Oklahoma

Native plants in Tulsa

115 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

31 of them need no watering beyond Tulsa’s own rainfall

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Carolina Sweetheart Redbud

Carolina Sweetheart Redbud

Cercis canadensis 'Carolina Sweetheart'

Pink Flowering Dogwood

Pink Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida 'Rubra'

Sugar Maple

Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum

Photo: kedmunds11 · CC0 1.0
Red Oak

Red Oak

Quercus rubra

Photo: Peter · CC BY 4.0
Eastern Redcedar

Eastern Redcedar

Juniperus virginiana 'Idyllwild'

No watering needed
Timm Success Serviceberry

Timm Success Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea 'Timm Success'

Shumard Oak

Shumard Oak

Quercus shumardii

No watering neededPhoto: lanechaffin · CC0 1.0
Pin Oak

Pin Oak

Quercus palustris

Photo: Amelia Tauber · CC BY 4.0
Bur Oak

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0
Sensation Boxelder

Sensation Boxelder

Acer negundo 'Sensation'

Common Hackberry

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Photo: Dávid Horváth · CC BY 4.0
Kentucky Coffeetree

Kentucky Coffeetree

Gymnocladus dioicus

Photo: M. Whitson · CC BY 4.0
American Persimmon

American Persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

Photo: Cody Stricker · CC BY 4.0
Chinkapin Oak

Chinkapin Oak

Quercus muehlenbergii

Photo: Jay Pruett · CC BY 4.0
Sassafras

Sassafras

Sassafras albidum

Photo: Mark Apgar · CC BY 4.0
Shining Sumac

Shining Sumac

Rhus copallinum

Silver Maple

Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum

Photo: Jacob Buchanan · CC0 1.0
American Elm

American Elm

Ulmus americana

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0
Black Cherry

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Photo: Михайло Жук · CC0 1.0
Black Walnut

Black Walnut

Juglans nigra

Photo: Robbie Hannawacker · CC0 1.0
Early Glow Ohio Buckeye

Early Glow Ohio Buckeye

Aesculus glabra 'Early Glow'

Siouxland Cottonless Poplar

Siouxland Cottonless Poplar

Populus deltoides 'Siouxland'

Black Willow

Black Willow

Salix nigra

Photo: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0
Black Oak

Black Oak

Quercus velutina

Photo: Kevin Floyd · CC BY 4.0
Post Oak

Post Oak

Quercus stellata

Photo: Scott Allen Davis · CC BY 4.0
Winged Elm

Winged Elm

Ulmus alata

Photo: hr_dragonfly · CC BY 4.0
White Shield Osage Orange

White Shield Osage Orange

Maclura pomifera 'White Shield'

No watering needed

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Hardy Hibiscus

Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

Photo: botanygirl · CC BY 4.0
Sugar Shack Buttonbush

Sugar Shack Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis 'Sugar Shack'

American Elderberry

American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Photo: Melanie Gaddy · CC0 1.0
Timm Success Serviceberry

Timm Success Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea 'Timm Success'

Early Amethyst Beautyberry

Early Amethyst Beautyberry

Callicarpa americana 'Early Amethyst'

Fragrant Sumac

Fragrant Sumac

Rhus aromatica

No watering neededPhoto: Susan Berry · CC0 1.0
New Jersey Tea

New Jersey Tea

Ceanothus americanus

Photo: Dan Wilder · CC0 1.0
Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Monarda punctata

Photo: Reid Hardin · CC BY 4.0
Smooth Sumac

Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

No watering neededPhoto: Tony KM · CC BY 4.0
False Indigo Bush

False Indigo Bush

Amorpha fruticosa

Photo: Dmitry Trutsko · CC BY 4.0
Coralberry

Coralberry

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

No watering neededPhoto: Brand R · CC BY 4.0
Sassafras

Sassafras

Sassafras albidum

Photo: Mark Apgar · CC BY 4.0
Pasture Rose

Pasture Rose

Rosa carolina

Photo: Matt Schultz · CC0 1.0
Shining Sumac

Shining Sumac

Rhus copallinum

White Shield Osage Orange

White Shield Osage Orange

Maclura pomifera 'White Shield'

No watering needed
Golden Crownbeard

Golden Crownbeard

Verbesina encelioides

No watering neededPhoto: Center for Urban Ecology · CC0 1.0
Southern Dewberry

Southern Dewberry

Rubus trivialis

Photo: Brooke Smith · CC BY 4.0

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Little Bluestem

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

No watering neededPhoto: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0
'Rain Dance' Big Bluestem

'Rain Dance' Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardii 'Rain Dance'

No watering needed
Northern Sea Oats

Northern Sea Oats

Chasmanthium latifolium

No watering neededPhoto: Gold eagle Kroll · CC BY 4.0
Pink Muhly Grass

Pink Muhly Grass

Muhlenbergia capillaris

No watering neededPhoto: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0
Golden Sunset Yellow Indiangrass

Golden Sunset Yellow Indiangrass

Sorghastrum nutans 'Golden Sunset Yellow'

No watering needed
Purple Love Grass

Purple Love Grass

Eragrostis spectabilis

No watering neededPhoto: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0
Switchgrass

