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Native plants in Holland

338 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

100 of them need no watering beyond Holland’s own rainfall

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Canopy and structure

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Photo: caymanmatt · CC BY 4.0

Redbud

Cercis canadensis

No watering needed Photo: John Thomlinson · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Arborvitae Northern White Cedar

Thuja occidentalis

Photo: Michael Naumoff · CC0 1.0

Tulip Poplar

Liriodendron tulipifera

Photo: Daniel Atha · CC0 1.0

Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida

Photo: Maura · CC BY 4.0

Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum

Photo: kedmunds11 · CC0 1.0

Red Oak

Quercus rubra

Photo: Peter · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Redcedar

Juniperus virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Jonathan Layman · CC BY 4.0

Black Tupelo

Nyssa sylvatica

Photo: Navin Sasikumar · CC BY 4.0

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides

No watering needed Photo: Charlie O'Brien · CC0 1.0

Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

Photo: Robert Stegmann · CC BY 4.0

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Paper Birch

Betula papyrifera

Photo: Braden J. Judson · CC0 1.0

Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea

Photo: Étienne Léveillé-Bourret · CC BY 4.0

Allegheny Serviceberry

Amelanchier laevis

Photo: Michael J. Papay · CC BY 4.0

Grey Alder

Alnus incana

Photo: Полина Полежанкина · CC BY 4.0

Pin Oak

Quercus palustris

Photo: Amelia Tauber · CC BY 4.0

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus

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

Staghorn Sumac

Rhus typhina

No watering needed Photo: David McCorquodale · CC BY 4.0

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

No watering needed Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0

Swamp White Oak

Quercus bicolor

Photo: Steven Joyner · CC BY 4.0

White Oak

Quercus alba

Photo: sblumen · CC BY 4.0

Boxelder

Acer negundo

Photo: Ryan Sorrells · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis

Photo: Nick Kleinschmidt · CC BY 4.0

Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

Photo: Farren Dell Rossman · CC BY 4.0

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Photo: Dávid Horváth · CC BY 4.0

American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

Photo: Bonnie Isaac · CC0 1.0

American Linden

Tilia americana

Photo: Tom Scavo · CC BY 4.0

Spicebush

Lindera benzoin

Photo: Ryan F. Mandelbaum · CC BY 4.0

Nannyberry

Viburnum lentago

Photo: Loïc Mathieu · CC BY 4.0

American Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

Photo: ashleyrsteel · CC BY 4.0

Shrubs64

Backbone planting

Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius

Photo: jyoung2399 · CC BY 4.0

Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

Photo: botanygirl · CC BY 4.0

Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Photo: Gregory Bennett · CC0 1.0

Winterberry

Ilex verticillata

Photo: Adam Kranz · CC0 1.0

American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Photo: Melanie Gaddy · CC0 1.0

