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Native plants in Mexico City

136 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

31 of them need no watering beyond Mexico City’s own rainfall

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Canopy and structure

Frangipani

Frangipani

Plumeria rubra

Fremont Cottonwood

Fremont Cottonwood

Populus fremontii

Photo: Evelyn Lazzaretti 🏳️‍⚧️ · CC0 1.0

Boxelder

Boxelder

Acer negundo

Photo: Ryan Sorrells · CC BY 4.0

American Linden

American Linden

Tilia americana

Photo: Tom Scavo · CC BY 4.0

Golden Dewdrop

Golden Dewdrop

Duranta erecta

Photo: Hudson Alves Pinto · CC BY 4.0

American Hophornbeam

American Hophornbeam

Ostrya virginiana

Photo: Nick Kleinschmidt · CC BY 4.0

Avocado

Avocado

Persea americana

Photo: Hugo Saulino · CC0 1.0

Spineless Yucca

Spineless Yucca

Yucca gigantea

Photo: terrifricker · CC0 1.0

Black Cherry

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Photo: Михайло Жук · CC0 1.0

Jerusalem Thorn

Jerusalem Thorn

Parkinsonia aculeata

Photo: mattmsa · CC0 1.0

Simpson's Stopper

Simpson's Stopper

Myrcianthes fragrans

Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Gumbo-limbo

Gumbo-limbo

Bursera simaruba

Photo: Mike Brady · CC BY 4.0

White Sapote

White Sapote

Casimiroa edulis

Photo: Nicholas Mayne · CC BY 4.0

Tree Dahlia

Tree Dahlia

Dahlia imperialis

Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial · CC BY 4.0

Sweet Acacia

Sweet Acacia

Vachellia farnesiana

No watering needed Photo: mattmsa · CC0 1.0

Caribbean Copper Plant

Caribbean Copper Plant

Euphorbia cotinifolia

Photo: Sokratis · CC BY 4.0

Papaya

Papaya

Carica papaya

Photo: Karen McCabe · CC BY 4.0

California Fan Palm

California Fan Palm

Yucca filifera

No watering needed Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata · CC BY 4.0

Sapodilla

Sapodilla

Manilkara zapota

Photo: josebarrientos · CC BY 4.0

Mcfetters Alligator Juniper

Mcfetters Alligator Juniper

Juniperus deppeana 'Mcfetters'

No watering needed

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Backbone planting

American Elderberry

American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Photo: Melanie Gaddy · CC0 1.0

Poinsettia

Poinsettia

Euphorbia pulcherrima

Photo: Jhonatan Matheus · CC BY 4.0

Scarlet Sage

Scarlet Sage

Salvia coccinea

Photo: mattmsa · CC0 1.0

Lantana

Lantana

Lantana camara

Photo: Angus Campbell · CC BY 4.0

Graceful Spurge

Graceful Spurge

Euphorbia hypericifolia

Photo: Alan Prather · CC BY 4.0

Firebush

Firebush

Hamelia patens

Photo: kristen_276 · CC0 1.0

Frangipani

Frangipani

Plumeria rubra

Mexican Heather

Mexican Heather

Cuphea hyssopifolia

Photo: Mark Richman · CC BY 4.0

Golden Dewdrop

Golden Dewdrop

Duranta erecta

Photo: Hudson Alves Pinto · CC BY 4.0

Hopseed Bush

Hopseed Bush

Dodonaea viscosa

No watering needed Photo: insiderelic · CC0 1.0

Firecracker Plant

Firecracker Plant

Russelia equisetiformis

Photo: Vladislav Isaev · CC BY 4.0

Four O'Clock

Four O'Clock

Mirabilis jalapa

Photo: AJ Wacaser · CC BY 4.0

Candy Corn Lobelia

Candy Corn Lobelia

Lobelia laxiflora 'Candy Corn'