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

Photo: Erin Snyder · CC BY 4.0
Honeycomb Blue Grama Grass

Honeycomb Blue Grama Grass

Bouteloua gracilis 'Honeycomb'

No watering needed
Canada Wild Rye

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

No watering neededPhoto: tzeducation · CC BY 4.0
Blue Arrows Soft Rush

Blue Arrows Soft Rush

Juncus effusus 'Blue Arrows'

Path Rush

Path Rush

Juncus tenuis

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 1.0
Virginia Wild Rye

Virginia Wild Rye

Elymus virginicus

Photo: Jason Leduc · CC0 1.0
Eastern Gamagrass

Eastern Gamagrass

Tripsacum dactyloides

Photo: Rich Sommer · CC BY 4.0
Fox Sedge

Fox Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Bushy Bluestem

Andropogon glomeratus

Eastern Woodland Sedge

Eastern Woodland Sedge

Carex blanda

Photo: Matt Felperin · CC BY 4.0
Broomsedge Bluestem

Broomsedge Bluestem

Andropogon virginicus

Photo: Annika Lindqvist · CC BY 4.0

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Butterfly Weed

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

No watering neededPhoto: k2018lena · CC0 1.0
Cinderella Milkweed

Cinderella Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'

Obedient Plant Miss Manners

Obedient Plant Miss Manners

Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners'

Black-eyed Susan

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0
Hardy Hibiscus

Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

Photo: botanygirl · CC BY 4.0
Lanceleaf Tickseed

Lanceleaf Tickseed

Coreopsis lanceolata

Photo: Silvia Cova · CC0 1.0
Wild Bergamot

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Photo: Tom Pollard · CC BY 4.0
Large-flowered Tickseed

Large-flowered Tickseed

Coreopsis grandiflora

Photo: Thomas Koffel · CC BY 4.0
Eastern Red Columbine

Eastern Red Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Photo: Craig Hensley · CC BY 4.0
Bluestar

Bluestar

Amsonia tabernaemontana

Photo: Leila Dasher · CC BY 4.0
Rattlesnake master

Rattlesnake master

Eryngium yuccifolium

Photo: Alex Heyman · CC0 1.0
Rough Gayfeather

Rough Gayfeather

Liatris aspera

Photo: florawhite · CC BY 4.0
Aromatic Aster

Aromatic Aster

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

No watering neededPhoto: Brian Dickerson · CC0 1.0
Purple Prairie Clover

Purple Prairie Clover

Dalea purpurea

No watering neededPhoto: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0 1.0
Purple Poppy Mallow

Purple Poppy Mallow

Callirhoe involucrata

No watering neededPhoto: Norm Herr · CC0 1.0
White Wild Indigo

White Wild Indigo

Baptisia alba

Photo: sblumen · CC BY 4.0
Wild Petunia

Wild Petunia

Ruellia humilis

No watering neededPhoto: Michael Burdsall · CC0 1.0
Pink Evening Primrose

Pink Evening Primrose

Oenothera speciosa

No watering neededPhoto: lanechaffin · CC0 1.0
Plains Coreopsis Tickseed

Plains Coreopsis Tickseed

Coreopsis tinctoria

No watering neededPhoto: Texas Bird Family · CC BY 4.0
Pitcher Sage

Pitcher Sage

Salvia azurea 'Grandiflora'

No watering needed
Homestead Purple Verbena

Homestead Purple Verbena

Glandularia canadensis 'Homestead Purple'

Common Yarrow

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0
Cardinal Flower

Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Photo: Etienne Falquet · CC0 1.0
Pale Purple Coneflower

Pale Purple Coneflower

Echinacea pallida

Photo: zancat · CC BY 4.0
Mexican Hat Prairie Coneflower

Mexican Hat Prairie Coneflower

Ratibida columnifera 'pulcherrima'

No watering needed
Narrow-leaved Blue-eyed Grass

Narrow-leaved Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Photo: Allen Browne · CC0 1.0
Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Monarda punctata

Photo: Reid Hardin · 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
Mayapple

Mayapple

Podophyllum peltatum

Photo: gwt2102 · CC BY 4.0
Common Blue Violet

Common Blue Violet

Viola sororia

Photo: Ryan Donnelly · CC BY 4.0
Whorled Milkweed

Whorled Milkweed

Asclepias verticillata

No watering neededPhoto: Katherine Teresa · CC0 1.0

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Trumpet Honeysuckle

Trumpet Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens

Photo: Carrie Seltzer · CC BY 4.0
Trumpet Creeper

Trumpet Creeper

Campsis radicans

Photo: Bryant Brumbill-Corral · CC BY 4.0
Virginia Creeper

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Photo: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0
Purple Passionflower

Purple Passionflower

Passiflora incarnata

Photo: snail_hiker · CC BY 4.0
American Bittersweet

American Bittersweet

Celastrus scandens 'Mix'

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Sensitive Fern

Sensitive Fern

Onoclea sensibilis

Photo: laurawies · CC BY 4.0
Brunswick Giant Ebony Spleenwort

Brunswick Giant Ebony Spleenwort

Asplenium platyneuron 'Brunswick Giant'

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