Plants Native to South Korea
PlantoScan's database lists 2,231 plants native to South Korea that have a full care guide. The best-represented families are Orchidaceae (190), Rosaceae (184) and Asteraceae (147), and the largest genera include Carex, Quercus and Acer.
Native ranges come from each species' recorded natural distribution, so the list includes wild species alongside familiar garden plants and houseplants. Plants with complete care profiles and photos are listed first; each card links to a care guide with watering, light, temperature and toxicity data.
Plants native to South Korea

Cutleaf Japanese maple
Acer palmatum dissectum
AI generated

Kiwi
Actinidia deliciosa
ActinidiaceaeAI generated

White Wood Aster
Aster ageratoides
AsteraceaeImage: PlantoScan

Japanese Painted Fern
Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum'
PlantoscanAI generated

Sundew
Drosera
DroseraceaeAI generated

Hupeh anemone
Eriocapitella hupehensis
RanunculaceaeImage: PlantoScan

Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald and Gold'
Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald 'n' Gold'
AI generated

Creeping Fig
Ficus pumila
MoraceaeAI generated

Patriot Hosta
Hosta 'Patriot'
AI generated

Hoya Krimson Queen
Hoya carnosa 'Krimson Princess'
ApocynaceaeAI generated

Krimson Queen Hoya
Hoya carnosa 'Krimson Queen'
Apocynaceae.AI generated

Boston Ivy
Parthenocissus tricuspidata
VitaceaeAI generated

Japanese Pittosporum
Pittosporum tobira 'Variegatum'
AI generated

Prunus 'Kanzan'
AI generated

Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan'
AI generated

Chinese Fan Palm
Trachycarpus fortunei
Arecaceaeno rights reservedCC0 1.0iNaturalist

Wisteria
FabaceaeAI generated

Japanese Abelia
Abelia spathulata
CaprifoliaceaeTimur KalininskyCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Korean Fir
Abies koreana
PinaceaeKimCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Khingan Fir
Abies nephrolepis
PinaceaeTatyana PetrenkoCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Moxa
Absinthium moxa
AsteraceaeAI generated

Indian Mallow
Abutilon abutilon
MalvaceaeKevin FaccendaCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Velvetleaf
Abutilon avicennae
Malvaceaeno rights reservedCC0 1.0iNaturalist

Indian Mallow
Abutilon theophrasti
Malvaceaeno rights reservedCC0 1.0iNaturalist

Silk Tree
Acacia julibrissin
FabaceaeFamartinCC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commonsresized

Australian copperleaf
Acalypha australis
EuphorbiaceaeTatyana SovaCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Aralia
Acanthopanax
AraliaceaePeter QuakenbushCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Japanese Maple
Acer amoenum
SapindaceaeMarco MussitaCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Maple
Acer barbinerve
SapindaceaeRepina TatyanaCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Himalayan Maple
Acer caudatum
SapindaceaeSagnik Dutta RoyCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Cutleaf Maple
Acer dissectum
SapindaceaeWATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁CC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Fullmoon Maple
Acer japonicum
SapindaceaeAI generated

Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum
SapindaceaeAI generated

Korean Maple
Acer pseudosieboldianum
Sapindaceaeno rights reservedCC0 1.0iNaturalist

Ukurundu Maple
Acer ukurunduense
SapindaceaeMarco MussitaCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Alpine Yarrow
Achillea alpina
AsteraceaeUser:SB_JohnnyCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commonsresized

Narrowleaf Yarrow
Achillea angustifolia
AsteraceaeUser:SB_JohnnyCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commonsresized

Yarrow
Achillea bocconii
AsteraceaeUser:SB_JohnnyCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commonsresized

Toothed Yarrow
Achillea denticulata
AsteraceaeUser:SB_JohnnyCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commonsresized

Dwarf Yarrow
Achillea depressa
AsteraceaeUser:SB_JohnnyCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commonsresized

Mongolian Yarrow
Achillea mongolica
AsteraceaeUser:SB_JohnnyCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commonsresized

Achillea alpina
Achillea ramosissima
AsteraceaeUser:SB_JohnnyCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commonsresized

Siberian Yarrow
Achillea sibirica
AsteraceaeUser:SB_JohnnyCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commonsresized

Carmichael's Monkshood
Aconitum carmichaelii
Ranunculaceaeno rights reservedCC0 1.0iNaturalist

Japanese Sweet Flag
Acorus gramineus
AcoraceaeCheng-Te HsuCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Kiwifruit
Actinidia
ActinidiaceaeJon SullivanCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
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