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Native plants in Cleveland

342 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

300 of them need no watering beyond Cleveland’s own rainfall

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Canopy and structure

Red Maple

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

No watering needed Photo: caymanmatt · CC BY 4.0

Redbud

Redbud

Cercis canadensis

No watering needed Photo: John Thomlinson · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Arborvitae Northern White Cedar

Eastern Arborvitae Northern White Cedar

Thuja occidentalis

Photo: Michael Naumoff · CC0 1.0

River Birch

River Birch

Betula nigra

No watering needed Photo: wcmorton · CC0 1.0

Tulip Poplar

Tulip Poplar

Liriodendron tulipifera

No watering needed Photo: Daniel Atha · CC0 1.0

Sweetgum

Sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua

No watering needed Photo: andrew2285 · CC0 1.0

Flowering Dogwood

Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida

No watering needed Photo: Maura · CC BY 4.0

Sugar Maple

Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum

No watering needed Photo: kedmunds11 · CC0 1.0

Red Oak

Red Oak

Quercus rubra

Photo: Peter · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Redcedar

Eastern Redcedar

Juniperus virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Jonathan Layman · CC BY 4.0

Black Tupelo

Black Tupelo

Nyssa sylvatica

No watering needed Photo: Navin Sasikumar · CC BY 4.0

Serviceberry

Serviceberry

Amelanchier canadensis

No watering needed Photo: geosesarma · CC BY 4.0

Pagoda Dogwood

Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

Photo: Robert Stegmann · CC BY 4.0

Sweetbay Magnolia

Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0

White Fringetree

White Fringetree

Chionanthus virginicus

No watering needed Photo: Sydney Olsen · CC BY 4.0

Common Witch Hazel

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Serviceberry

Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea

No watering needed Photo: Étienne Léveillé-Bourret · CC BY 4.0

Shumard Oak

Shumard Oak

Quercus shumardii

No watering needed Photo: lanechaffin · CC0 1.0

Sourwood

Sourwood

Oxydendrum arboreum

No watering needed Photo: Emily Summerbell · CC BY 4.0

Pin Oak

Pin Oak

Quercus palustris

No watering needed Photo: Amelia Tauber · CC BY 4.0

Eastern White Pine

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus

No watering needed Photo: TEAMVALOR786 Succulents and cacti, The future of nature is in your hands · CC BY 4.0

White Oak

White Oak

Quercus alba

Photo: sblumen · CC BY 4.0

Boxelder

Boxelder

Acer negundo

No watering needed Photo: Ryan Sorrells · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Hemlock

Eastern Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis

No watering needed Photo: Nick Kleinschmidt · CC BY 4.0

Pawpaw

Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

No watering needed Photo: Farren Dell Rossman · CC BY 4.0

Common Hackberry

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

No watering needed Photo: Dávid Horváth · CC BY 4.0

Scarlet Oak

Scarlet Oak

Quercus coccinea

No watering needed Photo: Andrew Conboy · CC BY 4.0

American Hornbeam

American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

No watering needed Photo: Bonnie Isaac · CC0 1.0

Cucumbertree Magnolia

Cucumbertree Magnolia

Magnolia acuminata

No watering needed Photo: Will McFarland · CC BY 4.0

American Linden

American Linden

Tilia americana

No watering needed Photo: Tom Scavo · CC BY 4.0

Spicebush

Spicebush

Lindera benzoin

No watering needed Photo: Ryan F. Mandelbaum · CC BY 4.0

American Sycamore

American Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

No watering needed Photo: ashleyrsteel · CC BY 4.0

Shrubs67

Backbone planting

Smooth Hydrangea

Smooth Hydrangea

Hydrangea arborescens

No watering needed Photo: Emily Summerbell · CC BY 4.0

Ninebark

Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius

No watering needed Photo: jyoung2399 · CC BY 4.0

Chokeberry

Chokeberry

Aronia melanocarpa

Photo: Tom Norton · CC BY 4.0

Hardy Hibiscus

Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

No watering needed Photo: botanygirl · CC BY 4.0

Buttonbush

Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

No watering needed Photo: Gregory Bennett · CC0 1.0

Winterberry

Winterberry

Ilex verticillata

Photo: Adam Kranz · CC0 1.0

American Elderberry

American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

No watering needed Photo: Melanie Gaddy · CC0 1.0

Serviceberry

Serviceberry

Amelanchier canadensis

No watering needed Photo: geosesarma · CC BY 4.0

Pagoda Dogwood

Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

Photo: Robert Stegmann · CC BY 4.0

Sweetbay Magnolia

Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0

White Fringetree

White Fringetree

Chionanthus virginicus

No watering needed Photo: Sydney Olsen · CC BY 4.0

Cutleaf Coneflower

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

No watering needed Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Common Witch Hazel

