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Native plants in São Paulo

79 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

73 of them need no watering beyond São Paulo’s own rainfall

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Canopy and structure

Queen Palm

Syagrus romanzoffiana

No watering needed

Golden Dewdrop

Duranta erecta

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

Cockspur Coral Tree

Erythrina crista-galli

No watering needed Photo: Eduardo Luis Beltrocco · CC BY 4.0

Silk Floss Tree

Ceiba speciosa

No watering needed Photo: Eli · CC BY 4.0

Pink Trumpet Tree

Handroanthus impetiginosus

No watering needed Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre · CC0 1.0

Money Tree

Pachira aquatica

No watering needed Photo: Stephen Lewis · CC0 1.0

Surinam Cherry

Eugenia uniflora

No watering needed Photo: Kai Murphy · CC BY 4.0

Sweet Acacia

Vachellia farnesiana

No watering needed Photo: mattmsa · CC0 1.0

Tamarillo

Solanum betaceum

No watering needed Photo: nick_goldwater · CC BY 4.0

Brazilian Orchid Tree Bauhinia forficata

Bauhinia forficata

No watering needed Photo: La florifunga🌱 · CC BY 4.0

Ombú

Phytolacca dioica

No watering needed Photo: Diego Gallotti · CC BY 4.0

Shrubs21

Backbone planting

Purpletop Vervain

Verbena bonariensis

No watering needed Photo: Patrick Le Mao · CC0 1.0

Brazilian Dwarf Morning Glory

Evolvulus glomeratus

No watering needed Photo: Tiago Lubiana · CC0 1.0

Scarlet Sage

Salvia splendens

No watering needed Photo: JG · CC BY 4.0

Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea glabra

No watering needed Photo: kristen_276 · CC0 1.0

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

Great Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea spectabilis

No watering needed Photo: ashleyrsteel · CC BY 4.0

Thanksgiving Cactus

Schlumbergera truncata

No watering needed Photo: filipeprates · 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

Lacy Tree Philodendron

Philodendron bipinnatifidum

No watering needed

Sweet Almond Verbena

Aloysia virgata

No watering needed Photo: Hugo Hulsberg · CC0 1.0

Pepper

Capsicum chinense

Photo: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez · CC BY 4.0

Argentine Senna

Senna corymbosa

No watering needed

Aji Amarillo

Capsicum baccatum 'Aji Amarillo'

No watering needed

Red Christmas Pride

Ruellia elegans

No watering needed Photo: agujaceratops · CC BY 4.0

Surinam Cherry

Eugenia uniflora

No watering needed Photo: Kai Murphy · CC BY 4.0

Sweet Acacia

Vachellia farnesiana

No watering needed Photo: mattmsa · CC0 1.0

Princess Flower

Pleroma urvilleanum

No watering needed Photo: 謝麗霦 · CC BY 4.0

American Black Nightshade

Solanum americanum

No watering needed Photo: Sarinda Newell · CC BY 4.0

Tropical Bushmint

Cantinoa mutabilis

No watering needed Photo: Natalia Millans · CC BY 4.0

Grasses1

Movement and texture

St. Augustine Grass

Stenotaphrum secundatum

No watering needed Photo: Michael Berardozzi · CC BY 4.0

Perennials30

Seasonal colour

Purpletop Vervain

Verbena bonariensis

No watering needed Photo: Patrick Le Mao · CC0 1.0

Silver Falls Dichondra

Dichondra argentea 'Silver Falls'

No watering needed

Rose Moss

Portulaca grandiflora

No watering needed Photo: Robert H. Wardell · CC0 1.0

Scarlet Sage

Salvia splendens

No watering needed Photo: JG · CC BY 4.0

Indian Shot

Canna indica

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

Prayer Plant

Maranta leuconeura

No watering needed Photo: Óscar Sampedro · CC BY 4.0

Wax Begonia

Begonia cucullata

No watering needed Photo: Andres Cavallo · 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

