North Carolina
Native plants in Durham
605 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 (318), shrubs (109), trees (103) · 112 of them need no watering beyond Durham’s own rainfall
Showing 244 plants · 361 more are native here but not in the catalog yet
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Trees68
Canopy and structureShrubs53
Backbone plantingGrasses27
Movement and texturePerennials100
Seasonal colourVines9
Verticals and screensFerns11
Shade and dampSucculents3
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