Massachusetts
Native plants in Worcester
870 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 (448), grasses (175), shrubs (157) · 847 of them need no watering beyond Worcester’s own rainfall
Showing 252 plants · 618 more are native here but not in the catalog yet
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Trees55
Canopy and structure
Shrubs57
Backbone planting
Grasses34
Movement and texture
Perennials105
Seasonal colour
Vines3
Verticals and screens
Ferns21
Shade and damp
Succulents1
Dry and architectural
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