Damianita

Damianita

Chrysactinia mexicana

No watering needed Photo: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0

Turk's cap

Turk's cap

Malvaviscus arboreus

Photo: Gary Rogers · CC BY 4.0

Candy Corn Plant

Candy Corn Plant

Cuphea micropetala

Photo: Said Jimenez · CC BY 4.0

Mule Fat

Mule Fat

Baccharis salicifolia

No watering needed Photo: Cricket Raspet · CC BY 4.0

Cigar Plant

Cigar Plant

Cuphea aequipetala

Photo: Carlos Martorell · CC BY 4.0

Jerusalem Thorn

Jerusalem Thorn

Parkinsonia aculeata

Photo: mattmsa · CC0 1.0

Tree Dahlia

Tree Dahlia

Dahlia imperialis

Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial · CC BY 4.0

Sweet Acacia

Sweet Acacia

Vachellia farnesiana

No watering needed Photo: mattmsa · CC0 1.0

Caribbean Copper Plant

Caribbean Copper Plant

Euphorbia cotinifolia

Photo: Sokratis · CC BY 4.0

Green Desert Spoon

Green Desert Spoon

Dasylirion acrotrichum

No watering needed Photo: Carlos Martorell · CC BY 4.0

Scarlet Bouvardia

Scarlet Bouvardia

Bouvardia ternifolia

No watering needed Photo: Liliana Ramírez-Freire · CC BY 4.0

Thyme-leaved Fuchsia

Thyme-leaved Fuchsia

Fuchsia thymifolia

Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial · CC BY 4.0

Jame Sage

Jame Sage

Salvia regla 'Jame'

No watering needed

Pineneedle Milkweed

Pineneedle Milkweed

Asclepias linaria

No watering needed Photo: Zoltán Stekkelpak · CC0 1.0

Tree Marigold Mexican Sunflower

Tree Marigold Mexican Sunflower

Tithonia diversifolia

Photo: Henrry · CC BY 4.0

Blue Mistflower

Blue Mistflower

Ageratum corymbosum

Photo: Carlos Martorell · CC BY 4.0

Double-Flowering Mexican Mock Orange

Double-Flowering Mexican Mock Orange

Philadelphus mexicanus 'Flore Plena'

California Fan Palm

California Fan Palm

Yucca filifera

No watering needed Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata · CC BY 4.0

Mcfetters Alligator Juniper

Mcfetters Alligator Juniper

Juniperus deppeana 'Mcfetters'

No watering needed

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Seasonal colour

Strawberry

Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

Photo: myarobilliard · CC0 1.0

Baby Sage

Baby Sage

Salvia microphylla

No watering needed Photo: Alexis López Hernández · CC BY 4.0

Mexican Bush Sage

Mexican Bush Sage

Salvia leucantha

Photo: Jacek Pietruszewski · CC BY 4.0

Common Zinnia

Common Zinnia

Zinnia elegans

Photo: Sagnik Dutta Roy · CC BY 4.0

Garden Cosmos

Garden Cosmos

Cosmos bipinnatus

Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial · CC BY 4.0

African Marigold

African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

Photo: kkacheltje · CC0 1.0

Silver Falls Dichondra

Silver Falls Dichondra

Dichondra argentea 'Silver Falls'

No watering needed

Scarlet Beardtongue

Scarlet Beardtongue

Penstemon barbatus

No watering needed Photo: Bob Nieman · CC BY 4.0

Scarlet Sage

Scarlet Sage

Salvia coccinea

Photo: mattmsa · CC0 1.0

Pink Evening Primrose

Pink Evening Primrose

Oenothera speciosa

Photo: lanechaffin · CC0 1.0

Indian Shot

Indian Shot

Canna indica

Photo: Bruno - Yolande Zanette · CC BY 4.0

Mexican Petunia

Mexican Petunia

Ruellia simplex

Photo: Stefan C · CC0 1.0

Graceful Spurge

Graceful Spurge

Euphorbia hypericifolia

Photo: Alan Prather · CC BY 4.0

Floss Flower Ageratum

Floss Flower Ageratum

Ageratum houstonianum

Photo: Damo O · CC0 1.0

Mexican Sunflower

Mexican Sunflower

Tithonia rotundifolia

Photo: Aryan K · CC BY 4.0

Sulphur Cosmos

Sulphur Cosmos

Cosmos sulphureus

Photo: Eric Knight · CC BY 4.0

Morning Glory

Morning Glory

Ipomoea tricolor

No watering needed Photo: davidenrique · CC0 1.0

Common Morning Glory

Common Morning Glory

Ipomoea purpurea

No watering needed Photo: Richard Fuller · CC0 1.0

Common Yarrow

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0

Cardinal Flower

Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Photo: Etienne Falquet · CC0 1.0

