South Carolina
Native plants in Charleston
400 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 (174), trees (82), shrubs (80) · 169 of them need no watering beyond Charleston’s own rainfall
Showing 136 plants · 264 more are native here but not in the catalog yet
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Trees48
Canopy and structure
Shrubs35
Backbone planting
Grasses14
Movement and texture
Perennials45
Seasonal colour
Vines7
Verticals and screens
Ferns5
Shade and damp
Succulents4
Dry and architectural
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