California
Native plants in Richmond
528 plants are genuinely native to this area — not merely able to survive here. They are grouped below by what they do in a garden, from canopy trees down to groundcovers.
Best represented here: perennials (310), shrubs (109), grasses (86) · 281 of them need no watering beyond Richmond’s own rainfall
Showing 76 plants · 452 more are native here but not in the catalog yet
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Trees4
Canopy and structureShrubs19
Backbone plantingGrasses6
Movement and texturePerennials49
Seasonal colourVines1
Verticals and screensFerns4
Shade and dampSucculents1
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