Popular Charlottesville Virginia & Surrounding County Plants

Some plants may look nice, but not all plants can thrive in the wild, crazy, and beautiful Virginia climate. While Beebe Landscape Design is well versed in the plants that thrive in Charlottesville, Crozet, Keswick, etc… you should consult any local landscaper you trust that knows the area as they can help steer you in the right direction. The plants above are a great example of popular plants that do well here in Virginia, but there are many more and we would be happy to help transform your property into something you will love.

Where Does Beebe Landscape Design Source The Plants From:

A lot of our customers often want to know where we find such beautiful plants that thrive so well as the ones they buy from the big box stores often don’t survive. The owner Dannie Beebe has an amazing relationship with local nurseries all across Virginia and even down in North Carolina where he specially hand-picks out plants for each job. Often customers will know what they want, but don’t know how to find them and that’s because a lot of nurseries don’t have store fronts or even websites. Dannie Beebe puts some miles on his truck for sure when he is looking for the perfect plants for each home, but luckily he knows which ones have quality plants and what each nursery grows to narrow the search down. If you want a special plant, bush, or even tree in a particular color or size Dannie Beebe will hunt it down for you.

Butterfly Bushes (Buddleja, or Buddleia):

The American species more commonly as cymes forming small, globose heads. Each individual flower is tubular and divided into four spreading lobes (petals) about 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) across, the corolla length ranging from around 10 mm in the Asiatics to 3–30 mm in the American species. The color of the flowers varies widely from vibrant reds, purples, pinks, and yellows. Not only will this bush add some color to your property as the name implies it will bring the butterflies as well which is a beauty all of there own.

Crape Myrtle/Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia):

Crape myrtle (or crepe myrtle) trees provide year-round interest and color with their showy summer blooms, colorful fall foliage and attractive winter bark. They are available in several sizes from 2-foot shrubby dwarf varieties to towering trees all of which offer many colors from white to shades of deep red and purple, and can be grown as single or multi-trunk options.

Drift Roses:

These repeat-blooming, compact roses are perfect for any size garden and are easy to grow as they are highly disease resistant. Available in a variety of beautiful colors each with a unique name you’ll love to brag about to your neighbors about. Learn more about Drift Roses.

the Apricot Drift® Rose - A true ground-cover with double apricot colored flowers that add color to your garden all season.
the Coral Drift® Rose - This bright orange-coral drift rose has vibrant flowers that catch your eye from anywhere! (Shh…one of our favorites)
the Icy Drift® Rose - Clean, white flower clusters contrast nicely with glossy, green foliage and stand out in the garden from late spring to frost.
the Peach Drift® Rose - One of the most floriferous dwarf shrubs around with a subtle peach blooms that cover the shrub.
the Pink Drift® Rose - This low growing flower has unique flowers shapes with a deep pink pedal and a soft faded center.
the Popcorn Drift® Rose - Soft buttery yellow blooms that fade to a creamy white scream Spring is hear and blooms all season.
the Red Drift® Rose - Elegant and petite red flower that adds a pop to any garden and can naturally drape over a rock wall.
the Sweet Drift® Rose - Full clusters of sweet pink blooms from mid-spring to the first hard freeze.
the White Drift® Rose - Pure white double flowers that are shaped like miniature rose.

Note: Every plant is unique and the images on this page are meant to be a source of representative images of plants and not installations done by Beebe Landscape Design to help give our customers an idea of what these plants may look like. Some photos are courtesy of treelandnursery.com.