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Native plants in Montgomery

95 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

60 of them need no watering beyond Montgomery’s own rainfall

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Trees38

Canopy and structure

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Photo: caymanmatt · CC BY 4.0

Carolina Sweetheart Redbud

Cercis canadensis 'Carolina Sweetheart'

No watering needed

River Birch

Betula nigra

No watering needed Photo: wcmorton · CC0 1.0

Southern Magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora

No watering needed Photo: Carrie Seltzer · CC BY 4.0

Tulip Poplar

Liriodendron tulipifera

No watering needed Photo: Daniel Atha · CC0 1.0

Worplesdon Sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Worplesdon'

Pink Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida 'Rubra'

No watering needed

Eastern Redcedar

Juniperus virginiana 'Idyllwild'

No watering needed

Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0

Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

No watering needed Photo: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0

Bottlebrush Buckeye

Aesculus parviflora

Photo: Ira Gershenhorn · CC0 1.0

Carolina Cherry-laurel

Prunus caroliniana

No watering needed Photo: samlutfy · CC BY 4.0

Sensation Boxelder

Acer negundo 'Sensation'

American Linden

Tilia americana

Photo: Tom Scavo · CC BY 4.0

Willow Oak

Quercus phellos

Photo: C. · CC0 1.0

American Holly

Ilex opaca

No watering needed Photo: Shannon · CC0 1.0

Red Buckeye

Aesculus pavia

No watering needed Photo: Jeff Clark · CC BY 4.0

American Hophornbeam

Ostrya virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Nick Kleinschmidt · CC BY 4.0

Sassafras

Sassafras albidum

No watering needed Photo: Mark Apgar · CC BY 4.0

Woodville Dwarf Palmetto

Sabal minor 'Woodville'

No watering needed

Overcup Oak

Quercus lyrata

Photo: Nonbinary-Naturalist · CC0 1.0

Pink Frost Florida Anise Tree

Illicium floridanum 'Pink Frost'

Thornless Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos

No watering needed Photo: Liviu Chiriac · CC0 1.0

Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum

Photo: Jacob Buchanan · CC0 1.0

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

No watering needed Photo: Михайло Жук · CC0 1.0

Black Walnut

Juglans nigra

No watering needed Photo: Robbie Hannawacker · CC0 1.0

American Plum

Prunus americana

No watering needed Photo: Curtis Drake · CC BY 4.0

Shagbark Hickory

Carya ovata

No watering needed Photo: Andrew Conboy · CC BY 4.0

Siouxland Cottonless Poplar

Populus deltoides 'Siouxland'

No watering needed

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

Photo: Jeff Clark · CC BY 4.0

Shrubs26

Backbone planting

Smooth Hydrangea

Hydrangea arborescens

No watering needed Photo: Emily Summerbell · CC BY 4.0

Little Henry Sweetspire

Itea virginica 'Sprich'

Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

Photo: botanygirl · CC BY 4.0

Sugar Shack Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis 'Sugar Shack'

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

Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0

Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

No watering needed Photo: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0

Bottlebrush Buckeye

Aesculus parviflora

Photo: Ira Gershenhorn · CC0 1.0

Smooth Witherod

Viburnum nudum

Photo: Scott Ward · CC BY 4.0

Early Amethyst Beautyberry

Callicarpa americana 'Early Amethyst'

No watering needed

Carolina Cherry-laurel

Prunus caroliniana

No watering needed Photo: samlutfy · CC BY 4.0

Oakleaf Hydrangea

Hydrangea quercifolia

Photo: Tyler Radtke · CC0 1.0

New Jersey Tea

Ceanothus americanus

No watering needed Photo: Dan Wilder · CC0 1.0

Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia humifusa

No watering needed Photo: Lexi Destria · CC BY 4.0

American Holly

Ilex opaca

No watering needed Photo: Shannon · CC0 1.0

Red Buckeye

Aesculus pavia

No watering needed Photo: Jeff Clark · CC BY 4.0

Silky Dogwood

Cornus amomum

Photo: Elizabeth Axley · CC BY 4.0

Sassafras

Sassafras albidum

No watering needed Photo: Mark Apgar · CC BY 4.0

Pasture Rose

Rosa carolina

No watering needed Photo: Matt Schultz · CC0 1.0

Woodville Dwarf Palmetto

Sabal minor 'Woodville'

