Korea, Republic Of

Native plants in Seoul

127 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

127 of them need no watering beyond Seoul’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

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 Tree Lilac

Syringa reticulata

No watering needed Photo: Researcher, biologist, wildlife frolicker · CC0 1.0

Variegated Chinese Elm

Ulmus parvifolia 'Variegata'

No watering needed

City Sprite Zelkova

Zelkova serrata 'City Sprite'

No watering needed

Duke Gardens Plum Yew

Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Duke Gardens'

No watering needed

Marley's Pink Parasol Japanese Snowbell

Styrax japonicus 'Marley'S Pink Parasol'

No watering needed

Chinese Fringetree

Chionanthus retusus

No watering needed Photo: chiuluan · CC BY 4.0

Young's Weeping Birch

Betula pendula 'Youngii'

No watering needed

Amur Maple

Acer ginnala

No watering needed Photo: Pavel Kacl · CC BY 4.0

Golden Japanese Yew

Taxus cuspidata 'Aurescens'

No watering needed

Weeping Pussy Willow

Salix caprea 'Pendula'

No watering needed

Japanese White Pine

Pinus parviflora 'Glauca'

No watering needed

Japanese Black Pine

Pinus thunbergii

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

Shantung Maple

Acer truncatum

No watering needed Photo: Jane Charlen · CC BY 4.0

Pink Flair Sargent Cherry

Prunus sargentii 'Pink Flair Cherry'

No watering needed

Giant Dogwood

Cornus controversa

No watering needed Photo: Marco Mussita · CC BY 4.0

Golden Ghost Pine

Pinus densiflora 'Golden Ghost'

No watering needed

Whitespire Birch

Betula platyphylla 'Whitespire'

No watering needed

Amur Maackia

Maackia amurensis

No watering needed Photo: Tatyana Petrenko · CC BY 4.0

Drippin' Honey Pear

Pyrus calleryana 'Drippin' Honey'

No watering needed

Shrubs31

Backbone planting

Panicle Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata

No watering needed Photo: Илья Руденко · CC BY 4.0

Old Fashioned Weigela

Weigela florida

No watering needed Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 1.0

Old Gold Juniper

Juniperus chinensis 'Old Gold'

No watering needed

Japanese Spurge

Pachysandra terminalis

No watering needed Photo: andrew2285 · CC0 1.0

Tuff Stuff Ah-Ha Mountain Hydrangea

Hydrangea serrata 'Tuff Stuff Ah-Ha'

No watering needed

Japanese Tree Lilac

Syringa reticulata

No watering needed Photo: Researcher, biologist, wildlife frolicker · CC0 1.0

Silver King Euonymus

Euonymus japonicus 'Silver King'

No watering needed

Rugosa Rose

Rosa rugosa

No watering needed Photo: Yann Kemper · CC0 1.0

Korean spice viburnum

Viburnum carlesii

No watering needed Photo: June Mire · CC0 1.0

Double Japanese Kerria

Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora'

No watering needed

Duke Gardens Plum Yew

Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Duke Gardens'

No watering needed

Beautyberry

Callicarpa dichotoma

No watering needed Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Double Play Artisan Spirea

Spiraea japonica 'Galen'

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

Amur Maple

Acer ginnala

No watering needed Photo: Pavel Kacl · CC BY 4.0

Golden Japanese Yew

Taxus cuspidata 'Aurescens'

No watering needed

Weeping Pussy Willow

Salix caprea 'Pendula'

No watering needed

Bridalwreath Spirea

Spiraea prunifolia

No watering needed Photo: Erin Collins · CC BY 4.0

Compact Korean Azalea

Rhododendron yedoense 'Compacta'

No watering needed

Bloomerang Purpink Lilac

Syringa pubescens 'Bloomerang Purpink'

No watering needed

Korean Boxwood

Buxus sinica 'Franklin'

No watering needed

Michael Dodge Linden Viburnum

Viburnum dilatatum 'Michael Dodge Linden'

No watering needed

Royal Azalea

Rhododendron schlippenbachii

No watering needed Photo: Tatyana Petrenko · CC BY 4.0

Ural False Spirea

Sorbaria sorbifolia

No watering needed Photo: charlie chaviano · CC BY 4.0

Christo Indigo

Indigofera kirilowii 'Christo'

No watering needed

Edo Shibori Bush Clover

Lespedeza thunbergii 'Edo Shibori'

