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Native plants in Portsmouth

222 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

206 of them need no watering beyond Portsmouth’s own rainfall

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Canopy and structure

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

No watering needed Photo: caymanmatt · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Arborvitae Northern White Cedar

Thuja occidentalis

No watering needed Photo: Michael Naumoff · CC0 1.0

River Birch

Betula nigra

No watering needed Photo: wcmorton · CC0 1.0

Tulip Poplar

Liriodendron tulipifera

No watering needed Photo: Daniel Atha · CC0 1.0

Pink Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida 'Rubra'

No watering needed

Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum

No watering needed Photo: kedmunds11 · CC0 1.0

Red Oak

Quercus rubra

No watering needed Photo: Peter · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Redcedar

Juniperus virginiana 'Idyllwild'

No watering needed

Black Tupelo

Nyssa sylvatica

No watering needed Photo: Navin Sasikumar · CC BY 4.0

Serviceberry

Amelanchier canadensis

No watering needed Photo: geosesarma · CC BY 4.0

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

Prairie Gold Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides 'Prairie Gold'

No watering needed

Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

No watering needed Photo: Robert Stegmann · CC BY 4.0

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Paper Birch

Betula papyrifera

Photo: Braden J. Judson · CC0 1.0

Timm Success Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea 'Timm Success'

No watering needed

Allegheny Serviceberry

Amelanchier laevis

No watering needed Photo: Michael J. Papay · CC BY 4.0

Pin Oak

Quercus palustris

No watering needed Photo: Amelia Tauber · CC BY 4.0

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus

No watering needed Photo: TEAMVALOR786 Succulents and cacti, The future of nature is in your hands · CC BY 4.0

Golden Swedish Juniper

Juniperus communis 'Suecica Aurea'

No watering needed

Swamp White Oak

Quercus bicolor

No watering needed Photo: Steven Joyner · CC BY 4.0

White Oak

Quercus alba

No watering needed Photo: sblumen · CC BY 4.0

Sensation Boxelder

Acer negundo 'Sensation'

No watering needed

Curley Canadian Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis 'Curley'

No watering needed

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

No watering needed Photo: Dávid Horváth · CC BY 4.0

Scarlet Oak

Quercus coccinea

No watering needed Photo: Andrew Conboy · CC BY 4.0

American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

No watering needed Photo: Bonnie Isaac · CC0 1.0

American Linden

Tilia americana

No watering needed Photo: Tom Scavo · CC BY 4.0

Balsam Fir

Abies balsamea

No watering needed Photo: Lynn Harper · CC0 1.0

Spicebush

Lindera benzoin

No watering needed Photo: Ryan F. Mandelbaum · CC BY 4.0

Nannyberry

Viburnum lentago

No watering needed Photo: Loïc Mathieu · CC BY 4.0

American Hophornbeam

Ostrya virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Nick Kleinschmidt · CC BY 4.0

Shrubs55

Backbone planting

Skyrocket Juniper

Juniperus horizontalis 'Skyrocket'

No watering needed

Brilliant Black Chokeberry

Aronia melanocarpa 'Brilliantissima'

No watering needed

Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

No watering needed Photo: botanygirl · CC BY 4.0

Summersweet

Clethra alnifolia

Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Sugar Shack Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis 'Sugar Shack'

No watering needed

Glitters and Glows Arrowwood Viburnum

Viburnum dentatum 'Glitters Glows Arrowwood'

No watering needed

Winterberry

Ilex verticillata

Photo: Adam Kranz · CC0 1.0

American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

No watering needed Photo: Melanie Gaddy · CC0 1.0

Serviceberry

Amelanchier canadensis

No watering needed Photo: geosesarma · CC BY 4.0

Squeeze Box Inkberry Holly

Ilex glabra 'Squeeze Box'

No watering needed

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

Lemony Lace Elderberry

Sambucus racemosa 'Lemony Lace'

No watering needed

Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

No watering needed Photo: Robert Stegmann · CC BY 4.0

Bearberry

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

No watering needed Photo: Daryl Nolan · CC0 1.0

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

No watering needed Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Timm Success Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea 'Timm Success'

