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Native plants in Dublin

64 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

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

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Trees11

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

Hicks Yew

Taxus baccata 'Hicksii'

No watering needed

English Holly

Ilex aquifolium

No watering needed Photo: Marton Berntsen · CC BY 4.0

Harry Lauder's Walking Stick

Corylus avellana 'Contorta'

No watering needed

Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestris

Photo: Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas · CC BY 4.0

Young's Weeping Birch

Betula pendula 'Youngii'

No watering needed

Rowan Mountain Ash

Sorbus aucuparia

Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Weeping Pussy Willow

Salix caprea 'Pendula'

Sweet Cherry

Prunus avium 'Mix'

Crack Willow

Salix x fragilis

Photo: Jenny Saito · CC BY 4.0

Shrubs11

Backbone planting

Korsor Black Elderberry

Sambucus nigra 'Korsor'

Snowball Viburnum

Viburnum opulus 'Sterile'

Hicks Yew

Taxus baccata 'Hicksii'

No watering needed

White Lawn Heather

Calluna vulgaris 'White Lawn'

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

Harry Lauder's Walking Stick

Corylus avellana 'Contorta'

No watering needed

Weeping Pussy Willow

Salix caprea 'Pendula'

Bloodtwig Dogwood

Cornus sanguinea

No watering needed Photo: Sarah Adamson · CC0 1.0

Cheyenne Privet

Ligustrum vulgare 'Cheyenne'

No watering needed

Dog Rose

Rosa canina

No watering needed Photo: Charles Joynson · CC0 1.0

Grasses6

Movement and texture

Blue Arrows Soft Rush

Juncus effusus 'Blue Arrows'

Hard Rush

Juncus inflexus

Photo: Наталья Пикалова · CC BY 4.0

Pendulous Sedge

Carex pendula

Photo: chrisdt · CC BY 4.0

Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea 'Luteo Picta'

Variegated oat grass

Arrhenatherum elatius 'Variegatum'

No watering needed

Meadow Foxtail Grass

Alopecurus pratensis 'Aureus'

Perennials33

Seasonal colour

Carpet Bugle

Ajuga reptans

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 1.0

Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Photo: Michael O'Loughlin · CC BY 4.0

Improved Rugen Strawberry

Fragaria vesca 'Improved Rugen'

No watering needed

Common Columbine

Aquilegia vulgaris

No watering needed Photo: Sarah Adamson · CC0 1.0

Elegans Stonecrop

Sedum acre 'Elegans'

No watering needed

Oregano

Origanum vulgare

No watering needed Photo: Sim Elliott · CC0 1.0

English Daisy

Bellis perennis 'Cher Daisy'

No watering needed

Corn Poppy

Papaver rhoeas

No watering needed Photo: Nicola Crockford · CC BY 4.0

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

Chioggia Beet

Beta vulgaris 'Chioggia'

No watering needed

Wood Cranesbill

Geranium sylvaticum

Photo: Марина Давлетшина · CC BY 4.0

Hemp-agrimony

Eupatorium cannabinum

Photo: Clive Freedman · CC BY 4.0

Wheatfen White Clover

Trifolium repens 'Wheatfen'

Wild Chervil

Anthriscus sylvestris

Photo: David Lazarus · CC0 1.0

Red Veined Sorrel

Rumex sanguineus 'sanguineus'

Yellow Flag Iris

Iris pseudacorus

Photo: Nathan Odgers · CC BY 4.0

Creeping Charlie Variegated

Glechoma hederacea 'Variegata'

No watering needed

Common Mullein

Verbascum thapsus

No watering needed Photo: Nicolas Olejnik · CC BY 4.0

'Buttered Popcorn' Creeping Buttercup

Ranunculus repens 'Buttered Popcorn'

Friday White Dead Nettle

Lamium album 'Friday'

No watering needed

Dara Flowering Carrot

Daucus carota 'Dara'

No watering needed

Bulbous Buttercup

Ranunculus bulbosus 'Mix'

No watering needed

Vines3

Verticals and screens

John Clayton honeysuckle

Lonicera periclymenum 'John Clayton'

No watering needed

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

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 'Ulleung Island'

Maidenhair Spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes

No watering needed Photo: Piermario Maculan · CC0 1.0

Succulents2

Dry and architectural

Elegans Stonecrop

Sedum acre 'Elegans'

No watering needed

Minus English Stonecrop

Sedum anglicum 'Minus'

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