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Native plants in Shanghai

74 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

24 of them need no watering beyond Shanghai’s own rainfall

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Trees17

Canopy and structure

Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica

No watering needed Photo: Nonbinary-Naturalist · CC0 1.0

Ginkgo

Ginkgo biloba

No watering needed Photo: Jasper Shide · CC0 1.0

Chinese Juniper

Juniperus chinensis

No watering needed Photo: Илья Руденко · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Flowering Cherry

Prunus serrulata

Photo: Jenny Christianson · CC0 1.0

Japanese Camellia

Camellia japonica

Photo: 岸本年郎 · CC BY 4.0

Yew Plum Pine

Podocarpus macrophyllus

Photo: monkeyjodey · CC0 1.0

Chinese Fringetree

Chionanthus retusus

Photo: chiuluan · CC BY 4.0

Fragrant Tea Olive

Osmanthus fragrans

Photo: Sue Ann Kendall · CC BY 4.0

Peach

Prunus persica

Photo: Julia Henning · CC BY 4.0

Dwarf Golden Arborvitae

Platycladus orientalis 'Aurea Nana'

No watering needed

Sawtooth Oak

Quercus acutissima

Photo: Vincent Egan · CC BY 4.0

Mimosa

Albizia julibrissin

No watering needed Photo: Athena Philips · CC BY 4.0

Lusterleaf Holly

Ilex latifolia

Isu Tree

Distylium racemosum

Photo: Mason Brock · CC0 1.0

Chinese Chestnut

Castanea mollissima

No watering needed Photo: B Jaeger-Stanley · CC BY 4.0

Glossy Privet

Ligustrum lucidum

No watering needed Photo: Dan Vickers · CC0 1.0

Tree-of-Heaven

Ailanthus altissima

No watering needed Photo: Юрий Данилевский (Yuriy Danilevsky) · CC BY 4.0

Shrubs23

Backbone planting

Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica

No watering needed Photo: Nonbinary-Naturalist · CC0 1.0

Rose of Sharon

Hibiscus syriacus

Photo: Julien Lepage · CC BY 4.0

Chinese Juniper

Juniperus chinensis

No watering needed Photo: Илья Руденко · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Aucuba

Aucuba japonica

Photo: adamcvean · CC0 1.0

Japanese Camellia

Camellia japonica

Photo: 岸本年郎 · CC BY 4.0

Heavenly Bamboo

Nandina domestica

Photo: Sophia K · CC BY 4.0

Winged Euonymus

Euonymus alatus

Photo: the swamp ass · CC BY 4.0

Edgeworthia Paperbush

Edgeworthia chrysantha

Photo: Marco Mussita · CC BY 4.0

Fragrant Tea Olive

Osmanthus fragrans

Photo: Sue Ann Kendall · CC BY 4.0

Dwarf Golden Arborvitae

Platycladus orientalis 'Aurea Nana'

No watering needed

Thorny Olive

Elaeagnus pungens

Photo: Emily Summerbell · CC BY 4.0

Bridalwreath Spirea

Spiraea prunifolia

Photo: Erin Collins · CC BY 4.0

Chinese Snowball Viburnum

Viburnum macrocephalum

Photo: SmileyNi · CC BY 4.0

Common Bluebeard

Caryopteris incana

Photo: Mason Brock · CC0 1.0

Lusterleaf Holly

Ilex latifolia

Isu Tree

Distylium racemosum

Photo: Mason Brock · CC0 1.0

Glossy Privet

Ligustrum lucidum

No watering needed Photo: Dan Vickers · CC0 1.0

Memorial Rose

Rosa lucieae

Autumn Olive

Elaeagnus umbellata

No watering needed Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0

Multiflora Rose

Rosa multiflora

Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Mugwort

Artemisia vulgaris

No watering needed Photo: eml23 · CC BY 4.0

Golden Ramie

Boehmeria nivea

Photo: 鄭雪雲 · CC BY 4.0

Thunberg's Bush Clover

Lespedeza thunbergii

Photo: 謝麗霦 · CC BY 4.0

Grasses5

Movement and texture

Creeping Lilyturf

Liriope spicata

Photo: 葉子 · CC0 1.0

Annual Bluegrass

Poa annua

No watering needed Photo: Karen Fry · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Blood Grass

