Native plants in Kumamoto

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Kousa Dogwood

Cornus kousa

Japanese Flowering Cherry

Prunus serrulata

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Governor Mouton Camellia

Camellia japonica 'Governor Mouton'

Variegated Chinese Elm

Ulmus parvifolia 'Variegata'

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Yew Plum Pine

Podocarpus macrophyllus

Young's Weeping Birch

Betula pendula 'Youngii'

Golden Ghost Pine

Pinus densiflora 'Golden Ghost'

Whitespire Birch

Betula platyphylla 'Whitespire'

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

Japanese Cleyera

Cleyera japonica

False Japanese Cleyera

Ternstroemia gymnanthera

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

Lusterleaf Holly

Ilex latifolia

No watering needed Photo: Илья Руденко · CC BY 4.0

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Backbone planting

Panicle Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata

Compact Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata 'Compacta'

Mountain Fire Andromeda

Pieris japonica 'Mountain Fire'

Governor Mouton Camellia

Camellia japonica 'Governor Mouton'

No watering needed Photo: Marco Mussita · CC BY 4.0

Littleleaf Boxwood

Buxus microphylla

Tuff Stuff Ah-Ha Mountain Hydrangea

Hydrangea serrata 'Tuff Stuff Ah-Ha'

Silver King Euonymus

Euonymus japonicus 'Silver King'

Pinkie Indian Hawthorn

Rhaphiolepis indica 'Pinkie'

Double Play Artisan Spirea

Spiraea japonica 'Galen'

Gulf Stream Nandina

Nandina domestica 'Gulf Stream'

Dwarf Burning Bush

Euonymus alatus 'Compacta'

Mariesii Japanese Snowball

Viburnum plicatum 'Mariesii'

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Japanese Skimmia

Skimmia japonica

Thorny Olive

Elaeagnus pungens

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Fuzzy Deutzia

Deutzia scabra

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Japanese Cleyera

Cleyera japonica

Michael Dodge Linden Viburnum

Viburnum dilatatum 'Michael Dodge Linden'

Mandarin Lights Azalea

Rhododendron kiusianum 'Mandarin Lights'

Lusterleaf Holly

Ilex latifolia

Edo Shibori Bush Clover

Lespedeza thunbergii 'Edo Shibori'

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Multiflora Rose

Rosa multiflora

Golden Ramie

Boehmeria nivea 'Kogane Mushi'

Sycamore-leaf False Nettle

Boehmeria japonica 'Platanifolia'

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Movement and texture

Chinese Silver Grass

Miscanthus sinensis

Japanese Sedge

Carex morrowii

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Mondo Grass

Ophiopogon japonicus

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Variegated Feather Reed Grass

Calamagrostis arundinacea 'Overdam'

Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea 'Luteo Picta'

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

Japanese Blood Grass

Imperata cylindrica

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Seasonal colour

Lilyturf

Liriope muscari

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Balloon Flower

Platycodon grandiflorus 'Mix'

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Japanese Sweet Flag

Acorus gramineus

Tiger Lily

Lilium lancifolium

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Chinese Ground Orchid

Bletilla striata

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Fernleaf Saxifrage

Saxifraga stolonifera

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Red Spider Lily

Lycoris radiata

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Surprise Lily

Lycoris squamigera

Black Mondo Grass

Ophiopogon planiscapus

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Goat's Beard

Aruncus dioicus

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Toad Lily

Tricyrtis hirta

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Thunberg's Onion Ozawa

Allium thunbergii 'Ozawa'

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Wild Chervil

Anthriscus sylvestris

Japanese Bugbane

Actaea japonica

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Tatarian Aster

Aster tataricus

Japanese Gentian

Gentiana scabra

No watering needed Photo: Dmitriy Bochkov · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Ligularia

Ligularia japonica

Solomon's Seal Prince Charming

Polygonatum odoratum 'Prince Charming'

Yomena Shogun Aster

Aster yomena 'Shogun'

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Chinese Lobelia

Lobelia chinensis

Japanese Butterbur Variegatus

Petasites japonicus 'Variegatus'

Greenscape Pink False Lily of the Valley

Reineckea carnea 'Greenscape'

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Chinese Joe Pye Weed

Eupatorium chinense

Goering's Cymbidium

Cymbidium goeringii

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Tschonoski's trillium

Trillium tschonoskii

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Golden Ramie

Boehmeria nivea 'Kogane Mushi'

Sycamore-leaf False Nettle

Boehmeria japonica 'Platanifolia'

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Verticals and screens

Boston Ivy

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Mississippi River Sweet Autumn Clematis

Clematis terniflora 'Mississippi River'

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Japanese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

Autumn Revolution American Bittersweet

Celastrus orbiculatus 'Autumn Revolution'

No watering needed Photo: Will Kuhn · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Climbing Fern

Lygodium japonicum

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Shade and damp

Japanese painted fern

Athyrium niponicum

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Autumn Fern

Dryopteris erythrosora

Japanese Tassel Fern

Polystichum polyblepharum

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Japanese Holly Fern

Cyrtomium falcatum

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Fortune's Holly Fern

Cyrtomium fortunei

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Cinnamon Fern

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

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Maidenhair Spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes

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Cretan Brake Fern

Pteris cretica 'Western Hills'

Eared Lady Fern

Athyrium otophorum

Siebold's Wood Fern

Dryopteris sieboldii

Tokyo Wood Fern

Dryopteris tokyoensis

Variegated East Indian Holly Fern

Arachniodes simplicior 'Variegata'

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

Japanese Felt Fern

Pyrrosia lingua

Champion's Wood Fern

Dryopteris championii

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Oriental Chain Fern

Woodwardia orientalis

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Bisset's Wood Fern

Dryopteris bissetiana

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Japanese Shield Fern

Dryopteris varia

Upside-down Fern

Arachniodes standishii

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Japanese Bamboo Fern

Coniogramme japonica

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Japanese Royal Fern

Osmunda japonica

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Sorrowful Fern

Polystichum luctuosum

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Japanese Climbing Fern

Lygodium japonicum

No watering needed Photo: Will Kuhn · CC BY 4.0

Succulents1

Dry and architectural

Ogon Sedum

Sedum makinoi 'Ogon'

Other native plants1

No growth type given

Japanese Cobra Lily

Arisaema ringens