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Native plants in Ulsan

89 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

61 of them need no watering beyond Ulsan’s own rainfall

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Canopy and structure

Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum

Photo: Nick Butcher · CC BY 4.0

Old Gold Juniper

Juniperus chinensis 'Old Gold'

No watering needed

Kousa Dogwood

Cornus kousa

No watering needed Photo: Mark Apgar · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Flowering Cherry

Prunus serrulata

Photo: Jenny Christianson · CC0 1.0

Governor Mouton Camellia

Camellia japonica 'Governor Mouton'

Japanese Tree Lilac

Syringa reticulata

Photo: Researcher, biologist, wildlife frolicker · CC0 1.0

Variegated Chinese Elm

Ulmus parvifolia 'Variegata'

No watering needed

City Sprite Zelkova

Zelkova serrata 'City Sprite'

Marley's Pink Parasol Japanese Snowbell

Styrax japonicus 'Marley'S Pink Parasol'

No watering needed

Chinese Fringetree

Chionanthus retusus

No watering needed Photo: chiuluan · CC BY 4.0

Amur Maple

Acer ginnala

No watering needed Photo: Pavel Kacl · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Black Pine

Pinus thunbergii

No watering needed Photo: the swamp ass · CC BY 4.0

Giant Dogwood

Cornus controversa

No watering needed Photo: Marco Mussita · CC BY 4.0

Golden Ghost Pine

Pinus densiflora 'Golden Ghost'

No watering needed

Whitespire Birch

Betula platyphylla 'Whitespire'

No watering needed

Amur Maackia

Maackia amurensis

No watering needed Photo: Tatyana Petrenko · CC BY 4.0

Shrubs23

Backbone planting

Old Fashioned Weigela

Weigela florida

No watering needed Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 1.0

Old Gold Juniper

Juniperus chinensis 'Old Gold'

No watering needed

Governor Mouton Camellia

Camellia japonica 'Governor Mouton'

Japanese Tree Lilac

Syringa reticulata

Photo: Researcher, biologist, wildlife frolicker · CC0 1.0

Silver King Euonymus

Euonymus japonicus 'Silver King'

No watering needed

Double Japanese Kerria

Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora'

No watering needed

Beautyberry

Callicarpa dichotoma

Photo: Ian Wolfe · CC0 1.0

Wintercreeper

Euonymus fortunei

No watering needed Photo: Emily Summerbell · CC BY 4.0

Dwarf Burning Bush

Euonymus alatus 'Compacta'

No watering needed

Amur Maple

Acer ginnala

No watering needed Photo: Pavel Kacl · CC BY 4.0

Coppertop Sweet Viburnum

Viburnum odoratissimum 'Coppertop Sweet'

Bridalwreath Spirea

Spiraea prunifolia

Photo: Erin Collins · CC BY 4.0

Common Bluebeard

Caryopteris incana

No watering needed Photo: Mason Brock · CC0 1.0

Compact Korean Azalea

Rhododendron yedoense 'Compacta'

Korean Boxwood

Buxus sinica 'Franklin'

No watering needed

Michael Dodge Linden Viburnum

Viburnum dilatatum 'Michael Dodge Linden'

No watering needed

Royal Azalea

Rhododendron schlippenbachii

Photo: Tatyana Petrenko · CC BY 4.0

Christo Indigo

Indigofera kirilowii 'Christo'

No watering needed

Edo Shibori Bush Clover

Lespedeza thunbergii 'Edo Shibori'

No watering needed

Betsy Ross Lilac

Syringa x oblata 'Betsy Ross'

No watering needed

Multiflora Rose

Rosa multiflora

No watering needed Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Golden Ramie

Boehmeria nivea 'Kogane Mushi'

No watering needed

Sycamore-leaf False Nettle

Boehmeria japonica 'Platanifolia'

No watering needed

Grasses6

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

Variegated Feather Reed Grass

Calamagrostis arundinacea 'Overdam'

No watering needed

Siderosticta sedge

Carex siderosticta

Photo: Nina Filippova · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Blood Grass

Imperata cylindrica

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

Perennials39

Seasonal colour

Lilyturf

Liriope muscari

No watering needed Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Balloon Flower

