Puerto Rico
Native plants in San Juan
178 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: shrubs (66), perennials (56), trees (53) · 135 of them need no watering beyond San Juan’s own rainfall
Showing 15 plants · 163 more are native here but not in the catalog yet
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Trees4
Canopy and structure
Shrubs6
Backbone planting
Grasses1
Movement and texture
Perennials2
Seasonal colour
Vines2
Verticals and screens
Ferns4
Shade and damp
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