Korea, Republic Of

Native plants in Daejeon

101 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

99 of them need no watering beyond Daejeon’s own rainfall

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Canopy and structure

Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum

No watering needed Photo: Nick Butcher · CC BY 4.0

Chinese Juniper

Juniperus chinensis

No watering needed Photo: Илья Руденко · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata

No watering needed Photo: Michael Pirrello · CC BY 4.0

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

Chinese Elm

Ulmus parvifolia

No watering needed Photo: 葉子 · CC0 1.0

Japanese Zelkova

Zelkova serrata

No watering needed Photo: 葉子 · CC0 1.0

Japanese Plum Yew

Cephalotaxus harringtonia

No watering needed Photo: Daniel Atha · CC0 1.0

Japanese Snowbell

Styrax japonicus

No watering needed Photo: David Stern · CC BY 4.0

Chinese Fringetree

Chionanthus retusus

No watering needed Photo: chiuluan · CC BY 4.0

Amur Maple

Acer ginnala

No watering needed Photo: Pavel Kacl · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Yew

Taxus cuspidata

No watering needed Photo: Marco Mussita · CC BY 4.0

Sargent Cherry

Prunus sargentii

No watering needed Photo: Daniel Atha · CC0 1.0

Giant Dogwood

Cornus controversa

No watering needed Photo: Marco Mussita · CC BY 4.0

Pine

Pinus densiflora

No watering needed Photo: Marco Mussita · CC BY 4.0

Dwarf Golden Arborvitae

Platycladus orientalis 'Aurea Nana'

No watering needed

Amur Maackia

Maackia amurensis

No watering needed Photo: Tatyana Petrenko · CC BY 4.0

Sawtooth Oak

Quercus acutissima

No watering needed Photo: Vincent Egan · CC BY 4.0

Mimosa

Albizia julibrissin

No watering needed Photo: Athena Philips · CC BY 4.0

Temple Juniper

Juniperus rigida

No watering needed Photo: Pedro Beja · CC BY 4.0

Callery Pear

Pyrus calleryana

No watering needed Photo: Annika Lindqvist · CC BY 4.0

Shrubs27

Backbone planting

Chinese Juniper

Juniperus chinensis

No watering needed Photo: Илья Руденко · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata

No watering needed Photo: Michael Pirrello · CC BY 4.0

Mountain Hydrangea

Hydrangea serrata

Photo: Marco Mussita · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Spindle

Euonymus japonicus

No watering needed Photo: jamie-aa · CC BY 4.0

Rugosa Rose

Rosa rugosa

No watering needed Photo: Yann Kemper · CC0 1.0

Korean spice viburnum

Viburnum carlesii

No watering needed Photo: June Mire · CC0 1.0

Double Japanese Kerria

Kerria japonica

No watering needed Photo: Ben Deed · CC0 1.0

Japanese Plum Yew

Cephalotaxus harringtonia

No watering needed Photo: Daniel Atha · CC0 1.0

Beautyberry

Callicarpa dichotoma

No watering needed Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Winged Euonymus

Euonymus alatus

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

Amur Maple

Acer ginnala

No watering needed Photo: Pavel Kacl · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Yew

Taxus cuspidata

No watering needed Photo: Marco Mussita · CC BY 4.0

Dwarf Golden Arborvitae

Platycladus orientalis 'Aurea Nana'

No watering needed

Bridalwreath Spirea

Spiraea prunifolia

No watering needed Photo: Erin Collins · CC BY 4.0

Dwarf Flowering Almond

Prunus glandulosa

No watering needed

Compact Korean Azalea

Rhododendron yedoense 'Compacta'

No watering needed

Viburnum

Viburnum dilatatum

No watering needed Photo: Navin Sasikumar · CC BY 4.0

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

Temple Juniper

Juniperus rigida

No watering needed Photo: Pedro Beja · CC BY 4.0

Indigo

Indigofera kirilowii

No watering needed Photo: Todd Huang · CC BY 4.0

Early Lilac

Syringa x oblata

No watering needed Photo: Urgamal Magsar · CC BY 4.0

Autumn Olive

Elaeagnus umbellata

No watering needed Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0

Amur Honeysuckle

Lonicera maackii

No watering needed Photo: Ashley Pitcher · CC0 1.0

Multiflora Rose

Rosa multiflora

No watering needed Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Laceshrub

Neillia incisa

No watering needed Photo: Pedro Beja · CC BY 4.0

Golden Ramie

Boehmeria nivea

No watering needed Photo: 鄭雪雲 · CC BY 4.0

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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

