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Native plants in Ottawa

173 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

156 of them need no watering beyond Ottawa’s own rainfall

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Canopy and structure

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

No watering needed Photo: caymanmatt · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Arborvitae Northern White Cedar

Thuja occidentalis

No watering needed Photo: Michael Naumoff · CC0 1.0

Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum

No watering needed Photo: kedmunds11 · CC0 1.0

Red Oak

Quercus rubra

No watering needed Photo: Peter · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Redcedar

Juniperus virginiana 'Idyllwild'

No watering needed

Freeman Maple

Acer freemanii 'Bailston'

No watering needed

Serviceberry

Amelanchier canadensis

No watering needed Photo: geosesarma · CC BY 4.0

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

Prairie Gold Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides 'Prairie Gold'

No watering needed

Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

No watering needed Photo: Robert Stegmann · CC BY 4.0

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Paper Birch

Betula papyrifera

Photo: Braden J. Judson · CC0 1.0

Timm Success Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea 'Timm Success'

No watering needed

Allegheny Serviceberry

Amelanchier laevis

No watering needed Photo: Michael J. Papay · CC BY 4.0

White Spruce

Picea glauca

No watering needed Photo: robinlanark · CC0 1.0

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus

No watering needed Photo: TEAMVALOR786 Succulents and cacti, The future of nature is in your hands · CC BY 4.0

Golden Swedish Juniper

Juniperus communis 'Suecica Aurea'

No watering needed

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

No watering needed Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0

White Oak

Quercus alba

No watering needed Photo: sblumen · CC BY 4.0

Sensation Boxelder

Acer negundo 'Sensation'

No watering needed

Curley Canadian Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis 'Curley'

No watering needed

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

No watering needed Photo: Dávid Horváth · CC BY 4.0

American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

No watering needed Photo: Bonnie Isaac · CC0 1.0

American Linden

Tilia americana

No watering needed Photo: Tom Scavo · CC BY 4.0

Balsam Fir

Abies balsamea

No watering needed Photo: Lynn Harper · CC0 1.0

Nannyberry

Viburnum lentago

No watering needed Photo: Loïc Mathieu · CC BY 4.0

American Hophornbeam

Ostrya virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Nick Kleinschmidt · CC BY 4.0

American Beech

Fagus grandifolia

No watering needed Photo: John Brown · CC0 1.0

Yellow Birch

Betula alleghaniensis

Photo: Cassidy Best · CC BY 4.0

Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum

No watering needed Photo: Jacob Buchanan · CC0 1.0

American Elm

Ulmus americana

No watering needed Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

No watering needed Photo: Михайло Жук · CC0 1.0

Shrubs38

Backbone planting

Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius

No watering needed Photo: jyoung2399 · CC BY 4.0

Brilliant Black Chokeberry

Aronia melanocarpa 'Brilliantissima'

No watering needed

Sugar Shack Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis 'Sugar Shack'

No watering needed

Winterberry

Ilex verticillata

Photo: Adam Kranz · CC0 1.0

American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

No watering needed Photo: Melanie Gaddy · CC0 1.0

Serviceberry

Amelanchier canadensis

No watering needed Photo: geosesarma · CC BY 4.0

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

Lemony Lace Elderberry

Sambucus racemosa 'Lemony Lace'

No watering needed

Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

No watering needed Photo: Robert Stegmann · CC BY 4.0

Bearberry

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

No watering needed Photo: Daryl Nolan · CC0 1.0

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

No watering needed Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Timm Success Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea 'Timm Success'

No watering needed

Smooth Witherod

Viburnum nudum

Photo: Scott Ward · CC BY 4.0

Allegheny Serviceberry

Amelanchier laevis

No watering needed Photo: Michael J. Papay · CC BY 4.0

Red Twig Dogwood

Cornus sericea 'Red Twig'

No watering needed

Golden Swedish Juniper

Juniperus communis 'Suecica Aurea'

