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Native plants in Bellingham

61 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

49 of them need no watering beyond Bellingham’s own rainfall

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Trees8

Canopy and structure

4Ever Goldy Arborvitae

Thuja plicata '4Ever'

No watering needed

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

No watering needed Photo: John Gaskin · CC0 1.0

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

No watering needed Photo: DeeF · CC BY 4.0

Paper Birch

Betula papyrifera

Photo: Braden J. Judson · CC0 1.0

Golden Swedish Juniper

Juniperus communis 'Suecica Aurea'

No watering needed

Wichita Blue Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum 'Wichita Blue'

No watering needed

Vine Maple

Acer circinatum

No watering needed Photo: Lindsey K. Wise · CC BY 4.0

Shrubs15

Backbone planting

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

No watering needed Photo: John Gaskin · CC0 1.0

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

Lemony Lace Elderberry

Sambucus racemosa 'Lemony Lace'

No watering needed

Bearberry

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

No watering needed Photo: Daryl Nolan · CC0 1.0

Pink-Flowering Currant

Ribes sanguineum 'glutinosum'

No watering needed

Goose Creek Mockorange

Philadelphus lewisii 'Goose Creek'

No watering needed

Ocean Spray

Holodiscus discolor

No watering needed Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0

Pacific Ninebark

Physocarpus capitatus

Photo: Lyrae · CC BY 4.0

Red Twig Dogwood

Cornus sericea 'Red Twig'

No watering needed

Oregon Grapeholly

Mahonia aquifolium

No watering needed Photo: Bennett Grappone · CC BY 4.0

Golden Swedish Juniper

Juniperus communis 'Suecica Aurea'

No watering needed

Wichita Blue Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum 'Wichita Blue'

No watering needed

Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

No watering needed Photo: Owen McElroy · CC0 1.0

Vine Maple

Acer circinatum

No watering needed Photo: Lindsey K. Wise · CC BY 4.0

Chester Blackberry

Rubus ursinus 'Chester'

No watering needed

Grasses8

Movement and texture

Tufted Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa

No watering needed Photo: Татьяна Горбушина · CC0 1.0

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

No watering needed Photo: tzeducation · CC BY 4.0

Blue Arrows Soft Rush

Juncus effusus 'Blue Arrows'

No watering needed

Path Rush

Juncus tenuis

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 1.0

Blue Joint Grass

Calamagrostis canadensis

No watering needed Photo: mullerecology · CC BY 4.0

Fox Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

No watering needed Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea 'Luteo Picta'

No watering needed

Comosa Sedge

Carex comosa

Photo: infiniteuniverse · CC0 1.0

Perennials32

Seasonal colour

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

No watering needed Photo: Thomas Koffel · CC BY 4.0

Improved Rugen Strawberry

Fragaria vesca 'Improved Rugen'

No watering needed

Shanghai City Coral Bells

Heuchera micrantha 'Shanghai City Series Coral Bell'

No watering needed

Snow Flurry Heath Aster

Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry'

No watering needed

False Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum racemosum

No watering needed Photo: Mason Heberling · CC BY 4.0

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

No watering needed Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0

Goat's Beard

Aruncus dioicus

No watering needed Photo: Tobias Schönberg · CC0 1.0

Nodding Onion

Allium cernuum

No watering needed Photo: mark-groeneveld · CC BY 4.0

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

No watering needed Photo: Francesco Santoro · CC BY 4.0

Pacific Bleeding Heart 'Bacchanal'

Dicentra formosa 'Bacchanal'

Wild Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

No watering needed Photo: maureen_c-m · CC BY 4.0

Self-heal

Prunella vulgaris

No watering needed Photo: Seig · CC BY 4.0

Bigleaf Lupine

Lupinus polyphyllus

No watering needed Photo: Teemu Väisänen · CC BY 4.0

Fringecups

Tellima grandiflora

No watering needed Photo: thulahn · CC BY 4.0

Leichtlin's Camas

Camassia leichtlinii

Photo: Kate Manning · CC0 1.0

Broadleaf Arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia

Photo: M. Whitson · CC BY 4.0

Beach Strawberry Chilean Strawberry

Fragaria chiloensis 'Carole Ann'

No watering needed

Common Camas

Camassia quamash

No watering needed Photo: John Leszczynski · CC BY 4.0

Western Wild Ginger

Asarum caudatum

No watering needed Photo: Don Johnston · CC0 1.0

Starry Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum stellatum

No watering needed Photo: mel letterman · CC BY 4.0

Piggyback Plant 'Cool Gold'

Tolmiea menziesii 'Cool Gold'

No watering needed

Scouring Rush

Equisetum hyemale

No watering needed Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Purple-leaf Loosestrife

Lysimachia ciliata 'Atropurpurea'

Henderson's Checkermallow

Sidalcea hendersonii

No watering needed Photo: Randal · CC0 1.0

Three-leaf Foamflower

Tiarella trifoliata

No watering needed Photo: Aaron Liston · CC BY 4.0

Sea Thrift

Armeria maritima

No watering needed Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Hairy Gumweed

Grindelia hirsutula

No watering needed Photo: Mary K. Hanson · CC BY 4.0

American Skunk Cabbage

Lysichiton americanus

Photo: Randal · CC0 1.0

Golden Corydalis

Corydalis aurea

No watering needed Photo: Robbie Hannawacker · CC0 1.0

Common Water Crowfoot

Ranunculus aquatilis 'White Picotee'

American False Hellebore

Veratrum viride 'Great White Hellebore'

Tracy's clarkia

Clarkia gracilis 'ssp tracyi'

No watering needed

Ferns3

Shade and damp

Lady Fern

Athyrium filix-femina

Photo: Jon Mortin · CC BY 4.0

Western Sword Fern

Polystichum munitum

No watering needed Photo: John A Haskins · CC BY 4.0

Maidenhair Spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes

No watering needed Photo: Piermario Maculan · CC0 1.0

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