California
Native plants in Pasadena
508 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 (283), shrubs (157), grasses (62) · 283 of them need no watering beyond Pasadena’s own rainfall
Showing 56 plants · 452 more are native here but not in the catalog yet
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Trees2
Canopy and structure
Shrubs18
Backbone planting
Grasses5
Movement and texture
Perennials33
Seasonal colour
Ferns2
Shade and damp
Succulents2
Dry and architectural
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