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

Elderberry

Sambucus racemosa

Photo: Lynn Harper · CC0 1.0

Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

Photo: Robert Stegmann · CC BY 4.0

Bearberry

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

No watering needed Photo: Daryl Nolan · CC0 1.0

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea

Photo: Étienne Léveillé-Bourret · CC BY 4.0

Allegheny Serviceberry

Amelanchier laevis

Photo: Michael J. Papay · CC BY 4.0

Bunchberry

Cornus canadensis

No watering needed Photo: Eli Talhouk · CC BY 4.0

Redosier Dogwood

Cornus sericea

Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Staghorn Sumac

Rhus typhina

No watering needed Photo: David McCorquodale · CC BY 4.0

Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum

Photo: Daniel Atha · CC0 1.0

Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

Photo: Farren Dell Rossman · CC BY 4.0

Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

No watering needed Photo: Owen McElroy · CC0 1.0

Gray Dogwood

Cornus racemosa

Photo: nathanstrem · CC BY 4.0

Spicebush

Lindera benzoin

Photo: Ryan F. Mandelbaum · CC BY 4.0

American Cranberrybush

Viburnum trilobum

Photo: Carol Ann McCormick · CC BY 4.0

Lowbush Blueberry

Vaccinium angustifolium

Photo: Carrie Seltzer · CC BY 4.0

Nannyberry

Viburnum lentago

Photo: Loïc Mathieu · CC BY 4.0

New Jersey Tea

Ceanothus americanus

Photo: Dan Wilder · CC0 1.0

Wintergreen

Gaultheria procumbens

Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

American Hazelnut

Corylus americana

Photo: Mark Richman · CC BY 4.0

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Monarda punctata

No watering needed Photo: Reid Hardin · CC BY 4.0

Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia humifusa

No watering needed Photo: Lexi Destria · CC BY 4.0

Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

No watering needed Photo: Tony KM · CC BY 4.0

Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium

No watering needed Photo: geosesarma · CC BY 4.0

Northern Bush Honeysuckle

Diervilla lonicera

Photo: Elliot Greiner · CC BY 4.0

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Movement and texture

Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardi

No watering needed

Prairie Dropseed

Sporobolus heterolepis

No watering needed Photo: Dawn VanDeman · CC0 1.0

Indiangrass

Sorghastrum nutans

No watering needed Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Pennsylvania Sedge

Carex pensylvanica

Photo: Frog The Kermit · CC BY 4.0

Purple Love Grass

Eragrostis spectabilis

No watering needed Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

No watering needed Photo: Erin Snyder · CC BY 4.0

Red fescue

Festuca rubra

No watering needed Photo: Jens Søgaard Hansen · CC BY 4.0

Gray Sedge

Carex grayi

No watering needed Photo: A. G. · CC0 1.0

Seersucker Sedge

Carex plantaginea

Photo: Tom Scavo · CC BY 4.0

Creeping Sedge

Carex laxiculmis

Photo: Marc-Aurèle Vallée · CC0 1.0

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

No watering needed Photo: tzeducation · CC BY 4.0

Soft Rush

Juncus effusus

Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Bottlebrush Grass

Elymus hystrix

Photo: Skyler Principe · CC BY 4.0

Path Rush

Juncus tenuis

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 1.0

Tussock Sedge

Carex stricta

Photo: Frog The Kermit · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Wild Rye

Elymus virginicus

Photo: Jason Leduc · CC0 1.0

Blue Joint Grass

Calamagrostis canadensis

Photo: mullerecology · CC BY 4.0

Fringed Sedge

Carex crinita

Photo: Trix Niernberger · CC0 1.0

Ivory Sedge

Carex eburnea

Photo: Dan MacNeal · CC BY 4.0

Rosy Sedge

Carex rosea

Photo: Jeremy Atherton · CC BY 4.0

Whitetinge Sedge

Carex albicans

Photo: hr_dragonfly · CC BY 4.0

Poverty Oatgrass

Danthonia spicata

Photo: botanygirl · CC BY 4.0

Fox Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea

Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Creek Sedge

Carex amphibola

Photo: Bonnie Semmling · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Woodland Sedge

Carex blanda

Photo: Matt Felperin · CC BY 4.0

Softstem Bulrush

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

Photo: Tommy Forrest · CC0 1.0

Broomsedge Bluestem

Andropogon virginicus

No watering needed Photo: Annika Lindqvist · CC BY 4.0

Woolgrass

Scirpus cyperinus

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Comosa Sedge

Carex comosa

Photo: infiniteuniverse · CC0 1.0

Bottlebrush Sedge

Carex lurida

Photo: Steven Lamonde · CC BY 4.0

Copper Shouldered Oval Sedge

Carex bicknellii

Photo: aarongunnar · CC BY 4.0

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Seasonal colour

Orange Coneflower

Rudbeckia fulgida

Photo: Kristály Cravens-Liszak · CC BY 4.0

Blazing Star Gayfeather

Liatris spicata

Photo: worldbird · CC BY 4.0

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

No watering needed Photo: k2018lena · CC0 1.0

Swamp Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata

Photo: Mike Gooley · CC0 1.0

Bee Balm Oswego Tea

Monarda didyma

Photo: LJ Moore-McClelland · CC BY 4.0

Obedient Plant

Physostegia virginiana

Photo: Andrew St. Paul · CC BY 4.0

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

No watering needed Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

Photo: botanygirl · CC BY 4.0

Lanceleaf Tickseed

Coreopsis lanceolata

No watering needed Photo: Silvia Cova · CC0 1.0

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

No watering needed Photo: Tom Pollard · CC BY 4.0

Culver's root

Veronicastrum virginicum

Photo: Cazody · CC0 1.0

Eastern Red Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Photo: Craig Hensley · CC BY 4.0

False Sunflower

Heliopsis helianthoides

No watering needed Photo: W Rao · CC BY 4.0

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Photo: Thomas Koffel · CC BY 4.0

