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Native plants in São Paulo

36 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

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

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Trees3

Canopy and structure

Gold Nugget Duranta

Duranta erecta 'Gold Nugget'

No watering needed

Cockspur Coral Tree

Erythrina crista-galli

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

Brazilian Orchid Tree Bauhinia forficata

Bauhinia forficata

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

Shrubs11

Backbone planting

Purpletop Vervain

Verbena bonariensis

No watering needed Photo: Patrick Le Mao · CC0 1.0

Blue Daze

Evolvulus glomeratus 'Blue Daze'

No watering needed

Wendy's Wish Salvia

Salvia splendens 'Wendy's Wish'

No watering needed

Hot Blooded Lantana

Lantana camara 'Hot Blooded'

No watering needed

Diamond Frost Euphorbia

Euphorbia hypericifolia 'Diamond Frost'

No watering needed

Gold Nugget Duranta

Duranta erecta 'Gold Nugget'

No watering needed

Lacy Tree Philodendron

Philodendron bipinnatifidum

No watering needed

Sweet Almond Verbena

Aloysia virgata

No watering needed Photo: Hugo Hulsberg · CC0 1.0

Lemon Drop Pepper

Capsicum chinense 'Lemon Drop'

Aji Amarillo

Capsicum baccatum 'Aji Amarillo'

No watering needed

Red Christmas Pride

Ruellia elegans

No watering needed Photo: agujaceratops · CC BY 4.0

Perennials14

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

Wendy's Wish Salvia

Salvia splendens 'Wendy's Wish'

No watering needed

Indian Shot

Canna indica

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

Diamond Frost Euphorbia

Euphorbia hypericifolia 'Diamond Frost'

No watering needed

Bog Sage

Salvia uliginosa

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

Autumn Zephyrlily

Zephyranthes candida

No watering needed Photo: mami_t_t · CC BY 4.0

Aaron Caladium

Caladium bicolor 'Aaron'

No watering needed

Pickerel Rush

Pontederia cordata

Photo: Andrea Gantzer · CC BY 4.0

Brilliantissima Bloodleaf

Iresine herbstii 'Brilliantissima'

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

Zwanenburg Blue Spiderwort

Tradescantia fluminensis 'Zwanenburg Blue'

No watering needed

Water Hyacinth

Eichhornia crassipes 'Caribbean Dream'

Vines4

Verticals and screens

Brazilian Jasmine

Mandevilla sanderi 'Pretty Pink'

No watering needed

Waterloo Blue Passionflower

Passiflora caerulea 'Waterloo Blue'

No watering needed

Frederick Passion Fruit

Passiflora edulis 'Frederick'

No watering needed

Moonflower

Ipomoea alba

No watering needed Photo: Malena Lorente · CC BY 4.0

Ferns6

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

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

Macho Fern

Nephrolepis biserrata 'Macho'

No watering needed

Cinnamon Fern

Osmunda cinnamomea

No watering needed Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Other native plants3

No growth type given

Florist's Gloxinia

Sinningia speciosa 'Carangola'

No watering needed

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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