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Native plants in Walnut Creek
511 plants are genuinely native to this area — not merely able to survive here. They are grouped below by what they do in a garden, from canopy trees down to groundcovers.
Best represented here: perennials (303), shrubs (117), grasses (74) · 171 of them need no watering beyond Walnut Creek’s own rainfall
Showing 71 plants · 440 more are native here but not in the catalog yet
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Trees4
Canopy and structureShrubs17
Backbone plantingGrasses8
Movement and texturePerennials44
Seasonal colourVines1
Verticals and screensFerns3
Shade and dampSucculents1
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