Imperata cylindrica

Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁 · CC BY 4.0

Fountain Grass

Cenchrus alopecuroides

No watering needed

Southern Crabgrass

Digitaria ciliaris

No watering needed Photo: Marco Polo amarillas vargas · CC0 1.0

Perennials31

Seasonal colour

Balloon Flower

Platycodon grandiflorus

Photo: Jim Rusconi · CC0 1.0

Creeping Lilyturf

Liriope spicata

Photo: 葉子 · CC0 1.0

Chinese Ground Orchid

Bletilla striata

Photo: Robert Guralnick · CC BY 4.0

Strawberry Begonia

Saxifraga stolonifera

Photo: Takaaki Hattori · CC BY 4.0

Red Spider Lily

Lycoris radiata

Photo: りなべる · CC BY 4.0

Blackberry Lily

Iris domestica

Photo: Jhonatan Matheus · CC BY 4.0

Welsh Onion

Allium fistulosum

No watering needed Photo: Юлия · CC BY 4.0

Common Vervain

Verbena officinalis

No watering needed

Common Tansy

Tanacetum vulgare

Photo: Paulius Rupšas · CC BY 4.0

Common Sorrel

Rumex acetosa

Photo: Jose Gutierrez Higa · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Cobra Lily

Arisaema heterophyllum

Photo: Cheng-Te Hsu · CC BY 4.0

Soybean

Glycine max

Photo: 周铮 · CC0 1.0

Purple-leaved Plantain

Plantago major

No watering needed Photo: Valerii Glazunov · CC BY 4.0

Cursed Buttercup

Ranunculus sceleratus

Photo: Linda Jo Conn · CC BY 4.0

Chinese Lobelia

Lobelia chinensis

Photo: Daniel J. Layton · CC BY 4.0

Flowering Carrot

Daucus carota

No watering needed Photo: mister_bumble · CC BY 4.0

Mugwort

Artemisia vulgaris

No watering needed Photo: eml23 · CC BY 4.0

Painter's Palette Persicaria

Persicaria filiformis 'Painter's Palette'

Japanese Butterbur

Petasites japonicus

Photo: Илья Руденко · CC BY 4.0

Mock Strawberry

Potentilla indica

Photo: Clive Freedman · CC BY 4.0

Common Chickweed

Stellaria media

No watering needed Photo: guywallbanks · CC BY 4.0

Corn Speedwell

Veronica arvensis

No watering needed Photo: Rocco Lieghio · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Hop

Humulus scandens

Photo: MIMI · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Mazus

Mazus pumilus

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Sichuan Splendor Lily

Lilium brownii 'Sichuan Splendor'

Golden Ramie

Boehmeria nivea

Photo: 鄭雪雲 · CC BY 4.0

Hedge Bindweed

Calystegia sepium

No watering needed Photo: Arnim Littek · CC BY 4.0

Sticky Chickweed

Cerastium glomeratum

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

Lamb's Quarters

Chenopodium album

No watering needed Photo: nebrooks · CC BY 4.0

Prostrate Knotweed

Polygonum aviculare

No watering needed Photo: David Anderson · CC BY 4.0

Asparagus cochinchinensis Graham's Cracker

Asparagus cochinchinensis 'Graham's Cracker'

Vines7

Verticals and screens

Boston Ivy

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Photo: mister_bumble · CC BY 4.0

Chinese Wisteria

Wisteria sinensis

Photo: mfeaver · CC BY 4.0

Chinese Trumpet Vine

Campsis grandiflora

Photo: Pedro Henrique Maloso Ramos · CC BY 4.0

Memorial Rose

Rosa lucieae

Japanese Hop

Humulus scandens

Photo: MIMI · CC BY 4.0

Hedge Bindweed

Calystegia sepium

No watering needed Photo: Arnim Littek · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Climbing Fern

Lygodium japonicum

Photo: Will Kuhn · CC BY 4.0

Ferns5

Shade and damp

Southern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris

No watering needed Photo: Martin Purdy · CC BY 4.0

Champion's Wood Fern

Dryopteris championii

Photo: 曾昱承 Yu-Cheng Zeng · CC BY 4.0

Bisset's Wood Fern

Dryopteris bissetiana

Photo: りなべる · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Royal Fern

Osmunda japonica

Photo: Yoshihiro Tokue · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Climbing Fern

Lygodium japonicum

Photo: Will Kuhn · CC BY 4.0

Succulents1

Dry and architectural

Stringy Stonecrop

Sedum sarmentosum

Photo: Kirstie S · CC0 1.0

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