District Of Columbia
Native plants in Washington
994 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 (538), grasses (198), shrubs (157) · 172 of them need no watering beyond Washington’s own rainfall
Showing 318 plants · 676 more are native here but not in the catalog yet
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Trees77
Canopy and structure
Shrubs71
Backbone planting
Grasses39
Movement and texture
Perennials138
Seasonal colour
Vines6
Verticals and screens
Ferns18
Shade and damp
Succulents3
Dry and architectural
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