No watering needed

Smooth Witherod

Viburnum nudum

Photo: Scott Ward · CC BY 4.0

Allegheny Serviceberry

Amelanchier laevis

No watering needed Photo: Michael J. Papay · CC BY 4.0

Red Twig Dogwood

Cornus sericea 'Red Twig'

No watering needed

Golden Swedish Juniper

Juniperus communis 'Suecica Aurea'

No watering needed

Elf Mountain Laurel

Kalmia latifolia 'Elf'

No watering needed

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

Gray Dogwood

Cornus racemosa

No watering needed Photo: nathanstrem · CC BY 4.0

Spicebush

Lindera benzoin

No watering needed Photo: Ryan F. Mandelbaum · CC BY 4.0

American Cranberrybush

Viburnum trilobum

No watering needed Photo: Carol Ann McCormick · CC BY 4.0

Lowbush Blueberry

Vaccinium angustifolium

No watering needed Photo: Carrie Seltzer · CC BY 4.0

Nannyberry

Viburnum lentago

No watering needed Photo: Loïc Mathieu · CC BY 4.0

New Jersey Tea

Ceanothus americanus

No watering needed Photo: Dan Wilder · CC0 1.0

Wintergreen

Gaultheria procumbens

No watering needed Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

American Hazelnut

Corylus americana

No watering needed Photo: Mark Richman · CC BY 4.0

Grasses27

Movement and texture

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

No watering needed Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0

'Rain Dance' Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardii 'Rain Dance'

No watering needed

Golden Sunset Yellow Indiangrass

Sorghastrum nutans 'Golden Sunset Yellow'

No watering needed

Pennsylvania Sedge

Carex pensylvanica

No watering needed Photo: Frog The Kermit · CC BY 4.0

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

Seersucker Sedge

Carex plantaginea

No watering needed Photo: Tom Scavo · CC BY 4.0

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

No watering needed Photo: tzeducation · CC BY 4.0

Blue Arrows Soft Rush

Juncus effusus 'Blue Arrows'

No watering needed

Bottlebrush Grass

Elymus hystrix

No watering needed Photo: Skyler Principe · CC BY 4.0

Path Rush

Juncus tenuis

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 1.0

Tussock Sedge

Carex stricta

No watering needed Photo: Frog The Kermit · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Wild Rye

Elymus virginicus

No watering needed Photo: Jason Leduc · CC0 1.0

Blue Joint Grass

Calamagrostis canadensis

No watering needed Photo: mullerecology · CC BY 4.0

Fringed Sedge

Carex crinita

Photo: Trix Niernberger · CC0 1.0

Rosy Sedge

Carex rosea

No watering needed Photo: Jeremy Atherton · CC BY 4.0

Whitetinge Sedge

Carex albicans

No watering needed Photo: hr_dragonfly · CC BY 4.0

Broadleaf Sedge

Carex platyphylla

No watering needed Photo: Tom Scavo · CC BY 4.0

Fox Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

No watering needed Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea 'Luteo Picta'

No watering needed

Eastern Woodland Sedge

Carex blanda

No watering needed Photo: Matt Felperin · CC BY 4.0

Broomsedge Bluestem

Andropogon virginicus

No watering needed Photo: Annika Lindqvist · CC BY 4.0

Woolgrass

Scirpus cyperinus

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Comosa Sedge

Carex comosa

No watering needed Photo: infiniteuniverse · CC0 1.0

Bottlebrush Sedge

Carex lurida

Photo: Steven Lamonde · CC BY 4.0

American Beach Grass

Ammophila breviligulata

No watering needed Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Variegated Black Sedge

Carex nigra 'Variegata'

No watering needed

Perennials88

Seasonal colour

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

No watering needed Photo: k2018lena · CC0 1.0

Cinderella Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'

No watering needed

Obedient Plant Miss Manners

Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners'

No watering needed

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

New England Aster Harringtons Pink

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Harringtons Pink'

No watering needed

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

No watering needed Photo: Tom Pollard · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Red Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

