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Native plants in Milan

157 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

121 of them need no watering beyond Milan’s own rainfall

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Trees26

Canopy and structure

European Beech

Fagus sylvatica

No watering needed Photo: Stuart · CC0 1.0

European Hornbeam

Carpinus betulus

No watering needed Photo: Beth · CC BY 4.0

Smoketree

Cotinus coggygria

No watering needed Photo: Илья Руденко · CC BY 4.0

Bay Laurel

Laurus nobilis

No watering needed Photo: Zac Peterson · CC BY 4.0

English Oak

Quercus robur

No watering needed Photo: Łucja Borsuk · CC BY 4.0

Hicks Yew

Taxus baccata 'Hicksii'

No watering needed

Littleleaf Linden

Tilia cordata

Photo: Stanislav Murashkin · CC BY 4.0

Olive

Olea europaea

No watering needed Photo: Rafael Medina · CC BY 4.0

Chaste Tree Shoal Creek

Vitex agnus-castus 'Shoal Creek'

No watering needed

English Holly

Ilex aquifolium

No watering needed Photo: Marton Berntsen · CC BY 4.0

Golden Swedish Juniper

Juniperus communis 'Suecica Aurea'

No watering needed

Harry Lauder's Walking Stick

Corylus avellana 'Contorta'

No watering needed

Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestris

Photo: Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas · CC BY 4.0

Cornelian Cherry Dogwood

Cornus mas

No watering needed Photo: Patrick Hacker · CC BY 4.0

Young's Weeping Birch

Betula pendula 'Youngii'

No watering needed

Hedge Maple

Acer campestre

No watering needed Photo: Étienne Lacroix-Carignan · CC0 1.0

Bartlett Pear

Pyrus communis 'Bartlett'

No watering needed

Rowan Mountain Ash

Sorbus aucuparia

Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

European Fan Palm

Chamaerops humilis

No watering needed Photo: Nadezhda Bortnikova · CC BY 4.0

Weeping Pussy Willow

Salix caprea 'Pendula'

Weeping European Larch

Larix decidua 'Pendula'

No watering needed

Crimson King Norway Maple

Acer platanoides 'Crimson King'

White Willow

Salix alba

Photo: Naturforvaltning Lørenskog kommune · CC BY 4.0

Regal Petticoat Sycamore Maple

Acer pseudoplatanus 'Regal Petticoat'

No watering needed

Sweet Cherry

Prunus avium 'Mix'

No watering needed

Crimson Cloud English Hawthorn

Crataegus laevigata 'Crimson Cloud'

No watering needed

Shrubs37

Backbone planting

English Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia

No watering needed Photo: 謝麗霦 · CC BY 4.0

Korsor Black Elderberry

Sambucus nigra 'Korsor'

Mathilde Ferrier Oleander

Nerium oleander 'Mathilde Ferrier'

No watering needed

Smoketree

Cotinus coggygria

No watering needed Photo: Илья Руденко · CC BY 4.0

Bay Laurel

Laurus nobilis

No watering needed Photo: Zac Peterson · CC BY 4.0

Common Boxwood

Buxus sempervirens

No watering needed Photo: Nick Butcher · CC BY 4.0

Snowball Viburnum

Viburnum opulus 'Sterile'

Compact Laurustinus

Viburnum tinus 'Compactum'

No watering needed

Love and Wishes Sage

Salvia officinalis 'Love and Wishes'

No watering needed

Hicks Yew

Taxus baccata 'Hicksii'

No watering needed

Olive

Olea europaea

No watering needed Photo: Rafael Medina · CC BY 4.0

Evergreen Candytuft

Iberis sempervirens

No watering needed Photo: jhatfield · CC BY 4.0

Chaste Tree Shoal Creek

Vitex agnus-castus 'Shoal Creek'

No watering needed

Gray Santolina

Santolina chamaecyparissus

No watering needed Photo: Chris Webb · CC BY 4.0

White Lawn Heather

Calluna vulgaris 'White Lawn'

English Holly

Ilex aquifolium

No watering needed Photo: Marton Berntsen · CC BY 4.0

Common Thyme Garden Thyme

Thymus vulgaris

No watering needed Photo: Donald Davesne · CC BY 4.0

Golden Swedish Juniper

Juniperus communis 'Suecica Aurea'

No watering needed

Harry Lauder's Walking Stick

Corylus avellana 'Contorta'

No watering needed

Cornelian Cherry Dogwood

Cornus mas

No watering needed Photo: Patrick Hacker · CC BY 4.0

Hedge Maple

Acer campestre

No watering needed Photo: Étienne Lacroix-Carignan · CC0 1.0

European Fan Palm

Chamaerops humilis

No watering needed Photo: Nadezhda Bortnikova · CC BY 4.0

Weeping Pussy Willow

Salix caprea 'Pendula'

Bloodtwig Dogwood

Cornus sanguinea

No watering needed Photo: Sarah Adamson · CC0 1.0

Curry Plant

Helichrysum italicum

No watering needed Photo: Rafael Medina · CC BY 4.0

Orange Grove Euphorbia

Euphorbia amygdaloides 'Orange Grove'

No watering needed

Apple Mint

Mentha suaveolens 'Apple Mint'

Absinthe Wormwood

Artemisia absinthium

No watering needed Photo: Radosław Puchałka · CC0 1.0

Jerusalem sage

Phlomis fruticosa

No watering needed Photo: Clément Maouche · CC BY 4.0

Woolly Yarrow

Achillea tomentosa

No watering needed Photo: Louis Aureglia · CC BY 4.0

Gallica Rose French Rose

Rosa gallica

No watering needed Photo: carnifex · CC BY 4.0

Butcher's Broom

Ruscus aculeatus

No watering needed Photo: Charles Joynson · CC0 1.0

Grasses4

Movement and texture

Blue Arrows Soft Rush

Juncus effusus 'Blue Arrows'

