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Native evergreens and semi-evergreens

Shrubs

Ilex glabra (Inkberry Holly) **

Kalmia latifolia (Mountain Laurel)

Leucothoe axillaris (Coastal Doghobble) **

Myrica (Morella) cerifera (Southern Bayberry)

Myrica (Morella) pensylvanica (Northern Bayberry)

Rhododendron maximum (Great Rhododendron)

 

Trees

Ilex opaca (American Holly)

Juniperus virginiana (Eastern Red Cedar)

Magnolia virginiana (Sweet Bay) (Semi-evergreen)

Pine species

 

Ferns

Dryopteris marginalis (Marginal Wood Fern)

Dryopteris goldiana (Goldie’s Wood Fern)

Dryopteris x australis (Dixie Wood Fern) **

Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas Fern)

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ilex opaca (American Holly)

Groundcovers

Carex amphibola (Creek Sedge)

Carex pensylvanica (Oak Sedge)

Carex flaccosperma (Blue Wood Sedge)

Carex laxiculmus (Creeping Sedge)

Carex plantaginea (Seersucker Sedge)

Carex stricta (Tussock Sedge)

Heuchera americana (Coral Bells)  (Semi)

Heuchera vilosa (Hairy Alumroot)  (Semi)

Packera aurea (Golden Ragwort)  (Semi)

Phlox subulata (Creeping Phlox)

Phlox divaricata (Woodland Phlox) (Semi)

Tiarella cordifolia (Foamflower)  (Semi)

Chrysogonum virginianum  (Green-and-Gold) (Semi)

 

Perennials

Yucca filamentosa (Common Yucca)

Mitchella repens (Partridgeberry)

Opuntia humifusa (Eastern Prickly Pear)

 

Vines

Lonicera sempervirens (Coral Honeysuckle) (semi)

 

** Native to Virginia but not Northern Virginia

Polistichum acrosticoides Christmas Fern

Polistichum acrosticoides Christmas Fern as a border

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