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Native plants in Dubuque

184 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

57 of them need no watering beyond Dubuque’s own rainfall

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Carolina Sweetheart Redbud

Carolina Sweetheart Redbud

Cercis canadensis 'Carolina Sweetheart'

No watering needed
Eastern Arborvitae Northern White Cedar

Eastern Arborvitae Northern White Cedar

Thuja occidentalis

Photo: Michael Naumoff · CC0 1.0
River Birch

River Birch

Betula nigra

Photo: wcmorton · CC0 1.0
Sugar Maple

Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum

Photo: kedmunds11 · CC0 1.0
Red Oak

Red Oak

Quercus rubra

Photo: Peter · CC BY 4.0
Eastern Redcedar

Eastern Redcedar

Juniperus virginiana 'Idyllwild'

No watering needed
Pagoda Dogwood

Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

Photo: Robert Stegmann · CC BY 4.0
Common Witch Hazel

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0
Paper Birch

Paper Birch

Betula papyrifera

Photo: Braden J. Judson · CC0 1.0
Timm Success Serviceberry

Timm Success Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea 'Timm Success'

Pin Oak

Pin Oak

Quercus palustris

Photo: Amelia Tauber · CC BY 4.0
Eastern White Pine

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus

Photo: TEAMVALOR786 Succulents and cacti, The future of nature is in your hands · CC BY 4.0
Bur Oak

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

No watering neededPhoto: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0
White Oak

White Oak

Quercus alba

Photo: sblumen · CC BY 4.0
Sensation Boxelder

Sensation Boxelder

Acer negundo 'Sensation'

Common Hackberry

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Photo: Dávid Horváth · CC BY 4.0
American Hornbeam

American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

Photo: Bonnie Isaac · CC0 1.0
American Linden

American Linden

Tilia americana

Photo: Tom Scavo · CC BY 4.0
Kentucky Coffeetree

Kentucky Coffeetree

Gymnocladus dioicus

No watering neededPhoto: M. Whitson · CC BY 4.0
Nannyberry

Nannyberry

Viburnum lentago

Photo: Loïc Mathieu · CC BY 4.0
Chinkapin Oak

Chinkapin Oak

Quercus muehlenbergii

No watering neededPhoto: Jay Pruett · CC BY 4.0
American Hophornbeam

American Hophornbeam

Ostrya virginiana

Photo: Nick Kleinschmidt · CC BY 4.0
Thornless Honeylocust

Thornless Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos

No watering neededPhoto: Liviu Chiriac · CC0 1.0
Silver Maple

Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum

Photo: Jacob Buchanan · CC0 1.0
American Elm

American Elm

Ulmus americana

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0
Black Cherry

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Photo: Михайло Жук · CC0 1.0
Black Walnut

Black Walnut

Juglans nigra

Photo: Robbie Hannawacker · CC0 1.0
American Plum

American Plum

Prunus americana

No watering neededPhoto: Curtis Drake · CC BY 4.0
Shagbark Hickory

Shagbark Hickory

Carya ovata

Photo: Andrew Conboy · CC BY 4.0
Pussy Willow

Pussy Willow

Salix discolor

Photo: swords · CC0 1.0
Siouxland Cottonless Poplar

Siouxland Cottonless Poplar

Populus deltoides 'Siouxland'

No watering needed
Black Oak

Black Oak

Quercus velutina

Photo: Kevin Floyd · CC BY 4.0

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Ninebark

Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius

Photo: jyoung2399 · CC BY 4.0
Winterberry

Winterberry

Ilex verticillata

Photo: Adam Kranz · CC0 1.0
American Elderberry

American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Photo: Melanie Gaddy · CC0 1.0
Pagoda Dogwood

Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

Photo: Robert Stegmann · CC BY 4.0
Cutleaf Coneflower

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0
Common Witch Hazel

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0
Timm Success Serviceberry

Timm Success Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea 'Timm Success'

Gray Dogwood

Gray Dogwood

Cornus racemosa

Photo: nathanstrem · CC BY 4.0
Nannyberry

Nannyberry

Viburnum lentago

Photo: Loïc Mathieu · CC BY 4.0
New Jersey Tea

New Jersey Tea

Ceanothus americanus

Photo: Dan Wilder · CC0 1.0
American Hazelnut

American Hazelnut

Corylus americana

Photo: Mark Richman · CC BY 4.0
Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Monarda punctata