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Carolina Allspice

Carolina Allspice

Calycanthus floridus

No watering needed Photo: Allan Harris · CC0 1.0

Serviceberry

Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea

No watering needed Photo: Étienne Léveillé-Bourret · CC BY 4.0

Smooth Witherod

Smooth Witherod

Viburnum nudum

Photo: Scott Ward · CC BY 4.0

Beautyberry

Beautyberry

Callicarpa americana

No watering needed Photo: Leila Dasher · CC BY 4.0

Large Fothergilla

Large Fothergilla

Fothergilla major

No watering needed Photo: Carol Ann McCormick · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Spurge

Japanese Spurge

Pachysandra procumbens

No watering needed Photo: juniper_likethetree · CC BY 4.0

Oakleaf Hydrangea

Oakleaf Hydrangea

Hydrangea quercifolia

No watering needed Photo: Tyler Radtke · CC0 1.0

Mountain Laurel

Mountain Laurel

Kalmia latifolia

No watering needed Photo: Dalton Watt · CC BY 4.0

Highbush Blueberry

Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum

No watering needed Photo: Daniel Atha · CC0 1.0

Red Chokeberry

Red Chokeberry

Aronia arbutifolia

Photo: Jeff Clark · CC BY 4.0

Pawpaw

Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

No watering needed Photo: Farren Dell Rossman · CC BY 4.0

Spicebush

Spicebush

Lindera benzoin

No watering needed Photo: Ryan F. Mandelbaum · CC BY 4.0

New Jersey Tea

New Jersey Tea

Ceanothus americanus

No watering needed Photo: Dan Wilder · CC0 1.0

American Hazelnut

American Hazelnut

Corylus americana

No watering needed Photo: Mark Richman · CC BY 4.0

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Monarda punctata

No watering needed Photo: Reid Hardin · CC BY 4.0

Prickly Pear Cactus

Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia humifusa

No watering needed Photo: Lexi Destria · CC BY 4.0

American Holly

American Holly

Ilex opaca

No watering needed Photo: Shannon · CC0 1.0

Red Buckeye

Red Buckeye

Aesculus pavia

No watering needed Photo: Jeff Clark · CC BY 4.0

Smooth Sumac

Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

No watering needed Photo: Tony KM · CC BY 4.0

Grasses27

Movement and texture

Big Bluestem

Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardi

No watering needed

Northern Sea Oats

Northern Sea Oats

Chasmanthium latifolium

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

Pink Muhly Grass

Pink Muhly Grass

Muhlenbergia capillaris

No watering needed Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Indiangrass

Indiangrass

Sorghastrum nutans

No watering needed Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Purple Love Grass

Purple Love Grass

Eragrostis spectabilis

No watering needed Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0

Switchgrass

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

No watering needed Photo: Erin Snyder · CC BY 4.0

Gray Sedge

Gray Sedge

Carex grayi

No watering needed Photo: A. G. · CC0 1.0

Cherokee Sedge

Cherokee Sedge

Carex cherokeensis

No watering needed Photo: Jesse · CC BY 4.0

Splitbeard Bluestem

Splitbeard Bluestem

Andropogon ternarius

No watering needed

Blue Wood Sedge

Blue Wood Sedge

Carex flaccosperma

No watering needed Photo: Will McFarland · CC BY 4.0

Soft Rush

Soft Rush

Juncus effusus

No watering needed Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Bottlebrush Grass

