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Native plants in Newark

234 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

124 of them need no watering beyond Newark’s own rainfall

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Red Maple

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Photo: caymanmatt · CC BY 4.0
Carolina Sweetheart Redbud

Carolina Sweetheart Redbud

Cercis canadensis 'Carolina Sweetheart'

No watering needed
Eastern Arborvitae Northern White Cedar

Eastern Arborvitae Northern White Cedar

Thuja occidentalis

Photo: Michael Naumoff · CC0 1.0
River Birch

River Birch

Betula nigra

No watering neededPhoto: wcmorton · CC0 1.0
Tulip Poplar

Tulip Poplar

Liriodendron tulipifera

No watering neededPhoto: Daniel Atha · CC0 1.0
Pink Flowering Dogwood

Pink Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida 'Rubra'

No watering needed
Sugar Maple

Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum

Photo: kedmunds11 · CC0 1.0
Red Oak

Red Oak

Quercus rubra

Photo: Peter · CC BY 4.0
Eastern Redcedar

Eastern Redcedar

Juniperus virginiana 'Idyllwild'

No watering needed
Freeman Maple

Freeman Maple

Acer freemanii 'Bailston'

Black Tupelo

Black Tupelo

Nyssa sylvatica

Photo: Navin Sasikumar · CC BY 4.0
Pagoda Dogwood

Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

Photo: Robert Stegmann · CC BY 4.0
White Fringetree

White Fringetree

Chionanthus virginicus

No watering neededPhoto: Sydney Olsen · CC BY 4.0
Common Witch Hazel

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0
Timm Success Serviceberry

Timm Success Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea 'Timm Success'

No watering needed
Pin Oak

Pin Oak

Quercus palustris

Photo: Amelia Tauber · CC BY 4.0
Eastern White Pine

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus

Photo: TEAMVALOR786 Succulents and cacti, The future of nature is in your hands · CC BY 4.0
Bur Oak

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

No watering neededPhoto: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0
Swamp White Oak

Swamp White Oak

Quercus bicolor

Photo: Steven Joyner · CC BY 4.0
White Oak

White Oak

Quercus alba

Photo: sblumen · CC BY 4.0
Sensation Boxelder

Sensation Boxelder

Acer negundo 'Sensation'

Curley Canadian Hemlock

Curley Canadian Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis 'Curley'

Pawpaw

Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

No watering neededPhoto: Farren Dell Rossman · CC BY 4.0
Common Hackberry

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

No watering neededPhoto: Dávid Horváth · CC BY 4.0
Scarlet Oak

Scarlet Oak

Quercus coccinea

Photo: Andrew Conboy · CC BY 4.0
American Hornbeam

American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

Photo: Bonnie Isaac · CC0 1.0
Cucumbertree Magnolia

Cucumbertree Magnolia

Magnolia acuminata

Photo: Will McFarland · CC BY 4.0
American Linden

American Linden

Tilia americana

Photo: Tom Scavo · CC BY 4.0
Kentucky Coffeetree

Kentucky Coffeetree

Gymnocladus dioicus

No watering neededPhoto: M. Whitson · CC BY 4.0
Spicebush

Spicebush

Lindera benzoin

Photo: Ryan F. Mandelbaum · CC BY 4.0
American Persimmon

American Persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

No watering neededPhoto: Cody Stricker · CC BY 4.0
American Holly

American Holly

Ilex opaca

No watering neededPhoto: Shannon · CC0 1.0

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Smooth Hydrangea

Smooth Hydrangea

Hydrangea arborescens

No watering neededPhoto: Emily Summerbell · CC BY 4.0
Ninebark

Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius

Photo: jyoung2399 · CC BY 4.0
Hardy Hibiscus

Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

Photo: botanygirl · CC BY 4.0
Sugar Shack Buttonbush

Sugar Shack Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis 'Sugar Shack'

