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An Environmentally Responsible Full Service Native Plant Nursery and Garden Center                                                                             VA Lic. # 2705-062008

Nature By Design
Alexandria, VA 
703-683-GROW (4769)
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The following plants will be offered in 2024.  Not all plants will be available at all times; please inquire for current availability.  Please call with your requests.  We can transfer stock with 2-3 days notice.

Ilex verticillata feasts the eyes, and the birds, throughout winter.
Ilex verticillata feasts the eyes, and the birds, throughout winter.

Acer negundo Box Elder

Acer rubrum

Red Maple

Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis

Yarrow

Acorus americanus

American Sweet Flag

Actaea alba

Doll's Eyes

Actaea racemosa var. racemosa

Bugbane

Adiantum pedatum

Northern Maidenhair Fern

Agarista populifolia

Florida Hobblebush

Agastache foeniculum

Anise Hyssop

Allium cernuum

Nodding Onion

Allium tricoccum

Ramp, Wild Leek

Alnus serrulata

Smooth Alder

Amelanchier canadensis

Shadblow Serviceberry

Amelanchier laevis

Smooth Serviceberry

Amorpha fruticosa

False Indigo

Amsonia tabernaemontana

Eastern Bluestar

Andropogon gerardii

Big Bluestem

Andropogon ternarius

Splitbeard Broomsedge

Andropogon virginicus

Broomsedge Bluestem

Anemone canadensis

Meadow Anemone

Anemone virginiana

Thimbleflower

Antennaria plantaginifolia

Plantain-leaf Pussytoes

Apios americana

American Groundnut

Apios americana c. 'Clusternut'

American Groundnut - Oikos Virginia

Apios americana c. 'Virginia'

American Groundnut - Virginia

Aquilegia canadensis

Eastern Columbine

Arisaema triphyllum

Jack-in-the-pulpit

Aristolochia macrophylla

Dutchman's Pipe

Aronia arbutifolia

Red Chokeberry

Aronia melanocarpa

Black Chokeberry

Aruncus dioicus

Goatsbeard

Asarum canadense

Wild Ginger

Asclepias incarnata

Swamp Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Common Milkweed

Asclepias tuberosa

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias verticillata

Whorled Milkweed

Asimina triloba

Pawpaw Tree

Asplenium platyneuron

Ebony Spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes ssp. trichomanes

Maidenhair Spleenwort

Astilbe biternata

Appalachian False Goatsbeard

Athyrium angustum f. rubellum

Lady-in-red Fern

Athyrium filix-femina

Lady Fern

Baptisia australis

Blue False Indigo

Baptisia tinctoria

Yellow Wild Indigo

Betula lenta

Sweet Birch

Betula nigra

River Birch

Bignonia capreolata

Crossvine

Boltonia asteroides

White Doll's Daisy

Callicarpa americana

American Beautyberry

Calycanthus floridus

Carolina Allspice, Eastern Sweetshrub

Campanula rotundifolia

Bluebell Bellflower

Carex albicans

Whitetinge Sedge

Carex amphibola

Creek Sedge

Carex appalachica

Appalachian Sedge

Carex flaccosperma

Thinfruit Sedge

Carex grayi

Gray's Sedge

Carex lurida

Shallow Sedge

Carex pensylvanica

Pennsylvania Sedge

Carex plantaginea

Plantain-leaf Sedge

Carex rosea

Rosy Sedge

Carex stricta

Tussock Sedge

Carex vulpinoides

Fox Sedge

Carpinus caroliniana

American Hornbeam

Carya glabra

Pignut Hickory

Carya tomentosa

Mockernut Hickory

Ceanothus americanus

New Jersey Tea

Celastrus scandens

American Bittersweet

Celtis occidentalis

Hackberry

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Buttonbush

Cercis canadensis

Eastern Redbud

Chamaecyparis thyoides

Atlantic Whitecedar

Chasmanthium latifolium

Northern Sea Oats

Chelone glabra

White Turtlehead

Chelone lyonii

Pink Turtlehead

Chelone obliqua

Red Turtlehead

Chionanthus virginicus

Fringe Tree

Chrysogonum virginianum

Green-and-gold

Chrysogonum virginianum c. 'Pierre'

