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Native plants in Galveston

42 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

14 of them need no watering beyond Galveston’s own rainfall

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Trees10

Canopy and structure

Bald Cypress

Bald Cypress

Taxodium distichum

Photo: Sawyer Baran · CC BY 4.0

Southern Live Oak

Southern Live Oak

Quercus virginiana

Photo: Alexander Williams · CC0 1.0

Wax Myrtle

Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

Photo: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0

Carolina Cherry-laurel

Carolina Cherry-laurel

Prunus caroliniana

No watering needed Photo: samlutfy · CC BY 4.0

Yaupon Holly

Yaupon Holly

Ilex vomitoria

No watering needed Photo: Sophia K · CC BY 4.0

Woodville Dwarf Palmetto

Woodville Dwarf Palmetto

Sabal minor 'Woodville'

Spanish Bayonet

Spanish Bayonet

Yucca aloifolia

Photo: natalie · CC0 1.0

Coralbean

Coralbean

Erythrina herbacea

Photo: TJ Butler · CC0 1.0

Black Willow

Black Willow

Salix nigra

No watering needed Photo: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0

Water Oak

Water Oak

Quercus nigra

Photo: David Weisenbeck · CC BY 4.0

Grasses9

Movement and texture

Little Bluestem

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

No watering needed Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0

Pink Muhly Grass

Pink Muhly Grass

Muhlenbergia capillaris

No watering needed Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Switchgrass

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

Photo: Erin Snyder · CC BY 4.0

Dewey Blue Coastal Panicgrass

Dewey Blue Coastal Panicgrass

Panicum amarum 'Dewey Blue'

No watering needed

Path Rush

Path Rush

Juncus tenuis

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 1.0

Virginia Wild Rye

Virginia Wild Rye

Elymus virginicus

Photo: Jason Leduc · CC0 1.0

Eastern Gamagrass

Eastern Gamagrass

Tripsacum dactyloides

Photo: Rich Sommer · CC BY 4.0

Bushy Bluestem

Andropogon glomeratus

Broomsedge Bluestem

Broomsedge Bluestem

Andropogon virginicus

Photo: Annika Lindqvist · CC BY 4.0

Perennials16

Seasonal colour

Black-eyed Susan

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Rattlesnake master

Rattlesnake master

Eryngium yuccifolium

Photo: Alex Heyman · CC0 1.0

Pink Evening Primrose

Pink Evening Primrose

Oenothera speciosa

No watering needed Photo: lanechaffin · CC0 1.0

Plains Coreopsis Tickseed

Plains Coreopsis Tickseed

Coreopsis tinctoria

No watering needed Photo: Texas Bird Family · CC BY 4.0

Diamond Frost Euphorbia

Diamond Frost Euphorbia

Euphorbia hypericifolia 'Diamond Frost'

No watering needed

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Monarda punctata

No watering needed Photo: Reid Hardin · CC BY 4.0

Common Sunflower

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

No watering needed Photo: Francesco Santoro · CC BY 4.0

Pickerel Rush

Pickerel Rush

Pontederia cordata

Photo: Andrea Gantzer · CC BY 4.0

Ohio Spiderwort Mrs Loewer

Ohio Spiderwort Mrs Loewer

Tradescantia ohiensis 'Mrs Loewer'

Swamp Sunflower

Swamp Sunflower

Helianthus angustifolius 'First Light'

Seaside Goldenrod

Seaside Goldenrod

Solidago sempervirens

Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Canada Onion

Canada Onion

Allium canadense 'White Flag'

No watering needed

Winged Loosestrife

Winged Loosestrife

Lythrum alatum

Photo: Claire Herzog · CC BY 4.0

Bitter Sneezeweed

Bitter Sneezeweed

Helenium amarum

No watering needed Photo: Cyndy Sims (Parr) · CC BY 4.0

Florida Swamp Lily

Florida Swamp Lily

Crinum americanum

Photo: Maheva B Laursen · CC BY 4.0

American pokeweed Annie

American pokeweed Annie

Phytolacca americana 'Annie'

Vines3

Verticals and screens

Trumpet Creeper

Trumpet Creeper

Campsis radicans

Photo: Bryant Brumbill-Corral · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Creeper

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Photo: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0

Three-leaved Grape Ivy

Three-leaved Grape Ivy

Cissus trifoliata

No watering needed Photo: Gary Rogers · CC BY 4.0

Succulents1

Dry and architectural

Spanish Bayonet

Spanish Bayonet

Yucca aloifolia

Photo: natalie · CC0 1.0

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