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Native plants in Birmingham

130 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

106 of them need no watering beyond Birmingham’s own rainfall

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Trees17

Canopy and structure

European Beech

Fagus sylvatica

No watering needed Photo: Stuart · CC0 1.0

European Hornbeam

Carpinus betulus

No watering needed Photo: Beth · CC BY 4.0

English Oak

Quercus robur

No watering needed Photo: Łucja Borsuk · CC BY 4.0

Hicks Yew

Taxus baccata 'Hicksii'

No watering needed

Littleleaf Linden

Tilia cordata

No watering needed Photo: Stanislav Murashkin · CC BY 4.0

English Holly

Ilex aquifolium

No watering needed Photo: Marton Berntsen · CC BY 4.0

Golden Swedish Juniper

Juniperus communis 'Suecica Aurea'

No watering needed

Harry Lauder's Walking Stick

Corylus avellana 'Contorta'

No watering needed

Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestris

No watering needed Photo: Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas · CC BY 4.0

Young's Weeping Birch

Betula pendula 'Youngii'

No watering needed

Hedge Maple

Acer campestre

No watering needed Photo: Étienne Lacroix-Carignan · CC0 1.0

Rowan Mountain Ash

Sorbus aucuparia

No watering needed Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Weeping Pussy Willow

Salix caprea 'Pendula'

No watering needed

Dwarf Arctic Willow

Salix purpurea 'Nana'

No watering needed

Sweet Cherry

Prunus avium 'Mix'

No watering needed

Crimson Cloud English Hawthorn

Crataegus laevigata 'Crimson Cloud'

No watering needed

Rosemary Willow

Salix eleagnos

No watering needed Photo: Ingrid Meng · CC0 1.0

Shrubs26

Backbone planting

Korsor Black Elderberry

Sambucus nigra 'Korsor'

No watering needed

Common Boxwood

Buxus sempervirens

No watering needed Photo: Nick Butcher · CC BY 4.0

Snowball Viburnum

Viburnum opulus 'Sterile'

Hicks Yew

Taxus baccata 'Hicksii'

No watering needed

Elfin Thyme

Thymus praecox 'Elfin Thyme'

No watering needed

White Lawn Heather

Calluna vulgaris 'White Lawn'

English Holly

Ilex aquifolium

No watering needed Photo: Marton Berntsen · CC BY 4.0

Sea Thrift

Armeria maritima

No watering needed Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Golden Swedish Juniper

Juniperus communis 'Suecica Aurea'

No watering needed

Harry Lauder's Walking Stick

Corylus avellana 'Contorta'

No watering needed

Hedge Maple

Acer campestre

No watering needed Photo: Étienne Lacroix-Carignan · CC0 1.0

Weeping Pussy Willow

Salix caprea 'Pendula'

No watering needed

Bloodtwig Dogwood

Cornus sanguinea

No watering needed Photo: Sarah Adamson · CC0 1.0

Orange Grove Euphorbia

Euphorbia amygdaloides 'Orange Grove'

No watering needed

Absinthe Wormwood

Artemisia absinthium

No watering needed Photo: Radosław Puchałka · CC0 1.0

Belgravia Rose Sunrose

Helianthemum nummularium 'Belgravia Rose'

No watering needed

Butcher's Broom

Ruscus aculeatus

No watering needed Photo: Charles Joynson · CC0 1.0

Dwarf Arctic Willow

Salix purpurea 'Nana'

No watering needed

Cheyenne Privet

Ligustrum vulgare 'Cheyenne'

No watering needed

Mammoth Red Raspberry

Rubus idaeus 'Mammoth Red'

No watering needed

Crimson Cloud English Hawthorn

Crataegus laevigata 'Crimson Cloud'

No watering needed

Dog Rose

Rosa canina

No watering needed Photo: Charles Joynson · CC0 1.0

February Daphne

Daphne mezereum 'October'

No watering needed

Sweet Briar Rose

Rosa rubiginosa

No watering needed Photo: Jenny Saito · CC BY 4.0

Rosemary Willow

Salix eleagnos

No watering needed Photo: Ingrid Meng · CC0 1.0

Apache Thornless Blackberry

Rubus fruticosus 'Apache Thornless'

No watering needed

Grasses13

Movement and texture

Tufted Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa

No watering needed Photo: Татьяна Горбушина · CC0 1.0

Blue Moor Grass

Molinia caerulea

Photo: Yann Kemper · CC0 1.0

Blue Sedge

Carex flacca

No watering needed Photo: Augustin Soulard · CC BY 4.0

European wood sedge

Carex divulsa

No watering needed Photo: empressmoth · CC0 1.0

Blue Arrows Soft Rush

Juncus effusus 'Blue Arrows'

Quaking Grass

Briza media

No watering needed Photo: Сергей Крыленко · CC BY 4.0

Hard Rush

Juncus inflexus

No watering needed Photo: Наталья Пикалова · CC BY 4.0

Pendulous Sedge

Carex pendula

No watering needed Photo: chrisdt · CC BY 4.0

Beatlemania Sedge

Carex caryophyllea 'Beatlemania'

No watering needed

Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea 'Luteo Picta'

Variegated oat grass

Arrhenatherum elatius 'Variegatum'

No watering needed

Variegated Black Sedge

Carex nigra 'Variegata'

