Illinois
Native plants in Champaign
469 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 (303), grasses (71), trees (58) · 258 of them need no watering beyond Champaign’s own rainfall
Showing 189 plants · 280 more are native here but not in the catalog yet
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Trees41
Canopy and structure
Shrubs27
Backbone planting
Grasses23
Movement and texture
Perennials105
Seasonal colour
Vines3
Verticals and screens
Ferns6
Shade and damp
Succulents1
Dry and architectural
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