Massachusetts
Native plants in New Bedford
601 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 (315), shrubs (118), grasses (102) · 581 of them need no watering beyond New Bedford’s own rainfall
Showing 214 plants · 387 more are native here but not in the catalog yet
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Trees48
Canopy and structureShrubs53
Backbone plantingGrasses27
Movement and texturePerennials87
Seasonal colourVines3
Verticals and screensFerns15
Shade and dampSucculents1
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