Nature By Design 300 Calvert Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22301 703-683-GROW (4769) (or click here to email us) The following plants will be offered in 2018. Not all plants will be available at all times; please inquire for current availability. Due to limited space, some plants are stored away from the Calvert Ave. location. Please call with your requests. We can transfer stock with 2-3 days notice. |
Ilex verticillata feasts the eyes, and the birds, throughout winter. |
Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis |
Yarrow |
Acorus americanus |
American Sweet Flag |
Actaea alba |
Doll's Eyes |
Actaea racemosa var. racemosa |
Bugbane |
Adiantum pedatum |
Northern Maidenhair Fern |
Agarista populifolia |
Florida Hobblebush |
Agastache foeniculum |
Anise Hyssop |
Ageratina altissima var. altissima |
White Snakeroot |
Allium cernuum |
Nodding Onion |
Allium tricoccum |
Ramp, Wild Leek |
Alnus serrulata |
Smooth Alder |
Amelanchier arborea |
Common Serviceberry |
Amelanchier canadensis |
Shadblow Serviceberry |
Amelanchier laevis |
Smooth Serviceberry |
Amorpha fruticosa |
False Indigo |
Amsonia tabernaemontana |
Eastern Bluestar |
Andropogon gerardii |
Big Bluestem |
Andropogon virginicus |
Broomsedge Bluestem |
Anemone canadensis |
Meadow Anemone |
Anemone virginiana |
Thimbleflower |
Antennaria plantaginifolia |
Pussytoes |
Apios americana |
American Groundnut |
Aplectrum hyemale |
Adam and Eve |
Aquilegia canadensis |
Eastern Columbine |
Arisaema triphyllum |
Jack-in-the-pulpit |
Aristolochia macrophylla |
Dutchman's Pipe |
Aronia arbutifolia |
Red Chokeberry |
Aronia melanocarpa |
Black Chokeberry |
Aruncus dioicus |
Goatsbeard |
Asarum canadense |
Wild Ginger |
Asclepias incarnata |
Swamp Milkweed |
Asclepias purpurascens |
Purple Milkweed |
Asclepias syriaca |
Common Milkweed |
Asclepias tuberosa |
Butterfly Weed |
Asclepias verticillata |
Whorled Milkweed |
Asimina triloba |
Pawpaw Tree |
Asplenium platyneuron |
Ebony Spleenwort |
Astilbe biternata |
Appalachian False Goatsbeard |
Athyrium angustum f. rubellum |
Lady-in-red Fern |
Athyrium filix-femina |
Lady Fern |
Athyrium filix-femina var. asplenoides |
Southern Lady Fern |
Baccharis halimifolia |
Groundsel Tree |
Baptisia australis |
Blue False Indigo |
Baptisia tinctoria |
Yellow Wild Indigo |
Betula nigra |
River Birch |
Bignonia capreolata |
Crossvine |
Boltonia asteroides |
White Doll's Daisy |
Callicarpa americana |
American Beautyberry |
Caltha palustris |
Marsh Marigold |
Calycanthus floridus |
Carolina Allspice, Eastern Sweetshrub |
Calycanthus floridus c. 'Athens' |
Carolina Allspice - Athens |
Camassia scilloides |
Wild Hyacinth |
Campanula rotundifolia |
Bluebell Bellflower |
Campsis radicans |
Trumpet Vine |
Carex amphibola |
Creek Sedge |
Carex appalachica |
Appalachian Sedge |
Carex flaccosperma |
Thinfruit Sedge |
Carex lurida |
Shallow Sedge |
Carex pensylvanica |
Pennsylvania Sedge |
Carex plantaginea |
Plantainleaf Sedge |
Carex platyphylla |
Broadleaf Sedge |
Carex stricta |
Tussock Sedge |
Carex vulpinoides |
Fox Sedge |
Carpinus caroliniana |
American Hornbeam |
Carya glabra |
Pignut Hickory |
