Native plants in Tokyo

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Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata

Kousa Dogwood

Cornus kousa

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Japanese Flowering Cherry

Prunus serrulata

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Japanese Cedar

Cryptomeria japonica

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Japanese Camellia

Camellia japonica

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Japanese Fatsia

Fatsia japonica

Japanese Tree Lilac

Syringa reticulata

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Chinese Elm

Ulmus parvifolia

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Japanese Pittosporum

Pittosporum tobira

Downy Japanese Maple

Acer japonicum

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Japanese Zelkova

Zelkova serrata

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Higan Cherry

Prunus subhirtella

Japanese Plum Yew

Cephalotaxus harringtonia

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Japanese Snowbell

Styrax japonicus

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Yew Plum Pine

Podocarpus macrophyllus

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Chinese Fringetree

Chionanthus retusus

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Japanese Privet

Ligustrum japonicum

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Hinoki Cypress

Chamaecyparis obtusa

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Sawara Cypress

Chamaecyparis pisifera

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Silver Birch

Betula pendula

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Japanese Yew

Taxus cuspidata

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Japanese Garden Juniper

Juniperus procumbens

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Weeping Pussy Willow

Salix caprea

Fullmoon Maple

Acer shirasawanum

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Japanese White Pine

Pinus parviflora

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Japanese Black Pine

Pinus thunbergii

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Sargent Cherry

Prunus sargentii

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Giant Dogwood

Cornus controversa

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Japanese umbrella pine

Sciadopitys verticillata

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Fragrant Tea Olive

Osmanthus fragrans

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Backbone planting

Panicle Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata

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Bigleaf Hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla

Chinese Juniper

Juniperus chinensis

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Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata

Common Gardenia

Gardenia jasminoides

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Japanese Pieris

Pieris japonica

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Japanese Spurge

Pachysandra terminalis

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Japanese Aucuba

Aucuba japonica

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Japanese Camellia

Camellia japonica

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Japanese Fatsia

Fatsia japonica

Littleleaf Boxwood

Buxus microphylla

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Mountain Hydrangea

Hydrangea serrata

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Japanese Tree Lilac

Syringa reticulata

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Japanese Spindle

Euonymus japonicus

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Rugosa Rose

Rosa rugosa

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Japanese Pittosporum

Pittosporum tobira

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Indian Hawthorn

Rhaphiolepis indica

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Holly Osmanthus

Osmanthus heterophyllus

Slender Deutzia

Deutzia gracilis

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Double Japanese Kerria

Kerria japonica

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Japanese Plum Yew

Cephalotaxus harringtonia

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Japanese Snowball Viburnum

Viburnum plicatum

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Bunchberry

Cornus canadensis

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Beautyberry

Callicarpa dichotoma

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Satsuki Azalea

Rhododendron indicum

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Japanese Spirea

Spiraea japonica

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Heavenly Bamboo

Nandina domestica

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Wintercreeper

Euonymus fortunei

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Winged Euonymus

Euonymus alatus

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Japanese Privet

Ligustrum japonicum

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California Privet

Ligustrum ovalifolium

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Flamingo Dappled Willow

Salix integra 'Flamingo'

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Movement and texture

Chinese Silver Grass

Miscanthus sinensis

Japanese Sedge

Carex morrowii

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Creeping Lilyturf

Liriope spicata

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Manila Grass

Zoysia matrella

Mondo Grass

Ophiopogon japonicus

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Korean Feather Reed Grass

Calamagrostis arundinacea

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Red fescue

Festuca rubra

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Bermuda Grass

Cynodon dactylon

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Kangaroo Grass

Themeda triandra

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Siderosticta sedge

Carex siderosticta

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Common Reed

Phragmites australis

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Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea

Softstem Bulrush

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

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Sedge

Carex conica

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Annual Bluegrass

Poa annua

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Wood Small-Reed

Calamagrostis epigejos

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Japanese Blood Grass

Imperata cylindrica

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Fountain Grass

Cenchrus alopecuroides

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Southern Crabgrass

Digitaria ciliaris

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Seasonal colour

Lilyturf

Liriope muscari

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Siebold Hosta

Hosta sieboldiana

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Japanese Spurge

Pachysandra terminalis

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Balloon Flower

Platycodon grandiflorus

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Fortune's Hosta

Hosta fortunei

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Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