Bottlebrush Grass

Elymus hystrix

No watering needed Photo: Skyler Principe · CC BY 4.0

Path Rush

Path Rush

Juncus tenuis

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 1.0

Virginia Wild Rye

Virginia Wild Rye

Elymus virginicus

No watering needed Photo: Jason Leduc · CC0 1.0

Eastern Gamagrass

Eastern Gamagrass

Tripsacum dactyloides

No watering needed Photo: Rich Sommer · CC BY 4.0

Fringed Sedge

Fringed Sedge

Carex crinita

Photo: Trix Niernberger · CC0 1.0

Rosy Sedge

Rosy Sedge

Carex rosea

No watering needed Photo: Jeremy Atherton · CC BY 4.0

Whitetinge Sedge

Whitetinge Sedge

Carex albicans

No watering needed Photo: hr_dragonfly · CC BY 4.0

Texas Sedge

Texas Sedge

Carex texensis

No watering needed Photo: Senna Bryce Robeson · CC BY 4.0

Poverty Oatgrass

Poverty Oatgrass

Danthonia spicata

No watering needed Photo: botanygirl · CC BY 4.0

Giant Cane

Giant Cane

Arundinaria gigantea

No watering needed Photo: Shelby Lyn Sanders · CC BY 4.0

Fox Sedge

Fox Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

No watering needed Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Creek Sedge

Creek Sedge

Carex amphibola

No watering needed Photo: Bonnie Semmling · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Woodland Sedge

Eastern Woodland Sedge

Carex blanda

No watering needed Photo: Matt Felperin · CC BY 4.0

Broomsedge Bluestem

Broomsedge Bluestem

Andropogon virginicus

No watering needed Photo: Annika Lindqvist · CC BY 4.0

Woolgrass

Woolgrass

Scirpus cyperinus

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Bottlebrush Sedge

Bottlebrush Sedge

Carex lurida

Photo: Steven Lamonde · CC BY 4.0

Perennials171

Seasonal colour

Purple Coneflower

Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

No watering needed Photo: Rochelle Davis · CC BY 4.0

Orange Coneflower

Orange Coneflower

Rudbeckia fulgida

No watering needed Photo: Kristály Cravens-Liszak · CC BY 4.0

Blazing Star Gayfeather

Blazing Star Gayfeather

Liatris spicata

No watering needed Photo: worldbird · CC BY 4.0

Butterfly Weed

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

No watering needed Photo: k2018lena · CC0 1.0

Garden Phlox

Garden Phlox

Phlox paniculata

No watering needed Photo: Andy Wilson · CC0 1.0

Swamp Milkweed

Swamp Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata

No watering needed Photo: Mike Gooley · CC0 1.0

Foxglove Beardtongue

Foxglove Beardtongue

Penstemon digitalis

No watering needed Photo: Bob Schwartz · CC BY 4.0

Bee Balm Oswego Tea

Bee Balm Oswego Tea

Monarda didyma

No watering needed Photo: LJ Moore-McClelland · CC BY 4.0

Obedient Plant

Obedient Plant

Physostegia virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Andrew St. Paul · CC BY 4.0

Black-eyed Susan

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

No watering needed Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Blue Wild Indigo

Blue Wild Indigo

Baptisia australis

No watering needed Photo: Nathan May · CC BY 4.0

Hardy Hibiscus

Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

No watering needed Photo: botanygirl · CC BY 4.0

Lanceleaf Tickseed

Lanceleaf Tickseed

Coreopsis lanceolata

No watering needed Photo: Silvia Cova · CC0 1.0

Wild Bergamot

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

No watering needed Photo: Tom Pollard · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Red Columbine

Eastern Red Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

No watering needed Photo: Craig Hensley · CC BY 4.0

Common Sneezeweed

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

No watering needed Photo: Thomas Koffel · CC BY 4.0

Great Blue Lobelia

Great Blue Lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica

No watering needed Photo: Andrew Conboy · CC BY 4.0

Foamflower

Foamflower

Tiarella cordifolia

No watering needed Photo: Paul Bade · CC BY 4.0

Woodland Phlox

Woodland Phlox

Phlox divaricata

No watering needed Photo: Jacqueline Raiford · CC BY 4.0

Bluestar

Bluestar

Amsonia tabernaemontana

No watering needed Photo: Leila Dasher · CC BY 4.0

Hairy Alumroot

Hairy Alumroot

Heuchera villosa

No watering needed Photo: Scott Morris · CC BY 4.0

Cutleaf Coneflower

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

No watering needed Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Wild Geranium

