China
Native plants in Nanjing
356 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 (147), trees (99), shrubs (84) · 96 of them need no watering beyond Nanjing’s own rainfall
Showing 89 plants · 267 more are native here but not in the catalog yet
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Trees19
Canopy and structure
Shrubs20
Backbone planting
Grasses5
Movement and texture
Perennials34
Seasonal colour
Vines10
Verticals and screens
Ferns10
Shade and damp
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