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/