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The Virginia Native Plant Society has a well-defined mission with a plan and action to preserve its native plant heritage. As a member you will receive their quarterly newsletter Sempervirens Quarterly. It is also available online for anyone interested. There are twelve chapters located throughout the state.

  • Virginia Native Plant Society
  • Twelve Chapters of the Virgina Native Plant Society

Society Newsletters

  • Bulletin
  • Sempervirens Quarterly

A Popular and Showy Perennial

Wild Bergamont, Monarda fistulosa L
Courtesy Wikimedia Commons/Guy Waterval.

The Wild Bergamont, Monarda fistulosa L., leaves have a minty smell hence they are frequently used for tea. This plant was formerly used to treat respiratory ailments. This herbaceous perennial blooms throughout the summer with lovely lavender, white, or pink flowers.

Recommended Reading

  • Book CoverFinding Wildflowers in the Washington-Baltimore Area by Cristol Fleming; Marion B. Lobstein; Barbara Tufty
    Call Number: QK 133 .F55 1995
    ISBN: 0801849942
    Publication Date: 1995-03-01
  • Book CoverCommon native trees of Virginia : tree identification guide by Powell, Ellen
    Call Number: QK 138 .P69 2007
    Publication Date: 2007
  • Book CoverFlora of Virginia by Alan Weakley; J. Christopher Ludwig; John F. Townsend
    Call Number: QK 138 .W43 2012
    ISBN: 1889878383
    Publication Date: 2012-01-12

Going Native In Virginia

Please see the website below to learn more about Virginia's native plants. Keeping native plants in your state can accomplish many goals: protecting water quality and quantity, increasing carbon dioxide absorption, enhancing wildlife habitat and improving aesthetics and quality of life.

  • Learn more about Virginia's Native Plants
  • Last Updated: Apr 12, 2018 3:04 PM
  • URL: https://libguides.nybg.org/c.php?g=715287
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