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Native plants in Jackson

108 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

78 of them need no watering beyond Jackson’s own rainfall

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Canopy and structure

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Photo: caymanmatt · CC BY 4.0

Carolina Sweetheart Redbud

Cercis canadensis 'Carolina Sweetheart'

No watering needed

River Birch

Betula nigra

No watering needed Photo: wcmorton · CC0 1.0

Southern Magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora

No watering needed Photo: Carrie Seltzer · CC BY 4.0

Bald Cypress

Taxodium distichum

No watering needed Photo: Sawyer Baran · CC BY 4.0

Tulip Poplar

Liriodendron tulipifera

No watering needed Photo: Daniel Atha · CC0 1.0

Worplesdon Sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Worplesdon'

Eastern Redcedar

Juniperus virginiana 'Idyllwild'

No watering needed

White Fringetree

Chionanthus virginicus

No watering needed Photo: Sydney Olsen · CC BY 4.0

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

No watering needed Photo: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0

Timm Success Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea 'Timm Success'

No watering needed

Shumard Oak

Quercus shumardii

No watering needed Photo: lanechaffin · CC0 1.0

Carolina Cherry-laurel

Prunus caroliniana

No watering needed Photo: samlutfy · CC BY 4.0

White Oak

Quercus alba

Photo: sblumen · CC BY 4.0

Sensation Boxelder

Acer negundo 'Sensation'

No watering needed

Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

No watering needed Photo: Farren Dell Rossman · CC BY 4.0

Yaupon Holly

Ilex vomitoria

No watering needed Photo: Sophia K · CC BY 4.0

American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

Photo: Bonnie Isaac · CC0 1.0

Willow Oak

Quercus phellos

Photo: C. · CC0 1.0

American Persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Cody Stricker · CC BY 4.0

Red Buckeye

Aesculus pavia

No watering needed Photo: Jeff Clark · CC BY 4.0

American Hophornbeam

Ostrya virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Nick Kleinschmidt · CC BY 4.0

American Beech

Fagus grandifolia

No watering needed Photo: John Brown · CC0 1.0

Winter King Hawthorn

Crataegus viridis 'Winter King'

No watering needed

Sassafras

Sassafras albidum

No watering needed Photo: Mark Apgar · CC BY 4.0

Woodville Dwarf Palmetto

Sabal minor 'Woodville'

No watering needed

Overcup Oak

Quercus lyrata

No watering needed Photo: Nonbinary-Naturalist · CC0 1.0

Coralbean

Erythrina herbacea

No watering needed Photo: TJ Butler · CC0 1.0

Thornless Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos

No watering needed Photo: Liviu Chiriac · CC0 1.0

Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum

Photo: Jacob Buchanan · CC0 1.0

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

No watering needed Photo: Михайло Жук · CC0 1.0

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Backbone planting

Little Henry Sweetspire

Itea virginica 'Sprich'

Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

Photo: botanygirl · CC BY 4.0

Sugar Shack Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis 'Sugar Shack'

American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

No watering needed Photo: Melanie Gaddy · CC0 1.0

White Fringetree

Chionanthus virginicus

No watering needed Photo: Sydney Olsen · CC BY 4.0

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

No watering needed Photo: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0

Timm Success Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea 'Timm Success'

No watering needed

Early Amethyst Beautyberry

Callicarpa americana 'Early Amethyst'

No watering needed

Carolina Cherry-laurel

Prunus caroliniana

No watering needed Photo: samlutfy · CC BY 4.0

Oakleaf Hydrangea

Hydrangea quercifolia

Photo: Tyler Radtke · CC0 1.0

Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

No watering needed Photo: Farren Dell Rossman · CC BY 4.0

Yaupon Holly

Ilex vomitoria

No watering needed Photo: Sophia K · CC BY 4.0

New Jersey Tea

Ceanothus americanus

No watering needed Photo: Dan Wilder · CC0 1.0

Red Buckeye

Aesculus pavia

No watering needed Photo: Jeff Clark · CC BY 4.0

Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

No watering needed Photo: Tony KM · CC BY 4.0

Sassafras

Sassafras albidum

No watering needed Photo: Mark Apgar · CC BY 4.0

Pasture Rose

Rosa carolina

No watering needed Photo: Matt Schultz · CC0 1.0

Woodville Dwarf Palmetto

Sabal minor 'Woodville'

No watering needed

Partridgeberry

Mitchella repens

Photo: Joe Hastings · CC BY 4.0

Coralbean

Erythrina herbacea

No watering needed Photo: TJ Butler · CC0 1.0

Piedmont Azalea

Rhododendron canescens

Photo: Ingolf Askevold · CC0 1.0

Strawberry Bush

Euonymus americanus

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Southern Dewberry

Rubus trivialis

No watering needed Photo: Brooke Smith · CC BY 4.0

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Movement and texture

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

No watering needed Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0

Northern Sea Oats

Chasmanthium latifolium

No watering needed Photo: Gold eagle Kroll · CC BY 4.0

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

No watering needed Photo: Erin Snyder · CC BY 4.0

Cherokee Sedge

Carex cherokeensis

No watering needed Photo: Jesse · CC BY 4.0

Blue Wood Sedge

Carex flaccosperma

Photo: Will McFarland · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Gamagrass

