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Native plants in Salem

55 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

26 of them need no watering beyond Salem’s own rainfall

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Trees6

4Ever Goldy Arborvitae

4Ever Goldy Arborvitae

Thuja plicata '4Ever'

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

No watering neededPhoto: John Gaskin · CC0 1.0
Common Chokecherry

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

No watering neededPhoto: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0
Douglas Fir

Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

No watering neededPhoto: DeeF · CC BY 4.0
Ponderosa Pine

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

No watering neededPhoto: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0
Vine Maple

Vine Maple

Acer circinatum

Photo: Lindsey K. Wise · CC BY 4.0

Shrubs12

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

No watering neededPhoto: John Gaskin · CC0 1.0
Common Chokecherry

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

No watering neededPhoto: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0
Lemony Lace Elderberry

Lemony Lace Elderberry

Sambucus racemosa 'Lemony Lace'

Pink-Flowering Currant

Pink-Flowering Currant

Ribes sanguineum 'glutinosum'

Goose Creek Mockorange

Goose Creek Mockorange

Philadelphus lewisii 'Goose Creek'

No watering needed
Ocean Spray

Ocean Spray

Holodiscus discolor

No watering neededPhoto: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0
Pacific Ninebark

Pacific Ninebark

Physocarpus capitatus

Photo: Lyrae · CC BY 4.0
Red Twig Dogwood

Red Twig Dogwood

Cornus sericea 'Red Twig'

Oregon Grapeholly

Oregon Grapeholly

Mahonia aquifolium

No watering neededPhoto: Bennett Grappone · CC BY 4.0
Snowberry

Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

No watering neededPhoto: Owen McElroy · CC0 1.0
Vine Maple

Vine Maple

Acer circinatum

Photo: Lindsey K. Wise · CC BY 4.0
Chester Blackberry

Chester Blackberry

Rubus ursinus 'Chester'

No watering needed

Grasses8

Tufted Hairgrass

Tufted Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa

No watering neededPhoto: Татьяна Горбушина · CC0 1.0
Carman's Grey Rush

Carman's Grey Rush

Juncus patens 'Carmans Grey'

No watering needed
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
Fox Sedge

Fox Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0
Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea 'Luteo Picta'

Foothill Sedge

Foothill Sedge

Carex tumulicola

Photo: Chris Fluit · CC BY 4.0
Woolly Sedge

Woolly Sedge

Carex pellita

Photo: Patrice Dupont · CC BY 4.0

Perennials30

Common Sneezeweed

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Photo: Thomas Koffel · CC BY 4.0
Improved Rugen Strawberry

Improved Rugen Strawberry

Fragaria vesca 'Improved Rugen'

No watering needed
California Poppy

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

No watering neededPhoto: klicklo · CC BY 4.0
Shanghai City Coral Bells

Shanghai City Coral Bells

Heuchera micrantha 'Shanghai City Series Coral Bell'

No watering needed
Showy Milkweed

Showy Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

No watering neededPhoto: Karen Guin · CC BY 4.0
False Solomon's Seal

False Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum racemosum

Photo: Mason Heberling · CC BY 4.0
Common Yarrow

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

No watering neededPhoto: rappman · CC BY 4.0
Goat's Beard

Goat's Beard

Aruncus dioicus

Photo: Tobias Schönberg · CC0 1.0
Common Sunflower

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

No watering neededPhoto: Francesco Santoro · CC BY 4.0
Pacific Bleeding Heart 'Bacchanal'

Pacific Bleeding Heart 'Bacchanal'

Dicentra formosa 'Bacchanal'

Wild Strawberry

Wild Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

No watering neededPhoto: maureen_c-m · CC BY 4.0
Self-heal

Self-heal

Prunella vulgaris

No watering neededPhoto: Seig · CC BY 4.0
Bigleaf Lupine

Bigleaf Lupine

Lupinus polyphyllus

Photo: Teemu Väisänen · CC BY 4.0
Fringecups

Fringecups

Tellima grandiflora

Photo: thulahn · CC BY 4.0
Leichtlin's Camas

Leichtlin's Camas

Camassia leichtlinii

Photo: Kate Manning · CC0 1.0
Broadleaf Arrowhead

Broadleaf Arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia

Photo: M. Whitson · CC BY 4.0
Carman's Grey Rush

Carman's Grey Rush

Juncus patens 'Carmans Grey'

No watering needed
Common Camas

Common Camas

Camassia quamash

Photo: John Leszczynski · CC BY 4.0
Starry Solomon's Seal

Starry Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum stellatum

No watering neededPhoto: mel letterman · CC BY 4.0
Western Inside-out Flower

Western Inside-out Flower

Vancouveria hexandra

Photo: Lindsey K. Wise · CC BY 4.0
Piggyback Plant 'Cool Gold'

Piggyback Plant 'Cool Gold'

Tolmiea menziesii 'Cool Gold'

Scouring Rush

Scouring Rush

Equisetum hyemale

Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0
Checker Mallow

Checker Mallow

Sidalcea malviflora 'Rosaly'

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
Three-leaf Foamflower

Three-leaf Foamflower

Tiarella trifoliata

No watering neededPhoto: Aaron Liston · CC BY 4.0
Common Madia

Common Madia

Madia elegans

No watering neededPhoto: Irene · CC0 1.0
Largeflower Collomia

Largeflower Collomia

Collomia grandiflora

No watering neededPhoto: Steve Matson · CC BY 4.0
American Skunk Cabbage

American Skunk Cabbage

Lysichiton americanus

Photo: Randal · CC0 1.0
Common Water Crowfoot

Common Water Crowfoot

Ranunculus aquatilis 'White Picotee'

Ferns3

Lady Fern

Lady Fern

Athyrium filix-femina

Photo: Jon Mortin · CC BY 4.0
Western Sword Fern

Western Sword Fern

Polystichum munitum

Photo: John A Haskins · CC BY 4.0
Maidenhair Spleenwort

Maidenhair Spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes

No watering neededPhoto: Piermario Maculan · CC0 1.0

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