Japanese Sweet Flag

Acorus gramineus

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Japanese Iris

Iris ensata

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Bigleaf Ligularia

Ligularia dentata

Korean mint

Agastache rugosa

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Bunchberry

Cornus canadensis

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Tiger Lily

Lilium lancifolium

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Large-flowered Barrenwort

Epimedium grandiflorum

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Fragrant Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum odoratum

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Creeping Lilyturf

Liriope spicata

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Common Orange Daylily

Hemerocallis fulva

Chinese Ground Orchid

Bletilla striata

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Strawberry Begonia

Saxifraga stolonifera

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Large Leaf Begonia

Begonia grandis

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Lance-leaf Hosta

Hosta lancifolia

Red Spider Lily

Lycoris radiata

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Surprise Lily

Lycoris squamigera

Goat's Beard

Aruncus dioicus

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Kamchatka Bugbane

Actaea simplex

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Great Burnet

Sanguisorba officinalis

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Variegated Japanese Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum falcatum 'Tiger Stripes'

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Self-heal

Prunella vulgaris

Toad Lily

Tricyrtis hirta

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Cast Iron Plant

Aspidistra elatior

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Japanese Leopard Plant

Farfugium japonicum

Shell Ginger

Alpinia zerumbet

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Spotted bellflower

Campanula punctata

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Verticals and screens

Star Jasmine

Trachelospermum jasminoides

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Boston Ivy

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

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Climbing Hydrangea

Hydrangea petiolaris

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Japanese Wisteria

Wisteria floribunda

Wintercreeper

Euonymus fortunei

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Chocolate Vine

Akebia quinata

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Asiatic Jasmine

Trachelospermum asiaticum

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Beach Pea

Lathyrus japonicus

Memorial Rose

Rosa lucieae

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Japanese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

Oriental Bittersweet

Celastrus orbiculatus

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False Hydrangea Vine

Hydrangea hydrangeoides

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Wineberry

Rubus phoenicolasius

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Cow Vetch

Vicia cracca

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Cleavers

Galium aparine

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Japanese Hop

Humulus scandens

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Bittersweet Nightshade

Solanum dulcamara

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Hedge Bindweed

Calystegia sepium

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Black bindweed

Fallopia convolvulus

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Japanese Climbing Fern

Lygodium japonicum

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Shade and damp

Ostrich Fern

Matteuccia struthiopteris

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Japanese painted fern

Athyrium niponicum

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Autumn Fern

Dryopteris erythrosora

Northern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum pedatum

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Japanese Tassel Fern

Polystichum polyblepharum

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Japanese Holly Fern

Cyrtomium falcatum

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Fortune's Holly Fern

Cyrtomium fortunei

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Sensitive Fern

Onoclea sensibilis

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Cretan Brake Fern

Pteris cretica

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Southern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris

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Eared Lady Fern

Athyrium otophorum

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Braun's Holly Fern

Polystichum braunii

Tokyo Wood Fern

Dryopteris tokyoensis

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Fern

Dryopteris crassirhizoma

Marsh Fern

Thelypteris palustris

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Variegated East Indian Holly Fern

Arachniodes simplicior 'Variegata'

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Japanese Felt Fern

Pyrrosia lingua

Makino's Holly Fern

Polystichum makinoi

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Champion's Wood Fern

Dryopteris championii

Oriental Chain Fern

Woodwardia orientalis

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Ladder Brake

Pteris vittata 'Benzilan'

Bisset's Wood Fern

Dryopteris bissetiana

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Upside-down Fern

Arachniodes standishii

Japanese Bamboo Fern

Coniogramme japonica

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Japanese Royal Fern

Osmunda japonica

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Sorrowful Fern

Polystichum luctuosum

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Japanese Climbing Fern

Lygodium japonicum

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Dry and architectural

Japanese Stonecrop

Sedum makinoi

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Needle Stonecrop

Sedum lineare