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Native plants in West Jordan

281 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 (167), shrubs (81), grasses (40) · 98 of them need no watering beyond West Jordan’s own rainfall

Showing 45 plants · 236 more are native here but not in the catalog yet

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Trees12

Colorado Spruce

Colorado Spruce

Picea pungens

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

Common Chokecherry

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Douglas Fir

Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Prairie Gold Quaking Aspen

Prairie Gold Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides 'Prairie Gold'

White Fir

White Fir

Abies concolor

Ponderosa Pine

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

Golden Swedish Juniper

Golden Swedish Juniper

Juniperus communis 'Suecica Aurea'

Wichita Blue Juniper

Wichita Blue Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum 'Wichita Blue'

No watering needed
Sensation Boxelder

Sensation Boxelder

Acer negundo 'Sensation'

Domingo Limber Pine

Domingo Limber Pine

Pinus flexilis 'Domingo'

Sugar Hackberry

Sugar Hackberry

Celtis laevigata

No watering needed

Shrubs13

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

Common Chokecherry

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Lemony Lace Elderberry

Lemony Lace Elderberry

Sambucus racemosa 'Lemony Lace'

Golden Currant

Golden Currant

Ribes aureum

Autumn Amber Prostrate Three-leaf Sumac

Autumn Amber Prostrate Three-leaf Sumac

Rhus trilobata 'Autumn Amber'

No watering needed
Red Twig Dogwood

Red Twig Dogwood

Cornus sericea 'Red Twig'

Golden Swedish Juniper

Golden Swedish Juniper

Juniperus communis 'Suecica Aurea'

Wichita Blue Juniper

Wichita Blue Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum 'Wichita Blue'

No watering needed
Fragrant Sumac

Fragrant Sumac

Rhus aromatica

Smooth Sumac

Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

Mammoth Red Raspberry

Mammoth Red Raspberry

Rubus idaeus 'Mammoth Red'

Fernbush

Fernbush

Chamaebatiaria millefolium

No watering needed
Green Ephedra

Green Ephedra

Ephedra viridis

No watering needed

Grasses3

Tufted Hairgrass

Tufted Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa

Canada Wild Rye

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea 'Luteo Picta'

Perennials19

Cinderella Milkweed

Cinderella Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'

Common Sneezeweed

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Showy Milkweed

Showy Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

False Solomon's Seal

False Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum racemosum

Red Dwarf Joe-Pye Weed

Red Dwarf Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium maculatum 'Red Dwarf'

Golden Buckwheat

Golden Buckwheat

Eriogonum umbellatum 'aureum'

Common Yarrow

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Nodding Onion

Nodding Onion

Allium cernuum

Common Sunflower

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

No watering needed
White Sagebrush

White Sagebrush

Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis'

Starry Solomon's Seal

Starry Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum stellatum

Scouring Rush

Scouring Rush

Equisetum hyemale

Blue Vervain

Blue Vervain

Verbena hastata

Lewis Flax

Lewis Flax

Linum lewisii

Tidy Tips

Tidy Tips

Layia glandulosa

No watering needed
Tarragon

Tarragon

Artemisia dracunculus

Bitterroot

Bitterroot

Lewisia rediviva 'Cliff Maids'

No watering needed
Largeflower Collomia

Largeflower Collomia

Collomia grandiflora

Golden Corydalis

Golden Corydalis

Corydalis aurea

No watering needed

Ferns1

Male Fern

Male Fern

Dryopteris filix-mas

Succulents1

Alpine Texas Climbing Cactus

Echinocereus triglochidiatus 'Alpine TX Form'

No watering needed

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