Canada
Native plants in Ottawa
535 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 (266), grasses (107), shrubs (101) · 478 of them need no watering beyond Ottawa’s own rainfall
Showing 173 plants · 362 more are native here but not in the catalog yet
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Trees38
Canopy and structure
Shrubs38
Backbone planting
Grasses25
Movement and texture
Perennials71
Seasonal colour
Vines3
Verticals and screens
Ferns13
Shade and damp
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