Top Horticulture Manga Recommendations

Dengeki Daisy

Also known as Dengeki Daisy.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

After orphan Teru Kurebayashi loses her beloved older brother, she finds solace in the messages she exchanges with DAISY, an enigmatic figure who can only be reached through the cell phone her brother left her. Meanwhile, mysterious Tasuku Kurosaki always seems to be around whenever Teru needs help. Could DAISY be a lot closer than Teru thinks?

One day at school, Teru accidentally breaks a window and agrees to pay for it by helping Kurosaki with chores around school. Kurosaki is an impossible taskmaster though, and he also seems to be hiding something important from Teru...



Included one-shot:
Volume 16: Hetakuso Cupid (The Hopeless Cupid)

Tags: Shoujo , Software Development , Female Protagonist , School , Age Gap , Crime , Tragedy , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Delinquents , Bullying , Ojou-sama , Urban , Horticulture , Orphan , Suicide

Kase-san Series

Also known as Kase-san and....

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Yamada may be shy and rather clumsy, but the flower gardens at her school have always brought her happiness. Suddenly, a different sort of beauty catches her eye–the vivacious track star, Kase-san. Although the two girls don’t seem to have much in common, they soon start a romance where each must learn an important lesson in tending their budding relationship. Can the two girls, so different from each other, learn how to make their first love blossom?



Volume 1: Asagao to Kase-san. (あさがおと加瀬さん。, Kase-san and Morning Glories)
Volume 2: Obentou to Kase-san. (おべんとうと加瀬さん。, Kase-san and Bento)
Volume 3: Shoutokeiki to Kase-san. (ショートケーキと加瀬さん。, Kase-san and Shortcake)
Volume 4: Epuron to Kase-san. (エプロンと加瀬さん。, Kase-san and an Apron)
Volume 5: Sakura to Kase-san. (さくらと加瀬さん。, Kase-san and Cherry Blossoms)

Tags: Yuri , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Tomboy , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Shoujo , Horticulture , School , Athletics , LGBTQ+ Themes , Episodic , Nudity , Agriculture

Nahonja Tabeseo Nongsa

Also known as The Top Dungeon Farmer.

Status: Hiatus
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

Se-Jun, your average Seoul underdog, didn’t expect to grow tomatoes full-time when he stumbled into the mysterious dungeon full of monster quests and extravagant rewards. Yet, there he was, as a farmer growing and selling cash crops while clearing numerous quests that came his way. Will Se-Jun make it out of the dungeon with the plush rewards he hoped for? At least he has what it takes: optimism, resourcefulness, and a group of loyal furry friends.



Tags: Agriculture , Animals , Food , Full Color , Male Protagonist , Dungeon , Horticulture , Magic , Anthropomorphism , Dragons , Urban Fantasy , Idol , Language Barrier , Long Strip

Kawaii Hito

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Hanazono is a 27-year old young man who runs a flower shop. Unfortunately, he's not pretty or beautiful like the flowers at all! Everyone is afraid of Hanazono because of his eyes. But the truth is, he's actually a really nice person. His miserable life all changes when he meets Suzuka Hiyori, a beautiful young college student. She wants to be his girlfriend! Wait, what? Follow the tale of this adorable couple in Kawaii Hito!

Tags: Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Iyashikei , Shoujo , Heterosexual , Episodic , Age Gap , Horticulture , Boys' Love

Hana nomi zo Shiru

Also known as Only the Flower Knows.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Youichi's life at university is going just fine. He isn't having any trouble with his classes, he has plenty of friends, and even a cute girlfriend named Minami. Then the day comes where he meets Misaki. Misaki is a reserved, stand offish fellow but for some reason, Youichi can't seem to get him out of his mind. In fact, he can't seem to stay away. When he lands a job working in the lab with Misaki, it seems more than just the flowers are about to bloom. But will they recognize their emotions for what they are, and have the courage to accept it?



Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Boys' Love , Horticulture , College , Male Protagonist , Bisexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Nudity , Primarily Male Cast , Love Triangle

Yamada to Kase-san.

