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Abelia
Also known as:
Glossy Abelia, Abelia x grandiflora
Abelmoschus Esculentus
Also known as:
Okra
Abutilon hybridum 'Bella'
Also known as:
Flowering Maple
Abutilon megapotamicum
Also known as:
Trailing Abutilon
Abutilon pictum
Also known as:
Spotted Flowering Maple
Abyssinian lily
Also known as:
Peacock Orchid, Gladiolus callianthis
ACACIA
Also known as:
Mimosa, Wattle
Acacia paradoxa
Also known as:
Kangaroo Thorn
Acacia pendula
Also known as:
Weeping Myall
Acalypha hispida
Also known as:
Chenille Plant
Acalypha wilkesiana 'Godseffiana'
Also known as:
Beefsteak Plant, Fire Dragon Plant, Lance Copper-leaf
Acalypha wilkesiana macafeeana
Also known as:
Copper-leaf
Acanthostachys strobilacea
Also known as:
Pinecone Bromeliad
Acer Distichum
Also known as:
Sugar Maple
Acer palmatum
Also known as:
Japanese Maple
acer rubrum
Also known as:
Red Maple
acer saccharinum
Also known as:
Silver Maple
Achillea millefolium
Also known as:
Yarrow
ACHIMENES
Also known as:
Magic Flower, Nut Orchid
Achimenes 'Glory'
Also known as:
Hot Water Plant
Acidanthera bicolor 'Murielae'
Also known as:
Peacock Orchid
Acorn Pepper
Also known as:
Capsicum annuum 'Acorn'
ACORUS
Also known as:
Grass Myrtle, Rat Myrtle, Sweet Grass, Sweet Sedge
Acorus calamus
Also known as:
Sweet Flag, Sweet Myrtle, Sweet Rush
Acorus Calamus
Also known as:
Sweet Flag, Sweet Myrtle
Acorus gramineus 'Mini'
Also known as:
Japanese Sweet Flag, Minature Sweet Flag, Slender Sweet Flag
Adam's Needle
Also known as:
Yucca filamentosa
ADENIUM
Also known as:
Desert Rose
Adenium obesum
Also known as:
Impala Lily
ADIANTUM
Also known as:
Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum capillis-veneris
Also known as:
Common Maidenhair, Southern Maidenhair, Venus Hair Fern
Adiantum raddianum
Also known as:
Delta Maidenhair
Adiantum raddianum 'Gracillimum'
Also known as:
Fairy Delta Fern
Adiantum tenerum 'Variegatum''
Also known as:
Brittle Maidenhair, Maidenhair Fern
Adonidia merrillii
Also known as:
Christmas Palm
Adromischus cooperi
Also known as:
Plover Eggs
Aechmea chantinii
Also known as:
Queen of the Bromeliads
Aechmea fasciata
Also known as:
Silver Vase, Urn Plant
Aeonium arboreum
Also known as:
Saucer Plant, Tree Aeonium
Aeonium arboreum 'Schwarzkopf'
Also known as:
Black Tree Aeonium
Aeonium decorum
Also known as:
Velvet Rose
Aeonium haworthii
Also known as:
Pinwheel
Aeonium undulatum
Also known as:
Green Platters
AERIDES
Also known as:
Fox Tail Orchid
AESCHYNANTHUS
Also known as:
Basket Plant
Aeschynanthus lobbianus
Also known as:
Lipstick Vine
Aeschynanthus speciosus
Also known as:
Lipstick Vine
African Boxwood
Also known as:
Myrsine africana
African Daisy
Also known as:
Gerbera jamesonii hybrids
African Hemp
Also known as:
SPARMANNIA
African Ivy
Also known as:
Algerian Ivy, Hedera canariensis hybrids
African mask
Also known as:
Kris Plant, Alocasia sanderiana
African Milk Bush
Also known as:
Synadenium grantii 'Rubra'
African Violet
Also known as:
SAINTPAULIA
AGAPANTHUS
Also known as:
Love Flower
Agapanthus africanus
Also known as:
Lily of the Nile
Agathosma crenulata
Also known as:
Buchu, Agathosma betulina
Agave attenuata
Also known as:
Dragon-tree Agave
Agave Cactus
Also known as:
Leuchtenbergia principis
Agave parviflora
Also known as:
Little-princess Agave
Agave victoria-reginae
Also known as:
Queen Victoria Agave, Royal Agave
AGERATUM
Also known as:
Sweet Nancy, Sweet Yarrow
Ageratum houstonianum
