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Native plants in Boynton Beach

101 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

69 of them need no watering beyond Boynton Beach’s own rainfall

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Trees24

Canopy and structure

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Photo: caymanmatt · CC BY 4.0

Bald Cypress

Taxodium distichum

Photo: Sawyer Baran · CC BY 4.0

Southern Live Oak

Quercus virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Alexander Williams · CC0 1.0

Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0

Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

No watering needed Photo: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0

Cabbage Palm

Sabal palmetto

No watering needed Photo: Ryan McMinds · CC BY 4.0

American Persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Cody Stricker · CC BY 4.0

Autograph Tree

Clusia rosea

No watering needed Photo: Damien Wallace · CC0 1.0

Pond Cypress

Taxodium ascendens

Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Spanish Bayonet

Yucca aloifolia

No watering needed Photo: natalie · CC0 1.0

Coralbean

Erythrina herbacea

No watering needed Photo: TJ Butler · CC0 1.0

Seagrape

Coccoloba uvifera

No watering needed Photo: Nick T. · CC0 1.0

Shining Sumac

Rhus copallinum

No watering needed

Simpson's Stopper

Myrcianthes fragrans

No watering needed Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Buttonwood

Conocarpus erectus

No watering needed Photo: Carlos G Leon · CC BY 4.0

Dahoon Holly

Ilex cassine

No watering needed Photo: Claire Herzog · CC BY 4.0

Slash Pine

Pinus elliottii

No watering needed Photo: Mike · CC BY 4.0

Laurel Oak

Quercus laurifolia

No watering needed Photo: Jay Horn · CC BY 4.0

Gumbo-limbo

Bursera simaruba

No watering needed Photo: Mike Brady · CC BY 4.0

Pigeon Plum

Coccoloba diversifolia

No watering needed Photo: Jill DeVito, PhD · CC0 1.0

Redbay

Persea borbonia

No watering needed Photo: Senna Bryce Robeson · CC BY 4.0

Myrtle Oak

Quercus myrtifolia

No watering needed Photo: Tom and T Herman · CC BY 4.0

Paradise-tree

Simarouba glauca

No watering needed Photo: Evan Centanni · CC0 1.0

Sand Pine

Pinus clausa

No watering needed Photo: Daniel Estabrooks · CC0 1.0

Shrubs31

Backbone planting

Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Photo: Gregory Bennett · CC0 1.0

American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

No watering needed Photo: Melanie Gaddy · CC0 1.0

Inkberry Holly

Ilex glabra

Photo: Alison Northup · CC BY 4.0

Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0

Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

No watering needed Photo: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0

Beautyberry

Callicarpa americana

No watering needed Photo: Leila Dasher · CC BY 4.0

Scarlet Sage

Salvia coccinea

No watering needed Photo: mattmsa · CC0 1.0

Graceful Spurge

Euphorbia hypericifolia

No watering needed Photo: Alan Prather · CC BY 4.0

Firebush

Hamelia patens

No watering needed Photo: kristen_276 · CC0 1.0

Hopseed Bush

Dodonaea viscosa

No watering needed Photo: insiderelic · CC0 1.0

False Indigo Bush

Amorpha fruticosa

No watering needed Photo: Dmitry Trutsko · CC BY 4.0

Autograph Tree

Clusia rosea

No watering needed Photo: Damien Wallace · CC0 1.0

Scarlet Hibiscus Swamp Hibiscus

Hibiscus coccineus

No watering needed Photo: Farren Dell Rossman · CC BY 4.0

Saw Palmetto

Serenoa repens

No watering needed Photo: Jody Shugart · CC BY 4.0

Spanish Bayonet

Yucca aloifolia

No watering needed Photo: natalie · CC0 1.0

Coralbean

Erythrina herbacea

No watering needed Photo: TJ Butler · CC0 1.0

Seagrape

Coccoloba uvifera

No watering needed Photo: Nick T. · CC0 1.0

Shining Sumac

Rhus copallinum

No watering needed

Buttonwood

Conocarpus erectus

No watering needed Photo: Carlos G Leon · CC BY 4.0

Dahoon Holly

Ilex cassine

No watering needed Photo: Claire Herzog · CC BY 4.0

Wild Coffee

Psychotria nervosa

No watering needed Photo: Jill DeVito, PhD · CC0 1.0

Blue Porterweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

No watering needed Photo: elawrey · CC BY 4.0

Pigeon Plum

Coccoloba diversifolia

No watering needed Photo: Jill DeVito, PhD · CC0 1.0

Swamp Rose-Mallow

Hibiscus grandiflorus

No watering needed Photo: Claire Herzog · CC BY 4.0

Redbay

Persea borbonia

No watering needed Photo: Senna Bryce Robeson · CC BY 4.0

Myrtle Oak

Quercus myrtifolia

No watering needed Photo: Tom and T Herman · CC BY 4.0

Wild Allamanda

Pentalinon luteum

No watering needed Photo: Kaden Slone · CC BY 4.0

Sea Myrtle

Baccharis halimifolia

Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Poison Ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

