Turkey
Native plants in Istanbul
161 plants are genuinely native to this area — not merely able to survive here. They are grouped below by what they do in a garden, from canopy trees down to groundcovers.
Best represented here: perennials (100), shrubs (34), trees (29) · 66 of them need no watering beyond Istanbul’s own rainfall
Showing 60 plants · 101 more are native here but not in the catalog yet
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Trees15
Canopy and structure
Shrubs17
Backbone planting
Perennials31
Seasonal colour
Vines5
Verticals and screens
Succulents2
Dry and architectural
Other native plants1
No growth type given
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