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Native plants in Modesto

16 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

1 of them need no watering beyond Modesto’s own rainfall

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Trees1

Sensation Boxelder

Sensation Boxelder

Acer negundo 'Sensation'

Shrubs3

Sugar Shack Buttonbush

Sugar Shack Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis 'Sugar Shack'

Red Twig Dogwood

Red Twig Dogwood

Cornus sericea 'Red Twig'

Sacred Datura

Sacred Datura

Datura wrightii

Photo: Rachel Smith · CC0 1.0

Perennials11

California Poppy

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Photo: klicklo · CC BY 4.0
Common Yarrow

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0
Common Sunflower

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Photo: Francesco Santoro · CC BY 4.0
Broadleaf Arrowhead

Broadleaf Arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia

Photo: M. Whitson · CC BY 4.0
Poached Egg Plant

Poached Egg Plant

Limnanthes douglasii

Photo: Anne Parsons · CC0 1.0
White Baby Blue Eyes

White Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila menziesii 'Snow White'

Woodland Clarkia

Woodland Clarkia

Clarkia unguiculata 'Woodland Clarkia'

Lacy phacelia Bluebell phacelia

Lacy phacelia Bluebell phacelia

Phacelia tanacetifolia

No watering neededPhoto: Steve Woodward · CC0 1.0
Common Madia

Common Madia

Madia elegans

Photo: Irene · CC0 1.0
Sacred Datura

Sacred Datura

Datura wrightii

Photo: Rachel Smith · CC0 1.0
Hairy Gumweed

Hairy Gumweed

Grindelia hirsutula

Photo: Mary K. Hanson · CC BY 4.0

Vines1

Roger's Red Grape

Roger's Red Grape

Vitis x californica 'Roger's Red'

Ferns1

Water Clover

Water Clover

Marsilea vestita

Photo: Steve Matson · CC BY 4.0

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