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Native plants in Guangzhou

75 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

74 of them need no watering beyond Guangzhou’s own rainfall

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Trees12

Canopy and structure

Crape Myrtle Delta Eclipse

Lagerstroemia indica 'Delta Eclipse'

No watering needed

Old Gold Juniper

Juniperus chinensis 'Old Gold'

No watering needed

Variegated Chinese Elm

Ulmus parvifolia 'Variegata'

No watering needed

Japanese Persimmon

Diospyros kaki

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

Fragrant Tea Olive

Osmanthus fragrans

No watering needed Photo: Sue Ann Kendall · CC BY 4.0

Hosui Asian Pear

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Hosui'

No watering needed

Chinese Fan Palm

Livistona chinensis

No watering needed Photo: johnyochum · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Blueberry Tree

Elaeocarpus decipiens

No watering needed Photo: 葉子 · CC0 1.0

Susan Magnolia

Magnolia liliiflora 'Susan'

No watering needed

Chinese Chestnut

Castanea mollissima

No watering needed Photo: B Jaeger-Stanley · CC BY 4.0

Drippin' Honey Pear

Pyrus calleryana 'Drippin' Honey'

No watering needed

Variegated Chinese Privet

Ligustrum sinense 'Variegatum'

No watering needed

Shrubs20

Backbone planting

Panicle Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata

No watering needed Photo: Илья Руденко · CC BY 4.0

Crape Myrtle Delta Eclipse

Lagerstroemia indica 'Delta Eclipse'

No watering needed

White Chiffon Hibiscus

Hibiscus syriacus 'White Chiffon'

No watering needed

Old Gold Juniper

Juniperus chinensis 'Old Gold'

No watering needed

Dwarf Gardenia

Gardenia jasminoides 'Radicans'

No watering needed

Red Chocolate Chinese Fringe Flower

Loropetalum chinense 'Red Chocolate'

No watering needed

Pinkie Indian Hawthorn

Rhaphiolepis indica 'Pinkie'

No watering needed

Gulf Stream Nandina

Nandina domestica 'Gulf Stream'

No watering needed

Coppertop Sweet Viburnum

Viburnum odoratissimum 'Coppertop Sweet'

No watering needed

Profusion Bodinier Beautyberry

Callicarpa bodinieri 'Profusion'

No watering needed

Lady Palm

Rhapis excelsa

No watering needed Photo: Greg III Espera · CC BY 4.0

Fragrant Tea Olive

Osmanthus fragrans

No watering needed Photo: Sue Ann Kendall · CC BY 4.0

Flora Plena Confederate Rose

Hibiscus mutabilis 'Flora Plena'

No watering needed

Susan Magnolia

Magnolia liliiflora 'Susan'

No watering needed

Lindley's Butterfly Bush

Buddleja lindleyana

No watering needed Photo: TZ Fitch · CC0 1.0

Variegated Chinese Privet

Ligustrum sinense 'Variegatum'

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

Edo Shibori Bush Clover

Lespedeza thunbergii 'Edo Shibori'

No watering needed

Sycamore-leaf False Nettle

Boehmeria japonica 'Platanifolia'

No watering needed

Grasses4

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

Japanese Blood Grass

Imperata cylindrica

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

Perennials28

Seasonal colour

Balloon Flower

Platycodon grandiflorus 'Mix'

No watering needed

Japanese Sweet Flag

Acorus gramineus

No watering needed Photo: renshuchu · CC0 1.0

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

Fernleaf Saxifrage

Saxifraga stolonifera

No watering needed Photo: Takaaki Hattori · CC BY 4.0

Taro

Colocasia esculenta

No watering needed Photo: lanechaffin · CC0 1.0

Yellow Moon Wishbone Flower

Torenia fournieri 'Yellow Moon'

No watering needed

Red Spider Lily

Lycoris radiata

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

Garlic Chives

Allium tuberosum

No watering needed Photo: riya_s · CC BY 4.0

Giant Upright Elephant Ear

Alocasia odora

No watering needed Photo: Victor Chen · CC BY 4.0

Variegated Shell Ginger

Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata'

No watering needed

Welsh Onion

Allium fistulosum

No watering needed Photo: Юлия · CC BY 4.0

Chinese lantern Winter cherry Lantern plant

Physalis alkekengi

No watering needed

White Mugwort

Artemisia lactiflora

No watering needed Photo: Yj · CC BY 4.0

Disporum Cantoniense Fairy Bells

Disporum cantoniense

No watering needed Photo: Siddarth Machado · CC BY 4.0

Four Season Orchid

Cymbidium ensifolium

No watering needed Photo: Siddarth Machado · CC BY 4.0

Sweet Basil

Ocimum basilicum

No watering needed Photo: Diogo Luiz · CC BY 4.0

Purple-leaved Plantain

Plantago major 'Atropurpurea'

No watering needed

Chinese Lobelia

Lobelia chinensis

Photo: Daniel J. Layton · CC BY 4.0

Dara Flowering Carrot

Daucus carota 'Dara'

No watering needed

Painter's Palette Persicaria

Persicaria filiformis 'Painter's Palette'

No watering needed

Chinese Joe Pye Weed

Eupatorium chinense

No watering needed Photo: Jacy Chen · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Mazus

Mazus pumilus

No watering needed Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Sichuan Splendor Lily

Lilium brownii 'Sichuan Splendor'

No watering needed

Golden Ramie

Boehmeria nivea 'Kogane Mushi'

No watering needed

Sycamore-leaf False Nettle

Boehmeria japonica 'Platanifolia'

No watering needed

Asparagus cochinchinensis Graham's Cracker

Asparagus cochinchinensis 'Graham's Cracker'

No watering needed

Vines7

Verticals and screens

Star Jasmine

Trachelospermum jasminoides

No watering needed Photo: Nick Butcher · CC BY 4.0

Snowdrift Clematis

Clematis armandii 'Snowdrift'

No watering needed

Hoya Keys Of Heaven Wax Plant

Hoya carnosa 'Keys Of Heaven'

No watering needed

Creeping Fig

Ficus pumila

No watering needed Photo: Felicity Kreger · CC0 1.0

Chinese Trumpet Vine

Campsis grandiflora

No watering needed Photo: Pedro Henrique Maloso Ramos · CC BY 4.0

Florida Clematis

Clematis florida

No watering needed

Japanese Climbing Fern

Lygodium japonicum

No watering needed Photo: Will Kuhn · CC BY 4.0

Ferns11

Shade and damp

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

Cretan Brake Fern

Pteris cretica 'Western Hills'

No watering needed

Macho Fern

Nephrolepis biserrata 'Macho'

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

Ladder Brake

Pteris vittata 'Benzilan'

No watering needed

Japanese Shield Fern

Dryopteris varia

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

Japanese Royal Fern

Osmunda japonica

No watering needed Photo: Yoshihiro Tokue · CC BY 4.0

Moellendorff's spikemoss

Selaginella moellendorffii

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

Ginger Lily Butterfly Ginger

Hedychium coronarium

No watering needed Photo: liriodobrejoufscar · CC BY 4.0

Guizhou Golden Spider Lily

Lycoris aurea 'Guizhou'

No watering needed

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