Karuizawa | Wildlife
Plants and Flowers
In Karuizawa, more than a 1000 kinds of plants grow naturally with different flowers blooming throughout the year. The variation of land shape here creates a bounty of different environments to which different and unique plant species are adapted. There are also fascinating interactions to behold as different plant species try their best to survive the various conditions. You can spot parasitic mistletoe, for instance, growing from the branches of various trees and wisteria as it wraps its vines around tree trunks.
Main flowers blooming in the Karuizawa area
- Violets
- Kikyo
- Primrose
- Chrysosplenium
- Tree peony
- Lilly
- Iris
- Gentiana
- and so on