New Mexico
Native plants in Rio Rancho
155 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 (86), shrubs (62), grasses (28) · 37 of them need no watering beyond Rio Rancho’s own rainfall
Showing 25 plants · 130 more are native here but not in the catalog yet
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Trees3
Canopy and structure
Shrubs11
Backbone planting
Grasses4
Movement and texture
Perennials13
Seasonal colour
Succulents3
Dry and architectural
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