No watering neededPhoto: Reid Hardin · CC BY 4.0
Prickly Pear Cactus

Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia humifusa

No watering neededPhoto: Lexi Destria · CC BY 4.0
Smooth Sumac

Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

No watering neededPhoto: Tony KM · CC BY 4.0
False Indigo Bush

False Indigo Bush

Amorpha fruticosa

Photo: Dmitry Trutsko · CC BY 4.0
Pasture Rose

Pasture Rose

Rosa carolina

Photo: Matt Schultz · CC0 1.0
American Plum

American Plum

Prunus americana

No watering neededPhoto: Curtis Drake · CC BY 4.0
Pussy Willow

Pussy Willow

Salix discolor

Photo: swords · CC0 1.0
Leadplant

Leadplant

Amorpha canescens 'Wisconsin form'

No watering needed
Mammoth Red Raspberry

Mammoth Red Raspberry

Rubus idaeus 'Mammoth Red'

No watering needed
Sageleaf Willow

Sageleaf Willow

Salix candida 'Iceberg Alley'

American Spikenard

American Spikenard

Aralia racemosa

Photo: Daniel J. Layton · CC BY 4.0
American Bladdernut

American Bladdernut

Staphylea trifolia

Photo: Jesse · CC BY 4.0
Goat's Rue

Goat's Rue

Tephrosia virginiana

Photo: Chase Mathey · CC BY 4.0

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Little Bluestem

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

No watering neededPhoto: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0
'Rain Dance' Big Bluestem

'Rain Dance' Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardii 'Rain Dance'

No watering needed
Golden Sunset Yellow Indiangrass

Golden Sunset Yellow Indiangrass

Sorghastrum nutans 'Golden Sunset Yellow'

No watering needed
Pennsylvania Sedge

Pennsylvania Sedge

Carex pensylvanica

Photo: Frog The Kermit · CC BY 4.0
Purple Love Grass

Purple Love Grass

Eragrostis spectabilis

No watering neededPhoto: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0
Switchgrass

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

No watering neededPhoto: Erin Snyder · CC BY 4.0
Sideoats Grama

Sideoats Grama

Bouteloua curtipendula

No watering neededPhoto: Andrea Grover · CC BY 4.0
Palm Sedge

Palm Sedge

Carex muskingumensis

Photo: Étienne Lacroix-Carignan · CC0 1.0
Gray Sedge

Gray Sedge

Carex grayi

Photo: A. G. · CC0 1.0
Seersucker Sedge

Seersucker Sedge

Carex plantaginea

Photo: Tom Scavo · CC BY 4.0
Canada Wild Rye

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

No watering neededPhoto: tzeducation · CC BY 4.0
Bottlebrush Grass

Bottlebrush Grass

Elymus hystrix

Photo: Skyler Principe · CC BY 4.0
Tussock Sedge

Tussock Sedge

Carex stricta

Photo: Frog The Kermit · CC BY 4.0
Virginia Wild Rye

Virginia Wild Rye

Elymus virginicus

Photo: Jason Leduc · CC0 1.0
Rosy Sedge

Rosy Sedge

Carex rosea

Photo: Jeremy Atherton · CC BY 4.0
Whitetinge Sedge

Whitetinge Sedge

Carex albicans

Photo: hr_dragonfly · CC BY 4.0
Fox Sedge

Fox Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0
Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea 'Luteo Picta'

Eastern Woodland Sedge

Eastern Woodland Sedge

Carex blanda

Photo: Matt Felperin · CC BY 4.0
Woolgrass

Woolgrass

Scirpus cyperinus

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0
Shortbeak Sedge

Shortbeak Sedge

Carex brevior

Photo: Summit Metro Parks · CC BY 4.0
Copper Shouldered Oval Sedge

Copper Shouldered Oval Sedge

Carex bicknellii

Photo: aarongunnar · CC BY 4.0
Woolly Sedge

Woolly Sedge

Carex pellita

Photo: Patrice Dupont · CC BY 4.0

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Purple Coneflower

Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Photo: Rochelle Davis · CC BY 4.0
Butterfly Weed

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

No watering neededPhoto: k2018lena · CC0 1.0
Cinderella Milkweed

Cinderella Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'

Foxglove Beardtongue

Foxglove Beardtongue

Penstemon digitalis

Photo: Bob Schwartz · CC BY 4.0
Obedient Plant Miss Manners

Obedient Plant Miss Manners

Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners'