No watering needed

Fragrant Sumac

Rhus aromatica

No watering needed Photo: Susan Berry · CC0 1.0

Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum

No watering needed Photo: Daniel Atha · CC0 1.0

Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

No watering needed Photo: Owen McElroy · CC0 1.0

Gray Dogwood

Cornus racemosa

No watering needed Photo: nathanstrem · CC BY 4.0

American Cranberrybush

Viburnum trilobum

No watering needed Photo: Carol Ann McCormick · CC BY 4.0

Nannyberry

Viburnum lentago

No watering needed Photo: Loïc Mathieu · CC BY 4.0

New Jersey Tea

Ceanothus americanus

No watering needed Photo: Dan Wilder · CC0 1.0

Wintergreen

Gaultheria procumbens

No watering needed Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

No watering needed Photo: Tony KM · CC BY 4.0

Kodiak Orange Diervilla

Diervilla lonicera 'Kodiak Orange'

No watering needed

Silky Dogwood

Cornus amomum

Photo: Elizabeth Axley · CC BY 4.0

Steeplebush

Spiraea tomentosa

No watering needed Photo: Kevin Achtmeyer · CC0 1.0

Partridgeberry

Mitchella repens

No watering needed Photo: Joe Hastings · CC BY 4.0

Broadleaf Meadowsweet

Spiraea alba

Photo: alicia penney · CC BY 4.0

Mapleleaf Viburnum

Viburnum acerifolium

No watering needed Photo: Will McFarland · CC BY 4.0

Grasses25

Movement and texture

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

No watering needed Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0

'Rain Dance' Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardii 'Rain Dance'

No watering needed

Golden Sunset Yellow Indiangrass

Sorghastrum nutans 'Golden Sunset Yellow'

No watering needed

Pennsylvania Sedge

Carex pensylvanica

No watering needed Photo: Frog The Kermit · CC BY 4.0

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

No watering needed Photo: Erin Snyder · CC BY 4.0

Tufted Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa

No watering needed Photo: Татьяна Горбушина · CC0 1.0

Gray Sedge

Carex grayi

No watering needed Photo: A. G. · CC0 1.0

Seersucker Sedge

Carex plantaginea

No watering needed Photo: Tom Scavo · CC BY 4.0

Blue Arrows Soft Rush

Juncus effusus 'Blue Arrows'

No watering needed

Path Rush

Juncus tenuis

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 1.0

Tussock Sedge

Carex stricta

No watering needed Photo: Frog The Kermit · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Wild Rye

Elymus virginicus

No watering needed Photo: Jason Leduc · CC0 1.0

Blue Joint Grass

Calamagrostis canadensis

No watering needed Photo: mullerecology · CC BY 4.0

Fringed Sedge

Carex crinita

Photo: Trix Niernberger · CC0 1.0

Ivory Sedge

Carex eburnea

No watering needed Photo: Dan MacNeal · CC BY 4.0

Rosy Sedge

Carex rosea

No watering needed Photo: Jeremy Atherton · CC BY 4.0

Whitetinge Sedge

Carex albicans

No watering needed Photo: hr_dragonfly · CC BY 4.0

Fox Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

No watering needed Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea 'Luteo Picta'

No watering needed

Eastern Woodland Sedge

Carex blanda

No watering needed Photo: Matt Felperin · CC BY 4.0

Woolgrass

Scirpus cyperinus

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Comosa Sedge

Carex comosa

No watering needed Photo: infiniteuniverse · CC0 1.0

Bottlebrush Sedge

Carex lurida

Photo: Steven Lamonde · CC BY 4.0

Shortbeak Sedge

Carex brevior

No watering needed Photo: Summit Metro Parks · CC BY 4.0

Woolly Sedge

Carex pellita

No watering needed Photo: Patrice Dupont · CC BY 4.0

Perennials71

Seasonal colour

Cinderella Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'

No watering needed

Bee Balm Oswego Tea

Monarda didyma

No watering needed Photo: LJ Moore-McClelland · CC BY 4.0

Obedient Plant Miss Manners

Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners'

No watering needed

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

No watering needed Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

New England Aster Harringtons Pink

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Harringtons Pink'

