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Native plants in Kansas City

174 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

44 of them need no watering beyond Kansas City’s own rainfall

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Canopy and structure

Carolina Sweetheart Redbud

Carolina Sweetheart Redbud

Cercis canadensis 'Carolina Sweetheart'

No watering needed

Sugar Maple

Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum

Photo: kedmunds11 · CC0 1.0

Red Oak

Red Oak

Quercus rubra

Photo: Peter · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Redcedar

Eastern Redcedar

Juniperus virginiana 'Idyllwild'

No watering needed

Timm Success Serviceberry

Timm Success Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea 'Timm Success'

Shumard Oak

Shumard Oak

Quercus shumardii

No watering needed Photo: lanechaffin · CC0 1.0

Pin Oak

Pin Oak

Quercus palustris

Photo: Amelia Tauber · CC BY 4.0

Bur Oak

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

No watering needed Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0

White Oak

White Oak

Quercus alba

Photo: sblumen · CC BY 4.0

Sensation Boxelder

Sensation Boxelder

Acer negundo 'Sensation'

Pawpaw

Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

Photo: Farren Dell Rossman · CC BY 4.0

Common Hackberry

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Photo: Dávid Horváth · CC BY 4.0

American Linden

American Linden

Tilia americana

Photo: Tom Scavo · CC BY 4.0

Kentucky Coffeetree

Kentucky Coffeetree

Gymnocladus dioicus

Photo: M. Whitson · CC BY 4.0

American Persimmon

American Persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

Photo: Cody Stricker · CC BY 4.0

Blackhaw Viburnum

Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium

Photo: geosesarma · CC BY 4.0

Chinkapin Oak

Chinkapin Oak

Quercus muehlenbergii

Photo: Jay Pruett · CC BY 4.0

American Hophornbeam

American Hophornbeam

Ostrya virginiana

Photo: Nick Kleinschmidt · CC BY 4.0

Cockspur Hawthorn

Cockspur Hawthorn

Crataegus crus-galli

Photo: Becky Dill · CC0 1.0

Winter King Hawthorn

Winter King Hawthorn

Crataegus viridis 'Winter King'

Shining Sumac

Shining Sumac

Rhus copallinum

Thornless Honeylocust

Thornless Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos

No watering needed Photo: Liviu Chiriac · CC0 1.0

Silver Maple

Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum

Photo: Jacob Buchanan · CC0 1.0

American Elm

American Elm

Ulmus americana

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Black Cherry

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Photo: Михайло Жук · CC0 1.0

Black Walnut

Black Walnut

Juglans nigra

Photo: Robbie Hannawacker · CC0 1.0

Early Glow Ohio Buckeye

Early Glow Ohio Buckeye

Aesculus glabra 'Early Glow'

American Plum

American Plum

Prunus americana

No watering needed Photo: Curtis Drake · CC BY 4.0

Shagbark Hickory

Shagbark Hickory

Carya ovata

Photo: Andrew Conboy · CC BY 4.0

Siouxland Cottonless Poplar

Siouxland Cottonless Poplar

Populus deltoides 'Siouxland'

Washington Hawthorn

Washington Hawthorn

Crataegus phaenopyrum

Photo: Rochelle Davis · CC BY 4.0

Black Willow

Black Willow

Salix nigra

No watering needed Photo: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0

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Backbone planting

Ninebark

Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius

Photo: jyoung2399 · CC BY 4.0

Sugar Shack Buttonbush

Sugar Shack Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis 'Sugar Shack'

American Elderberry

American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Photo: Melanie Gaddy · CC0 1.0

Cutleaf Coneflower

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Timm Success Serviceberry

Timm Success Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea 'Timm Success'

