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Native plants in St. Augustine

156 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

51 of them need no watering beyond St. Augustine’s own rainfall

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Canopy and structure

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Photo: caymanmatt · CC BY 4.0

Southern Magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora

Photo: Carrie Seltzer · CC BY 4.0

Bald Cypress

Taxodium distichum

Photo: Sawyer Baran · CC BY 4.0

Tulip Poplar

Liriodendron tulipifera

Photo: Daniel Atha · CC0 1.0

Sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua

Photo: andrew2285 · CC0 1.0

Eastern Redcedar

Juniperus virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Jonathan Layman · CC BY 4.0

Black Tupelo

Nyssa sylvatica

Photo: Navin Sasikumar · CC BY 4.0

Southern Live Oak

Quercus virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Alexander Williams · CC0 1.0

Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0

White Fringetree

Chionanthus virginicus

Photo: Sydney Olsen · CC BY 4.0

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

Photo: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0

Cabbage Palm

Sabal palmetto

Photo: Ryan McMinds · CC BY 4.0

Carolina Cherry-laurel

Prunus caroliniana

No watering needed Photo: samlutfy · CC BY 4.0

Yaupon Holly

Ilex vomitoria

No watering needed Photo: Sophia K · CC BY 4.0

American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

Photo: Bonnie Isaac · CC0 1.0

American Linden

Tilia americana

Photo: Tom Scavo · CC BY 4.0

American Persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

Photo: Cody Stricker · CC BY 4.0

American Holly

Ilex opaca

Photo: Shannon · CC0 1.0

Red Buckeye

Aesculus pavia

Photo: Jeff Clark · CC BY 4.0

Dwarf Palmetto

Sabal minor

Photo: Loren Cassin Sackett · CC BY 4.0

Spanish Bayonet

Yucca aloifolia

No watering needed Photo: natalie · CC0 1.0

Coralbean

Erythrina herbacea

No watering needed Photo: TJ Butler · CC0 1.0

Seagrape

Coccoloba uvifera

No watering needed Photo: Nick T. · CC0 1.0

Shining Sumac

Rhus copallinum

Farkleberry

Vaccinium arboreum

Photo: haydenmolo · CC BY 4.0

American Elm

Ulmus americana

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Photo: Михайло Жук · CC0 1.0

Simpson's Stopper

Myrcianthes fragrans

No watering needed Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Dahoon Holly

Ilex cassine

Photo: Claire Herzog · CC BY 4.0

Longleaf Pine

Pinus palustris

Photo: Chris Wyse · CC0 1.0

Water Oak

Quercus nigra

No watering needed Photo: David Weisenbeck · CC BY 4.0

Shrubs48

Backbone planting

Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Photo: Gregory Bennett · CC0 1.0

American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Photo: Melanie Gaddy · CC0 1.0