Also known as:
Floss Flower
Ageratum houstonianum 'Blue Hawaii'
Also known as:
Blue Cap, Floss Flower
AGLAOMORPHA
Also known as:
Crown ferns
Aglaomorpha coronans
Also known as:
Crown fern
Aglaonema commutatum
Also known as:
Silver Evergreen
Aglaonema commutatum ‘Pseudobracteatum’
Also known as:
Chinese Evergreen
Aglaonema costatum
Also known as:
Spotted Chinese Evergreen
Aglaonema modestum
Also known as:
Chinese Evergreen
Aglaonema 'Silver Queen'
Also known as:
Spotted Chinese Evergreen
Agrimony
Also known as:
Church steeples, Cocklebur, Agrimonia eupatoria
Ague Weed
Also known as:
EUPATORIUM
Air Plant
Also known as:
TILLANDSIA
Air Potato
Also known as:
Dioscorea bulbifera
Alaskan Nasturtium
Also known as:
Tropaeolum majus 'Alaska'
ALBIZIA
Also known as:
Silk Tree
Albizia julibrissin
Also known as:
Hardy Silk Tree
Albizia Julibrissin
Also known as:
Mimosa, Mimosa Tree
Alcea
Also known as:
Hollyhocks
Alchemilla mollis
Also known as:
Bear's Foot, Lady's Mantle, Lion's Foot, Nine Hooks
Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany
Also known as:
Mountain Mahogany, Cercocarpus Montanus
Ale Ivy
Also known as:
Field Balm, Ground Ivy, Glechoma hederacea variegata
Alexander Palm
Also known as:
Solitaire Palm, Ptychosperma elegans
Alium Cepa
Also known as:
Onions, Yellow Onion
ALLAMANDA
Also known as:
Buttercup Flower, Golden Trumpet, Yellow Bell
Allamanda cathartica
Also known as:
Golden Trumpet Vine
Allamanda schottii
Also known as:
Bush Allamanda
Alligator Tree
Also known as:
Gumtree, Incense Tree, Sweet Gum Tree, Liquidambar Styraciflua
ALLIUM
Also known as:
Onion
Allium ampeloprasum
Also known as:
Leek, Allium porrum
Allium canadense
Also known as:
Canada Garlic, Wild Garlic
Allium christophii 'Purple Sensation'
Also known as:
Star of Persia
Allium giganteum
Also known as:
Flowering Onion, Giant Allium
Allium Sativum
Also known as:
Common Garlic, Garlic
Allium schoenoprasum
Also known as:
Chives, Sedgeleek
Allophyton mexican (name has changed see Tetranema roseum)
Also known as:
Mexican Foxglove
ALOCASIA
Also known as:
Elephants Ear
Aloe arborescens
Also known as:
Candelabra Aloe, Octopus Plant, Torch Plant
Aloe barbadensis
Also known as:
Barbados Aloe, Curacao Aloe, Aloe vera
Aloe brevifolia
Also known as:
Short Leaf Aloe
Aloe dichotoma
Also known as:
Dragon-tree Aloe
Aloe ferox
Also known as:
Cape Aloe, Ferocious Aloe, Red Aloe
Aloe striata
Also known as:
Coral Aloe
Aloe variegata
Also known as:
Partridge Breast Aloe, Tiger Aloe
Aloysia triphylla
Also known as:
Lemon Verbena
Alpinia calcarata
Also known as:
Indian Ginger
Alpinia purpurata
Also known as:
Red Ginger
Alpinia zerumbet
Also known as:
Shell Ginger
Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata'
Also known as:
Variegated Ginger
ALSTROEMERIA
Also known as:
St. Martin's Flower, Widow's Tears
Alstroemeria 'Tiara'
Also known as:
Peruvian Lily
Alternanthera
Also known as:
Copperleaf, Joseph's Coat, Alternanthera ficoidea 'Big Red'
ALTERNANTHERA
Also known as:
Joy Weed
Alternanthera bettzickiana
Also known as:
Calico Plant
Alternanthera versicolor
Also known as:
Copper Leaf
Althea officinalis
Also known as:
English Mallow
Aluminum Plant
Also known as:
Pilea cadieri
Amaranthus tricolor
Also known as:
Joseph's Coat
Amaryllis
Also known as:
HIPPEASTRUM
Amaryllis belladonna
Also known as:
Belladonna Lily, Jersey Lily
Amazon Lily
Also known as:
Eucharis grandiflora
Ambrosia Artemisiifolia
Also known as:
Ragweed
American Century Plant
Also known as:
