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Native plants in Rocklin

43 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

20 of them need no watering beyond Rocklin’s own rainfall

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Trees3

Canopy and structure

Western Redbud

Cercis occidentalis

No watering needed Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0

Toyon

Heteromeles arbutifolia

No watering needed Photo: Chuck Wilson · CC0 1.0

Sensation Boxelder

Acer negundo 'Sensation'

Shrubs9

Backbone planting

Sugar Shack Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis 'Sugar Shack'

Western Redbud

Cercis occidentalis

No watering needed Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0

Toyon

Heteromeles arbutifolia

No watering needed Photo: Chuck Wilson · CC0 1.0

White Sand Lupine

Lupinus albifrons

No watering needed Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Red Twig Dogwood

Cornus sericea 'Red Twig'

Pigeon Point Dwarf Coyote Bush

Baccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point'

No watering needed

Chester Blackberry

Rubus ursinus 'Chester'

Sacred Datura

Datura wrightii

No watering needed Photo: Rachel Smith · CC0 1.0

Ella Nelson's Yellow Buckwheat

Eriogonum nudum 'Ella Nelson's Yellow'

Grasses5

Movement and texture

Deergrass

Muhlenbergia rigens

No watering needed Photo: Leah Gardner · CC0 1.0

Alkali Sacaton

Sporobolus airoides

No watering needed Photo: Steve Matson · CC BY 4.0

Blue Arrows Soft Rush

Juncus effusus 'Blue Arrows'

Path Rush

Juncus tenuis

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 1.0

Bushy Bluestem

Andropogon glomeratus

Perennials27

Seasonal colour

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

No watering needed Photo: klicklo · CC BY 4.0

Showy Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

No watering needed Photo: Karen Guin · CC BY 4.0

Western Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium bellum

Photo: jen · CC0 1.0

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

No watering needed Photo: Francesco Santoro · CC BY 4.0

Self-heal

Prunella vulgaris

Photo: Seig · CC BY 4.0

Broadleaf Arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia

Photo: M. Whitson · CC BY 4.0

Narrowleaf milkweed

Asclepias fascicularis

No watering needed Photo: Ryan Donnelly · CC BY 4.0

California figwort

Scrophularia californica

Photo: Casey H. Richart · CC BY 4.0

Poached Egg Plant

Limnanthes douglasii

Photo: Anne Parsons · CC0 1.0

Bird's Eyes

Gilia tricolor 'Bird's Eyes'

No watering needed

Scouring Rush

Equisetum hyemale

Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Blue Vervain

Verbena hastata

Photo: Elias · CC BY 4.0

White Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila menziesii 'Snow White'

No watering needed

Globe Gilia

Gilia capitata

No watering needed Photo: Judi Sanders · CC BY 4.0

Woodland Clarkia

Clarkia unguiculata 'Woodland Clarkia'

No watering needed

Tufted Poppy

Eschscholzia caespitosa

No watering needed Photo: Leah Gardner · CC0 1.0

Lacy phacelia Bluebell phacelia

Phacelia tanacetifolia

No watering needed Photo: Steve Woodward · CC0 1.0

Bitterroot

Lewisia rediviva 'Cliff Maids'

No watering needed

Common Madia

Madia elegans

Photo: Irene · CC0 1.0

Sacred Datura

Datura wrightii

No watering needed Photo: Rachel Smith · CC0 1.0

Hairy Gumweed

Grindelia hirsutula

No watering needed Photo: Mary K. Hanson · CC BY 4.0

Rosilla Sneezeweed

Helenium puberulum

Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda · CC BY 4.0

Lobb's California Poppy

Eschscholzia lobbii

No watering needed Photo: Adam J. Searcy · CC BY 4.0

Common Water Crowfoot

Ranunculus aquatilis 'White Picotee'

Ella Nelson's Yellow Buckwheat

Eriogonum nudum 'Ella Nelson's Yellow'

Tracy's clarkia

Clarkia gracilis 'ssp tracyi'

Vines1

Verticals and screens

Roger's Red Grape

Vitis x californica 'Roger's Red'

Ferns2

Shade and damp

Southern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Photo: Martin Purdy · CC BY 4.0

Water Clover

Marsilea vestita

Photo: Steve Matson · CC BY 4.0

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