Introduction
Planting seasons
Plant characteristics
Plant naming
Common plant names
Botanic plant names
Weeds and weeding
Seed propagation
Vegetable growing
Garden fertilizers
Feeding lawns
Click the letter of the alphabet below to see common names by that initial.
Or click here to see the plants listed alphabetically by common name.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ALL
| Botanic name | Common name |
| Acacia dealbata | Mimosa | Acacia robusta | Thorn tree |
| Acanthus spinosus | Bear's Breeches | Acer brilliantissimum | Maple |
| Acer griseum | Paper-bark maple | Acer japonicum | Full moon maple |
| Acer negundo | Box elder | Acer palmatum | Japanese maple |
| Acer plantanoides f. rubrum | Norway maple | Acer platanoides | Norway maple |
| Acer 'Senkaki' syn. Acer Palmatum 'Sango Kaku' | Japanese maple | Acer shirasawanum 'Aureum' syn. A. japonicum 'Aure | Maple |
| Achillea millefolium | Yarrow | Acorus calamus | Flag Iris
(Sweet flag) |
| Acorus calamus | Sweet flag | Acorus calamus | Variegated Flag Iris |
| Acorus gramineus | Ornamental grass | Aesculus indica | Indian horse chestnut |
| Agapanthus africanus | Agapanthus
(African lily) |
Agave americana | Century plant |
| Ageratum | Ageratum
(Floss flower) |
Agrimonia eupatoria | Agrimony |
| Agrostemma githago | Corn cockle | Ajuga reptans | Bugle |
| Akebia quinata | Chocolate vine | Alcea ficifolia | Fig-leaved hollyhock
(Hollyhock) |
| Alcea rosea | Hollyhock | Alchemilla alpina | Alpine lady's mantle
(Lady's mantle) |
| Alchemilla mollis | Lady's mantle | Alisma plantago-aquatica | Water plantain |
| Allium | Onion | Allium cepa | Onion |
| Allium cepa | Spring onion | Allium cepa Aggregatum | Shallot |
| Allium cristophii | Stars of Persia | Allium hollandicum | Onion |
| Allium porrum | Leek | Allium porrum | Leek
(Colonna) |
| Allium sativum | Garlic | Allium sphaerocephalon | Bristol onion
(Round-headed leek) |
| Allium sphaerocephalon | Chives | Aloe | Aloe vera
(Barbados aloe) |
| Alstroemeria Hybrids | Peruvian Lilies | Alyssum maritimum syn. Lobularia maritima | Alyssum
(Sweet Alyssum) |
| Alyssum saxatile compactum syn. Aurinia saxatilis | Alyssum
(Basket of gold) |
Amaranthus | Amaranthus
(Love-lies-bleeding, Tassel flower) |
| Amaryllis | Amaryllis | Amelanchier lamarckii | Snowy Mespilus
(Serviceberry) |
| Anemone blanda | Anemone
(Windflower) |
Anemone multifida | Anemone |
| Anemone nemerosa | Windflower
(Wood anemone, Anemone of Great Britain) |
Anemone x hybrida | Anemone
(Windflower) |
| Anemone x hybrida | Japanese anemone
(Windflower) |
Anthemis | Chamomile
(Dog fennel) |
| Anthriscus sylvestris | Cow parsley | Antirrhinum majus | Snapdragon |
| Apium graveolens var. dulce | Celery | Apium graveolens var. rapaceum | Celeriac
(Turnip-rooted celery) |
| Aquilegia | Columbine
(Aquilegia) |
Aquilegia vulgaris | Columbine
(Granny's bonnet, Aquilegia) |
| Aquilegia vulgaris | Granny's bonnet
(Columbine, Aquilegia) |
Arabis glabra | Tower mustard |
| Arabis scabra | Bristol rock-cress | Araucaria araucana | Monkey puzzle
(Chile pine) |
| Arbutus unedo | Strawberry tree | Arctotis | African daisy |
| Armeria maritima | Sea thrift | Aronia melanocarpa | Chokeberry |
| Artemisia | Wormwood | Artemisia abrotanum | Southernwood
(Sagebrush) |
| Artemisia absinthium | Wormwood | Arum italicum | Lords and Ladies
(Cuckoo pint) |
| Arum maculatum | Lords and Ladies
(Cuckoo pint) |
Asarum europaeum | Wild ginger |
