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Native plants in Peoria

290 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

82 of them need no watering beyond Peoria’s own rainfall

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Canopy and structure

Red Maple

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Photo: caymanmatt · CC BY 4.0

Redbud

Redbud

Cercis canadensis

No watering needed Photo: John Thomlinson · CC BY 4.0

River Birch

River Birch

Betula nigra

Photo: wcmorton · CC0 1.0

Tulip Poplar

Tulip Poplar

Liriodendron tulipifera

Photo: Daniel Atha · CC0 1.0

Flowering Dogwood

Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida

Photo: Maura · CC BY 4.0

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

No watering needed Photo: Jonathan Layman · CC BY 4.0

Common Chokecherry

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

Pagoda Dogwood

Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

Photo: Robert Stegmann · CC BY 4.0

Common Witch Hazel

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Serviceberry

Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea

Photo: Étienne Léveillé-Bourret · 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

Bur Oak

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

No watering needed Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0

White Oak

White Oak

Quercus alba

Photo: sblumen · CC BY 4.0

Boxelder

Boxelder

Acer negundo

Photo: Ryan Sorrells · CC BY 4.0

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

American Hornbeam

American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

Photo: Bonnie Isaac · CC0 1.0

American Linden

American Linden

Tilia americana

Photo: Tom Scavo · CC BY 4.0

Kentucky Coffeetree

Kentucky Coffeetree

Gymnocladus dioicus

No watering needed Photo: M. Whitson · CC BY 4.0

Nannyberry

Nannyberry

Viburnum lentago

Photo: Loïc Mathieu · CC BY 4.0

American Sycamore

American Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

Photo: ashleyrsteel · CC BY 4.0

Blackhaw Viburnum

Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium

Photo: geosesarma · CC BY 4.0

Chinkapin Oak

Chinkapin Oak

Quercus muehlenbergii

No watering needed Photo: Jay Pruett · CC BY 4.0

American Hophornbeam

American Hophornbeam

Ostrya virginiana

Photo: Nick Kleinschmidt · CC BY 4.0

Sassafras

Sassafras

Sassafras albidum

Photo: Mark Apgar · CC BY 4.0

Silver Maple

Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum

Photo: Jacob Buchanan · CC0 1.0

American Elm

American Elm

Ulmus americana

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Black Cherry

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Photo: Михайло Жук · CC0 1.0

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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

Hardy Hibiscus

Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

Photo: botanygirl · CC BY 4.0

Buttonbush

Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Photo: Gregory Bennett · CC0 1.0

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

Pagoda Dogwood

Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

Photo: Robert Stegmann · 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

Serviceberry

Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea

Photo: Étienne Léveillé-Bourret · CC BY 4.0

Fragrant Sumac

Fragrant Sumac

Rhus aromatica

No watering needed Photo: Susan Berry · CC0 1.0

Pawpaw

Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

Photo: Farren Dell Rossman · CC BY 4.0

Gray Dogwood

Gray Dogwood

Cornus racemosa

Photo: nathanstrem · 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

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

Prickly Pear Cactus

Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia humifusa

No watering needed Photo: Lexi Destria · CC BY 4.0

Smooth Sumac

Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

No watering needed Photo: Tony KM · CC BY 4.0

Blackhaw Viburnum

Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium

Photo: geosesarma · CC BY 4.0

False Indigo Bush

False Indigo Bush

Amorpha fruticosa

Photo: Dmitry Trutsko · CC BY 4.0

Coralberry

Coralberry

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

No watering needed Photo: Brand R · CC BY 4.0

Sassafras

Sassafras

Sassafras albidum

Photo: Mark Apgar · CC BY 4.0

Pasture Rose

Pasture Rose

Rosa carolina

Photo: Matt Schultz · CC0 1.0

Sky-blue Aster

Sky-blue Aster

Symphyotrichum oolentangiense

No watering needed Photo: Carter Ertel · CC BY 4.0

American Plum

American Plum

Prunus americana

No watering needed Photo: Curtis Drake · CC BY 4.0

Pussy Willow

Pussy Willow

Salix discolor

Photo: swords · CC0 1.0

Leadplant

Leadplant

Amorpha canescens

No watering needed Photo: aarongunnar · CC BY 4.0

Washington Hawthorn

Washington Hawthorn

Crataegus phaenopyrum

Photo: Rochelle Davis · CC BY 4.0

Sageleaf Willow

Sageleaf Willow

Salix candida 'Iceberg Alley'

