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Native plants in Vancouver

56 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

41 of them need no watering beyond Vancouver’s own rainfall

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Trees6

Canopy and structure

4Ever Goldy Arborvitae

Thuja plicata '4Ever'

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

No watering needed Photo: John Gaskin · CC0 1.0

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

No watering needed Photo: DeeF · CC BY 4.0

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

No watering needed Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0

Vine Maple

Acer circinatum

No watering needed Photo: Lindsey K. Wise · CC BY 4.0

Shrubs12

Backbone planting

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

No watering needed Photo: John Gaskin · CC0 1.0

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

Lemony Lace Elderberry

Sambucus racemosa 'Lemony Lace'

No watering needed

Pink-Flowering Currant

Ribes sanguineum 'glutinosum'

No watering needed

Goose Creek Mockorange

Philadelphus lewisii 'Goose Creek'

No watering needed

Ocean Spray

Holodiscus discolor

No watering needed Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0

Pacific Ninebark

Physocarpus capitatus

Photo: Lyrae · CC BY 4.0

Red Twig Dogwood

Cornus sericea 'Red Twig'

No watering needed

Oregon Grapeholly

Mahonia aquifolium

No watering needed Photo: Bennett Grappone · CC BY 4.0

Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

No watering needed Photo: Owen McElroy · CC0 1.0

Vine Maple

Acer circinatum

No watering needed Photo: Lindsey K. Wise · CC BY 4.0

Chester Blackberry

Rubus ursinus 'Chester'

No watering needed

Grasses6

Movement and texture

Tufted Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa

No watering needed Photo: Татьяна Горбушина · CC0 1.0

Blue Arrows Soft Rush

Juncus effusus 'Blue Arrows'

No watering needed

Path Rush

Juncus tenuis

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 1.0

Fox Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea 'Luteo Picta'

No watering needed

Woolly Sedge

Carex pellita

No watering needed Photo: Patrice Dupont · CC BY 4.0

Perennials31

Seasonal colour

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

No watering needed Photo: Thomas Koffel · CC BY 4.0

Improved Rugen Strawberry

Fragaria vesca 'Improved Rugen'

No watering needed

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

No watering needed Photo: klicklo · CC BY 4.0

Shanghai City Coral Bells

Heuchera micrantha 'Shanghai City Series Coral Bell'

No watering needed

Showy Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

No watering needed Photo: Karen Guin · CC BY 4.0

False Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum racemosum

No watering needed Photo: Mason Heberling · CC BY 4.0

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

No watering needed Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0

Goat's Beard

Aruncus dioicus

No watering needed Photo: Tobias Schönberg · CC0 1.0

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

No watering needed Photo: Francesco Santoro · CC BY 4.0

Pacific Bleeding Heart 'Bacchanal'

Dicentra formosa 'Bacchanal'

Wild Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

No watering needed Photo: maureen_c-m · CC BY 4.0

Self-heal

Prunella vulgaris

No watering needed Photo: Seig · CC BY 4.0

Bigleaf Lupine

Lupinus polyphyllus

Photo: Teemu Väisänen · CC BY 4.0

Fringecups

Tellima grandiflora

No watering needed Photo: thulahn · CC BY 4.0

Leichtlin's Camas

Camassia leichtlinii

Photo: Kate Manning · CC0 1.0

Broadleaf Arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia

Photo: M. Whitson · CC BY 4.0

Common Camas

Camassia quamash

Photo: John Leszczynski · CC BY 4.0

Western Wild Ginger

Asarum caudatum

No watering needed Photo: Don Johnston · CC0 1.0

Starry Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum stellatum

No watering needed Photo: mel letterman · CC BY 4.0

Western Inside-out Flower

Vancouveria hexandra

No watering needed Photo: Lindsey K. Wise · CC BY 4.0

Piggyback Plant 'Cool Gold'

Tolmiea menziesii 'Cool Gold'

Scouring Rush

Equisetum hyemale

Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Purple-leaf Loosestrife

Lysimachia ciliata 'Atropurpurea'

White Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila menziesii 'Snow White'

No watering needed

Globe Gilia

Gilia capitata

No watering needed Photo: Judi Sanders · CC BY 4.0

Three-leaf Foamflower

Tiarella trifoliata

No watering needed Photo: Aaron Liston · CC BY 4.0

Common Madia

Madia elegans

No watering needed Photo: Irene · CC0 1.0

Largeflower Collomia

Collomia grandiflora

No watering needed Photo: Steve Matson · CC BY 4.0

American Skunk Cabbage

Lysichiton americanus

Photo: Randal · CC0 1.0

Common Water Crowfoot

Ranunculus aquatilis 'White Picotee'

Plum Crazy Yellow Woodsorrel

Oxalis stricta 'Plum Crazy'

No watering needed

Ferns4

Shade and damp

Lady Fern

Athyrium filix-femina

Photo: Jon Mortin · CC BY 4.0

Western Sword Fern

Polystichum munitum

No watering needed Photo: John A Haskins · CC BY 4.0

Maidenhair Spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes

No watering needed Photo: Piermario Maculan · CC0 1.0

Water Clover

Marsilea vestita

No watering needed Photo: Steve Matson · CC BY 4.0

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