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Native plants in Norman

124 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

40 of them need no watering beyond Norman’s own rainfall

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Canopy and structure

Carolina Sweetheart Redbud

Carolina Sweetheart Redbud

Cercis canadensis 'Carolina Sweetheart'

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'

Shumard Oak

Shumard Oak

Quercus shumardii

No watering needed Photo: lanechaffin · CC0 1.0

Pin Oak

Pin Oak

Quercus palustris

Photo: Amelia Tauber · CC BY 4.0

Bur Oak

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0

Sensation Boxelder

Sensation Boxelder

Acer negundo 'Sensation'

Common Hackberry

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Photo: Dávid Horváth · CC BY 4.0

Kentucky Coffeetree

Kentucky Coffeetree

Gymnocladus dioicus

Photo: M. Whitson · CC BY 4.0

American Persimmon

American Persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

Photo: Cody Stricker · CC BY 4.0

Chinkapin Oak

Chinkapin Oak

Quercus muehlenbergii

Photo: Jay Pruett · CC BY 4.0

Winter King Hawthorn

Winter King Hawthorn

Crataegus viridis 'Winter King'

Shining Sumac

Shining Sumac

Rhus copallinum

Thornless Honeylocust

Thornless Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos

No watering needed Photo: Liviu Chiriac · CC0 1.0

Silver Maple

Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum

Photo: Jacob Buchanan · CC0 1.0

American Elm

American Elm

Ulmus americana

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Black Walnut

Black Walnut

Juglans nigra

Photo: Robbie Hannawacker · CC0 1.0

Early Glow Ohio Buckeye

Early Glow Ohio Buckeye

Aesculus glabra 'Early Glow'

Siouxland Cottonless Poplar

Siouxland Cottonless Poplar

Populus deltoides 'Siouxland'

Black Willow

Black Willow

Salix nigra

Photo: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0

Black Oak

Black Oak

Quercus velutina

Photo: Kevin Floyd · CC BY 4.0

Post Oak

Post Oak

Quercus stellata

Photo: Scott Allen Davis · CC BY 4.0

White Shield Osage Orange

White Shield Osage Orange

Maclura pomifera 'White Shield'

No watering needed

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Backbone planting

Hardy Hibiscus

Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

Photo: botanygirl · CC BY 4.0

Sugar Shack Buttonbush

Sugar Shack Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis 'Sugar Shack'

American Elderberry

American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Photo: Melanie Gaddy · CC0 1.0

Fragrant Sumac

Fragrant Sumac

Rhus aromatica

No watering needed Photo: Susan Berry · CC0 1.0

New Jersey Tea

New Jersey Tea

Ceanothus americanus

Photo: Dan Wilder · CC0 1.0

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Monarda punctata

Photo: Reid Hardin · CC BY 4.0

Prickly Pear Cactus

Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia humifusa

Photo: Lexi Destria · CC BY 4.0

Smooth Sumac

Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

Photo: Tony KM · CC BY 4.0

False Indigo Bush

False Indigo Bush

Amorpha fruticosa

Photo: Dmitry Trutsko · CC BY 4.0

Coralberry

Coralberry

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

No watering needed Photo: Brand R · CC BY 4.0

Shining Sumac

Shining Sumac

Rhus copallinum

Leadplant

Leadplant

Amorpha canescens 'Wisconsin form'

Goat's Rue

Goat's Rue

Tephrosia virginiana

Photo: Chase Mathey · CC BY 4.0

Resinous Skullcap

Resinous Skullcap

Scutellaria resinosa

No watering needed Photo: Texas Tech University, E. L. Reed Herbarium (TTC-) · CC0 1.0

White Shield Osage Orange

White Shield Osage Orange

Maclura pomifera 'White Shield'

No watering needed

Golden Crownbeard

Golden Crownbeard

Verbesina encelioides

No watering needed Photo: Center for Urban Ecology · CC0 1.0

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Movement and texture

Little Bluestem

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

Photo: 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 needed Photo: Gold eagle Kroll · CC BY 4.0

Golden Sunset Yellow Indiangrass

Golden Sunset Yellow Indiangrass

Sorghastrum nutans 'Golden Sunset Yellow'

Purple Love Grass

Purple Love Grass

Eragrostis spectabilis

No watering needed Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0

Switchgrass

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

Photo: Erin Snyder · CC BY 4.0

Honeycomb Blue Grama Grass

Honeycomb Blue Grama Grass

Bouteloua gracilis 'Honeycomb'

No watering needed

Sideoats Grama

Sideoats Grama

Bouteloua curtipendula

No watering needed Photo: Andrea Grover · CC BY 4.0

Canada Wild Rye

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

No watering needed Photo: tzeducation · CC BY 4.0

Cherokee Sedge

Cherokee Sedge

Carex cherokeensis

Photo: Jesse · CC BY 4.0

Splitbeard Bluestem

Splitbeard Bluestem

Andropogon ternarius

Virginia Wild Rye

Virginia Wild Rye

Elymus virginicus

Photo: Jason Leduc · CC0 1.0

Eastern Gamagrass

Eastern Gamagrass

Tripsacum dactyloides

Photo: Rich Sommer · CC BY 4.0

Whitetinge Sedge

Whitetinge Sedge

Carex albicans

Photo: hr_dragonfly · CC BY 4.0

Fox Sedge

Fox Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Bushy Bluestem

Andropogon glomeratus

Eastern Woodland Sedge

Eastern Woodland Sedge

Carex blanda

Photo: Matt Felperin · CC BY 4.0

Broomsedge Bluestem

Broomsedge Bluestem

Andropogon virginicus

Photo: Annika Lindqvist · CC BY 4.0

Shortbeak Sedge

Shortbeak Sedge

Carex brevior

Photo: Summit Metro Parks · CC BY 4.0

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Seasonal colour

Butterfly Weed

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

Photo: k2018lena · CC0 1.0

Obedient Plant Miss Manners

Obedient Plant Miss Manners

Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners'