American Spikenard

American Spikenard

Aralia racemosa

Photo: Daniel J. Layton · CC BY 4.0

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Movement and texture

Big Bluestem

Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardi

No watering needed

Northern Sea Oats

Northern Sea Oats

Chasmanthium latifolium

No watering needed Photo: Gold eagle Kroll · CC BY 4.0

Prairie Dropseed

Prairie Dropseed

Sporobolus heterolepis

No watering needed Photo: Dawn VanDeman · CC0 1.0

Indiangrass

Indiangrass

Sorghastrum nutans

No watering needed Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

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

Photo: A. G. · CC0 1.0

Canada Wild Rye

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

No watering needed Photo: tzeducation · CC BY 4.0

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

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

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

Poverty Oatgrass

Poverty Oatgrass

Danthonia spicata

Photo: botanygirl · CC BY 4.0

Fox Sedge

Fox Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Woodland Sedge

Eastern Woodland Sedge

Carex blanda

Photo: Matt Felperin · CC BY 4.0

Softstem Bulrush

Softstem Bulrush

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

Photo: Tommy Forrest · CC0 1.0

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

Bottlebrush Sedge

Bottlebrush Sedge

Carex lurida

Photo: Steven Lamonde · CC BY 4.0

Shortbeak Sedge

Shortbeak Sedge

Carex brevior

Photo: Summit Metro Parks · CC BY 4.0

Copper Shouldered Oval Sedge

Copper Shouldered Oval Sedge

Carex bicknellii

Photo: aarongunnar · CC BY 4.0

Woolly Sedge

Woolly Sedge

Carex pellita

Photo: Patrice Dupont · CC BY 4.0

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Seasonal colour

Purple Coneflower

Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Photo: Rochelle Davis · CC BY 4.0

Orange Coneflower

Orange Coneflower

Rudbeckia fulgida

Photo: Kristály Cravens-Liszak · 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

Swamp Milkweed

Swamp Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata

Photo: Mike Gooley · CC0 1.0

Foxglove Beardtongue

Foxglove Beardtongue

Penstemon digitalis

Photo: Bob Schwartz · CC BY 4.0

Obedient Plant

Obedient Plant

Physostegia virginiana

Photo: Andrew St. Paul · CC BY 4.0

Black-eyed Susan

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

No watering needed Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Hardy Hibiscus

Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

Photo: botanygirl · CC BY 4.0

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

Strawberry

Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

No watering needed Photo: myarobilliard · CC0 1.0

Woodland Phlox

Woodland Phlox

Phlox divaricata

Photo: Jacqueline Raiford · CC BY 4.0

Bluestar

Bluestar

Amsonia tabernaemontana

Photo: Leila Dasher · 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

Photo: mfeaver · CC BY 4.0

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

Brown-eyed Susan

Brown-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia triloba

No watering needed Photo: Alexis Williams · CC BY 4.0

Rough Gayfeather

Rough Gayfeather

Liatris aspera

No watering needed Photo: florawhite · CC BY 4.0

Queen of the Prairie

Queen of the Prairie

Filipendula rubra

Photo: Tom Norton · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Bluebell

Virginia Bluebell

Mertensia virginica

Photo: Melinda Soltys · CC0 1.0

Sweet Joe-Pye Weed

Sweet Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium purpureum

Photo: Jason Swanson · CC0 1.0

Heath Aster

Heath Aster

Symphyotrichum ericoides

No watering needed Photo: Alex Heyman · CC0 1.0

Golden Alexanders

Golden Alexanders

Zizia aurea

Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Aromatic Aster

Aromatic Aster

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

No watering needed Photo: Brian Dickerson · CC0 1.0

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Verticals and screens

American Wisteria

American Wisteria

Wisteria frutescens

Photo: Will McFarland · CC BY 4.0

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

Wild Potato Vine

Wild Potato Vine

Ipomoea pandurata

Photo: Becky Dill · CC0 1.0

American Bittersweet

American Bittersweet

Celastrus scandens

No watering needed Photo: Owen McElroy · CC0 1.0

Summer Grape

Summer Grape

Vitis aestivalis

Photo: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0

Frost Grape

Frost Grape

Vitis vulpina

No watering needed Photo: Adrian Gonzalez · CC BY 4.0

Common hop

Common hop

Humulus lupulus

No watering needed Photo: Stanislav Murashkin · CC BY 4.0

Hedge Bindweed

Hedge Bindweed

Calystegia sepium

No watering needed Photo: Arnim Littek · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Poison Ivy

Eastern Poison Ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

Photo: Ryan · CC0 1.0

Bristly Greenbrier

Bristly Greenbrier

Smilax tamnoides

No watering needed Photo: Vince Hale · CC0 1.0

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Dry and architectural

Prickly Pear Cactus

Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia humifusa

No watering needed Photo: Lexi Destria · CC BY 4.0

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