Fragrant Sumac

Fragrant Sumac

Rhus aromatica

No watering needed Photo: Susan Berry · CC0 1.0

Pawpaw

Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

Photo: Farren Dell Rossman · CC BY 4.0

New Jersey Tea

New Jersey Tea

Ceanothus americanus

Photo: Dan Wilder · CC0 1.0

American Hazelnut

American Hazelnut

Corylus americana

Photo: Mark Richman · CC BY 4.0

Smooth Sumac

Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

No watering needed Photo: Tony KM · CC BY 4.0

Blackhaw Viburnum

Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium

Photo: geosesarma · CC BY 4.0

Cockspur Hawthorn

Cockspur Hawthorn

Crataegus crus-galli

Photo: Becky Dill · CC0 1.0

False Indigo Bush

False Indigo Bush

Amorpha fruticosa

Photo: Dmitry Trutsko · CC BY 4.0

Coralberry

Coralberry

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

No watering needed Photo: Brand R · CC BY 4.0

Pasture Rose

Pasture Rose

Rosa carolina

Photo: Matt Schultz · CC0 1.0

Shining Sumac

Shining Sumac

Rhus copallinum

American Plum

American Plum

Prunus americana

No watering needed Photo: Curtis Drake · CC BY 4.0

Leadplant

Leadplant

Amorpha canescens 'Wisconsin form'

No watering needed

Washington Hawthorn

Washington Hawthorn

Crataegus phaenopyrum

Photo: Rochelle Davis · CC BY 4.0

American Bladdernut

American Bladdernut

Staphylea trifolia

Photo: Jesse · CC BY 4.0

Goat's Rue

Goat's Rue

Tephrosia virginiana

Photo: Chase Mathey · CC BY 4.0

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Movement and texture

Little Bluestem

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

No watering needed Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0

'Rain Dance' Big Bluestem

'Rain Dance' Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardii 'Rain Dance'

No watering needed

Golden Sunset Yellow Indiangrass

Golden Sunset Yellow Indiangrass

Sorghastrum nutans 'Golden Sunset Yellow'

No watering needed

Purple Love Grass

Purple Love Grass

Eragrostis spectabilis

No watering needed Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0

Switchgrass

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

No watering needed Photo: Erin Snyder · CC BY 4.0

Honeycomb Blue Grama Grass

Honeycomb Blue Grama Grass

Bouteloua gracilis 'Honeycomb'

No watering needed

Palm Sedge

Palm Sedge

Carex muskingumensis

Photo: Étienne Lacroix-Carignan · CC0 1.0

Gray Sedge

Gray Sedge

Carex grayi

Photo: A. G. · CC0 1.0

Canada Wild Rye

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

No watering needed Photo: tzeducation · CC BY 4.0

Bottlebrush Grass

Bottlebrush Grass

Elymus hystrix

Photo: Skyler Principe · CC BY 4.0

Path Rush

Path Rush

Juncus tenuis

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 1.0

Virginia Wild Rye

Virginia Wild Rye

Elymus virginicus

Photo: Jason Leduc · CC0 1.0

Eastern Gamagrass

Eastern Gamagrass

Tripsacum dactyloides

Photo: Rich Sommer · CC BY 4.0

Rosy Sedge

Rosy Sedge

Carex rosea

Photo: Jeremy Atherton · CC BY 4.0

Whitetinge Sedge

Whitetinge Sedge

Carex albicans

Photo: hr_dragonfly · CC BY 4.0

Texas Sedge

Texas Sedge

Carex texensis

Photo: Senna Bryce Robeson · CC BY 4.0

Fox Sedge

Fox Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea 'Luteo Picta'

Creek Sedge

Creek Sedge

Carex amphibola

Photo: Bonnie Semmling · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Woodland Sedge

Eastern Woodland Sedge

Carex blanda

Photo: Matt Felperin · CC BY 4.0

Ravenfoot Sedge

Ravenfoot Sedge

Carex crus-corvi

Photo: Sarah Fitz · CC0 1.0

Broomsedge Bluestem

Broomsedge Bluestem

Andropogon virginicus

Photo: Annika Lindqvist · CC BY 4.0

Bottlebrush Sedge

Bottlebrush Sedge

Carex lurida

Photo: Steven Lamonde · CC BY 4.0

Shortbeak Sedge

Shortbeak Sedge

Carex brevior

Photo: Summit Metro Parks · CC BY 4.0

Copper Shouldered Oval Sedge

Copper Shouldered Oval Sedge

Carex bicknellii

Photo: aarongunnar · CC BY 4.0

Woolly Sedge

Woolly Sedge

Carex pellita

Photo: Patrice Dupont · CC BY 4.0

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Seasonal colour

Butterfly Weed

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

No watering needed Photo: k2018lena · CC0 1.0

Garden Phlox

Garden Phlox

Phlox paniculata

Photo: Andy Wilson · CC0 1.0

Cinderella Milkweed

Cinderella Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'