Korean Feather Reed Grass

Calamagrostis arundinacea

No watering needed Photo: Perry Gunnar Larsen · CC BY 4.0

Kangaroo Grass

Themeda triandra

No watering needed Photo: ianrainbow · CC BY 4.0

Siderosticta sedge

Carex siderosticta

No watering needed Photo: Nina Filippova · CC BY 4.0

Common Reed

Phragmites australis

No watering needed

Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea

No watering needed Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Annual Bluegrass

Poa annua

No watering needed Photo: Karen Fry · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Blood Grass

Imperata cylindrica

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

Fountain Grass

Cenchrus alopecuroides

No watering needed

Perennials41

Seasonal colour

Lilyturf

Liriope muscari

No watering needed Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Balloon Flower

Platycodon grandiflorus

No watering needed Photo: Jim Rusconi · CC0 1.0

Tiger Lily

Lilium lancifolium

No watering needed Photo: mister_bumble · CC BY 4.0

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

Strawberry Begonia

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

Great Burnet

Sanguisorba officinalis

No watering needed Photo: Vladimir Atachkin · CC BY 4.0

Kalimeris

Kalimeris incisa

No watering needed Photo: Tatyana Petrenko · CC BY 4.0

Columbine Meadow Rue

Thalictrum aquilegiifolium

No watering needed Photo: Martin Scheuch · CC BY 4.0

Spotted bellflower

Campanula punctata

No watering needed Photo: Takashi KOIKE · CC0 1.0

Blackberry Lily

Iris domestica

No watering needed Photo: Jhonatan Matheus · CC BY 4.0

Dwarf Yellow Daylily

Hemerocallis minor

No watering needed Photo: Tatyana Petrenko · CC BY 4.0

Golden Lace

Patrinia scabiosifolia

No watering needed Photo: Nina Filippova · CC BY 4.0

Indian Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum indicum

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

Toad Lily

Tricyrtis macropoda

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

Siebold's Wild Ginger

Asarum sieboldii

No watering needed Photo: Tatyana Petrenko · CC BY 4.0

Sweet Flag

Acorus calamus

Photo: Petr Harant · CC BY 4.0

Scouring Rush

Equisetum hyemale

No watering needed Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Aureovariegata Variegated Disporum

Disporum smilacinum 'Aureovariegata'

No watering needed

Soybean

Glycine max

No watering needed Photo: 周铮 · CC0 1.0

Cursed Buttercup

Ranunculus sceleratus

No watering needed Photo: Linda Jo Conn · CC BY 4.0

Chinese Lobelia

Lobelia chinensis

No watering needed Photo: Daniel J. Layton · CC BY 4.0

Painter's Palette Persicaria

Persicaria filiformis 'Painter's Palette'

No watering needed

Japanese Butterbur

Petasites japonicus

No watering needed Photo: Илья Руденко · CC BY 4.0

Cow Vetch

Vicia cracca

No watering needed Photo: Константин Селивёрстов · CC BY 4.0

Mock Strawberry

Potentilla indica

No watering needed Photo: Clive Freedman · CC BY 4.0

Shredded Umbrella Plant

Syneilesis palmata

No watering needed Photo: Eric Knight · CC BY 4.0

Amur Cobra Lily

Arisaema amurense

No watering needed Photo: Tatyana Petrenko · CC BY 4.0

Vines6

Verticals and screens

Boston Ivy

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

No watering needed Photo: mister_bumble · CC BY 4.0

Chocolate Vine

Akebia quinata

No watering needed Photo: Allen Browne · CC0 1.0

Asiatic Jasmine

Trachelospermum asiaticum

No watering needed Photo: 岸本年郎 · CC BY 4.0

Oriental Bittersweet

Celastrus orbiculatus

No watering needed Photo: stinger · CC BY 4.0

Cow Vetch

Vicia cracca

No watering needed Photo: Константин Селивёрстов · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Hop

Humulus scandens

No watering needed Photo: MIMI · CC BY 4.0

Ferns5

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

Cretan Brake Fern

Pteris cretica

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

Marsh Fern

Thelypteris palustris

No watering needed Photo: Анна Митрошенкова · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Royal Fern

Osmunda japonica

No watering needed Photo: Yoshihiro Tokue · CC BY 4.0

Succulents1

Dry and architectural

Stringy Stonecrop

Sedum sarmentosum

No watering needed Photo: Kirstie S · CC0 1.0

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