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Native plants in Fukuoka

61 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

61 of them need no watering beyond Fukuoka’s own rainfall

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Japanese Maple

Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum

No watering neededPhoto: Nick Butcher · CC BY 4.0
Compact Japanese Holly

Compact Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata 'Compacta'

No watering needed
Kousa Dogwood

Kousa Dogwood

Cornus kousa

No watering neededPhoto: Mark Apgar · CC BY 4.0
Japanese Flowering Cherry

Japanese Flowering Cherry

Prunus serrulata

No watering neededPhoto: Jenny Christianson · CC0 1.0
Governor Mouton Camellia

Governor Mouton Camellia

Camellia japonica 'Governor Mouton'

No watering needed
Japanese Fatsia

Japanese Fatsia

Fatsia japonica

No watering neededPhoto: wild_wind · CC BY 4.0
Variegated Chinese Elm

Variegated Chinese Elm

Ulmus parvifolia 'Variegata'

No watering needed
Japanese Pittosporum

Japanese Pittosporum

Pittosporum tobira

No watering neededPhoto: inatadedi · CC BY 4.0
Yew Plum Pine

Yew Plum Pine

Podocarpus macrophyllus

No watering neededPhoto: monkeyjodey · CC0 1.0
Golden Ghost Pine

Golden Ghost Pine

Pinus densiflora 'Golden Ghost'

No watering needed
Lusterleaf Holly

Lusterleaf Holly

Ilex latifolia

No watering needed

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Bigleaf Hydrangea

Bigleaf Hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla

No watering neededPhoto: Rahul Gupta · CC BY 4.0
Compact Japanese Holly

Compact Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata 'Compacta'

No watering needed
Tatsumaki Japanese Laurel

Tatsumaki Japanese Laurel

Aucuba japonica 'Tatsumaki'

No watering needed
Red Chocolate Chinese Fringe Flower

Red Chocolate Chinese Fringe Flower

Loropetalum chinense 'Red Chocolate'

No watering needed
Governor Mouton Camellia

Governor Mouton Camellia

Camellia japonica 'Governor Mouton'

No watering needed
Japanese Fatsia

Japanese Fatsia

Fatsia japonica

No watering neededPhoto: wild_wind · CC BY 4.0
Silver King Euonymus

Silver King Euonymus

Euonymus japonicus 'Silver King'

No watering needed
Japanese Pittosporum

Japanese Pittosporum

Pittosporum tobira

No watering neededPhoto: inatadedi · CC BY 4.0
Pinkie Indian Hawthorn

Pinkie Indian Hawthorn

Rhaphiolepis indica 'Pinkie'

No watering needed
Mariesii Japanese Snowball

Mariesii Japanese Snowball

Viburnum plicatum 'Mariesii'

No watering needed
Double Play Artisan Spirea

Double Play Artisan Spirea

Spiraea japonica 'Galen'

No watering needed
Gulf Stream Nandina

Gulf Stream Nandina

Nandina domestica 'Gulf Stream'

No watering needed
Japanese Skimmia

Japanese Skimmia

Skimmia japonica

No watering neededPhoto: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 1.0
Thorny Olive

Thorny Olive

Elaeagnus pungens

No watering neededPhoto: Emily Summerbell · CC BY 4.0
Lusterleaf Holly

Lusterleaf Holly

Ilex latifolia

No watering needed
Sycamore-leaf False Nettle

Sycamore-leaf False Nettle

Boehmeria japonica 'Platanifolia'

No watering needed

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Mondo Grass

Mondo Grass

Ophiopogon japonicus

No watering neededPhoto: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

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Chinese Ground Orchid

Chinese Ground Orchid

Bletilla striata

No watering neededPhoto: Robert Guralnick · CC BY 4.0
Fernleaf Saxifrage

Fernleaf Saxifrage

Saxifraga stolonifera

No watering neededPhoto: Takaaki Hattori · CC BY 4.0
Red Spider Lily

Red Spider Lily

Lycoris radiata

No watering neededPhoto: りなべる · CC BY 4.0
Surprise Lily

Surprise Lily

Lycoris squamigera

No watering neededPhoto: Kōsuke Onoda · CC0 1.0
Variegated Shell Ginger

Variegated Shell Ginger

Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata'

No watering needed
Thunberg's Onion Ozawa

Thunberg's Onion Ozawa

Allium thunbergii 'Ozawa'

No watering needed
Tatarian Aster

Tatarian Aster

Aster tataricus

No watering neededPhoto: Aleksei Baushev · CC BY 4.0
Solomon's Seal Prince Charming

Solomon's Seal Prince Charming

Polygonatum odoratum 'Prince Charming'