Carya ovata |
Shagbark Hickory |
Caulophyllum thalictroides |
Blue Cohosh |
Ceanothus americanus |
New Jersey Tea |
Celastrus scandens |
American Bittersweet |
Celtis laevigata |
Sugarberry |
Celtis occidentalis |
Hackberry |
Cephalanthus occidentalis |
Buttonbush |
Cercis canadensis |
Eastern Redbud |
Chamaecyparis thyoides |
Atlantic Whitecedar |
Chamaelirium luteum |
Fairywand, Devil's Bit |
Chasmanthium latifolium |
Northern Sea Oats |
Chelone glabra |
White Turtlehead |
Chelone obliqua |
Red Turtlehead |
Chionanthus virginicus |
Fringe Tree |
Chrysogonum virginianum |
Green-and-gold |
Chrysopsis mariana |
Maryland Goldenaster |
Claytonia virginica |
Spring Beauty |
Clematis virginiana |
Virgin's Bower |
Clethra alnifolia |
Summersweet |
Clethra alnifolia c. 'Hummingbird' |
Summersweet - Hummingbird |
Clethra alnifolia c. 'Ruby Spice' |
Summersweet - Ruby Spice |
Cocculus carolinus |
Carolina Moonseed |
Conoclinium coelestinum |
Blue Mistflower |
Conradina verticillata c. 'Snowflake' |
Cmbrlnd. False Rosemary |
Coreopsis lanceolata |
Tickseed |
Coreopsis rosea |
Rose Tickseed |
Coreopsis tripteris |
Tall Coreopsis |
Coreopsis verticillata |
Threadleaf Coreopsis |
Cornus alternifolia |
Pagoda Dogwood |
Cornus amomum |
Silky Dogwood |
Cornus florida |
Flowering Dogwood |
Cornus racemosa |
Grey Dogwood |
Cornus sericea |
Redosier Dogwood |
Cornus sericea f. baileyi |
Bailey's Redosier Dogwood |
Corylus americana |
American Hazelnut |
Crataegus phaenopyrum |
Washington Hawthorn |
Cyrilla racemiflora |
Leatherwood, Ti-ti |
Decodon verticillatus |
Swamp Loosestrife |
Decumaria barbara |
Wood Vamp, Native Climbing Hydrangea |
Delphinium exaltatum |
Tall Larkspur |
Delphinium tricorne |
Dwarf Larkspur |
Dennstaedtia punctilobula |
Eastern Hayscented Fern |
Deschampsia cespitosa |
Tufted Hairgrass |
Deschampsia flexuosa |
Wavy Hairgrass |
Desmodium canadense |
Showy Ticktrefoil |
Dicentra cucullaria |
Dutchman's Breeches |
Dicentra eximia |
Fringed Bleeding Heart |
Diervilla lonicera |
Northern Bush Honeysuckle |
Diervilla sessilifolia |
Southern Bush Honeysuckle |
Diospyros virginiana |
Common Persimmon |
Dirca palustris |
Leatherwood |
Dodecatheon meadia |
Shooting Star |
Dryopteris filix-mas |
Crested Male Fern |
Dryopteris goldiana |
Goldie's Wood Fern |
Dryopteris intermedia |
Intermediate Woodfern |
Dryopteris marginalis |
Leatherwood Fern |
Dryopteris x australis |
Dixie Wood Fern |
Echinacea pallida |
Sweet-scented Coneflower |
Echinacea purpurea |
Purple Coneflower |
Eleocharis obtusa |
Blunt Spikerush |
Elymus hystrix |
Bottlebrush Grass |
Equisetum hyemale |
Scouring Horsetail |
Equisetum hyemale var. affine |
Scouring Horsetail |
Eragrostis spectabilis |
Purple Love-grass |
Eryngium yuccifolium |
Rattlesnake Master |
Erythronium americanum |
Yellow Trout Lily |
Euonymus americana |
American Strawberry Bush |
Eupatorium hyssopifolium |
Hyssopleaf Thoroughwort |
Eupatorium perfoliatum |
Common Boneset |
Eurybia divaricata |
White Wood Aster |
Eurybia spectabilis |
Eastern Showy Aster |
Eutrochium dubium |
Coastal Plain Joe-pye Weed |
Eutrochium fistulosum |
Trumpetweed |
Eutrochium maculatum |