No watering needed Photo: Craig Hensley · CC BY 4.0

Great Blue Lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica

No watering needed Photo: Andrew Conboy · CC BY 4.0

Foamflower

Tiarella cordifolia

No watering needed Photo: Paul Bade · CC BY 4.0

Chives

Allium schoenoprasum

No watering needed Photo: Юлия · CC BY 4.0

Improved Rugen Strawberry

Fragaria vesca 'Improved Rugen'

No watering needed

Blue Flag Iris

Iris versicolor

No watering needed Photo: Hungry-Sarracenia Photo · CC BY 4.0

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

No watering needed Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Wild Geranium

Geranium maculatum

No watering needed Photo: sophia_herrmeyer · CC BY 4.0

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

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

Sweet Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium purpureum

No watering needed Photo: Jason Swanson · CC0 1.0

Snow Flurry Heath Aster

Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry'

No watering needed

Golden Alexanders

Zizia aurea

No watering needed Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Fiesta White Wood Aster

Eurybia divaricata 'Fiesta'

No watering needed

Clustered Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum muticum

No watering needed Photo: Rachel Sewell · CC BY 4.0

Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod

Solidago rugosa

No watering needed Photo: Becky Dill · CC0 1.0

Smooth Blue Aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

No watering needed Photo: Solomiya · CC BY 4.0

Golden Ragwort

Packera aurea 'Golden Ragwort'

No watering needed

New York Ironweed

Vernonia noveboracensis

No watering needed Photo: Stacy Shehan · CC0 1.0

Thin-leaved Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

No watering needed Photo: Ayla · CC BY 4.0

Blue Wood Aster

Symphyotrichum cordifolium

No watering needed Photo: Tom Norton · CC BY 4.0

False Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum racemosum

No watering needed Photo: Mason Heberling · CC BY 4.0

Red Dwarf Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium maculatum 'Red Dwarf'

No watering needed

Wild Lupine

Lupinus perennis

No watering needed Photo: Bonnie Isaac · CC0 1.0

Little Joe Pye Weed

Eutrochium dubium 'Little Joe'

No watering needed

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

No watering needed Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0

Vines3

Verticals and screens

Clematis Candida

Clematis virginiana 'Candida'

No watering needed

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

No watering needed Photo: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0

American Bittersweet

Celastrus scandens 'Mix'

No watering needed

Ferns16

Shade and damp

Ostrich Fern

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Photo: tkr421 · CC BY 4.0

Northern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum pedatum

No watering needed Photo: Jason Hill · CC BY 4.0

Christmas Fern

Polystichum acrostichoides

No watering needed Photo: John Brew · CC BY 4.0

Marginal Wood Fern

Dryopteris marginalis

No watering needed Photo: Lynn Harper · CC0 1.0

Lady Fern

Athyrium filix-femina

No watering needed Photo: Jon Mortin · CC BY 4.0

Cinnamon Fern

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

No watering needed Photo: Erik · CC BY 4.0

Sensitive Fern

Onoclea sensibilis

No watering needed Photo: laurawies · CC BY 4.0

Maidenhair Spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes

No watering needed Photo: Piermario Maculan · CC0 1.0

Hay-scented Fern

Dennstaedtia punctilobula

No watering needed Photo: Natalie Waddell-Rutter · CC BY 4.0

Interrupted Fern

Osmunda claytoniana

Photo: Richard Littauer · CC BY 4.0

Spinulose Wood Fern

Dryopteris carthusiana

No watering needed Photo: Марина Давлетшина · CC BY 4.0

Brunswick Giant Ebony Spleenwort

Asplenium platyneuron 'Brunswick Giant'

No watering needed

Broad Beech Fern

Phegopteris hexagonoptera

No watering needed Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

New York Fern

Parathelypteris noveboracensis

No watering needed Photo: Carol Ann McCormick · CC BY 4.0

Meadow Spikemoss

Selaginella apoda

No watering needed Photo: orionid · CC0 1.0

Cinnamon Fern

Osmunda cinnamomea

No watering needed Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

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