Wyoming

Native plants in Cheyenne

48 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

2 of them need no watering beyond Cheyenne’s own rainfall

Showing 48 plants

Sort

Trees7

Common Chokecherry

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0
Ponderosa Pine

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0
Golden Swedish Juniper

Golden Swedish Juniper

Juniperus communis 'Suecica Aurea'

Wichita Blue Juniper

Wichita Blue Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum 'Wichita Blue'

Sensation Boxelder

Sensation Boxelder

Acer negundo 'Sensation'

Douglas Fir

Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Photo: DeeF · CC BY 4.0
American Plum

American Plum

Prunus americana

Photo: Curtis Drake · CC BY 4.0

Shrubs8

Common Chokecherry

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0
Cutleaf Coneflower

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0
Golden Currant

Golden Currant

Ribes aureum

Photo: Jeff D Hansen · CC BY 4.0
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'

Smooth Sumac

Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

Photo: Tony KM · CC BY 4.0
American Plum

American Plum

Prunus americana

Photo: Curtis Drake · CC BY 4.0

Grasses10

Little Bluestem

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0
'Rain Dance' Big Bluestem

'Rain Dance' Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardii 'Rain Dance'

Prairie Dropseed

Prairie Dropseed

Sporobolus heterolepis

Photo: Dawn VanDeman · CC0 1.0
Golden Sunset Yellow Indiangrass

Golden Sunset Yellow Indiangrass

Sorghastrum nutans 'Golden Sunset Yellow'

Switchgrass

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

Photo: Erin Snyder · CC BY 4.0
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
Shortbeak Sedge

Shortbeak Sedge

Carex brevior

Photo: Summit Metro Parks · CC BY 4.0
Woolly Sedge

Woolly Sedge

Carex pellita

Photo: Patrice Dupont · CC BY 4.0

Perennials27

Black-eyed Susan

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0
Wild Bergamot

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Photo: Tom Pollard · CC BY 4.0
Common Sneezeweed

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Photo: Thomas Koffel · CC BY 4.0
Great Blue Lobelia

Great Blue Lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica

Photo: Andrew Conboy · CC BY 4.0
Cutleaf Coneflower

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0
Blanket Flower

Blanket Flower

Gaillardia aristata

Photo: 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
Colorado Blue Columbine

Colorado Blue Columbine

Aquilegia caerulea

Photo: Anders Hastings · CC BY 4.0
Showy Milkweed

Showy Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

Photo: Karen Guin · CC BY 4.0
Red Dwarf Joe-Pye Weed

Red Dwarf Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium maculatum 'Red Dwarf'

Golden Buckwheat

Golden Buckwheat

Eriogonum umbellatum 'aureum'

Common Yarrow

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0
Nodding Onion

Nodding Onion

Allium cernuum

Photo: mark-groeneveld · CC BY 4.0
Mexican Hat Prairie Coneflower

Mexican Hat Prairie Coneflower

Ratibida columnifera 'pulcherrima'

Common Sunflower

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

No watering neededPhoto: Francesco Santoro · CC BY 4.0
Wild Strawberry

Wild Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

Photo: maureen_c-m · CC BY 4.0
Stiff Goldenrod

Stiff Goldenrod

Solidago rigida

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

Starry Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum stellatum

Photo: mel letterman · CC BY 4.0
Purple-leaf Loosestrife

Purple-leaf Loosestrife

Lysimachia ciliata 'Atropurpurea'

Wood Lily

Wood Lily

Lilium philadelphicum

Photo: Elias · CC BY 4.0
Sweet Kate Spiderwort

Sweet Kate Spiderwort

Tradescantia occidentalis 'Sweet Kate'

Mountain Goldenbanner

Mountain Goldenbanner

Thermopsis montana

Photo: Robbie Hannawacker · CC0 1.0
Self-heal

Self-heal

Prunella vulgaris

Photo: Seig · CC BY 4.0
Carolina Delphinium

Carolina Delphinium

Delphinium carolinianum

Photo: Brian Dickerson · CC0 1.0
Tarragon

Tarragon

Artemisia dracunculus

Photo: Jesse Rorabaugh · CC0 1.0

Succulents1

Soapweed Yucca

Soapweed Yucca

Yucca glauca

Photo: Emily Geest · CC BY 4.0

More of Wyoming

Browse every cityView all North American native plants in Wyoming

Design a Cheyenne garden with these plants

Snap a photo of your yard and Sow places real, zone-matched plants into it — then keeps the watering and care schedule for everything you plant.

Join Sow for Free