Puerto Rico

Native plants in San Juan

42 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

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

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Trees9

Canopy and structure

Golden Dewdrop

Duranta erecta

No watering needed Photo: Hudson Alves Pinto · CC BY 4.0

Autograph Tree

Clusia rosea

No watering needed Photo: Damien Wallace · CC0 1.0

Seagrape

Coccoloba uvifera

No watering needed Photo: Nick T. · CC0 1.0

Geiger Tree

Cordia sebestena

No watering needed Photo: Allison Gray · CC BY 4.0

Simpson's Stopper

Myrcianthes fragrans

No watering needed Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Buttonwood

Conocarpus erectus

No watering needed Photo: Carlos G Leon · CC BY 4.0

Ice Guava

Psidium guajava 'Ice'

No watering needed

Gumbo-limbo

Bursera simaruba

No watering needed Photo: Mike Brady · CC BY 4.0

Pigeon Plum

Coccoloba diversifolia

No watering needed Photo: Jill DeVito, PhD · CC0 1.0

Shrubs15

Backbone planting

Lantana

Lantana camara

No watering needed Photo: Angus Campbell · CC BY 4.0

Graceful Spurge

Euphorbia hypericifolia

No watering needed Photo: Alan Prather · CC BY 4.0

Golden Dewdrop

Duranta erecta

No watering needed Photo: Hudson Alves Pinto · CC BY 4.0

Hopseed Bush

Dodonaea viscosa

No watering needed Photo: insiderelic · CC0 1.0

Autograph Tree

Clusia rosea

No watering needed Photo: Damien Wallace · CC0 1.0

Pride of Barbados

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

No watering needed Photo: Benjamín Jacques · CC0 1.0

Seagrape

Coccoloba uvifera

No watering needed Photo: Nick T. · CC0 1.0

Geiger Tree

Cordia sebestena

No watering needed Photo: Allison Gray · CC BY 4.0

Buttonwood

Conocarpus erectus

No watering needed Photo: Carlos G Leon · CC BY 4.0

Ice Guava

Psidium guajava 'Ice'

No watering needed

Wild Coffee

Psychotria nervosa

No watering needed Photo: Jill DeVito, PhD · CC0 1.0

Blue Porterweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

No watering needed Photo: elawrey · CC BY 4.0

Pigeon Plum

Coccoloba diversifolia

No watering needed Photo: Jill DeVito, PhD · CC0 1.0

Wild Allamanda

Pentalinon luteum

No watering needed Photo: Kaden Slone · CC BY 4.0

American Black Nightshade

Solanum americanum

No watering needed Photo: Sarinda Newell · CC BY 4.0

Grasses1

Movement and texture

Bushy Bluestem

Andropogon glomeratus

No watering needed

Perennials16

Seasonal colour

Indian Shot

Canna indica

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

Mexican Petunia

Ruellia simplex

No watering needed Photo: Stefan C · CC0 1.0

Graceful Spurge

Euphorbia hypericifolia

No watering needed Photo: Alan Prather · CC BY 4.0

Turkey-tangle Frogfruit

Phyla nodiflora

No watering needed Photo: insiderelic · CC0 1.0

Tropical Milkweed

Asclepias curassavica

No watering needed Photo: Karen Saunders · CC BY 4.0

Perfumed Spider Lily

Hymenocallis latifolia

No watering needed Photo: Brian Finzel · CC BY 4.0

Horseherb

Calyptocarpus vialis

No watering needed Photo: Dan Johnson · CC BY 4.0

Pigeonberry

Rivina humilis

No watering needed Photo: Jackie T · CC BY 4.0

Kiss-me-quick

Portulaca pilosa

No watering needed Photo: Stuart · CC0 1.0

Dumb Cane

Dieffenbachia seguine 'Marianne'

No watering needed

Horseweed

Erigeron canadensis

No watering needed Photo: Stanislav Murashkin · CC BY 4.0

Southern Cattail

Typha domingensis

Photo: mattmsa · CC0 1.0

Cutleaf Groundcherry

Physalis angulata

No watering needed Photo: Ryan · CC0 1.0

Virginia Peppergrass

Lepidium virginicum

No watering needed Photo: Dennis Vollmar · CC0 1.0

American Black Nightshade

Solanum americanum

No watering needed Photo: Sarinda Newell · CC BY 4.0

Hairy Beggar-Ticks

Bidens pilosa

No watering needed Photo: Vincent Egan · CC BY 4.0

Vines6

Verticals and screens

Heartleaf Philodendron

Philodendron hederaceum

Photo: Lauren Bosch · CC0 1.0

Moonflower

Ipomoea alba

Photo: Malena Lorente · CC BY 4.0

Railroad Vine

Ipomoea pes-caprae

No watering needed Photo: chiuluan · CC BY 4.0

Wild Allamanda

Pentalinon luteum

No watering needed Photo: Kaden Slone · CC BY 4.0

Three-leaved Grape Ivy

Cissus trifoliata

No watering needed Photo: Gary Rogers · CC BY 4.0

Princess Vine

Cissus verticillata

No watering needed Photo: Ryan · CC0 1.0

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

Fern

Nephrolepis biserrata

Photo: W Rao · CC BY 4.0

Cinnamon Fern

Osmunda cinnamomea

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Succulents1

Dry and architectural

Mistletoe Cactus

Rhipsalis baccifera

No watering needed Photo: Chris Sealys · CC BY 4.0

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