Green-and-gold - Pierre

Chrysopsis mariana

Maryland Goldenaster

Claytonia virginica

Spring Beauty

Clematis virginiana

Virgin's Bower

Clethra alnifolia

Summersweet

Clethra alnifolia c. 'Hummingbird'

Summersweet - Hummingbird

Clethra alnifolia c. 'Ruby Spice'

Summersweet - Ruby Spice

Cocculus carolinus

Carolina Moonseed

Conoclinium coelestinum

Blue Mistflower

Coreopsis lanceolata

Tickseed

Coreopsis rosea

Rose Tickseed

Coreopsis tripteris

Tall Coreopsis

Coreopsis verticillata

Threadleaf Coreopsis

Cornus alternifolia

Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus amomum

Silky Dogwood

Cornus florida

Flowering Dogwood

Cornus racemosa

Gray Dogwood

Cornus sericea

Redosier Dogwood

Corylus americana

American Hazelnut

Crataegus phaenopyrum

Washington Hawthorn

Crataegus viridis

Green Hawthorn

Cyrilla racemiflora

Leatherwood, Ti-ti

Decodon verticillatus

Swamp Loosestrife

Decumaria barbara

Wood Vamp, Native Climbing Hydrangea

Deschampsia cespitosa

Tufted Hairgrass

Deschampsia flexuosa

Wavy Hairgrass

Desmodium canadense

Showy Ticktrefoil

Dicentra cucullaria

Dutchman's Breeches

Dicentra eximia

Fringed Bleeding Heart

Diervilla lonicera

Northern Bush Honeysuckle

Diervilla sessilifolia

Southern Bush Honeysuckle

Diospyros virginiana

Common Persimmon

Dodecatheon meadia

Shooting Star

Dryopteris filix-mas

Crested Male Fern

Dryopteris goldiana

Goldie's Wood Fern

Dryopteris intermedia

Intermediate Woodfern

Dryopteris marginalis

Leatherwood Fern

Dryopteris x australis

Dixie Wood Fern

Echinacea pallida

Sweet-scented Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Purple Coneflower

Elymus hystrix

Bottlebrush Grass

Elymus virginicus

Virginia Wild Rye

Equisetum hyemale

Scouring Horsetail

Eragrostis spectabilis

Purple Love-grass

Eryngium yuccifolium

Rattlesnake Master

Erythronium americanum

Yellow Trout Lily

Eubotrys racemosa

Fetterbush

Euonymus americana

American Strawberry Bush

Eupatorium hyssopifolium

Hyssopleaf Thoroughwort

Eupatorium perfoliatum

Common Boneset

Euphorbia corollata

Flowering Spurge

Eurybia divaricata

White Wood Aster

Eurybia macrophylla

Bigleaf Aster

Eurybia spectabilis

Eastern Showy Aster

Euthamia graminifolia var. graminifolia

Flat-top Goldentop

Eutrochium dubium

Coastal Plain Joe-pye Weed

Eutrochium fistulosum

Trumpetweed

Eutrochium maculatum

Spotted Joe-pye Weed

Eutrochium purpureum

Sweet-scented Joe-pye Weed

Fagus grandifolia

American Beech

Fothergilla gardenii

Dwarf Fothergilla

Fragaria virginiana

Wild Scarlet Strawberry

Galax urceolata

Colt's Foot, Beetleweed

Gelsemium sempervirens c. 'Margarita'

