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Native plants in Jerusalem

47 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

4 of them need no watering beyond Jerusalem’s own rainfall

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Trees5

Canopy and structure

Bay Laurel

Laurus nobilis

Photo: Zac Peterson · CC BY 4.0

Olive

Olea europaea

Photo: Rafael Medina · CC BY 4.0

Italian Cypress

Cupressus sempervirens

Photo: Jacek Pietruszewski · CC BY 4.0

Chaste Tree Shoal Creek

Vitex agnus-castus 'Shoal Creek'

Chicago Hardy Fig

Ficus carica 'Chicago Hardy'

Shrubs12

Backbone planting

Mathilde Ferrier Oleander

Nerium oleander 'Mathilde Ferrier'

Bay Laurel

Laurus nobilis

Photo: Zac Peterson · CC BY 4.0

Compact Laurustinus

Viburnum tinus 'Compactum'

Spanish Lavender

Lavandula stoechas

No watering needed Photo: Franck Cabot · CC BY 4.0

Olive

Olea europaea

Photo: Rafael Medina · CC BY 4.0

Chaste Tree Shoal Creek

Vitex agnus-castus 'Shoal Creek'

Rosemary

Salvia rosmarinus

No watering needed Photo: Kostas Zontanos · CC BY 4.0

Chicago Hardy Fig

Ficus carica 'Chicago Hardy'

Butcher's Broom

Ruscus aculeatus

Photo: Charles Joynson · CC0 1.0

Dog Rose

Rosa canina

Photo: Charles Joynson · CC0 1.0

Sticky Jerusalem Sage

Phlomis viscosa

Photo: yelena_antipova · CC BY 4.0

Pennyroyal

Mentha pulegium 'Nana'

Grasses4

Movement and texture

King Tut Papyrus

Cyperus papyrus 'King Tut'

Umbrella Plant

Cyperus alternifolius

Photo: Adam J. Searcy · CC BY 4.0

Giant Reed Golden Chain

Arundo donax 'Golden Chain'

Japanese Blood Grass

Imperata cylindrica

Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁 · CC BY 4.0

Perennials24

Seasonal colour

Common Hyacinth

Hyacinthus orientalis

Photo: Benjamin Flatt · CC BY 4.0

Paperwhite

Narcissus tazetta

Photo: Simon Tamblyn · CC BY 4.0

Lemon Balm

Melissa officinalis

Photo: teeem · CC0 1.0

Zebrina Mallow

Malva sylvestris 'Zebrina'

Clary Sage

Salvia sclarea

Photo: Sandra Cellina · CC BY 4.0

German Chamomile

Matricaria chamomilla

Photo: Joss Carr · CC BY 4.0

Chioggia Beet

Beta vulgaris 'Chioggia'

Italian Bugloss

Anchusa azurea

Photo: Dino Babić · CC BY 4.0

Elephant Garlic

Allium ampeloprasum

Photo: Philippe Hornus · CC BY 4.0

Chinese Cabbage

Brassica rapa 'Chinese Cabbage'

Autumn Daffodil

Sternbergia lutea

Photo: moorebuesing · CC0 1.0

Wheatfen White Clover

Trifolium repens 'Wheatfen'

Rupturewort

Herniaria glabra

Photo: Peter Gabler · CC0 1.0

Corncockle

Agrostemma githago

Photo: Svitlana Kyiak · CC0 1.0

Fennel

Foeniculum vulgare

Photo: Anne Parsons · CC0 1.0

Pennyroyal

Mentha pulegium 'Nana'

Celery

Apium graveolens

Photo: Thomas Mesaglio · CC BY 4.0

Coriander

Coriandrum sativum

No watering needed Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Purple-leaved Plantain

Plantago major 'Atropurpurea'

Friday White Dead Nettle

Lamium album 'Friday'

Dara Flowering Carrot

Daucus carota 'Dara'

Rapido Blue Bellflower

Campanula rapunculus 'Rapido Blue'

Common Asphodel

Asphodelus aestivus

Purple Loosestrife

Lythrum salicaria

Photo: Crispin Holloway · CC0 1.0

Vines4

Verticals and screens

Dog Rose

Rosa canina

Photo: Charles Joynson · CC0 1.0

Fern-leaved Clematis

Clematis cirrhosa 'Sunset'

English Ivy

Hedera helix

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

RazzMatazz Grape

Vitis vinifera 'RazzMatazz'

Ferns1

Shade and damp

Southern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Photo: Martin Purdy · CC BY 4.0

Succulents1

Dry and architectural

Common Purslane

Portulaca oleracea

Photo: Caleb Catto · CC BY 4.0

Other native plants2

No growth type given

Persian Buttercup

Ranunculus asiaticus

No watering needed Photo: Mitch Van Dyke · CC BY 4.0

Poppy Anemone

Anemone coronaria

Photo: Marios Thoma · CC BY 4.0

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