| Asparagus officinalis | Asparagus | Asplenium | Spleenwort |
| Asplenium scolopendrium | Hart's-tongue fern | Asplenium trichomanes | Maidenhair spleenwort |
| Aster | Aster | Aster cordifolius | Aster
(Michaelmas daisy) |
| Aster divaricatus | Wood aster | Aster ericoides | Aster
(Michaelmas daisy) |
| Aster lateriflorus | Aster
(Michaelmas daisy) |
Aster novae-angliae | Aster
(Michaelmas daisy) |
| Aster novi-belgii | Aster
(Michaelmas daisy) |
Aster x frikartii | Aster
(Michaelmas daisy) |
| Astilbe | Astilbe | Astrantia | Hattie's pincushion
(Masterwort) |
| Astrantia major | Hattie's pincushion
(Masterwort) |
Astrantia maxima | Masterwort |
| Athyrium filix-femina | Lady fern | Athyrium nippon var. pictum | Japanese painted fern |
| Atriplex halimus | Grey sage brush | Aubrieta | Aubrieta |
| Aubrietia | Aubrietia | Aubrietia | Rock cress |
| Aucuba japonica | Japanese Spotted Laurel | Ballota acetabulosa | Shrubby horehound |
| Begonia | Begonia | Begonia | Begonia |
| Bellis perennis | Double daisy | Berberis darwinii | Barberry |
| Berberis thunbergii | Berberis
(Barberry) |
Bergenia | Elephant ears |
| Beta vulgaris | Beetroot | Beta vulgaris | Swiss chard
(Seakale beet) |
| Beta vulgaris (Cida gp) | Ruby chard | Betula | Birch |
| Betula | White barked birch | Betula ermanii x B. Pubescens | Birch |
| Betula pendula | Silver birch | Blechnum spicant | Hard fern |
| Brachyglottis | Shrubby ragwort | Brassica oleracea Acephala | Kale |
| Brassica oleracea Capitata | Cabbage | Brassica oleracea Capitata | Cabbage
(Earliana) |
| Brassica oleracea Capitata | Spring cabbage
(Cabbage) |
Brassica oleracea var. acephala | Borecole
(Curly greens, Curly kale) |
| Brassica oleracea var. botrytis | Broccoli | Brassica oleracea var. botrytis | Broccoli
(Calabrese) |
| Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera | Brussels sprout | Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes | Kohl rabi |
| Brassica oleracea var. sabauda | Cabbage | Brassica oleracea var. sabauda | Cabbage
(Red Cabbage) |
| Brassica oleracea var. sabauda | Cabbage
(Savoy Cabbage) |
Brassica olerancea var. botrytis | Calabrese
(Brocolli) |
| Brassica olerancea var. botrytis | Cauliflower | Brassica rapa var. pekinensis | Cabbage
(Chinese Cabbage) |
| Brassica rapa var. pekinensis | Chinese cabbage
(Cabbage) |
Brassica rapa var. rapa | Turnip |
| Briza rhedia | Quaking grass | Brugmansia syn. datura | Angels' trumpets |
| Brunnera macrophylla | Perennial forget-me-knot | Buddleja | Buddleia |
| Buddleja | Buddleja | Butomus umbellatus | Flowering rush |
| Buxus | Box | Buxus sempervirens | Common box |
| Buxus sempervirens | Common box
(Box) |
Calendula | Pot marigold
(Marigold) |
| Calendula officinalis | Marigold, Pot | Calendula officinalis | Pot marigold |
| Calluna vulgaris | Heather | Caltha palustris | Golden Kingcups |
| Caltha palustris | Marsh marigold | Camassia leichtlinii caerulea | Quamash |
| Camellia | Camellia | Camellia x williamsii | Camellia |
| Campanula | Campanula | Campanula | Campanula
(Canterbury Bell, Cup and Saucer) |
| Campanula glomerata | Bellflower
(Clustered bellflower) |
Campanula poscharskyana | Bellflower
(Campanula) |
| Canna indica | Indian shot plant | Capsicum | Pepper
(Capsicum) |
| Capsicum annuum | Bell pepper | Capsicum annuum | Ornamental pepper
(Capsicum) |
| Cardamine pratensis | Lady's smock
(Cuckoo flower) |
Carex buchananii | Leatherleaf sedge |
| Carex elata | Turfted sedge | Carex flagellifera | Ornamental grass |
