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Native plants in Metairie

155 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

141 of them need no watering beyond Metairie’s own rainfall

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Trees42

Canopy and structure

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

No watering needed Photo: caymanmatt · CC BY 4.0

Southern Magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora

No watering needed Photo: Carrie Seltzer · CC BY 4.0

Bald Cypress

Taxodium distichum

No watering needed Photo: Sawyer Baran · CC BY 4.0

Sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua

No watering needed Photo: andrew2285 · CC0 1.0

Eastern Redcedar

Juniperus virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Jonathan Layman · CC BY 4.0

Southern Live Oak

Quercus virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Alexander Williams · CC0 1.0

Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

No watering needed Photo: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0

Carolina Cherry-laurel

Prunus caroliniana

No watering needed Photo: samlutfy · CC BY 4.0

Boxelder

Acer negundo

No watering needed Photo: Ryan Sorrells · CC BY 4.0

Yaupon Holly

Ilex vomitoria

No watering needed Photo: Sophia K · CC BY 4.0

American Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

No watering needed Photo: ashleyrsteel · CC BY 4.0

Willow Oak

Quercus phellos

No watering needed Photo: C. · CC0 1.0

American Persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Cody Stricker · CC BY 4.0

American Holly

Ilex opaca

No watering needed Photo: Shannon · CC0 1.0

Hawthorn

Crataegus viridis

No watering needed Photo: Will McFarland · CC BY 4.0

Dwarf Palmetto

Sabal minor

No watering needed Photo: Loren Cassin Sackett · CC BY 4.0

Overcup Oak

Quercus lyrata

No watering needed Photo: Nonbinary-Naturalist · CC0 1.0

Pond Cypress

Taxodium ascendens

No watering needed Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Shining Sumac

