Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
When planted en masse, graceful, nodding flowers create a lovely visage when they peek from under foliage, which also is attractive, especially to white-tailed deer. The discovery of this native* wildflower in deciduous woodlands often signifies that the natural ground vegetation remains largely undisturbed.
*It is found in Garrett County, MD and mostly in PA’s west and north-central parts. In VA, it is frequent to locally common in the sw. and wc. mountains, north to Rockingham County; infrequent to rare in the adjacent inner Piedmont. It is not native to NoVA, DC, or DE. You can view the VA counties in which it has been reported here.
Learn more about Uvularia grandiflora.
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