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Native plants in Calgary

47 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

12 of them need no watering beyond Calgary’s own rainfall

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Trees9

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

Photo: John Gaskin · CC0 1.0
Common Chokecherry

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0
Douglas Fir

Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Photo: DeeF · CC BY 4.0
Prairie Gold Quaking Aspen

Prairie Gold Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides 'Prairie Gold'

Paper Birch

Paper Birch

Betula papyrifera

Photo: Braden J. Judson · CC0 1.0
White Spruce

White Spruce

Picea glauca

Photo: robinlanark · CC0 1.0
Golden Swedish Juniper

Golden Swedish Juniper

Juniperus communis 'Suecica Aurea'

Wichita Blue Juniper

Wichita Blue Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum 'Wichita Blue'

No watering needed
Pussy Willow

Pussy Willow

Salix discolor

Photo: swords · CC0 1.0

Shrubs12

Skyrocket Juniper

Skyrocket Juniper

Juniperus horizontalis 'Skyrocket'

No watering needed
Saskatoon Serviceberry

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

Photo: John Gaskin · CC0 1.0
Common Chokecherry

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0
Lemony Lace Elderberry

Lemony Lace Elderberry

Sambucus racemosa 'Lemony Lace'

Bearberry

Bearberry

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Photo: Daryl Nolan · CC0 1.0
Red Twig Dogwood

Red Twig Dogwood

Cornus sericea 'Red Twig'

Golden Swedish Juniper

Golden Swedish Juniper

Juniperus communis 'Suecica Aurea'

Wichita Blue Juniper

Wichita Blue Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum 'Wichita Blue'

No watering needed
Snowberry

Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

Photo: Owen McElroy · CC0 1.0
Pussy Willow

Pussy Willow

Salix discolor

Photo: swords · CC0 1.0
Mammoth Red Raspberry

Mammoth Red Raspberry

Rubus idaeus 'Mammoth Red'

Sageleaf Willow

Sageleaf Willow

Salix candida 'Iceberg Alley'

Grasses6

Tufted Hairgrass

Tufted Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa

Photo: Татьяна Горбушина · CC0 1.0
Honeycomb Blue Grama Grass

Honeycomb Blue Grama Grass

Bouteloua gracilis 'Honeycomb'

No watering needed
Canada Wild Rye

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

Photo: tzeducation · CC BY 4.0
Blue Joint Grass

Blue Joint Grass

Calamagrostis canadensis

Photo: mullerecology · CC BY 4.0
Ivory Sedge

Ivory Sedge

Carex eburnea

Photo: Dan MacNeal · CC BY 4.0
Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea 'Luteo Picta'

Perennials25

Wild Bergamot

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Photo: Tom Pollard · CC BY 4.0
Chives

Chives

Allium schoenoprasum

Photo: Юлия · CC BY 4.0
Blanket Flower

Blanket Flower

Gaillardia aristata

No watering neededPhoto: k2018lena · CC0 1.0
Snow Flurry Heath Aster

Snow Flurry Heath Aster

Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry'

Smooth Blue Aster

Smooth Blue Aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

Photo: Solomiya · CC BY 4.0
Purple Prairie Clover

Purple Prairie Clover

Dalea purpurea

Photo: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0 1.0
False Solomon's Seal

False Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum racemosum

Photo: Mason Heberling · CC BY 4.0
Common Yarrow

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0
Nodding Onion

Nodding Onion

Allium cernuum

No watering neededPhoto: mark-groeneveld · CC BY 4.0
Mexican Hat Prairie Coneflower

Mexican Hat Prairie Coneflower

Ratibida columnifera 'pulcherrima'

No watering needed
White Sagebrush

White Sagebrush

Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis'

No watering needed

Prairie Smoke

Geum triflorum 'Prairie Smoke'

No watering needed
Wild Strawberry

Wild Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

Photo: maureen_c-m · CC BY 4.0
Alumroot

Alumroot

Heuchera richardsonii

Photo: Kallum McDonald · CC0 1.0
Starry Solomon's Seal

Starry Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum stellatum

Photo: mel letterman · CC BY 4.0
Scouring Rush

Scouring Rush

Equisetum hyemale

Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0
Lewis Flax

Lewis Flax

Linum lewisii

No watering neededPhoto: Leah Gardner · CC0 1.0
Grass-leaved Goldenrod

Grass-leaved Goldenrod

Euthamia graminifolia

Photo: Ben Keen · CC0 1.0
Wood Lily

Wood Lily

Lilium philadelphicum

Photo: Elias · CC BY 4.0
Tarragon

Tarragon

Artemisia dracunculus

No watering neededPhoto: Jesse Rorabaugh · CC0 1.0
Field Pussytoes

Field Pussytoes

Antennaria neglecta

Photo: Shaan Aroeste · CC BY 4.0
Hairy Gumweed

Hairy Gumweed

Grindelia hirsutula

No watering neededPhoto: Mary K. Hanson · CC BY 4.0
Small Yellow Lady's Slipper

Small Yellow Lady's Slipper

Cypripedium parviflorum 'var parviflorum'

Golden Corydalis

Golden Corydalis

Corydalis aurea

No watering neededPhoto: Robbie Hannawacker · CC0 1.0
American False Hellebore

American False Hellebore

Veratrum viride 'Great White Hellebore'

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