Also known as Kase-san and Yamada.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Yamada is in heaven at her school’s horticulture department, and Kase-san is training hard at the sports university. With classes and a long train ride to keep them apart, hanging out together is tough. Can they beat their busy schedules and find time for one another?



Tags: Yuri , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Female Protagonist , Tomboy , Urban , Horticulture , College , Shoujo , Love Triangle , Work , Athletics , Unrequited Love

Yuki no Shita no Qualia

Also known as Qualia Under the Snow.

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

University student Akio prefers the company of plants over people, but everything changes when he befriends his outgoing, promiscuous dorm neighbor.

Kobayashi Akio and Oohashi Umi live in the same dorm and attend the same university. Akio prefers the company of plants and isn't particularly fond of people, while Umi's relationships with men never seem to progress past one-night stands. Umi quickly warms up to Akio, and despite their differences, Akio slowly opens up to Umi. But one day, Umi says to Akio, "You're a nice guy, Senpai. I didn't even have to let you sleep with me for you to stick around." Akio couldn't even begin to understand what Umi was going through... "All I want is the one I love to love me back." You may be surprised by which of them feels that way.



Tags: Boys' Love , Iyashikei , Horticulture , Snowscape , Estranged Family , College , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Adult Cast , Bar , Male Protagonist , Animals , Age Gap , Nudity

Takane no Ran-san

Also known as Ran the Peerless Beauty.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Ran is beautiful and stylish, with leading scores in her class. No boy on Earth would have the gall to try their hand with her, and no one would think that she’s so entirely innocent… except Akira. Join us in this innocent love story about Ran the “mountaintop flower” and Akira, whose parents own a flowershop.



Note: Includes an extra.

Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , School , Heterosexual , Environmental , Primarily Teen Cast , Horticulture

Kkonman Kiuneunde Neomugangham

Also known as The Strongest Florist.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

Even though he’s built like a fighter with a fearsome scowl, Hwang Jae-Ho would love nothing more than to become a florist instead. Unfortunately, Jae-Ho’s overbearing father disapproves, pushing his son to become an MMA fighter instead. Jae-Ho enters the virtual reality game, New World, to escape his father’s ambitions, but will he be able to realize his dreams?



Tags: Virtual World , Male Protagonist , Video Games , Full Color , Magic , Elf , Horticulture , Kingdom Management

Hakumei to Mikochi

Also known as Hakumei & Mikochi.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Fantasy , Slice of Life

Deep within a lush, green forest live Hakumei and Mikochi. Making their home in trees, using leaves for umbrellas, and riding bugs for transportation is just part of everyday life for these tiny pals!



Note: Formerly known as Kobito Hiyori.

Tags: Iyashikei , Chibi , Work , Episodic , Food , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Animals , Magic , Horticulture , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Youkai , Seinen , Found Family , Necromancy

Kyou mo Veranda de

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

A freelance designer loves to relax from work through gardening on his balcony. One day, a somewhat unconventional, natural woman moves in next door. Through casual encounters, they start exchanging words across the balcony without ever seeing each other's faces.



Tags: Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Horticulture , Primarily Adult Cast , Acting , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Urban , Work , Food , Educational , Cohabitation , Nudity , Modeling

Danjo no Yuujou wa Seiritsu suru? (Iya, Shinai!!)

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Himari Inuzuka, a cheerful girl who's never been in love, and Yuu Natsume, a flower-loving boy, became friends by chance. Two years later, the two are still best friends. But when Yuu is reunited with his former crush, the relationship between Himari and Yuu began to change......?



Tags: Heterosexual , School Club , Time Skip , School , Love Triangle , Shounen , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Horticulture

Natsuyuki Rendezvous

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Supernatural

A young man with poor eyesight named Hazuki works part-time in a flower shop and falls hard for the shop-owner Rokka. But what happens when he discovers that residing in her apartment is the spirit of the man she can never forget?



Note: Chapter count includes one extra chapter.

