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Native plants in Nagoya

55 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

55 of them need no watering beyond Nagoya’s own rainfall

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Canopy and structure

Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum

No watering needed Photo: Nick Butcher · CC BY 4.0

Compact Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata 'Compacta'

No watering needed

Kousa Dogwood

Cornus kousa

No watering needed Photo: Mark Apgar · CC BY 4.0

Governor Mouton Camellia

Camellia japonica 'Governor Mouton'

No watering needed

Variegated Chinese Elm

Ulmus parvifolia 'Variegata'

No watering needed

Japanese Pittosporum

Pittosporum tobira

No watering needed Photo: inatadedi · CC BY 4.0

Hiba Arborvitae

Thujopsis dolabrata

No watering needed Photo: Yoshihiro Tokue · CC BY 4.0

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

Drippin' Honey Pear

Pyrus calleryana 'Drippin' Honey'

No watering needed

Shrubs14

Backbone planting

Bigleaf Hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla

No watering needed Photo: Rahul Gupta · CC BY 4.0

Compact Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata 'Compacta'

No watering needed

Dwarf Gardenia

Gardenia jasminoides 'Radicans'

No watering needed

Tatsumaki Japanese Laurel

Aucuba japonica 'Tatsumaki'

No watering needed

Governor Mouton Camellia

Camellia japonica 'Governor Mouton'

No watering needed

Japanese Pittosporum

Pittosporum tobira

No watering needed Photo: inatadedi · CC BY 4.0

Double Japanese Kerria

Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora'

No watering needed

Gulf Stream Nandina

Nandina domestica 'Gulf Stream'

No watering needed

Dwarf Burning Bush

Euonymus alatus 'Compacta'

No watering needed

Thorny Olive

Elaeagnus pungens

No watering needed Photo: Emily Summerbell · CC BY 4.0

Bridalwreath Spirea

Spiraea prunifolia

No watering needed Photo: Erin Collins · CC BY 4.0

Lusterleaf Holly

Ilex latifolia

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

Grasses3

Movement and texture

Chinese Silver Grass

Miscanthus sinensis

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

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

Perennials17

Seasonal colour

Balloon Flower

Platycodon grandiflorus 'Mix'

No watering needed

Tiger Lily

Lilium lancifolium

No watering needed Photo: mister_bumble · CC BY 4.0

Chinese Ground Orchid

Bletilla striata

No watering needed Photo: Robert Guralnick · CC BY 4.0

Fernleaf Saxifrage

Saxifraga stolonifera

No watering needed Photo: Takaaki Hattori · CC BY 4.0

Red Spider Lily

Lycoris radiata

No watering needed Photo: りなべる · CC BY 4.0

Surprise Lily

Lycoris squamigera

No watering needed Photo: Kōsuke Onoda · CC0 1.0

Great Burnet

Sanguisorba officinalis

No watering needed Photo: Vladimir Atachkin · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Iris

Iris laevigata

No watering needed Photo: Oleg Kosterin · CC BY 4.0

Golden Lace

Patrinia scabiosifolia

No watering needed Photo: Nina Filippova · CC BY 4.0

Sweet Flag

Acorus calamus

No watering needed Photo: Petr Harant · CC BY 4.0

Obovate Peony

Paeonia obovata

No watering needed Photo: Jane Charlen · CC BY 4.0

Chinese Lobelia

Lobelia chinensis

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

Painter's Palette Persicaria

Persicaria filiformis 'Painter's Palette'

No watering needed

Oriental Heloniopsis

Heloniopsis orientalis 'Flash Dance'

No watering needed

Chinese Joe Pye Weed

Eupatorium chinense

No watering needed Photo: Jacy Chen · 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

Vines3

Verticals and screens

Boston Ivy

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

No watering needed Photo: mister_bumble · CC BY 4.0

Mississippi River Sweet Autumn Clematis

Clematis terniflora 'Mississippi River'

No watering needed

Japanese Climbing Fern

Lygodium japonicum

No watering needed Photo: Will Kuhn · CC BY 4.0

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Shade and damp

Japanese painted fern

Athyrium niponicum

No watering needed Photo: りなべる · CC BY 4.0

Autumn Fern

Dryopteris erythrosora

No watering needed Photo: Emily Summerbell · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Tassel Fern

Polystichum polyblepharum

No watering needed Photo: jamie-aa · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Holly Fern

Cyrtomium falcatum

No watering needed Photo: Stuart Cable · CC BY 4.0

Fortune's Holly Fern

Cyrtomium fortunei

No watering needed Photo: Henry Miller · CC BY 4.0

Cretan Brake Fern

Pteris cretica 'Western Hills'

No watering needed

Eared Lady Fern

Athyrium otophorum

No watering needed Photo: りなべる · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Felt Fern

Pyrrosia lingua

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

Makino's Holly Fern

Polystichum makinoi

No watering needed

Champion's Wood Fern

Dryopteris championii

No watering needed Photo: 曾昱承 Yu-Cheng Zeng · CC BY 4.0

Bisset's Wood Fern

Dryopteris bissetiana

No watering needed Photo: りなべる · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Royal Fern

Osmunda japonica

No watering needed Photo: Yoshihiro Tokue · CC BY 4.0

Sorrowful Fern

Polystichum luctuosum

No watering needed Photo: jamie-aa · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Climbing Fern

Lygodium japonicum

No watering needed Photo: Will Kuhn · CC BY 4.0

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