Winterberry

Winterberry

Ilex verticillata

Photo: Adam Kranz · CC0 1.0
American Elderberry

American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

No watering neededPhoto: Melanie Gaddy · CC0 1.0
Pagoda Dogwood

Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

Photo: Robert Stegmann · CC BY 4.0
White Fringetree

White Fringetree

Chionanthus virginicus

No watering neededPhoto: Sydney Olsen · CC BY 4.0
Cutleaf Coneflower

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0
Common Witch Hazel

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0
Timm Success Serviceberry

Timm Success Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea 'Timm Success'

No watering needed
Elf Mountain Laurel

Elf Mountain Laurel

Kalmia latifolia 'Elf'

Pawpaw

Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

No watering neededPhoto: Farren Dell Rossman · CC BY 4.0
Gray Dogwood

Gray Dogwood

Cornus racemosa

Photo: nathanstrem · CC BY 4.0
Spicebush

Spicebush

Lindera benzoin

Photo: Ryan F. Mandelbaum · CC BY 4.0
New Jersey Tea

New Jersey Tea

Ceanothus americanus

No watering neededPhoto: Dan Wilder · CC0 1.0
American Hazelnut

American Hazelnut

Corylus americana

No watering neededPhoto: Mark Richman · CC BY 4.0
American Holly

American Holly

Ilex opaca

No watering neededPhoto: Shannon · CC0 1.0
Smooth Sumac

Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

No watering neededPhoto: Tony KM · CC BY 4.0
Blackhaw Viburnum

Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium

No watering neededPhoto: geosesarma · CC BY 4.0
Silky Dogwood

Silky Dogwood

Cornus amomum

Photo: Elizabeth Axley · CC BY 4.0
Coralberry

Coralberry

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

No watering neededPhoto: Brand R · CC BY 4.0
Sassafras

Sassafras

Sassafras albidum

No watering neededPhoto: Mark Apgar · CC BY 4.0
Pasture Rose

Pasture Rose

Rosa carolina

No watering neededPhoto: Matt Schultz · CC0 1.0
Steeplebush

Steeplebush

Spiraea tomentosa

Photo: Kevin Achtmeyer · CC0 1.0
Partridgeberry

Partridgeberry

Mitchella repens

Photo: Joe Hastings · CC BY 4.0
Shrubby St. Johnswort

Shrubby St. Johnswort

Hypericum prolificum

No watering neededPhoto: C Fishtahler · CC BY 4.0
Great Laurel Rhododendron

Great Laurel Rhododendron

Rhododendron maximum

Photo: Zachary Wimberly · CC BY 4.0
Mapleleaf Viburnum

Mapleleaf Viburnum

Viburnum acerifolium

Photo: Will McFarland · CC BY 4.0
Shining Sumac

Shining Sumac

Rhus copallinum

No watering needed
Swamp Rose

Swamp Rose

Rosa palustris

Photo: Andy Wilson · CC0 1.0
American Plum

American Plum

Prunus americana

No watering neededPhoto: Curtis Drake · CC BY 4.0

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Little Bluestem

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

No watering neededPhoto: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0
'Rain Dance' Big Bluestem

'Rain Dance' Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardii 'Rain Dance'

No watering needed
Northern Sea Oats

Northern Sea Oats

Chasmanthium latifolium

No watering neededPhoto: Gold eagle Kroll · CC BY 4.0
Golden Sunset Yellow Indiangrass

Golden Sunset Yellow Indiangrass

Sorghastrum nutans 'Golden Sunset Yellow'

No watering needed
Pennsylvania Sedge

Pennsylvania Sedge

Carex pensylvanica

No watering neededPhoto: Frog The Kermit · CC BY 4.0
Purple Love Grass

Purple Love Grass

Eragrostis spectabilis

No watering neededPhoto: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0
Switchgrass