Tags: Josei , Body Swapping , Heterosexual , Ghost , Age Gap , Love Triangle , Horticulture

Hoshi to Harinezumi

Also known as The Star and the Hedgehog.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Ikumi Chiba is home for the summer from Tokyo, where he goes to university. Upon returning, Ikumi meets one of the gardeners who works in his family's yard, Harukiyo. Although Harukiyo looks tough and confident at first glance, Ikumi discovers that he is actually quite quiet and shy... Or maybe he is talkative and friendly, and he just doesn't like Ikumi!? They say 20% of the people in the world won't like you... Has Ikumi met his match?! Or maybe there's another reason why Harukiyo acts that way?!

Tags: Boys' Love , Horticulture , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Work , College , Kuudere , Anal Sex , Time Skip

Gwiyeoun Yasunim!

Also known as My Cute Beast!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

As the saying goes - never judge a book by its cover.

Da-Im is a lovely elementary school teacher, as well as a savage who can rip anyone apart with the fiercest comebacks. On-Gyum is a florist with a heart of gold, who often gets misunderstood because of his intimidating looks. But as incompatible as they seem, their shared love of cats starts pulling the unlikely pair closer together... Here comes an upbeat romantic comedy between a sassy bunny and a sweet beast!



Tags: Primarily Adult Cast , Full Color , Teacher , Heterosexual , Horticulture , Urban , Work

Fushigi no Kuni no Bird

Also known as Isabella Bird in Wonderland: Unbeaten Tracks in Japan.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Slice of Life

British adventuress Isabella Bird journeys to Japan in 1878 and becomes the first Westerner to travel to many remote locations, heading northward towards Hokkaido to study the aboriginal Ainu people.

A true story based on the book "Unbeaten Tracks in Japan".

Tags: Historical , Educational , Travel , Foreign , Language Barrier , Rural , Indigenous Cultures , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Disability , Primarily Adult Cast , Biographical , Episodic , Coastal , Ships , Horticulture , Nudity , Inn , Religion , Work

Subaru to Suu-san

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Supernatural

Mio and Subaru live together in a small apartment avoiding attention. While they masquerade as siblings with an age gap, Subaru holds a secret.

Note: Includes 2 extra chapters.

Tags: Age Regression , Seinen , Amnesia , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Cohabitation , Baseball , Horticulture , Food

Hello, Green Days

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Mikage, a graduate student in the Department of Botany, is shy and timid when it comes to love. One day, Mikage decides to become roommates with his financially challenged junior classmen, Nanahoshi. But, suddenly one spring day Mikage is confessed to by Nanahoshi – whose sweet personality differs from his scary appearance. For the first time in his life, Mikage is in a relationship, but he struggles to understand how to become a loving boyfriend.



Tags: Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , College , Educational , Horticulture

Hana wo Meshimase

Also known as Hana wo Meshimase.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

After Shion's mother passed away, she was left with her father who loves to gamble and evade his responsibilities as a father. Due to that continuous pattern, Shion moves in to live as a live-in employee with 25-year-old florist Shun Mamyuuda. As she begins to learn the value of flowers and life, will she also find her place in love?

Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Age Gap , Heterosexual , Horticulture , School , Work , Urban

Fushi no Kami: Henkyou kara Hajimeru Bunmei Saiseiki

Also known as Fushi no Kami: Rebuilding Civilization Starts With a Village.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

When the civilizations of yesteryear fade from memory and become fanciful fantasy, the only evidence of their existence...are books. Ash, a young boy living in a remote farming village, holds a secret—he possesses memories of a distant and more bountiful past life. Days of toiling in the fields have given rise to a burning desire: to bring more enjoyment to the everyday doldrum of his dreary present day! And while books may be the answer, Ash...can’t actually read! But where there is a will, there is a way. Join Ash as he battles illiteracy and sets his sights on a better life!



Tags: Male Protagonist , Rural , Medieval , Horticulture , Medicine , Lost Civilization , Agriculture , Isekai , Bullying , Demons , Foreign , Reincarnation , Shounen , Heterosexual