| Carex ornithopoda Variegata | Ornamental grass | Carex oshimensi syn. C. morrowii | Ornamental grass |
| Carex riparia | Sedge
(Great pond sedge) |
Carmona | Tropical tea tree |
| Carpinus betulus | Hornbeam | Catabrosa aquatica | Whorl-grass |
| Catalpa bignonioides | Indian bean tree | Ceanothus | Ceanothus |
| Ceanothus | Ceanothus
(Californian lilac) |
Celosia | Celosia |
| Celosia cristata | Cockscomb | Centaurea cyanus | Cornflower |
| Cephalocereus senilis | Old man cactus | Cerastium nigrescens | Shetland mouseear |
| Cerastium tomentosum | Snow in summer | Ceratophyllum demersum | Hornwort |
| Cereus peruvianus | Peruvian Apple
(Cactus) |
Chaenomeles speciosa | Ornamental quince |
| Chaenomeles speciosa | Ornamental quince
(Japonica) |
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana | Lawson cypress |
| Chamaemelum nobile | Chamomile
(Lawn chamomile) |
Chamaerops humilis | Dwarf fan palm |
| Cheiranthus cheiri | Wallflower | Chenopodium murale | Nettle-leaved goosefoot |
| Chimonanthus praecox | Wintersweet | Chionodoxa forbesii | Glory-of-the-Snow |
| Chionodoxa luciliae | Glory-of-the-Snow | Choisya ternata | Mexican orange blossom
(Choisya) |
| Chrysanthemum segetum | Corn marigold | Cichorium | Chicory |
| Cichorium intybus | Chicory | Cimicifuga simplex | Bugbane |
| Cistus | Rock rose | Cistus x purpureus | Rock rose |
| Clarkia | Godetia | Clematis | Clematis |
| Clematis alpina | Clematis | Clematis alpina | Clematis |
| Clematis alpina var. ochotensis | Clematis | Clematis armandii | Clematis |
| Clematis cartmanii | Clematis | Clematis cirrhosa balearica | Clematis |
| Clematis heracleifolia | Clematis | Clematis lanuginose | Clematis |
| Clematis macropetala | Clematis | Clematis montana | Clematis |
| Clematis orientalis | Clematis | Clematis rehderiana | Clematis |
| Clematis tangutica | Clematis | Clematis texensis | Clematis |
| Clematis triternata | Clematis | Clematis viticella | Clematis |
| Cocos nucifera | Coconut palm
(Coconut) |
Coincya wrightii | Lundy cabbage |
| Colchicum | Meadow saffron | Consolida | Larkspur |
| Convallaria | Lily-of-the-valley | Convolvulus cneorum | Convolvulus |
| Cordyline indivisa | Cordyline | Coreopsis | Coreopsis |
| Coreopsis tinctoria | Tickseed | Coriandrum sativum | Coriander |
| Cornus alba | Dogwood
(Red barked dogwood) |
Cornus alba | Red barked dogwood |
| Cornus alternifolia | Dogwood | Cornus kousa var. chinensis | Dogwood |
| Cornus sanguinea | Dogwood | Cornus stolonifera | Dogwood |
| Corydalis | Climbing corydalis | Corylus avellana | Hazel |
| Cosmos | Cosmos | Cotinus coggygri | Smoke bush |
| Cotoneaster horizontalis | Wall-spray | Cotoneaster splendens | Cotoneaster |
| Cotula coronopifolia | Brass buttons | Crambe maritima | Sea kale |
| Crataegus monogyna | Hawthorn
(Thorn) |
Crataegus monogyna Pendula | Weeping Hawthorn |
| Crocosmia | Crocosmia
(Montbretia) |
Crocus pulchellus | Crocus |
| Crocus tommasinianus | Crocus | Cucubita pepo conv. Giromontina | Marrow |
| Cucubita pepo conv. Giromontina | Marrow
(Courgette) |
Cucumis sativus | Cucumber |
| Cupressus sempervirens | Italian cypress
(Cypress) |
Cyathea australis | Rough tree fern |
| Cyathea cooperi syn. Alsophila sphaeropteris | Tree fern | Cyathea cunninghamii | Tree fern |
| Cyclamen | Cyclamen | Cyclamen coum | Cyclamen |
| Cyclamen hederifolium | Cyclamen | Cyclamen persicum | Cyclamen |
| Cymbalaria muralis | Ivy-leaved toadflax | Cynara cardunculus | Cardoon
