Add Services section
The Brunswick County Extension Master GardenerSM Volunteer Association (BCEMGVA) 2025 Online Spring Plant is open and ready to take your orders. To start shopping, select ‘SHOP’ on the menu above or if using a tablet or smartphone select ‘Menu,’ then ‘Shop.”
Specific attention has been given to offering plants which support pollinators, butterfly gardens, rain gardens, and plants which are native to our region and salt and drought tolerant. Looking to fulfill a special interest or habitat? Here are some recommendations:
Top Five Plants to Attract Songbirds
- Echinacea purpurea | Purple Coneflower (sold out)
- Ilex glabra | Inkberry
- Myrica cerifera | Wax Myrtle
- Sambucus canadensis | American Elderberry
- Vaccinium fuscatum | Black Highbush Blueberry
Top Five Larval Host Plants for Butterflies
- Aesculus pavia | Red Buckeye (sold out)
- Amelanchier | Serviceberry (sold out)
- Asclepias incarnata | Swamp Milkweed (sold out)
- Asimina triloba | Paw Paw (sold out)
- Chionanthus virginicus | Fringe Tree (sold out)
Top Five Plants to Attract Bees
- Pycnanthemum muticum | Mountain Mint
- Coreopsis lanceolata | Lanceleaf Coreopsis (sold out)
- Echinacea purpurea | Purple Coneflower (sold out)
- Rudbeckia triloba | Three lobed Coneflower/Brown Eyed Susan
- Solidago rugosa | Fireworks’ Goldenrod
Top Five Salt Tolerant Plants
- Acca sellowiana | Pineapple Guava (sold out)
- Ilex vomitoria ‘Bordeaux’ | Dwarf Yaupon Holly ‘Bordeaux’
- Muhlenbergia capillaris | Pink Muhly Grass (sold out)
- Panicum virgatum ‘Heavy Metal’ | Switch Grass ‘Heavy Metal’
- Yucca filamentosa ‘Color Guard’ | Adam’s Needle ‘Colorguard’
Top Five Deer Resistant Plants
- Ilex vomitoria ‘Bordeaux’ | Dwarf Yaupon Holly ‘Bordeaux’
- Muhlenbergia capillaris | Pink Muhly Grass (sold out)
- Panicum virgatum ‘Heavy Metal’ | Switch Grass ‘Heavy Metal’
- Tulbaghia violacea | Society Garlic
- Yucca filamentosa ‘Color Guard’ | Adam’s Needle ‘Colorguard’
A lot of thought and research went into developing this plant selection. Click on any of the resources below to browse the publications and websites which we consulted in developing our plant list for the Spring Online Plant Sale.
- Bird-Friendly Native Plants Lists. (2025). North Carolina Audubon Society.
- Coastal Pollinator Plant List. (2025). North Carolina Wildlife Federation.
- Hunt, B. (n.d.). Backyard Rain Garden Manual. (2021).
- Native Trees, Shrubs, and Grasses for Urban Coastal Landscapes. (2025).
For more information or questions, contact us via email at plantsales@bcmastergardenerva.org