Native plants for Portsmouth (city), Virginia
1 native plants recorded in Portsmouth (city), Virginia
USDA has only 2 plant records of any kind for Portsmouth (city), against 2,813 natives statewide. That is a gap in who has collected here, not a shortage of plants, so treat the 1 below as a floor.
By type: 1 shrubs. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 1 of them (100%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. Common reed (Phragmites australis) is also recorded as introduced.
What fits each kind of spot in Portsmouth (city)
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Half shade | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under trees | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Heavy clay | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Never watered | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stays soggy | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sun all day in Portsmouth (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 Portsmouth (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 Portsmouth (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 Portsmouth (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 Portsmouth (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 Portsmouth (city) is rated for dry / no watering. 0 plants have no rating either way.
Stays soggy in Portsmouth (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
Where to start in Portsmouth (city)
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Portsmouth (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 0 unrated natives too.