What are some of the plants I’ll see at the Plant Festival?

Here are the 2026 offerings!

Houseplants and Annuals

• Angel Wing Begonia (Begonia spp)

• Arrowhead Plant; Goosefoot (Syngonium podophyllum)

• Croton (Codiaeum variegatum)

• Fishbone Cactus (Epiphyllum anguliger)

• Golden Pothos (Epipremnum aureum)

• Night Blooming Cereus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum)

• Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum wallisii)

• Peanut Cactus (Echinopsis chamaecereus)

• Snake Plant (Dracaena trifasciata)

• Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum 'Variegatum')

• Walking Iris (Trimezia)

• Chamaecrista fasciculata (Partridge Pea)

• Coffea liberica var. dewevrei (Excelsa Coffee Plant)

• Gomphrena globosa ‘Fireworks’ (Globe amaranth)

• Hibiscus sabdariffa (Roselle)

  Native perennials, trees and shrubs

• Aesculus flava (Yellow Buckeye)

• Aesculus pavia (Red Buckeye)

• Amorpha fruticosa (False Indigo)

• Ampelaster carolinianus (Climbing Aster)

• Anemone virginiana (Tall Thimbleweed)

• Antennaria (Pussytoes)

• Aquilegia canadensis (Columbine-native)

• Arisaema triphyllum (Jack in the pulpit)

• Asarum canadense (Wild ginger)

• Asarum virginicum (Heart-shaped ginger)

• Asclepias incarnata (Swamp Milkweed)

• Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly weed or milkweed)

• Asimina triloba (Pawpaw)

• Asimina triloba (Pawpaw)

• Blephilia ciliata (Downy Wood Mint)

• Callicarpa americana (American beautyberry)

• Calycanthus floridus (Sweet Betsy)

• Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud)

• Chamaecrista fasciculata (Partridge Pea)

• Chelone lyonii (Pink turtlehead)

• Chrysogonum virginianum (Green and Gold)

• Chrysopsis mariana (Maryland Golden Aster)

• Conoclinium coelestinum (Hardy Ageratum, Mistflower)

• Coreopsis auriculata 'Nana' (Lobed Tickseed)

• Cornus sericea (Red Twig Dogwood)

• Cunila origanoides (Stone Mint, American Dittany)

• Echinacea purpurea (Coneflower)

• Eryngium yuccifolium (Rattlesnake Master)

• Eupatorium hyssopifolium (Hyssopleaf Boneset)

• Eupatorium serotinum (Late Boneset)

• Eurybia divaricata (White Wood Aster)

• Fragaria virginiana (Wild Strawberry)

• Gaillardia pulchella (Blanket flower)

• Glandularia canadensis (Clump Verbena, purple)

• Helianthus angustifolius (Swamp sunflower)

• Heliopsis helianthoides (Oxeye Sunflower)

• Hibiscus coccineus (Scarlet Rosemallow)

• Hypericum prolificum (Shrubby St. John's Wort)

• Iris cristata (Dwarf crested Iris)

• Iris virginica (Southern Blue Flag Iris)

• Liatris spicata (Blazing Star)

• Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal Flower)

• Lobelia puberula (Downy Lobelia)

• Lobelia siphilitica (Blue Cardinal Flower)

• Lonicera sempervirens 'Major Wheeler' (Trumpet honeysuckle)

• Macbridea caroliniana (Carolina Bogmint)

• Maianthemum racemosum (False Solomon's Seal)

• Monarda didyma (Bee Balm, red)

• Monarda fistulosa (Wild bergamot)

• Monarda punctata (Spotted Bee Balm)

• Morus rubra (Red Mulberry)

• Oenothera fruticosa (Sundrops)

• Onoclea struthiopteris (Ostrich fern)

• Packera aurea (Golden Ragwort)

• Parthenium integrifolium (Wild Quinine)

• Penstemon digitalis (Foxglove Beardtongue)

• Penstemon laevigatus (Smooth or Eastern Beardtongue)

• Penstemon smallii (Small's Beardtongue)

• Phlox paniculata 'Laura' (Tall garden phlox)

• Phlox stolonifera 'Sherwood Purple' (Creeping Phlox)

• Phlox subulata (Moss phlox, blue)

• Physostegia virginiana (Obedient plant, pink)

• Physostegia virginiana (Obedient plant, white)

• Podophyllum peltatum (Mayapple)

• Pycnanthemum incanum (Hoary Mountain Mint)

• Pycnanthemum muticum (Mountain mint)

• Pycnanthemum tenuifolium (Slender Mountain Mint)

• Rhexia virginica (Meadow Beauty)

• Rudbeckia fulgida (Orange Coneflower)

• Rudbeckia laciniata (Green-headed coneflower)

• Salvia azurea (Blue Sage)

• Saururus cernuus (Lizard's Tail)

• Schizachyrium scoparium (Little bluestem)

• Scutellaria incana var. punctata (Hoary Skullcap)

• Sedum ternatum (Woodland Stonecrop)

• Silene caroliniana (Wild Pink)

• Sisyrinchium angustifolium (Blue-Eyed Grass)

• Solidago bicolor (White Goldenrod)

• Solidago caesia (Bluestem or Axillary Goldenrod)

• Solidago erecta (Slender Goldenrod)

• Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks' (Goldenrod)

• Solidago rugosa (Rough Goldenrod)

• Stokesia laevis (Stokes Aster)

• Stylophorum diphyllum (Celandine poppy)

• Symphyotrichum georgianum (Georgia Aster)

• Symphyotrichum laeve (Smooth Blue Aster)

• Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (Aromatic Aster)

• Symphyotrichum patens (Clasping or Late Aster)

• Thermopsis villosa (Carolina Lupin)

• Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver's Root)

• Zizia aurea (Golden Alexander)

The first 250 attendees to the Festival receive a ticket for a free plant. Check out all the plant offerings before 11am, then starting at 11 you may trade your ticket for a plant of your choice. You must be present to claim your plant. One ticket per person please.