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Native plants in Waterloo

149 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

64 of them need no watering beyond Waterloo’s own rainfall

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Canopy and structure

River Birch

Betula nigra

Photo: wcmorton · CC0 1.0

Red Oak

Quercus rubra

Photo: Peter · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Redcedar

Juniperus virginiana 'Idyllwild'

No watering needed

Prairie Gold Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides 'Prairie Gold'

No watering needed

Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

Photo: Robert Stegmann · CC BY 4.0

Timm Success Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea 'Timm Success'

Allegheny Serviceberry

Amelanchier laevis

Photo: Michael J. Papay · CC BY 4.0

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

No watering needed Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0

White Oak

Quercus alba

Photo: sblumen · CC BY 4.0

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Photo: Dávid Horváth · CC BY 4.0

American Linden

Tilia americana

Photo: Tom Scavo · CC BY 4.0

Kentucky Coffeetree

Gymnocladus dioicus

No watering needed Photo: M. Whitson · CC BY 4.0

Chinkapin Oak

Quercus muehlenbergii

No watering needed Photo: Jay Pruett · CC BY 4.0

American Hophornbeam

Ostrya virginiana

Photo: Nick Kleinschmidt · CC BY 4.0

Thornless Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos

No watering needed Photo: Liviu Chiriac · CC0 1.0

Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum

Photo: Jacob Buchanan · CC0 1.0

American Elm

Ulmus americana

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Photo: Михайло Жук · CC0 1.0

Black Walnut

Juglans nigra

No watering needed Photo: Robbie Hannawacker · CC0 1.0

American Plum

Prunus americana

No watering needed Photo: Curtis Drake · CC BY 4.0

Shagbark Hickory

Carya ovata

Photo: Andrew Conboy · CC BY 4.0

Pussy Willow

Salix discolor

Photo: swords · CC0 1.0

Siouxland Cottonless Poplar

Populus deltoides 'Siouxland'

No watering needed

Black Willow

Salix nigra

No watering needed Photo: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0

Black Oak

Quercus velutina

Photo: Kevin Floyd · CC BY 4.0

Shrubs17

Backbone planting

Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius

Photo: jyoung2399 · CC BY 4.0

Skyrocket Juniper

Juniperus horizontalis 'Skyrocket'

No watering needed

American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Photo: Melanie Gaddy · CC0 1.0

Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

Photo: Robert Stegmann · CC BY 4.0

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Timm Success Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea 'Timm Success'

Allegheny Serviceberry

Amelanchier laevis

Photo: Michael J. Papay · CC BY 4.0

Gray Dogwood

Cornus racemosa

Photo: nathanstrem · CC BY 4.0

New Jersey Tea

Ceanothus americanus

Photo: Dan Wilder · CC0 1.0

American Hazelnut

Corylus americana

Photo: Mark Richman · CC BY 4.0

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Monarda punctata

No watering needed Photo: Reid Hardin · CC BY 4.0

Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia humifusa

No watering needed Photo: Lexi Destria · CC BY 4.0

Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

No watering needed Photo: Tony KM · CC BY 4.0

Broadleaf Meadowsweet

Spiraea alba

Photo: alicia penney · CC BY 4.0

American Plum

Prunus americana

No watering needed Photo: Curtis Drake · CC BY 4.0

Pussy Willow

Salix discolor

Photo: swords · CC0 1.0

Leadplant

Amorpha canescens 'Wisconsin form'

No watering needed

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Movement and texture

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

No watering needed Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0

'Rain Dance' Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardii 'Rain Dance'

No watering needed

Golden Sunset Yellow Indiangrass

Sorghastrum nutans 'Golden Sunset Yellow'

No watering needed

Pennsylvania Sedge

Carex pensylvanica

Photo: Frog The Kermit · CC BY 4.0

Purple Love Grass

Eragrostis spectabilis

No watering needed Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

No watering needed Photo: Erin Snyder · CC BY 4.0

Gray Sedge

Carex grayi

No watering needed Photo: A. G. · CC0 1.0

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

No watering needed Photo: tzeducation · CC BY 4.0

Bottlebrush Grass

Elymus hystrix

Photo: Skyler Principe · CC BY 4.0

Path Rush

Juncus tenuis

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 1.0

Tussock Sedge

Carex stricta

Photo: Frog The Kermit · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Wild Rye

