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Native plants in Winnipeg

97 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

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

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Canopy and structure

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

No watering needed Photo: John Gaskin · CC0 1.0

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides

No watering needed Photo: Charlie O'Brien · CC0 1.0

Paper Birch

Betula papyrifera

Photo: Braden J. Judson · CC0 1.0

White Spruce

Picea glauca

Photo: robinlanark · CC0 1.0

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0

Boxelder

Acer negundo

Photo: Ryan Sorrells · CC BY 4.0

American Linden

Tilia americana

Photo: Tom Scavo · CC BY 4.0

Nannyberry

Viburnum lentago

Photo: Loïc Mathieu · CC BY 4.0

Beaked Hazelnut

Corylus cornuta

American Elm

Ulmus americana

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Tamarack

Larix laricina

Pussy Willow

Salix discolor

Photo: swords · CC0 1.0

Silver buffaloberry

Shepherdia argentea

No watering needed Photo: Colin Croft · CC BY 4.0

Balsam poplar

Populus balsamifera

Photo: JD Flores · CC0 1.0

Green Ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Photo: Владимир Дворкин · CC0 1.0

Peachleaf Willow

Salix amygdaloides

No watering needed Photo: Jeff Hansen · CC BY 4.0

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Backbone planting

Creeping Juniper

Juniperus horizontalis

No watering needed Photo: Jamie VanBuskirk · CC BY 4.0

Anise Hyssop

Agastache foeniculum

Photo: aarongunnar · CC BY 4.0

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

No watering needed Photo: John Gaskin · CC0 1.0

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

No watering needed Photo: Indio Brown · CC BY 4.0

Elderberry

Sambucus racemosa

Photo: Lynn Harper · CC0 1.0

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Bunchberry

Cornus canadensis

Photo: Eli Talhouk · CC BY 4.0

Redosier Dogwood

Cornus sericea

Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

No watering needed Photo: Owen McElroy · CC0 1.0

American Cranberrybush

Viburnum trilobum

Photo: Carol Ann McCormick · CC BY 4.0

Nannyberry

Viburnum lentago

Photo: Loïc Mathieu · CC BY 4.0

Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

No watering needed Photo: Tony KM · CC BY 4.0

Beaked Hazelnut

Corylus cornuta

Pussy Willow

Salix discolor

Photo: swords · CC0 1.0

Raspberry

Rubus idaeus

Photo: Antonina · CC BY 4.0

Silver buffaloberry

Shepherdia argentea

No watering needed Photo: Colin Croft · CC BY 4.0

Dwarf Indigo Bush

Amorpha nana

No watering needed Photo: Jared Shorma · CC BY 4.0

Plains Yellow Primrose

Oenothera serrulata

No watering needed Photo: Ryan Donnelly · CC BY 4.0

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Movement and texture

Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardi

No watering needed

Prairie Dropseed

Sporobolus heterolepis

Photo: Dawn VanDeman · CC0 1.0

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

Photo: Erin Snyder · CC BY 4.0

Sideoats Grama

Bouteloua curtipendula

No watering needed Photo: Andrea Grover · CC BY 4.0

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

No watering needed Photo: tzeducation · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Wild Rye

Elymus virginicus

Photo: Jason Leduc · CC0 1.0

Fox Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea

Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Softstem Bulrush

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

Photo: Tommy Forrest · CC0 1.0

Woolly Sedge

Carex pellita

Photo: Patrice Dupont · CC BY 4.0

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Seasonal colour

Anise Hyssop

Agastache foeniculum

Photo: aarongunnar · CC BY 4.0

Swamp Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata

Photo: Mike Gooley · CC0 1.0

Obedient Plant

Physostegia virginiana

Photo: Andrew St. Paul · CC BY 4.0

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Photo: Tom Pollard · CC BY 4.0

Culver's root

Veronicastrum virginicum

Photo: Cazody · CC0 1.0

Eastern Red Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Photo: Craig Hensley · CC BY 4.0

False Sunflower

Heliopsis helianthoides

Photo: W Rao · CC BY 4.0

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Photo: Thomas Koffel · CC BY 4.0

Chives

Allium schoenoprasum

No watering needed Photo: Юлия · CC BY 4.0

Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

Photo: myarobilliard · CC0 1.0

Blue Flag Iris

Iris versicolor

Photo: Hungry-Sarracenia Photo · CC BY 4.0

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Blanket Flower

Gaillardia aristata

No watering needed Photo: k2018lena · CC0 1.0

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Photo: Dilrukshan Priyantha Wijesinghe · CC BY 4.0

Heath Aster

Symphyotrichum ericoides

No watering needed Photo: Alex Heyman · CC0 1.0

Golden Alexanders

Zizia aurea

Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Smooth Blue Aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

No watering needed Photo: Solomiya · CC BY 4.0

Purple Prairie Clover

Dalea purpurea

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

Bunchberry

Cornus canadensis

Photo: Eli Talhouk · CC BY 4.0

Showy Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

No watering needed Photo: Karen Guin · CC BY 4.0

Spotted Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium maculatum

Photo: Ian Whyte · CC0 1.0

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0

Mexican Hat

Ratibida columnifera

No watering needed Photo: Theresa Strickler · CC BY 4.0

Canada Goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

Photo: Ulrik Andreassen · CC BY 4.0

White Sagebrush

Artemisia ludoviciana

No watering needed Photo: Jared Shorma · CC BY 4.0

Prairie Smoke

Geum triflorum

No watering needed Photo: Tom Erler · CC0 1.0

Wild Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

Photo: maureen_c-m · CC BY 4.0

Whorled Milkweed

Asclepias verticillata

No watering needed Photo: Katherine Teresa · CC0 1.0

Stiff Goldenrod

Solidago rigida

Photo: Kallum McDonald · CC0 1.0

Broadleaf Arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia

Photo: M. Whitson · CC BY 4.0

Maximilian sunflower

Helianthus maximiliani

No watering needed Photo: Jaime González · CC0 1.0

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Verticals and screens

Limber Honeysuckle

Lonicera dioica

American Bittersweet

Celastrus scandens

Photo: Owen McElroy · CC0 1.0

Common hop

Humulus lupulus

Photo: Stanislav Murashkin · CC BY 4.0

Hedge Bindweed

Calystegia sepium

Photo: Arnim Littek · CC BY 4.0

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Shade and damp

Ostrich Fern

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Photo: tkr421 · CC BY 4.0

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