Hong Kong, China

Native plants in Hong Kong

73 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

73 of them need no watering beyond Hong Kong’s own rainfall

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Trees11

Canopy and structure

Crape Myrtle Delta Eclipse

Lagerstroemia indica 'Delta Eclipse'

No watering needed

Old Gold Juniper

Juniperus chinensis 'Old Gold'

No watering needed

Japanese Flowering Cherry

Prunus serrulata

No watering needed Photo: Jenny Christianson · CC0 1.0

Variegated Chinese Elm

Ulmus parvifolia 'Variegata'

No watering needed

Yew Plum Pine

Podocarpus macrophyllus

No watering needed Photo: monkeyjodey · CC0 1.0

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

Chinese Fan Palm

Livistona chinensis

No watering needed Photo: johnyochum · CC BY 4.0

False Japanese Cleyera

Ternstroemia gymnanthera

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

Susan Magnolia

Magnolia liliiflora 'Susan'

No watering needed

Variegated Chinese Privet

Ligustrum sinense 'Variegatum'

No watering needed

Shrubs16

Backbone planting

Crape Myrtle Delta Eclipse

Lagerstroemia indica 'Delta Eclipse'

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

Tatsumaki Japanese Laurel

Aucuba japonica 'Tatsumaki'

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

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

Edo Shibori Bush Clover

Lespedeza thunbergii 'Edo Shibori'

No watering needed

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

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

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Seasonal colour

Lilyturf

Liriope muscari

No watering needed Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

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

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

Marsh Marigold

Caltha palustris

No watering needed Photo: Alan Prather · CC BY 4.0

Great Burnet

Sanguisorba officinalis

No watering needed Photo: Vladimir Atachkin · 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

White Mugwort

Artemisia lactiflora

No watering needed Photo: Yj · CC BY 4.0

Siam Ruby Banana

Musa acuminata 'Siam Ruby'

No watering needed

Japanese Ligularia

Ligularia japonica

No watering needed Photo: Mason Brock · CC0 1.0

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

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

Dara Flowering Carrot

Daucus carota 'Dara'

No watering needed

Japanese Mazus

Mazus pumilus

No watering needed Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Sichuan Splendor Lily

Lilium brownii 'Sichuan Splendor'

No watering needed

Noble Dendrobium

Dendrobium nobile

No watering needed Photo: Ramesh Shenai Jr. · CC BY 4.0

Golden Ramie

Boehmeria nivea 'Kogane Mushi'

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

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

Snow-N-Summer Asiatic Jasmine

Trachelospermum asiaticum 'Snow-N-Summer'

No watering needed

Japanese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

No watering needed Photo: sudomir · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Climbing Fern

Lygodium japonicum

No watering needed Photo: Will Kuhn · CC BY 4.0

Ferns12

Shade and damp

Japanese Holly Fern

Cyrtomium falcatum

No watering needed Photo: Stuart Cable · CC BY 4.0

Maidenhair Spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes

No watering needed Photo: Piermario Maculan · CC0 1.0

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

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

Oriental Chain Fern

Woodwardia orientalis

No watering needed Photo: Saryu Mae 前朝琉 · 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 plants3

No growth type given

Ginger Lily Butterfly Ginger

Hedychium coronarium

No watering needed Photo: liriodobrejoufscar · CC BY 4.0

Grand Crinum Lily

Crinum asiaticum

No watering needed Photo: Mark Richman · CC BY 4.0

Guizhou Golden Spider Lily

Lycoris aurea 'Guizhou'

No watering needed

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