California
Native plants in Modesto
88 plants are genuinely native to this area — not merely able to survive here. They are grouped below by what they do in a garden, from canopy trees down to groundcovers.
Best represented here: perennials (59), shrubs (14), grasses (12) · 4 of them need no watering beyond Modesto’s own rainfall
Showing 16 plants · 72 more are native here but not in the catalog yet
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Trees1
Canopy and structure
Shrubs3
Backbone planting
Perennials11
Seasonal colour
Vines1
Verticals and screens
Ferns1
Shade and damp
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