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Native plants in Okayama

104 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

82 of them need no watering beyond Okayama’s own rainfall

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Canopy and structure

Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum

No watering needed Photo: Nick Butcher · CC BY 4.0

Old Gold Juniper

Juniperus chinensis 'Old Gold'

No watering needed

Compact Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata 'Compacta'

No watering needed

Kousa Dogwood

Cornus kousa

No watering needed Photo: Mark Apgar · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Flowering Cherry

Prunus serrulata

No watering needed Photo: Jenny Christianson · CC0 1.0

Japanese Cedar Yellow Twig

Cryptomeria japonica 'Yellow Twig'

Governor Mouton Camellia

Camellia japonica 'Governor Mouton'

No watering needed

Japanese Fatsia

Fatsia japonica

No watering needed Photo: wild_wind · CC BY 4.0

Variegated Chinese Elm

Ulmus parvifolia 'Variegata'

No watering needed

Japanese Pittosporum

Pittosporum tobira

No watering needed Photo: inatadedi · CC BY 4.0

City Sprite Zelkova

Zelkova serrata 'City Sprite'

Yew Plum Pine

Podocarpus macrophyllus

No watering needed Photo: monkeyjodey · CC0 1.0

Golden Japanese Yew

Taxus cuspidata 'Aurescens'

Japanese Black Pine

Pinus thunbergii

No watering needed Photo: the swamp ass · CC BY 4.0

Golden Ghost Pine

Pinus densiflora 'Golden Ghost'

No watering needed

Amur Maackia

Maackia amurensis

No watering needed Photo: Tatyana Petrenko · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Cleyera

Cleyera japonica

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

Hiba Arborvitae

Thujopsis dolabrata

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

Japanese Stone Oak

Lithocarpus edulis 'Starburst'

No watering needed

Shrubs28

Backbone planting

Bigleaf Hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla

No watering needed Photo: Rahul Gupta · CC BY 4.0

Old Gold Juniper

Juniperus chinensis 'Old Gold'

No watering needed

Compact Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata 'Compacta'

No watering needed

Dwarf Gardenia

Gardenia jasminoides 'Radicans'

No watering needed

Tatsumaki Japanese Laurel

Aucuba japonica 'Tatsumaki'

Governor Mouton Camellia

Camellia japonica 'Governor Mouton'

No watering needed

Japanese Fatsia

Fatsia japonica

No watering needed Photo: wild_wind · CC BY 4.0

Littleleaf Boxwood

Buxus microphylla

No watering needed Photo: Marco Mussita · CC BY 4.0

Silver King Euonymus

Euonymus japonicus 'Silver King'

No watering needed

Rugosa Rose

Rosa rugosa

No watering needed Photo: Yann Kemper · CC0 1.0

Japanese Pittosporum

Pittosporum tobira

No watering needed Photo: inatadedi · CC BY 4.0

Pinkie Indian Hawthorn

Rhaphiolepis indica 'Pinkie'

No watering needed

Double Japanese Kerria

Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora'

No watering needed

Gulf Stream Nandina

Nandina domestica 'Gulf Stream'

No watering needed

Wintercreeper

Euonymus fortunei

No watering needed Photo: Emily Summerbell · CC BY 4.0

Dwarf Burning Bush

Euonymus alatus 'Compacta'

No watering needed

Golden Japanese Yew

Taxus cuspidata 'Aurescens'

Japanese Barberry

Berberis thunbergii

No watering needed Photo: Nico Carl · CC BY 4.0

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

Mellow Yellow Spirea

Spiraea thunbergii 'Ogon'

No watering needed

Fuzzy Deutzia

Deutzia scabra

No watering needed Photo: Mason Brock · CC0 1.0

Japanese Cleyera

Cleyera japonica

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

Lusterleaf Holly

Ilex latifolia

No watering needed

Edo Shibori Bush Clover

Lespedeza thunbergii 'Edo Shibori'

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

Sycamore-leaf False Nettle

Boehmeria japonica 'Platanifolia'

No watering needed

Grasses6

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

Variegated Feather Reed Grass

Calamagrostis arundinacea 'Overdam'

No watering needed

Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea 'Luteo Picta'

No watering needed

Hime sedge

Carex conica 'Hime'

No watering needed

Japanese Blood Grass

Imperata cylindrica

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

Perennials33

Seasonal colour

Balloon Flower

Platycodon grandiflorus 'Mix'

