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Native plants in Wuhan

105 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

51 of them need no watering beyond Wuhan’s own rainfall

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Canopy and structure

Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica

No watering needed Photo: Nonbinary-Naturalist · CC0 1.0

Ginkgo

Ginkgo biloba

No watering needed Photo: Jasper Shide · CC0 1.0

Chinese Juniper

Juniperus chinensis

No watering needed Photo: Илья Руденко · CC BY 4.0

Kousa Dogwood

Cornus kousa

Photo: Mark Apgar · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Flowering Cherry

Prunus serrulata

Photo: Jenny Christianson · CC0 1.0

Japanese Zelkova

Zelkova serrata

Photo: 葉子 · CC0 1.0

Chinese Pistache

Pistacia chinensis

No watering needed Photo: IDClaire · CC BY 4.0

Yew Plum Pine

Podocarpus macrophyllus

Photo: monkeyjodey · CC0 1.0

Chinese Fringetree

Chionanthus retusus

Photo: chiuluan · CC BY 4.0

Corkscrew Willow

Salix babylonica

No watering needed Photo: Wesley Webb · CC BY 4.0

Trident Maple

Acer buergerianum

Photo: 葉子 · CC0 1.0

Giant Dogwood

Cornus controversa

Photo: Marco Mussita · 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

Photo: Sue Ann Kendall · CC BY 4.0

Dwarf Golden Arborvitae

Platycladus orientalis 'Aurea Nana'

No watering needed

Asian Pear

Pyrus pyrifolia

No watering needed Photo: Askar Akhmedov · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Plum

Prunus salicina

No watering needed Photo: Urgamal Magsar · CC BY 4.0

Hardy Rubber Tree

Eucommia ulmoides

No watering needed Photo: Morgan Gostel · CC0 1.0

Glossy Privet

Ligustrum lucidum

No watering needed Photo: Dan Vickers · CC0 1.0

Callery Pear

Pyrus calleryana

Photo: Annika Lindqvist · CC BY 4.0

Chinese Privet

Ligustrum sinense

Photo: Rich Sommer · CC BY 4.0

Tree-of-Heaven

Ailanthus altissima

No watering needed Photo: Юрий Данилевский (Yuriy Danilevsky) · CC BY 4.0

Chinaberry

Melia azedarach

No watering needed Photo: Dave Richardson · CC BY 4.0

Shrubs33

Backbone planting

Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica

No watering needed Photo: Nonbinary-Naturalist · CC0 1.0

Rose of Sharon

Hibiscus syriacus

Photo: Julien Lepage · CC BY 4.0

Chinese Juniper

Juniperus chinensis

No watering needed Photo: Илья Руденко · CC BY 4.0

Common Gardenia

Gardenia jasminoides

Photo: jackywu · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Spurge

Pachysandra terminalis

Photo: andrew2285 · CC0 1.0

Double Japanese Kerria

Kerria japonica

No watering needed Photo: Ben Deed · CC0 1.0

Japanese Spirea

Spiraea japonica

Photo: bgirardot · CC0 1.0

Heavenly Bamboo

Nandina domestica

No watering needed Photo: Sophia K · CC BY 4.0

Winged Euonymus

Euonymus alatus

Photo: the swamp ass · CC BY 4.0

Edgeworthia Paperbush

Edgeworthia chrysantha

Photo: Marco Mussita · CC BY 4.0

Bodinier Beautyberry

Callicarpa bodinieri

Fragrant Tea Olive

Osmanthus fragrans

Photo: Sue Ann Kendall · CC BY 4.0

Dwarf Golden Arborvitae

Platycladus orientalis 'Aurea Nana'

No watering needed

Himalayan Sweet Box

Sarcococca hookeriana

No watering needed

Thorny Olive

Elaeagnus pungens

Photo: Emily Summerbell · CC BY 4.0

Bridalwreath Spirea

Spiraea prunifolia

Photo: Erin Collins · CC BY 4.0

Fragrant Sweetbox

Sarcococca ruscifolia

No watering needed

Chinese Snowball Viburnum

Viburnum macrocephalum

No watering needed Photo: SmileyNi · CC BY 4.0

Common Bluebeard

Caryopteris incana

Photo: Mason Brock · CC0 1.0

Winter Honeysuckle

Lonicera fragrantissima

No watering needed Photo: Nick Butcher · CC BY 4.0

Korean Boxwood

Buxus sinica

Photo: Cheng-Te Hsu · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Photinia

