Native range
Native plants
339 plants native to North America in the BloomsEye library: 319 wild species and 20 plant groups, each growing wild in part of the United States or Canada and read from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS. The 235 garden forms of them are listed apart below, each naming its wild parent.
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How this list is made
Derived from each plant's native-range record, checked against Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS with every decision on a ledger, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 339 plants, 313 have been checked against outside sources (6 fully verified); the rest have not been checked yet, and each plant's own page says which. The cards are AI-generated illustrations.
Range data from the World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 4.0, adapted) and USDA PLANTS. How the native range is credited.
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Adam's Needle
Yucca filamentosa
Full sunZones 5–102.5 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany
Cercocarpus montanus
Full sunZones 5–108.5 ftLow
Alkali Sacaton
Sporobolus airoides
Full sunZones 4–93 ftLow
Allegheny Serviceberry
Amelanchier laevis
Part shadeZones 4–825 ftModerate
Allegheny Spurge
Pachysandra procumbens
Part shadeZones 5–98 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
American Alumroot
Heuchera americana
Part shadeZones 4–92 ftModerate
American Beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
Part sunZones 6–106 ftModerate
American Cranberrybush Viburnum
Viburnum opulus var. americanum
Full sunZones 2–710 ftModerate
American Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Full sunZones 3–98.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
American Hazelnut
Corylus americana
Full sunZones 4–910 ftModerate
American Holly
Ilex opaca
Full sunZones 5–935 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
American Hophornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
Part shadeZones 3–932 ftModerate
American Hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
Part shadeZones 3–925 ftModerate
American Linden
Tilia americana
Full sunZones 3–870 ftModerate
American Smoketree
Cotinus obovatus
Full sunZones 4–817 ftModerate
American Wintergreen
Gaultheria procumbens
Part shadeZones 3–88 inModerate
Listed as toxic to cats
Anise Hyssop
Agastache
Full sunZones 5–93 ftLow
Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate
Apache Plume
Fallugia paradoxa
Full sunZones 4–105 ftLow
Appalachian Sedge
Carex appalachica
Part shadeZones 3–88 inLow
Apricot Lisianthus
Eustoma grandiflorum
Full sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate
FoliageArborvitae
Thuja occidentalis
Full sunZones 3–820 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Arizona Rosewood
Vauquelinia californica
Full sunZones 8–1018 ftLow
Arkansas Bluestar
Amsonia hubrichtii
Full sunZones 5–82.5 ftModerate
Aromatic Aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Full sunZones 3–82 ftLow
Arrowwood
Viburnum dentatum
Full sunZones 3–88 ftModerate
Aster
Symphyotrichum
Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate
Autumn Sage
Salvia greggii
Full sunZones 7–92.5 ftModerate
FoliageBald Cypress
Taxodium distichum
Full sunZones 4–959 ftHigh
Bee Balm
Monarda
Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate
Bidens
Bidens ferulifolia
Full sunZones 8–1112 inLow
Big Bluestem
Andropogon gerardi
Full sunZones 4–96 ftLow
Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
Full sunZones 3–85 ftModerate
Black Cohosh
Actaea racemosa
Part shadeZones 3–85 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Black Gum
Nyssa sylvatica
Full sunZones 4–940 ftModerate
Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftLow
Blackfoot Daisy
Melampodium leucanthum
Full sunZones 4–1112 inLow
Blackhaw
Viburnum prunifolium
Full sunZones 3–913 ftModerate
Blanket Flower
Gaillardia
Full sunZones 3–101.5 ftLow
Blazing Star
Liatris
Full sunZones 3–93 ftLow
Blue Indigo
Baptisia australis
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to cats
Blue Lisianthus
Eustoma grandiflorum
Full sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate
Blue Mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
Part shadeZones 5–102 ftModerate
Blue Wood Aster
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Part shadeZones 3–83 ftModerate
Blue Wood Sedge
Carex flaccosperma
Part shadeZones 5–88 inModerate
Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod
Solidago caesia
Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
Bluestar
Amsonia
Full sunZones 4–93 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
FoliageBoston Fern
Nephrolepis exaltata
Part shadeZones 9–112 ftHigh
Bottlebrush Buckeye
Aesculus parviflora
Part shadeZones 5–810 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Bottlebrush Grass
Elymus hystrix
Part shadeZones 5–93 ftModerate
Bristleleaf Sedge
Carex eburnea
Part shadeZones 2–88 inModerate
Brome-Like Sedge
Carex bromoides
Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate
Brown-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia triloba
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Buffalograss
Bouteloua dactyloides
Full sunZones 4–88 inLow
Bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
Part shadeZones 2–68 inModerate
Bur Oak
Quercus macrocarpa
Full sunZones 3–870 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Bush Anemone
Carpenteria californica
Full sunZones 8–106 ftLow
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Full sunZones 5–98.5 ftModerate
California Buckwheat
Eriogonum fasciculatum
Full sunZones 7–102.5 ftLow
Garden forms of North American natives
235 named selections of a wild North American species, each names its wild parent. A garden form is not the wild plant, so it is listed here and never counted above.