(Artichoke, Cardoon) |
| Cynara cardunculus | Cardoon
(Artichoke, Globe artichoke) |
Cynara scolymus | Globe artichoke |
| Cyperus alternifolius | Sedge | Cyperus involucratus | Ornamental grass |
| Dactylorhiza fuchsii | Common spotted orchid | Dahlia | Dahlia |
| Dalbergia melanoxylon | African ebony | Daphne cneorum | Garland flower |
| Darmera peltata syn. Peltiphyllum peltatum | Umbrella plant | Daucus carota ssp. sativus | Carrot |
| Delphinium | Delphinium | Dendrobium | Orchid |
| Dianthus | Dianthus
(Carnation, pink) |
Dianthus | Pink
(Carnation, Dianthus) |
| Dianthus barbatus | Dianthus
(Carnation, pink) |
Dianthus barbatus | Sweet William |
| Dianthus scardicus | Dianthus
(Carnation, pink) |
Dicentra | Bleeding heart
(Dicentra) |
| Dicentra eximia | Dicentra | Dicentra formosa | Dicentra |
| Dicentra spectabilis | Bleeding heart
(Lady in the bath, Dicentra) |
Dicksonia antarctica | Tree fern |
| Digitalis | Foxglove | Digitalis grandiflora | Foxglove |
| Digitalis purperea | Foxglove | Digitalis purpurea | Foxglove |
| Digitalis x mertonensis | Foxglove | Doronicum | Leopard's bane |
| Doronicum orientale | Leopard's bane | Dracaena Lemon and Lime | Dracaena Lemon and Lime |
| Drosera anglica | Great sundew | Dryopteris | Fern |
| Dryopteris affinis | Golden male fern | Dryopteris erythrosora | Japanese painted fern |
| Dryopteris filix-mas | Male fern | Dryopteris wallichiana | Fern |
| Echinacea purpurea syn. Rudbeckia purperea | Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea syn. Rudbeckia purpurea | Coneflower |
| Echinacea purpurea syn. Rudbeckia purpurea | Coneflower
(North American daisy, Rudbeckia) |
Echinopsis | Sea Urchin Cactus
(Desert cactus) |
| Eichhornia crassipes | Water hyacinth | Elaeagnus pungens | Elaeagnus
(Eleagnus) |
| Elaeagnus x ebbingei | Elaeagnus
(Eleagnus) |
Elodea canadensis | Canadian pond weed
(Pond oxygenator) |
| Elodea crispa syn. Lagarosiphon major | Pond weed
(Pond oxygenator) |
Epimedium x versicolor | Barrenwort |
| Epostoa lanata | Cactus | Equisetum hyemale | Horsetail |
| Equisetum telmateia | The horsetail tree | Eragrostis | Love grass |
| Eranthis hyemalis | Winter aconite | Eremurus | Foxtail lily |
| Eremurus robustus | Foxtail lily
(King's spear) |
Erica arborea | Tree heath |
| Erigeron | Fleebane | Eriobotrya japonica | Loquat |
| Eryngium agavifolium | Sea holly | Eryngium bourgatii | Sea holly |
| Eryngium giganteum | Sea holly | Erysimum | Wallflower |
| Erysimum alpinum | Alpine wallflower | Erythronium californicum | Dog's-tooth violet |
| Erythronium dens-canis | Dog's-tooth violet | Eschscholzia California | California poppy |
| Eucalyptus glaucescens | Eucalyptus | Euonymus europaeus | Spindle Tree |
| Euonymus japonicus | Japanese euonymus | Eupatorium purpureum | Joe Pye weed |
| Euphorbia | Euphorbia | Euphorbia amygdaloides | Euphorbia
(Milkweed) |
| Euphorbia amygdaloides | Milkweed
(Spurge, Euphorbia) |
Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiae | Euphorbia
(Mrs Robb's Bonnet) |
| Euphorbia characias | Spurge
(Euphorbia) |
Euphorbia cornigera | Euphorbia |
| Euphorbia dulcis | Euphorbia | Euphorbia griffithii | Euphorbia |
| Euphorbia lathyris | Euphorbia | Euphorbia mellifera | Honey spurge |
| Euphorbia milli | Crown of thorns | Euphorbia palustris | Milkweed
(Euphorbia, Spurge) |
| Euphorbia polychroma | Milkweed | Euphorbia polychroma | Spurge
(Euphorbia) |
