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Tried and True Native Plant Selections
for the Mid-Atlantic
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Heuchera villosa (Hairy Alumroot)
Although Hairy Alumroot’s native* habitat in Virginia is mostly in the southwestern mountains (it is not native to NoVA), its five-inch wide, semi-evergreen leaves and late-season flower plumes make it a species worthy of consideration for a woodland garden. There also are many fine cultivars of this species available.
*In the Mid-Atlantic Region, it is not native to DC, DE, MD, PA, or NoVA. In VA, it is common in the southwestern mountains, becoming less common northward to Rockingham County, and infrequent to rare in the inner south Piedmont. You can view the VA counties in which it has been reported here.
Learn more about other Mid-Atlantic plants:
Tried and True Native Plant Fact Sheets