Idaho

Native plants in Boise

25 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

1 of them need no watering beyond Boise’s own rainfall

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Canopy and structure

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

Prairie Gold Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides 'Prairie Gold'

Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Photo: DeeF · CC BY 4.0

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

Photo: John Gaskin · CC0 1.0

Shrubs6

Backbone planting

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

Golden Currant

Ribes aureum

Photo: Jeff D Hansen · CC BY 4.0

Goose Creek Mockorange

Philadelphus lewisii 'Goose Creek'

Red Twig Dogwood

Cornus sericea 'Red Twig'

Oregon Grapeholly

Mahonia aquifolium

Photo: Bennett Grappone · CC BY 4.0

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

Photo: John Gaskin · CC0 1.0

Perennials16

Seasonal colour

Showy Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

Photo: Karen Guin · CC BY 4.0

False Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum racemosum

Photo: Mason Heberling · CC BY 4.0

Golden Buckwheat

Eriogonum umbellatum 'aureum'

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Photo: Francesco Santoro · CC BY 4.0

White Sagebrush

Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis'

Self-heal

Prunella vulgaris

Photo: Seig · CC BY 4.0

Bigleaf Lupine

Lupinus polyphyllus

Photo: Teemu Väisänen · CC BY 4.0

Common Camas

Camassia quamash

Photo: John Leszczynski · CC BY 4.0

Narrowleaf milkweed

Asclepias fascicularis

Photo: Ryan Donnelly · CC BY 4.0

Starry Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum stellatum

Photo: mel letterman · CC BY 4.0

Scouring Rush

Equisetum hyemale

Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Blue Vervain

Verbena hastata

Photo: Elias · CC BY 4.0

Lewis Flax

Linum lewisii

Photo: Leah Gardner · CC0 1.0

Tidy Tips

Layia glandulosa

No watering needed Photo: Laura Gaudette · CC BY 4.0

Plum Crazy Yellow Woodsorrel

Oxalis stricta 'Plum Crazy'

Ferns1

Shade and damp

Water Clover

Marsilea vestita

Photo: Steve Matson · CC BY 4.0

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