| Euphorbia pulcherrima | Poinsettia | Euphorbia robbiae | Wood spurge |
| Euphorbia sikkimensis | Euphorbia | Fagus sylvatica | Beech |
| Fagus sylvatica purpurea | Copper beech
(Beech, Purple beech) |
Fatsia | False castor oil |
| Fatsia japonica syn. Aralia japonica, Aralia siebo | False castor-oil plant
(Japanese aralia) |
Ferula communis | Common fennel
(Fennel, Giant fennel) |
| Festuca | Ornamental grass
(Golden fescue) |
Festuca glauca | Ornamental grass |
| Ficus benjamina | Weeping Fig | Ficus carica | Common fig
(Fig, Edible fig) |
| Filipendula rubra | Queen of the prairie | Filipendula ulmaria | Meadowsweet |
| Foeniculum vulgare | Fennel | Forsythia | Forsythia |
| Forsythia x intermedia | Forsythia | Fragaria versca | Alpine strawberry
(Strawberry) |
| Fragaria x ananassa | Strawberry | Francoa appendiculata | Bridal wreath |
| Fritillaria imperialis | Crown imperial | Fritillaria meleagris | Snake's head fritillary |
| Fritillaria meleagris | Spotted head fritillaries | Fritillaria persica | Fritillary |
| Fuchsia | Fuchsia | Fuchsia magellanica | Fuchsia |
| Fuchsia magellanica | Fuchsia
(Lady's eardrops) |
Fuchsia magellanica | Hardy fuchsia |
| Galanthus | Snowdrop
(Snow piercers) |
Galanthus nivalis | Snowdrop
(Snow piercers) |
| Galium | Bedstraw | Galium verum | Lady's bedstraw |
| Garrya elliptica | Silk tassel bush | Geranium | Geranium |
| Geranium | Geranium
(Bush geranium) |
Geranium | Geranium
(Cranesbill) |
| Geranium clarkei | Geranium | Geranium endressii | Geranium |
| Geranium phaeum | Geranium | Geranium phaeum | Geranium
(Hardy geranium, mourning widow) |
| Geranium pratense | Meadow cranesbill | Geranium robertianum | Cranesbill
(Geranium, hardy geranium) |
| Geranium robertianum | Herb-Robert | Geum chiloense | Avens |
| Geum coccineum | Avens | Gladiolus | Gladioli |
| Gladiolus communis subsp. Bysantinus | Gladioli | Gloriosa superba | Glory lily |
| Griselinia littoralis | Broadleaf | Gunnera manicata | Dwarf gunnera |
| Gunnera manicata | Gunnera | Halesia moticola | Snowdrop tree |
| Hamamelis | Witch hazel | Hamamelis mollis | Witch hazel |
| Hamamelis x intermedia | Witch hazel | Hebe | Hebe |
| Hebe parviflora angustifolia | Hebe | Hebe pinguifolia | Hebe |
| Hebe rakaiensis | Hebe | Hebe x franciscana | Variegated Hebe
(hebe) |
| Hedera canariensis syn. H. algeriensis | Ivy
(Canary Island ivy, Variegated ivy) |
Hedera colchica | Ivy
(Persian ivy) |
| Hedera helix | Ivy | Helenium | Sneezeweed |
| Helianthus | Sunflower | Helianthus annuus | Sunflower |
| Helianthus atrorubens | Sunflower | Helianthus salicifolius | Sunflower |
| Helianthus tuberosus | Jerusalem artichoke
(Artichoke) |
Helichrysum bracteatum | Strawflower |
| Helichrysum italicum syn. H. angustifolium | Curry plant
(Helichrysum) |
Helichrysum petiolare | Helichrysum |
| Helichrysum petiolare syn. Petilatum | Helichrysum | Helictotrichon sempervirens | Steel blue oat grass
(Ornamental grass) |
| Helleborus corsicus | Lily of the valley | Helleborus foetidus | Stinking hellebore
(Stinkwort, Dungwort) |
| Helleborus niger | Christmas rose | Helleborus orientalis | Lenten rose |
| Hemerocallis flava syn. H. liloasphodelus | Daylily | Hesperis matronalis | Sweet rocket |
| Heuchara micranthus | Alum root | Heuchera ' Firefly' syn. H. 'Leuchtkäfer' | Coral flower |
| Heuchera cylindrica | Alum root | Hippophae rhamnoides | Sea buckthorn |
| Hippuris vulgaris | Mare's tail | Hosta | Hosta |
| Hosta | Hosta
(Funkia, Plantain lily) |