- Abbotswood
- Alba Gayfeather
- Alice Oakleaf Hydrangea
- Alma Pötschke
- Alpine Carpet Juniper
- Amazing Grace
- Amber Jubilee
- Amethyst Falls Wisteria
- Annabelle
- Appalachian Red
- Aquavita Juniper
- Arctic Fire Red Twig Dogwood
- Arctic Fire Yellow Dogwood
- Athena Gold False Sunflower
- Autumn Beauty
- Autumn Bride Coral Bells
- Autumn Colors
- Autumn Gold Narrow-Leaved Sunflower
- Autumn Sun Coneflower
- Baby Blue
- Baby Joe Dwarf Joe Pye Weed
- Bailey Compact American Cranberrybush
- Balmy Purple
- Bananappeal Anise Tree
- Bar Harbor Juniper
- Barbara Ann Climbing Hydrangea
- Bayside Bonito Southern Wax Myrtle
- Belleza Dark Pink Gaura
- Berry Heavy
- Berry Poppins
- Berry Scape Aronia
- Black Hills Spruce
- Blackhawks Big Bluestem
- Blackjack Gold Black-Eyed Susan
- Blaze
- Blonde Ambition Blue Grama Grass
- Blue Arrow Juniper
- Blue Blaze Viburnum
- Blue Chip Juniper
- Blue Moon Wisteria
- Blue Moon Woodland Phlox
- Blue Muffin Viburnum
- Blue Paradise
- Blue Rug Juniper
- Bobee Northern Bayberry
- Bordeaux Dwarf Yaupon Holly
- Brandywine Viburnum
- Bridesmaid Mountain Laurel
- Bright Eyes
- Bronze Wave Coral Bells
- Bubblegum Pink Garden Phlox
- Bunny Blue Sedge
- California Poppy (Cream/White)
- California Poppy (Rose/Pink Mix)
- Campfire Red Ember Bidens
- Candy Stripe
- Caramel
- Carol Mountain Laurel
- Carolina Sapphire Arizona Cypress
- Carousel Mountain Laurel
- Cheer Drops Arborvitae
- Cherokee Brave
- Cherokee Chief
- Cherokee Princess
- Cherry Berries Wintergreen
- Cherry Brandy
- Chicklet Gold Tecoma
- Citronelle
- Claire Grace
- Cloud Nine
- Cobalt-n-Gold Hypericum
- Coconut Lime
- Color Guard Yucca
- Columnar White Pine
- Compact Andorra Juniper
- Coppertina
- Coral Flame
- Crème Brûlée
- Crimson Comet Buttonbush
- Crimson Trumpet
- Dakota Burgundy Beardtongue
- Danica
- David
- DeGroot's Spire
- Densa Inkberry
- Denver Daisy
- Deschampsia Goldtau Grass
- Designer Threads Golden Needles Coreopsis
- Designer Threads Heartstrings Coreopsis
- Designer Threads Scarlet Ribbons Coreopsis
- Diabolo
- DreamScape Hydrangea
- Dressed To Thrill Crossvine
- Drummond's Pink
- Dwarf Alberta Spruce
- Dwarf White Pine
- Early Sunrise
- Elf Mountain Laurel
- Emerald Blue
- Emerald Green
- Emerald Pink
- Eye Candy Moss Phlox
- Eye Shadow Moss Phlox
- Falling Waters
- Fat Albert
- Fire Chief
- Fireworks Goldenrod
- Flame Thrower
- Forest Pansy
- Gentsch White
- Giant Sunflower
- Globe Blue Spruce
- Golden Globe
- Goldfinger
- Goldilocks
- Goldsturm
- Grand Marshall
- Green Jewel
- Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac
