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294 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

78 of them need no watering beyond Parma’s own rainfall

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Canopy and structure

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

Photo: wcmorton · CC0 1.0

Tulip Poplar

Tulip Poplar

Liriodendron tulipifera

Photo: Daniel Atha · CC0 1.0

Pink Flowering Dogwood

Pink Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida 'Rubra'

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

Common Chokecherry

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

Prairie Gold Quaking Aspen

Prairie Gold Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides 'Prairie Gold'

No watering needed

Pagoda Dogwood

Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

Photo: Robert Stegmann · CC BY 4.0

White Fringetree

White Fringetree

Chionanthus virginicus

No watering needed Photo: Sydney Olsen · CC BY 4.0

Common Witch Hazel

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Paper Birch

Paper Birch

Betula papyrifera

Photo: Braden J. Judson · CC0 1.0

Timm Success Serviceberry

Timm Success Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea 'Timm Success'

Allegheny Serviceberry

Allegheny Serviceberry

Amelanchier laevis

Photo: Michael J. Papay · CC BY 4.0

Thornless Honeylocust

Thornless Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos

Photo: Liviu Chiriac · CC0 1.0

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

Golden Swedish Juniper

Golden Swedish Juniper

Juniperus communis 'Suecica Aurea'

No watering needed

Bur Oak

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

No watering needed Photo: 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

Photo: Farren Dell Rossman · CC BY 4.0

Common Hackberry

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Photo: 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

Shrubs58

Backbone planting

Smooth Hydrangea

Smooth Hydrangea

Hydrangea arborescens

Photo: Emily Summerbell · CC BY 4.0

Ninebark

Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius

Photo: jyoung2399 · CC BY 4.0

Brilliant Black Chokeberry

Brilliant Black Chokeberry

Aronia melanocarpa 'Brilliantissima'

Hardy Hibiscus

Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

Photo: botanygirl · CC BY 4.0

Sugar Shack Buttonbush

Sugar Shack Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis 'Sugar Shack'

Glitters and Glows Arrowwood Viburnum

Glitters and Glows Arrowwood Viburnum

Viburnum dentatum 'Glitters Glows Arrowwood'

Winterberry

Winterberry

Ilex verticillata

Photo: Adam Kranz · CC0 1.0

American Elderberry

American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Photo: Melanie Gaddy · CC0 1.0

Common Chokecherry

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

Lemony Lace Elderberry

Lemony Lace Elderberry

Sambucus racemosa 'Lemony Lace'

Pagoda Dogwood

Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

Photo: Robert Stegmann · CC BY 4.0

White Fringetree

White Fringetree

Chionanthus virginicus

No watering needed Photo: 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'

Allegheny Serviceberry

Allegheny Serviceberry

Amelanchier laevis

Photo: Michael J. Papay · CC BY 4.0

Red Twig Dogwood

Red Twig Dogwood

Cornus sericea 'Red Twig'

Golden Swedish Juniper

Golden Swedish Juniper

Juniperus communis 'Suecica Aurea'

No watering needed

Fragrant Sumac

Fragrant Sumac

Rhus aromatica

No watering needed Photo: Susan Berry · CC0 1.0

Highbush Blueberry

Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum

Photo: Daniel Atha · CC0 1.0

Pawpaw

Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

Photo: Farren Dell Rossman · CC BY 4.0

Snowberry

Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

No watering needed Photo: Owen McElroy · CC0 1.0

Gray Dogwood

Gray Dogwood

Cornus racemosa

Photo: nathanstrem · CC BY 4.0

Spicebush

Spicebush

Lindera benzoin

Photo: Ryan F. Mandelbaum · CC BY 4.0

American Cranberrybush

American Cranberrybush

Viburnum trilobum

Photo: Carol Ann McCormick · CC BY 4.0

Lowbush Blueberry

Lowbush Blueberry

Vaccinium angustifolium

Photo: Carrie Seltzer · CC BY 4.0

Nannyberry

Nannyberry

Viburnum lentago

Photo: Loïc Mathieu · CC BY 4.0

New Jersey Tea

New Jersey Tea

Ceanothus americanus

Photo: Dan Wilder · CC0 1.0

Wintergreen

Wintergreen

Gaultheria procumbens

Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

American Hazelnut

American Hazelnut

Corylus americana

Photo: Mark Richman · CC BY 4.0

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Monarda punctata

No watering needed Photo: Reid Hardin · CC BY 4.0

American Holly

American Holly

Ilex opaca

Photo: Shannon · CC0 1.0

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Movement and texture

Little Bluestem

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

No watering needed 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'