Spotted Joe-pye Weed |
Eutrochium purpureum |
Sweet-scented Joe-pye Weed |
Fagus grandifolia |
American Beech |
Fothergilla gardenii |
Dwarf Fothergilla |
Fragaria virginiana |
Wild Scarlet Strawberry |
Fraxinus pennsylvanica |
Green Ash |
Gaillardia pulchella |
Blanket Flower |
Gaillardia pulchella var. pulchella |
Blanket Flower |
Galax urceolata |
Colt's Foot, Beetleweed |
Gaultheria procumbens |
Wintergreen, Teaberry |
Gelsemium sempervirens c. 'Margarita' |
Carolina Jessamine - Margarita |
Geranium maculatum |
Cranesbill |
Gillenia trifoliata |
Bowman's Root |
Glandularia canadensis |
Rose Vervain |
Goodyera pubescens |
Rattlesnake Plantain |
Gymnocladus dioicus |
Kentucky Coffee Tree |
Halesia tetraptera |
Mountain Silverbell |
Hamamelis virginiana |
Common Witch Hazel |
Helenium autumnale |
Dogtooth Daisy |
Helianthus angustifolius |
Swamp Sunflower |
Helianthus divaricatus |
Woodland Sunflower |
Helianthus tuberosus |
Jerusalem Artichoke |
Heliopsis helianthoides |
False Sunflower |
Hepatica nobilis var. acuta |
Sharplobe Hepatica |
Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa |
Roundlobe Hepatica, Liverleaf |
Heuchera americana |
Alum Root |
Heuchera villosa |
Hairy Alumroot |
Hexastylis arifolia |
Little Brown Jugs |
Hibiscus coccineus |
Scarlet Mallow |
Hibiscus laevis |
Halberdleaf Rosemallow |
Hibiscus moscheutos |
Rose Mallow |
Hydrangea arborescens |
Smooth Hydrangea |
Hydrastis canadensis |
Goldenseal |
Hypericum frondosum |
St. John's Wort |
Hypericum prolificum |
Shrubby St. John's Wort |
Ilex glabra |
Inkberry Holly |
Ilex glabra c. 'Compacta' |
Inkberry Holly - Compacta (Female) |
Ilex glabra c. 'Nigra' |
Inkberry Holly - Nigra (Female) |
Ilex glabra c. 'Shamrock' |
Inkberry Holly - Shamrock (Female) |
Ilex opaca |
American Holly |
Ilex verticillata |
Winterberry Holly |
Ilex verticillata c. 'Jim Dandy' |
Winterberry Holly - Jim Dandy (Male) |
Ilex verticillata c. 'Red Sprite' |
Winterberry Holly - Red Sprite (Female) |
Ilex verticillata c. 'Southern Gentleman' |
Winterberry Holly - Southern Gentleman (Male) |
Ilex verticillata c. 'Winter Red' |
Winterberry Holly - Winter Red (female) |
Illicium parviflorum |
Star Anise Tree |
Iris cristata |
Crested Iris |
Iris cristata var. alba |
White Crested Iris |
Iris verna |
Dwarf Violet Iris |
Iris versicolor |
Northern Blue Flag Iris |
Iris virginica |
Southern Blue Flag Iris |
Iris virginica var. shrevei |
Shreve's Blue Flag Iris |
Itea virginica |
Sweetspire |
Jeffersonia diphylla |
Twin-leaf |
Juncus effusus |
Common Rush |
Juncus tenuis |
Common Rush |
Justicia americana |
American Water Willow |
Kosteletzkya virginica |
Seashore Mallow |
Leucothoe axillaris |
Coast Leucothoe |
Liatris scariosa |
New England Blazingstar |
Liatris spicata |
Gayfeather |
Liatris squarrosa |
Scaly Blazing Star |
Lilium superbum |
Turk's Cap Lily |
Lindera benzoin |
Spicebush |
Liquidambar styraciflua |
Sweetgum Tree |
Liriodendron tulipifera |
Tulip Poplar |
Lobelia cardinalis |
Cardinal Flower |
Lobelia siphilitica |
Blue Cardinal Flower |
Lonicera sempervirens |
Trumpet Honeysuckle |
Lonicera sempervirens c. 'John Clayton' |
Trumpet Honeysuckle - John Clayton |