Inkberry Holly

Ilex glabra

Photo: Alison Northup · CC BY 4.0

Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0

White Fringetree

Chionanthus virginicus

Photo: Sydney Olsen · CC BY 4.0

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

Photo: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0

Beautyberry

Callicarpa americana

No watering needed Photo: Leila Dasher · CC BY 4.0

Scarlet Sage

Salvia coccinea

No watering needed Photo: mattmsa · CC0 1.0

Carolina Cherry-laurel

Prunus caroliniana

No watering needed Photo: samlutfy · CC BY 4.0

Graceful Spurge

Euphorbia hypericifolia

No watering needed Photo: Alan Prather · CC BY 4.0

Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum

Photo: Daniel Atha · CC0 1.0

Red Chokeberry

Aronia arbutifolia

Photo: Jeff Clark · CC BY 4.0

Yaupon Holly

Ilex vomitoria

No watering needed Photo: Sophia K · CC BY 4.0

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Monarda punctata

No watering needed Photo: Reid Hardin · CC BY 4.0

Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia humifusa

No watering needed Photo: Lexi Destria · CC BY 4.0

American Holly

Ilex opaca

Photo: Shannon · CC0 1.0

Red Buckeye

Aesculus pavia

Photo: Jeff Clark · CC BY 4.0

Hopseed Bush

Dodonaea viscosa

No watering needed Photo: insiderelic · CC0 1.0

False Indigo Bush

Amorpha fruticosa

Photo: Dmitry Trutsko · CC BY 4.0

Swamp Azalea

Rhododendron viscosum

Photo: harrier · CC BY 4.0

Scarlet Hibiscus Swamp Hibiscus

Hibiscus coccineus

Photo: Farren Dell Rossman · CC BY 4.0

Dwarf Palmetto

Sabal minor

Photo: Loren Cassin Sackett · CC BY 4.0

Saw Palmetto

Serenoa repens

No watering needed Photo: Jody Shugart · CC BY 4.0

Partridgeberry

Mitchella repens

Photo: Joe Hastings · CC BY 4.0

Spanish Bayonet

Yucca aloifolia

No watering needed Photo: natalie · CC0 1.0

Coralbean

Erythrina herbacea

No watering needed Photo: TJ Butler · CC0 1.0

Seagrape

Coccoloba uvifera

No watering needed Photo: Nick T. · CC0 1.0

Shining Sumac

Rhus copallinum

Walter's Viburnum

Viburnum obovatum

Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Piedmont Azalea

Rhododendron canescens

Photo: Ingolf Askevold · CC0 1.0

Farkleberry

Vaccinium arboreum

Photo: haydenmolo · CC BY 4.0

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Movement and texture

Pink Muhly Grass

Muhlenbergia capillaris

No watering needed Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Purple Love Grass

Eragrostis spectabilis

No watering needed Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

No watering needed Photo: Erin Snyder · CC BY 4.0

Coastal Panicgrass

Panicum amarum

No watering needed Photo: Alison Northup · CC BY 4.0

Wiregrass

Aristida stricta

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Soft Rush

Juncus effusus

Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Path Rush

Juncus tenuis

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 1.0

Eastern Gamagrass

Tripsacum dactyloides

Photo: Rich Sommer · CC BY 4.0

Seashore Saltgrass

Distichlis spicata

Photo: Marco Polo amarillas vargas · CC0 1.0

Giant Cane

Arundinaria gigantea

Photo: Shelby Lyn Sanders · CC BY 4.0

Bushy Bluestem

Andropogon glomeratus

Sea Oats

Uniola paniculata

No watering needed Photo: Melissa Meadows · CC BY 4.0

Softstem Bulrush

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

Photo: Tommy Forrest · CC0 1.0

Broomsedge Bluestem

Andropogon virginicus

No watering needed Photo: Annika Lindqvist · CC BY 4.0

Woolgrass

Scirpus cyperinus

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Comosa Sedge

Carex comosa

Photo: infiniteuniverse · CC0 1.0

Perennials57

Seasonal colour

Blazing Star Gayfeather

Liatris spicata

Photo: worldbird · CC BY 4.0

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

No watering needed Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Iris

Iris virginica

Photo: mfeaver · CC BY 4.0

Rattlesnake master

Eryngium yuccifolium

Photo: Alex Heyman · CC0 1.0

Scarlet Sage

Salvia coccinea

No watering needed Photo: mattmsa · CC0 1.0

Pitcher Sage

Salvia azurea

No watering needed Photo: John Kees · CC0 1.0

Graceful Spurge

Euphorbia hypericifolia

No watering needed Photo: Alan Prather · CC BY 4.0

Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Photo: Etienne Falquet · CC0 1.0

Narrow-leaved Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Photo: Allen Browne · CC0 1.0

