Korea, Dem. People's Rep. Of

Native plants in Pyongyang

21 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

19 of them need no watering beyond Pyongyang’s own rainfall

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Shantung Maple

Shantung Maple

Acer truncatum

No watering neededPhoto: Jane Charlen · CC BY 4.0
Whitespire Birch

Whitespire Birch

Betula platyphylla 'Whitespire'

No watering needed

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Christo Indigo

Christo Indigo

Indigofera kirilowii 'Christo'

No watering needed
Betsy Ross Lilac

Betsy Ross Lilac

Syringa x oblata 'Betsy Ross'

No watering needed

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Chinese Silver Grass

Chinese Silver Grass

Miscanthus sinensis

No watering neededPhoto: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁 · CC BY 4.0
Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea 'Luteo Picta'

No watering needed

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Balloon Flower

Balloon Flower

Platycodon grandiflorus 'Mix'

No watering needed
Common Orange Daylily

Common Orange Daylily

Hemerocallis fulva

No watering neededPhoto: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁 · CC BY 4.0
Chinese Pink

Chinese Pink

Dianthus chinensis

No watering neededPhoto: Urgamal Magsar · CC BY 4.0
Fan Columbine

Fan Columbine

Aquilegia flabellata

No watering neededPhoto: Marco Mussita · CC BY 4.0
Surprise Lily

Surprise Lily

Lycoris squamigera

Photo: Kōsuke Onoda · CC0 1.0
Great Burnet

Great Burnet

Sanguisorba officinalis

No watering neededPhoto: Vladimir Atachkin · CC BY 4.0
Chinese lantern Winter cherry Lantern plant

Chinese lantern Winter cherry Lantern plant

Physalis alkekengi

No watering needed
Golden Lace

Golden Lace

Patrinia scabiosifolia

No watering neededPhoto: Nina Filippova · CC BY 4.0
Thunberg's Onion Ozawa

Thunberg's Onion Ozawa

Allium thunbergii 'Ozawa'

No watering needed
Small Solomon's Seal

Small Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum humile

No watering neededPhoto: Viola Alekseeva · CC0 1.0
Obovate Peony

Obovate Peony

Paeonia obovata

No watering neededPhoto: Jane Charlen · CC BY 4.0
'Buttered Popcorn' Creeping Buttercup

'Buttered Popcorn' Creeping Buttercup

Ranunculus repens 'Buttered Popcorn'

No watering needed
Chinese Lobelia

Chinese Lobelia

Lobelia chinensis

Photo: Daniel J. Layton · CC BY 4.0

Painter's Palette Persicaria

Persicaria filiformis 'Painter's Palette'

No watering needed

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Mississippi River Sweet Autumn Clematis

Mississippi River Sweet Autumn Clematis

Clematis terniflora 'Mississippi River'

No watering needed

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