China
Native plants in Shanghai
171 plants are genuinely native to this area — not merely able to survive here. They are grouped below by what they do in a garden, from canopy trees down to groundcovers.
Best represented here: perennials (66), shrubs (50), trees (47) · 52 of them need no watering beyond Shanghai’s own rainfall
Showing 48 plants · 123 more are native here but not in the catalog yet
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Trees11
Canopy and structure
Shrubs17
Backbone planting
Grasses2
Movement and texture
Perennials17
Seasonal colour
Vines4
Verticals and screens
Ferns5
Shade and damp
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