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Native plants in Eugene

56 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

46 of them need no watering beyond Eugene’s own rainfall

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Canopy and structure

4Ever Goldy Arborvitae

Thuja plicata '4Ever'

No watering needed

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

No watering needed Photo: John Gaskin · CC0 1.0

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

No watering needed Photo: DeeF · CC BY 4.0

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

No watering needed Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0

Vine Maple

Acer circinatum

No watering needed Photo: Lindsey K. Wise · CC BY 4.0

Shrubs14

Backbone planting

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

No watering needed Photo: John Gaskin · CC0 1.0

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

Lemony Lace Elderberry

Sambucus racemosa 'Lemony Lace'

No watering needed

Pink-Flowering Currant

Ribes sanguineum 'glutinosum'

No watering needed

Goose Creek Mockorange

Philadelphus lewisii 'Goose Creek'

No watering needed

Ocean Spray

Holodiscus discolor

No watering needed Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0

Pacific Ninebark

Physocarpus capitatus

Photo: Lyrae · CC BY 4.0

Red Twig Dogwood

Cornus sericea 'Red Twig'

No watering needed

Oregon Grapeholly

Mahonia aquifolium

No watering needed Photo: Bennett Grappone · CC BY 4.0

Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

No watering needed Photo: Owen McElroy · CC0 1.0

Vine Maple

Acer circinatum

No watering needed Photo: Lindsey K. Wise · CC BY 4.0

Pigeon Point Dwarf Coyote Bush

Baccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point'

No watering needed

Chester Blackberry

Rubus ursinus 'Chester'

No watering needed

Royal Jacob's Ladder

Polemonium carneum

No watering needed Photo: Deb Kemp · CC BY 4.0

Grasses8

Movement and texture

Tufted Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa

No watering needed Photo: Татьяна Горбушина · CC0 1.0

Carman's Grey Rush

Juncus patens 'Carmans Grey'

No watering needed

Blue Arrows Soft Rush

Juncus effusus 'Blue Arrows'

No watering needed

Path Rush

Juncus tenuis

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 1.0

Blue Joint Grass

Calamagrostis canadensis

Photo: mullerecology · CC BY 4.0

Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea 'Luteo Picta'

No watering needed

Foothill Sedge

Carex tumulicola

No watering needed Photo: Chris Fluit · CC BY 4.0

Woolly Sedge

Carex pellita

No watering needed Photo: Patrice Dupont · CC BY 4.0

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Seasonal colour

Improved Rugen Strawberry

Fragaria vesca 'Improved Rugen'

No watering needed

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

No watering needed Photo: klicklo · CC BY 4.0

Showy Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

No watering needed Photo: Karen Guin · CC BY 4.0

False Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum racemosum

No watering needed Photo: Mason Heberling · CC BY 4.0

Western Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium bellum

No watering needed Photo: jen · CC0 1.0

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

No watering needed Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0

Goat's Beard

Aruncus dioicus

No watering needed Photo: Tobias Schönberg · CC0 1.0

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

No watering needed Photo: Francesco Santoro · CC BY 4.0

Pacific Bleeding Heart 'Bacchanal'

Dicentra formosa 'Bacchanal'

Wild Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

No watering needed Photo: maureen_c-m · CC BY 4.0

Self-heal

Prunella vulgaris

No watering needed Photo: Seig · CC BY 4.0

Bigleaf Lupine

Lupinus polyphyllus

No watering needed Photo: Teemu Väisänen · CC BY 4.0

Fringecups

Tellima grandiflora

No watering needed Photo: thulahn · CC BY 4.0

Leichtlin's Camas

Camassia leichtlinii

Photo: Kate Manning · CC0 1.0

Broadleaf Arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia

Photo: M. Whitson · CC BY 4.0

Carman's Grey Rush

Juncus patens 'Carmans Grey'

No watering needed

Common Camas

Camassia quamash

No watering needed Photo: John Leszczynski · CC BY 4.0

Narrowleaf milkweed

Asclepias fascicularis

No watering needed Photo: Ryan Donnelly · CC BY 4.0

Starry Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum stellatum

No watering needed Photo: mel letterman · CC BY 4.0

Western Inside-out Flower

Vancouveria hexandra

No watering needed Photo: Lindsey K. Wise · CC BY 4.0

Piggyback Plant 'Cool Gold'

Tolmiea menziesii 'Cool Gold'

No watering needed

Scouring Rush

Equisetum hyemale

Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Checker Mallow

Sidalcea malviflora 'Rosaly'

No watering needed

White Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila menziesii 'Snow White'

No watering needed

Globe Gilia

Gilia capitata

No watering needed Photo: Judi Sanders · CC BY 4.0

Three-leaf Foamflower

Tiarella trifoliata

No watering needed Photo: Aaron Liston · CC BY 4.0

Common Madia

Madia elegans

No watering needed Photo: Irene · CC0 1.0

Largeflower Collomia

Collomia grandiflora

No watering needed Photo: Steve Matson · CC BY 4.0

American Skunk Cabbage

Lysichiton americanus

Photo: Randal · CC0 1.0

Common Water Crowfoot

Ranunculus aquatilis 'White Picotee'

Royal Jacob's Ladder

Polemonium carneum

No watering needed Photo: Deb Kemp · CC BY 4.0

Ferns2

Shade and damp

Lady Fern

Athyrium filix-femina

Photo: Jon Mortin · CC BY 4.0

Western Sword Fern

Polystichum munitum

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

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