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Native plants in Provo

41 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

7 of them need no watering beyond Provo’s own rainfall

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Trees12

Canopy and structure

Colorado Spruce

Picea pungens

Photo: Codrin Bucur · CC BY 4.0

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

Photo: John Gaskin · CC0 1.0

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Photo: DeeF · CC BY 4.0

Prairie Gold Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides 'Prairie Gold'

White Fir

Abies concolor

Photo: Rod · CC0 1.0

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0

Golden Swedish Juniper

Juniperus communis 'Suecica Aurea'

Wichita Blue Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum 'Wichita Blue'

No watering needed

Sensation Boxelder

Acer negundo 'Sensation'

Domingo Limber Pine

Pinus flexilis 'Domingo'

Sugar Hackberry

Celtis laevigata

No watering needed Photo: lanechaffin · CC0 1.0

Shrubs12

Backbone planting

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

Photo: John Gaskin · CC0 1.0

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

Lemony Lace Elderberry

Sambucus racemosa 'Lemony Lace'

Golden Currant

Ribes aureum

Photo: Jeff D Hansen · CC BY 4.0

Ocean Spray

Holodiscus discolor

Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0

Red Twig Dogwood

Cornus sericea 'Red Twig'

Golden Swedish Juniper

Juniperus communis 'Suecica Aurea'

Wichita Blue Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum 'Wichita Blue'

No watering needed

Fragrant Sumac

Rhus aromatica

Photo: Susan Berry · CC0 1.0

Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

Photo: Tony KM · CC BY 4.0

Mammoth Red Raspberry

Rubus idaeus 'Mammoth Red'

Alpine Texas Climbing Cactus

Echinocereus triglochidiatus 'Alpine TX Form'

No watering needed

Grasses3

Movement and texture

Tufted Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa

Photo: Татьяна Горбушина · CC0 1.0

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

Photo: tzeducation · CC BY 4.0

Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea 'Luteo Picta'

Perennials17

Seasonal colour

Cinderella Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Photo: Thomas Koffel · CC BY 4.0

Showy Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

No watering needed Photo: Karen Guin · CC BY 4.0

False Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum racemosum

Photo: Mason Heberling · CC BY 4.0

Red Dwarf Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium maculatum 'Red Dwarf'

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0

Nodding Onion

Allium cernuum

Photo: mark-groeneveld · CC BY 4.0

Mexican Hat Prairie Coneflower

Ratibida columnifera 'pulcherrima'

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

No watering needed Photo: Francesco Santoro · CC BY 4.0

White Sagebrush

Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis'

Starry Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum stellatum

Photo: mel letterman · CC BY 4.0

Scouring Rush

Equisetum hyemale

Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Blue Vervain

Verbena hastata

Photo: Elias · CC BY 4.0

Tarragon

Artemisia dracunculus

Photo: Jesse Rorabaugh · CC0 1.0

Bitterroot

Lewisia rediviva 'Cliff Maids'

No watering needed

Golden Corydalis

Corydalis aurea

No watering needed Photo: Robbie Hannawacker · CC0 1.0

Common Water Crowfoot

Ranunculus aquatilis 'White Picotee'

Ferns1

Shade and damp

Male Fern

Dryopteris filix-mas

Photo: Jess · CC0 1.0

Succulents1

Dry and architectural

Alpine Texas Climbing Cactus

Echinocereus triglochidiatus 'Alpine TX Form'

No watering needed

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