Photinia glabra

Photo: 曾昱承 Yu-Cheng Zeng · CC BY 4.0

Dwarf Forsythia

Forsythia viridissima

Photo: Alicia Ballard · CC BY 4.0

Lindley's Butterfly Bush

Buddleja lindleyana

Photo: TZ Fitch · CC0 1.0

Japanese Bush Cherry

Prunus japonica

Photo: 曾昱承 Yu-Cheng Zeng · CC BY 4.0

Thunberg's Bush Clover

Lespedeza thunbergii

Photo: 謝麗霦 · CC BY 4.0

Glossy Privet

Ligustrum lucidum

No watering needed Photo: Dan Vickers · CC0 1.0

Early Lilac

Syringa x oblata

No watering needed Photo: Urgamal Magsar · CC BY 4.0

Chinese Privet

Ligustrum sinense

Photo: Rich Sommer · CC BY 4.0

Amur Honeysuckle

Lonicera maackii

No watering needed Photo: Ashley Pitcher · CC0 1.0

Multiflora Rose

Rosa multiflora

Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Golden Ramie

Boehmeria nivea

Photo: 鄭雪雲 · CC BY 4.0

Grasses2

Movement and texture

Common Reed

Phragmites australis

No watering needed

Hairy Crabgrass

Digitaria sanguinalis

No watering needed Photo: harrylurling · CC BY 4.0

Perennials41

Seasonal colour

Chinese Peony

Paeonia lactiflora

No watering needed Photo: Святослав Власенко · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Spurge

Pachysandra terminalis

Photo: andrew2285 · CC0 1.0

Balloon Flower

Platycodon grandiflorus

Photo: Jim Rusconi · CC0 1.0

Oregano

Origanum vulgare

No watering needed Photo: Sim Elliott · CC0 1.0

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

Strawberry Begonia

Saxifraga stolonifera

No watering needed Photo: Takaaki Hattori · CC BY 4.0

Taro

Colocasia esculenta

Photo: lanechaffin · CC0 1.0

Red Spider Lily

Lycoris radiata

Photo: りなべる · CC BY 4.0

Garlic Chives

Allium tuberosum

No watering needed Photo: riya_s · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Aster

Aster ageratoides 'Adustus Nanus'

No watering needed

White Mugwort

Artemisia lactiflora

No watering needed Photo: Yj · CC BY 4.0

Needle Stonecrop

Sedum lineare

No watering needed

Carmichael's Monkshood

Aconitum carmichaelii

No watering needed Photo: clarko13 · CC0 1.0

Indian Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum indicum

Photo: 曾昱承 Yu-Cheng Zeng · CC BY 4.0

Shredded Umbrella Plant

Syneilesis aconitifolia

No watering needed Photo: Violetta Dzizyurova · CC BY 4.0

Common Vervain

Verbena officinalis

No watering needed

Golden Globes Loosestrife

Lysimachia congestiflora

Photo: Alexis López Hernández · CC BY 4.0

Tatarian Aster

Aster tataricus

No watering needed Photo: Aleksei Baushev · CC BY 4.0

Obovate Peony

Paeonia obovata

No watering needed Photo: Jane Charlen · CC BY 4.0

Caper Spurge

Euphorbia lathyris

No watering needed Photo: guywallbanks · CC BY 4.0

Soybean

Glycine max

Photo: 周铮 · CC0 1.0

St. John's Wort

Hypericum perforatum

No watering needed Photo: Piermario Maculan · CC0 1.0

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

Photo: Daniel J. Layton · CC BY 4.0

Painter's Palette Persicaria

Persicaria filiformis 'Painter's Palette'

Mock Strawberry

Potentilla indica

Photo: Clive Freedman · CC BY 4.0

Chinese Joe Pye Weed

Eupatorium chinense

Photo: Jacy Chen · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Hop

Humulus scandens

No watering needed Photo: MIMI · CC BY 4.0

Creeping Mazus

Mazus miquelii

Photo: Junichi Mandai · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Mazus

Mazus pumilus

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0

Vines9

Verticals and screens

Star Jasmine

Trachelospermum jasminoides

Photo: Nick Butcher · CC BY 4.0

Boston Ivy

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Photo: mister_bumble · CC BY 4.0

Anemone Clematis

Clematis montana

No watering needed Photo: Corli du Toit Smith · CC BY 4.0

Chinese Wisteria

Wisteria sinensis

Photo: mfeaver · CC BY 4.0

Chinese Trumpet Vine

Campsis grandiflora

Photo: Pedro Henrique Maloso Ramos · CC BY 4.0

Florida Clematis

Clematis florida

No watering needed

Japanese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

Photo: sudomir · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Hop

Humulus scandens

No watering needed Photo: MIMI · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Climbing Fern

Lygodium japonicum

Photo: Will Kuhn · CC BY 4.0

Ferns7

Shade and damp

Autumn Fern

Dryopteris erythrosora

Photo: Emily Summerbell · CC BY 4.0

Maidenhair Spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes

No watering needed Photo: Piermario Maculan · CC0 1.0

Asian Saber Fern

Polystichum neolobatum 'Yu Wa'

No watering needed

Champion's Wood Fern

Dryopteris championii

Photo: 曾昱承 Yu-Cheng Zeng · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Royal Fern

Osmunda japonica

Photo: Yoshihiro Tokue · CC BY 4.0

Sorrowful Fern

Polystichum luctuosum

No watering needed Photo: jamie-aa · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Climbing Fern

Lygodium japonicum

Photo: Will Kuhn · CC BY 4.0

Succulents2

Dry and architectural

Needle Stonecrop

Sedum lineare

No watering needed

Stringy Stonecrop

Sedum sarmentosum

Photo: Kirstie S · CC0 1.0

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