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Native plants in Hamamatsu

89 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

89 of them need no watering beyond Hamamatsu’s own rainfall

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Trees8

Canopy and structure

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

Governor Mouton Camellia

Camellia japonica 'Governor Mouton'

No watering needed

Japanese Pittosporum

Pittosporum tobira

No watering needed Photo: inatadedi · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum

No watering needed Photo: Nick Butcher · CC BY 4.0

False Japanese Cleyera

Ternstroemia gymnanthera

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

Drippin' Honey Pear

Pyrus calleryana 'Drippin' Honey'

No watering needed

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Backbone planting

Old Gold Juniper

Juniperus chinensis 'Old Gold'

No watering needed

Compact Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata 'Compacta'

No watering needed

Dwarf Gardenia

Gardenia jasminoides 'Radicans'

No watering needed

Mountain Fire Andromeda

Pieris japonica 'Mountain Fire'

No watering needed

Red Chocolate Chinese Fringe Flower

Loropetalum chinense 'Red Chocolate'

No watering needed

Tatsumaki Japanese Laurel

Aucuba japonica 'Tatsumaki'

No watering needed

Governor Mouton Camellia

Camellia japonica 'Governor Mouton'

No watering needed

Tuff Stuff Ah-Ha Mountain Hydrangea

Hydrangea serrata 'Tuff Stuff Ah-Ha'

No watering needed

Japanese Pittosporum

Pittosporum tobira

No watering needed Photo: inatadedi · CC BY 4.0

Pinkie Indian Hawthorn

Rhaphiolepis indica 'Pinkie'

No watering needed

Nikko Deutzia

Deutzia gracilis 'Nikko'

No watering needed

Double Japanese Kerria

Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora'

No watering needed

Dwarf Burning Bush

Euonymus alatus 'Compacta'

No watering needed

Coppertop Sweet Viburnum

Viburnum odoratissimum 'Coppertop Sweet'

No watering needed

Japanese Skimmia

Skimmia japonica

No watering needed Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 1.0

Thorny Olive

Elaeagnus pungens

No watering needed Photo: Emily Summerbell · CC BY 4.0

Michael Dodge Linden Viburnum

Viburnum dilatatum 'Michael Dodge Linden'

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

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

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Seasonal colour

Balloon Flower

Platycodon grandiflorus 'Mix'

No watering needed

Japanese Sweet Flag

Acorus gramineus

No watering needed Photo: renshuchu · CC0 1.0

Desdemona Bigleaf Ligularia

Ligularia dentata 'Desdemona'

No watering needed

Tiger Lily

Lilium lancifolium

No watering needed Photo: mister_bumble · CC BY 4.0

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

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

Hillside Black Beauty

Actaea simplex 'Hillside Black Beauty'

No watering needed

Toad Lily

Tricyrtis hirta

No watering needed Photo: Neko · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Leopard Plant

Farfugium japonicum

No watering needed Photo: teresa lo · CC BY 4.0

Chinese lantern Winter cherry Lantern plant

Physalis alkekengi

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

Thunberg's Onion Ozawa

Allium thunbergii 'Ozawa'

No watering needed

Wando Toad Lily

Tricyrtis macropoda 'Wando'

No watering needed

Sweet Flag

Acorus calamus

No watering needed Photo: Petr Harant · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Bugbane

Actaea japonica

No watering needed

Japanese Gentian

Gentiana scabra

No watering needed Photo: Dmitriy Bochkov · CC BY 4.0

Obovate Peony

Paeonia obovata

No watering needed Photo: Jane Charlen · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Fairy Bells

Disporum sessile 'Tightwad'

No watering needed

Japanese Ligularia

Ligularia japonica

No watering needed Photo: Mason Brock · CC0 1.0

Aureovariegata Variegated Disporum

Disporum smilacinum 'Aureovariegata'

No watering needed

Yomena Shogun Aster

Aster yomena 'Shogun'

No watering needed

Japanese Wild Ginger

Asarum nipponicum

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

Hardy Orchid

Calanthe discolor

No watering needed Photo: Mason Brock · CC0 1.0

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 Variegatus

Petasites japonicus 'Variegatus'

No watering needed

Greenscape Pink False Lily of the Valley

Reineckea carnea 'Greenscape'

No watering needed

Chinese Joe Pye Weed

Eupatorium chinense

No watering needed Photo: Jacy Chen · CC BY 4.0

Vines3

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

Japanese Climbing Fern

Lygodium japonicum

No watering needed Photo: Will Kuhn · CC BY 4.0

Ferns23

Shade and damp

Ostrich Fern

Matteuccia struthiopteris

No watering needed Photo: tkr421 · CC BY 4.0

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

Northern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum pedatum

No watering needed Photo: Jason Hill · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Tassel Fern

Polystichum polyblepharum

No watering needed Photo: jamie-aa · 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

Cinnamon Fern

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

No watering needed Photo: Erik · CC BY 4.0

Sensitive Fern

Onoclea sensibilis

No watering needed Photo: laurawies · CC BY 4.0

Cretan Brake Fern

Pteris cretica 'Western Hills'

No watering needed

Southern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris

No watering needed Photo: Martin Purdy · CC BY 4.0

Eared Lady Fern

Athyrium otophorum

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

Variegated East Indian Holly Fern

Arachniodes simplicior 'Variegata'

No watering needed

Japanese Felt Fern

Pyrrosia lingua

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

Makino's Holly Fern

Polystichum makinoi

No watering needed

Champion's Wood Fern

Dryopteris championii

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

Oriental Chain Fern

Woodwardia orientalis

No watering needed Photo: Saryu Mae 前朝琉 · CC BY 4.0

Bisset's Wood Fern

Dryopteris bissetiana

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

Upside-down Fern

Arachniodes standishii

No watering needed Photo: Daniel J. Layton · 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

Sorrowful Fern

Polystichum luctuosum

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

Japanese Climbing Fern

Lygodium japonicum

No watering needed Photo: Will Kuhn · CC BY 4.0

Other native plants1

No growth type given

Grand Crinum Lily

Crinum asiaticum

No watering needed Photo: Mark Richman · CC BY 4.0

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