Native plants in Seoul

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Kousa Dogwood

Cornus kousa

Japanese Flowering Cherry

Prunus serrulata

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Japanese Tree Lilac

Syringa reticulata

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Chinese Elm

Ulmus parvifolia

Japanese Zelkova

Zelkova serrata

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Japanese Plum Yew

Cephalotaxus harringtonia

Japanese Snowbell

Styrax japonicus

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Chinese Fringetree

Chionanthus retusus

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Silver Birch

Betula pendula

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Amur Maple

Acer ginnala

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Japanese Yew

Taxus cuspidata

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Weeping Pussy Willow

Salix caprea

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Japanese White Pine

Pinus parviflora

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Japanese Black Pine

Pinus thunbergii

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Shantung Maple

Acer truncatum

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Sargent Cherry

Prunus sargentii

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Giant Dogwood

Cornus controversa

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Pine

Pinus densiflora

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Dwarf Golden Arborvitae

Platycladus orientalis 'Aurea Nana'

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Japanese White Birch

Betula platyphylla

Amur Maackia

Maackia amurensis

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Sawtooth Oak

Quercus acutissima

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Mimosa

Albizia julibrissin

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Siberian crabapple

Malus baccata

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Temple Juniper

Juniperus rigida

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Callery Pear

Pyrus calleryana

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Siberian Elm

Ulmus pumila

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Backbone planting

Panicle Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata

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Old Fashioned Weigela

Weigela florida

Chinese Juniper

Juniperus chinensis

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Japanese Spurge

Pachysandra terminalis

Mountain Hydrangea

Hydrangea serrata

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Japanese Tree Lilac

Syringa reticulata

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Japanese Spindle

Euonymus japonicus

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Rugosa Rose

Rosa rugosa

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Korean spice viburnum

Viburnum carlesii

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Double Japanese Kerria

Kerria japonica

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Japanese Plum Yew

Cephalotaxus harringtonia

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Beautyberry

Callicarpa dichotoma

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Japanese Spirea

Spiraea japonica

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Wintercreeper

Euonymus fortunei

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Winged Euonymus

Euonymus alatus

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Amur Maple

Acer ginnala

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Japanese Yew

Taxus cuspidata

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Weeping Pussy Willow

Salix caprea

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Japanese Quince

Chaenomeles japonica

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Dwarf Golden Arborvitae

Platycladus orientalis 'Aurea Nana'

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Bridalwreath Spirea

Spiraea prunifolia

Dwarf Flowering Almond

Prunus glandulosa

Compact Korean Azalea

Rhododendron yedoense 'Compacta'

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Downy Lilac

Syringa pubescens

Korean Boxwood

Buxus sinica

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Viburnum

Viburnum dilatatum

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Tube Clematis

Clematis heracleifolia

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Royal Azalea

Rhododendron schlippenbachii

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Ural False Spirea

Sorbaria sorbifolia

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Temple Juniper

Juniperus rigida

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Indigo

Indigofera kirilowii

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Japanese Bush Cherry

Prunus japonica

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Movement and texture

Chinese Silver Grass

Miscanthus sinensis

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Creeping Lilyturf

Liriope spicata

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Mondo Grass

Ophiopogon japonicus

Korean Feather Reed Grass

Calamagrostis arundinacea

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Red fescue

Festuca rubra

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Kentucky Bluegrass

Poa pratensis

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Kangaroo Grass

Themeda triandra

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Siderosticta sedge

Carex siderosticta

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Common Reed

Phragmites australis

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Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea

Softstem Bulrush

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

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Annual Bluegrass

Poa annua

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Wood Small-Reed

Calamagrostis epigejos

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Japanese Blood Grass

Imperata cylindrica

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Fountain Grass

Cenchrus alopecuroides

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Southern Crabgrass

Digitaria ciliaris

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Seasonal colour

Lilyturf

Liriope muscari

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Japanese Spurge

Pachysandra terminalis

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Balloon Flower

Platycodon grandiflorus

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Japanese Iris

Iris ensata

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Bleeding Heart

Lamprocapnos spectabilis

Korean mint

Agastache rugosa

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Tiger Lily

Lilium lancifolium

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Fragrant Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum odoratum

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Creeping Lilyturf

Liriope spicata

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Common Orange Daylily

Hemerocallis fulva

Chinese Ground Orchid

Bletilla striata

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Chinese Pink

Dianthus chinensis

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Strawberry Begonia

Saxifraga stolonifera

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Fan Columbine

Aquilegia flabellata

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Red Spider Lily

Lycoris radiata

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Surprise Lily

Lycoris squamigera

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Kamchatka Bugbane

Actaea simplex

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Great Burnet

Sanguisorba officinalis

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Variegated Japanese Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum falcatum 'Tiger Stripes'

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Kalimeris

Kalimeris incisa

Self-heal

Prunella vulgaris

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Columbine Meadow Rue

Thalictrum aquilegiifolium

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Spotted bellflower

Campanula punctata

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Japanese Aster

Aster ageratoides 'Adustus Nanus'

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Narrow-spiked Ligularia

Ligularia stenocephala

Blackberry Lily

Iris domestica

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Chinese lantern Winter cherry Lantern plant

Physalis alkekengi

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Dwarf Yellow Daylily

Hemerocallis minor

Golden Lace

Patrinia scabiosifolia

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Indian Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum indicum

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Shredded Umbrella Plant

Syneilesis aconitifolia

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Flowering Carrot

Daucus carota

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Verticals and screens

Boston Ivy

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

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Chocolate Vine

Akebia quinata

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Memorial Rose

Rosa lucieae

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Japanese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

Oriental Bittersweet

Celastrus orbiculatus

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Wineberry

Rubus phoenicolasius

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Cow Vetch

Vicia cracca

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Japanese Hop

Humulus scandens

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Hedge Bindweed

Calystegia sepium

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Black bindweed

Fallopia convolvulus

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Shade and damp

Japanese painted fern

Athyrium niponicum

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Autumn Fern

Dryopteris erythrosora

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Fortune's Holly Fern

Cyrtomium fortunei

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Cinnamon Fern

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

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Sensitive Fern

Onoclea sensibilis

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Fern

Dryopteris crassirhizoma

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Marsh Fern

Thelypteris palustris

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Bisset's Wood Fern

Dryopteris bissetiana

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Japanese Shield Fern

Dryopteris varia

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Japanese Royal Fern

Osmunda japonica

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Dry and architectural

Kamschatka Stonecrop

Phedimus kamtschaticus