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Native plants in Busan

124 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

124 of them need no watering beyond Busan’s own rainfall

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Canopy and structure

Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum

No watering needed Photo: Nick Butcher · CC BY 4.0

Old Gold Juniper

Juniperus chinensis 'Old Gold'

No watering needed

Compact Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata 'Compacta'

No watering needed

Kousa Dogwood

Cornus kousa

No watering needed Photo: Mark Apgar · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Flowering Cherry

Prunus serrulata

No watering needed Photo: Jenny Christianson · CC0 1.0

Governor Mouton Camellia

Camellia japonica 'Governor Mouton'

No watering needed

Japanese Fatsia

Fatsia japonica

No watering needed Photo: wild_wind · CC BY 4.0

Variegated Chinese Elm

Ulmus parvifolia 'Variegata'

No watering needed

Japanese Pittosporum

Pittosporum tobira

No watering needed Photo: inatadedi · CC BY 4.0

City Sprite Zelkova

Zelkova serrata 'City Sprite'

No watering needed

Duke Gardens Plum Yew

Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Duke Gardens'

No watering needed

Marley's Pink Parasol Japanese Snowbell

Styrax japonicus 'Marley'S Pink Parasol'

No watering needed

Needlepoint Holly

Ilex cornuta 'Needlepoint'

No watering needed

Chinese Fringetree

Chionanthus retusus

No watering needed Photo: chiuluan · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Privet

Ligustrum japonicum

No watering needed Photo: Mingye Wang · CC BY 4.0

Amur Maple

Acer ginnala

No watering needed Photo: Pavel Kacl · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Black Pine

Pinus thunbergii

No watering needed Photo: the swamp ass · CC BY 4.0

Shantung Maple

Acer truncatum

No watering needed Photo: Jane Charlen · CC BY 4.0

Pink Flair Sargent Cherry

Prunus sargentii 'Pink Flair Cherry'

No watering needed

Giant Dogwood

Cornus controversa

No watering needed Photo: Marco Mussita · CC BY 4.0

Golden Ghost Pine

Pinus densiflora 'Golden Ghost'

No watering needed

Whitespire Birch

Betula platyphylla 'Whitespire'

No watering needed

Amur Maackia

Maackia amurensis

No watering needed Photo: Tatyana Petrenko · CC BY 4.0

Shrubs31

Backbone planting

Old Fashioned Weigela

Weigela florida

No watering needed Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 1.0

Old Gold Juniper

Juniperus chinensis 'Old Gold'

No watering needed

Compact Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata 'Compacta'

No watering needed

Tatsumaki Japanese Laurel

Aucuba japonica 'Tatsumaki'

No watering needed

Governor Mouton Camellia

Camellia japonica 'Governor Mouton'

No watering needed

Japanese Fatsia

Fatsia japonica

No watering needed Photo: wild_wind · CC BY 4.0

Tuff Stuff Ah-Ha Mountain Hydrangea

Hydrangea serrata 'Tuff Stuff Ah-Ha'

No watering needed

Silver King Euonymus

Euonymus japonicus 'Silver King'

No watering needed

Japanese Pittosporum

Pittosporum tobira

No watering needed Photo: inatadedi · CC BY 4.0

Gulftide Osmanthus

Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Gulftide'

No watering needed

Double Japanese Kerria

Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora'

No watering needed

Duke Gardens Plum Yew

Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Duke Gardens'

No watering needed

Needlepoint Holly

Ilex cornuta 'Needlepoint'

No watering needed

Beautyberry

Callicarpa dichotoma

No watering needed Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Wintercreeper

Euonymus fortunei

No watering needed Photo: Emily Summerbell · CC BY 4.0

Dwarf Burning Bush

Euonymus alatus 'Compacta'

No watering needed

Japanese Privet

Ligustrum japonicum

No watering needed Photo: Mingye Wang · CC BY 4.0

Amur Maple

Acer ginnala

No watering needed Photo: Pavel Kacl · CC BY 4.0

Coppertop Sweet Viburnum

Viburnum odoratissimum 'Coppertop Sweet'