- Happy Face Yellow
- Hearts of Gold
- Heavy Metal
- Henry Duelberg Mealy Blue Sage
- Henry's Garnet Sweetspire
- Holmstrup
- Hoopsii
- Howard McMinn Manzanita
- Hummingbird
- Incrediball Hydrangea
- Indian Summer
- Invincibelle Spirit II Hydrangea
- Ivory Castle
- Jeana
- Jeddeloh Hemlock
- Laura
- Lavender Twist
- Lemon Queen
- Lemony Lace Elderberry
- Little Devil
- Little Gem Magnolia
- Little Henry Sweetspire
- Luminary Ultraviolet
- Luna Pink Swirl
- Luna White
- Magnus
- Major Wheeler
- Mammoth
- Mango Tango
- McKay's White
- Mikado
- Montgomery
- Moonbeam
- Moulin Rouge
- New England Aster 'Barr's Pink'
- New England Aster 'Harrington's Pink'
- Nicky
- Northwind
- Nugget
- October Skies
- Oklahoma Redbud
- Orange Perfection
- Orange Whisper
- Painted Orange Bidens
- Painted Red Bidens
- Pardon My Purple
- Patricia Ballard
- Peve Minaret
- Pink Beauty
- Pink Double Delight
- Pink Spire
- Pink Whisper
- PowWow Wild Berry
- Prairie Sun
- Professor Kippenberg
- Purple Beauty
- Purple Dome
- Purple Gleam
- Purple Phlox
- Purple Rooster
- QIS Orange
- Rainbow Leucothoe
- Rainbow Pillar
- Raydon's Favorite
- Red Ace
- Red Sprite
- Red Wings
- Regent Serviceberry
- Rheingold
- Ring of Fire
- River Mist
- Robert Poore
- Rose Chiffon
- Route 66
- Royal White Redbud
- Ruby Falls
- Ruby Spice
- Sarah Mountain Laurel
- Scarlet Flame
- Scarletta Leucothoe
- Screaming Yellow
- Shamrock Inkberry Holly
- Shawnee Brave
- Shenandoah
- Sienna Sunset
- Sixteen Candles
- Skyrocket Juniper
- Snow Flurry
- Snowcicle Hydrangea
- Soraya
- Starfire
- Strawberry Blonde
- Strawberry Fields
- Sugar Buzz Cherry Pops
- Sugar Shack Buttonbush
- Summer Wine
- Sunny Boulevard St. John's Wort
- Tangerine
- Techny
- Teddy Bear
- The Rising Sun
- Tiger Eyes Sumac
- Tiny Wine
- Toto Gold
- Twilight Zone
- Undaunted Muhly Grass
- Vanilla Spice
- Velvet Queen
- Weeping Hemlock
- Weeping White Pine
- White Delight
- White Flame
- White Swan
- Winter Gold
- Winter Red
- Zagreb
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Native to your state or province
These are the library's natives across the United States and Canada. Each state, province and territory has its own page: native plants by state and province lists them with how many of the state's counties record each plant. For your own county, enter your ZIP in the free garden planner: Garden Check lists which of these grow wild there, wild species first, marks the ones recorded wild in your county, and places any of them in your plan. No account needed.
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