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Native plants in Panama City

184 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

172 of them need no watering beyond Panama City’s own rainfall

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Canopy and structure

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

No watering needed Photo: caymanmatt · CC BY 4.0

Southern Magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora

No watering needed Photo: Carrie Seltzer · CC BY 4.0

Bald Cypress

Taxodium distichum

No watering needed Photo: Sawyer Baran · CC BY 4.0

Sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua

No watering needed Photo: andrew2285 · CC0 1.0

Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida

No watering needed Photo: Maura · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Redcedar

Juniperus virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Jonathan Layman · CC BY 4.0

Black Tupelo

Nyssa sylvatica

No watering needed Photo: Navin Sasikumar · CC BY 4.0

Southern Live Oak

Quercus virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Alexander Williams · CC0 1.0

Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0

White Fringetree

Chionanthus virginicus

No watering needed Photo: Sydney Olsen · CC BY 4.0

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

No watering needed Photo: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0

Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea

No watering needed Photo: Étienne Léveillé-Bourret · CC BY 4.0

Sourwood

Oxydendrum arboreum

No watering needed Photo: Emily Summerbell · CC BY 4.0

Carolina Cherry-laurel

Prunus caroliniana

No watering needed Photo: samlutfy · CC BY 4.0

White Oak

Quercus alba

No watering needed Photo: sblumen · CC BY 4.0

Yaupon Holly

Ilex vomitoria

No watering needed Photo: Sophia K · CC BY 4.0

American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

No watering needed Photo: Bonnie Isaac · CC0 1.0

American Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

No watering needed Photo: ashleyrsteel · CC BY 4.0

American Persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Cody Stricker · CC BY 4.0

American Holly

Ilex opaca

No watering needed Photo: Shannon · CC0 1.0

Red Buckeye

Aesculus pavia

No watering needed Photo: Jeff Clark · CC BY 4.0

American Hophornbeam

Ostrya virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Nick Kleinschmidt · CC BY 4.0

Hawthorn

Crataegus viridis

No watering needed Photo: Will McFarland · CC BY 4.0

Sassafras

Sassafras albidum

No watering needed Photo: Mark Apgar · CC BY 4.0

Atlantic White Cedar

Chamaecyparis thyoides

No watering needed Photo: Jeffrey Meek · CC0 1.0

Dwarf Palmetto

Sabal minor

No watering needed Photo: Loren Cassin Sackett · CC BY 4.0

Overcup Oak

Quercus lyrata

No watering needed Photo: Nonbinary-Naturalist · CC0 1.0

Florida Anise Tree

Illicium floridanum

Photo: Will McFarland · CC BY 4.0

Pond Cypress

Taxodium ascendens

No watering needed Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Spanish Bayonet

