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Flora App $19.99 for Android and iOS. Visit http://www.floraofvirginia.org to purchase.

The Flora of Virginia Project inspires conservation of Virginia’s native flora through education, outreach, and production of the Flora of Virginia in electronic and print formats. This resource is critical to protecting the rich biodiversity in the Commonwealth, and requires ongoing commitment to keep the data up-to-date and accurate for the benefit of ecology professionals and enthusiasts alike.

10/27/2026

We are so excited to kick off the fall giving season by announcing the new FLORA STORE! You'll find prints by Lara Call Gastinger, Gary Fleming's new book, t-shirts featuring native flora voted on by you, and more.

Visit the store on our website: https://floraofvirginia.org/support/flora-store/.

While you're there, don't forget to donate!

10/25/2026

Yesterday’s Plant Native! Festival, hosted by Keep Henrico Beautiful, was a great day for The Flora of Virginia Project. We spent it talking to attendees about the native plants that make Virginia’s landscapes special!

It was great to see our friends from the Chapter of Pocahontas, Virginia Native Plant Society, Wild Ones of Greater Richmond Virginia, Plant RVA Natives, and many others. This year was a great one, and we can’t wait for the next.

Thank you to our Flora ambassadors Gillian Howell and Lisa Hamilton, and to board member Will Nelson, for tabling.

Visit floraofvirginia.org to follow our activities and see what’s coming up.

📷: Will Nelson

10/22/2026

The Plant Native! Festival is this Saturday, Oct 24, from 9 AM to 1 PM. 🌿

Keep Henrico Beautiful is bringing back the tree giveaway. Each household can choose one one-gallon potted tree:

🌳 Canadian serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis)
🌳 Fringe tree (Chionanthus virginicus)
🌳 Northern red oak (Quercus rubra)
🌳 Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)
🌳 Sweet bay magnolia (Magnolia virginiana)

Stop by our table this weekend to say hello to the Flora team. 🌸👋

10/21/2026

Meet Swamp Loosestrife (Decodon verticillatus), a native wetland perennial in the loosestrife family, Lythraceae. 🌿🌸📲

Look for its slender, arching stems, lance-shaped leaves arranged in opposite pairs or whorls of three or four, and clusters of pink-purple flowers nestled in the upper leaf axils. Flowering from July through September, this species is well adapted to life in wet places, from alluvial and seepage swamps to bogs, ponds, and tidal marshes.

Explore plants in the Flora of Virginia app, with identification details and county distribution maps. [link in bio]

📷: Joey Thompson

10/16/2026

And the winners are...288 people submitted 661 votes for their favorite native flora to feature on the Flora of Virginia Project's first ever t-shirts.

First place, with 19% of the votes is Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica), followed by Sweetbay (Magnolia virginiana), then Sassafras (Sassafras albidum). Our mascot, Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica), will be a permanent option.

Order your shirts now at our new Flora Store! https://floraofvirginia.org/support/flora-store/

10/07/2026

Orange Jewelweed: Impatiens capensis 🌿🧡

Common throughout Virginia in floodplain forests, swamps, seeps, and other wetlands. Annual to 15 dm with pendent orange to red flowers, mottled reddish brown, and a 7-10 mm spur. Blooms May to November.

Many Native American tribes used this plant and its close relatives to treat/prevent rash from plant sources particularly poison ivy. Study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22766473/

Create your native medicinal plant list with the Flora App. Visit floraofvirginia.org 📲

📷: Will Nelson

10/07/2026

Join the UVA Morven Sustainability Lab for a book talk and farm-to-table dinner with local botanical artist Lara Call Gastinger, author of A Perpetual Journal Practice and Flora of Virginia botanical illustrator.

The evening will feature a seated farm-to-table dinner, with a book talk over dessert and time for Q&A with Lara. We're proud to work with UVA Dine to source ingredients from local farmers and vendors for this meal.

For those looking to dive deeper, we're also offering an optional Drawing & Journaling Demo with Lara from 3:30–5:30 PM, ahead of the dinner, a hands-on session learning from Lara with drawing board, paper, and pen provided. Only 15 spots available.

Learn more and get your tickets at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-farm-to-table-dinner-with-lara-call-gastinger-tickets-2001240377842

10/05/2026

Today is your last chance to vote!!! https://floraofvirginia.org/vote/

Beginning this fall, we will be offering official Flora of Virginia merchandise. This means our first ever t-shirts which will showcase the beautiful illustrations created for the Flora by botanical artist Lara Call Gastinger (find her new book at your favorite book seller!)

While our beloved Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica) will always be available, we would like your help in choosing additional designs. Visit https://floraofvirginia.org/vote/ and vote for up to three. Winners will be announced and for sale on Monday, November 2 on our new Flora Store.

VOTE NOW! Voting closes Monday, October 5.

Address

600 E. Main Street, 16th Floor
Richmond, VA
23219

Telephone

+18043715561

Website

http://www.floraofvirginia.org/, https://app.candid.org/profile/7816719/foundation-of-the-flora-of-virginia-project-inc/

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