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Native plants in Corpus Christi

47 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

12 of them need no watering beyond Corpus Christi’s own rainfall

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Trees10

Southern Live Oak

Southern Live Oak

Quercus virginiana

Photo: Alexander Williams · CC0 1.0
Bur Oak

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0
Yaupon Holly

Yaupon Holly

Ilex vomitoria

Photo: Sophia K · CC BY 4.0
Woodville Dwarf Palmetto

Woodville Dwarf Palmetto

Sabal minor 'Woodville'

Coralbean

Coralbean

Erythrina herbacea

Photo: TJ Butler · CC0 1.0
Mexican Palmetto

Mexican Palmetto

Sabal mexicana

Photo: Ricardo Jaimes-López · CC BY 4.0
Black Willow

Black Willow

Salix nigra

Photo: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0
Cedar Elm

Cedar Elm

Ulmus crassifolia

Photo: Craig Hensley · CC BY 4.0
Laurel Oak

Laurel Oak

Quercus laurifolia

Photo: Jay Horn · CC BY 4.0
Spanish Dagger

Spanish Dagger

Yucca treculeana

No watering needed

Shrubs11

Sugar Shack Buttonbush

Sugar Shack Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis 'Sugar Shack'

American Elderberry

American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Photo: Melanie Gaddy · CC0 1.0
Diamond Frost Euphorbia

Diamond Frost Euphorbia

Euphorbia hypericifolia 'Diamond Frost'

Yaupon Holly

Yaupon Holly

Ilex vomitoria

Photo: Sophia K · CC BY 4.0
Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Monarda punctata

Photo: Reid Hardin · CC BY 4.0
Woodville Dwarf Palmetto

Woodville Dwarf Palmetto

Sabal minor 'Woodville'

Coralbean

Coralbean

Erythrina herbacea

Photo: TJ Butler · CC0 1.0
Spanish Dagger

Spanish Dagger

Yucca treculeana

No watering needed
Golden Crownbeard

Golden Crownbeard

Verbesina encelioides

No watering neededPhoto: Center for Urban Ecology · CC0 1.0
Jesuit's Bark

Jesuit's Bark

Iva frutescens

Photo: Ira Gershenhorn · CC0 1.0
Southern Dewberry

Southern Dewberry

Rubus trivialis

Photo: Brooke Smith · CC BY 4.0

Grasses11

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'

No watering needed
Northern Sea Oats

Northern Sea Oats

Chasmanthium latifolium

Photo: Gold eagle Kroll · CC BY 4.0
Pink Muhly Grass

Pink Muhly Grass

Muhlenbergia capillaris

Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0
Purple Love Grass

Purple Love Grass

Eragrostis spectabilis

Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0
Switchgrass

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

Photo: Erin Snyder · CC BY 4.0
Sideoats Grama

Sideoats Grama

Bouteloua curtipendula

No watering neededPhoto: Andrea Grover · CC BY 4.0
Canada Wild Rye

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

No watering neededPhoto: tzeducation · CC BY 4.0
Splitbeard Bluestem

Splitbeard Bluestem

Andropogon ternarius

Dewey Blue Coastal Panicgrass

Dewey Blue Coastal Panicgrass

Panicum amarum 'Dewey Blue'

Broomsedge Bluestem

Broomsedge Bluestem

Andropogon virginicus

Photo: Annika Lindqvist · CC BY 4.0

Perennials18

Black-eyed Susan

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0
Purple Poppy Mallow

Purple Poppy Mallow

Callirhoe involucrata

Photo: Norm Herr · CC0 1.0
Pink Evening Primrose

Pink Evening Primrose

Oenothera speciosa

Photo: lanechaffin · CC0 1.0
Plains Coreopsis Tickseed

Plains Coreopsis Tickseed

Coreopsis tinctoria

Photo: Texas Bird Family · CC BY 4.0
Diamond Frost Euphorbia

Diamond Frost Euphorbia

Euphorbia hypericifolia 'Diamond Frost'

Drummond's Phlox

Drummond's Phlox

Phlox drummondii

Photo: Cody Stricker · CC BY 4.0
Mexican Hat Prairie Coneflower

Mexican Hat Prairie Coneflower

Ratibida columnifera 'pulcherrima'

No watering needed
Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Monarda punctata

Photo: Reid Hardin · CC BY 4.0
Common Sunflower

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

No watering neededPhoto: Francesco Santoro · CC BY 4.0
White Sagebrush

White Sagebrush

Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis'

No watering needed
Pickerel Rush

Pickerel Rush

Pontederia cordata

Photo: Andrea Gantzer · CC BY 4.0
Ohio Spiderwort Mrs Loewer

Ohio Spiderwort Mrs Loewer

Tradescantia ohiensis 'Mrs Loewer'

White Firewheel

White Firewheel

Gaillardia aestivalis 'winkleri'

Canada Onion

Canada Onion

Allium canadense 'White Flag'

Elegant Blazing Star

Elegant Blazing Star

Liatris elegans

Photo: bfberauer · CC0 1.0
American pokeweed Annie

American pokeweed Annie

Phytolacca americana 'Annie'

Golden Crownbeard

Golden Crownbeard

Verbesina encelioides

No watering neededPhoto: Center for Urban Ecology · CC0 1.0
Golden Corydalis

Golden Corydalis

Corydalis aurea

No watering neededPhoto: Robbie Hannawacker · CC0 1.0

Vines2

Trumpet Creeper

Trumpet Creeper

Campsis radicans

Photo: Bryant Brumbill-Corral · CC BY 4.0
Three-leaved Grape Ivy

Three-leaved Grape Ivy

Cissus trifoliata

No watering neededPhoto: Gary Rogers · CC BY 4.0

Succulents3

Spanish Dagger

Spanish Dagger

Yucca treculeana

No watering needed
Horsecrippler Cactus

Horsecrippler Cactus

Echinocactus texensis

No watering neededPhoto: lanechaffin · CC0 1.0
Buckley's Yucca

Buckley's Yucca

Yucca constricta

No watering neededPhoto: Gary Rogers · CC BY 4.0

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