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Native plants in Brandon

192 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

46 of them need no watering beyond Brandon’s own rainfall

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Canopy and structure

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Photo: caymanmatt · CC BY 4.0

Redbud

Cercis canadensis

No watering needed Photo: John Thomlinson · CC BY 4.0

Southern Magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora

Photo: Carrie Seltzer · CC BY 4.0

Bald Cypress

Taxodium distichum

Photo: Sawyer Baran · CC BY 4.0

Sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua

Photo: andrew2285 · CC0 1.0

Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida

Photo: Maura · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Redcedar

Juniperus virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Jonathan Layman · CC BY 4.0

Black Tupelo

Nyssa sylvatica

Photo: Navin Sasikumar · 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

White Fringetree

Chionanthus virginicus

Photo: Sydney Olsen · CC BY 4.0

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

Photo: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0

Cabbage Palm

Sabal palmetto

Photo: Ryan McMinds · CC BY 4.0

Carolina Cherry-laurel

Prunus caroliniana

No watering needed Photo: samlutfy · CC BY 4.0

Boxelder

Acer negundo

Photo: Ryan Sorrells · CC BY 4.0

Yaupon Holly

Ilex vomitoria

No watering needed Photo: Sophia K · CC BY 4.0

American Linden

Tilia americana

Photo: Tom Scavo · CC BY 4.0

American Persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

Photo: Cody Stricker · CC BY 4.0

American Holly

Ilex opaca

Photo: Shannon · CC0 1.0

Dwarf Palmetto

Sabal minor

Photo: Loren Cassin Sackett · CC BY 4.0

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

Shining Sumac

Rhus copallinum

Possumhaw

Ilex decidua

No watering needed Photo: Linda Jo Conn · CC BY 4.0

Farkleberry

Vaccinium arboreum

Photo: haydenmolo · CC BY 4.0

American Elm

Ulmus americana

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Photo: Михайло Жук · CC0 1.0

Loblolly Pine

Pinus taeda

Photo: Wendy A · CC0 1.0

Simpson's Stopper

Myrcianthes fragrans

Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Buttonwood

Conocarpus erectus

Photo: Carlos G Leon · CC BY 4.0

Shrubs55

Backbone planting

Summersweet

Clethra alnifolia

Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Photo: Gregory Bennett · CC0 1.0

American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

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

White Fringetree

Chionanthus virginicus

Photo: Sydney Olsen · CC BY 4.0

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

Photo: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0

Smooth Witherod

Viburnum nudum

Photo: Scott Ward · 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

Carolina Cherry-laurel

Prunus caroliniana

No watering needed Photo: samlutfy · CC BY 4.0

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

Oakleaf Hydrangea

Hydrangea quercifolia

Photo: Tyler Radtke · CC0 1.0

Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum

Photo: Daniel Atha · CC0 1.0

Red Chokeberry

Aronia arbutifolia

Photo: Jeff Clark · CC BY 4.0

Yaupon Holly

Ilex vomitoria

No watering needed Photo: Sophia K · CC BY 4.0

New Jersey Tea

Ceanothus americanus

Photo: Dan Wilder · CC0 1.0

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Monarda punctata

No watering needed Photo: Reid Hardin · CC BY 4.0

Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia humifusa

No watering needed Photo: Lexi Destria · CC BY 4.0

American Holly

Ilex opaca

Photo: Shannon · CC0 1.0

Hopseed Bush

Dodonaea viscosa

No watering needed Photo: insiderelic · CC0 1.0

False Indigo Bush

Amorpha fruticosa

Photo: Dmitry Trutsko · CC BY 4.0

Swamp Azalea

Rhododendron viscosum

Photo: harrier · CC BY 4.0

Scarlet Hibiscus Swamp Hibiscus

Hibiscus coccineus

Photo: Farren Dell Rossman · CC BY 4.0

Dwarf Palmetto

Sabal minor

Photo: Loren Cassin Sackett · CC BY 4.0

Saw Palmetto

Serenoa repens

Photo: Jody Shugart · CC BY 4.0

Partridgeberry

Mitchella repens

Photo: Joe Hastings · 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

Shining Sumac

Rhus copallinum

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Movement and texture

Pink Muhly Grass

Muhlenbergia capillaris

No watering needed Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Indiangrass

Sorghastrum nutans

No watering needed Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Purple Love Grass

Eragrostis spectabilis

No watering needed Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

No watering needed Photo: Erin Snyder · CC BY 4.0

Splitbeard Bluestem

Andropogon ternarius

No watering needed

Wiregrass

Aristida stricta

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Soft Rush

Juncus effusus

Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Gamagrass

Tripsacum dactyloides

Photo: Rich Sommer · CC BY 4.0

Giant Cane

Arundinaria gigantea

Photo: Shelby Lyn Sanders · CC BY 4.0

Creek Sedge

Carex amphibola

Photo: Bonnie Semmling · CC BY 4.0

Bushy Bluestem

Andropogon glomeratus

Softstem Bulrush

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

Photo: Tommy Forrest · CC0 1.0

Broomsedge Bluestem

Andropogon virginicus

Photo: Annika Lindqvist · CC BY 4.0

Woolgrass

Scirpus cyperinus

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Comosa Sedge

Carex comosa

Photo: infiniteuniverse · CC0 1.0

Sweetgrass

Muhlenbergia sericea

No watering needed Photo: Jay Horn · CC BY 4.0

Saltmeadow Cordgrass

Sporobolus pumilus

Photo: Sheila S · CC BY 4.0

Perennials75

Seasonal colour

Blazing Star Gayfeather

Liatris spicata

Photo: worldbird · CC BY 4.0

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

No watering needed Photo: k2018lena · CC0 1.0

Swamp Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata

Photo: Mike Gooley · CC0 1.0

Obedient Plant

Physostegia virginiana

Photo: Andrew St. Paul · CC BY 4.0

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Photo: Thomas Koffel · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Iris

