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Native plants in Winston-Salem

237 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

41 of them need no watering beyond Winston-Salem’s own rainfall

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Canopy and structure

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Photo: caymanmatt · CC BY 4.0

Carolina Sweetheart Redbud

Cercis canadensis 'Carolina Sweetheart'

No watering needed

River Birch

Betula nigra

Photo: wcmorton · CC0 1.0

Tulip Poplar

Liriodendron tulipifera

Photo: Daniel Atha · CC0 1.0

Worplesdon Sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Worplesdon'

Pink Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida 'Rubra'

Red Oak

Quercus rubra

Photo: Peter · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Redcedar

Juniperus virginiana 'Idyllwild'

No watering needed

Black Tupelo

Nyssa sylvatica

Photo: Navin Sasikumar · CC BY 4.0

Serviceberry

Amelanchier canadensis

Photo: geosesarma · CC BY 4.0

Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0

White Fringetree

Chionanthus virginicus

Photo: Sydney Olsen · CC BY 4.0

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

Photo: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0

Timm Success Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea 'Timm Success'

Shumard Oak

Quercus shumardii

No watering needed Photo: lanechaffin · CC0 1.0

Sourwood

Oxydendrum arboreum

Photo: Emily Summerbell · CC BY 4.0

Pin Oak

Quercus palustris

Photo: Amelia Tauber · CC BY 4.0

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus

Photo: TEAMVALOR786 Succulents and cacti, The future of nature is in your hands · CC BY 4.0

White Oak

Quercus alba

Photo: sblumen · CC BY 4.0

Sensation Boxelder

Acer negundo 'Sensation'

Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

Photo: Farren Dell Rossman · CC BY 4.0

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Photo: Dávid Horváth · CC BY 4.0

Scarlet Oak

Quercus coccinea

Photo: Andrew Conboy · CC BY 4.0

American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

Photo: Bonnie Isaac · CC0 1.0

Cucumbertree Magnolia

Magnolia acuminata

Photo: Will McFarland · CC BY 4.0

American Linden

Tilia americana

Photo: Tom Scavo · CC BY 4.0

Spicebush

Lindera benzoin

Photo: Ryan F. Mandelbaum · CC BY 4.0

Willow Oak

Quercus phellos

Photo: C. · CC0 1.0

American Persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

Photo: Cody Stricker · CC BY 4.0

American Holly

Ilex opaca

Photo: Shannon · CC0 1.0

Red Buckeye

Aesculus pavia

Photo: Jeff Clark · CC BY 4.0

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Backbone planting

Smooth Hydrangea

Hydrangea arborescens

Photo: Emily Summerbell · CC BY 4.0

Creeping Phlox Moss Phlox

Phlox subulata

No watering needed Photo: Ben Cloutier · CC BY 4.0

Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius

Photo: jyoung2399 · CC BY 4.0

Little Henry Sweetspire

Itea virginica 'Sprich'

Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

Photo: botanygirl · CC BY 4.0

Sugar Shack Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis 'Sugar Shack'

Winterberry

Ilex verticillata

Photo: Adam Kranz · CC0 1.0

American Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Photo: Melanie Gaddy · CC0 1.0

Serviceberry

Amelanchier canadensis

Photo: geosesarma · CC BY 4.0

Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0

White Fringetree

Chionanthus virginicus

Photo: Sydney Olsen · CC BY 4.0

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

Photo: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0

Catawba Rhododendron

Rhododendron catawbiense

Photo: Jennifer Styrsky · CC BY 4.0

Carolina Allspice

Calycanthus floridus

Photo: Allan Harris · CC0 1.0

Timm Success Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea 'Timm Success'

Smooth Witherod

Viburnum nudum

Photo: Scott Ward · CC BY 4.0

Early Amethyst Beautyberry

Callicarpa americana 'Early Amethyst'

No watering needed

Elf Mountain Laurel

Kalmia latifolia 'Elf'

Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

Photo: Farren Dell Rossman · CC BY 4.0

Spicebush

Lindera benzoin

Photo: Ryan F. Mandelbaum · 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

American Holly

Ilex opaca

Photo: Shannon · CC0 1.0

Red Buckeye

Aesculus pavia

Photo: Jeff Clark · CC BY 4.0

Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

No watering needed Photo: Tony KM · CC BY 4.0

Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium

Photo: geosesarma · CC BY 4.0

Silky Dogwood

Cornus amomum

Photo: Elizabeth Axley · CC BY 4.0

Drooping Leucothoe

Leucothoe fontanesiana

Photo: Scott Morris · CC BY 4.0

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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

Northern Sea Oats

Chasmanthium latifolium

No watering needed Photo: Gold eagle Kroll · CC BY 4.0

Pink Muhly Grass

Muhlenbergia capillaris

No watering needed Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Golden Sunset Yellow Indiangrass

Sorghastrum nutans 'Golden Sunset Yellow'