No watering needed

Pennsylvania Sedge

Pennsylvania Sedge

Carex pensylvanica

Photo: Frog The Kermit · CC BY 4.0

Purple Love Grass

Purple Love Grass

Eragrostis spectabilis

No watering needed Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0

Switchgrass

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

No watering needed Photo: Erin Snyder · CC BY 4.0

Sideoats Grama

Sideoats Grama

Bouteloua curtipendula

No watering needed Photo: Andrea Grover · CC BY 4.0

Palm Sedge

Palm Sedge

Carex muskingumensis

Photo: Étienne Lacroix-Carignan · CC0 1.0

Gray Sedge

Gray Sedge

Carex grayi

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

Appalachian Sedge

Appalachian Sedge

Carex appalachica

Photo: Bonnie Isaac · CC0 1.0

Seersucker Sedge

Seersucker Sedge

Carex plantaginea

Photo: Tom Scavo · CC BY 4.0

Creeping Sedge

Creeping Sedge

Carex laxiculmis 'Hobb'

Canada Wild Rye

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

No watering needed Photo: tzeducation · CC BY 4.0

Blue Arrows Soft Rush

Blue Arrows Soft Rush

Juncus effusus 'Blue Arrows'

Bottlebrush Grass

Bottlebrush Grass

Elymus hystrix

Photo: Skyler Principe · CC BY 4.0

Path Rush

Path Rush

Juncus tenuis

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 1.0

Tussock Sedge

Tussock Sedge

Carex stricta

Photo: Frog The Kermit · CC BY 4.0

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

Ivory Sedge

Ivory Sedge

Carex eburnea

Photo: Dan MacNeal · CC BY 4.0

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

Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea 'Luteo Picta'

Creek Sedge

Creek Sedge

Carex amphibola

Photo: 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 needed Photo: 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

Perennials140

Seasonal colour

Purple Coneflower

Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

No watering needed Photo: Rochelle Davis · CC BY 4.0

Orange Coneflower

Orange Coneflower

Rudbeckia fulgida

Photo: Kristály Cravens-Liszak · CC BY 4.0

Blazing Star Gayfeather

Blazing Star Gayfeather

Liatris spicata

Photo: worldbird · CC BY 4.0

Butterfly Weed

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

No watering needed Photo: k2018lena · CC0 1.0

Garden Phlox

Garden Phlox

Phlox paniculata

Photo: 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 needed 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

New England Aster Harringtons Pink

New England Aster Harringtons Pink

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Harringtons Pink'

Lanceleaf Tickseed

Lanceleaf Tickseed

Coreopsis lanceolata

No watering needed Photo: Silvia Cova · CC0 1.0

Wild Bergamot

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

No watering needed Photo: Tom Pollard · CC BY 4.0

Culver's root

Culver's root

Veronicastrum virginicum

Photo: 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 needed Photo: 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

Foamflower

Foamflower

Tiarella cordifolia

Photo: Paul Bade · 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 needed Photo: Jacqueline Raiford · CC BY 4.0

Blue Flag Iris

Blue Flag Iris

Iris versicolor

Photo: Hungry-Sarracenia Photo · CC BY 4.0

Cutleaf Coneflower

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Wild Geranium

Wild Geranium

Geranium maculatum

Photo: sophia_herrmeyer · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Iris

Virginia Iris

Iris virginica 'Carl Amason'

Bugbane 'Brunette'

Bugbane 'Brunette'

Actaea racemosa 'Brunnette Black'

Rattlesnake master

Rattlesnake master

Eryngium yuccifolium

Photo: Alex Heyman · CC0 1.0

Common Milkweed

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

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

Green Spice Coral Bells

Green Spice Coral Bells

Heuchera americana 'Green Spice'

Brown-eyed Susan

Brown-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia triloba

No watering needed Photo: Alexis Williams · CC BY 4.0

Vines4

Verticals and screens

Clematis Candida

Clematis Candida

Clematis virginiana 'Candida'

Trumpet Creeper

Trumpet Creeper

Campsis radicans

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

Virginia Creeper

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

No watering needed Photo: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0

American Bittersweet

American Bittersweet

Celastrus scandens 'Mix'

No watering needed

Ferns17

Shade and damp

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

Photo: John Brew · CC BY 4.0

Marginal Wood Fern

Marginal Wood Fern

Dryopteris marginalis

Photo: Lynn Harper · CC0 1.0

Lady Fern

Lady Fern

Athyrium filix-femina

Photo: Jon Mortin · CC BY 4.0

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 needed Photo: 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'

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

Succulents1

Dry and architectural

Whorled Stonecrop

Whorled Stonecrop

Sedum ternatum

Photo: botanygirl · CC BY 4.0

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