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Native plants in Cary

332 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

70 of them need no watering beyond Cary’s own rainfall

Yard rebates in Cary

3 programs from the city, the county or local utilities pay residents for yard projects, plus 1 statewide. 1 ask for a plan or plant list before they approve a project.

Open
Town of Cary Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Grant
Town of Cary Stormwater
Reimbursement of up to $5,000
Up to $5,000 per household
Seasonal
Town of Cary My Tree, Our Tree Free Native Tree
Town of Cary Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources
One free native tree per household
Seasonal
Town of Cary Online Compost Bin and Rain Barrel Sale
Town of Cary
Rain barrel (55 gal) $65; compost bin (82 gal) $55; mesh base $15; compost turner $18; kitchen collector $12 (below-wholesale pricing)

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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

River Birch

Betula nigra

Photo: wcmorton · CC0 1.0

Bald Cypress

Taxodium distichum

Photo: Sawyer Baran · CC BY 4.0

Tulip Poplar

Liriodendron tulipifera

Photo: Daniel Atha · CC0 1.0

Sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua

Photo: andrew2285 · CC0 1.0

Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida

Photo: Maura · CC BY 4.0

Red Oak

Quercus rubra

Photo: Peter · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Redcedar

Juniperus virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Jonathan Layman · CC BY 4.0

Freeman Maple

Acer freemanii

Photo: Marilyne Busque-Dubois · CC BY 4.0

Black Tupelo

Nyssa sylvatica

Photo: Navin Sasikumar · CC BY 4.0

Serviceberry

Amelanchier canadensis

Photo: geosesarma · 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

Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea

Photo: Étienne Léveillé-Bourret · CC BY 4.0

Shumard Oak

Quercus shumardii

No watering needed Photo: lanechaffin · CC0 1.0

Sourwood

Oxydendrum arboreum

Photo: Emily Summerbell · CC BY 4.0

Carolina Cherry-laurel

Prunus caroliniana

No watering needed Photo: samlutfy · CC BY 4.0

Pin Oak

Quercus palustris

Photo: Amelia Tauber · CC BY 4.0

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus

Photo: TEAMVALOR786 Succulents and cacti, The future of nature is in your hands · CC BY 4.0

White Oak

Quercus alba

Photo: sblumen · CC BY 4.0

Boxelder

Acer negundo

Photo: Ryan Sorrells · CC BY 4.0

Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

Photo: Farren Dell Rossman · CC BY 4.0

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Photo: Dávid Horváth · CC BY 4.0

Scarlet Oak

Quercus coccinea

Photo: Andrew Conboy · CC BY 4.0

American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

Photo: Bonnie Isaac · CC0 1.0

Cucumbertree Magnolia

Magnolia acuminata

Photo: Will McFarland · CC BY 4.0

American Linden

Tilia americana

Photo: Tom Scavo · CC BY 4.0

Spicebush

Lindera benzoin

Photo: Ryan F. Mandelbaum · CC BY 4.0

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Backbone planting

Smooth Hydrangea

Hydrangea arborescens

Photo: Emily Summerbell · CC BY 4.0

Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

Photo: botanygirl · CC BY 4.0

Summersweet

Clethra alnifolia

Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Photo: Gregory Bennett · CC0 1.0

Arrowwood Viburnum

Viburnum dentatum

Photo: Bonnie Isaac · CC0 1.0

Winterberry

Ilex verticillata

Photo: Adam Kranz · CC0 1.0

American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Photo: Melanie Gaddy · CC0 1.0

