and dry slopes can spread quickly in shady woodland gardens. Crush some leaflets and its common name becomes apparent from the emanating hay-like scent. It is found throughout most of the Mid-Atlantic.
#MGNV Tried and True #NativePlant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
This adaptable, native, pioneer species' common name, #Persimmon, comes from the indigenous Algonquin people who have prized the sweet orange fruit for food and medicinal purposes. This Ebony family member’s hard wood is used for golf club heads and furniture veneer.
#MGNV Tried and True #NativePlant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
This robust native, whose flowers resemble #turtleheads, is named for Chelone (rhymes with “baloney”), a nymph of Greek mythology who was punished for her insolence by being turned into a tortoise. The Virginia Native Plant Society named White Turtlehead 2024 Wildflower of the Year.
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The new trend toward hotter summers and warmer winters is necessarily changing the way we garden. Our current lowest average temperature of 14 degrees now would place our region in Zone 8, which is presently located around Virginia Beach, a little over 200 miles further south. Should we be planting southern species?
