Viet Nam

Native plants in Hanoi

17 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

12 of them need no watering beyond Hanoi’s own rainfall

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Trees2

Canopy and structure

Crape Myrtle Delta Eclipse

Lagerstroemia indica 'Delta Eclipse'

No watering needed

Blondie Mandarin

Citrus reticulata 'Blondie'

No watering needed

Shrubs5

Backbone planting

Crape Myrtle Delta Eclipse

Lagerstroemia indica 'Delta Eclipse'

No watering needed

Blondie Mandarin

Citrus reticulata 'Blondie'

No watering needed

Profusion Bodinier Beautyberry

Callicarpa bodinieri 'Profusion'

No watering needed

Lady Palm

Rhapis excelsa

Photo: Greg III Espera · CC BY 4.0

Golden Ramie

Boehmeria nivea 'Kogane Mushi'

No watering needed

Grasses1

Movement and texture

Chinese Silver Grass

Miscanthus sinensis

Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁 · CC BY 4.0

Perennials7

Seasonal colour

Taro

Colocasia esculenta

No watering needed Photo: lanechaffin · CC0 1.0

Self-heal

Prunella vulgaris

No watering needed Photo: Seig · CC BY 4.0

Siam Ruby Banana

Musa acuminata 'Siam Ruby'

Sweet Basil

Ocimum basilicum

No watering needed Photo: Diogo Luiz · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Mazus

Mazus pumilus

No watering needed Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Golden Ramie

Boehmeria nivea 'Kogane Mushi'

No watering needed

False Sinningia

Hemiboea subcapitata

Photo: 王天 · CC BY 4.0

Vines2

Verticals and screens

Star Jasmine

Trachelospermum jasminoides

Photo: Nick Butcher · CC BY 4.0

Chinese Trumpet Vine

Campsis grandiflora

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

Ferns2

Shade and damp

Southern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris

No watering needed Photo: Martin Purdy · CC BY 4.0

Ladder Brake

Pteris vittata 'Benzilan'

No watering needed

Other native plants1

No growth type given

Ginger Lily Butterfly Ginger

Hedychium coronarium

No watering needed Photo: liriodobrejoufscar · CC BY 4.0

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