Colombia

Native plants in Bogotá

49 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

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

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Trees8

Canopy and structure

Golden Dewdrop

Duranta erecta

No watering needed Photo: Hudson Alves Pinto · CC BY 4.0

Simpson's Stopper

Myrcianthes fragrans

No watering needed Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Ice Guava

Psidium guajava 'Ice'

No watering needed

Tree Dahlia

Dahlia imperialis

No watering needed Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial · CC BY 4.0

Caribbean Copper Plant

Euphorbia cotinifolia

No watering needed Photo: Sokratis · CC BY 4.0

Tamarillo

Solanum betaceum

No watering needed Photo: nick_goldwater · CC BY 4.0

Papaya

Carica papaya

No watering needed Photo: Karen McCabe · CC BY 4.0

Ombú

Phytolacca dioica

No watering needed Photo: Diego Gallotti · CC BY 4.0

Shrubs11

Backbone planting

Lantana

Lantana camara

No watering needed Photo: Angus Campbell · CC BY 4.0

Firebush

Hamelia patens

No watering needed Photo: kristen_276 · CC0 1.0

Golden Dewdrop

Duranta erecta

No watering needed Photo: Hudson Alves Pinto · CC BY 4.0

Hopseed Bush

Dodonaea viscosa

No watering needed Photo: insiderelic · CC0 1.0

Turk's cap

Malvaviscus arboreus

No watering needed Photo: Gary Rogers · CC BY 4.0

Potato

Solanum tuberosum

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

Ice Guava

Psidium guajava 'Ice'

No watering needed

Tree Dahlia

Dahlia imperialis

No watering needed Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial · CC BY 4.0

Caribbean Copper Plant

Euphorbia cotinifolia

No watering needed Photo: Sokratis · CC BY 4.0

Marmalade Bush

Streptosolen jamesonii

No watering needed Photo: capacoscar · CC BY 4.0

American Black Nightshade

Solanum americanum

No watering needed Photo: Sarinda Newell · CC BY 4.0

Grasses2

Movement and texture

Soft Rush

Juncus effusus

No watering needed Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Gamagrass

Tripsacum dactyloides

No watering needed Photo: Rich Sommer · CC BY 4.0

Perennials28

Seasonal colour

Nasturtium

Tropaeolum majus

No watering needed Photo: Dave Richardson · CC BY 4.0

Indian Shot

Canna indica

No watering needed Photo: Bruno - Yolande Zanette · CC BY 4.0

Common Heliotrope

Heliotropium arborescens

No watering needed Photo: David F. Belmonte · CC BY 4.0

Caladium

Caladium bicolor

No watering needed Photo: renjus box · CC BY 4.0

Common Morning Glory

Ipomoea purpurea

No watering needed Photo: Richard Fuller · CC0 1.0

Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum

No watering needed Photo: Peter Gabler · CC0 1.0

Tropical Milkweed

Asclepias curassavica

No watering needed Photo: Karen Saunders · CC BY 4.0

Nerve Plant

Fittonia albivenis

No watering needed Photo: Elizabeth Axley · CC BY 4.0

Parrot Flower

Heliconia psittacorum

No watering needed Photo: Kai Squires · CC BY 4.0

Inch Plant

Tradescantia zebrina

No watering needed Photo: B. Phalan · CC BY 4.0

Green Bean

Phaseolus vulgaris

No watering needed Photo: Katrin Simon · CC BY 4.0

Turk's cap

Malvaviscus arboreus

No watering needed Photo: Gary Rogers · CC BY 4.0

Lima Bean

Phaseolus lunatus

No watering needed Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre · CC0 1.0

Potato

Solanum tuberosum

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

Hanging Lobster Claw

Heliconia rostrata

No watering needed Photo: andrew2285 · CC0 1.0

Quinoa

Chenopodium quinoa

No watering needed Photo: Barry Walter · CC BY 4.0

Broadleaf Cattail

Typha latifolia

No watering needed Photo: Timothy McNitt · CC BY 4.0

Pepper

Capsicum annuum

No watering needed Photo: Reid Hardin · CC BY 4.0

Volcanic Sorrel

Oxalis spiralis 'vulcanicola'

No watering needed

Yacon

Smallanthus sonchifolius

No watering needed Photo: margaritarestrepou · CC0 1.0

Oca

Oxalis tuberosa

No watering needed Photo: Humber Alberto · CC BY 4.0

Mask Flower

Alonsoa meridionalis

No watering needed Photo: Álvaro Ibaceta R. · CC BY 4.0

Dumb Cane

Dieffenbachia seguine 'Marianne'

No watering needed

American Black Nightshade

Solanum americanum

No watering needed Photo: Sarinda Newell · CC BY 4.0

Hairy Beggar-Ticks

Bidens pilosa

No watering needed Photo: Vincent Egan · CC BY 4.0

Water Hyacinth

Eichhornia crassipes

Photo: B. Phalan · CC BY 4.0

Yellow Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium convolutum

No watering needed Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre · CC0 1.0

Ghost pipe

Monotropa uniflora

No watering needed Photo: davidbroadland · CC0 1.0

Vines7

Verticals and screens

Nasturtium

Tropaeolum majus

No watering needed Photo: Dave Richardson · CC BY 4.0

Arrowhead Vine

Syngonium podophyllum

No watering needed Photo: Damien Wallace · CC0 1.0

Common Morning Glory

Ipomoea purpurea

No watering needed Photo: Richard Fuller · CC0 1.0

Spanish Moss

Tillandsia usneoides

No watering needed Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Green Bean

Phaseolus vulgaris

No watering needed Photo: Katrin Simon · CC BY 4.0

Lima Bean

Phaseolus lunatus

No watering needed Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre · CC0 1.0

Red Passion Flower

Passiflora x tarminiana 'manicata'

No watering needed

Ferns3

Shade and damp

Boston Fern

Nephrolepis exaltata

No watering needed Photo: Kristály Cravens-Liszak · CC BY 4.0

Delta maidenhair fern

Adiantum raddianum

No watering needed Photo: Frank Thomas Sautter · CC0 1.0

Fern

Nephrolepis biserrata

No watering needed Photo: W Rao · CC BY 4.0

Succulents1

Dry and architectural

Mistletoe Cactus

Rhipsalis baccifera

No watering needed Photo: Chris Sealys · CC BY 4.0

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