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Native plants in Shenzhen

101 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

101 of them need no watering beyond Shenzhen’s own rainfall

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Canopy and structure

Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica

No watering needed Photo: Nonbinary-Naturalist · CC0 1.0

Chinese Juniper

Juniperus chinensis

No watering needed Photo: Илья Руденко · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata

No watering needed Photo: Michael Pirrello · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Flowering Cherry

Prunus serrulata

No watering needed Photo: Jenny Christianson · CC0 1.0

Chinese Elm

Ulmus parvifolia

No watering needed Photo: 葉子 · CC0 1.0

Yew Plum Pine

Podocarpus macrophyllus

No watering needed Photo: monkeyjodey · CC0 1.0

Weeping Fig

Ficus benjamina

No watering needed Photo: Tony van Kampen · CC BY 4.0

Orange Jasmine

Murraya paniculata

No watering needed Photo: Martin Hannan-Jones · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Persimmon

Diospyros kaki

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

Fragrant Tea Olive

Osmanthus fragrans

No watering needed Photo: Sue Ann Kendall · CC BY 4.0

Dwarf Golden Arborvitae

Platycladus orientalis 'Aurea Nana'

No watering needed

Hill's Weeping Fig

Ficus microcarpa 'Flash'

No watering needed

Asian Pear

Pyrus pyrifolia

No watering needed Photo: Askar Akhmedov · CC BY 4.0

Chinese Fan Palm

Livistona chinensis

No watering needed Photo: johnyochum · CC BY 4.0

Kumquat

Citrus japonica

No watering needed Photo: Toby Y · CC BY 4.0

Curry Tree

Murraya koenigii

No watering needed Photo: scallions · CC BY 4.0

Lily Magnolia

Magnolia liliiflora

No watering needed Photo: Lauren N · CC0 1.0

Indian Beech

Pongamia pinnata

No watering needed Photo: Stuart · CC0 1.0

Callery Pear

Pyrus calleryana

No watering needed Photo: Annika Lindqvist · CC BY 4.0

Chinese Privet

Ligustrum sinense

No watering needed Photo: Rich Sommer · CC BY 4.0

Chinaberry

Melia azedarach

No watering needed Photo: Dave Richardson · CC BY 4.0

Portia Tree

Thespesia populnea

No watering needed Photo: Damien Wallace · CC0 1.0

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Backbone planting

Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica

No watering needed Photo: Nonbinary-Naturalist · CC0 1.0

Chinese Juniper

Juniperus chinensis

No watering needed Photo: Илья Руденко · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata

No watering needed Photo: Michael Pirrello · CC BY 4.0

Common Gardenia

Gardenia jasminoides

No watering needed Photo: jackywu · CC BY 4.0

Chinese Fringe Flower

Loropetalum chinense

No watering needed Photo: CYL · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Aucuba

Aucuba japonica

No watering needed Photo: adamcvean · CC0 1.0

Indian Hawthorn

Rhaphiolepis indica

No watering needed

Heavenly Bamboo

Nandina domestica

No watering needed Photo: Sophia K · CC BY 4.0

Weeping Fig

Ficus benjamina

No watering needed Photo: Tony van Kampen · CC BY 4.0

Orange Jasmine

Murraya paniculata

No watering needed Photo: Martin Hannan-Jones · CC BY 4.0

Sweet Viburnum

Viburnum odoratissimum

No watering needed Photo: 葉子 · CC0 1.0

Lady Palm

Rhapis excelsa

No watering needed Photo: Greg III Espera · CC BY 4.0

Fragrant Tea Olive

Osmanthus fragrans

No watering needed Photo: Sue Ann Kendall · CC BY 4.0

Dwarf Golden Arborvitae

Platycladus orientalis 'Aurea Nana'

No watering needed

Banana Shrub

Magnolia figo

No watering needed

Kumquat

Citrus japonica

No watering needed Photo: Toby Y · CC BY 4.0

Confederate Rose

Hibiscus mutabilis

No watering needed Photo: Alesha Teitzel · CC BY 4.0

Curry Tree

Murraya koenigii

No watering needed Photo: scallions · CC BY 4.0

Lily Magnolia

Magnolia liliiflora

No watering needed Photo: Lauren N · CC0 1.0

Thunberg's Bush Clover

Lespedeza thunbergii

No watering needed Photo: 謝麗霦 · CC BY 4.0

Chinese Privet

Ligustrum sinense

No watering needed Photo: Rich Sommer · CC BY 4.0

Multiflora Rose

Rosa multiflora

No watering needed Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Portia Tree

Thespesia populnea

No watering needed Photo: Damien Wallace · CC0 1.0

Golden Ramie

Boehmeria nivea

No watering needed Photo: 鄭雪雲 · CC BY 4.0

Asiatic Butterfly Bush

Buddleja asiatica

No watering needed Photo: Damien Wallace · CC0 1.0

Grasses8

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

Bermuda Grass

Cynodon dactylon

No watering needed Photo: Arnim Littek · CC BY 4.0

Common Bamboo

Bambusa vulgaris

No watering needed Photo: Derek Duplessis · CC BY 4.0

Common Reed

Phragmites australis

No watering needed

Japanese Blood Grass

Imperata cylindrica

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

Hairy Crabgrass

Digitaria sanguinalis

No watering needed Photo: harrylurling · CC BY 4.0

Perennials41

Seasonal colour

Lilyturf

Liriope muscari

No watering needed Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Balloon Flower

