Native plants for Norfolk (city), Virginia
3 native plants recorded in Norfolk (city), Virginia
USDA has only 7 plant records of any kind for Norfolk (city), against 2,813 natives statewide. That is a gap in who has collected here, not a shortage of plants, so treat the 3 below as a floor.
By type: 1 shrubs, 1 low woody plants, 1 trees. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 1 of them (33%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. Common reed (Phragmites australis) and Vente conmigo (Croton glandulosus) are also recorded as introduced.
What fits each kind of spot in Norfolk (city)
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Half shade | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Under trees | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Heavy clay | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Never watered | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Stays soggy | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Sun all day in Norfolk (city): 1 rated natives
1 shrubs. The first 1, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Common reed (Phragmites australis) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 13 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · also listed as introduced in this region
Half shade in Norfolk (city): 1 rated natives
1 shrubs. The first 1, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Common reed (Phragmites australis) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 13 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance · also listed as introduced in this region
Under trees in Norfolk (city): 1 rated natives
1 shrubs. The first 1, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Common reed (Phragmites australis) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 13 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · also listed as introduced in this region
Heavy clay in Norfolk (city): 1 rated natives
1 shrubs. The first 1, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Common reed (Phragmites australis) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 13 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · also listed as introduced in this region
Sandy, drains fast in Norfolk (city): 1 rated natives
1 shrubs. The first 1, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Common reed (Phragmites australis) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 13 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · also listed as introduced in this region
Never watered: nothing rated yet
None of the 1 rated natives in Norfolk (city) is rated for dry / no watering. 2 plants have no rating either way.
Stays soggy in Norfolk (city): 1 rated natives
1 shrubs. The first 1, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Common reed (Phragmites australis) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 13 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil · also listed as introduced in this region
Natives Norfolk (city) has that most of Virginia does not
1 natives here are on file in no more than 5 of Virginia's 102 counties. A few of them:
- Darlington oak (Quercus hemisphaerica): 2 counties
Where to start in Norfolk (city)
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Norfolk (city) gives you the most rated choice (1 plants), and Common reed (Phragmites australis) is the easiest start on that list. Stays soggy is the hard one here: 1 rated plant, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 2 unrated natives too.