Carolina Jessamine - Margarita

Geranium maculatum

Cranesbill

Gillenia trifoliata

Bowman's Root

Glandularia canadensis

Rose Vervain

Halesia tetraptera

Mountain Silverbell

Hamamelis virginiana

Common Witch Hazel

Helenium autumnale

Dogtooth Daisy

Helianthus angustifolius

Swamp Sunflower

Helianthus divaricatus

Woodland Sunflower

Helianthus tuberosus

Jerusalem Artichoke

Heliopsis helianthoides

False Sunflower

Hepatica nobilis var. acuta

Sharplobe Hepatica

Heuchera americana

Alum Root

Heuchera villosa

Hairy Alumroot

Hexastylis arifolia

Little Brown Jugs

Hibiscus coccineus

Scarlet Rose Mallow

Hibiscus laevis

Halberdleaf Rosemallow

Hibiscus moscheutos

Rose Mallow

Hydrangea arborescens

Smooth Hydrangea

Hypericum prolificum

Shrubby St. John's Wort

Ilex glabra

Inkberry Holly

Ilex glabra c. 'Nigra'

Inkberry Holly - Nigra (Female)

Ilex glabra c. 'Shamrock'

Inkberry Holly - Shamrock (Female)

Ilex opaca

American Holly

Ilex verticillata

Winterberry Holly

Ilex verticillata c. 'Jim Dandy'

Winterberry Holly - Jim Dandy (Male)

Ilex verticillata c. 'Red Sprite'

Winterberry Holly - Red Sprite (Female)

Ilex verticillata c. 'Southern Gentleman'

Winterberry Holly - Southern Gentleman (Male)

Ilex verticillata c. 'Winter Red'

Winterberry Holly - Winter Red (female)

Iris cristata

Crested Iris

Iris versicolor

Northern Blue Flag Iris

Iris virginica

Southern Blue Flag Iris

Itea virginica

Sweetspire

Itea virginica c. 'Little Henry'

Sweetspire - Little Henry (PP)

Juncus effusus

Common Rush

Justicia americana

American Water Willow

Kalmia latifolia

Mountain Laurel

Kosteletzkya virginica

Seashore Mallow

Leucothoe axillaris

Coast Leucothoe

Liatris scariosa

New England Blazingstar

Liatris spicata

Gayfeather

Liatris squarrosa

Scaly Blazing Star

Lilium superbum

Turk's Cap Lily

Lindera benzoin

Spicebush

Liriodendron tulipifera

Tulip Poplar

Lobelia cardinalis

Cardinal Flower

Lobelia siphilitica

Blue Cardinal Flower

Lonicera sempervirens

Trumpet Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens c. 'John Clayton'

Trumpet Honeysuckle - John Clayton

Lonicera sempervirens c. 'Major Wheeler'

Trumpet Honeysuckle - Major Wheeler

Magnolia tripetala

Umbrella Tree

Magnolia virginiana

Sweetbay Magnolia

Maianthemum canadense

Canada Mayflower

Maianthemum racemosum

Feathery False Lily-of-the-valley

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Ostrich Fern

Mertensia virginica

Virginia Bluebell

Mimulus ringens

Monkey Flower, Lavender Musk

Monarda didyma

Bee Balm

Monarda fistulosa

Wild Bergamot

Monarda punctata

Spotted Beebalm

Morella cerifera

Wax Myrtle

Morella pensylvanica

Northern Bayberry

Morus rubra

Red Mulberry

Muhlenbergia capillaris

Pink Muhly Grass

Nyssa sylvatica

Tupelo, Blackgum Tree

Oenothera fruticosa

Sundrops

Onoclea sensibilis

Sensitive Fern

Opuntia humifusa

Prickly Pear Cactus

Osmunda claytonia

Interrupted Fern

Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis

Gray Royal Fern

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

Cinnamon Fern

Ostrya virginiana

Hop Hornbeam

Oxydendrum arboreum

Sourwood Tree

Pachysandra procumbens

Allegheny Spurge

Packera aurea

Golden Ragwort

Panicum amarum

Bitter Panicgrass

Panicum virgatum

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum c. 'Northwind'

Switchgrass - Northwind

Panicum virgatum c. 'Shenandoah'

Switchgrass - Shenandoah

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Virginia Creeper

Passiflora incarnata

Maypop, Passionflower

Peltandra virginica

Arrowleaf Arum

Penstemon digitalis

Beardtongue

Penstemon hirsutus

Hairy Beardtongue

Penstemon smallii

Small's Beardtongue

Phlox carolina ssp. carolina c. 'Kim'