No watering needed

Pink Frost Florida Anise Tree

Illicium floridanum 'Pink Frost'

American Plum

Prunus americana

No watering needed Photo: Curtis Drake · CC BY 4.0

Bedstraw St. John's Wort

Hypericum galioides

Photo: Mike Duran · CC BY 4.0

Sea Myrtle

Baccharis halimifolia

Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Southern Dewberry

Rubus trivialis

No watering needed Photo: Brooke Smith · CC BY 4.0

Grasses7

Movement and texture

Northern Sea Oats

Chasmanthium latifolium

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

Purple Love Grass

Eragrostis spectabilis

No watering needed Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0

Eastern Gamagrass

Tripsacum dactyloides

No watering needed Photo: Rich Sommer · CC BY 4.0

Fox Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Creek Sedge

Carex amphibola

No watering needed Photo: Bonnie Semmling · CC BY 4.0

Bushy Bluestem

Andropogon glomeratus

No watering needed

Bottlebrush Sedge

Carex lurida

Photo: Steven Lamonde · CC BY 4.0

Perennials28

Seasonal colour

Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

No watering needed Photo: Rochelle Davis · CC BY 4.0

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

No watering needed Photo: k2018lena · CC0 1.0

Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

Photo: botanygirl · CC BY 4.0

Wild Geranium

Geranium maculatum

No watering needed Photo: sophia_herrmeyer · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Iris

Iris virginica 'Carl Amason'

No watering needed

Brown-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia triloba

No watering needed Photo: Alexis Williams · CC BY 4.0

Pinnate Prairie Coneflower

Ratibida pinnata

No watering needed Photo: Alan Prather · CC BY 4.0

Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum biflorum

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

Virginia Spiderwort

Tradescantia virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Cazody · CC0 1.0

Indian Pink

Spigelia marilandica

Photo: Courtney Alley · CC0 1.0

False Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum racemosum

No watering needed Photo: Mason Heberling · CC BY 4.0

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

No watering needed Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0

Common Blue Violet

Viola sororia

Photo: Ryan Donnelly · CC BY 4.0

Ohio Spiderwort Mrs Loewer

Tradescantia ohiensis 'Mrs Loewer'

No watering needed

Compass Plant

Silphium laciniatum

No watering needed Photo: Yann Kemper · CC0 1.0

Broadleaf Arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia

Photo: M. Whitson · CC BY 4.0

Swamp Sunflower

Helianthus angustifolius 'First Light'

Bama Superstar Aster

Symphyotrichum dumosum 'Bama Superstar'

Scouring Rush

Equisetum hyemale

Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Lizard's Tail

Saururus cernuus 'Hertford Streaker'

Evening Primrose

Oenothera biennis

No watering needed Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Arrow Arum

Peltandra virginica

Photo: Dillon James Dalton · CC BY 4.0

Purple-headed Sneezeweed

Helenium flexuosum

Photo: Laura Clark · CC BY 4.0

Scaly Blazing Star

Liatris squarrosa

No watering needed Photo: Samuel A Schmid, PhD, PWS · CC BY 4.0

Canada Onion

Allium canadense 'White Flag'

No watering needed

Winged Loosestrife

Lythrum alatum

No watering needed Photo: Claire Herzog · CC BY 4.0

Prairie Phlox

Phlox pilosa

No watering needed Photo: Scott Allen Davis · CC BY 4.0

American pokeweed Annie

Phytolacca americana 'Annie'

No watering needed

Vines4

Verticals and screens

Crossvine

Bignonia capreolata 'Tangerine Beauty'

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

Ferns3

Shade and damp

Cinnamon Fern

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

Photo: Erik · CC BY 4.0

Sensitive Fern

Onoclea sensibilis

Photo: laurawies · CC BY 4.0

Brunswick Giant Ebony Spleenwort

Asplenium platyneuron 'Brunswick Giant'

No watering needed

Succulents1

Dry and architectural

Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia humifusa

No watering needed Photo: Lexi Destria · CC BY 4.0

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