Meadow Foxtail Grass

Alopecurus pratensis 'Aureus'

No watering needed

Perennials70

Seasonal colour

Carpet Bugle

Ajuga reptans

No watering needed Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 1.0

Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Photo: Michael O'Loughlin · CC BY 4.0

Bloody Cranesbill

Geranium sanguineum

No watering needed Photo: Victor Heng · CC BY 4.0

Lily of the Valley

Convallaria majalis

No watering needed Photo: Павлик Лисицын · CC BY 4.0

Elfin Thyme

Thymus praecox 'Elfin Thyme'

No watering needed

Sweet Woodruff

Galium odoratum

No watering needed Photo: Marianne Hoffmann · CC BY 4.0

Chives

Allium schoenoprasum

No watering needed Photo: Юлия · CC BY 4.0

Improved Rugen Strawberry

Fragaria vesca 'Improved Rugen'

No watering needed

Common Columbine

Aquilegia vulgaris

No watering needed Photo: Sarah Adamson · CC0 1.0

Meadow Cranesbill

Geranium pratense

No watering needed Photo: Наталья Пикалова · CC BY 4.0

Maiden Pink

Dianthus deltoides

No watering needed Photo: Jonny Tostenson · CC0 1.0

Elegans Stonecrop

Sedum acre 'Elegans'

No watering needed

White Stonecrop

Sedum album

No watering needed Photo: Robert H. Wardell · CC0 1.0

Crown Azure Violet

Viola odorata 'Crown Azure'

No watering needed

Oregano

Origanum vulgare

No watering needed Photo: Sim Elliott · CC0 1.0

English Daisy

Bellis perennis 'Cher Daisy'

No watering needed

Corn Poppy

Papaver rhoeas

No watering needed Photo: Nicola Crockford · CC BY 4.0

Drumstick Allium

Allium sphaerocephalon

No watering needed Photo: desertnaturalist · CC BY 4.0

Woodland Forget-Me-Not

Myosotis sylvatica

No watering needed Photo: Piermario Maculan · CC0 1.0

Whopping Purple Whiskers Pansy

Viola tricolor 'Whopping Purple Whiskers'

No watering needed

Stinking Hellebore

Helleborus foetidus

No watering needed Photo: Bastien Le Mort · CC BY 4.0

Wild Daffodil

Narcissus pseudonarcissus

No watering needed Photo: Paul Braun · CC0 1.0

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

No watering needed Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0

Sea Thrift

Armeria maritima

No watering needed Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Marsh Marigold

Caltha palustris

Photo: Alan Prather · CC BY 4.0

Common Pasque Flower

Pulsatilla vulgaris

No watering needed Photo: Yves Bas · CC BY 4.0

Meadow Sage

Salvia pratensis

No watering needed Photo: Bobo-X · CC BY 4.0

Clustered Bellflower

Campanula glomerata

No watering needed Photo: Oleg Kosterin · CC BY 4.0

Sneezewort

Achillea ptarmica 'Stephanie Cohen'

Great Burnet

Sanguisorba officinalis

Photo: Vladimir Atachkin · CC BY 4.0

Meadowsweet

Filipendula ulmaria

Photo: Dave · CC BY 4.0

Water Avens

Geum rivale

Photo: E. A. · CC BY 4.0

Vines4

Verticals and screens

John Clayton honeysuckle

Lonicera periclymenum 'John Clayton'

No watering needed

Dog Rose

Rosa canina

No watering needed Photo: Charles Joynson · CC0 1.0

English Ivy

Hedera helix

No watering needed Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Old Man's Beard

Clematis vitalba

No watering needed Photo: Radosław Puchałka · CC0 1.0

Ferns12

Shade and damp

Male Fern

Dryopteris filix-mas

No watering needed Photo: Jess · CC0 1.0

Hart's Tongue Fern

Asplenium scolopendrium

No watering needed Photo: Kian Hayles-Cotton · CC0 1.0

Lady Fern

Athyrium filix-femina

Photo: Jon Mortin · CC BY 4.0

Royal Fern

Osmunda regalis

Photo: B. Phalan · CC BY 4.0

Soft Shield Fern

Polystichum setiferum

Photo: Piermario Maculan · CC0 1.0

Western Wood Fern The King Fern

Dryopteris affinis 'The King'

Common Polypody

Polypodium vulgare 'Ulleung Island'

No watering needed

Maidenhair Spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes

No watering needed Photo: Piermario Maculan · CC0 1.0

Hard Shield Fern

Polystichum aculeatum

Photo: Katrin Simon · CC BY 4.0

Spinulose Wood Fern

Dryopteris carthusiana

Photo: Марина Давлетшина · CC BY 4.0

Robust Male Fern

Dryopteris x complexa

No watering needed Photo: gill_ryenats · CC BY 4.0

Broad Buckler-fern

Dryopteris dilatata 'Jimmy Dyce'

Succulents3

Dry and architectural

Orpine

Sedum telephium

No watering needed Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Elegans Stonecrop

Sedum acre 'Elegans'

No watering needed

White Stonecrop

Sedum album

No watering needed Photo: Robert H. Wardell · CC0 1.0

Other native plants1

No growth type given

Snake's Head Fritillary

Fritillaria meleagris

No watering needed Photo: Terry Instone · CC BY 4.0

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