Thickleaf Phlox - Kim

Phlox divaricata

Wild Blue Phlox

Phlox divaricata c. 'Blue Moon'

Wild Blue Phlox - Blue Moon

Phlox glaberrima c. 'Morris Berd'

Smooth Phlox - Morris Berd

Phlox paniculata

Garden Phlox

Phlox paniculata c. 'David'

Garden Phlox - David

Phlox paniculata c. 'Jeana'

Garden Phlox - Jeana

Phlox stolonifera

Creeping Phlox

Phlox stolonifera c. 'Bruce's White'

Creeping Phlox - Bruce's White

Phlox stolonifera c. 'Sherwood Purple'

Creeping Phlox - Sherwood Purple

Phlox subulata c. 'Crimson Beauty'

Moss Phlox - Crimson

Phlox subulata c. 'Emerald Blue'

Moss Phlox - Blue

Phlox subulata c. 'Emerald Pink'

Moss Phlox - Pink

Phlox subulata c. 'Purple Beauty'

Moss Phlox - Purple

Phlox subulata c. 'Scarlet Flame'

Moss Phlox - Red

Phlox subulata c. 'Snowflake'

Moss Phlox - White

Physocarpus opulifolius

Common Ninebark

Physostegia virginiana

Obedient Plant

Pinus echinata

Shortleaf Pine

Pinus rigida

Pitch Pine

Pinus strobus

Pine-Eastern White

Pinus taeda

Loblolly Pine

Pinus virginiana

Scrub Pine

Platanus occidentalis

Sycamore (Eastern Plane Tree)

Podophyllum peltatum

Mayapple

Polemonium reptans

Jacob's Ladder

Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum

Smooth Solomon's Seal

Polystichum acrostichoides

Christmas Fern

Populus deltoides

Eastern Cottonwood

Prunus americana

American Wild Plum

Prunus angustifolia

Chickasaw Plum

Prunus serotina

Black Cherry

Ptelea trifoliata

Hop Tree

Pycnanthemum incanum

Hoary Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum muticum

Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

Narrowleaf Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum virginianum

Virginia Mountain Mint

Quercus alba

White Oak

Quercus bicolor

Swamp White Oak

Quercus coccinea

Scarlet Oak

Quercus falcata

Spanish Oak

Quercus muehlenbergii

Chinkapin Oak

Quercus palustris

Pin Oak

Quercus phellos

Willow Oak

Quercus rubra

Northern Red Oak

Rhododendron arborescens

Smooth Azalea

Rhododendron atlanticum

Coast Azalea

Rhododendron atlanticum c. 'Marydel'

Native Azalea - Marydel

Rhododendron atlanticum x periclymenoides c. 'Choptank Rose'

Native Azalea - Choptank Rose

Rhododendron c. 'Camilla's Blush'

Azalea - Camilla's Blush

Rhododendron calendulaceum

Flame Azalea

Rhododendron canescens

Piedmont Azalea

Rhododendron maximum

Rosebay Rhododendron

Rhododendron periclymenoides

Pink or Pinxterbloom Azalea

Rhododendron prunifolium

Plumleaf Azalea

Rhododendron viscosum

Swamp Azalea

Rhus aromatica

Fragrant Sumac

Rhus aromatica c. 'Gro-Low'

Dwarf Fragrant Sumac - Gro-Low

Rhus typhina

Staghorn Sumac

Rosa carolina

Carolina Rose

Rosa palustris

Swamp Rose

Rosa virginiana

Virginia Rose

Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus c. 'Heritage'

