Puerto Rico

Native plants in Mayagüez

16 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

13 of them need no watering beyond Mayagüez’s own rainfall

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Trees5

Canopy and structure

Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

No watering needed Photo: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0

Gold Nugget Duranta

Duranta erecta 'Gold Nugget'

No watering needed

Yellow Bells

Tecoma stans 'Yellow Bells'

No watering needed

Simpson's Stopper

Myrcianthes fragrans

No watering needed Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Ice Guava

Psidium guajava 'Ice'

No watering needed

Shrubs8

Backbone planting

Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

No watering needed Photo: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0

Hot Blooded Lantana

Lantana camara 'Hot Blooded'

No watering needed

Diamond Frost Euphorbia

Euphorbia hypericifolia 'Diamond Frost'

No watering needed

Gold Nugget Duranta

Duranta erecta 'Gold Nugget'

No watering needed

Yellow Bells

Tecoma stans 'Yellow Bells'

No watering needed

Coontie Palm

Zamia pumila

No watering needed Photo: Yolanda M. Leon · CC0 1.0

Ice Guava

Psidium guajava 'Ice'

No watering needed

Blue Porterweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

No watering needed Photo: elawrey · CC BY 4.0

Grasses2

Movement and texture

Pink Muhly Grass

Muhlenbergia capillaris

No watering needed Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Broomsedge Bluestem

Andropogon virginicus

No watering needed Photo: Annika Lindqvist · CC BY 4.0

Perennials2

Seasonal colour

Indian Shot

Canna indica

No watering needed Photo: Bruno - Yolande Zanette · CC BY 4.0

Diamond Frost Euphorbia

Euphorbia hypericifolia 'Diamond Frost'

No watering needed

Vines2

Verticals and screens

Moonflower

Ipomoea alba

Photo: Malena Lorente · CC BY 4.0

Three-leaved Grape Ivy

Cissus trifoliata

No watering needed Photo: Gary Rogers · CC BY 4.0

Ferns2

Shade and damp

Boston Fern

Nephrolepis exaltata

Photo: Kristály Cravens-Liszak · CC BY 4.0

Macho Fern

Nephrolepis biserrata 'Macho'

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