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Native plants in Sandy

44 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

16 of them need no watering beyond Sandy’s own rainfall

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Colorado Spruce

Colorado Spruce

Picea pungens

Photo: Codrin Bucur · CC BY 4.0
Saskatoon Serviceberry

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

Photo: John Gaskin · CC0 1.0
Common Chokecherry

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0
Douglas Fir

Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Photo: DeeF · CC BY 4.0
Prairie Gold Quaking Aspen

Prairie Gold Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides 'Prairie Gold'

White Fir

White Fir

Abies concolor

Photo: Rod · CC0 1.0
Ponderosa Pine

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

No watering neededPhoto: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0
Golden Swedish Juniper

Golden Swedish Juniper

Juniperus communis 'Suecica Aurea'

Wichita Blue Juniper

Wichita Blue Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum 'Wichita Blue'

No watering needed
Sensation Boxelder

Sensation Boxelder

Acer negundo 'Sensation'

Domingo Limber Pine

Domingo Limber Pine

Pinus flexilis 'Domingo'

No watering needed
Sugar Hackberry

Sugar Hackberry

Celtis laevigata

No watering neededPhoto: lanechaffin · CC0 1.0

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Saskatoon Serviceberry

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

Photo: John Gaskin · CC0 1.0
Common Chokecherry

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0
Lemony Lace Elderberry

Lemony Lace Elderberry

Sambucus racemosa 'Lemony Lace'

Golden Currant

Golden Currant

Ribes aureum

Photo: Jeff D Hansen · CC BY 4.0
Autumn Amber Prostrate Three-leaf Sumac

Autumn Amber Prostrate Three-leaf Sumac

Rhus trilobata 'Autumn Amber'

No watering needed
Red Twig Dogwood

Red Twig Dogwood

Cornus sericea 'Red Twig'

Golden Swedish Juniper

Golden Swedish Juniper

Juniperus communis 'Suecica Aurea'

Wichita Blue Juniper

Wichita Blue Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum 'Wichita Blue'

No watering needed
Fragrant Sumac

Fragrant Sumac

Rhus aromatica

No watering neededPhoto: Susan Berry · CC0 1.0
Smooth Sumac

Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

Photo: Tony KM · CC BY 4.0
Mammoth Red Raspberry

Mammoth Red Raspberry

Rubus idaeus 'Mammoth Red'

Fernbush

Fernbush

Chamaebatiaria millefolium

No watering neededPhoto: Kyle Elshoff · CC BY 4.0
Green Ephedra

Green Ephedra

Ephedra viridis

No watering neededPhoto: Marcus Tamura · CC0 1.0

Alpine Texas Climbing Cactus

Echinocereus triglochidiatus 'Alpine TX Form'

No watering needed

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Tufted Hairgrass

Tufted Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa

Photo: Татьяна Горбушина · CC0 1.0
Canada Wild Rye

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

Photo: tzeducation · CC BY 4.0
Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea 'Luteo Picta'

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Cinderella Milkweed

Cinderella Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'

Common Sneezeweed

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Photo: Thomas Koffel · CC BY 4.0
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
Red Dwarf Joe-Pye Weed

Red Dwarf Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium maculatum 'Red Dwarf'

Golden Buckwheat

Golden Buckwheat

Eriogonum umbellatum 'aureum'

No watering needed
Common Yarrow

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0
Nodding Onion

Nodding Onion

Allium cernuum

Photo: mark-groeneveld · CC BY 4.0
Common Sunflower

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

No watering neededPhoto: Francesco Santoro · CC BY 4.0
White Sagebrush

White Sagebrush

Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis'

No watering needed
Starry Solomon's Seal

Starry Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum stellatum

Photo: mel letterman · CC BY 4.0
Scouring Rush

Scouring Rush

Equisetum hyemale

Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0
Blue Vervain

Blue Vervain

Verbena hastata

Photo: Elias · CC BY 4.0
Lewis Flax

Lewis Flax

Linum lewisii

No watering neededPhoto: Leah Gardner · CC0 1.0
Tarragon

Tarragon

Artemisia dracunculus

Photo: Jesse Rorabaugh · CC0 1.0
Bitterroot

Bitterroot

Lewisia rediviva 'Cliff Maids'

No watering needed
Largeflower Collomia

Largeflower Collomia

Collomia grandiflora

Photo: Steve Matson · CC BY 4.0
Golden Corydalis

Golden Corydalis

Corydalis aurea

No watering neededPhoto: Robbie Hannawacker · CC0 1.0

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Male Fern

Male Fern

Dryopteris filix-mas

Photo: Jess · CC0 1.0

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Alpine Texas Climbing Cactus

Echinocereus triglochidiatus 'Alpine TX Form'

No watering needed

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