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Native plants in Bismarck

58 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

13 of them need no watering beyond Bismarck’s own rainfall

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Canopy and structure

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

Photo: John Gaskin · CC0 1.0

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

Prairie Gold Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides 'Prairie Gold'

Wichita Blue Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum 'Wichita Blue'

No watering needed

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0

Sensation Boxelder

Acer negundo 'Sensation'

American Elm

Ulmus americana

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

American Plum

Prunus americana

No watering needed Photo: Curtis Drake · CC BY 4.0

Siouxland Cottonless Poplar

Populus deltoides 'Siouxland'

Shrubs9

Backbone planting

Anise Hyssop

Agastache foeniculum

Photo: aarongunnar · CC BY 4.0

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

Photo: John Gaskin · CC0 1.0

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

Red Twig Dogwood

Cornus sericea 'Red Twig'

Wichita Blue Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum 'Wichita Blue'

No watering needed

Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

Photo: Tony KM · CC BY 4.0

American Plum

Prunus americana

No watering needed Photo: Curtis Drake · CC BY 4.0

Leadplant

Amorpha canescens 'Wisconsin form'

Dwarf Indigo Bush

Amorpha nana

No watering needed Photo: Jared Shorma · CC BY 4.0

Grasses13

Movement and texture

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0

'Rain Dance' Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardii 'Rain Dance'

Golden Sunset Yellow Indiangrass

Sorghastrum nutans 'Golden Sunset Yellow'

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

Photo: Erin Snyder · CC BY 4.0

Honeycomb Blue Grama Grass

Bouteloua gracilis 'Honeycomb'

No watering needed

Sideoats Grama

Bouteloua curtipendula

No watering needed Photo: Andrea Grover · CC BY 4.0

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

Photo: tzeducation · CC BY 4.0

Tussock Sedge

Carex stricta

Photo: Frog The Kermit · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Wild Rye

Elymus virginicus

Photo: Jason Leduc · CC0 1.0

Fox Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea 'Luteo Picta'

Shortbeak Sedge

Carex brevior

Photo: Summit Metro Parks · CC BY 4.0

Woolly Sedge

Carex pellita

Photo: Patrice Dupont · CC BY 4.0

Perennials30

Seasonal colour

Anise Hyssop

Agastache foeniculum

Photo: aarongunnar · CC BY 4.0

Cinderella Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Photo: Tom Pollard · CC BY 4.0

False Sunflower

Heliopsis helianthoides

Photo: W Rao · CC BY 4.0

Blanket Flower

Gaillardia aristata

No watering needed Photo: k2018lena · CC0 1.0

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Photo: Dilrukshan Priyantha Wijesinghe · CC BY 4.0

Snow Flurry Heath Aster

Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry'

Aromatic Aster

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

Photo: Brian Dickerson · CC0 1.0

Smooth Blue Aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

Photo: Solomiya · CC BY 4.0

Purple Prairie Clover

Dalea purpurea

Photo: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0 1.0

Showy Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

No watering needed Photo: Karen Guin · CC BY 4.0

Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum biflorum

Photo: Shelby Lyn Sanders · CC BY 4.0

Plains Coreopsis Tickseed

Coreopsis tinctoria

Photo: Texas Bird Family · CC BY 4.0

Narrow-leaved Purple Coneflower

Echinacea angustifolia

No watering needed Photo: Annika Lindqvist · CC BY 4.0

Prairie Ironweed

Vernonia fasciculata

Photo: aarongunnar · CC BY 4.0

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0

Mexican Hat Prairie Coneflower

Ratibida columnifera 'pulcherrima'

No watering needed

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

No watering needed Photo: Francesco Santoro · CC BY 4.0

White Sagebrush

Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis'

No watering needed

Prairie Smoke

Geum triflorum 'Prairie Smoke'

No watering needed

Whorled Milkweed

Asclepias verticillata

Photo: Katherine Teresa · CC0 1.0

Stiff Goldenrod

Solidago rigida

Photo: Kallum McDonald · CC0 1.0

Maximilian sunflower

Helianthus maximiliani

Photo: Jaime González · CC0 1.0

Alumroot

Heuchera richardsonii

Photo: Kallum McDonald · CC0 1.0

Starry Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum stellatum

Photo: mel letterman · CC BY 4.0

Scouring Rush

Equisetum hyemale

Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Evening Primrose

Oenothera biennis

Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Purple-leaf Loosestrife

Lysimachia ciliata 'Atropurpurea'

Field Pussytoes

Antennaria neglecta

Photo: Shaan Aroeste · CC BY 4.0

Vines1

Verticals and screens

American Bittersweet

Celastrus scandens 'Mix'

Succulents1

Dry and architectural

Soapweed Yucca

Yucca glauca

No watering needed Photo: Emily Geest · CC BY 4.0

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