Lonicera sempervirens c. 'Major Wheeler' |
Trumpet Honeysuckle - Major Wheeler |
Lupinus perennis |
Bluebonnet, Sundial Lupine |
Magnolia macrophylla |
Bigleaf Magnolia |
Magnolia virginiana |
Sweetbay Magnolia |
Maianthemum canadense |
Canada Mayflower |
Maianthemum racemosum |
Feathery False Lily-of-the-valley |
Matteuccia struthiopteris |
Ostrich Fern |
Meehania cordata |
Meehan's Mint |
Menyanthes trifoliata |
Bog Buckbean |
Mertensia virginica |
Virginia Bluebell |
Mimulus ringens |
Monkey Flower, Lavender Musk |
Mitchella repens |
Partridgeberry |
Monarda didyma |
Bee Balm |
Monarda fistulosa |
Wild Bergamot |
Monarda fistulosa c. 'Culpeper Trattoria' |
Wild Bergamot - Culpeper Trattoria |
Monarda punctata |
Spotted Beebalm |
Morella cerifera |
Wax Myrtle |
Morella pensylvanica |
Northern Bayberry |
Muhlenbergia capillaris |
Pink Muhly Grass |
Nelumbo lutea |
American Lotus |
Nuphar lutea |
Spatterdock |
Nymphaea odorata |
Fragrant Waterlily |
Nyssa sylvatica |
Tupelo, Blackgum Tree |
Oenothera fruticosa |
Sundrops |
Onoclea sensibilis |
Sensitive Fern |
Opuntia humifusa |
Prickly Pear Cactus |
Opuntia humifusa c. 'Mt. Vernon' |
Prickly Pear Cactus |
Orontium aquaticum |
Golden Club |
Osmunda claytonia |
Interrupted Fern |
Osmunda regalis |
Royal Fern |
Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis |
Gray Royal Fern |
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum |
Cinnamon Fern |
Ostrya virginiana |
Hop Hornbeam |
Oxydendrum arboreum |
Sourwood Tree |
Pachysandra procumbens |
Allegheny Spurge |
Packera aurea |
Golden Ragwort |
Panicum amarum |
Bitter Panicgrass |
Panicum virgatum |
Switchgrass |
Panicum virgatum c. 'Northwind' |
Switchgrass - Northwind |
Panicum virgatum c. 'Shenandoah' |
Switchgrass - Shenandoah |
Parthenocissus quinquefolia |
Virginia Creeper |
Passiflora incarnata |
Maypop, Passionflower |
Peltandra virginica |
Arrowleaf Arum |
Penstemon digitalis |
Beardtongue |
Penstemon hirsutus |
Hairy Beardtongue |
Penstemon smallii |
Small's Beardtongue |
Phlox carolina |
Thickleaf Phlox |
Phlox divaricata |
Wild Blue Phlox |
Phlox divaricata c. 'Blue Moon' |
Wild Blue Phlox - Blue Moon |
Phlox paniculata c. 'David' |
Garden Phlox - David |
Phlox paniculata c. 'David's Lavender' |
Garden Phlox |
Phlox pilosa |
Downy Phlox |
Phlox stolonifera |
Creeping Phlox |
Phlox stolonifera c. 'Bruce's White' |
Creeping Phlox - White |
Phlox stolonifera c. 'Home Fires' |
Creeping Phlox - Home Fires |
Phlox stolonifera c. 'Sherwood Purple' |
Creeping Phlox - Purple |
Phlox subulata |
Moss Phlox |
Phlox subulata c. 'Emerald Blue' |
Moss Phlox - Emerald Blue |
Phlox subulata c. 'Emerald Pink' |
Moss Phlox - Emerald Pink |
Phlox subulata c. 'Purple Beauty' |
Moss Phlox - Purple Beauty |
Phlox subulata c. 'Scarlet Flame' |
Moss Phlox - Scarlet Flame |
Phlox subulata c. 'Snowflake' |
Moss Phlox - White |
Physocarpus opulifolius |
Common Ninebark |
Physostegia virginiana |
Obedient Plant |
Pieris floribunda |
Mountain Pieris |
Pinus echinata |
Shortleaf Pine |
Pinus rigida |
Pitch Pine |
Pinus taeda |
Loblolly Pine |
Pinus virginiana |
Scrub Pine |
Podophyllum peltatum |
Mayapple |