No watering needed

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

No watering needed Photo: Tom Pollard · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Red Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

No watering needed Photo: Craig Hensley · CC BY 4.0

False Sunflower

Heliopsis helianthoides

No watering needed Photo: W Rao · CC BY 4.0

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

No watering needed Photo: Thomas Koffel · CC BY 4.0

Great Blue Lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica

No watering needed Photo: Andrew Conboy · CC BY 4.0

Foamflower

Tiarella cordifolia

No watering needed Photo: Paul Bade · CC BY 4.0

Chives

Allium schoenoprasum

No watering needed Photo: Юлия · CC BY 4.0

Improved Rugen Strawberry

Fragaria vesca 'Improved Rugen'

No watering needed

Blue Flag Iris

Iris versicolor

No watering needed Photo: Hungry-Sarracenia Photo · CC BY 4.0

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

No watering needed Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

No watering needed Photo: Dilrukshan Priyantha Wijesinghe · CC BY 4.0

Brown-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia triloba

No watering needed Photo: Alexis Williams · CC BY 4.0

Golden Alexanders

Zizia aurea

No watering needed Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod

Solidago rugosa

No watering needed Photo: Becky Dill · CC0 1.0

Golden Ragwort

Packera aurea 'Golden Ragwort'

No watering needed

Blue Wood Aster

Symphyotrichum cordifolium

No watering needed Photo: Tom Norton · CC BY 4.0

Great White Trillium

Trillium grandiflorum

No watering needed Photo: Ian Whyte · CC0 1.0

False Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum racemosum

No watering needed Photo: Mason Heberling · CC BY 4.0

Virginia mountain mint

Pycnanthemum virginianum

No watering needed Photo: infiniteuniverse · CC0 1.0

Hairy Beardtongue

Penstemon hirsutus

No watering needed Photo: Elizabeth Axley · CC BY 4.0

Red Dwarf Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium maculatum 'Red Dwarf'

No watering needed

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

No watering needed Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0

Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis

No watering needed Photo: Etienne Falquet · CC0 1.0

Marsh Marigold

Caltha palustris

No watering needed Photo: Alan Prather · CC BY 4.0

Narrow-leaved Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

No watering needed Photo: Allen Browne · CC0 1.0

White Turtlehead

Chelone glabra

No watering needed Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Canadian Wild Ginger

Asarum canadense

No watering needed Photo: Tom Scavo · CC BY 4.0

Vines3

Verticals and screens

Clematis Candida

Clematis virginiana 'Candida'

No watering needed

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

No watering needed Photo: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0

American Bittersweet

Celastrus scandens 'Mix'

No watering needed

Ferns13

Shade and damp

Ostrich Fern

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Photo: tkr421 · CC BY 4.0

Northern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum pedatum

No watering needed Photo: Jason Hill · CC BY 4.0

Christmas Fern

Polystichum acrostichoides

No watering needed Photo: John Brew · CC BY 4.0

Marginal Wood Fern

Dryopteris marginalis

No watering needed Photo: Lynn Harper · CC0 1.0

Lady Fern

Athyrium filix-femina

No watering needed Photo: Jon Mortin · CC BY 4.0

Cinnamon Fern

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

No watering needed Photo: Erik · CC BY 4.0

Sensitive Fern

Onoclea sensibilis

No watering needed Photo: laurawies · CC BY 4.0

Maidenhair Spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes

No watering needed Photo: Piermario Maculan · CC0 1.0

Interrupted Fern

Osmunda claytoniana

Photo: Richard Littauer · CC BY 4.0

Spinulose Wood Fern

Dryopteris carthusiana

No watering needed Photo: Марина Давлетшина · CC BY 4.0

Goldie's Wood Fern

Dryopteris goldieana

No watering needed Photo: Summit Metro Parks · CC BY 4.0

Oak Fern

Gymnocarpium dryopteris

No watering needed Photo: Andrew Lewis · CC BY 4.0

Bulblet Fern

Cystopteris bulbifera

Photo: Jaime McGuigan · CC BY 4.0

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