Maryland
Native plants in Columbia
690 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 (387), shrubs (116), grasses (100) · 371 of them need no watering beyond Columbia’s own rainfall
Showing 267 plants · 423 more are native here but not in the catalog yet
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Trees68
Canopy and structureShrubs60
Backbone plantingGrasses25
Movement and texturePerennials120
Seasonal colourVines5
Verticals and screensFerns16
Shade and dampSucculents3
Dry and architecturalMore of Maryland
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Design a Columbia garden with these plants
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