Black-eyed Susan

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Blue Wild Indigo

Blue Wild Indigo

Baptisia australis

No watering needed Photo: Nathan May · CC BY 4.0

Hardy Hibiscus

Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

Photo: botanygirl · CC BY 4.0

Lanceleaf Tickseed

Lanceleaf Tickseed

Coreopsis lanceolata

Photo: Silvia Cova · CC0 1.0

Wild Bergamot

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Photo: Tom Pollard · CC BY 4.0

Large-flowered Tickseed

Large-flowered Tickseed

Coreopsis grandiflora

Photo: Thomas Koffel · CC BY 4.0

Bluestar

Bluestar

Amsonia tabernaemontana

Photo: Leila Dasher · CC BY 4.0

Rattlesnake master

Rattlesnake master

Eryngium yuccifolium

Photo: Alex Heyman · CC0 1.0

Snow Flurry Heath Aster

Snow Flurry Heath Aster

Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry'

No watering needed

Aromatic Aster

Aromatic Aster

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

No watering needed Photo: Brian Dickerson · CC0 1.0

Purple Prairie Clover

Purple Prairie Clover

Dalea purpurea

No watering needed Photo: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0 1.0

Solomon's Seal

Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum biflorum

Photo: Shelby Lyn Sanders · CC BY 4.0

Purple Poppy Mallow

Purple Poppy Mallow

Callirhoe involucrata

No watering needed Photo: Norm Herr · CC0 1.0

Golden Ragwort

Golden Ragwort

Packera aurea 'Golden Ragwort'

Wild Petunia

Wild Petunia

Ruellia humilis

Photo: Michael Burdsall · CC0 1.0

Pink Evening Primrose

Pink Evening Primrose

Oenothera speciosa

No watering needed Photo: lanechaffin · CC0 1.0

Plains Coreopsis Tickseed

Plains Coreopsis Tickseed

Coreopsis tinctoria

No watering needed Photo: Texas Bird Family · CC BY 4.0

Pitcher Sage

Pitcher Sage

Salvia azurea 'Grandiflora'

No watering needed

Narrow-leaved Purple Coneflower

Narrow-leaved Purple Coneflower

Echinacea angustifolia

No watering needed Photo: Annika Lindqvist · CC BY 4.0

Homestead Purple Verbena

Homestead Purple Verbena

Glandularia canadensis 'Homestead Purple'

Common Yarrow

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0

Cardinal Flower

Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Photo: Etienne Falquet · CC0 1.0

Pale Purple Coneflower

Pale Purple Coneflower

Echinacea pallida

Photo: zancat · CC BY 4.0

Mexican Hat Prairie Coneflower

Mexican Hat Prairie Coneflower

Ratibida columnifera 'pulcherrima'

No watering needed

Narrow-leaved Blue-eyed Grass

Narrow-leaved Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Photo: Allen Browne · CC0 1.0

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Monarda punctata

Photo: Reid Hardin · CC BY 4.0

Common Sunflower

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

No watering needed Photo: Francesco Santoro · CC BY 4.0

White Sagebrush

White Sagebrush

Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis'

No watering needed

Common Blue Violet

Common Blue Violet

Viola sororia

Photo: Ryan Donnelly · CC BY 4.0

Whorled Milkweed

Whorled Milkweed

Asclepias verticillata

No watering needed Photo: Katherine Teresa · CC0 1.0

Vines6

Verticals and screens

Trumpet Honeysuckle

Trumpet Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens

Photo: Carrie Seltzer · CC BY 4.0

Trumpet Creeper

Trumpet Creeper

Campsis radicans

Photo: Bryant Brumbill-Corral · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Creeper

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Photo: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0

Purple Passionflower

Purple Passionflower

Passiflora incarnata

Photo: snail_hiker · CC BY 4.0

Pitcher's Clematis

Pitcher's Clematis

Clematis pitcheri

No watering needed Photo: Textile Ranger · CC0 1.0

American Bittersweet

American Bittersweet

Celastrus scandens 'Mix'

Ferns2

Shade and damp

Brunswick Giant Ebony Spleenwort

Brunswick Giant Ebony Spleenwort

Asplenium platyneuron 'Brunswick Giant'

Water Clover

Water Clover

Marsilea vestita

Photo: Steve Matson · CC BY 4.0

Succulents2

Dry and architectural

Prickly Pear Cactus

Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia humifusa

Photo: Lexi Destria · CC BY 4.0

Soapweed Yucca

Soapweed Yucca

Yucca glauca

No watering needed Photo: Emily Geest · CC BY 4.0

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