A literature survey on native herbaceous perennials for woodland-style gardens

Lee, M., Song, S., Jin, H.

A literature survey on native herbaceous perennials for woodland-style gardens

XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 1p.

Author Lee, M., Song, S., Jin, H.

Publisher FAO ;

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Synopsis (short abstract) Due to climate change, growing cost of labor, and shifts in public attitude towards chemical control of pests and weed, difficulties in maintaining conventional forms of planted landscapes are rising in urban areas. Substituting conventional plantings with alternative vegetation types modeled after natural plant communities may aid resolving this issue. Among various alternative forms of plantings, those based on forest or woodland vegetation are expected to be most suitable in majority of the sites in Korea. However, there is insufficient information available on native forest plants that can be utilized for such plantings. In this study, we have compiled a checklist of native woodland perennials with potential ornamental value, for the purpose of providing basic information in regard to their utilization in urban woodland gardens. The checklist was compiled by the process of screening all herbaceous genera listed within a selection of literatures on the subject of woodland gardening or shade gardening, listing all native taxa belonging to the screened genera, then discarding all taxa unsuited for cultivation under forest or woodland environment. Each taxon was classified as either woodland plant or woodland edge plant based on the garden habitats described by Hansen and Stahl (1993). From the literature, it was determined that a minimum of 293 genera of herbaceous perennials were used for woodland gardens globally, of which 140 genera were native to South Korea. Among the taxa belonging to these genera, 485 taxa were determined to be capable of being used for woodland type plantings. Further research would be necessary for inclusion of taxa with high ornamental value omitted due to lack of information, and detailed evaluation of the ornamental/breeding value and growth requirements of the listed taxa. Keywords: Genetic resources, Research ID: 3621811

Statutory body / Meeting title World Forestry Congress (WFC)

Language English

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