No watering needed
Yomena Shogun Aster

Yomena Shogun Aster

Aster yomena 'Shogun'

No watering needed

Painter's Palette Persicaria

Persicaria filiformis 'Painter's Palette'

No watering needed
Japanese Butterbur Variegatus

Japanese Butterbur Variegatus

Petasites japonicus 'Variegatus'

No watering needed
Shredded Umbrella Plant

Shredded Umbrella Plant

Syneilesis palmata

No watering neededPhoto: Eric Knight · CC BY 4.0
Chinese Joe Pye Weed

Chinese Joe Pye Weed

Eupatorium chinense

No watering neededPhoto: Jacy Chen · CC BY 4.0
Goering's Cymbidium

Goering's Cymbidium

Cymbidium goeringii

No watering neededPhoto: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁 · CC BY 4.0
Sycamore-leaf False Nettle

Sycamore-leaf False Nettle

Boehmeria japonica 'Platanifolia'

No watering needed

Asparagus cochinchinensis Graham's Cracker

Asparagus cochinchinensis 'Graham's Cracker'

No watering needed

Vines2

Mississippi River Sweet Autumn Clematis

Mississippi River Sweet Autumn Clematis

Clematis terniflora 'Mississippi River'

No watering needed
Japanese Climbing Fern

Japanese Climbing Fern

Lygodium japonicum

No watering neededPhoto: Will Kuhn · CC BY 4.0

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Japanese painted fern

Japanese painted fern

Athyrium niponicum

No watering neededPhoto: りなべる · CC BY 4.0
Autumn Fern

Autumn Fern

Dryopteris erythrosora

No watering neededPhoto: Emily Summerbell · CC BY 4.0
Japanese Tassel Fern

Japanese Tassel Fern

Polystichum polyblepharum

No watering neededPhoto: jamie-aa · CC BY 4.0
Japanese Holly Fern

Japanese Holly Fern

Cyrtomium falcatum

No watering neededPhoto: Stuart Cable · CC BY 4.0
Fortune's Holly Fern

Fortune's Holly Fern

Cyrtomium fortunei

No watering neededPhoto: Henry Miller · CC BY 4.0
Cinnamon Fern

Cinnamon Fern

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

No watering neededPhoto: Erik · CC BY 4.0
Maidenhair Spleenwort

Maidenhair Spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes

No watering neededPhoto: Piermario Maculan · CC0 1.0
Cretan Brake Fern

Cretan Brake Fern

Pteris cretica 'Western Hills'

No watering needed
Eared Lady Fern

Eared Lady Fern

Athyrium otophorum

No watering neededPhoto: りなべる · CC BY 4.0
Siebold's Wood Fern

Siebold's Wood Fern

Dryopteris sieboldii

No watering neededPhoto: Mason Brock · CC0 1.0
Variegated East Indian Holly Fern

Variegated East Indian Holly Fern

Arachniodes simplicior 'Variegata'

No watering needed
Japanese Felt Fern

Japanese Felt Fern

Pyrrosia lingua

No watering neededPhoto: 胡正恆(Jackson Hu) · CC BY 4.0
Champion's Wood Fern

Champion's Wood Fern

Dryopteris championii

No watering neededPhoto: 曾昱承 Yu-Cheng Zeng · CC BY 4.0
Oriental Chain Fern

Oriental Chain Fern

Woodwardia orientalis

No watering neededPhoto: Saryu Mae 前 朝琉 · CC BY 4.0
Bisset's Wood Fern

Bisset's Wood Fern

Dryopteris bissetiana

No watering neededPhoto: りなべる · CC BY 4.0
Japanese Shield Fern

Japanese Shield Fern

Dryopteris varia

No watering neededPhoto: 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi) · CC BY 4.0
Upside-down Fern

Upside-down Fern

Arachniodes standishii

No watering neededPhoto: Daniel J. Layton · CC BY 4.0
Japanese Bamboo Fern

Japanese Bamboo Fern

Coniogramme japonica

No watering neededPhoto: Kiwi Shen · CC BY 4.0
Japanese Royal Fern

Japanese Royal Fern

Osmunda japonica

No watering neededPhoto: Yoshihiro Tokue · CC BY 4.0
Sorrowful Fern

Sorrowful Fern

Polystichum luctuosum

No watering neededPhoto: jamie-aa · CC BY 4.0
Japanese Climbing Fern

Japanese Climbing Fern

Lygodium japonicum

No watering neededPhoto: Will Kuhn · CC BY 4.0

Other native plants1

Japanese Cobra Lily

Japanese Cobra Lily

Arisaema ringens

No watering neededPhoto: Mason Brock · CC0 1.0

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