Polemonium reptans |
Jacob's Ladder |
Polygonatum biflorum |
Smooth Solomon's Seal |
Polygonum virginianum |
Jumpseed |
Polystichum acrostichoides |
Christmas Fern |
Pontederia cordata |
Pickerelweed |
Prunus americana |
American Wild Plum |
Prunus angustifolia |
Chickasaw Plum |
Prunus serotina |
Black Cherry |
Prunus virginiana |
Chokecherry |
Ptelea trifoliata |
Hop Tree |
Pycnanthemum muticum |
Mountain Mint |
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium |
Narrowleaf Mountain Mint |
Pycnanthemum virginianum |
Virginia Mountain Mint |
Quercus alba |
White Oak |
Quercus bicolor |
Swamp White Oak |
Quercus coccinea |
Scarlet Oak |
Quercus falcata |
Spanish Oak |
Quercus geminata |
Sand Live Oak |
Quercus lyrata |
Overcup Oak |
Quercus muehlenbergii |
Chinkapin Oak |
Quercus palustris |
Pin Oak |
Quercus phellos |
Willow Oak |
Quercus prinus |
Chestnut Oak |
Quercus rubra |
Northern Red Oak |
Quercus velutina |
Eastern Black Oak |
Ratibida pinnata |
Prairie Pinnate Coneflower |
Rhexia virginica |
Meadow Beauty |
Rhododendron c. 'Camilla's Blush' |
Azalea - Camilla's Blush |
Rhododendron c. 'My Mary' |
Azalea - My Mary |
Rhododendron arborescens |
Smooth Azalea |
Rhododendron atlanticum |
Coast Azalea |
Rhododendron atlanticum x periclymenoides c. 'Choptank Rose' |
Native Azalea - Choptank Rose |
Rhododendron atlanticum x periclymenoides c. 'Marydel' |
Native Azalea - Marydel |
Rhododendron calendulaceum |
Flame Azalea |
Rhododendron canescens |
Piedmont Azalea |
Rhododendron periclymenoides |
Pink or Pinxterbloom Azalea |
Rhododendron prinophyllum |
Early Azalea |
Rhododendron vaseyi |
Pinkshell Azalea |
Rhododendron viscosum |
Swamp Azalea |
Rhus aromatica |
Fragrant Sumac |
Rhus aromatica c. 'Gro-Low' |
Dwarf Fragrant Sumac - Gro-Low |
Rhus copallinum |
Winged Sumac |
Rhus glabra |
Smooth Sumac |
Rhus typhina |
Staghorn Sumac |
Ribes americanum |
American Black Currant |
Rosa carolina |
Carolina Rose |
Rosa palustris |
Swamp Rose |
Rosa virginiana |
Virginia Rose |
Rubus occidentalis |
Black Raspberry (Native) |
Rudbeckia fulgida var. fulgida |
Orange Coneflower |
Rudbeckia hirta |
Black-eyed Susan |
Rudbeckia laciniata |
Cutleaf Coneflower |
Rudbeckia triloba |
Brown-eyed Susan |
Ruellia caroliniensis |
Carolina Wild Petunia |
Sabatia kennedyana |
Plymouth Rose Gentian |
Sagittaria latifolia |
Duck Potato |
Salix discolor |
Pussy Willow |
Salix nigra |
Black Willow |
Salix sericea |
Silky Willow |
Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis |
American Elderberry |
Sanguinaria canadensis |
Bloodroot |
Sassafras albidum |
Sassafras Tree |
Saururus cernuus |
Lizard's Tail |
Schizachyrium scoparium |
Little Bluestem |
Scutellaria incana |
Hoary Skullcap |
Scutellaria ovata |
Heart-leafed Skullcap |
Sedum ternatum |
Woodland Stonecrop |
Senna marilandica |
Wild Senna |
Silene caroliniana |
Catch-fly |
Silene virginica |
Fire Pink |
Silphium perfoliatum |
Cup Plant |
Sisyrinchium angustifolium |
Blue-eyed Grass |
Sisyrinchium angustifolium c. 'Lucerne' |
Blue-eyed Grass - Lucerne |
Solidago caesia |
Blue-stemmed Goldenrod |
Solidago flexicaulis |
Zigzag Goldenrod |
Solidago juncea |
Early Goldenrod |
