South Carolina
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 (349), shrubs (135), trees (123) · 105 of them need no watering beyond Columbia’s own rainfall
Showing 244 plants · 446 more are native here but not in the catalog yet
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Trees69
Canopy and structureShrubs53
Backbone plantingGrasses26
Movement and texturePerennials100
Seasonal colourVines9
Verticals and screensFerns11
Shade and dampSucculents4
Dry and architecturalMore of South Carolina
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Design a Columbia garden with these plants
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