No watering needed

Betsy Ross Lilac

Syringa x oblata 'Betsy Ross'

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

Grasses7

Movement and texture

Chinese Silver Grass

Miscanthus sinensis

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

Creeping Lilyturf

Liriope spicata

No watering needed Photo: 葉子 · CC0 1.0

Mondo Grass

Ophiopogon japonicus

No watering needed Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Variegated Feather Reed Grass

Calamagrostis arundinacea 'Overdam'

No watering needed

Siderosticta sedge

Carex siderosticta

No watering needed Photo: Nina Filippova · CC BY 4.0

Variegated Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea 'Luteo Picta'

No watering needed

Japanese Blood Grass

Imperata cylindrica

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

Perennials61

Seasonal colour

Lilyturf

Liriope muscari

No watering needed Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Spurge

Pachysandra terminalis

No watering needed Photo: andrew2285 · CC0 1.0

Balloon Flower

Platycodon grandiflorus 'Mix'

No watering needed

Japanese Iris

Iris ensata

No watering needed Photo: Илья Руденко · CC BY 4.0

White Bleeding Heart

Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Alba'

No watering needed

Korean mint

Agastache rugosa

No watering needed Photo: Jane Charlen · CC BY 4.0

Tiger Lily

Lilium lancifolium

No watering needed Photo: mister_bumble · CC BY 4.0

Solomon's Seal Prince Charming

Polygonatum odoratum 'Prince Charming'

No watering needed

Creeping Lilyturf

Liriope spicata

No watering needed Photo: 葉子 · CC0 1.0

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

Chinese Pink

Dianthus chinensis

No watering needed Photo: Urgamal Magsar · 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

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

Hillside Black Beauty

Actaea simplex 'Hillside Black Beauty'

No watering needed

Great Burnet

Sanguisorba officinalis

No watering needed Photo: Vladimir Atachkin · CC BY 4.0

Falcate Solomon's Seal Silver Lining

Polygonatum falcatum 'Silver Lining'

No watering needed

Blue Star Kalimeris

Kalimeris incisa 'Blue Star'

No watering needed

Self-heal

Prunella vulgaris

No watering needed Photo: Seig · CC BY 4.0

Narrow-spiked Ligularia

Ligularia stenocephala

No watering needed Photo: 黃美滿 · CC BY 4.0

Chinese lantern Winter cherry Lantern plant

Physalis alkekengi

No watering needed

Golden Lace

Patrinia scabiosifolia

No watering needed Photo: Nina Filippova · CC BY 4.0

Shredded Umbrella Plant

Syneilesis aconitifolia

No watering needed Photo: Violetta Dzizyurova · CC BY 4.0

Dara Flowering Carrot

Daucus carota 'Dara'

No watering needed

Thunberg's Onion Ozawa

Allium thunbergii 'Ozawa'

No watering needed

Wando Toad Lily

Tricyrtis macropoda 'Wando'

No watering needed

Harold Epstein Barrenwort

Epimedium koreanum 'Harold Epstein'

No watering needed

Siebold's Wild Ginger

Asarum sieboldii

No watering needed Photo: Tatyana Petrenko · CC BY 4.0

Sweet Flag

Acorus calamus

No watering needed Photo: Petr Harant · CC BY 4.0

Liverleaf

Hepatica nobilis

No watering needed Photo: Марина Давлетшина · CC BY 4.0

Vines5

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

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

Autumn Revolution American Bittersweet

Celastrus orbiculatus 'Autumn Revolution'

No watering needed

Ferns9

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

Fortune's Holly Fern

Cyrtomium fortunei

No watering needed Photo: Henry Miller · CC BY 4.0

Cinnamon Fern

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

No watering needed Photo: Erik · CC BY 4.0

Sensitive Fern

Onoclea sensibilis

No watering needed Photo: laurawies · CC BY 4.0

Odaesan Fern

Dryopteris crassirhizoma 'Odaesan'

No watering needed

Bisset's Wood Fern

Dryopteris bissetiana

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

Japanese Shield Fern

Dryopteris varia

No watering needed Photo: 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi) · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Royal Fern

Osmunda japonica

No watering needed Photo: Yoshihiro Tokue · CC BY 4.0

Other native plants1

No growth type given

Japanese Cobra Lily

Arisaema ringens

No watering needed Photo: Mason Brock · CC0 1.0

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