Peru

Native plants in Lima

27 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

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Trees4

Canopy and structure

Golden Dewdrop

Duranta erecta

Photo: Hudson Alves Pinto · CC BY 4.0

California Pepper Tree

Schinus molle

Photo: nebrooks · CC BY 4.0

Sweet Acacia

Vachellia farnesiana

Photo: mattmsa · CC0 1.0

Caribbean Copper Plant

Euphorbia cotinifolia

Photo: Sokratis · CC BY 4.0

Shrubs8

Backbone planting

Lantana

Lantana camara

Photo: Angus Campbell · CC BY 4.0

Golden Dewdrop

Duranta erecta

Photo: Hudson Alves Pinto · CC BY 4.0

Hopseed Bush

Dodonaea viscosa

Photo: insiderelic · CC0 1.0

Potato

Solanum tuberosum

Photo: Robert H. Wardell · CC0 1.0

Sweet Acacia

Vachellia farnesiana

Photo: mattmsa · CC0 1.0

Caribbean Copper Plant

Euphorbia cotinifolia

Photo: Sokratis · CC BY 4.0

Golden Crownbeard

Verbesina encelioides

Photo: Center for Urban Ecology · CC0 1.0

American Black Nightshade

Solanum americanum

Photo: Sarinda Newell · CC BY 4.0

Grasses1

Movement and texture

St. Augustine Grass

Stenotaphrum secundatum

Photo: Michael Berardozzi · CC BY 4.0

Perennials18

Seasonal colour

Nasturtium

Tropaeolum majus

Photo: Dave Richardson · CC BY 4.0

Indian Shot

Canna indica

Photo: Bruno - Yolande Zanette · CC BY 4.0

Common Heliotrope

Heliotropium arborescens

Photo: David F. Belmonte · CC BY 4.0

Caladium

Caladium bicolor

Photo: renjus box · CC BY 4.0

Common Morning Glory

Ipomoea purpurea

Photo: Richard Fuller · CC0 1.0

Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum

Photo: Peter Gabler · CC0 1.0

Turkey-tangle Frogfruit

Phyla nodiflora

Photo: insiderelic · CC0 1.0

Tropical Milkweed

Asclepias curassavica

Photo: Karen Saunders · CC BY 4.0

Nerve Plant

Fittonia albivenis

Photo: Elizabeth Axley · CC BY 4.0

Green Bean

Phaseolus vulgaris

Photo: Katrin Simon · CC BY 4.0

Lima Bean

Phaseolus lunatus

Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre · CC0 1.0

Potato

Solanum tuberosum

Photo: Robert H. Wardell · CC0 1.0

Yacon

Smallanthus sonchifolius

Photo: margaritarestrepou · CC0 1.0

Golden Crownbeard

Verbesina encelioides

Photo: Center for Urban Ecology · CC0 1.0

Dumb Cane

Dieffenbachia seguine 'Marianne'

American Black Nightshade

Solanum americanum

Photo: Sarinda Newell · CC BY 4.0

Hairy Beggar-Ticks

Bidens pilosa

Photo: Vincent Egan · CC BY 4.0

Water Hyacinth

Eichhornia crassipes

Photo: B. Phalan · CC BY 4.0

Vines5

Verticals and screens

Nasturtium

Tropaeolum majus

Photo: Dave Richardson · CC BY 4.0

Common Morning Glory

Ipomoea purpurea

Photo: Richard Fuller · CC0 1.0

Green Bean

Phaseolus vulgaris

Photo: Katrin Simon · CC BY 4.0

Lima Bean

Phaseolus lunatus

Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre · CC0 1.0

Moonflower

Ipomoea alba

Photo: Malena Lorente · CC BY 4.0

Ferns1

Shade and damp

Southern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Photo: Martin Purdy · CC BY 4.0

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