Pita, Spiked Aloe, Agave americana
American Elm
Also known as:
Gray Elm, Water Elm, White Elm, Ulmus americana
American False Aloe
Also known as:
Agave utahensis
American Maidenhair
Also known as:
Five-finger Fern, Adiantum pedatum
American marigolds
Also known as:
Tagetes erecta hybrids
American Pitcher Plant
Also known as:
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa
American Wake Robin
Also known as:
Jack in the Pulpit, Arisaema triphyllum
Amomum cardamom
Also known as:
Cardamomum
Amorphophallus bulbifer
Also known as:
Snake Palm
Amorphophallus paeonifolius
Also known as:
Elephant-foot Yam
AMPELOPSIS
Also known as:
Pepper Vine
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata elegans
Also known as:
Porcelain Berry
Ananas bracteatus
Also known as:
Pineapple
Ananas comosus
Also known as:
Red Pineapple
Anemone
Also known as:
Crown Windfower, Poppy, Anemone coronaria
Anethum graveolens
Also known as:
Dill
Angel Tears
Also known as:
Queen's Tears, Billbergia nutans
Angel Wing Begonia
Also known as:
Begonia 'Anita Roseanna'
Angel Wing Jasmine
Also known as:
Jasminum nitidum
Angel Wings
Also known as:
CALADIUM
Angiopteris evecta
Also known as:
Giant Elephant Fern, King Fern, Mules-foot Fern
ANGRAECUM
Also known as:
Comet Orchid, Star of Bethlehem Orchid
Angular Sea Fig
Also known as:
Carpobrotus glaucescens
ANGULOA
Also known as:
CradleOrchid, Tulip Orchid
Anguloa clowesii
Also known as:
Cradle Orchid, Yellow Tulip Orchid
Anise
Also known as:
Illicium parviflorum
Annual Gypsophila
Also known as:
Baby's Breath, Low Baby's Breath, Gypsophila muralis
Ansellia africana
Also known as:
Leopard Orchid, Tiger Orchid
Anteater Scale
Also known as:
Fish Scales, Trailing Watermelon Vine, Pellionia repens
Anthriscus cerefolium
Also known as:
Chervil
ANTHURIUM
Also known as:
Flamingo Flower, Heart Flower
Anthurium andraeanum
Also known as:
Oilcloth Flower, Painters Palette
Anthurium crystallinum
Also known as:
Crystal Anthurium, Strap Flower
Anthurium scherzerianum
Also known as:
Pig Tailed Anthurium
Anthurium warocqueanum
Also known as:
Queen Anthurium
Antique Rose Hibiscus
Also known as:
Hibiscus rosa sinensis 'Antique Rose'
ANTIRRHINUM
Also known as:
Snapdragon, Weasel's Snout
Aphelandra squarrosa
Also known as:
Saffron Spike
Aphelandra squarrosa 'Louisae'
Also known as:
Zebra Plant
Aporocactus flagelliformis
Also known as:
Rat tail Cactus
Apostle Plant
Also known as:
Neomarica caerulea
Apple Mint
Also known as:
Mentha suaveolens variegata
Aptenia cordifolia
Also known as:
Baby Sun Rose, Heart Leaf Ice Plant
Aquilegia canadensis
Also known as:
Columbine
Arabian Jasmine
Also known as:
Pink Jasmine, Jasminum sambac
Araceae
Also known as:
Caladium
ARACHIS
Also known as:
China Bean, Groundnut, Monkey Nut
Arachis hypogaea
Also known as:
Peanut
Aralia
Also known as:
POLYSCIAS
ARAUCARIA
Also known as:
Chile Pine
Araucaria araucana
Also known as:
Monkey Puzzle Tree
Araucaria heterophylla
Also known as:
Norfolk Island Pine
Arborvitae Fern
Also known as:
Sweat Fern, Selaginella pallescens
ARDISIA
Also known as:
Spear Flower
Ardisia crenata
Also known as:
Coral Berry, Hen's Eyes
Areca Palm
Also known as:
Butterfly Palm, Golden Cane Palm, Golden Feather Palm, Dypsis lutescens
ARIOCARPUS
Also known as:
Living Rock Cacti
Ariocarpus retusus
Also known as:
Seven Stars
ARISAEMA
Also known as:
Dragon Arum
Arisaema sikokianum
Also known as:
Cobra Plant
ARISARUM
Also known as:
Friar's Cowl, Larus
Arisarum proboscideum
Also known as:
Mouse Tail Plant
Aristea ecklonii
Also known as:
Blue Corn lily
ARISTOLOCHIA
Also known as:
Birthwort, Dutchman's Pipe
Aristolochia littoralis
Also known as:
Calico Flower
Armoracia rusticana
Also known as:
Horseradish, Sting Nose
Aronia arbutifolia
Also known as:
Chokeberry
Arrow Bamboo
Also known as:
Pseudosasa japonica
Arrowhead Vine
Also known as:
Goosefoot Plant, Syngonium podophyllum hybrids
Artemisia abrotanum
Also known as:
Southernwood
Artemisia Dracunculus
Also known as:
Little Dragon, Mugwort, Tarragon
ARTHROPODIUM
Also known as:
Rock Lily, Star Lily
Artichoke Cactus
Also known as:
Obregonia denegrii
Artillery Fern
Also known as:
Pilea microphylla
ASARINA
Also known as:
Twining Snapdragon
Asarina procumbens
Also known as:
Creeping Snapdragon, Trailing Snapdragon
Asarina scandens
Also known as:
Creeping Gloxinia
ASCLEPIAS
Also known as:
Milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Also known as:
Bloodflower
ASCOCENTRUM
Also known as:
Chain Orchid
Ascocentrum ampullaceum
Also known as:
Carnival Orchid
Ashanti Blood
Also known as:
Flag Bush, Mussaenda erythrophylla
Asian Pitcher Plant
Also known as:
Nepenthes maxima
Asiatic Jessamine
Also known as:
Trachelospermum asiaticum
Asparagus
Also known as:
Garden Asparagus, Asparagus officinalis
Asparagus densiflorus 'Meyersii'
Also known as:
Foxtail Fern
Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri'
Also known as:
Sprengeri Fern
Asparagus falcatus
Also known as:
Bamboo Fern, Lace Fern
Asparagus Fern
Also known as:
ASPARAGUS
Asparagus Fern
Also known as:
Lace Fern, Asparagus setaceus
Asperula Odorata
Also known as:
Master of the Woods, Sweet Woodruff, Wild Baby's Breath
ASPIDISTRA
Also known as:
Bar Room Plant
Aspidistra elatior
Also known as:
Cast Iron Plant
ASPLENIUM
Also known as:
Spleenwort
Asplenium bulbiferum
Also known as:
Hens and Chicken Fern, Mother Fern
Asplenium nidus
Also known as:
Bird's Nest Fern, Hawaii Bird'snest Sleenwort
Asplenium scolopendrium
Also known as:
Hart's Tongue Fern
Asters
Also known as:
China Aster, Callistephus chinensis
Astilbe
Also known as:
Fanal, Astilbe arendsii
ASTILBE
Also known as:
False Goat's Beard, Perennial Spireas, Peruvian Lily
Astilbe japonica x 'Peach Blossum'
Also known as:
False Buck's Beard, Japanese Astilibe
Astilbe x arendsii
Also known as:
Red False Buck's Beard
ASTROPHYTUM
Also known as:
Silver Dollar
Astrophytum asterias
Also known as:
Sand Dollar
Astrophytum myriostigma
Also known as:
Bishop's Cap, Bishop's Hood
Athyrium filix-femina
Also known as:
Lady Fern
AUCUBA
Also known as:
Himalayan Laurel, Japanese Laurel
Aucuba japonica
Also known as:
Japanese Aucuba
Aucuba japonica 'Newgold'
Also known as:
Gold Dust Tree, Japanese Aucuba
Aucuba japonica 'Variegata'
Also known as:
Spottedlaurel, Variegated Laurel
Aurora-borealis Plant
Also known as:
Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi
Australian Flame Pea
Also known as:
Heartleaf Flame Pea, Chorizema cordatum
Australian Fuchsia
Also known as:
CORREA
Australian Nut Palm
Also known as:
Cycas media
Australian Pea
Also known as:
HARDENBERGIA
Australian Pine
Also known as:
Beefwood, Ironwood, She Oak, CASUARINA
Autumn Crocus
Also known as:
Colchicum autumnale
Autumn Fern
Also known as:
Shield Fern, Dryopteris erythrosora
Avocado
Also known as:
Persea americana
Azalea
Also known as:
Rhododendron simsii
Azaleas
Also known as:
Pinxterbloom, Rhododendron periclymenoides
Aztec Lily
Also known as:
Jacobean Lily, Sprekelia formosissima