Native plants in Iowa City

Carolina Sweetheart Redbud

Cercis canadensis 'Carolina Sweetheart'

River Birch

Betula nigra

Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum

Red Oak

Quercus rubra

Eastern Redcedar

Juniperus virginiana 'Idyllwild'

Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

Timm Success Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea 'Timm Success'

Pin Oak

Quercus palustris

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

Swamp White Oak

Quercus bicolor

White Oak

Quercus alba

Sensation Boxelder

Acer negundo 'Sensation'

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

American Linden

Tilia americana

Kentucky Coffeetree

Gymnocladus dioicus

Chinkapin Oak

Quercus muehlenbergii

American Hophornbeam

Ostrya virginiana

Thornless Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos

Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum

American Elm

Ulmus americana

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Black Walnut

Juglans nigra

Early Glow Ohio Buckeye

Aesculus glabra 'Early Glow'

American Plum

Prunus americana

Shagbark Hickory

Carya ovata

Pussy Willow

Salix discolor

Siouxland Cottonless Poplar

Populus deltoides 'Siouxland'

Washington Hawthorn

Crataegus phaenopyrum

Black Willow

Salix nigra

Black Oak

Quercus velutina

Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius

Sugar Shack Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis 'Sugar Shack'

American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Timm Success Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea 'Timm Success'

Gray Dogwood

Cornus racemosa

New Jersey Tea

Ceanothus americanus

American Hazelnut

Corylus americana

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Monarda punctata

Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia humifusa

Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

False Indigo Bush

Amorpha fruticosa

Coralberry

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

Pasture Rose

Rosa carolina

American Plum

Prunus americana

Pussy Willow

Salix discolor

Leadplant

Amorpha canescens 'Wisconsin form'

Washington Hawthorn

Crataegus phaenopyrum

American Spikenard

Aralia racemosa

American Bladdernut

Staphylea trifolia

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

'Rain Dance' Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardii 'Rain Dance'

Golden Sunset Yellow Indiangrass

Sorghastrum nutans 'Golden Sunset Yellow'

Pennsylvania Sedge

Carex pensylvanica

Purple Love Grass

Eragrostis spectabilis

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

Palm Sedge

Carex muskingumensis

Gray Sedge

Carex grayi

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

Bottlebrush Grass

Elymus hystrix

Path Rush

Juncus tenuis

Tussock Sedge

Carex stricta

Virginia Wild Rye

Elymus virginicus

Rosy Sedge

Carex rosea

Fox Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea 'Luteo Picta'

Eastern Woodland Sedge

Carex blanda

Ravenfoot Sedge

Carex crus-corvi

Comosa Sedge

Carex comosa

Shortbeak Sedge

Carex brevior

Copper Shouldered Oval Sedge

Carex bicknellii

Woolly Sedge

Carex pellita

Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

Cinderella Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'

Foxglove Beardtongue

Penstemon digitalis

Obedient Plant Miss Manners

Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners'

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

New England Aster Harringtons Pink

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Harringtons Pink'

Lanceleaf Tickseed

Coreopsis lanceolata

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Culver's root

Veronicastrum virginicum

Eastern Red Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

False Sunflower

Heliopsis helianthoides

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Great Blue Lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica

Woodland Phlox

Phlox divaricata

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Wild Geranium

Geranium maculatum

Virginia Iris

Iris virginica 'Carl Amason'

Rattlesnake master

Eryngium yuccifolium

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Brown-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia triloba

Rough Gayfeather

Liatris aspera

Virginia Bluebell

Mertensia virginica

Sweet Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium purpureum

Snow Flurry Heath Aster

Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry'

Golden Alexanders

Zizia aurea

Smooth Blue Aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

Prairie Blazing Star

Liatris pycnostachya

Pinnate Prairie Coneflower

Ratibida pinnata

Purple Prairie Clover

Dalea purpurea

Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum biflorum

White Wild Indigo

Baptisia alba

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

American Bittersweet

Celastrus scandens 'Mix'

Ostrich Fern

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Northern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum pedatum

Lady Fern

Athyrium filix-femina

Cinnamon Fern

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

Sensitive Fern

Onoclea sensibilis

Interrupted Fern

Osmunda claytoniana

Broad Beech Fern

Phegopteris hexagonoptera

Bulblet Fern

Cystopteris bulbifera

Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia humifusa