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Native plants in Lubbock

34 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

8 of them need no watering beyond Lubbock’s own rainfall

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Trees2

Canopy and structure

Black Willow

Salix nigra

Photo: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0

White Shield Osage Orange

Maclura pomifera 'White Shield'

Shrubs4

Backbone planting

Fragrant Sumac

Rhus aromatica

Photo: Susan Berry · CC0 1.0

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Monarda punctata

Photo: Reid Hardin · CC BY 4.0

White Shield Osage Orange

Maclura pomifera 'White Shield'

Golden Crownbeard

Verbesina encelioides

No watering needed Photo: Center for Urban Ecology · CC0 1.0

Grasses9

Movement and texture

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0

'Rain Dance' Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardii 'Rain Dance'

Golden Sunset Yellow Indiangrass

Sorghastrum nutans 'Golden Sunset Yellow'

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

Photo: Erin Snyder · CC BY 4.0

Honeycomb Blue Grama Grass

Bouteloua gracilis 'Honeycomb'

No watering needed

Sideoats Grama

Bouteloua curtipendula

No watering needed Photo: Andrea Grover · CC BY 4.0

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

Photo: tzeducation · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Wild Rye

Elymus virginicus

Photo: Jason Leduc · CC0 1.0

Eastern Gamagrass

Tripsacum dactyloides

Photo: Rich Sommer · CC BY 4.0

Perennials18

Seasonal colour

Snow Flurry Heath Aster

Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry'

Purple Prairie Clover

Dalea purpurea

Photo: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0 1.0

Purple Poppy Mallow

Callirhoe involucrata

Photo: Norm Herr · CC0 1.0

Pink Evening Primrose

Oenothera speciosa

Photo: lanechaffin · CC0 1.0

Plains Coreopsis Tickseed

Coreopsis tinctoria

Photo: Texas Bird Family · CC BY 4.0

Narrow-leaved Purple Coneflower

Echinacea angustifolia

Photo: Annika Lindqvist · CC BY 4.0

Mexican Hat Prairie Coneflower

Ratibida columnifera 'pulcherrima'

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Monarda punctata

Photo: Reid Hardin · CC BY 4.0

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

No watering needed Photo: Francesco Santoro · CC BY 4.0

White Sagebrush

Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis'

Missouri Evening Primrose Giant Evening Primrose

Oenothera macrocarpa

Photo: Eric Watts · CC BY 4.0

Chocolate Flower

Berlandiera lyrata

No watering needed Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0

Sweet Kate Spiderwort

Tradescantia occidentalis 'Sweet Kate'

No watering needed

Bitter Sneezeweed

Helenium amarum

Photo: Cyndy Sims (Parr) · CC BY 4.0

Carolina Delphinium

Delphinium carolinianum

Photo: Brian Dickerson · CC0 1.0

Golden Crownbeard

Verbesina encelioides

No watering needed Photo: Center for Urban Ecology · CC0 1.0

Purple Cliffbrake

Pellaea atropurpurea

Photo: Daniel Atha · CC0 1.0

Golden Corydalis

Corydalis aurea

No watering needed Photo: Robbie Hannawacker · CC0 1.0

Vines1

Verticals and screens

Three-leaved Grape Ivy

Cissus trifoliata

Photo: Gary Rogers · CC BY 4.0

Ferns1

Shade and damp

Water Clover

Marsilea vestita

Photo: Steve Matson · CC BY 4.0

Succulents2

Dry and architectural

Soapweed Yucca

Yucca glauca

No watering needed Photo: Emily Geest · CC BY 4.0

Horsecrippler Cactus

Echinocactus texensis

Photo: lanechaffin · CC0 1.0

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