California
Native plants in San Jose
377 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 (230), shrubs (86), grasses (49) · 102 of them need no watering beyond San Jose’s own rainfall
Showing 61 plants · 316 more are native here but not in the catalog yet
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Trees3
Canopy and structure
Shrubs17
Backbone planting
Grasses3
Movement and texture
Perennials41
Seasonal colour
Vines1
Verticals and screens
Ferns2
Shade and damp
Succulents1
Dry and architectural
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