If you are looking at creating a traditional japanese garden design, styled on one of the 5 major styles you may wish to read the article on Japanese Garden Styles.
Japanese Garden Plants and Design are popular in many areas. When creating any landscape the plants to use in the garden are an essential element to consider, and we provide a basic list Japanese Garden Plants and Trees with pictures. Plants such as Japanese Temple Grass, growing in a pot or in the ground can have an instant effect. However the overall design and specific style of any garden must first be determined and using traditional plants is not enough. Plants for a Japanese styled Garden will differ depending on climate and taste, we provide a list of plants to consider.
We provide a guide to plants that are traditionally used in Japanese Gardens
In terms of structural plants the largest plants for a would be the Japanese Maple (Acer Palmatum), 'Sakura' or Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata) and Flowering Apricot (Prunus mume). Ginko Bilboa or
Maidenhair Tree is also used widely.
Japanese Garden Plant List
This list of plants is designed to provide a basic outline of plants that are suitable for a theme of this nature. The list is not exhaustive
but provides a starting point for those looking for a basic planting list
Japanese Maple trees, Flowering Cherry Trees and other large trees are used as structural trees or feature plants (specimen plants) and provide both a focal point and a backdrop, as well as shade.
Moss is an important element in Japanese gardens Kokedera Temple (Moss Garden Temple) has over 20 types of moss as a feature.
Japanese Wisteria (Wisteria floribunda) used as a standard or climber.
Cloud pruned plants such as Taxus, Buxus, Pine, Ilex make great features make a great feature in Japanese Gardens.
Clivia are used widely as a Japanese Garden Plant. They form the basis of under plantings in shady areas, although originally from South Africa the Japanese (and Chinese) have been breeding clivia for centuries, they are a favorite plant both indoors and in the garden.
Azaleas and Rhododendrons are two evergreen shrubs used widely in Japanese Gardens.
Ornamental Grasses such as 'Japanese Forest Grass' or 'Japanese Temple Grass' (Hakonechloa macra)
Herbaceous Peony or Paeonia lactiflora is another favorite.
Bamboo is also used widely in Japanese garden designs, as a screen to divide. Nandina Domestica or 'Heavenly Bamboo' is also used widely (however its not really a bamboo at all)
Other trees and shrubs to consider for use in a Japanese style Garden Design include:
Abies,
Cedrus,
Auraucaria Auraucana,
Chamaecyparis,
Cryptomeria Japonica,
Cunninghamia Lanceolata,
Juniperus,
Metasequoia,
Microcachrys,
Picea,
Pinus
Podocarpus,
Sciadopitys Verticillata,
Tsuga Canadensis,
Thujopsis,
Sequoia,
Taxus,
Carex,
Corkia,
Contoneaster,
Scleranthus and
Ulmus
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