Foxglove Beardtongue

Foxglove Beardtongue

Penstemon digitalis

Photo: Bob Schwartz · CC BY 4.0

Obedient Plant Miss Manners

Obedient Plant Miss Manners

Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners'

Black-eyed Susan

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Blue Wild Indigo

Blue Wild Indigo

Baptisia australis

No watering needed Photo: Nathan May · CC BY 4.0

New England Aster Harringtons Pink

New England Aster Harringtons Pink

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Harringtons Pink'

Wild Bergamot

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Photo: Tom Pollard · CC BY 4.0

Culver's root

Culver's root

Veronicastrum virginicum

Photo: Cazody · CC0 1.0

Large-flowered Tickseed

Large-flowered Tickseed

Coreopsis grandiflora

Photo: Thomas Koffel · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Red Columbine

Eastern Red Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Photo: Craig Hensley · CC BY 4.0

False Sunflower

False Sunflower

Heliopsis helianthoides

Photo: W Rao · CC BY 4.0

Common Sneezeweed

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Photo: Thomas Koffel · CC BY 4.0

Great Blue Lobelia

Great Blue Lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica

Photo: Andrew Conboy · CC BY 4.0

Woodland Phlox

Woodland Phlox

Phlox divaricata

Photo: Jacqueline Raiford · CC BY 4.0

Cutleaf Coneflower

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Wild Geranium

Wild Geranium

Geranium maculatum

Photo: sophia_herrmeyer · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Iris

Virginia Iris

Iris virginica 'Carl Amason'

Rattlesnake master

Rattlesnake master

Eryngium yuccifolium

Photo: Alex Heyman · CC0 1.0

Common Milkweed

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Photo: Dilrukshan Priyantha Wijesinghe · CC BY 4.0

Brown-eyed Susan

Brown-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia triloba

Photo: Alexis Williams · CC BY 4.0

Rough Gayfeather

Rough Gayfeather

Liatris aspera

Photo: florawhite · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Bluebell

Virginia Bluebell

Mertensia virginica

Photo: Melinda Soltys · CC0 1.0

Sweet Joe-Pye Weed

Sweet Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium purpureum

Photo: Jason Swanson · CC0 1.0

Snow Flurry Heath Aster

Snow Flurry Heath Aster

Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry'

No watering needed

Golden Alexanders

Golden Alexanders

Zizia aurea

Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Aromatic Aster

Aromatic Aster

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

No watering needed Photo: Brian Dickerson · CC0 1.0

Smooth Blue Aster

Smooth Blue Aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

No watering needed Photo: Solomiya · CC BY 4.0

Prairie Blazing Star

Prairie Blazing Star

Liatris pycnostachya

Photo: Briggs Armstrong · CC BY 4.0

Pinnate Prairie Coneflower

Pinnate Prairie Coneflower

Ratibida pinnata

Photo: Alan Prather · CC BY 4.0

Purple Prairie Clover

Purple Prairie Clover

Dalea purpurea

No watering needed Photo: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0 1.0

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Verticals and screens

Trumpet Creeper

Trumpet Creeper

Campsis radicans

Photo: Bryant Brumbill-Corral · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Creeper

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Photo: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0

Pitcher's Clematis

Pitcher's Clematis

Clematis pitcheri

No watering needed Photo: Textile Ranger · CC0 1.0

American Bittersweet

American Bittersweet

Celastrus scandens 'Mix'

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Shade and damp

Northern Maidenhair Fern

Northern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum pedatum

Photo: Jason Hill · CC BY 4.0

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