Native Plants for Southeast Virginia

FERNS Pycnanthemum muticum Forager’s Way Asplenium platyneuron Mountain Mint Diospyros virginiana Persimmon Ebony Spleenwort Rudbeckia hirta Athyrium asplenioides Black-eyed Susan Gaylussacia frondosa Dangleberry Lady Fern Scutellaria integrifolia Onoclea sensibilis Hyssop Skullcap Ilex vomitoria Yaupon Holly Sensitive Fern Sisyrinchium atlanticum Osmunda spectabilis Blue-eyed Grass Juniperus virginiana Royal Fern Solidago sempervirens Eastern Red Cedar Polystichum acrostichoides Seaside Goldenrod Leucothoe axillaris Christmas Fern Tradescantia virginiana Fetterbush Woodwardia areolata Spiderwort Magnolia virginiana Netted Chain Fern Sweetbay Magnolia POND PLANTS Morella cerifera HERBS Acorus calamus Waxmyrtle Herbal Botanicals Achillea millefolium Sweetflag Morus rubra Yarrow Baccharis halimifolia Red Mulberry Arisaema triphyllum Saltbush Persea palustris Jack-in-the-pulpit Chelone glabra Swamp Bay Endodeca serpentaria Turtlehead Rhus copallinum Virginia Snakeroot Hibiscus moscheutos Winged Sumac Euthamia graminifolia Rose Mallow Rhus glabra Grass-leaved Goldenrod Iris virginica Smooth Sumac Eutrochium dubium Blue Flag Iris Rosa palustris Joe-pye-weed Itea virginica Swamp Rose Hexastylis arifolia Virginia Willow Sambucus canadensis Evergreen Ginger Juncus effusus Elder Seasonings Hypericum hypericoides Common Rush Sassafras albidum St. Andrew’s Cross Peltandra virginica Sassafras Teas Lobelia puberula Arrow Arum Viburnum dentatum Downy Lobelia Pontederia cordata Arrowwood Lycopus virginicus Pickerelweed Bugleweed Prunus serotina VINES Maianthemum racemosum Black Cherry Gelsemium sempervirens False Solomon’s Seal Sagittaria latifolia Yellow Jessamine Mitchella repens Arrowhead Lonicera sempervirens Partridgeberry Coral Honeysuckle Monarda didyma TREES AND SHRUBS Vitis rotundifolia Beebalm Amelanchier canadensis Serviceberry Muscadine Grape Monarda punctata Horsemint Asimina triloba Pawpaw CULINARY HERBS Tinctures Vinegars Phlox paniculata Agastache foeniculum Salves Garden Phlox Callicarpa americana Anise Hyssop Beautyberry Physostegia virginiana Prunella vulgaris Obedient Plant Clethra alnifolia 4132 Blackwater Rd • Virginia Beach, VA 23457 Sweet Pepperbush Heal-all; Selfheal Podophyllum peltatum 757.421.3929 - home/office • 757.406.0061 - cell Mayapple Cornus florida Urtica dioica Flowering Dogwood Nettles [email protected] • http://ecoimages.us • Prickly Ash – mouthwash; circulation stimulant • Red Clover – estrogenic; menopausal symptoms • St. Johnswort – supports the nervous system; antiviral Forager’s Way • Skullcap – sedative, calming • Swamp Rose – helps with grief and depression; cooling and refreshing • Sweetgum – cold and flu prevention Forager’s way productsHerbal are developed fromBotanicals herbs that are grown and harvested at Wild • Thistle – liver cleanser Woods Farm without the use of pesticides or herbicides. Availability varies depending on • Turmeric – helps to relieve inflammation the season. Email [email protected] for an updated listing. • Usnea lichen – nature’s antibiotic; helps with respiratory and sinus infections • Wild Black Cherry – cough suppressant Herb Seasoning • Yarrow – astringent; diaphoretic – lowers fever • Yellow Thistle – flower buds; liver cleanser and source of magnesium • Nettles – source of vitamins; add to soups, vegetables, salads • Rosemary – add to meat, fish, or vegetables Tinctures with Vinegar • Sumac – add to fish, chicken, vegetables Vinegar is warming. It tastes sour and bitter. Adding honey or fruit to an herb vinegar • Zest!!! with turmeric, black pepper, and prickly ash seeds can help reduce the sourness. Vinegar is a solvent and can aid fixing and extracting • Spring Burst with rosemary, pine pollen, and yaupon matcha certain compounds and can be used as a substitute for alcohol to preserve herbs. Matcha • Chickweed – nutritive; helps with skin conditions; diuretic, vulnerary, demulcent • Rosemary – add to chicken and vegetables as a seasoning • Thistle stalk – liver cleanser • Yaupon – use to make a caffeinated beverage or add to flour for baking • Sea Rocket – nutritive with vitamins and minerals Tinctures Infused with CBD Oil Oxymels Oxymels are herbal preparations that are made by combining herbs with both honey • B-Happy! – linden, mimosa, St. Johnswort, wild rose; mood elevator and vinegar. These sweet and sour preparations are specific to the respiratory system • Sleep-Ade – passionvine, skullcap, lemon balm, motherwort, wild lettuce and can be used for bronchial complaints, especially when there is a lot of mucous • Calm-Ease – lemon balm, mimosa, linden, St. Johnswort present - such as coughs that are thick with mucous. • Turmeric – helps to relieve inflammation • Yucca – helps to relieve arthritis and joint pain Herbal Teas • Bacopa – mental and circulation stimulant • Anise Hyssop - aids digestion; tea infusion for colds and flus • Chanca piedra, Stonebreak – supports kidney and bladder health Tinctures with Alcohol • Lemongrass – cooling refreshing tea or seasoning • Bacopa – mental and circulation stimulant • Linden – relaxing; useful for colds and flus • Black Cherry – suppresses cough • Spearmint – supports the digestive system • Black Willow – headache, pain, inflammation • Sumac-Ade – contains citric acid and malic acid; makes a lemon-like beverage • Chanca piedra; Stonebreak – supports kidney and bladder health • Yaupon – native caffeine source; also contains theobromine and antioxidants • Cleavers – lymphatic cleanser • Common Plantain – anti-inflammatory and wound healing Salves • Elderflower – diaphoretic; helps with colds and flu, fever • Rid-itch – relieves itching from poison ivy, insect bites, and rashes • Elderberry Syrup – supports the immune system; flu prevention • rosemary/mint body butter – moisturizer for dry, chapped skin and hands • Linden – sedative; helps with respiratory problems • Soothing Salve – soothing for cuts, scratches, wounds, sores, shingles • Mimosa – mood elevator, stress • Motherwort – relieves tension, anxiety 1 Insect Repellent – /4 oz./$3.00 • Mulberry – nutritive, hydration; antioxidants • Passionvine – sedative, calming • Bug-Away – helps to repel mosquitoes and biting flies