Yucca aloifolia

No watering needed Photo: natalie · CC0 1.0

Coralbean

Erythrina herbacea

No watering needed Photo: TJ Butler · CC0 1.0

Shrubs58

Backbone planting

Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

No watering needed Photo: botanygirl · CC BY 4.0

Summersweet

Clethra alnifolia

Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

No watering needed Photo: Gregory Bennett · CC0 1.0

American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

No watering needed Photo: Melanie Gaddy · CC0 1.0

Inkberry Holly

Ilex glabra

No watering needed Photo: Alison Northup · CC BY 4.0

Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0

White Fringetree

Chionanthus virginicus

No watering needed Photo: Sydney Olsen · CC BY 4.0

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

No watering needed Photo: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0

Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea

No watering needed Photo: Étienne Léveillé-Bourret · CC BY 4.0

Smooth Witherod

Viburnum nudum

Photo: Scott Ward · CC BY 4.0

Beautyberry

Callicarpa americana

No watering needed Photo: Leila Dasher · CC BY 4.0

Carolina Cherry-laurel

Prunus caroliniana

No watering needed Photo: samlutfy · CC BY 4.0

Graceful Spurge

Euphorbia hypericifolia

No watering needed Photo: Alan Prather · CC BY 4.0

Oakleaf Hydrangea

Hydrangea quercifolia

No watering needed Photo: Tyler Radtke · CC0 1.0

Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum

No watering needed Photo: Daniel Atha · CC0 1.0

Red Chokeberry

Aronia arbutifolia

No watering needed Photo: Jeff Clark · CC BY 4.0

Yaupon Holly

Ilex vomitoria

No watering needed Photo: Sophia K · CC BY 4.0

New Jersey Tea

Ceanothus americanus

No watering needed Photo: Dan Wilder · CC0 1.0

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Monarda punctata

No watering needed Photo: Reid Hardin · CC BY 4.0

Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia humifusa

No watering needed Photo: Lexi Destria · CC BY 4.0

American Holly

Ilex opaca

No watering needed Photo: Shannon · CC0 1.0

Red Buckeye

Aesculus pavia

No watering needed Photo: Jeff Clark · CC BY 4.0

Sassafras

Sassafras albidum

No watering needed Photo: Mark Apgar · CC BY 4.0

Swamp Azalea

Rhododendron viscosum

Photo: harrier · CC BY 4.0

Dwarf Palmetto

Sabal minor

No watering needed Photo: Loren Cassin Sackett · CC BY 4.0

Saw Palmetto

Serenoa repens

No watering needed Photo: Jody Shugart · CC BY 4.0

Partridgeberry

Mitchella repens

No watering needed Photo: Joe Hastings · CC BY 4.0

Florida Anise Tree

Illicium floridanum

Photo: Will McFarland · CC BY 4.0

Spanish Bayonet

Yucca aloifolia

No watering needed Photo: natalie · CC0 1.0

Coralbean

Erythrina herbacea

No watering needed Photo: TJ Butler · CC0 1.0

Shining Sumac

Rhus copallinum

No watering needed

Grasses17

Movement and texture

Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardi

No watering needed

Pink Muhly Grass

Muhlenbergia capillaris

No watering needed Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Indiangrass

Sorghastrum nutans

No watering needed Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Purple Love Grass