Elymus virginicus

Photo: Jason Leduc · CC0 1.0

Blue Joint Grass

Calamagrostis canadensis

Photo: mullerecology · CC BY 4.0

Rosy Sedge

Carex rosea

Photo: Jeremy Atherton · CC BY 4.0

Fox Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea 'Luteo Picta'

Eastern Woodland Sedge

Carex blanda

Photo: Matt Felperin · CC BY 4.0

Shortbeak Sedge

Carex brevior

Photo: Summit Metro Parks · CC BY 4.0

Copper Shouldered Oval Sedge

Carex bicknellii

Photo: aarongunnar · CC BY 4.0

Woolly Sedge

Carex pellita

Photo: Patrice Dupont · CC BY 4.0

Perennials88

Seasonal colour

Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

No watering needed Photo: Rochelle Davis · CC BY 4.0

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

No watering needed Photo: k2018lena · CC0 1.0

Cinderella Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'

Foxglove Beardtongue

Penstemon digitalis

Photo: Bob Schwartz · CC BY 4.0

Obedient Plant Miss Manners

Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners'

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

No watering needed Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

New England Aster Harringtons Pink

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Harringtons Pink'

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

No watering needed Photo: Tom Pollard · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Red Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Photo: Craig Hensley · CC BY 4.0

False Sunflower

Heliopsis helianthoides

No watering needed Photo: W Rao · CC BY 4.0

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Photo: Thomas Koffel · CC BY 4.0

Great Blue Lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica

Photo: Andrew Conboy · CC BY 4.0

Woodland Phlox

Phlox divaricata

No watering needed Photo: Jacqueline Raiford · CC BY 4.0

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Wild Geranium

Geranium maculatum

Photo: sophia_herrmeyer · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Iris

Iris virginica 'Carl Amason'

Rattlesnake master

Eryngium yuccifolium

Photo: Alex Heyman · CC0 1.0

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

No watering needed Photo: Dilrukshan Priyantha Wijesinghe · CC BY 4.0

Brown-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia triloba

No watering needed Photo: Alexis Williams · CC BY 4.0

Rough Gayfeather

Liatris aspera

No watering needed Photo: florawhite · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Bluebell

Mertensia virginica

Photo: Melinda Soltys · CC0 1.0

Sweet Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium purpureum

Photo: Jason Swanson · CC0 1.0

Smooth Blue Aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

No watering needed Photo: Solomiya · CC BY 4.0

Prairie Blazing Star

Liatris pycnostachya

No watering needed Photo: Briggs Armstrong · CC BY 4.0

Pinnate Prairie Coneflower

Ratibida pinnata

No watering needed Photo: Alan Prather · CC BY 4.0

Purple Prairie Clover

Dalea purpurea

No watering needed Photo: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0 1.0

Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum biflorum

No watering needed Photo: Shelby Lyn Sanders · CC BY 4.0

White Wild Indigo

Baptisia alba

No watering needed Photo: sblumen · CC BY 4.0

Wild Petunia

Ruellia humilis

No watering needed Photo: Michael Burdsall · CC0 1.0

Thin-leaved Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

Photo: Ayla · CC BY 4.0

Blue Wood Aster

Symphyotrichum cordifolium

Photo: Tom Norton · CC BY 4.0

False Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum racemosum

Photo: Mason Heberling · CC BY 4.0

Vines3

Verticals and screens

Clematis Candida

Clematis virginiana 'Candida'

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

No watering needed Photo: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0

American Bittersweet

Celastrus scandens 'Mix'

No watering needed

Ferns4

Shade and damp

Northern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum pedatum

Photo: Jason Hill · CC BY 4.0

Sensitive Fern

Onoclea sensibilis

Photo: laurawies · CC BY 4.0

Interrupted Fern

Osmunda claytoniana

Photo: Richard Littauer · CC BY 4.0

Bulblet Fern

Cystopteris bulbifera

Photo: Jaime McGuigan · CC BY 4.0

Succulents1

Dry and architectural

Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia humifusa

No watering needed Photo: Lexi Destria · CC BY 4.0

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