This year, I feel like I may be taking it to the next level..

Paprika
Red Ruffle (Paprika)
Poblano (Ancho)
Serrano
Jalapeno
Cayenne
African Bird Peppers
Habanero
Scotch Bonnet

And just for fun, possibly some tomatoes again. Additionally looking at sunflowers, roses, and maybe some other types of flowers! :)

Are there any good native Virginian species that are good for attracting butterflies or dragonflies?

Can't help you on the butterflies but I would be interested to learn what you find out.

WELCOME!

Erin

Sandy

last year at our townhouse I grew rellenos, seeds saved from Seeds of Change fruit the year before, and they really came on in the fall!

monarda (bee balm)
asclepias tuberosa (butterfly weed)
echinacea purpurea (coneflower)
passiflora incarnata (passionflower -- hardy!)
lobelia cardinalis or siphilitica (red or blue cardinal flower)
agastache foeniculum (anise hyssop: edible aromatic herb)
any of the Coreopsis species
eupatorium purpureum (joe pye weed)
hypericum frondosum (st. john's wort)
liatris spicata (gayfeather)
any Phlox species
any of the native Rudbeckias (black-eyed Susans)
solidago species (goldenrod)
vernonia (ironweed)

and now that you're overwhelmed...this is just the perennial list! many native shrubs also fit the bill. :)