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Native plants in Scottsdale

49 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

8 of them need no watering beyond Scottsdale’s own rainfall

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Wichita Blue Juniper

Wichita Blue Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum 'Wichita Blue'

Sensation Boxelder

Sensation Boxelder

Acer negundo 'Sensation'

Bubba Desert Willow

Bubba Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis 'Bubba'

Sugar Hackberry

Sugar Hackberry

Celtis laevigata

Photo: lanechaffin · CC0 1.0
Soaptree Yucca

Soaptree Yucca

Yucca elata

No watering neededPhoto: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0
Ponderosa Pine

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0

Shrubs16

Sugar Shack Buttonbush

Sugar Shack Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis 'Sugar Shack'

Desert Mallow

Desert Mallow

Sphaeralcea ambigua

No watering neededPhoto: Rod · CC0 1.0
Wichita Blue Juniper

Wichita Blue Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum 'Wichita Blue'

Bubba Desert Willow

Bubba Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis 'Bubba'

Smooth Sumac

Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

Photo: Tony KM · CC BY 4.0
False Indigo Bush

False Indigo Bush

Amorpha fruticosa

Photo: Dmitry Trutsko · CC BY 4.0
Desert Spoon

Desert Spoon

Dasylirion wheeleri

Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0
Soaptree Yucca

Soaptree Yucca

Yucca elata

No watering neededPhoto: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0
Banana Yucca

Banana Yucca

Yucca baccata

No watering neededPhoto: Alex Abair · CC BY 4.0
Sacahuista Beargrass

Sacahuista Beargrass

Nolina microcarpa

Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0
Green Ephedra

Green Ephedra

Ephedra viridis

No watering neededPhoto: Marcus Tamura · CC0 1.0
White Sagebrush

White Sagebrush

Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis'

Sacred Datura

Sacred Datura

Datura wrightii

Photo: Rachel Smith · CC0 1.0

Alpine Texas Climbing Cactus

Echinocereus triglochidiatus 'Alpine TX Form'

No watering needed
Golden Crownbeard

Golden Crownbeard

Verbesina encelioides

Photo: Center for Urban Ecology · CC0 1.0
Newleaze Coral Globe Mallow

Newleaze Coral Globe Mallow

Sphaeralcea parvifolia 'Newleaze Coral'

No watering needed

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Honeycomb Blue Grama Grass

Honeycomb Blue Grama Grass

Bouteloua gracilis 'Honeycomb'

Sideoats Grama

Sideoats Grama

Bouteloua curtipendula

Photo: Andrea Grover · CC BY 4.0
Deergrass

Deergrass

Muhlenbergia rigens

Photo: Leah Gardner · CC0 1.0
Alkali Sacaton

Alkali Sacaton

Sporobolus airoides

Photo: Steve Matson · CC BY 4.0
Bamboo Muhly

Bamboo Muhly

Muhlenbergia dumosa

Photo: Sue Carnahan · CC BY 4.0

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Butterfly Weed

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

Photo: k2018lena · CC0 1.0
Wild Bergamot

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Photo: Tom Pollard · CC BY 4.0
California Poppy

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Photo: klicklo · CC BY 4.0
Snow Flurry Heath Aster

Snow Flurry Heath Aster

Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry'

False Solomon's Seal

False Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum racemosum

Photo: Mason Heberling · CC BY 4.0
Desert Mallow

Desert Mallow

Sphaeralcea ambigua

No watering neededPhoto: Rod · CC0 1.0
Common Yarrow

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0
Common Sunflower

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Photo: Francesco Santoro · CC BY 4.0
White Sagebrush

White Sagebrush

Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis'

Whorled Milkweed

Whorled Milkweed

Asclepias verticillata

Photo: Katherine Teresa · CC0 1.0
Golden Columbine

Golden Columbine

Aquilegia chrysantha

Photo: Tom Kennedy · CC BY 4.0
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
Banana Yucca

Banana Yucca

Yucca baccata

No watering neededPhoto: Alex Abair · CC BY 4.0
Sweet Kate Spiderwort

Sweet Kate Spiderwort

Tradescantia occidentalis 'Sweet Kate'

Long-flowered Four O'Clock

Long-flowered Four O'Clock

Mirabilis longiflora

Photo: Cecelia Alexander · CC0 1.0
Tidy Tips

Tidy Tips

Layia glandulosa

No watering neededPhoto: Laura Gaudette · CC BY 4.0
Tarragon

Tarragon

Artemisia dracunculus

Photo: Jesse Rorabaugh · CC0 1.0
California Poppy

California Poppy

Platystemon californicus

Photo: Leah Gardner · CC0 1.0
Sacred Datura

Sacred Datura

Datura wrightii

Photo: Rachel Smith · CC0 1.0
Texas Betony

Texas Betony

Stachys coccinea

Photo: José Belem Hernández Díaz · CC BY 4.0
Golden Crownbeard

Golden Crownbeard

Verbesina encelioides

Photo: Center for Urban Ecology · CC0 1.0
Newleaze Coral Globe Mallow

Newleaze Coral Globe Mallow

Sphaeralcea parvifolia 'Newleaze Coral'

No watering needed
Purple Cliffbrake

Purple Cliffbrake

Pellaea atropurpurea

Photo: Daniel Atha · CC0 1.0
Golden Corydalis

Golden Corydalis

Corydalis aurea

Photo: Robbie Hannawacker · CC0 1.0

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Three-leaved Grape Ivy

Three-leaved Grape Ivy

Cissus trifoliata

Photo: Gary Rogers · CC BY 4.0

Ferns1

Sinuate Fern

Sinuate Fern

Astrolepis sinuata

Photo: Russell Pfau · CC BY 4.0

Succulents8

Desert Spoon

Desert Spoon

Dasylirion wheeleri

Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0
Desert Agave

Desert Agave

Agave deserti

No watering neededPhoto: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0
Soaptree Yucca

Soaptree Yucca

Yucca elata

No watering neededPhoto: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0
Banana Yucca

Banana Yucca

Yucca baccata

No watering neededPhoto: Alex Abair · CC BY 4.0
Golden Flower Agave

Golden Flower Agave

Agave chrysantha

Photo: Mark Pollock · CC BY 4.0
Toumey's Agave

Toumey's Agave

Agave toumeyana

Photo: Jake Nitta · CC BY 4.0
Arizona Yucca

Arizona Yucca

Yucca arizonica

Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0

Alpine Texas Climbing Cactus

Echinocereus triglochidiatus 'Alpine TX Form'

No watering needed

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