Olmsted Initiative Planting List

Phase 1

The Native Trees planted at Bluebird Arboretum, were all donated by the Norfolk City Nursery. 

Native Trees:

American Fringe Tree https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/chionanthus-virginicus/

Black Tupelo https://extension.umd.edu/resource/blackgum-sourgum-or-tupelo-tree

Chinkapin Oak https://www.arborday.org/trees/treeguide/TreeDetail.cfm?ItemID=875

Longleaf Pine https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/43230ec1913a4a91985de0721019e5af

Pawpaw https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/blog/its-pawpaw-time

Persimmon https://fairfaxgardening.org/persimmon/

Southern Live Oak https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Plants-and-Fungi/Southern-Live-Oak

Phase 2

The Native Trees, Shrubs and Perennials planted at the Olmsted Tribute Garden include:

Native Trees:

American Fringe Tree https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/chionanthus-virginicus/

American Hornbeam  https://plants.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/factsheet/pdf/fs_caca18.pdf

Black Tupelo https://extension.umd.edu/resource/blackgum-sourgum-or-tupelo-tree

Dwarf Hackberry https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/celtis-tenuifolia/common-name/dwarf-hackberry/

Eastern Redbud https://bernheim.org/learn/trees-plants/bernheim-select-urban-trees/eastern-redbud/

Longleaf Pine https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/43230ec1913a4a91985de0721019e5af

Southern Live Oak https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Plants-and-Fungi/Southern-Live-Oak

Sweetbay Magnolia https://piedmontmastergardeners.org/article/sweetbay-magnolia/

Tulip Poplar https://plants.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/factsheet/pdf/fs_litu.pdf

Native Shrubs:

Beautyberry https://piedmontmastergardeners.org/article/callicarpa-beautyberry/

Buttonbush https://grownative.org/native_plants/buttonbush/

Dwarf Inkberry Holly https://extension.umd.edu/resource/inkberry-holly

Dwarf Oakleaf Hydrangea https://piedmontmastergardeners.org/article/oakleaf-hydrangea/

Dwarf Red Twig Dogwood https://www.gardenia.net/plant/cornus-sericea-red-osier-dogwood

Dwarf Sweet Pepperbush https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/clethra-alnifolia/

Virginia Sweetspire https://piedmontmastergardeners.org/article/virginia-sweetspire/

Viburnum Nudum https://www.carolinanature.com/trees/vinu.html

Winterberry Holly https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/ilex-verticillata/

Yaupon Holly https://plants.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/factsheet/pdf/fs_ilvo.pdf

Yellow Twig Dogwood https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/cornus-sericea-flaviramea/

Native Perennials:

Beebalm   https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/monarda-punctata/

Blackeyed Susan https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/rudbeckia-fulgida-var-sullivantii-goldsturm/

Blazing Star/Gay Feather  https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/liatris/

Blue Flag Iris https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/iris-versicolor/

Carolina Lupine https://www.gardenia.net/plant/thermopsis-villosa

Carolina Wild Pinks https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/silene-caroliniana/

Common Milkweed https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/asclepias_syriaca.shtml

Creeping Garden Phlox (Redwings) https://www.gardenia.net/genus/phlox-subulata-creeping-phlox

False Blue Indigo https://www.gardenia.net/plant/baptisia-australis-false-indigo

Garden Phlox https://www.gardenia.net/plant/phlox-paniculata-jeana-garden-phlox

Golden Ragwart https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/packera-aurea/

Goldenrod (Fireworks) https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/solidago-rugosa-fireworks/

Joe Pye Weed Coastal Plain https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/eutrochium-dubium/  

Joe Pye Weed Hollow https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/eutrochium-fistulosum/

Little Blue Stem https://www.gardenia.net/plant/schizachyrium-scoparium

Louisiana Iris (Delta Star) https://www.gchouston.org/bulb-plant-mart/louisiana-iris-delta-star/

New England Aster https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/symphyotrichum-novae-angliae/

Purple Cone Flower https://www.gardenia.net/plant/echinacea-purpurea

Purple Love Grass https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/eragrostis-spectabilis/

Robin’s plantain https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/erigeron-pulchellus/

Soft Rush https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/juncus-effusus/

Sundrops https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/oenothera-fruticosa/

Swamp Milkweed https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/asclepias-incarnata/

Switch Grass https://www.gardendesign.com/ornamental-grasses/switchgrass.html

Tall Garden Phlox https://extension.umn.edu/flowers/tall-garden-phlox

Three Lobed Coneflower https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/rudbeckia-triloba/

Wild Beebaum https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/monarda-fistulosa/