Japan
Native plants in Tokyo
664 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 (267), shrubs (149), trees (147) · 650 of them need no watering beyond Tokyo’s own rainfall
Showing 202 plants · 462 more are native here but not in the catalog yet
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Trees40
Canopy and structureShrubs51
Backbone plantingGrasses9
Movement and texturePerennials78
Seasonal colourVines12
Verticals and screensFerns26
Shade and dampSucculents1
Dry and architecturalOther native plants4
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