Serviceberry

Amelanchier canadensis

Photo: geosesarma · CC BY 4.0

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

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

Photo: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0

Carolina Allspice

Calycanthus floridus

Photo: Allan Harris · CC0 1.0

Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea

Photo: Étienne Léveillé-Bourret · CC BY 4.0

Dwarf Fothergilla

Fothergilla gardenii

Photo: lclair1344 · 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

Carolina Cherry-laurel

Prunus caroliniana

No watering needed Photo: samlutfy · CC BY 4.0

Fragrant Sumac

Rhus aromatica

No watering needed Photo: Susan Berry · CC0 1.0

Mountain Laurel

Kalmia latifolia

Photo: Dalton Watt · CC BY 4.0

Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum

Photo: Daniel Atha · CC0 1.0

Red Chokeberry

Aronia arbutifolia

Photo: Jeff Clark · CC BY 4.0

Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

Photo: Farren Dell Rossman · CC BY 4.0

Spicebush

Lindera benzoin

Photo: Ryan F. Mandelbaum · CC BY 4.0

New Jersey Tea

Ceanothus americanus

Photo: Dan Wilder · CC0 1.0

Wintergreen

Gaultheria procumbens

Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

American Hazelnut

Corylus americana

Photo: Mark Richman · CC BY 4.0

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

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Movement and texture

Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardi

No watering needed

Northern Sea Oats

Chasmanthium latifolium

No watering needed Photo: Gold eagle Kroll · CC BY 4.0

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

Pennsylvania Sedge

Carex pensylvanica

Photo: Frog The Kermit · CC BY 4.0

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

Gray Sedge

Carex grayi

Photo: A. G. · CC0 1.0

Creeping Sedge

Carex laxiculmis

Photo: Marc-Aurèle Vallée · CC0 1.0

Splitbeard Bluestem

Andropogon ternarius

No watering needed

Blue Wood Sedge

Carex flaccosperma

Photo: Will McFarland · CC BY 4.0

Soft Rush

Juncus effusus

Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Bottlebrush Grass

Elymus hystrix

Photo: Skyler Principe · CC BY 4.0

Path Rush

Juncus tenuis

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 1.0

Virginia Wild Rye

Elymus virginicus

Photo: Jason Leduc · CC0 1.0

Eastern Gamagrass

Tripsacum dactyloides

No watering needed Photo: Rich Sommer · CC BY 4.0

Fringed Sedge

Carex crinita

Photo: Trix Niernberger · CC0 1.0

Rosy Sedge

Carex rosea

Photo: Jeremy Atherton · CC BY 4.0

Whitetinge Sedge

Carex albicans

Photo: hr_dragonfly · CC BY 4.0

Poverty Oatgrass

Danthonia spicata

Photo: botanygirl · CC BY 4.0

Giant Cane

Arundinaria gigantea

Photo: Shelby Lyn Sanders · CC BY 4.0

Fox Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Creek Sedge

Carex amphibola

Photo: Bonnie Semmling · CC BY 4.0

Bushy Bluestem

Andropogon glomeratus

No watering needed

Eastern Woodland Sedge

Carex blanda

Photo: Matt Felperin · CC BY 4.0

Broomsedge Bluestem

Andropogon virginicus

No watering needed Photo: Annika Lindqvist · CC BY 4.0

Woolgrass

Scirpus cyperinus

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Bottlebrush Sedge

Carex lurida

Photo: Steven Lamonde · CC BY 4.0

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Seasonal colour

Orange Coneflower

Rudbeckia fulgida

Photo: Kristály Cravens-Liszak · CC BY 4.0

Blazing Star Gayfeather

Liatris spicata

Photo: worldbird · CC BY 4.0

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

No watering needed Photo: k2018lena · CC0 1.0

Garden Phlox

Phlox paniculata

Photo: Andy Wilson · CC0 1.0

Swamp Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata

Photo: Mike Gooley · CC0 1.0

Threadleaf Coreopsis

Coreopsis verticillata

Photo: Mark Richman · CC BY 4.0

Foxglove Beardtongue

Penstemon digitalis

Photo: Bob Schwartz · CC BY 4.0

Bee Balm Oswego Tea

Monarda didyma

Photo: LJ Moore-McClelland · CC BY 4.0

Obedient Plant

Physostegia virginiana

Photo: Andrew St. Paul · CC BY 4.0

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

No watering needed Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

Photo: botanygirl · CC BY 4.0

Lanceleaf Tickseed

Coreopsis lanceolata

No watering needed Photo: Silvia Cova · CC0 1.0

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

No watering needed Photo: Tom Pollard · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Red Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Photo: Craig Hensley · CC BY 4.0

False Sunflower

Heliopsis helianthoides

No watering needed Photo: W Rao · CC BY 4.0

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Photo: Thomas Koffel · CC BY 4.0