Platycodon grandiflorus

No watering needed Photo: Jim Rusconi · CC0 1.0

Japanese Sweet Flag

Acorus gramineus

No watering needed Photo: renshuchu · CC0 1.0

Coleus

Coleus scutellarioides

No watering needed Photo: Gabriel Cardoso Fialho · CC0 1.0

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

Strawberry Begonia

Saxifraga stolonifera

No watering needed Photo: Takaaki Hattori · CC BY 4.0

Taro

Colocasia esculenta

No watering needed Photo: lanechaffin · CC0 1.0

Wishbone Flower

Torenia fournieri

No watering needed Photo: Mason Brock · CC0 1.0

Red Spider Lily

Lycoris radiata

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

Garlic Chives

Allium tuberosum

No watering needed Photo: riya_s · CC BY 4.0

Giant Upright Elephant Ear

Alocasia odora

No watering needed Photo: Victor Chen · CC BY 4.0

Shell Ginger

Alpinia zerumbet

No watering needed Photo: 葉子 · CC0 1.0

Japanese Aster

Aster ageratoides 'Adustus Nanus'

No watering needed

Blackberry Lily

Iris domestica

No watering needed Photo: Jhonatan Matheus · CC BY 4.0

Welsh Onion

Allium fistulosum

No watering needed Photo: Юлия · CC BY 4.0

White Mugwort

Artemisia lactiflora

No watering needed Photo: Yj · CC BY 4.0

Curry Tree

Murraya koenigii

No watering needed Photo: scallions · CC BY 4.0

Indian Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum indicum

No watering needed Photo: 曾昱承 Yu-Cheng Zeng · CC BY 4.0

Thunberg's Onion Ozawa

Allium thunbergii 'Ozawa'

No watering needed

Common Vervain

Verbena officinalis

No watering needed

Banana

Musa acuminata

No watering needed Photo: Caleb Catto · CC BY 4.0

Disporum Cantoniense Fairy Bells

Disporum cantoniense

No watering needed Photo: Siddarth Machado · CC BY 4.0

Cerulean Flax-lily

Dianella ensifolia

No watering needed Photo: 葉子 · CC0 1.0

Soybean

Glycine max

No watering needed Photo: 周铮 · CC0 1.0

Four Season Orchid

Cymbidium ensifolium

No watering needed Photo: Siddarth Machado · CC BY 4.0

Purple-leaved Plantain

Plantago major

No watering needed Photo: Valerii Glazunov · CC BY 4.0

Cursed Buttercup

Ranunculus sceleratus

No watering needed Photo: Linda Jo Conn · CC BY 4.0

Chinese Lobelia

Lobelia chinensis

No watering needed Photo: Daniel J. Layton · CC BY 4.0

Flowering Carrot

Daucus carota

No watering needed Photo: mister_bumble · CC BY 4.0

Myoga Ginger

Zingiber mioga

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

Mock Strawberry

Potentilla indica

No watering needed Photo: Clive Freedman · CC BY 4.0

Vines8

Verticals and screens

Star Jasmine

Trachelospermum jasminoides

No watering needed Photo: Nick Butcher · CC BY 4.0

Hoya Wax Plant

Hoya carnosa

No watering needed Photo: 黃美滿 · CC BY 4.0

Creeping Fig

Ficus pumila

No watering needed Photo: Felicity Kreger · CC0 1.0

Chinese Trumpet Vine

Campsis grandiflora

No watering needed Photo: Pedro Henrique Maloso Ramos · CC BY 4.0

Asiatic Jasmine

Trachelospermum asiaticum

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

Railroad Vine

Ipomoea pes-caprae

No watering needed Photo: chiuluan · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

No watering needed Photo: sudomir · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Climbing Fern

Lygodium japonicum

No watering needed Photo: Will Kuhn · CC BY 4.0

Ferns10

Shade and damp

Autumn Fern

Dryopteris erythrosora

No watering needed Photo: Emily Summerbell · CC BY 4.0

Fern

Nephrolepis biserrata

No watering needed Photo: W Rao · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Felt Fern

Pyrrosia lingua

No watering needed Photo: 胡正恆(Jackson Hu) · CC BY 4.0

Champion's Wood Fern

Dryopteris championii

No watering needed Photo: 曾昱承 Yu-Cheng Zeng · CC BY 4.0

Oriental Chain Fern

Woodwardia orientalis

No watering needed Photo: Saryu Mae 前朝琉 · CC BY 4.0

Ladder Brake

Pteris vittata 'Benzilan'

No watering needed

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

Moellendorff's spikemoss

Selaginella moellendorffii

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

Japanese Climbing Fern

Lygodium japonicum

No watering needed Photo: Will Kuhn · CC BY 4.0

Other native plants3

No growth type given

Ginger Lily Butterfly Ginger

Hedychium coronarium

No watering needed Photo: liriodobrejoufscar · CC BY 4.0

Grand Crinum Lily

Crinum asiaticum

No watering needed Photo: Mark Richman · CC BY 4.0

Golden Spider Lily

Lycoris aurea

No watering needed Photo: Yung-Lun Lin · CC BY 4.0

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