No watering needed

Bridalwreath Spirea

Spiraea prunifolia

No watering needed Photo: Erin Collins · CC BY 4.0

Common Bluebeard

Caryopteris incana

No watering needed Photo: Mason Brock · CC0 1.0

Compact Korean Azalea

Rhododendron yedoense 'Compacta'

No watering needed

Korean Boxwood

Buxus sinica 'Franklin'

No watering needed

Michael Dodge Linden Viburnum

Viburnum dilatatum 'Michael Dodge Linden'

No watering needed

Royal Azalea

Rhododendron schlippenbachii

No watering needed Photo: Tatyana Petrenko · CC BY 4.0

Ural False Spirea

Sorbaria sorbifolia

No watering needed Photo: charlie chaviano · CC BY 4.0

Christo Indigo

Indigofera kirilowii 'Christo'

No watering needed

Edo Shibori Bush Clover

Lespedeza thunbergii 'Edo Shibori'

No watering needed

Multiflora Rose

Rosa multiflora

No watering needed Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Golden Ramie

Boehmeria nivea 'Kogane Mushi'

No watering needed

Sycamore-leaf False Nettle

Boehmeria japonica 'Platanifolia'

No watering needed

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Movement and texture

Chinese Silver Grass

Miscanthus sinensis

No watering needed Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁 · CC BY 4.0

Creeping Lilyturf

Liriope spicata

No watering needed Photo: 葉子 · CC0 1.0

Mondo Grass

Ophiopogon japonicus

No watering needed Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Variegated Feather Reed Grass

Calamagrostis arundinacea 'Overdam'

No watering needed

Siderosticta sedge

Carex siderosticta

No watering needed Photo: Nina Filippova · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Blood Grass

Imperata cylindrica

No watering needed Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁 · CC BY 4.0

Perennials54

Seasonal colour

Lilyturf

Liriope muscari

No watering needed Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Balloon Flower

Platycodon grandiflorus 'Mix'

No watering needed

Japanese Sweet Flag

Acorus gramineus

No watering needed Photo: renshuchu · CC0 1.0

Japanese Iris

Iris ensata

No watering needed Photo: Илья Руденко · CC BY 4.0

Korean mint

Agastache rugosa

No watering needed Photo: Jane Charlen · CC BY 4.0

Tiger Lily

Lilium lancifolium

No watering needed Photo: mister_bumble · CC BY 4.0

Solomon's Seal Prince Charming

Polygonatum odoratum 'Prince Charming'

No watering needed

Creeping Lilyturf

Liriope spicata

No watering needed Photo: 葉子 · CC0 1.0

Common Orange Daylily

Hemerocallis fulva

No watering needed Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁 · CC BY 4.0

Chinese Ground Orchid

Bletilla striata

No watering needed Photo: Robert Guralnick · CC BY 4.0

Chinese Pink

Dianthus chinensis

No watering needed Photo: Urgamal Magsar · CC BY 4.0

Fernleaf Saxifrage

Saxifraga stolonifera

No watering needed Photo: Takaaki Hattori · CC BY 4.0

Red Spider Lily

Lycoris radiata

No watering needed Photo: りなべる · CC BY 4.0

Surprise Lily

Lycoris squamigera

No watering needed Photo: Kōsuke Onoda · CC0 1.0

Marsh Marigold

Caltha palustris

No watering needed Photo: Alan Prather · CC BY 4.0

Great Burnet

Sanguisorba officinalis

No watering needed Photo: Vladimir Atachkin · CC BY 4.0

Falcate Solomon's Seal Silver Lining

Polygonatum falcatum 'Silver Lining'

No watering needed

Blue Star Kalimeris

Kalimeris incisa 'Blue Star'

No watering needed

Self-heal

Prunella vulgaris

No watering needed Photo: Seig · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Leopard Plant

