Japan
Native plants in Kyoto
527 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 (212), trees (115), shrubs (115) · 516 of them need no watering beyond Kyoto’s own rainfall
Showing 170 plants · 357 more are native here but not in the catalog yet
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Trees29
Canopy and structureShrubs39
Backbone plantingGrasses9
Movement and texturePerennials66
Seasonal colourVines12
Verticals and screensFerns26
Shade and dampSucculents1
Dry and architecturalOther native plants1
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