Wild Geranium

Geranium maculatum

No watering needed Photo: sophia_herrmeyer · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Iris

Virginia Iris

Iris virginica

No watering needed Photo: mfeaver · CC BY 4.0

Rattlesnake master

Rattlesnake master

Eryngium yuccifolium

No watering needed Photo: Alex Heyman · CC0 1.0

Common Milkweed

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

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

Coral Bells

Coral Bells

Heuchera americana

No watering needed Photo: Alaina Krakowiak · CC BY 4.0

Brown-eyed Susan

Brown-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia triloba

No watering needed Photo: Alexis Williams · CC BY 4.0

Rough Gayfeather

Rough Gayfeather

Liatris aspera

No watering needed Photo: florawhite · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Bluebell

Virginia Bluebell

Mertensia virginica

No watering needed Photo: Melinda Soltys · CC0 1.0

Sweet Joe-Pye Weed

Sweet Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium purpureum

No watering needed Photo: Jason Swanson · CC0 1.0

White Wood Aster

White Wood Aster

Eurybia divaricata

No watering needed Photo: Bonnie Semmling · CC BY 4.0

Vines19

Verticals and screens

Trumpet Honeysuckle

Trumpet Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens

No watering needed Photo: Carrie Seltzer · CC BY 4.0

American Wisteria

American Wisteria

Wisteria frutescens

No watering needed Photo: Will McFarland · CC BY 4.0

Crossvine

Crossvine

Bignonia capreolata

No watering needed Photo: natgrace18 · CC0 1.0

Carolina Jessamine

Carolina Jessamine

Gelsemium sempervirens

No watering needed Photo: novvictan · CC BY 4.0

Virgin's Bower

Virgin's Bower

Clematis virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Roy Boyle · CC0 1.0

Trumpet Creeper

Trumpet Creeper

Campsis radicans

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

Virginia Creeper

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

No watering needed Photo: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0

Purple Passionflower

Purple Passionflower

Passiflora incarnata

No watering needed Photo: snail_hiker · CC BY 4.0

Muscadine

Muscadine

Vitis rotundifolia

No watering needed Photo: Jill DeVito, PhD · CC0 1.0

Leather Flower

Leather Flower

Clematis viorna

No watering needed Photo: Terri Koontz · CC0 1.0

Wild Potato Vine

Wild Potato Vine

Ipomoea pandurata

No watering needed Photo: Becky Dill · CC0 1.0

American Bittersweet

American Bittersweet

Celastrus scandens

No watering needed Photo: Owen McElroy · CC0 1.0

Heartleaf Peppervine

Heartleaf Peppervine

Ampelopsis cordata

No watering needed Photo: Tommy · CC0 1.0

Summer Grape

Summer Grape

Vitis aestivalis

No watering needed Photo: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0

Frost Grape

Frost Grape

Vitis vulpina

No watering needed Photo: Adrian Gonzalez · CC BY 4.0

Common Greenbrier

Common Greenbrier

Smilax rotundifolia

No watering needed Photo: Luke · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Poison Ivy

Eastern Poison Ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

No watering needed Photo: Ryan · CC0 1.0

Bristly Greenbrier

Bristly Greenbrier

Smilax tamnoides

No watering needed Photo: Vince Hale · CC0 1.0

Saw greenbrier

Saw greenbrier

Smilax bona-nox

No watering needed Photo: Conway Hawn · CC0 1.0

Ferns11

Shade and damp

Succulents5

Dry and architectural

Adam's Needle

Adam's Needle

Yucca filamentosa

No watering needed Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0

Prickly Pear Cactus

Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia humifusa

No watering needed Photo: Lexi Destria · CC BY 4.0

Whorled Stonecrop

Whorled Stonecrop

Sedum ternatum

No watering needed Photo: botanygirl · CC BY 4.0

Weak-leaf Yucca

Weak-leaf Yucca

Yucca flaccida

No watering needed Photo: Kristi Zoebelein · CC0 1.0

False Aloe

False Aloe

Agave virginica

No watering needed Photo: Sequoia Janirella Wrens · CC0 1.0

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