Massachusetts
Native plants in Boston
645 plants are genuinely native to this area — not merely able to survive here. They are grouped below by what they do in a garden, from canopy trees down to groundcovers.
Best represented here: perennials (332), grasses (126), shrubs (123) · 500 of them need no watering beyond Boston’s own rainfall
Showing 223 plants · 422 more are native here but not in the catalog yet
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Trees53
Canopy and structure
Shrubs54
Backbone planting
Grasses29
Movement and texture
Perennials92
Seasonal colour
Vines3
Verticals and screens
Ferns12
Shade and damp
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