Tripsacum dactyloides

No watering needed Photo: Rich Sommer · CC BY 4.0

Whitetinge Sedge

Carex albicans

Photo: hr_dragonfly · CC BY 4.0

Texas Sedge

Carex texensis

No watering needed Photo: Senna Bryce Robeson · CC BY 4.0

Creek Sedge

Carex amphibola

No watering needed Photo: Bonnie Semmling · CC BY 4.0

Bushy Bluestem

Andropogon glomeratus

No watering needed

Eastern Woodland Sedge

Carex blanda

No watering needed Photo: Matt Felperin · CC BY 4.0

Ravenfoot Sedge

Carex crus-corvi

No watering needed Photo: Sarah Fitz · CC0 1.0

Broomsedge Bluestem

Andropogon virginicus

No watering needed Photo: Annika Lindqvist · CC BY 4.0

Perennials32

Seasonal colour

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

No watering needed Photo: k2018lena · CC0 1.0

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

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

No watering needed Photo: Tom Pollard · CC BY 4.0

Woodland Phlox

Phlox divaricata

No watering needed Photo: Jacqueline Raiford · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Iris

Iris virginica 'Carl Amason'

No watering needed

Rattlesnake master

Eryngium yuccifolium

No watering needed Photo: Alex Heyman · CC0 1.0

Prairie Blazing Star

Liatris pycnostachya

No watering needed Photo: Briggs Armstrong · CC BY 4.0

Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum biflorum

No watering needed Photo: Shelby Lyn Sanders · CC BY 4.0

White Wild Indigo

Baptisia alba

No watering needed Photo: sblumen · CC BY 4.0

Indian Pink

Spigelia marilandica

No watering needed Photo: Courtney Alley · CC0 1.0

Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Photo: Etienne Falquet · CC0 1.0

Narrow-leaved Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Photo: Allen Browne · CC0 1.0

Mayapple

Podophyllum peltatum

No watering needed Photo: gwt2102 · CC BY 4.0

Common Blue Violet

Viola sororia

Photo: Ryan Donnelly · CC BY 4.0

Self-heal

Prunella vulgaris

No watering needed Photo: Seig · CC BY 4.0

Ohio Spiderwort Mrs Loewer

Tradescantia ohiensis 'Mrs Loewer'

No watering needed

Swamp Sunflower

Helianthus angustifolius 'First Light'

Partridgeberry

Mitchella repens

Photo: Joe Hastings · CC BY 4.0

Bama Superstar Aster

Symphyotrichum dumosum 'Bama Superstar'

Green Dragon

Arisaema dracontium

No watering needed Photo: Joseph McPhail · CC BY 4.0

Silver Gem Violet

Viola walteri 'Silver Gem'

Lizard's Tail

Saururus cernuus 'Hertford Streaker'

Evening Primrose

Oenothera biennis

No watering needed Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Whitetinge Sedge

Carex albicans

Photo: hr_dragonfly · CC BY 4.0

Purple-headed Sneezeweed

Helenium flexuosum

Photo: Laura Clark · CC BY 4.0

Scaly Blazing Star

Liatris squarrosa

No watering needed Photo: Samuel A Schmid, PhD, PWS · CC BY 4.0

Canada Onion

Allium canadense 'White Flag'

No watering needed

Winged Loosestrife

Lythrum alatum

No watering needed Photo: Claire Herzog · CC BY 4.0

Toadshade

Trillium cuneatum

Photo: aarongunnar · CC BY 4.0

American pokeweed Annie

Phytolacca americana 'Annie'

No watering needed

False aster

Boltonia diffusa

Photo: Becky Dill · CC0 1.0

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Verticals and screens

Trumpet Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens

No watering needed Photo: Carrie Seltzer · CC BY 4.0

Crossvine

Bignonia capreolata 'Tangerine Beauty'

No watering needed

Carolina Jessamine

Gelsemium sempervirens

No watering needed Photo: novvictan · CC BY 4.0

Clematis Candida

Clematis virginiana 'Candida'

Trumpet Creeper

Campsis radicans

No watering needed Photo: Bryant Brumbill-Corral · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

No watering needed Photo: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0

Purple Passionflower

Passiflora incarnata

No watering needed Photo: snail_hiker · CC BY 4.0

Swamp Leather Flower

Clematis crispa

Photo: Terry Woodward · CC BY 4.0

Ferns3

Shade and damp

Christmas Fern

Polystichum acrostichoides

No watering needed Photo: John Brew · CC BY 4.0

Sensitive Fern

Onoclea sensibilis

Photo: laurawies · CC BY 4.0

Brunswick Giant Ebony Spleenwort

Asplenium platyneuron 'Brunswick Giant'

No watering needed

Succulents2

Dry and architectural

Spanish Dagger

Yucca gloriosa

No watering needed Photo: alfo · CC BY 4.0

Recurvifolia Yucca

Yucca x recurvifolia

Photo: Will Burnside · CC BY 4.0

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