Indiana
Native plants in Indianapolis
368 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 (209), grasses (61), trees (59) · 111 of them need no watering beyond Indianapolis’s own rainfall
Showing 163 plants · 205 more are native here but not in the catalog yet
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Trees43
Canopy and structure
Shrubs25
Backbone planting
Grasses20
Movement and texture
Perennials78
Seasonal colour
Vines3
Verticals and screens
Ferns9
Shade and damp
Succulents1
Dry and architectural
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