Great Blue Lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica

Photo: Andrew Conboy · CC BY 4.0

Foamflower

Tiarella cordifolia

Photo: Paul Bade · CC BY 4.0

Woodland Phlox

Phlox divaricata

Photo: Jacqueline Raiford · CC BY 4.0

Bluestar

Amsonia tabernaemontana

Photo: Leila Dasher · CC BY 4.0

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Wild Geranium

Geranium maculatum

Photo: sophia_herrmeyer · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Iris

Iris virginica

Photo: mfeaver · CC BY 4.0

Rattlesnake master

Eryngium yuccifolium

Photo: Alex Heyman · CC0 1.0

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

No watering needed Photo: Dilrukshan Priyantha Wijesinghe · CC BY 4.0

Coral Bells

Heuchera americana

Photo: Alaina Krakowiak · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Bluebell

Mertensia virginica

Photo: Melinda Soltys · CC0 1.0

Sweet Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium purpureum

Photo: Jason Swanson · CC0 1.0

Golden Alexanders

Zizia aurea

Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

White Wood Aster

Eurybia divaricata

Photo: Bonnie Semmling · CC BY 4.0

Blue Mistflower

Conoclinium coelestinum

Photo: Schyler Brown · CC0 1.0

Clustered Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum muticum

Photo: Rachel Sewell · CC BY 4.0

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Verticals and screens

Trumpet Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens

Photo: Carrie Seltzer · CC BY 4.0

American Wisteria

Wisteria frutescens

Photo: Will McFarland · CC BY 4.0

Crossvine

Bignonia capreolata

Photo: natgrace18 · CC0 1.0

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

No watering needed Photo: Bryant Brumbill-Corral · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

No watering needed 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

Muscadine

Vitis rotundifolia

Photo: Jill DeVito, PhD · CC0 1.0

Swamp Leather Flower

Clematis crispa

Photo: Terry Woodward · CC BY 4.0

Leather Flower

Clematis viorna

Photo: Terri Koontz · CC0 1.0

Wild Potato Vine

Ipomoea pandurata

Photo: Becky Dill · CC0 1.0

Heartleaf Peppervine

Ampelopsis cordata

No watering needed Photo: Tommy · CC0 1.0

Summer Grape

Vitis aestivalis

Photo: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0

Frost Grape

Vitis vulpina

No watering needed Photo: Adrian Gonzalez · CC BY 4.0

Common Greenbrier

Smilax rotundifolia

Photo: Luke · CC BY 4.0

Hedge Bindweed

Calystegia sepium

No watering needed Photo: Arnim Littek · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Poison Ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

Photo: Ryan · CC0 1.0

Bristly Greenbrier

Smilax tamnoides

No watering needed Photo: Vince Hale · CC0 1.0

Saw greenbrier

Smilax bona-nox

No watering needed Photo: Conway Hawn · CC0 1.0

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Shade and damp

Northern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum pedatum

Photo: Jason Hill · CC BY 4.0

Christmas Fern

Polystichum acrostichoides

Photo: John Brew · CC BY 4.0

Marginal Wood Fern

Dryopteris marginalis

Photo: Lynn Harper · CC0 1.0

Lady Fern

Athyrium filix-femina

Photo: Jon Mortin · CC BY 4.0

Cinnamon Fern

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

Photo: Erik · CC BY 4.0

Sensitive Fern

Onoclea sensibilis

Photo: laurawies · CC BY 4.0

Hay-scented Fern

Dennstaedtia punctilobula

Photo: Natalie Waddell-Rutter · CC BY 4.0

Ebony Spleenwort

Asplenium platyneuron

Photo: Daniel Atha · CC0 1.0

Log Fern

Dryopteris x celsa

Photo: John Kees · CC0 1.0

Broad Beech Fern

Phegopteris hexagonoptera

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Marsh Fern

Thelypteris palustris

Photo: Анна Митрошенкова · CC BY 4.0

Hairy Lip Fern

Myriopteris lanosa

New York Fern

Parathelypteris noveboracensis

Photo: Carol Ann McCormick · CC BY 4.0

Meadow Spikemoss

Selaginella apoda

Photo: orionid · CC0 1.0

Cinnamon Fern

Osmunda cinnamomea

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

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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

Whorled Stonecrop

Sedum ternatum

Photo: botanygirl · CC BY 4.0

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Trees78

Shrubs66

Grasses28

Perennials158

Vines21

Ferns15

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