No watering needed

Tiger Lily

Lilium lancifolium

Photo: mister_bumble · CC BY 4.0

Common Orange Daylily

Hemerocallis fulva

No watering needed Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁 · 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

Fan Columbine

Aquilegia flabellata

No watering needed Photo: Marco Mussita · CC BY 4.0

Large Leaf Begonia

Begonia grandis

No watering needed Photo: MUNENORI YAMAKAWA · CC BY 4.0

Red Spider Lily

Lycoris radiata

Photo: りなべる · CC BY 4.0

Surprise Lily

Lycoris squamigera

Photo: Kōsuke Onoda · CC0 1.0

Great Burnet

Sanguisorba officinalis

No watering needed Photo: Vladimir Atachkin · CC BY 4.0

Blue Star Kalimeris

Kalimeris incisa 'Blue Star'

No watering needed

Toad Lily

Tricyrtis hirta

Photo: Neko · CC BY 4.0

Cast Iron Plant

Aspidistra elatior

No watering needed Photo: 岸本年郎 · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Leopard Plant

Farfugium japonicum

Photo: teresa lo · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Iris

Iris laevigata

Photo: Oleg Kosterin · CC BY 4.0

Golden Lace

Patrinia scabiosifolia

No watering needed Photo: Nina Filippova · CC BY 4.0

Thunberg's Onion Ozawa

Allium thunbergii 'Ozawa'

No watering needed

Sweet Flag

Acorus calamus

Photo: Petr Harant · CC BY 4.0

Scouring Rush

Equisetum hyemale

No watering needed Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Small Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum humile

No watering needed Photo: Viola Alekseeva · CC0 1.0

Obovate Peony

Paeonia obovata

No watering needed Photo: Jane Charlen · CC BY 4.0

Chinese Lobelia

Lobelia chinensis

Photo: Daniel J. Layton · CC BY 4.0

Myoga Ginger

Zingiber mioga

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

Painter's Palette Persicaria

Persicaria filiformis 'Painter's Palette'

No watering needed

Japanese Butterbur Variegatus

Petasites japonicus 'Variegatus'

No watering needed

Greenscape Pink False Lily of the Valley

Reineckea carnea 'Greenscape'

No watering needed

Oriental Heloniopsis

Heloniopsis orientalis 'Flash Dance'

Chinese Joe Pye Weed

Eupatorium chinense

No watering needed Photo: Jacy Chen · CC BY 4.0

Goering's Cymbidium

Cymbidium goeringii

No watering needed Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁 · 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

Sycamore-leaf False Nettle

Boehmeria japonica 'Platanifolia'

No watering needed

Vines7

Verticals and screens

Star Jasmine

Trachelospermum jasminoides

No watering needed Photo: Nick Butcher · CC BY 4.0

Boston Ivy

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

No watering needed Photo: mister_bumble · CC BY 4.0

Hoya Keys Of Heaven Wax Plant

Hoya carnosa 'Keys Of Heaven'

Mississippi River Sweet Autumn Clematis

Clematis terniflora 'Mississippi River'

No watering needed

Chocolate Vine

Akebia quinata

No watering needed Photo: Allen Browne · CC0 1.0

Japanese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

No watering needed Photo: sudomir · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Climbing Fern

Lygodium japonicum

No watering needed Photo: Will Kuhn · CC BY 4.0

Ferns19

Shade and damp

Ostrich Fern

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Photo: tkr421 · CC BY 4.0

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

Photo: jamie-aa · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Holly Fern

Cyrtomium falcatum

Photo: Stuart Cable · CC BY 4.0

Fortune's Holly Fern

Cyrtomium fortunei

No watering needed Photo: Henry Miller · CC BY 4.0

Maidenhair Spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes

No watering needed Photo: Piermario Maculan · CC0 1.0

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

Tokyo Wood Fern

Dryopteris tokyoensis

Variegated East Indian Holly Fern

Arachniodes simplicior 'Variegata'

Japanese Felt Fern

Pyrrosia lingua

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

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

Upside-down Fern

Arachniodes standishii

Photo: Daniel J. Layton · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Bamboo Fern

Coniogramme japonica

Photo: Kiwi Shen · 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

Succulents1

Dry and architectural

Ogon Sedum

Sedum makinoi 'Ogon'

No watering needed

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