Iowa
Native plants in Waterloo
350 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 (212), grasses (71), shrubs (41) · 136 of them need no watering beyond Waterloo’s own rainfall
Showing 149 plants · 201 more are native here but not in the catalog yet
Sort
Trees25
Canopy and structureShrubs17
Backbone plantingGrasses20
Movement and texturePerennials88
Seasonal colourVines3
Verticals and screensFerns4
Shade and dampSucculents1
Dry and architecturalMore of Iowa
Browse every cityDesign a Waterloo garden with these plants
Snap a photo of your yard and Sow places real, zone-matched plants into it — then keeps the watering and care schedule for everything you plant.






























































































