Florida
Native plants in Gainesville
581 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 (270), shrubs (135), trees (105) · 265 of them need no watering beyond Gainesville’s own rainfall
Showing 180 plants · 401 more are native here but not in the catalog yet
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Trees53
Canopy and structureShrubs53
Backbone plantingGrasses17
Movement and texturePerennials62
Seasonal colourVines10
Verticals and screensFerns8
Shade and dampSucculents5
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