Traditional Japanese Garden Plants & Flowers Names

Japanese Trees & Shrubs Names

1. Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum)

   • Japanese: カエデ (Kaede)

     
     

     

2. Cherry Blossom (Prunus serrulata)

   • Japanese: 桜 (Sakura)

     
     
     

     

3. Japanese Black Pine (Pinus thunbergii)

   • Japanese: 黒松 (Kuromatsu)

     
     
     

     

     
     

4. Quince (Cydonia oblonga)

   • Japanese: マルメロ (Marumero)

     
     
     

     

5. Styrax (Styrax japonicus)

   • Japanese: エゴノキ (Egonoki)

     
     
     

     

6. Enkianthus (Enkianthus campanulatus)

   • Japanese: ドウダンツツジ (Dōdantsutsuji)

     
     
     

     

7. Japanese Box (Buxus microphylla var. japonica)

   • Japanese: ツゲ (Tsuge)

     
     
     

     

     
     

8. Sakaki (Cleyera japonica)

   • Japanese: サカキ (Sakaki)

     
     
     

     

     
     

9. Camellia (Camellia japonica)

   • Japanese: 椿 (Tsubaki)

     
     
     

     

10. Nandina (Nandina domestica)

    • Japanese: ナンテン (Nanten)

      
      
      

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Japanese Flowers Names

1. Peony (Paeonia suffruticosa, Paeonia lactiflora)

   • Japanese: 牡丹 (Botan)

     
     
     

     

2. Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)

   • Japanese: 菊 (Kiku)

1. Japanese Wisteria (Wisteria floribunda)

   • Japanese: 藤 (Fuji)

     
     
     

     

2. Japanese Water Iris (Iris ensata)

   • Japanese: 花菖蒲 (Hana Shōbu)

     
     
     

     

3. Azalea (Rhododendron spp.)

   • Japanese: ツツジ (Tsutsuji)

     
     
     

     

4. Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)

   • Japanese: 紫陽花 (Ajisai)

     
     
     

     

5. Toad Lily (Tricyrtis hirta)

   • Japanese: ホトトギス (Hototogisu)

     
     
     

     

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Japanese Ground Covers and Grasses Names

1. Japanese Forest Grass (Hakonechloa macra)

   • Japanese: ハコネススキ (Hakonesusuki)

     
     
     

     

2. Moss

   • Japanese: 苔 (Koke)

     
     

     

3. Green Mondo Grass (Ophiopogon japonicus)

   • Japanese: リュウノヒゲ (Ryūnoshige)

     
     

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Japanese Ferns Names

1. Hare’s Foot Fern (Araiostegia parvipinnata)

   • Japanese: ウサギノシタ (Usaginoshita)

     
     
     

     

     
     

2. Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris)

   • Japanese: クサソテツ (Kusasotetsu)

     
     
     

     

3. Japanese Tassel Fern (Polystichum polyblepharum)

   • Japanese: イノモトソウ (Inomotosō)

     
     
     

     

4. Peacock Fern (Selaginella tamariscina)

   • Japanese: シダ (Shida)

     
     
     

     

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Japanese Bamboo Names

1. Bamboo (Various species)

   • Japanese: 竹 (Take)

     
     

Japanese Herbaceous Plants

1. Shiso (Perilla frutescens)

   • Japanese: シソ (Shiso)

     
     
     

     

2. Mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica)

   • Japanese: ミツバ (Mitsuba)