Farfugium japonicum

No watering needed Photo: teresa lo · CC BY 4.0

Blue Elf Hosta

Hosta minor 'Blue Elf'

No watering needed

Japanese Iris

Iris laevigata

No watering needed Photo: Oleg Kosterin · CC BY 4.0

Golden Lace

Patrinia scabiosifolia

No watering needed Photo: Nina Filippova · CC BY 4.0

Shredded Umbrella Plant

Syneilesis aconitifolia

No watering needed Photo: Violetta Dzizyurova · CC BY 4.0

Thunberg's Onion Ozawa

Allium thunbergii 'Ozawa'

No watering needed

Wando Toad Lily

Tricyrtis macropoda 'Wando'

No watering needed

Siebold's Wild Ginger

Asarum sieboldii

No watering needed Photo: Tatyana Petrenko · CC BY 4.0

Sweet Flag

Acorus calamus

No watering needed Photo: Petr Harant · CC BY 4.0

Liverleaf

Hepatica nobilis

No watering needed Photo: Марина Давлетшина · CC BY 4.0

Small Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum humile

No watering needed Photo: Viola Alekseeva · CC0 1.0

Tatarian Aster

Aster tataricus

No watering needed Photo: Aleksei Baushev · CC BY 4.0

Aureovariegata Variegated Disporum

Disporum smilacinum 'Aureovariegata'

No watering needed

Vines7

Verticals and screens

Boston Ivy

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

No watering needed Photo: mister_bumble · CC BY 4.0

Mississippi River Sweet Autumn Clematis

Clematis terniflora 'Mississippi River'

No watering needed

Chocolate Vine

Akebia quinata

No watering needed Photo: Allen Browne · CC0 1.0

Snow-N-Summer Asiatic Jasmine

Trachelospermum asiaticum 'Snow-N-Summer'

No watering needed

Japanese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

No watering needed Photo: sudomir · CC BY 4.0

Autumn Revolution American Bittersweet

Celastrus orbiculatus 'Autumn Revolution'

No watering needed

Japanese Climbing Fern

Lygodium japonicum

No watering needed Photo: Will Kuhn · CC BY 4.0

Ferns14

Shade and damp

Japanese painted fern

Athyrium niponicum

No watering needed Photo: りなべる · CC BY 4.0

Autumn Fern

Dryopteris erythrosora

No watering needed Photo: Emily Summerbell · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Holly Fern

Cyrtomium falcatum

No watering needed Photo: Stuart Cable · CC BY 4.0

Fortune's Holly Fern

Cyrtomium fortunei

No watering needed Photo: Henry Miller · CC BY 4.0

Cretan Brake Fern

Pteris cretica 'Western Hills'

No watering needed

Eared Lady Fern

Athyrium otophorum

No watering needed Photo: りなべる · CC BY 4.0

Odaesan Fern

Dryopteris crassirhizoma 'Odaesan'

No watering needed

Japanese Felt Fern

Pyrrosia lingua

No watering needed Photo: 胡正恆(Jackson Hu) · CC BY 4.0

Champion's Wood Fern

Dryopteris championii

No watering needed Photo: 曾昱承 Yu-Cheng Zeng · CC BY 4.0

Bisset's Wood Fern

Dryopteris bissetiana

No watering needed Photo: りなべる · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Shield Fern

Dryopteris varia

No watering needed Photo: 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi) · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Bamboo Fern

Coniogramme japonica

No watering needed Photo: Kiwi Shen · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Royal Fern

Osmunda japonica

No watering needed Photo: Yoshihiro Tokue · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Climbing Fern

Lygodium japonicum

No watering needed Photo: Will Kuhn · CC BY 4.0

Other native plants2

No growth type given

Japanese Dogtooth Violet

Erythronium japonicum

No watering needed Photo: Timur Kalininsky · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Cobra Lily

Arisaema ringens

No watering needed Photo: Mason Brock · CC0 1.0

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