Common Sunflower

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

No watering needed Photo: Francesco Santoro · CC BY 4.0

Pineapple Sage

Pineapple Sage

Salvia elegans

Photo: B Jaeger-Stanley · CC BY 4.0

White Sagebrush

White Sagebrush

Artemisia ludoviciana

No watering needed Photo: Jared Shorma · CC BY 4.0

Self-heal

Self-heal

Prunella vulgaris

Photo: Seig · CC BY 4.0

Tropical Milkweed

Tropical Milkweed

Asclepias curassavica

Photo: Karen Saunders · CC BY 4.0

Broadleaf Arrowhead

Broadleaf Arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia

Photo: M. Whitson · CC BY 4.0

Butternut Squash

Butternut Squash

Cucurbita moschata

Photo: Nature Murmur · CC BY 4.0

Narrowleaf milkweed

Narrowleaf milkweed

Asclepias fascicularis

No watering needed Photo: Ryan Donnelly · CC BY 4.0

Apache Sunset Hyssop

Apache Sunset Hyssop

Agastache mexicana 'Apache Sunset'

Inch Plant

Inch Plant

Tradescantia zebrina

Photo: B. Phalan · CC BY 4.0

Four O'Clock

Four O'Clock

Mirabilis jalapa

Photo: AJ Wacaser · CC BY 4.0

Candy Corn Lobelia

Candy Corn Lobelia

Lobelia laxiflora 'Candy Corn'

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Verticals and screens

Arrowhead Vine

Arrowhead Vine

Syngonium podophyllum

Photo: Damien Wallace · CC0 1.0

Morning Glory

Morning Glory

Ipomoea tricolor

No watering needed Photo: davidenrique · CC0 1.0

Common Morning Glory

Common Morning Glory

Ipomoea purpurea

No watering needed Photo: Richard Fuller · CC0 1.0

Spanish Moss

Spanish Moss

Tillandsia usneoides

Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Butternut Squash

Butternut Squash

Cucurbita moschata

Photo: Nature Murmur · CC BY 4.0

Green Bean

Green Bean

Phaseolus vulgaris

Photo: Katrin Simon · CC BY 4.0

Moonflower

Moonflower

Ipomoea alba

Photo: Malena Lorente · CC BY 4.0

Princess Vine

Princess Vine

Cissus verticillata

Photo: Ryan · CC0 1.0

Red Passion Flower

Red Passion Flower

Passiflora x tarminiana 'manicata'

Eastern Poison Ivy

Eastern Poison Ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

Photo: Ryan · CC0 1.0

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Shade and damp

Lady Fern

Lady Fern

Athyrium filix-femina

Photo: Jon Mortin · CC BY 4.0

Southern Maidenhair Fern

Southern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Photo: Martin Purdy · CC BY 4.0

Sinuate Fern

Sinuate Fern

Astrolepis sinuata

No watering needed Photo: Russell Pfau · CC BY 4.0

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Dry and architectural

Agave

Agave

Agave americana

No watering needed Photo: Cristhian Mace · CC BY 4.0

Foxtail Agave

Foxtail Agave

Agave attenuata

Photo: Alesha Teitzel · CC BY 4.0

Spineless Yucca

Spineless Yucca

Yucca gigantea

Photo: terrifricker · CC0 1.0

Mexican Giant Agave

Mexican Giant Agave

Agave salmiana

No watering needed Photo: Juan Rafael Rodríguez Razgado · CC BY 4.0

Echeveria

Echeveria

Echeveria secunda

Photo: Ulises Emmanuel Martínez Burgos · CC BY 4.0

Lady Aquarius Echeveria

Lady Aquarius Echeveria

Echeveria gibbiflora 'Lady Aquarius'

Green Cockscomb

Green Cockscomb

Sedum praealtum

Photo: Michael Keith · CC BY 4.0

Blue Candle

Blue Candle

Myrtillocactus geometrizans

No watering needed Photo: Erick Vélez Sánchez · CC BY 4.0

Green Desert Spoon

Green Desert Spoon

Dasylirion acrotrichum

No watering needed Photo: Carlos Martorell · CC BY 4.0

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