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

No watering neededPhoto: Erin Snyder · CC BY 4.0
Gray Sedge

Gray Sedge

Carex grayi

No watering neededPhoto: A. G. · CC0 1.0
Seersucker Sedge

Seersucker Sedge

Carex plantaginea

Photo: Tom Scavo · CC BY 4.0
Canada Wild Rye

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

No watering neededPhoto: tzeducation · CC BY 4.0
Bottlebrush Grass

Bottlebrush Grass

Elymus hystrix

No watering neededPhoto: Skyler Principe · CC BY 4.0
Path Rush

Path Rush

Juncus tenuis

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 1.0
Virginia Wild Rye

Virginia Wild Rye

Elymus virginicus

Photo: Jason Leduc · CC0 1.0
Blue Joint Grass

Blue Joint Grass

Calamagrostis canadensis

Photo: mullerecology · CC BY 4.0
Fringed Sedge

Fringed Sedge

Carex crinita

Photo: Trix Niernberger · CC0 1.0
Rosy Sedge

Rosy Sedge

Carex rosea

Photo: Jeremy Atherton · CC BY 4.0
Whitetinge Sedge

Whitetinge Sedge

Carex albicans

Photo: hr_dragonfly · CC BY 4.0
Broadleaf Sedge

Broadleaf Sedge

Carex platyphylla

Photo: Tom Scavo · CC BY 4.0
Fox Sedge

Fox Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0
Creek Sedge

Creek Sedge

Carex amphibola

No watering neededPhoto: Bonnie Semmling · CC BY 4.0
Eastern Woodland Sedge

Eastern Woodland Sedge

Carex blanda

Photo: Matt Felperin · CC BY 4.0
Broomsedge Bluestem

Broomsedge Bluestem

Andropogon virginicus

No watering neededPhoto: Annika Lindqvist · CC BY 4.0
Woolgrass

Woolgrass

Scirpus cyperinus

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0
Comosa Sedge

Comosa Sedge

Carex comosa

Photo: infiniteuniverse · CC0 1.0
Bottlebrush Sedge

Bottlebrush Sedge

Carex lurida

Photo: Steven Lamonde · CC BY 4.0
Wood's Sedge

Wood's Sedge

Carex woodii

No watering neededPhoto: Kathleen Houlahan Chayer · CC0 1.0

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Purple Coneflower

Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

No watering neededPhoto: Rochelle Davis · CC BY 4.0
Orange Coneflower

Orange Coneflower

Rudbeckia fulgida

No watering neededPhoto: Kristály Cravens-Liszak · CC BY 4.0
Blazing Star Gayfeather

Blazing Star Gayfeather

Liatris spicata

No watering neededPhoto: worldbird · CC BY 4.0
Butterfly Weed

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

No watering neededPhoto: k2018lena · CC0 1.0
Garden Phlox

Garden Phlox

Phlox paniculata

No watering neededPhoto: Andy Wilson · CC0 1.0
Cinderella Milkweed

Cinderella Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'

Foxglove Beardtongue

Foxglove Beardtongue

Penstemon digitalis

Photo: Bob Schwartz · CC BY 4.0
Bee Balm Oswego Tea

Bee Balm Oswego Tea

Monarda didyma

Photo: LJ Moore-McClelland · CC BY 4.0
Obedient Plant Miss Manners

Obedient Plant Miss Manners

Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners'

Black-eyed Susan

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

No watering neededPhoto: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0
Hardy Hibiscus

Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

Photo: botanygirl · CC BY 4.0
New England Aster Harringtons Pink

New England Aster Harringtons Pink

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Harringtons Pink'

Lanceleaf Tickseed

Lanceleaf Tickseed

Coreopsis lanceolata

No watering neededPhoto: Silvia Cova · CC0 1.0
Wild Bergamot

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

No watering neededPhoto: Tom Pollard · CC BY 4.0
Culver's root

Culver's root

Veronicastrum virginicum

No watering neededPhoto: Cazody · CC0 1.0
Eastern Red Columbine

Eastern Red Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Photo: Craig Hensley · CC BY 4.0
False Sunflower

False Sunflower

Heliopsis helianthoides

No watering neededPhoto: W Rao · CC BY 4.0
Common Sneezeweed

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Photo: Thomas Koffel · CC BY 4.0
Great Blue Lobelia

Great Blue Lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica

Photo: Andrew Conboy · CC BY 4.0
Improved Rugen Strawberry

Improved Rugen Strawberry

Fragaria vesca 'Improved Rugen'