Platycodon grandiflorus 'Mix'

No watering needed

Korean mint

Agastache rugosa

No watering needed Photo: Jane Charlen · CC BY 4.0

Tiger Lily

Lilium lancifolium

Photo: mister_bumble · CC BY 4.0

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

Chinese Ground Orchid

Bletilla striata

Photo: Robert Guralnick · CC BY 4.0

Chinese Pink

Dianthus chinensis

No watering needed Photo: Urgamal Magsar · CC BY 4.0

Fernleaf Saxifrage

Saxifraga stolonifera

No watering needed Photo: Takaaki Hattori · CC BY 4.0

Red Spider Lily

Lycoris radiata

Photo: りなべる · CC BY 4.0

Surprise Lily

Lycoris squamigera

Photo: Kōsuke Onoda · CC0 1.0

Great Burnet

Sanguisorba officinalis

No watering needed Photo: Vladimir Atachkin · CC BY 4.0

Falcate Solomon's Seal Silver Lining

Polygonatum falcatum 'Silver Lining'

Blue Star Kalimeris

Kalimeris incisa 'Blue Star'

No watering needed

Self-heal

Prunella vulgaris

No watering needed Photo: Seig · CC BY 4.0

Golden Lace

Patrinia scabiosifolia

No watering needed Photo: Nina Filippova · CC BY 4.0

Shredded Umbrella Plant

Syneilesis aconitifolia

No watering needed Photo: Violetta Dzizyurova · CC BY 4.0

Thunberg's Onion Ozawa

Allium thunbergii 'Ozawa'

No watering needed

Siebold's Wild Ginger

Asarum sieboldii

Photo: Tatyana Petrenko · CC BY 4.0

Sweet Flag

Acorus calamus

Photo: Petr Harant · CC BY 4.0

Liverleaf

Hepatica nobilis

No watering needed Photo: Марина Давлетшина · CC BY 4.0

Small Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum humile

No watering needed Photo: Viola Alekseeva · CC0 1.0

Solomon's Seal Prince Charming

Polygonatum odoratum 'Prince Charming'

No watering needed

Aureovariegata Variegated Disporum

Disporum smilacinum 'Aureovariegata'

Great St. John's Wort

Hypericum ascyron

Photo: Юлия · CC BY 4.0

Island Hepatica

Hepatica insularis

No watering needed

Chinese Lobelia

Lobelia chinensis

Photo: Daniel J. Layton · CC BY 4.0

Painter's Palette Persicaria

Persicaria filiformis 'Painter's Palette'

No watering needed

Japanese Butterbur Variegatus

Petasites japonicus 'Variegatus'

Shredded Umbrella Plant

Syneilesis palmata

Photo: Eric Knight · CC BY 4.0

Amur Cobra Lily

Arisaema amurense

No watering needed Photo: Tatyana Petrenko · CC BY 4.0

Chinese Joe Pye Weed

Eupatorium chinense

No watering needed Photo: Jacy Chen · CC BY 4.0

Vines5

Verticals and screens

Boston Ivy

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

No watering needed Photo: mister_bumble · CC BY 4.0

Mississippi River Sweet Autumn Clematis

Clematis terniflora 'Mississippi River'

No watering needed

Chocolate Vine

Akebia quinata

No watering needed Photo: Allen Browne · CC0 1.0

Japanese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

No watering needed Photo: sudomir · CC BY 4.0

Autumn Revolution American Bittersweet

Celastrus orbiculatus 'Autumn Revolution'

No watering needed

Ferns7

Shade and damp

Japanese painted fern

Athyrium niponicum

Photo: りなべる · CC BY 4.0

Autumn Fern

Dryopteris erythrosora

Photo: Emily Summerbell · CC BY 4.0

Fortune's Holly Fern

Cyrtomium fortunei

No watering needed Photo: Henry Miller · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Felt Fern

Pyrrosia lingua

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

Bisset's Wood Fern

Dryopteris bissetiana

Photo: りなべる · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Shield Fern

Dryopteris varia

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

Japanese Royal Fern

Osmunda japonica

Photo: Yoshihiro Tokue · CC BY 4.0

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