Grayleaf Red Raspberry

Rubus odoratus

Flowering Raspberry

Rudbeckia fulgida var. fulgida

Orange Coneflower

Rudbeckia hirta

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia laciniata

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia triloba

Brown-eyed Susan

Ruellia caroliniensis

Carolina Wild Petunia

Saccharum giganteum

Sugarcane Plumegrass

Salix discolor

Pussy Willow

Salix nigra

Black Willow

Salix sericea

Silky Willow

Salvia lyrata

Lyre-leafed Sage

Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis

American Elderberry

Sanguinaria canadensis

Bloodroot

Sassafras albidum

Sassafras Tree

Saururus cernuus

Lizard's Tail

Schizachyrium scoparium

Little Bluestem

Scutellaria incana

Hoary Skullcap

Scutellaria ovata

Heart-leafed Skullcap

Sedum ternatum

Woodland Stonecrop

Senna marilandica

Wild Senna

Silene caroliniana

Catch-fly

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium angustifolium c. 'Lucerne'

Blue-eyed Grass - Lucerne

Solidago caesia

Blue-stemmed Goldenrod

Solidago flexicaulis

Zigzag Goldenrod

Solidago juncea

Early Goldenrod

Solidago nemoralis

Gray Goldenrod

Solidago odora

Anise-scented Goldenrod

Solidago rigida

Stiff Goldenrod

Solidago rugosa

Rough-stemmed Goldenrod

Solidago sempervirens

Seaside Goldenrod

Solidago speciosa var. speciosa

Showy Goldenrod

Sorghastrum nutans

Indian Nutgrass

Spigelia marilandica

Indian Pinkroot

Spiraea tomentosa

Steeplebush

Symphyotrichum cordifolium

Blue Wood Aster

Symphyotrichum ericoides

White Heath Aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

Smooth Aster

Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

Calico Aster

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

New England Aster

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii

New York Aster

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

Aromatic Aster

Symplocarpus foetidus

Skunk Cabbage

Taxodium distichum

Bald Cypress

Thalia dealbata

Pea Flower

Thalictrum dioicum

Early Meadow Rue

Thelypteris palustris

Eastern Marsh Fern

Thermopsis villosa

Carolina Lupine

Thuja occidentalis

Eastern Arborvitae

Thuja occidentalis c. 'Nigra'

Eastern Arborvitae - Nigra

Thuja occidentalis c. 'Techny'

Mission Arborvitae

Tiarella cordifolia

Foamflower

Tiarella cordifolia c. 'Running Tapestry'

Foamflower - Running Tapestry

Tilia americana

Basswood, American Linden

Tradescantia ohiensis

Bluejacket

Tradescantia virginiana

Virginia Spiderwort

Trillium cuneatum

Little Sweet Betsy

Trillium grandiflorum

White Trillium, Wakerobin

Ulmus americana c. 'Valley Forge'

American Elm - Valley Forge

Uvularia sessilifolia

Sessileleaf Bellwort

Vaccinium angustifolium

Lowbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum

Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum c. 'Blue Jay'

Highbush Blueberry - Blue Jay

Vaccinium corymbosum c. 'Bluecrop'

Highbush Blueberry - Bluecrop

Vaccinium corymbosum c. 'Duke'

Highbush Blueberry - Duke

Vaccinium corymbosum c. 'Jersey'

Highbush Blueberry - Jersey

Verbena hastata

Blue Vervain

Vernonia noveboracensis

New York Ironweed

Veronicastrum virginicum

Culver's Root

Viburnum acerifolium

Mapleleaf Viburnum

Viburnum dentatum

Arrowwood Viburnum

Viburnum lentago

Nannyberry Viburnum

Viburnum nudum

Smooth Witherod

Viburnum prunifolium

Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum trilobum

American Cranberry Viburnum

Viola pedata

Bird's Foot Violet

Viola sororia

Common Blue Violet

Vitis rotundifolia c. 'Cowart'

Cowart Muscadine

Vitis rotundifolia c. 'Scuppernong Fry'

Muscadine - Scuppernong Fry

Wisteria frutescens

American Wisteria

Wisteria frutescens c. 'Amethyst Falls'

American Wisteria - Amethyst Falls

Xanthorhiza simplicissima

Yellowroot

Yucca filamentosa

Beargrass, Adam's Needle

Zephyranthes atamasca

Atamasco Lily

Zizia aptera

Meadow Zizia

Zizia aurea

Golden Alexanders



    
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