Black-eyed Susan

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

No watering neededPhoto: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0
New England Aster Harringtons Pink

New England Aster Harringtons Pink

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Harringtons Pink'

Lanceleaf Tickseed

Lanceleaf Tickseed

Coreopsis lanceolata

No watering neededPhoto: Silvia Cova · CC0 1.0
Wild Bergamot

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

No watering neededPhoto: Tom Pollard · CC BY 4.0
Culver's root

Culver's root

Veronicastrum virginicum

Photo: Cazody · CC0 1.0
Eastern Red Columbine

Eastern Red Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Photo: Craig Hensley · CC BY 4.0
False Sunflower

False Sunflower

Heliopsis helianthoides

No watering neededPhoto: W Rao · CC BY 4.0
Common Sneezeweed

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Photo: Thomas Koffel · CC BY 4.0
Great Blue Lobelia

Great Blue Lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica

Photo: Andrew Conboy · CC BY 4.0
Woodland Phlox

Woodland Phlox

Phlox divaricata

Photo: Jacqueline Raiford · CC BY 4.0
Cutleaf Coneflower

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0
Wild Geranium

Wild Geranium

Geranium maculatum

Photo: sophia_herrmeyer · CC BY 4.0
Virginia Iris

Virginia Iris

Iris virginica 'Carl Amason'

Rattlesnake master

Rattlesnake master

Eryngium yuccifolium

Photo: Alex Heyman · CC0 1.0
Common Milkweed

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

No watering neededPhoto: Dilrukshan Priyantha Wijesinghe · CC BY 4.0
Brown-eyed Susan

Brown-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia triloba

No watering neededPhoto: Alexis Williams · CC BY 4.0
Rough Gayfeather

Rough Gayfeather

Liatris aspera

No watering neededPhoto: florawhite · CC BY 4.0
Virginia Bluebell

Virginia Bluebell

Mertensia virginica

Photo: Melinda Soltys · CC0 1.0
Sweet Joe-Pye Weed

Sweet Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium purpureum

Photo: Jason Swanson · CC0 1.0
Snow Flurry Heath Aster

Snow Flurry Heath Aster

Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry'

No watering needed
Aromatic Aster

Aromatic Aster

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

No watering neededPhoto: Brian Dickerson · CC0 1.0
Smooth Blue Aster

Smooth Blue Aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

No watering neededPhoto: Solomiya · CC BY 4.0
Prairie Blazing Star

Prairie Blazing Star

Liatris pycnostachya

No watering neededPhoto: Briggs Armstrong · CC BY 4.0
Pinnate Prairie Coneflower

Pinnate Prairie Coneflower

Ratibida pinnata

No watering neededPhoto: Alan Prather · CC BY 4.0
Purple Prairie Clover

Purple Prairie Clover

Dalea purpurea

No watering neededPhoto: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0 1.0
Solomon's Seal

Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum biflorum

Photo: Shelby Lyn Sanders · CC BY 4.0
Virginia Spiderwort

Virginia Spiderwort

Tradescantia virginiana

Photo: Cazody · CC0 1.0

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Clematis Candida

Clematis Candida

Clematis virginiana 'Candida'

Virginia Creeper

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

No watering neededPhoto: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0
American Bittersweet

American Bittersweet

Celastrus scandens 'Mix'

No watering needed

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Ostrich Fern

Ostrich Fern

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Photo: tkr421 · CC BY 4.0
Northern Maidenhair Fern

Northern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum pedatum

Photo: Jason Hill · CC BY 4.0
Sensitive Fern

Sensitive Fern

Onoclea sensibilis

Photo: laurawies · CC BY 4.0
Interrupted Fern

Interrupted Fern

Osmunda claytoniana

Photo: Richard Littauer · CC BY 4.0
Brunswick Giant Ebony Spleenwort

Brunswick Giant Ebony Spleenwort

Asplenium platyneuron 'Brunswick Giant'

Goldie's Wood Fern

Goldie's Wood Fern

Dryopteris goldieana

Photo: Summit Metro Parks · CC BY 4.0
Broad Beech Fern

Broad Beech Fern

Phegopteris hexagonoptera

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0
Bulblet Fern

Bulblet Fern

Cystopteris bulbifera

Photo: Jaime McGuigan · CC BY 4.0

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Prickly Pear Cactus

Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia humifusa

No watering neededPhoto: Lexi Destria · CC BY 4.0

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