These are garden signs to download and print for Plant NOVA Natives Shrubs and Small Trees as distributed by the Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District between 2011 and 2015. Download and print 5 x 7 inch onto polyester card such as Terraslate 7 mm and put in metal holders (e.g. Forest Supplies).
Each sign highlights some wildlife benefits of the plant in text and images.
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Plant NOVA Natives Garden Signs 5 x 7 inch for Shrub and Small Trees NVSWCD 2011 to 2015
1. Plant NoVA Natives
20 Shrub and Small Tree Selections 2011 to 2015
Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District
Signs by Mary Van Dyke
Green STEM Learning
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2. A Plant NOVA Natives
plant is one of more than
200 plants “native” to
Northern Virginia and will be
on Earth Sangha’s list of DC
metro area ecotype plants
www.plantnovanatives.org
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Contents
Serviceberry Amelanchier canadensis
Indigo Bush Amorpha fructicosa
Pawpaw Asimina triloba
Buttonbush Cephalanthus
occidentalis
Eastern Redbud Cercis canadensis
Silky Dogwood Cornus amomum
Dogwood Cornus florida
Red Osier
Dogwood Cornus sericea
American Hazlenut Corylus americana
Witch Hazel Hamamelis virginiana
Winterberry Ilex verticillata
Spicebush Lindera benzoin
Southern Bayberry Morella cerifera
Northern Bayberry Morella pensylvanica
Elderberry Sambucus canadensis
Smooth Sumac Rhus glabra
Maple-leaved
Viburnum Vibernum acerifolium
Arrowwood
Viburnum Vibernum dentatum
Cranberry
Viburnum Vibernum trifolium
3. Serviceberry
Amelanchier canadensis
Wildlife benefits
Early flowers for
native bees and
other pollinators
Insects feed on leaves
Songbirds enjoy fruit
Edible fruit ripe in June
Rasbak
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4. Indigobush
Amorpha fruticosa
Wildlife benefits
Larval host and nectar
source for butterflies
and native bees
Jim Conrad
Dalgial
Flower has single purple
petal and 10 stamens
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5. Pawpaw
Asimina triloba
Wildlife benefits
Larval host and nectar
source for butterflies
and moths
Mammals enjoy fruit
Edible fruit
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7. Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
Wildlife benefits
Nectar source for Long-
tongued Carpenter bees
Host for Henry’s Elfin
caterpillar and
Io Moth caterpillar
Edible flowers, cook seedpods
Dale Clark Stephanie Sanchez
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8. Silky Dogwood
Cornus amomum
New Hampshire
GardenSolutions
Missouri Botanical Garden
Wildlife benefits
Blue berries have
high wildlife value
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9. Dogwood
Cornus florida
Wildlife benefits
Larval host for Spring
Azure
Flowers attract pollinators
Fruit eaten by mammals
and birds
State flower for Virginia
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10. Red Osier Dogwood
Cornus sericea ‘Cardinal’
Red twigs for winter interest
Wildlife benefits
Provides shelter and
browsing for mammals
and birds
Larval host for Spring
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11. American Hazlenut
Corylus americana
Wildlife benefits
Nuts eaten by birds and
mammals
Edible filbert nuts
Sally and Andy Wasowski
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12. Witch Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Wildlife benefit
Birds and mammals
eat the fruit
Extract of bark is an
astringent for skin care
products
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13. Winterberry
Ilex verticillata
Wildlife benefits
Nectar source for many
butterflies, native bees
and other pollinators
Need female and male
plants to produce berries
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14. Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
Wildlife benefits
Host for Spicebush and
Swallowtail caterpillars
Female plant’s berries
enjoyed by birds and
mammals
Ganondagan
Samuel Jaffe Greg Hume
Jason Hollinger
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15. Southern Bayberry
Morella cerifera
Wildlife benefits
Larval host, nectar source
for Hairstreak caterpillars
and butterflies
Boil berries from female
plant for aromatic candlewax
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16. Northern Bayberry
Morella pensylvanica
Wildlife benefits
Larval host, nectar source
for Columbia silkmoth
Small white berries on
female plant eaten by
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17. Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Wildlife benefits
Birds eat the
purple-black berries
and spread seeds
Flowers flavor cordials
and berries jams and jellies
Samuel B Jones
Sally and Andy Wasowski
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18. Smooth Sumac
Rhus glabra
Wildlife benefits
Nectar source
Birds and mammals eat
the berries
Red fall color
Make cordial from berries
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