Colombia

Native plants in Bogotá

27 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

26 of them need no watering beyond Bogotá’s own rainfall

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Gold Nugget Duranta

Gold Nugget Duranta

Duranta erecta 'Gold Nugget'

No watering needed
Yellow Bells

Yellow Bells

Tecoma stans 'Yellow Bells'

No watering needed
Simpson's Stopper

Simpson's Stopper

Myrcianthes fragrans

No watering neededPhoto: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0
Ice Guava

Ice Guava

Psidium guajava 'Ice'

No watering needed
Tree Dahlia

Tree Dahlia

Dahlia imperialis

No watering neededPhoto: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial · CC BY 4.0

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Hot Blooded Lantana

Hot Blooded Lantana

Lantana camara 'Hot Blooded'

No watering needed
Gold Nugget Duranta

Gold Nugget Duranta

Duranta erecta 'Gold Nugget'

No watering needed
Yellow Bells

Yellow Bells

Tecoma stans 'Yellow Bells'

No watering needed
Yukon Gold Potato

Yukon Gold Potato

Solanum tuberosum 'Yukon Gold'

No watering needed
Ice Guava

Ice Guava

Psidium guajava 'Ice'

No watering needed
Tree Dahlia

Tree Dahlia

Dahlia imperialis

No watering neededPhoto: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial · CC BY 4.0
Marmalade Bush

Marmalade Bush

Streptosolen jamesonii

No watering neededPhoto: capacoscar · CC BY 4.0

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Blue Arrows Soft Rush

Blue Arrows Soft Rush

Juncus effusus 'Blue Arrows'

No watering needed
Eastern Gamagrass

Eastern Gamagrass

Tripsacum dactyloides

No watering neededPhoto: Rich Sommer · CC BY 4.0

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Nasturtium

Nasturtium

Tropaeolum majus

No watering neededPhoto: Dave Richardson · CC BY 4.0
Indian Shot

Indian Shot

Canna indica

No watering neededPhoto: Bruno - Yolande Zanette · CC BY 4.0
Common Heliotrope

Common Heliotrope

Heliotropium arborescens

No watering neededPhoto: David F. Belmonte · CC BY 4.0
Aaron Caladium

Aaron Caladium

Caladium bicolor 'Aaron'

No watering needed
Tomato

Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum

No watering neededPhoto: Peter Gabler · CC0 1.0
Inch Plant

Inch Plant

Tradescantia zebrina

No watering neededPhoto: B. Phalan · CC BY 4.0
Blue Lake Green Bean

Blue Lake Green Bean

Phaseolus vulgaris 'Blue Lake'

No watering needed
Yukon Gold Potato

Yukon Gold Potato

Solanum tuberosum 'Yukon Gold'

No watering needed
Quinoa

Quinoa

Chenopodium quinoa 'Mix'

No watering needed
Chile de Arbol

Chile de Arbol

Capsicum annuum 'Chile de Arbol'

No watering needed
Volcanic Sorrel

Volcanic Sorrel

Oxalis spiralis 'vulcanicola'

No watering needed
Yacon

Yacon

Smallanthus sonchifolius

No watering neededPhoto: margaritarestrepou · CC0 1.0
Mask Flower

Mask Flower

Alonsoa meridionalis

No watering neededPhoto: Álvaro Ibaceta R. · CC BY 4.0
Water Hyacinth

Water Hyacinth

Eichhornia crassipes 'Caribbean Dream'

Yellow Blue-eyed Grass

Yellow Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium convolutum

No watering neededPhoto: Sinaloa Silvestre · CC0 1.0

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Nasturtium

Nasturtium

Tropaeolum majus

No watering neededPhoto: Dave Richardson · CC BY 4.0
Blue Lake Green Bean

Blue Lake Green Bean

Phaseolus vulgaris 'Blue Lake'

No watering needed
Red Passion Flower

Red Passion Flower

Passiflora x tarminiana 'manicata'

No watering needed

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Boston Fern

Boston Fern

Nephrolepis exaltata

No watering neededPhoto: Kristály Cravens-Liszak · CC BY 4.0
Macho Fern

Macho Fern

Nephrolepis biserrata 'Macho'

No watering needed

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