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Native plants in Winnipeg

71 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

24 of them need no watering beyond Winnipeg’s own rainfall

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Shrubs14

Backbone planting

Skyrocket Juniper

Skyrocket Juniper

Juniperus horizontalis 'Skyrocket'

No watering needed

Anise Hyssop

Anise Hyssop

Agastache foeniculum

Photo: aarongunnar · CC BY 4.0

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

No watering needed Photo: John Gaskin · CC0 1.0

Common Chokecherry

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

Lemony Lace Elderberry

Lemony Lace Elderberry

Sambucus racemosa 'Lemony Lace'

Cutleaf Coneflower

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Red Twig Dogwood

Red Twig Dogwood

Cornus sericea 'Red Twig'

Snowberry

Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

No watering needed Photo: Owen McElroy · CC0 1.0

American Cranberrybush

American Cranberrybush

Viburnum trilobum

Photo: Carol Ann McCormick · CC BY 4.0

Nannyberry

Nannyberry

Viburnum lentago

Photo: Loïc Mathieu · CC BY 4.0

Smooth Sumac

Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

No watering needed Photo: Tony KM · CC BY 4.0

Pussy Willow

Pussy Willow

Salix discolor

Photo: swords · CC0 1.0

Mammoth Red Raspberry

Mammoth Red Raspberry

Rubus idaeus 'Mammoth Red'

Dwarf Indigo Bush

Dwarf Indigo Bush

Amorpha nana

No watering needed Photo: Jared Shorma · CC BY 4.0

Grasses10

Movement and texture

Little Bluestem

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

No watering needed Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0

'Rain Dance' Big Bluestem

'Rain Dance' Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardii 'Rain Dance'

No watering needed

Prairie Dropseed

Prairie Dropseed

Sporobolus heterolepis

Photo: Dawn VanDeman · CC0 1.0

Switchgrass

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

Photo: Erin Snyder · CC BY 4.0

Sideoats Grama

Sideoats Grama

Bouteloua curtipendula

No watering needed Photo: Andrea Grover · CC BY 4.0

Canada Wild Rye

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

No watering needed Photo: tzeducation · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Wild Rye

Virginia Wild Rye

Elymus virginicus

Photo: Jason Leduc · CC0 1.0

Fox Sedge

Fox Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea 'Luteo Picta'

Woolly Sedge

Woolly Sedge

Carex pellita

Photo: Patrice Dupont · CC BY 4.0

Perennials40

Seasonal colour

Anise Hyssop

Anise Hyssop

Agastache foeniculum

Photo: aarongunnar · CC BY 4.0

Cinderella Milkweed

Cinderella Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'

Obedient Plant Miss Manners

Obedient Plant Miss Manners

Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners'

Black-eyed Susan

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Wild Bergamot

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Photo: Tom Pollard · CC BY 4.0

Culver's root

Culver's root

Veronicastrum virginicum

Photo: Cazody · CC0 1.0

Eastern Red Columbine

Eastern Red Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Photo: Craig Hensley · CC BY 4.0

False Sunflower

False Sunflower

Heliopsis helianthoides

Photo: W Rao · CC BY 4.0

Common Sneezeweed

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Photo: Thomas Koffel · CC BY 4.0

Chives

Chives

Allium schoenoprasum

No watering needed Photo: Юлия · CC BY 4.0

Improved Rugen Strawberry

Improved Rugen Strawberry

Fragaria vesca 'Improved Rugen'

Blue Flag Iris

Blue Flag Iris

Iris versicolor

Photo: Hungry-Sarracenia Photo · CC BY 4.0

Cutleaf Coneflower

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Blanket Flower

Blanket Flower

Gaillardia aristata

No watering needed Photo: k2018lena · CC0 1.0

Common Milkweed

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Photo: Dilrukshan Priyantha Wijesinghe · CC BY 4.0

Snow Flurry Heath Aster

Snow Flurry Heath Aster

Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry'

No watering needed

Golden Alexanders

Golden Alexanders

Zizia aurea

Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Smooth Blue Aster

Smooth Blue Aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

No watering needed Photo: Solomiya · CC BY 4.0

Purple Prairie Clover

Purple Prairie Clover

Dalea purpurea

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

Showy Milkweed

Showy Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

No watering needed Photo: Karen Guin · CC BY 4.0

Red Dwarf Joe-Pye Weed

Red Dwarf Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium maculatum 'Red Dwarf'

Common Yarrow

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0

Mexican Hat Prairie Coneflower

Mexican Hat Prairie Coneflower

Ratibida columnifera 'pulcherrima'

No watering needed

White Sagebrush

White Sagebrush

Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis'

No watering needed

Prairie Smoke

Geum triflorum 'Prairie Smoke'

No watering needed

Wild Strawberry

Wild Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

Photo: maureen_c-m · CC BY 4.0

Whorled Milkweed

Whorled Milkweed

Asclepias verticillata

No watering needed Photo: Katherine Teresa · CC0 1.0

Stiff Goldenrod

Stiff Goldenrod

Solidago rigida

Photo: Kallum McDonald · CC0 1.0

Broadleaf Arrowhead

Broadleaf Arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia

Photo: M. Whitson · CC BY 4.0

Maximilian sunflower

Maximilian sunflower

Helianthus maximiliani

No watering needed Photo: Jaime González · CC0 1.0

Alumroot

Alumroot

Heuchera richardsonii

Photo: Kallum McDonald · CC0 1.0

Starry Solomon's Seal

Starry Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum stellatum

No watering needed Photo: mel letterman · CC BY 4.0

Vines1

Verticals and screens

American Bittersweet

American Bittersweet

Celastrus scandens 'Mix'

Ferns1

Shade and damp

Ostrich Fern

Ostrich Fern

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Photo: tkr421 · CC BY 4.0

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