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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In many locations around the DMV you can get discounted/subsidized native shrubs from local watershed organizations. These are likely to be smaller than commercial sizes and some may be bare root, but within 2 years they will be the same size as the retail garden center versions. There are also a lot of local native plant sales in the fall that typically sell plants for around 50% off garden center prices.

Some of the best locally native shrubs you might find offered are:
 - American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)
 - Summersweet (Clethra alnifolia)
 - Sweetspire (Itea virginica)
 - Smooth hydrangea (Hydrange arborescens)
 - Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia)[/quote]

Just a note about mountain laurel - it will be incredibly unlikely you will get it to flourish without a ton of soil prep and even then, it’s unlikely.  Mountain Laurel is awesome - but not well suited to domestication. [/quote]

We were so excited for our dwarf mountain laurel, but they died a very quick death. They never really took root, looked very sad, and they plucked right out of the ground without any effort when we replaced them.[/quote]

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