Essential Plant Nutrients: their presence in North Carolina soils and role in plant nutrition M. Ray Tucker, AgronomistOctober 1999 Table 1.
Virginia State Flower. American Dogwood (Cornus florida or Benthamidia florida) was adopted as the state flower of Virginia in 1918. Dogwoods are commonly seen in northern temperate regions of the U.S. The American Dogwood flowers are small and consists of four showy petal-like bracts, usually snow white or pink.
Although the vine Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) is grown as an ornamental, it also makes a good groundcover to control erosion. It is a fast and prolific grower in the wild, climbing on almost anything and running along the ground. Virginia creeper also produces lots of berries that birds love. Although Virginia creeper seeds grow easily, you can also propagate it using cuttings from an old plant with very little trouble.