Puerto Rico

Native plants in San Juan

15 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

10 of them need no watering beyond San Juan’s own rainfall

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Trees4

Canopy and structure

Gold Nugget Duranta

Duranta erecta 'Gold Nugget'

No watering needed

Yellow Bells

Tecoma stans 'Yellow Bells'

No watering needed

Simpson's Stopper

Myrcianthes fragrans

No watering needed Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Ice Guava

Psidium guajava 'Ice'

No watering needed

Shrubs6

Backbone planting

Hot Blooded Lantana

Lantana camara 'Hot Blooded'

No watering needed

Diamond Frost Euphorbia

Euphorbia hypericifolia 'Diamond Frost'

No watering needed

Gold Nugget Duranta

Duranta erecta 'Gold Nugget'

No watering needed

Yellow Bells

Tecoma stans 'Yellow Bells'

No watering needed

Ice Guava

Psidium guajava 'Ice'

No watering needed

Blue Porterweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

No watering needed Photo: elawrey · CC BY 4.0

Grasses1

Movement and texture

Bushy Bluestem

Andropogon glomeratus

No watering needed

Perennials2

Seasonal colour

Indian Shot

Canna indica

No watering needed Photo: Bruno - Yolande Zanette · CC BY 4.0

Diamond Frost Euphorbia

Euphorbia hypericifolia 'Diamond Frost'

No watering needed

Vines2

Verticals and screens

Moonflower

Ipomoea alba

Photo: Malena Lorente · CC BY 4.0

Three-leaved Grape Ivy

Cissus trifoliata

No watering needed Photo: Gary Rogers · CC BY 4.0

Ferns4

Shade and damp

Boston Fern

Nephrolepis exaltata

Photo: Kristály Cravens-Liszak · CC BY 4.0

Cinnamon Fern

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

Photo: Erik · CC BY 4.0

Macho Fern

Nephrolepis biserrata 'Macho'

Cinnamon Fern

Osmunda cinnamomea

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

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