Rhus copallinum

No watering needed

Possumhaw

Ilex decidua

No watering needed Photo: Linda Jo Conn · CC BY 4.0

Farkleberry

Vaccinium arboreum

No watering needed Photo: haydenmolo · CC BY 4.0

Thornless Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos

No watering needed Photo: Liviu Chiriac · CC0 1.0

American Elm

Ulmus americana

No watering needed Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

No watering needed Photo: Михайло Жук · CC0 1.0

White Ash

Fraxinus americana

No watering needed

Eastern Cottonwood

Populus deltoides

No watering needed Photo: Justin Donahue · CC BY 4.0

Loblolly Pine

Pinus taeda

No watering needed Photo: Wendy A · CC0 1.0

Black Willow

Salix nigra

No watering needed Photo: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0

Swamp Chestnut Oak

Quercus michauxii

No watering needed Photo: Jeff Clark · CC BY 4.0

Pecan

Carya illinoinensis

No watering needed Photo: Dave Richardson · CC BY 4.0

Shrubs34

Backbone planting

Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

No watering needed Photo: Gregory Bennett · CC0 1.0

Winterberry

Ilex verticillata

Photo: Adam Kranz · CC0 1.0

American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

No watering needed Photo: Melanie Gaddy · CC0 1.0

Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

No watering needed Photo: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0

Beautyberry

Callicarpa americana

No watering needed Photo: Leila Dasher · CC BY 4.0

Scarlet Sage

Salvia coccinea

No watering needed Photo: mattmsa · CC0 1.0

Carolina Cherry-laurel

Prunus caroliniana

No watering needed Photo: samlutfy · CC BY 4.0

Graceful Spurge

Euphorbia hypericifolia

No watering needed Photo: Alan Prather · CC BY 4.0

Yaupon Holly

Ilex vomitoria

No watering needed Photo: Sophia K · CC BY 4.0

New Jersey Tea

Ceanothus americanus

No watering needed Photo: Dan Wilder · CC0 1.0

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Monarda punctata

No watering needed Photo: Reid Hardin · CC BY 4.0

American Holly

Ilex opaca

No watering needed Photo: Shannon · CC0 1.0

Swamp Azalea

Rhododendron viscosum

Photo: harrier · CC BY 4.0

Dwarf Palmetto

Sabal minor

No watering needed Photo: Loren Cassin Sackett · CC BY 4.0

Partridgeberry

Mitchella repens

No watering needed Photo: Joe Hastings · CC BY 4.0

Shining Sumac

Rhus copallinum

No watering needed

Possumhaw

Ilex decidua

No watering needed Photo: Linda Jo Conn · CC BY 4.0

Turk's cap

Malvaviscus arboreus

No watering needed Photo: Gary Rogers · CC BY 4.0

Farkleberry

Vaccinium arboreum

No watering needed Photo: haydenmolo · CC BY 4.0

Dahoon Holly

Ilex cassine

No watering needed Photo: Claire Herzog · CC BY 4.0

Strawberry Bush

Euonymus americanus

No watering needed Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Devilwood

Osmanthus americanus

No watering needed

Bedstraw St. John's Wort

Hypericum galioides

Photo: Mike Duran · CC BY 4.0

Sea Myrtle

Baccharis halimifolia

No watering needed Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Heartleaf Peppervine

Ampelopsis cordata

No watering needed Photo: Tommy · CC0 1.0

Southern Dewberry

Rubus trivialis

No watering needed Photo: Brooke Smith · CC BY 4.0

Common Greenbrier

Smilax rotundifolia

No watering needed Photo: Luke · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Poison Ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

No watering needed Photo: Ryan · CC0 1.0

Carolina Horsenettle

Solanum carolinense

No watering needed Photo: swords · CC0 1.0

American Black Nightshade

Solanum americanum

No watering needed Photo: Sarinda Newell · CC BY 4.0

Grasses15

Movement and texture

Northern Sea Oats

Chasmanthium latifolium

No watering needed Photo: Gold eagle Kroll · CC BY 4.0

Pink Muhly Grass

Muhlenbergia capillaris

No watering needed Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Purple Love Grass

Eragrostis spectabilis

No watering needed Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

No watering needed Photo: Erin Snyder · CC BY 4.0

Cherokee Sedge

Carex cherokeensis

No watering needed Photo: Jesse · CC BY 4.0

Path Rush

Juncus tenuis

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 1.0

Virginia Wild Rye

Elymus virginicus

No watering needed Photo: Jason Leduc · CC0 1.0

Whitetinge Sedge

Carex albicans

No watering needed Photo: hr_dragonfly · CC BY 4.0

Texas Sedge

Carex texensis

No watering needed Photo: Senna Bryce Robeson · CC BY 4.0

Giant Cane

Arundinaria gigantea

No watering needed Photo: Shelby Lyn Sanders · CC BY 4.0

Bushy Bluestem

Andropogon glomeratus

No watering needed

Eastern Woodland Sedge

Carex blanda

No watering needed Photo: Matt Felperin · CC BY 4.0

Ravenfoot Sedge

Carex crus-corvi

No watering needed Photo: Sarah Fitz · CC0 1.0

Broomsedge Bluestem

Andropogon virginicus

No watering needed Photo: Annika Lindqvist · CC BY 4.0

Woolgrass

Scirpus cyperinus

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Perennials67

Seasonal colour

Blazing Star Gayfeather

Liatris spicata

No watering needed Photo: worldbird · CC BY 4.0

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

No watering needed Photo: k2018lena · CC0 1.0

Obedient Plant

Physostegia virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Andrew St. Paul · CC BY 4.0

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

No watering needed Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

No watering needed Photo: Tom Pollard · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Iris

Iris virginica

No watering needed Photo: mfeaver · CC BY 4.0

Rattlesnake master

Eryngium yuccifolium

No watering needed Photo: Alex Heyman · CC0 1.0

Blue Mistflower

Conoclinium coelestinum

No watering needed Photo: Schyler Brown · CC0 1.0

Scarlet Sage

Salvia coccinea

No watering needed Photo: mattmsa · CC0 1.0

White Wild Indigo

Baptisia alba

No watering needed Photo: sblumen · CC BY 4.0

Graceful Spurge

Euphorbia hypericifolia

No watering needed Photo: Alan Prather · CC BY 4.0

Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Photo: Etienne Falquet · CC0 1.0

