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Native plants in Dublin

116 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

53 of them need no watering beyond Dublin’s own rainfall

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Trees16

Canopy and structure

European Beech

Fagus sylvatica

No watering needed Photo: Stuart · CC0 1.0

English Oak

Quercus robur

No watering needed Photo: Łucja Borsuk · CC BY 4.0

English Yew

Taxus baccata

No watering needed Photo: Sascha Nunheim · CC BY 4.0

English Holly

Ilex aquifolium

No watering needed Photo: Marton Berntsen · CC BY 4.0

Common Hazel

Corylus avellana

No watering needed Photo: Ivan Celikov · CC BY 4.0

Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestris

Photo: Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas · CC BY 4.0

Silver Birch

Betula pendula

No watering needed Photo: Valerii Glazunov · CC BY 4.0

Rowan Mountain Ash

Sorbus aucuparia

Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Weeping Pussy Willow

Salix caprea

Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Common Hawthorn

Crataegus monogyna

Photo: 謝麗霦 · CC BY 4.0

Sweet Cherry

Prunus avium

Photo: Jon Sullivan · CC BY 4.0

Black Alder

Alnus glutinosa

Photo: guywallbanks · CC BY 4.0

Blackthorn

Prunus spinosa

No watering needed Photo: Michal Honskus · CC BY 4.0

Black Poplar

Populus nigra

No watering needed Photo: Timo Walcher · CC BY 4.0

Crack Willow

Salix x fragilis

Photo: Jenny Saito · CC BY 4.0

Common osier

Salix viminalis

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 1.0

Shrubs18

Backbone planting

Elderberry

Sambucus nigra

Photo: ahabo · CC BY 4.0

European Cranberrybush

Viburnum opulus

Photo: Albert Cardona · CC BY 4.0

English Yew

Taxus baccata

No watering needed Photo: Sascha Nunheim · CC BY 4.0

Heather

Calluna vulgaris

Photo: Виктор · CC BY 4.0

English Holly

Ilex aquifolium

No watering needed Photo: Marton Berntsen · CC BY 4.0

Sea Thrift

Armeria maritima

No watering needed Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Common Hazel

Corylus avellana

No watering needed Photo: Ivan Celikov · CC BY 4.0

Weeping Pussy Willow

Salix caprea

Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Bloodtwig Dogwood

Cornus sanguinea

No watering needed Photo: Sarah Adamson · CC0 1.0

Common Hawthorn

Crataegus monogyna

Photo: 謝麗霦 · CC BY 4.0

Bell Heather

Erica cinerea

Photo: considerthelilies · CC BY 4.0

Common Privet

Ligustrum vulgare

No watering needed Photo: ddoni_h · CC BY 4.0

Sea Buckthorn

Hippophae rhamnoides

Photo: Anastasia_Surkova · CC BY 4.0

Blackthorn

Prunus spinosa

No watering needed Photo: Michal Honskus · CC BY 4.0

Dog Rose

Rosa canina

No watering needed Photo: Charles Joynson · CC0 1.0

Mugwort

Artemisia vulgaris

No watering needed Photo: eml23 · CC BY 4.0

Gorse

Ulex europaeus

Photo: Pete Bradshaw · CC0 1.0

Bittersweet Nightshade

Solanum dulcamara

Photo: Piermario Maculan · CC0 1.0

Grasses11

Movement and texture

Red fescue

Festuca rubra

Photo: Jens Søgaard Hansen · CC BY 4.0

Great Wood-Rush

Luzula sylvatica

Photo: considerthelilies · CC BY 4.0

Soft Rush

Juncus effusus

Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Hard Rush

Juncus inflexus

Photo: Наталья Пикалова · CC BY 4.0

Pendulous Sedge

Carex pendula

Photo: chrisdt · CC BY 4.0

Common Reed

Phragmites australis

Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea

Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Variegated oat grass

Arrhenatherum elatius 'Variegatum'

No watering needed

Annual Bluegrass

Poa annua

No watering needed Photo: Karen Fry · CC BY 4.0

Orchard Grass

Dactylis glomerata

No watering needed Photo: Karen Fry · CC BY 4.0

Meadow Foxtail Grass

Alopecurus pratensis 'Aureus'

Perennials71

Seasonal colour

Carpet Bugle

Ajuga reptans

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 1.0

Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Photo: Michael O'Loughlin · CC BY 4.0

Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

No watering needed Photo: myarobilliard · CC0 1.0

Common Columbine

Aquilegia vulgaris

No watering needed Photo: Sarah Adamson · CC0 1.0

Stonecrop

Sedum acre

No watering needed Photo: Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas · CC BY 4.0

Oregano

Origanum vulgare

No watering needed Photo: Sim Elliott · CC0 1.0

English Daisy

Bellis perennis

No watering needed Photo: Emma · CC BY 4.0

Corn Poppy

Papaver rhoeas

No watering needed Photo: Nicola Crockford · CC BY 4.0

English Bluebell

Hyacinthoides non-scripta

No watering needed Photo: Piermario Maculan · CC0 1.0

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

No watering needed Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0

Sea Thrift

Armeria maritima

No watering needed Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Marsh Marigold

Caltha palustris

Photo: Alan Prather · CC BY 4.0

Great Burnet

Sanguisorba officinalis

Photo: Vladimir Atachkin · CC BY 4.0

Meadowsweet

Filipendula ulmaria

Photo: Dave · CC BY 4.0

Water Avens

Geum rivale

Photo: E. A. · CC BY 4.0

Cowslip

Primula veris

No watering needed Photo: aylathomp · CC0 1.0

Wood Anemone

Anemone nemorosa

No watering needed Photo: saarfivez · CC0 1.0

Self-heal

Prunella vulgaris

Photo: Seig · CC BY 4.0

Ox-eye Daisy

Leucanthemum vulgare

No watering needed Photo: John A Haskins · CC BY 4.0

Red Campion

Silene dioica

Photo: Jono · CC BY 4.0

Beet

Beta vulgaris

No watering needed Photo: B. Phalan · CC BY 4.0

Wood Cranesbill

Geranium sylvaticum

Photo: Марина Давлетшина · CC BY 4.0

European White Water Lily

Nymphaea alba

Photo: Алексей Логинов · CC BY 4.0

Canola

Brassica napus

No watering needed Photo: olmagon · CC BY 4.0

Hemp-agrimony

Eupatorium cannabinum

Photo: Clive Freedman · CC BY 4.0

White Clover

Trifolium repens

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Common Sorrel

Rumex acetosa

Photo: Jose Gutierrez Higa · CC BY 4.0

Marsh Mallow

Althaea officinalis

No watering needed Photo: Patrick Le Mao · CC0 1.0

Wild Chervil

Anthriscus sylvestris

Photo: David Lazarus · CC0 1.0

Purple Angelica

Angelica sylvestris 'Purpurea'

Common Dog-Violet

Viola riviniana

Photo: Reiner Richter · CC BY 4.0

Thymeleaf Speedwell

Veronica serpyllifolia

Photo: Emily Franzen · CC BY 4.0

Vines9

Verticals and screens

Common Honeysuckle

Lonicera periclymenum

No watering needed Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Atlantic Ivy

Hedera hibernica

Photo: Barbara L. Wilson · CC0 1.0

Dog Rose

Rosa canina

No watering needed Photo: Charles Joynson · CC0 1.0

English Ivy

Hedera helix

No watering needed Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Cow Vetch

Vicia cracca

Photo: Константин Селивёрстов · CC BY 4.0

Cleavers

Galium aparine

No watering needed Photo: Dan Johnson · CC BY 4.0

Bittersweet Nightshade

Solanum dulcamara

Photo: Piermario Maculan · CC0 1.0

Hedge Bindweed

Calystegia sepium

Photo: Arnim Littek · CC BY 4.0

Black bindweed

Fallopia convolvulus

No watering needed Photo: Patrick Hacker · CC BY 4.0

Ferns5

Shade and damp

Hart's Tongue Fern

Asplenium scolopendrium

Photo: Kian Hayles-Cotton · CC0 1.0

Royal Fern

Osmunda regalis

Photo: B. Phalan · CC BY 4.0

Soft Shield Fern

Polystichum setiferum

Photo: Piermario Maculan · CC0 1.0

Common Polypody

Polypodium vulgare

Photo: Julia · CC BY 4.0

Maidenhair Spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes

No watering needed Photo: Piermario Maculan · CC0 1.0

Succulents2

Dry and architectural

Stonecrop

Sedum acre

No watering needed Photo: Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas · CC BY 4.0

Minus English Stonecrop

Sedum anglicum 'Minus'

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