Solidago nemoralis |
Gray Goldenrod |
Solidago odora |
Anise-scented Goldenrod |
Solidago rugosa |
Rough-stemmed Goldenrod |
Solidago sempervirens |
Seaside Goldenrod |
Solidago speciosa |
Showy Goldenrod |
Solidago speciosa var. speciosa |
Showy Goldenrod |
Solidago stricta |
Wand Goldenrod |
Sorghastrum nutans |
Indian Nutgrass |
Spigelia marilandica |
Indian Pinkroot |
Spiraea tomentosa |
Steeplebush |
Spiranthes odorata |
Nodding Ladies' Tresses |
Styrax americanus |
American Snowbell |
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus |
Coralberry |
Symphyotrichum cordifolium |
Blue Wood Aster |
Symphyotrichum ericoides |
White Heath Aster |
Symphyotrichum laeve |
Smooth Aster |
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum |
Calico Aster |
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae |
New England Aster |
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii |
New York Aster |
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium |
Aromatic Aster |
Taxodium distichum |
Bald Cypress |
Thalia dealbata |
Pea Flower |
Thalictrum thalictroides |
Rue Anemone |
Thelypteris noveboracensis |
New York Fern |
Thelypteris palustris |
Eastern Marsh Fern |
Thermopsis villosa |
Carolina Lupine |
Thuja occidentalis |
Eastern Arborvitae |
Tiarella cordifolia |
Foamflower |
Tilia americana |
American Basswood |
Tradescantia ohiensis |
Bluejacket |
Tradescantia virginiana |
Virginia Spiderwort |
Trillium catesbaei |
Bashful Wakerobin |
Trillium cuneatum |
Little Sweet Betsy |
Trillium erectum |
Red Wakerobin |
Trillium grandiflorum |
White Trillium, Wakerobin |
Trillium luteum |
Yellow Wakerobin |
Uvularia grandiflora |
Largeflower Bellwort |
Vaccinium angustifolium |
Lowbush Blueberry |
Vaccinium angustifolium c. 'Ecotype A' |
Lowbush Blueberry |
Vaccinium angustifolium c. 'Ecotype B' |
Lowbush Blueberry |
Vaccinium corymbosum |
Highbush Blueberry |
Vaccinium corymbosum c. 'Bluecrop' |
Highbush Blueberry - Bluecrop |
Vaccinium corymbosum c. 'Blueray' |
Highbush Blueberry - Blueray |
Vaccinium corymbosum c. 'Duke' |
Highbush Blueberry - Duke |
Vaccinium corymbosum c. 'Elliot' |
Highbush Blueberry - Elliot |
Vaccinium corymbosum c. 'Jersey' |
Highbush Blueberry - Jersey |
Verbena hastata |
Blue Vervain |
Vernonia noveboracensis |
New York Ironweed |
Veronicastrum virginicum |
Culver's Root |
Viburnum acerifolium |
Mapleleaf Viburnum |
Viburnum dentatum |
Arrowwood Viburnum |
Viburnum nudum |
Smooth Witherod |
Viburnum prunifolium |
Blackhaw Viburnum |
Viburnum trilobum |
American Cranberry Viburnum |
Viola canadensis |
Canada Violet |
Viola pedata |
Bird's Foot Violet |
Viola pubescens |
Downy Yellow Violet |
Viola pubescens var. pubescens |
Downy Yellow Violet |
Viola sororia |
Common Blue Violet |
Viola striata |
Cream Violet |
Wisteria frutescens |
American Wisteria |
Wisteria frutescens c. 'Amethyst Falls' |
American Wisteria - Amethyst Falls |
Xanthorhiza simplicissima |
Yellowroot |
Yucca filamentosa |
Beargrass, Adam's Needle |
Zanthoxylum americanum |
Prickly-ash |
Zenobia pulverulenta |
Dusty Zenobia |
Zephyranthes atamasca |
Atamasco Lily |
Zizia aurea |
Golden Alexander |