Puerto Rico

Native plants in Ponce

12 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

2 of them need no watering beyond Ponce’s own rainfall

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Trees4

Canopy and structure

Gold Nugget Duranta

Duranta erecta 'Gold Nugget'

Yellow Bells

Tecoma stans 'Yellow Bells'

No watering needed

Simpson's Stopper

Myrcianthes fragrans

Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Ice Guava

Psidium guajava 'Ice'

Shrubs7

Backbone planting

Hot Blooded Lantana

Lantana camara 'Hot Blooded'

Diamond Frost Euphorbia

Euphorbia hypericifolia 'Diamond Frost'

Gold Nugget Duranta

Duranta erecta 'Gold Nugget'

Yellow Bells

Tecoma stans 'Yellow Bells'

No watering needed

Coontie Palm

Zamia pumila

Photo: Yolanda M. Leon · CC0 1.0

Ice Guava

Psidium guajava 'Ice'

Blue Porterweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Photo: elawrey · CC BY 4.0

Perennials2

Seasonal colour

Indian Shot

Canna indica

Photo: Bruno - Yolande Zanette · CC BY 4.0

Diamond Frost Euphorbia

Euphorbia hypericifolia 'Diamond Frost'

Vines2

Verticals and screens

Moonflower

Ipomoea alba

Photo: Malena Lorente · CC BY 4.0

Three-leaved Grape Ivy

Cissus trifoliata

No watering needed Photo: Gary Rogers · CC BY 4.0

Ferns1

Shade and damp

Macho Fern

Nephrolepis biserrata 'Macho'

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