No watering needed Photo: Ryan · CC0 1.0

American Black Nightshade

Solanum americanum

No watering needed Photo: Sarinda Newell · CC BY 4.0

Saw greenbrier

Smilax bona-nox

No watering needed Photo: Conway Hawn · CC0 1.0

Grasses9

Movement and texture

Pink Muhly Grass

Muhlenbergia capillaris

No watering needed Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

No watering needed Photo: Erin Snyder · CC BY 4.0

Splitbeard Bluestem

Andropogon ternarius

No watering needed

Eastern Gamagrass

Tripsacum dactyloides

No watering needed Photo: Rich Sommer · CC BY 4.0

Bushy Bluestem

Andropogon glomeratus

No watering needed

Sea Oats

Uniola paniculata

No watering needed Photo: Melissa Meadows · CC BY 4.0

Softstem Bulrush

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

Photo: Tommy Forrest · CC0 1.0

Broomsedge Bluestem

Andropogon virginicus

No watering needed Photo: Annika Lindqvist · CC BY 4.0

Saltmeadow Cordgrass

Sporobolus pumilus

Photo: Sheila S · CC BY 4.0

Perennials41

Seasonal colour

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

No watering needed Photo: k2018lena · CC0 1.0

Swamp Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata

Photo: Mike Gooley · CC0 1.0

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

No watering needed Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Blue Mistflower

Conoclinium coelestinum

Photo: Schyler Brown · CC0 1.0

Scarlet Sage

Salvia coccinea

No watering needed Photo: mattmsa · CC0 1.0

Graceful Spurge

Euphorbia hypericifolia

No watering needed Photo: Alan Prather · CC BY 4.0

Narrow-leaved Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Photo: Allen Browne · CC0 1.0

Pickerel Rush

Pontederia cordata

Photo: Andrea Gantzer · CC BY 4.0

Common Blue Violet

Viola sororia

Photo: Ryan Donnelly · CC BY 4.0

Turkey-tangle Frogfruit

Phyla nodiflora

No watering needed Photo: insiderelic · CC0 1.0

Scarlet Hibiscus Swamp Hibiscus

Hibiscus coccineus

No watering needed Photo: Farren Dell Rossman · CC BY 4.0

Seaside Goldenrod

Solidago sempervirens

Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Rice Button Aster

Symphyotrichum dumosum

Photo: Jackie Miller · CC0 1.0

Fragrant Water Lily

Nymphaea odorata

Photo: Dennis Vollmar · CC0 1.0

Frostweed

Verbesina virginica

No watering needed Photo: mattmsa · CC0 1.0

Leavenworth's Tickseed

Coreopsis leavenworthii

No watering needed Photo: Paul Bade · CC BY 4.0

Lizard's Tail

Saururus cernuus

Photo: M Sorensen · CC0 1.0

Arrow Arum

Peltandra virginica

Photo: Dillon James Dalton · CC BY 4.0

Winged Loosestrife

Lythrum alatum

No watering needed Photo: Claire Herzog · CC BY 4.0

Narrowleaf silkgrass

Pityopsis graminifolia

No watering needed Photo: Niyan Shehan · CC0 1.0

Carolina goldenrod

Euthamia caroliniana

No watering needed Photo: Becky Dill · CC0 1.0

Perfumed Spider Lily

Hymenocallis latifolia

No watering needed Photo: Brian Finzel · CC BY 4.0

Florida Swamp Lily

Crinum americanum

No watering needed Photo: Maheva B Laursen · CC BY 4.0

Mariana Meadowbeauty

Rhexia mariana

Photo: Becky Dill · CC0 1.0

Horseherb

Calyptocarpus vialis

No watering needed Photo: Dan Johnson · CC BY 4.0

Pigeonberry

Rivina humilis

No watering needed Photo: Jackie T · CC BY 4.0

Wand Goldenrod

Solidago stricta

Photo: er-birds · CC BY 4.0

American Pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

No watering needed Photo: Michael Reynolds (UnidentifiableLifeform) · CC0 1.0

Annual Saltmarsh Aster

Symphyotrichum subulatum

Photo: Meng-Chi Hung · CC0 1.0

Late Boneset

Eupatorium serotinum

Kiss-me-quick

Portulaca pilosa

No watering needed Photo: Stuart · CC0 1.0

Carolina Geranium

Geranium carolinianum

No watering needed Photo: Melissa Meadows · CC BY 4.0

Vines12

Verticals and screens

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

No watering needed Photo: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0

Purple Passionflower

Passiflora incarnata

No watering needed Photo: snail_hiker · CC BY 4.0

Spanish Moss

Tillandsia usneoides

No watering needed Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Moonflower

Ipomoea alba

Photo: Malena Lorente · CC BY 4.0

Muscadine

Vitis rotundifolia

Photo: Jill DeVito, PhD · CC0 1.0

Railroad Vine

Ipomoea pes-caprae

No watering needed Photo: chiuluan · CC BY 4.0

Wild Allamanda

Pentalinon luteum

No watering needed Photo: Kaden Slone · CC BY 4.0

Three-leaved Grape Ivy

Cissus trifoliata

No watering needed Photo: Gary Rogers · CC BY 4.0

Summer Grape

Vitis aestivalis

No watering needed Photo: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0

Hedge Bindweed

Calystegia sepium

No watering needed Photo: Arnim Littek · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Poison Ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

No watering needed Photo: Ryan · CC0 1.0

Saw greenbrier

Smilax bona-nox

No watering needed Photo: Conway Hawn · CC0 1.0

Ferns4

Shade and damp

Boston Fern

Nephrolepis exaltata

Photo: Kristály Cravens-Liszak · CC BY 4.0

Cinnamon Fern

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

Photo: Erik · CC BY 4.0

Marsh Fern

Thelypteris palustris

Photo: Анна Митрошенкова · CC BY 4.0

Fern

Nephrolepis biserrata

Photo: W Rao · CC BY 4.0

Succulents1

Dry and architectural

Spanish Bayonet

Yucca aloifolia

No watering needed Photo: natalie · CC0 1.0

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