Spicebush Natives
For The Whole Lifecycle
I specialize in pollinator plants and butterfly host plants native to the central Rappahannock region. I’m a pollinator biologist and know how much they need our help. Create your own pollinator haven with native plants, grown locally in North Stafford, Virginia.
I’m a very small business so please be patient with orders and arranging pickups via email. I don’t deliver - pickup is in North Stafford.
Current plant availability - 3.5 inch deep pots:
Whorled milkweed (Asclepias verticillata) - $4
Poke milkweed (Asclepias exaltata) - $4
Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) - $4
Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) - $4
Butterflyweed - milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) - $4
Maryland senna (Senna marilandica) - $4
Blue cardinal flower (Lobelia siphilitica) - $3
Wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) - $3
Spotted bee balm (Monarda punctata) - $3
Foxglove penstemon (Penstemon digitalis) - $3
Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea) - $3
Early Figwort (Scrophularia lanceolata) - $3
Late Figwort (Scrophularia marilandica) - $3
Yellow Giant Hyssop (Agastache nepetoides) - $3
Blue vervain/verbena (Verbena hastata) - $3
Seedbox (Ludwegia alterniflora) - $3
Nodding Onion (Allium cernuum) - $3
Maddog skullcap (Scutellaria laterifolia) - $3
Hyssop/Helmet skullcap (Scutellaria integrifolia) - $3
Common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) - $3
Biennial Gaura (Gaura biennis/Oenothera gaura) - $3
Smooth wild petunia (Ruellia strepens) - $3
Roundhead Bush Clover (Lespedeza capitata) - $3
Obedient plant (Physostegia virginiana) - $3
Current plant availability - 5 inch pots
Spicebush (Lindera benzoin) - $6 - $10
Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) - $4
Coming Soon:
Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) - $3
Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) - $3
Monkeyflower (Mimulus ringens) - $3
A smaller, thin-leaved milkweed that can provide host for monarchs but also provide beautiful little white flowers to your garden.
Picture credit: Eric Hunt, wikimedia
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Spicebush plants are the host for spicebush swallowtails! Mine frequently have caterpillars. These are one of the earliest bloomers in the spring - with small yellow flowers - and produce red berries in the fall.
These can get to be large shrubs in a few years (up to 12 feet high and 4 ft wide) but won’t be very big or bloom in the first few years. Since these haven’t bloomed yet, I can’t determine if they are male or female. You need to have both to produce fruits.
Full sun to partial shade
Moist or well-drained soil
Asclepias incarnata
A host for monarch butterflies. Pink blooms (usually second year).
Full sun to part shade
2-4 ft tall by 2-4 feet wide
Moist to wet soil
Flower picture from Flickr.com/Joshua Mayer
White flowers to attract pollinators and a host for some hawkmoths.
Blooms in the second year.
Flower picture from Michael Wolf/Wikimedia
Asclepias syriaca
Great nectar for pollinators and a host plant for monarchs. This plant does spread via rhizomes (underground) and via seed, so can be aggressive. I would not recommend for small gardens.
Full sun
3-4 ft tall, 1 ft wide
A host for sulphur butterfly caterpillars and a beautiful flower to add to your yard. Sold in 3.5 deep pots.