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Monarda punctata

No watering needed Photo: Reid Hardin · CC BY 4.0

Calico Aster

Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

Photo: andrew2285 · CC0 1.0

Pickerel Rush

Pontederia cordata

Photo: Andrea Gantzer · CC BY 4.0

Common Blue Violet

Viola sororia

Photo: Ryan Donnelly · CC BY 4.0

Turkey-tangle Frogfruit

Phyla nodiflora

No watering needed Photo: insiderelic · CC0 1.0

Ohio Spiderwort

Tradescantia ohiensis

Photo: Lexi Destria · CC BY 4.0

Lyreleaf Sage

Salvia lyrata

Photo: Helen J · CC BY 4.0

Broadleaf Arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia

Photo: M. Whitson · CC BY 4.0

Scarlet Hibiscus Swamp Hibiscus

Hibiscus coccineus

Photo: Farren Dell Rossman · CC BY 4.0

Partridgeberry

Mitchella repens

Photo: Joe Hastings · CC BY 4.0

Seaside Goldenrod

Solidago sempervirens

Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Rice Button Aster

Symphyotrichum dumosum

Photo: Jackie Miller · CC0 1.0

Green Dragon

Arisaema dracontium

Photo: Joseph McPhail · CC BY 4.0

Fragrant Water Lily

Nymphaea odorata

Photo: Dennis Vollmar · CC0 1.0

Blue Star Amsonia

Amsonia ciliata

No watering needed Photo: Marissa Calvert · CC BY 4.0

Frostweed

Verbesina virginica

No watering needed Photo: mattmsa · CC0 1.0

Leavenworth's Tickseed

Coreopsis leavenworthii

Photo: Paul Bade · CC BY 4.0

Hooded Pitcher Plant

Sarracenia minor

Photo: Leila Dasher · CC BY 4.0

Broadleaf Cattail

Typha latifolia

Photo: Timothy McNitt · CC BY 4.0

Lizard's Tail

Saururus cernuus

Photo: M Sorensen · CC0 1.0

Arrow Arum

Peltandra virginica

Photo: Dillon James Dalton · CC BY 4.0

Canada Onion

Allium canadense

No watering needed Photo: Jo Roberts · CC BY 4.0

Winged Loosestrife

Lythrum alatum

Photo: Claire Herzog · CC BY 4.0

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Verticals and screens

Trumpet Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens

Photo: Carrie Seltzer · CC BY 4.0

Carolina Jessamine

Gelsemium sempervirens

Photo: novvictan · CC BY 4.0

Trumpet Creeper

Campsis radicans

No watering needed Photo: Bryant Brumbill-Corral · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Photo: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0

Purple Passionflower

Passiflora incarnata

Photo: snail_hiker · CC BY 4.0

Spanish Moss

Tillandsia usneoides

No watering needed Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Muscadine

Vitis rotundifolia

Photo: Jill DeVito, PhD · CC0 1.0

Railroad Vine

Ipomoea pes-caprae

No watering needed Photo: chiuluan · CC BY 4.0

Swamp Leather Flower

Clematis crispa

Photo: Terry Woodward · CC BY 4.0

Wild Potato Vine

Ipomoea pandurata

Photo: Becky Dill · CC0 1.0

Three-leaved Grape Ivy

Cissus trifoliata

No watering needed Photo: Gary Rogers · CC BY 4.0

Summer Grape

Vitis aestivalis

Photo: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0

Frost Grape

Vitis vulpina

Photo: Adrian Gonzalez · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Poison Ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

Photo: Ryan · CC0 1.0

Bristly Greenbrier

Smilax tamnoides

No watering needed Photo: Vince Hale · CC0 1.0

Saw greenbrier

Smilax bona-nox

No watering needed Photo: Conway Hawn · CC0 1.0

Ferns5

Shade and damp

Cinnamon Fern

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

Photo: Erik · CC BY 4.0

Southern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris

No watering needed Photo: Martin Purdy · CC BY 4.0

Southern Wood Fern

Dryopteris ludoviciana

Photo: Laura Gaudette · CC BY 4.0

Marsh Fern

Thelypteris palustris

Photo: Анна Митрошенкова · CC BY 4.0

Cinnamon Fern

Osmunda cinnamomea

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Succulents3

Dry and architectural

Adam's Needle

Yucca filamentosa

Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0

Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia humifusa

No watering needed Photo: Lexi Destria · CC BY 4.0

Spanish Bayonet

Yucca aloifolia

No watering needed Photo: natalie · CC0 1.0

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