No watering needed

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

Photo: A. G. · CC0 1.0

Splitbeard Bluestem

Andropogon ternarius

No watering needed

Blue Wood Sedge

Carex flaccosperma

Photo: Will McFarland · 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

Eastern Gamagrass

Tripsacum dactyloides

No watering needed Photo: Rich Sommer · CC BY 4.0

Fringed Sedge

Carex crinita

Photo: Trix Niernberger · CC0 1.0

Rosy Sedge

Carex rosea

Photo: Jeremy Atherton · CC BY 4.0

Whitetinge Sedge

Carex albicans

Photo: hr_dragonfly · CC BY 4.0

Fox Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

Photo: Brandon Corder · CC BY 4.0

Creek Sedge

Carex amphibola

Photo: Bonnie Semmling · CC BY 4.0

Eastern Woodland Sedge

Carex blanda

Photo: Matt Felperin · CC BY 4.0

Broomsedge Bluestem

Andropogon virginicus

No watering needed Photo: Annika Lindqvist · CC BY 4.0

Woolgrass

Scirpus cyperinus

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Bottlebrush Sedge

Carex lurida

Photo: Steven Lamonde · CC BY 4.0

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Seasonal colour

Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Photo: Rochelle Davis · CC BY 4.0

Orange Coneflower

Rudbeckia fulgida

Photo: Kristály Cravens-Liszak · CC BY 4.0

Creeping Phlox Moss Phlox

Phlox subulata

No watering needed Photo: Ben Cloutier · CC BY 4.0

Blazing Star Gayfeather

Liatris spicata

Photo: worldbird · CC BY 4.0

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

No watering needed Photo: k2018lena · CC0 1.0

Garden Phlox

Phlox paniculata

Photo: Andy Wilson · CC0 1.0

Cinderella Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'

Threadleaf Coreopsis

Coreopsis verticillata

Photo: Mark Richman · CC BY 4.0

Bee Balm Oswego Tea

Monarda didyma

Photo: LJ Moore-McClelland · 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

Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

Photo: botanygirl · CC BY 4.0

Lanceleaf Tickseed

Coreopsis lanceolata

Photo: Silvia Cova · CC0 1.0

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

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Photo: Thomas Koffel · CC BY 4.0

Great Blue Lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica

Photo: Andrew Conboy · CC BY 4.0

Foamflower

Tiarella cordifolia

Photo: Paul Bade · CC BY 4.0

Improved Rugen Strawberry

Fragaria vesca 'Improved Rugen'

No watering needed

Woodland Phlox

Phlox divaricata

Photo: Jacqueline Raiford · CC BY 4.0

Bluestar

Amsonia tabernaemontana

Photo: Leila Dasher · 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

Bugbane 'Brunette'

Actaea racemosa 'Brunnette Black'

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

Green Spice Coral Bells

Heuchera americana 'Green Spice'

Brown-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia triloba

Photo: Alexis Williams · 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

Fiesta White Wood Aster

Eurybia divaricata 'Fiesta'

Clustered Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum muticum

Photo: Rachel Sewell · CC BY 4.0

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Verticals and screens

Trumpet Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens

Photo: Carrie Seltzer · CC BY 4.0

Crossvine

Bignonia capreolata 'Tangerine Beauty'

Carolina Jessamine

Gelsemium sempervirens

Photo: novvictan · CC BY 4.0

Clematis Candida

Clematis virginiana 'Candida'

Trumpet Creeper

Campsis radicans

No watering needed Photo: Bryant Brumbill-Corral · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Photo: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0

Purple Passionflower

Passiflora incarnata

Photo: snail_hiker · CC BY 4.0

Midori Clematis

Clematis viorna 'Midori'

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Shade and damp

Northern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum pedatum

Photo: Jason Hill · CC BY 4.0

Christmas Fern

Polystichum acrostichoides

Photo: John Brew · CC BY 4.0

Marginal Wood Fern

Dryopteris marginalis

Photo: Lynn Harper · CC0 1.0

Cinnamon Fern

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

Photo: Erik · CC BY 4.0

Sensitive Fern

Onoclea sensibilis

Photo: laurawies · CC BY 4.0

Maidenhair Spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes

No watering needed Photo: Piermario Maculan · CC0 1.0

Hay-scented Fern

Dennstaedtia punctilobula

Photo: Natalie Waddell-Rutter · CC BY 4.0

Interrupted Fern

Osmunda claytoniana

Photo: Richard Littauer · CC BY 4.0

Spinulose Wood Fern

Dryopteris carthusiana

Photo: Марина Давлетшина · CC BY 4.0

Brunswick Giant Ebony Spleenwort

Asplenium platyneuron 'Brunswick Giant'

Goldie's Wood Fern

Dryopteris goldieana

Photo: Summit Metro Parks · CC BY 4.0

Broad Beech Fern

Phegopteris hexagonoptera

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

New York Fern

Parathelypteris noveboracensis

Photo: Carol Ann McCormick · CC BY 4.0

Meadow Spikemoss

Selaginella apoda

Photo: orionid · CC0 1.0

Cinnamon Fern

Osmunda cinnamomea

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Succulents2

Dry and architectural

Adam's Needle

Yucca filamentosa

Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0

Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia humifusa

No watering needed Photo: Lexi Destria · CC BY 4.0

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