Bog Sage

Salvia uliginosa

No watering needed Photo: Rocío Esmeralda Pose · CC BY 4.0

Sandpaper Verbena

Verbena rigida

No watering needed Photo: Andres Cavallo · CC BY 4.0

Autumn Zephyrlily

Zephyranthes candida

No watering needed Photo: mami_t_t · CC BY 4.0

Emerald Ripple Peperomia

Peperomia caperata

No watering needed Photo: CaracalShan · CC BY 4.0

Caladium

Caladium bicolor

No watering needed Photo: renjus box · CC BY 4.0

Common Morning Glory

Ipomoea purpurea

No watering needed Photo: Richard Fuller · CC0 1.0

Pickerel Rush

Pontederia cordata

Photo: Andrea Gantzer · CC BY 4.0

Tropical Milkweed

Asclepias curassavica

No watering needed Photo: Karen Saunders · CC BY 4.0

Parrot Flower

Heliconia psittacorum

No watering needed Photo: Kai Squires · CC BY 4.0

Bloodleaf

Iresine herbstii

No watering needed

Sweet Almond Verbena

Aloysia virgata

No watering needed Photo: Hugo Hulsberg · CC0 1.0

Pink Rain Lily

Habranthus robustus

No watering needed Photo: JG · CC BY 4.0

Spiral ginger

Costus spiralis

No watering needed Photo: Gabriel Cardoso Fialho · CC0 1.0

Small-leaf Spiderwort

Tradescantia fluminensis

No watering needed Photo: Marc Riera · CC BY 4.0

Blue Flag Iris

Neomarica caerulea

Photo: Jhonatan Matheus · CC BY 4.0

Dumb Cane

Dieffenbachia seguine 'Marianne'

No watering needed

Southern Cattail

Typha domingensis

Photo: mattmsa · CC0 1.0

American Black Nightshade

Solanum americanum

No watering needed Photo: Sarinda Newell · CC BY 4.0

Livid Amaranth

Amaranthus blitum

No watering needed Photo: Elliot Greiner · CC BY 4.0

Pineapple

Ananas comosus

No watering needed Photo: Arthur 🕷 Bitar 🐌 Marinho 🦈 Colares 🐛 · CC0 1.0

Water Hyacinth

Eichhornia crassipes

Photo: B. Phalan · CC BY 4.0

Vines14

Verticals and screens

Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea glabra

No watering needed Photo: kristen_276 · CC0 1.0

Heartleaf Philodendron

Philodendron hederaceum

Photo: Lauren Bosch · CC0 1.0

Arrowhead Vine

Syngonium podophyllum

No watering needed Photo: Damien Wallace · CC0 1.0

Brazilian Jasmine

Mandevilla sanderi 'Pretty Pink'

No watering needed

Common Morning Glory

Ipomoea purpurea

No watering needed Photo: Richard Fuller · CC0 1.0

Shining Mandevilla

Mandevilla splendens

No watering needed

Passionflower

Passiflora caerulea

No watering needed Photo: Ezequiel Vera · CC BY 4.0

Spanish Moss

Tillandsia usneoides

No watering needed Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Passion Fruit

Passiflora edulis

No watering needed Photo: Thomas Mesaglio · CC BY 4.0

Golden Trumpet

Allamanda cathartica

No watering needed Photo: Karen McCabe · CC BY 4.0

Flame Vine

Pyrostegia venusta

No watering needed Photo: ChrisMcV · CC0 1.0

Moonflower

Ipomoea alba

No watering needed Photo: Malena Lorente · CC BY 4.0

Potato Vine

Solanum laxum

No watering needed Photo: Petra Holland · CC BY 4.0

Princess Vine

Cissus verticillata

No watering needed Photo: Ryan · CC0 1.0

Ferns7

Shade and damp

Boston Fern

Nephrolepis exaltata

No watering needed Photo: Kristály Cravens-Liszak · CC BY 4.0

Cinnamon Fern

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

No watering needed Photo: Erik · CC BY 4.0

Delta maidenhair fern

Adiantum raddianum

No watering needed Photo: Frank Thomas Sautter · CC0 1.0

Leatherleaf Fern

Rumohra adiantiformis

No watering needed Photo: Hannah Rogers · CC BY 4.0

Southern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris

No watering needed Photo: Martin Purdy · CC BY 4.0

Fern

Nephrolepis biserrata

No watering needed Photo: W Rao · CC BY 4.0

Cinnamon Fern

Osmunda cinnamomea

No watering needed Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Succulents3

Dry and architectural

Thanksgiving Cactus

Schlumbergera truncata

No watering needed Photo: filipeprates · CC BY 4.0

Mistletoe Cactus

Rhipsalis baccifera

No watering needed Photo: Chris Sealys · CC BY 4.0

Dancing Bones Cactus

Hatiora salicornioides

No watering needed

Other native plants3

No growth type given

Florist's Gloxinia

Sinningia speciosa

No watering needed Photo: Henrique Nogueira · CC BY 4.0

Crinum erubescens Pink Crinum

Crinum erubescens

No watering needed Photo: Kai Squires · CC BY 4.0

False Star-of-Bethlehem

Eleutherine bulbosa

No watering needed Photo: tlaloc27 · CC BY 4.0

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