No watering needed
Woodland Phlox

Woodland Phlox

Phlox divaricata

No watering neededPhoto: Jacqueline Raiford · CC BY 4.0
Cutleaf Coneflower

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0
Wild Geranium

Wild Geranium

Geranium maculatum

No watering neededPhoto: sophia_herrmeyer · CC BY 4.0
Virginia Iris

Virginia Iris

Iris virginica 'Carl Amason'

No watering needed
Bugbane 'Brunette'

Bugbane 'Brunette'

Actaea racemosa 'Brunnette Black'

No watering needed
Rattlesnake master

Rattlesnake master

Eryngium yuccifolium

No watering neededPhoto: Alex Heyman · CC0 1.0
Common Milkweed

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

No watering neededPhoto: Dilrukshan Priyantha Wijesinghe · CC BY 4.0
Green Spice Coral Bells

Green Spice Coral Bells

Heuchera americana 'Green Spice'

No watering needed
Brown-eyed Susan

Brown-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia triloba

No watering neededPhoto: Alexis Williams · CC BY 4.0
Queen of the Prairie

Queen of the Prairie

Filipendula rubra

Photo: Tom Norton · CC BY 4.0
Virginia Bluebell

Virginia Bluebell

Mertensia virginica

Photo: Melinda Soltys · CC0 1.0
Sweet Joe-Pye Weed

Sweet Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium purpureum

No watering neededPhoto: Jason Swanson · CC0 1.0

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Clematis Candida

Clematis Candida

Clematis virginiana 'Candida'

Trumpet Creeper

Trumpet Creeper

Campsis radicans

No watering neededPhoto: Bryant Brumbill-Corral · CC BY 4.0
Virginia Creeper

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

No watering neededPhoto: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0
Midori Clematis

Midori Clematis

Clematis viorna 'Midori'

No watering needed
American Bittersweet

American Bittersweet

Celastrus scandens 'Mix'

No watering needed

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Ostrich Fern

Ostrich Fern

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Photo: tkr421 · CC BY 4.0
Northern Maidenhair Fern

Northern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum pedatum

Photo: Jason Hill · CC BY 4.0
Christmas Fern

Christmas Fern

Polystichum acrostichoides

No watering neededPhoto: John Brew · CC BY 4.0
Marginal Wood Fern

Marginal Wood Fern

Dryopteris marginalis

Photo: Lynn Harper · CC0 1.0
Cinnamon Fern

Cinnamon Fern

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

Photo: Erik · CC BY 4.0
Sensitive Fern

Sensitive Fern

Onoclea sensibilis

Photo: laurawies · CC BY 4.0
Maidenhair Spleenwort

Maidenhair Spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes

No watering neededPhoto: Piermario Maculan · CC0 1.0
Hay-scented Fern

Hay-scented Fern

Dennstaedtia punctilobula

Photo: Natalie Waddell-Rutter · CC BY 4.0
Interrupted Fern

Interrupted Fern

Osmunda claytoniana

Photo: Richard Littauer · CC BY 4.0
Spinulose Wood Fern

Spinulose Wood Fern

Dryopteris carthusiana

Photo: Марина Давлетшина · CC BY 4.0
Brunswick Giant Ebony Spleenwort

Brunswick Giant Ebony Spleenwort

Asplenium platyneuron 'Brunswick Giant'

No watering needed
Goldie's Wood Fern

Goldie's Wood Fern

Dryopteris goldieana

Photo: Summit Metro Parks · CC BY 4.0
Broad Beech Fern

Broad Beech Fern

Phegopteris hexagonoptera

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0
Bulblet Fern

Bulblet Fern

Cystopteris bulbifera

Photo: Jaime McGuigan · CC BY 4.0
New York Fern

New York Fern

Parathelypteris noveboracensis

Photo: Carol Ann McCormick · CC BY 4.0
Cinnamon Fern

Cinnamon Fern

Osmunda cinnamomea

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

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Whorled Stonecrop

Whorled Stonecrop

Sedum ternatum

No watering neededPhoto: botanygirl · CC BY 4.0

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