Last fall, we asked our customers what they would like to see at the nursery in the future. Many of you said NATIVE PLANTS! We’ve compiled a list of the plants we carry here that are native to North Carolina. The best times to plant trees, shrubs, and cold weather flowers are in late fall, winter & early spring. The cold allows the plants to establish strong root systems without the stress that summer heat can bring.
NC Native Trees:
Acer rubrum, Red Maple
Acer saccharum, Sugar Maple
Betula nigra, Riverbirch
Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Slender Silhouette’, American Sweetgum
Magnolia grandiflora ‘Little Gem’, Southern Magnolia
Quercus virginiana, Live Oak
Quercus phellos, Willow Oak
Quercus nutallii, Nuttall Oak
Taxodium distichum, Bald Cypress & Weeping Bald Cypress
NC Native Herbs & Wildflowers:
Asclepias Tuberosa- Butterfly Weed
Coreopsis verticillata, Threadleaf Coreopsis- Moonbeam & Zagreb
Echinacea purpurea, Powwow Wild Berry Cone flower
Eupatorium dubium ‘Baby Joe’, Joe Pye Weed
Gaillardia, Arizonia Sun
Heuchera Purple Palace
Monarda didyma ‘Balbalmose’, Beebalm ‘Balmy Rose’,
Phlox Paniculata- Garden Phlox, Red, Purple,
Phlox subulata, creeping phlox, scarlet, white, blue, purple, pink,
Pycnanthemum muticum, Mountain Mint
Rudbeckia fulgida sullivantii ‘Goldsturm Select’, Black Eyed Susan
NC Native Small Trees & Shrubs:
Amelanchier canadensis, Serviceberry
Calycanthus , Aphrodite
Carpinus caroliniana, Ironwood
Cercis canadensis, Eastern Redbud, Flame Thrower, Rising Sun, Forest Pansy,
Chionanthus virginicus, White Fringetree, Grancy Graybeard, Granddaddy Graybeard
Clethra alnifolia, Summersweet
Cornus florida, Flowering Dogwood, Cherokee Chief and Cherokee Princess
Fothergilla major “Mount Airy”, Bottlebrush
Hydrangea arborescens, Wild Hydrangea
Ilex glabra, Inkberry
lex verticillata, Berry Poppins® & Mr. Poppins Winterberry Holly
Itea virginica, Little Henry Sweetspire
Juniperus virginiana ‘Grey Owl’, Grey Owl Juniper
Leucothoe fontaaesiana Girard’s Rainbow
Morus rubra, Red Mulberry
Rhododendron, Flame Azalea, Klondyke
Rhododendron catawbiense- Album, Chinoides, Roseum Elegans, Nova Zemble, English Roseum
Rubus, Blackberry
Sambucus canadensis, elderberry
Vaccinium corymbosum ‘Peach Sorbet’, Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium ashei- Climax, Tifblue, Powder Blue, Premier, Takes the Cake
Vitus rotundifolia- Southland, Carlos, Nesbit
Yucca filamentosa Color Guard- Adam’s needle
NC Native Vines:
Bignonia capreolata ‘Tangerine Beauty’, Cross Vine
Gelsemium sempervirens, Carolina Jasmine
Lonicera sempervirens ‘Major Wheeler’, Coral Honeysuckle
NC Native Grasses:
Schizachyrium scoparium, ‘The Blues’ Little Bluestem
We hope this list of NC Natives at Mitchell’s will help you surround yourself with the spirit of the Carolinas, invigorate our local environment and provide shelter and food sources for some of our valued Carolina critters! Happy Planting!
