Taiwan's Wild Side, Printed on Fabric: cocochi's house Original Watercolour × Native Plants Collection

Have you ever stumbled across a small, nameless wildflower on a mountain trail and felt a sudden, quiet rush of wonder? That feeling is exactly where this collection began.

The Taiwan Native Plants Print Series by cocochi's house draws inspiration from six wild plants found across the island — from the tropical tip of the Hengchun Peninsula in Pingtung County all the way up to the alpine meadows of Yushan (Jade Mountain, Taiwan's highest peak). Each plant was illustrated by hand in watercolour, then printed onto fabric using high-resolution digital printing, so that the textures and rhythms of Taiwan's mountain and wetland flora can find a place in your everyday life.

You might wonder: with so many plants native to Taiwan, why these six? The answer is simple — we chose by sense of place, not by what would be easy to paint or easy to sell. These plants grow in relatively undisturbed habitats: mountain paths, alpine rock faces, stream valleys, and coastal headlands. You may have passed them on a hike without knowing their names. That is exactly what we wanted to capture: the wild beauty of Taiwan that we have all glimpsed but never quite remembered.

🍃 The Quiet Language of Native Plants

Here are the six plants we chose, and what each one brings to the fabric:

• Pingtung Clematis (屏東鐵線蓮) — Pure Cotton: Delicate purple blooms and airy, slender leaves — a spring love letter from the Hengchun Peninsula.

  

• Yushan Silverweed (玉山翻白草) — Pure Cotton: Leaves with a soft silver-white underside, like alpine sunlight diffused across a high ridge.

  

• Yushan Sedum (玉山佛甲草) — Pure Cotton: Tiny succulent leaves in yellow-green, tough and cheerful — a resilient little alpine survivor.

  

• Polypody Fern (水龍骨) — Oxford Cloth: Graceful arching fronds layered one over another — ideal for bags, pouches, or durable home décor projects.

  

• Maidenhair Fern (鐵線蕨) — Pure Cotton: Rows of small, rounded leaflets like musical notes dancing through a forest — light, elegant, endlessly charming.

  

• Taiwan False Hellebore (台灣藜蘆) — Pure Cotton: Deep, brooding reds with an air of mountain herbs and wild medicine — distinctive, restrained, full of character.

  

Every original print in this collection was drawn from real botanical reference — field guides, herbarium specimens, and close-up photography. We spent considerable time verifying each plant's appearance, form, and native habitat before committing a single brushstroke. The illustrations were built up in layers of watercolour, with leaf veins and flower details enlarged just enough to read beautifully at fabric scale, while keeping the plant's natural proportions intact. We deliberately avoided stylised distortion, because we believe: these plants are already beautiful exactly as they are.

Each design works equally well for quilting, patchwork, tote bags, cushion covers, table runners, and wall hangings — anything that benefits from that sense of Taiwan's unhurried, wild romanticism printed right into the cloth.

🖼️ Taiwan Native Plants Field-Guide Panel — Knowledge and Beauty in a Single Cut

Alongside the six all-over prints, we also designed a special panel print: the Taiwan Native Plants Field-Guide Panel (台灣原生植物圖鑑定位布). Laid out like a botanical illustration plate, each plant sits beside its name and key identifying features — art and information woven together.

Clip it between two wooden dowels and it becomes a wall hanging. Use it flat as a table mat or gift wrap. Frame a section and it reads like fine botanical art. If you love plants, handcraft, or botanical illustration, this panel will be hard to put down.

🧵 Designed in Taiwan. Printed in Taiwan. Made to Last.

Every fabric in this series is an original cocochi's house design, manufactured in Taiwan (MIT) using high-quality digital printing that faithfully reproduces the soft, layered quality of hand-painted watercolour — rich colour saturation with crisp, well-preserved detail. Two base fabrics are available:

• Pure cotton — breathable and soft, ideal for quilting, apparel, and lightweight home goods
• Oxford cloth — heavier and more structured, perfect for bags, pouches, and hard-wearing accessories

Suggested uses include:

• Quilting and patchwork projects
• Tote bags and market bags
• Table runners, curtains, and cushion covers
• Handmade gifts, craft kits, and branded packaging

We also offer custom digital printing from as little as 20 yards, so indie designers and small labels can bring their own artwork to life on the same quality fabric base. Get in touch to ask about custom printing options.

🌱 More Than Plants — A Record of How Taiwan Looks and Feels

We are not botanists. We are a fabric studio that wanted to preserve a small piece of Taiwan's landscape in a form you can hold, sew, and live with. Just as some people document the island's ecology in words or photographs, we chose paint and cloth — a gentler, more tactile kind of archive. These plants grow quietly in places most people never visit. We hope that by putting them on fabric, they can travel a little further into the world.

🛒 Shop the full Native Plants collection →
📌 View the Field-Guide Panel print →