Great Blue Lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica

Photo: Andrew Conboy · CC BY 4.0

Chives

Allium schoenoprasum

No watering needed Photo: Юлия · CC BY 4.0

Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

No watering needed Photo: myarobilliard · CC0 1.0

Woodland Phlox

Phlox divaricata

No watering needed Photo: Jacqueline Raiford · CC BY 4.0

Blue Flag Iris

Iris versicolor

Photo: Hungry-Sarracenia Photo · CC BY 4.0

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Wild Geranium

Geranium maculatum

Photo: sophia_herrmeyer · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Iris

Iris virginica

Photo: mfeaver · CC BY 4.0

Rattlesnake master

Eryngium yuccifolium

Photo: Alex Heyman · CC0 1.0

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

No watering needed Photo: Dilrukshan Priyantha Wijesinghe · CC BY 4.0

Coral Bells

Heuchera americana

Photo: Alaina Krakowiak · CC BY 4.0

Brown-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia triloba

No watering needed Photo: Alexis Williams · CC BY 4.0

Rough Gayfeather

Liatris aspera

No watering needed Photo: florawhite · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Bluebell

Mertensia virginica

Photo: Melinda Soltys · CC0 1.0

Sweet Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium purpureum

Photo: Jason Swanson · CC0 1.0

Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod

Solidago rugosa

Photo: Becky Dill · CC0 1.0

Smooth Blue Aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

No watering needed Photo: Solomiya · CC BY 4.0

Pinnate Prairie Coneflower

Ratibida pinnata

No watering needed Photo: Alan Prather · CC BY 4.0

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Verticals and screens

Virgin's Bower

Clematis virginiana

Photo: Roy Boyle · CC0 1.0

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

No watering needed Photo: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0

Wild Potato Vine

Ipomoea pandurata

Photo: Becky Dill · CC0 1.0

Limber Honeysuckle

Lonicera dioica

American Bittersweet

Celastrus scandens

No watering needed Photo: Owen McElroy · CC0 1.0

Summer Grape

Vitis aestivalis

Photo: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0

Common Greenbrier

Smilax rotundifolia

Photo: Luke · CC BY 4.0

Hedge Bindweed

Calystegia sepium

No watering needed Photo: Arnim Littek · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Poison Ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

Photo: Ryan · CC0 1.0

Bristly Greenbrier

Smilax tamnoides

No watering needed Photo: Vince Hale · CC0 1.0

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Shade and damp

Ostrich Fern

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Photo: tkr421 · CC BY 4.0

Northern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum pedatum

Photo: Jason Hill · CC BY 4.0

Christmas Fern

Polystichum acrostichoides

Photo: John Brew · CC BY 4.0

Marginal Wood Fern

Dryopteris marginalis

Photo: Lynn Harper · CC0 1.0

Lady Fern

Athyrium filix-femina

Photo: Jon Mortin · CC BY 4.0

Cinnamon Fern

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

Photo: Erik · CC BY 4.0

Sensitive Fern

Onoclea sensibilis

Photo: laurawies · CC BY 4.0

Interrupted Fern

Osmunda claytoniana

Photo: Richard Littauer · CC BY 4.0

Spinulose Wood Fern

Dryopteris carthusiana

Photo: Марина Давлетшина · CC BY 4.0

Ebony Spleenwort

Asplenium platyneuron

Photo: Daniel Atha · CC0 1.0

Goldie's Wood Fern

Dryopteris goldieana

Photo: Summit Metro Parks · CC BY 4.0

Broad Beech Fern

Phegopteris hexagonoptera

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Clinton's Wood Fern

Dryopteris x clintoniana

Photo: Jenn (McPhee) Dyson · CC BY 4.0

Marsh Fern

Thelypteris palustris

Photo: Анна Митрошенкова · CC BY 4.0

Oak Fern

Gymnocarpium dryopteris

Photo: Andrew Lewis · CC BY 4.0

Bulblet Fern

Cystopteris bulbifera

Photo: Jaime McGuigan · CC BY 4.0

New York Fern

Parathelypteris noveboracensis

Photo: Carol Ann McCormick · CC BY 4.0

Cinnamon Fern

Osmunda cinnamomea

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

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Dry and architectural

Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia humifusa

No watering needed Photo: Lexi Destria · CC BY 4.0

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Trees63

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