Iris virginica

Photo: mfeaver · CC BY 4.0

Rattlesnake master

Eryngium yuccifolium

Photo: Alex Heyman · CC0 1.0

Blue Mistflower

Conoclinium coelestinum

Photo: Schyler Brown · CC0 1.0

Scarlet Sage

Salvia coccinea

No watering needed Photo: mattmsa · CC0 1.0

Hollow Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium fistulosum

Pitcher Sage

Salvia azurea

No watering needed Photo: John Kees · CC0 1.0

Graceful Spurge

Euphorbia hypericifolia

No watering needed Photo: Alan Prather · CC BY 4.0

Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Photo: Etienne Falquet · CC0 1.0

Narrow-leaved Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Photo: Allen Browne · CC0 1.0

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Monarda punctata

No watering needed Photo: Reid Hardin · CC BY 4.0

Pickerel Rush

Pontederia cordata

Photo: Andrea Gantzer · CC BY 4.0

Jack-in-the-pulpit

Arisaema triphyllum

Photo: jogarton · CC0 1.0

Common Blue Violet

Viola sororia

Photo: Ryan Donnelly · CC BY 4.0

Whorled Milkweed

Asclepias verticillata

No watering needed Photo: Katherine Teresa · CC0 1.0

Turkey-tangle Frogfruit

Phyla nodiflora

No watering needed Photo: insiderelic · CC0 1.0

Ohio Spiderwort

Tradescantia ohiensis

Photo: Lexi Destria · CC BY 4.0

Lyreleaf Sage

Salvia lyrata

Photo: Helen J · CC BY 4.0

Broadleaf Arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia

Photo: M. Whitson · CC BY 4.0

Scarlet Hibiscus Swamp Hibiscus

Hibiscus coccineus

Photo: Farren Dell Rossman · CC BY 4.0

Swamp Sunflower

Helianthus angustifolius

Photo: Dwight Kingsbury · CC0 1.0

Partridgeberry

Mitchella repens

Photo: Joe Hastings · 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

Green Dragon

Arisaema dracontium

Photo: Joseph McPhail · CC BY 4.0

Fragrant Water Lily

Nymphaea odorata

Photo: Dennis Vollmar · CC0 1.0

Blue Star Amsonia

Amsonia ciliata

No watering needed Photo: Marissa Calvert · CC BY 4.0

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Verticals and screens

Trumpet Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens

Photo: Carrie Seltzer · CC BY 4.0

Carolina Jessamine

Gelsemium sempervirens

Photo: novvictan · CC BY 4.0

Virgin's Bower

Clematis virginiana

Photo: Roy Boyle · CC0 1.0

Trumpet Creeper

Campsis radicans

Photo: Bryant Brumbill-Corral · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Photo: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0

Purple Passionflower

Passiflora incarnata

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

Swamp Leather Flower

Clematis crispa

Photo: Terry Woodward · CC BY 4.0

Wild Potato Vine

Ipomoea pandurata

Photo: Becky Dill · CC0 1.0

Three-leaved Grape Ivy

Cissus trifoliata

No watering needed Photo: Gary Rogers · CC BY 4.0

Summer Grape

Vitis aestivalis

Photo: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Poison Ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

Photo: Ryan · CC0 1.0

Bristly Greenbrier

Smilax tamnoides

Photo: Vince Hale · CC0 1.0

Saw greenbrier

Smilax bona-nox

No watering needed Photo: Conway Hawn · CC0 1.0

Ferns8

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

Southern Wood Fern

Dryopteris ludoviciana

Photo: Laura Gaudette · CC BY 4.0

Ebony Spleenwort

Asplenium platyneuron

Photo: Daniel Atha · CC0 1.0

Marsh Fern

Thelypteris palustris

Photo: Анна Митрошенкова · CC BY 4.0

Fern

Nephrolepis biserrata

Photo: W Rao · CC BY 4.0

Meadow Spikemoss

Selaginella apoda

Photo: orionid · CC0 1.0

Cinnamon Fern

Osmunda cinnamomea

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Succulents4

Dry and architectural

Adam's Needle

Yucca filamentosa

Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0

Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia humifusa

No watering needed Photo: Lexi Destria · CC BY 4.0

Spanish Bayonet

Yucca aloifolia

No watering needed Photo: natalie · CC0 1.0

Weak-leaf Yucca

Yucca flaccida

Photo: Kristi Zoebelein · CC0 1.0

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