Hard Rush

Juncus inflexus

Photo: Наталья Пикалова · CC BY 4.0

Pendulous Sedge

Carex pendula

Photo: chrisdt · CC BY 4.0

Variegated oat grass

Arrhenatherum elatius 'Variegatum'

No watering needed

Perennials92

Seasonal colour

Carpet Bugle

Ajuga reptans

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 1.0

Bloody Cranesbill

Geranium sanguineum

No watering needed Photo: Victor Heng · CC BY 4.0

Lily of the Valley

Convallaria majalis

No watering needed Photo: Павлик Лисицын · CC BY 4.0

Spotted Deadnettle

Lamium maculatum

No watering needed Photo: adamcvean · CC0 1.0

Sweet William

Dianthus barbatus

No watering needed Photo: Pavel Komkov · CC BY 4.0

Evergreen Candytuft

Iberis sempervirens

No watering needed Photo: jhatfield · CC BY 4.0

Chives

Allium schoenoprasum

No watering needed Photo: Юлия · CC BY 4.0

Improved Rugen Strawberry

Fragaria vesca 'Improved Rugen'

No watering needed

Common Columbine

Aquilegia vulgaris

No watering needed Photo: Sarah Adamson · CC0 1.0

Masterwort

Astrantia major

Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Sweet Alyssum

Lobularia maritima

No watering needed Photo: Adam Wachtel · CC0 1.0

White Stonecrop

Sedum album

No watering needed Photo: Robert H. Wardell · CC0 1.0

Crown Azure Violet

Viola odorata 'Crown Azure'

No watering needed

Christmas Rose

Helleborus niger

No watering needed Photo: Thomas Ebner · CC BY 4.0

Snowdrop

Galanthus nivalis

No watering needed Photo: T. Pedro Hafermann · CC0 1.0

Oregano

Origanum vulgare

No watering needed Photo: Sim Elliott · CC0 1.0

English Daisy

Bellis perennis 'Cher Daisy'

No watering needed

Corn Poppy

Papaver rhoeas

No watering needed Photo: Nicola Crockford · CC BY 4.0

Drumstick Allium

Allium sphaerocephalon

No watering needed Photo: desertnaturalist · CC BY 4.0

Whopping Purple Whiskers Pansy

Viola tricolor 'Whopping Purple Whiskers'

No watering needed

Stinking Hellebore

Helleborus foetidus

No watering needed Photo: Bastien Le Mort · CC BY 4.0

Wild Daffodil

Narcissus pseudonarcissus

No watering needed Photo: Paul Braun · CC0 1.0

Winter Aconite

Eranthis hyemalis

No watering needed Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Spring Crocus

Crocus vernus

Photo: Franco Folini · CC BY 4.0

Miss Jekyll's Love-in-a-Mist

Nigella damascena 'Miss Jekyll Dark Blue'

No watering needed

Paperwhite

Narcissus tazetta

No watering needed Photo: Simon Tamblyn · CC BY 4.0

Grape Hyacinth

Muscari botryoides

No watering needed Photo: andrew2285 · CC0 1.0

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

No watering needed Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0

Goat's Beard

Aruncus dioicus

Photo: Tobias Schönberg · CC0 1.0

Flutter Deep Blue Pincushion Flower

Scabiosa columbaria 'Flutter Deep Blue'

No watering needed

Rue Ledan Bear's Breeches

Acanthus mollis 'Rue Ledan'

No watering needed

Meadow Sage

Salvia pratensis

No watering needed Photo: Bobo-X · CC BY 4.0

Vines6

Verticals and screens

Periwinkle

Vinca minor

No watering needed Photo: rmjb · CC BY 4.0

Common Periwinkle Vinca

Vinca major

No watering needed Photo: Naturgucker Tom · CC0 1.0

Dog Rose

Rosa canina

No watering needed Photo: Charles Joynson · CC0 1.0

English Ivy

Hedera helix

No watering needed Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

RazzMatazz Grape

Vitis vinifera 'RazzMatazz'

No watering needed

Old Man's Beard

Clematis vitalba

No watering needed Photo: Radosław Puchałka · CC0 1.0

Ferns8

Shade and damp

Ostrich Fern

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Photo: tkr421 · CC BY 4.0

Male Fern

Dryopteris filix-mas

No watering needed Photo: Jess · CC0 1.0

Hart's Tongue Fern

Asplenium scolopendrium

Photo: Kian Hayles-Cotton · CC0 1.0

Royal Fern

Osmunda regalis

Photo: B. Phalan · CC BY 4.0

Maidenhair Spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes

No watering needed Photo: Piermario Maculan · CC0 1.0

Cretan Brake Fern

Pteris cretica 'Western Hills'

No watering needed

Southern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris

No watering needed Photo: Martin Purdy · CC BY 4.0

Hard Shield Fern

Polystichum aculeatum

Photo: Katrin Simon · CC BY 4.0

Succulents3

Dry and architectural

White Stonecrop

Sedum album

No watering needed Photo: Robert H. Wardell · CC0 1.0

Black Hens and Chicks

Sempervivum tectorum 'Black'

No watering needed

Common Purslane

Portulaca oleracea

No watering needed Photo: Caleb Catto · CC BY 4.0

Other native plants2

No growth type given

Poppy Anemone

Anemone coronaria

No watering needed Photo: Marios Thoma · CC BY 4.0

Snake's Head Fritillary

Fritillaria meleagris

No watering needed Photo: Terry Instone · CC BY 4.0

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