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Native plants in Redding

29 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

17 of them need no watering beyond Redding’s own rainfall

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Trees1

Western Redbud

Western Redbud

Cercis occidentalis

No watering neededPhoto: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0

Shrubs9

Sugar Shack Buttonbush

Sugar Shack Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis 'Sugar Shack'

Goose Creek Mockorange

Goose Creek Mockorange

Philadelphus lewisii 'Goose Creek'

No watering needed
Western Redbud

Western Redbud

Cercis occidentalis

No watering neededPhoto: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0
Western Sweetshrub

Western Sweetshrub

Calycanthus occidentalis

Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0
White Sand Lupine

White Sand Lupine

Lupinus albifrons

No watering neededPhoto: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0
Oregon Grapeholly

Oregon Grapeholly

Mahonia aquifolium

Photo: Bennett Grappone · CC BY 4.0
Pigeon Point Dwarf Coyote Bush

Pigeon Point Dwarf Coyote Bush

Baccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point'

No watering needed
Sacred Datura

Sacred Datura

Datura wrightii

No watering neededPhoto: Rachel Smith · CC0 1.0
Ella Nelson's Yellow Buckwheat

Ella Nelson's Yellow Buckwheat

Eriogonum nudum 'Ella Nelson's Yellow'

No watering needed

Grasses2

Blue Arrows Soft Rush

Blue Arrows Soft Rush

Juncus effusus 'Blue Arrows'

Path Rush

Path Rush

Juncus tenuis

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 1.0

Perennials18

California Poppy

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

No watering neededPhoto: klicklo · CC BY 4.0
Showy Milkweed

Showy Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

No watering neededPhoto: Karen Guin · CC BY 4.0
Western Blue-eyed Grass

Western Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium bellum

Photo: jen · CC0 1.0
Common Yarrow

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0
Common Sunflower

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

No watering neededPhoto: Francesco Santoro · CC BY 4.0
Self-heal

Self-heal

Prunella vulgaris

Photo: Seig · CC BY 4.0
Poached Egg Plant

Poached Egg Plant

Limnanthes douglasii

Photo: Anne Parsons · CC0 1.0
Bird's Eyes

Bird's Eyes

Gilia tricolor 'Bird's Eyes'

No watering needed
White Baby Blue Eyes

White Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila menziesii 'Snow White'

No watering needed
Globe Gilia

Globe Gilia

Gilia capitata

No watering neededPhoto: Judi Sanders · CC BY 4.0
Tufted Poppy

Tufted Poppy

Eschscholzia caespitosa

No watering neededPhoto: Leah Gardner · CC0 1.0
Sacred Datura

Sacred Datura

Datura wrightii

No watering neededPhoto: Rachel Smith · CC0 1.0
Hairy Gumweed

Hairy Gumweed

Grindelia hirsutula

No watering neededPhoto: Mary K. Hanson · CC BY 4.0
Rosilla Sneezeweed

Rosilla Sneezeweed

Helenium puberulum

Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda · CC BY 4.0
Western Thistle

Western Thistle

Cirsium occidentale

No watering neededPhoto: Mike Butler · CC BY 4.0
Lobb's California Poppy

Lobb's California Poppy

Eschscholzia lobbii

No watering neededPhoto: Adam J. Searcy · CC BY 4.0
Common Water Crowfoot

Common Water Crowfoot

Ranunculus aquatilis 'White Picotee'

Ella Nelson's Yellow Buckwheat

Ella Nelson's Yellow Buckwheat

Eriogonum nudum 'Ella Nelson's Yellow'

No watering needed

Vines1

Roger's Red Grape

Roger's Red Grape

Vitis x californica 'Roger's Red'

No watering needed

Ferns1

Water Clover

Water Clover

Marsilea vestita

Photo: Steve Matson · CC BY 4.0

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