Stokes' aster

Stokesia laevis

Photo: erinsuzanne · CC0 1.0

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Monarda punctata

No watering needed Photo: Reid Hardin · CC BY 4.0

Boneset

Eupatorium perfoliatum

No watering needed Photo: Stari Plativky · CC0 1.0

Calico Aster

Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

No watering needed Photo: andrew2285 · CC0 1.0

Pickerel Rush

Pontederia cordata

Photo: Andrea Gantzer · CC BY 4.0

Jack-in-the-pulpit

Arisaema triphyllum

Photo: jogarton · CC0 1.0

Common Blue Violet

Viola sororia

No watering needed Photo: Ryan Donnelly · CC BY 4.0

Ohio Spiderwort

Tradescantia ohiensis

No watering needed Photo: Lexi Destria · CC BY 4.0

Lyreleaf Sage

Salvia lyrata

No watering needed Photo: Helen J · CC BY 4.0

Broadleaf Arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia

Photo: M. Whitson · CC BY 4.0

Swamp Sunflower

Helianthus angustifolius

No watering needed Photo: Dwight Kingsbury · CC0 1.0

Partridgeberry

Mitchella repens

No watering needed Photo: Joe Hastings · CC BY 4.0

Seaside Goldenrod

Solidago sempervirens

No watering needed Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Rice Button Aster

Symphyotrichum dumosum

No watering needed Photo: Jackie Miller · CC0 1.0

Green Dragon

Arisaema dracontium

No watering needed Photo: Joseph McPhail · CC BY 4.0

Fragrant Water Lily

Nymphaea odorata

Photo: Dennis Vollmar · CC0 1.0

Turk's cap

Malvaviscus arboreus

No watering needed Photo: Gary Rogers · CC BY 4.0

Frostweed

Verbesina virginica

No watering needed Photo: mattmsa · CC0 1.0

Scouring Rush

Equisetum hyemale

No watering needed Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Broadleaf Cattail

Typha latifolia

No watering needed Photo: Timothy McNitt · CC BY 4.0

Vines15

Verticals and screens

Trumpet Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens

No watering needed Photo: Carrie Seltzer · CC BY 4.0

Crossvine

Bignonia capreolata

No watering needed Photo: natgrace18 · CC0 1.0

Carolina Jessamine

Gelsemium sempervirens

No watering needed Photo: novvictan · CC BY 4.0

Trumpet Creeper

Campsis radicans

No watering needed Photo: Bryant Brumbill-Corral · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

No watering needed Photo: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0

Purple Passionflower

Passiflora incarnata

No watering needed Photo: snail_hiker · CC BY 4.0

Spanish Moss

Tillandsia usneoides

No watering needed Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Muscadine

Vitis rotundifolia

No watering needed Photo: Jill DeVito, PhD · CC0 1.0

Swamp Leather Flower

Clematis crispa

No watering needed Photo: Terry Woodward · CC BY 4.0

Wild Potato Vine

Ipomoea pandurata

No watering needed Photo: Becky Dill · CC0 1.0

Heartleaf Peppervine

Ampelopsis cordata

No watering needed Photo: Tommy · CC0 1.0

Summer Grape

Vitis aestivalis

No watering needed Photo: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0

Common Greenbrier

Smilax rotundifolia

No watering needed Photo: Luke · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Poison Ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

No watering needed Photo: Ryan · CC0 1.0

Saw greenbrier

Smilax bona-nox

No watering needed Photo: Conway Hawn · CC0 1.0

Ferns7

Shade and damp

Cinnamon Fern

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

No watering needed Photo: Erik · CC BY 4.0

Sensitive Fern

Onoclea sensibilis

Photo: laurawies · CC BY 4.0

Southern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris

No watering needed Photo: Martin Purdy · CC BY 4.0

Ebony Spleenwort

Asplenium platyneuron

No watering needed Photo: Daniel Atha · CC0 1.0

Marsh Fern

Thelypteris palustris

No watering needed Photo: Анна Митрошенкова · CC BY 4.0

Cinnamon Fern

Osmunda cinnamomea

No watering needed Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Water Clover

Marsilea vestita

No watering needed Photo: Steve Matson · CC BY 4.0

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