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Native Plant Alternatives
(Plant This Instead)
Maryland Native Plants
Virginia Native Plants
Chesapeake Bay Native Plants
Check out this list of non-native plants and their native alternatives so you can find just the right plant for your garden. Use the Search button to the lower right to look for a plant on this list. You can also search the full site by using the search field at the top right of the page to find more info and native plant posts on many of the plants listed here.
Non-Natives | Native Alternatives |
|---|---|
Snowball viburnum | Smooth hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens) |
Snowdrops | Bloodroot |
Solomon's Seal | Smooth solomon's seal |
Siberian squill | Camassia scilloides |
Spirea | Summersweet, dwarf cultivar, Virginia sweetspire |
Star Jerusalem | Bloodroot |
Sweet autumn clematis | Clematis virginiana |
Sweet woodruff | Green and gold (Chrysogunum virginianum) |
Veronica | Liatris |
Vibunrum doublefile | Smooth witherod (Viburnum nudum) |
Viburnum korean spice | Smooth witherod (Viburnum nudum) not fragrant |
Viburnum snowball | Smooth hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens) |
Witch Hazel | American witch hazel |
Wisteria | American wisteria |
Yarrow | Milkweed, Zizia |
Yew | Hemlock, Rhododendron |
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