Eragrostis spectabilis

No watering needed Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

No watering needed Photo: Erin Snyder · CC BY 4.0

Splitbeard Bluestem

Andropogon ternarius

No watering needed

Blue Wood Sedge

Carex flaccosperma

No watering needed Photo: Will McFarland · CC BY 4.0

Wiregrass

Aristida stricta

No watering needed Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Soft Rush

Juncus effusus

No watering needed Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Path Rush

Juncus tenuis

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 1.0

Eastern Gamagrass

Tripsacum dactyloides

No watering needed Photo: Rich Sommer · CC BY 4.0

Seashore Saltgrass

Distichlis spicata

No watering needed Photo: Marco Polo amarillas vargas · CC0 1.0

Giant Cane

Arundinaria gigantea

No watering needed Photo: Shelby Lyn Sanders · CC BY 4.0

Ravenfoot Sedge

Carex crus-corvi

No watering needed Photo: Sarah Fitz · CC0 1.0

Softstem Bulrush

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

No watering needed Photo: Tommy Forrest · CC0 1.0

Broomsedge Bluestem

Andropogon virginicus

No watering needed Photo: Annika Lindqvist · CC BY 4.0

Sweetgrass

Muhlenbergia sericea

No watering needed Photo: Jay Horn · CC BY 4.0

Perennials66

Seasonal colour

Blazing Star Gayfeather

Liatris spicata

No watering needed Photo: worldbird · CC BY 4.0

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

No watering needed Photo: k2018lena · CC0 1.0

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

No watering needed Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

No watering needed Photo: botanygirl · CC BY 4.0

Lanceleaf Tickseed

Coreopsis lanceolata

No watering needed Photo: Silvia Cova · CC0 1.0

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

No watering needed Photo: Thomas Koffel · CC BY 4.0

Rattlesnake master

Eryngium yuccifolium

No watering needed Photo: Alex Heyman · CC0 1.0

Blue Mistflower

Conoclinium coelestinum

No watering needed Photo: Schyler Brown · CC0 1.0

Hollow Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium fistulosum

No watering needed

White Wild Indigo

Baptisia alba

No watering needed Photo: sblumen · CC BY 4.0

Graceful Spurge

Euphorbia hypericifolia

No watering needed Photo: Alan Prather · CC BY 4.0

Wild Lupine

Lupinus perennis

No watering needed Photo: Bonnie Isaac · CC0 1.0

Stokes' aster

Stokesia laevis

No watering needed Photo: erinsuzanne · CC0 1.0

Narrow-leaved Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

No watering needed Photo: Allen Browne · CC0 1.0

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Monarda punctata

No watering needed Photo: Reid Hardin · CC BY 4.0

Boneset

Eupatorium perfoliatum

No watering needed Photo: Stari Plativky · CC0 1.0

Pickerel Rush

Pontederia cordata

Photo: Andrea Gantzer · CC BY 4.0

Jack-in-the-pulpit

Arisaema triphyllum

No watering needed Photo: jogarton · CC0 1.0

Common Blue Violet

Viola sororia

No watering needed Photo: Ryan Donnelly · CC BY 4.0

Whorled Milkweed

Asclepias verticillata

No watering needed Photo: Katherine Teresa · CC0 1.0

Ohio Spiderwort

Tradescantia ohiensis

No watering needed Photo: Lexi Destria · CC BY 4.0

Lyreleaf Sage

Salvia lyrata

No watering needed Photo: Helen J · CC BY 4.0

Broadleaf Arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia

Photo: M. Whitson · CC BY 4.0

Swamp Sunflower

Helianthus angustifolius

No watering needed Photo: Dwight Kingsbury · CC0 1.0

Partridgeberry

Mitchella repens

No watering needed Photo: Joe Hastings · CC BY 4.0

Seaside Goldenrod

Solidago sempervirens

No watering needed Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Rice Button Aster

Symphyotrichum dumosum

No watering needed Photo: Jackie Miller · CC0 1.0

Fragrant Water Lily

Nymphaea odorata

Photo: Dennis Vollmar · CC0 1.0

Blue Star Amsonia

Amsonia ciliata

No watering needed Photo: Marissa Calvert · CC BY 4.0

Frostweed

Verbesina virginica

No watering needed Photo: mattmsa · CC0 1.0

Parrot Pitcher Plant

Sarracenia psittacina

Photo: Rosario Douglas · CC BY 4.0

Lizard's Tail

Saururus cernuus

Photo: M Sorensen · CC0 1.0

Vines15

Verticals and screens

Trumpet Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens

No watering needed Photo: Carrie Seltzer · CC BY 4.0

American Wisteria

Wisteria frutescens

No watering needed Photo: Will McFarland · CC BY 4.0

Crossvine

Bignonia capreolata

No watering needed Photo: natgrace18 · CC0 1.0

Carolina Jessamine

Gelsemium sempervirens

No watering needed Photo: novvictan · CC BY 4.0

Trumpet Creeper

Campsis radicans

No watering needed Photo: Bryant Brumbill-Corral · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

No watering needed Photo: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0

Purple Passionflower

Passiflora incarnata

No watering needed Photo: snail_hiker · CC BY 4.0

Spanish Moss

Tillandsia usneoides

No watering needed Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Muscadine

Vitis rotundifolia

No watering needed Photo: Jill DeVito, PhD · CC0 1.0

Swamp Leather Flower

Clematis crispa

No watering needed Photo: Terry Woodward · CC BY 4.0

Wild Potato Vine

Ipomoea pandurata

No watering needed Photo: Becky Dill · CC0 1.0

Summer Grape

Vitis aestivalis

No watering needed Photo: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0

Common Greenbrier

Smilax rotundifolia

No watering needed Photo: Luke · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Poison Ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

No watering needed Photo: Ryan · CC0 1.0

Saw greenbrier

Smilax bona-nox

No watering needed Photo: Conway Hawn · CC0 1.0

Ferns5

Shade and damp

Cinnamon Fern

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

No watering needed Photo: Erik · CC BY 4.0

Southern Wood Fern

Dryopteris ludoviciana

No watering needed Photo: Laura Gaudette · CC BY 4.0

Meadow Spikemoss

Selaginella apoda

No watering needed Photo: orionid · CC0 1.0

Marsh Fern

Thelypteris palustris

Photo: Анна Митрошенкова · CC BY 4.0

Cinnamon Fern

Osmunda cinnamomea

No watering needed Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Succulents4

Dry and architectural

Adam's Needle

Yucca filamentosa

No watering needed Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0

Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia humifusa

No watering needed Photo: Lexi Destria · CC BY 4.0

Spanish Bayonet

Yucca aloifolia

No watering needed Photo: natalie · CC0 1.0

Weak-leaf Yucca

Yucca flaccida

No watering needed Photo: Kristi Zoebelein · CC0 1.0

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