Hosta fortunei | Hosta
(Funkia, Plantain lily) |
| Hosta fortunei albopicta | Hosta
(Funkia, Plantain lily) |
Hosta sieboldiana | Plantain lily
(Funkia) |
| Hosta sieboliana var. elegans | Plantain lily
(Funkia) |
Howea forsteriana | Kentia palm |
| Humulus lupulus | Golden hop | Humulus lupulus | Hop |
| Hydrangea | Hydrangea | Hydrangea macrophyllia | Hydrangea |
| Hypericum calycinum | Rose of sharon
(Aaron's Beard) |
Hypericum montanum | Pale St John's wort |
| Hypoestes phyllostachya | Hypoestes
(Polka-dot Plant, Baby's Tears, Freckle Face) |
Hyssopus officinalis | Common hyssop |
| Iberis | Candytuft | Ilex | Holly |
| Ilex aquifolium | Holly
(Common holly) |
Ilex x meserveae | Blue holly
(Holly) |
| Impatiens | Busy lizzie | Impatiens omeiana | Busy lizzie |
| Impatiens walleriana | Busy lizzie | Imperata cylindrica | Ornamental grass |
| Ipomoea purpurea | Convolvulus | Ipomoea tricolor | Morning glory |
| Iris | Bearded iris | Iris | Iris |
| Iris | Winter flowering iris | Iris foetidissima | Iris |
| Iris germanica | Iris | Iris graminea | Iris |
| Iris pseudacorus | Iris | Iris pseudacorus | Iris
(Yellow flag iris) |
| Iris reticulata | Iris | Iris sibirica | Iris |
| Iris unguicularis | Iris | Jasminum nudiflorum | Yellow winter jasmine |
| Jasminum officinale | Jasmine
(Jessamine, Common jasmine) |
Juncus effusus f. spiralis | Corkscrew rush |
| Kniphofia | Red hot poker | Kniphofia rooperi | Red hot poker |
| Kniphofia uvaria | Red hot poker | Lactuca sativa | Lettuce |
| Lactuca sativa var. longifolia | Lettuce | Lamiacæe | Dead nettle |
| Lamium | Dead nettle | Lamium orvala | Dead nettle |
| Lathyrus | Sweet pea | Lathyrus odoratus | Sweet pea |
| Lathyrus odoratus | Sweet pea | Laurus nobilis | Bay |
| Lavandula | French Lavender
(Lavender) |
Lavandula | Lavender |
| Lavandula angustifolia | Lavender
(English lavender) |
Lavandula angustifolia alba | Lavender
(English lavender) |
| Lavandula angustifolia Rosea syn. | Lavender
(English lavender) |
Lavandula dentate | Fringed Lavender |
| Lavandula Helmsdale | Lavender | Lavandula intermedia | Lavender
(English lavender) |
| Lavandula lanata | Woolley Lavender
(Lavender) |
Lavandula lanata x | Woolley Lavender
(Lavender) |
| Lavandula latifolia | Spike lavender | Lavandula pinnata syn. Lavandula cristiana | Lavender |
| Lavandula stoechas | French Lavender | Lavandula stoechas alba | French Lavender |
| Lavandula stoechas pedunculata | French Lavender | Lavandula viridis | Green Lavender |
| Lavandula x intermedia syn. Lavandula x allardii | Lavender | Lavatera | Lavatera |
| Lepidium sativum | Cress | Leucanthemum vulgare | Ox-eye daisy |
| Levisticum officinale | Lovage | Leymus arenarius syn. Elymus arenarius | Lyme grass |
| Ligustrum ovalifolium | Privet | Lilium | Lily |
| Linaria Cymbalaria | Pennywort | Linaria purpurea | Purple toadflax |
| Linum perenne | Flax | Liquidambar styraciflua | Sweet gum |
| Liriodendron tulipfera | Tulip tree | Liriope muscari | Lilyturf |
| Livistona chinensis | Chinese Fan Palm | Lobelia | Lobelia |
| Lobelia cardinalis | Cardinal flower
(Lobelia) |
Loiseleuria procumbent | Alpine Azalea |
| Lonicera caprifolium | Honeysuckle
(Perfoliate honeysuckle) |
Lonicera fragrantissima | Honeysuckle |
| Lonicera nitida | Chinese honeysuckle
(Poor man's box) |
Lonicera periclymenum | Honeysuckle
(Common honeysuckle, Woodbine) |
| Lonicera pileata | Privet honeysuckle | Lunaria annua | Honesty |
| Lunaria annua | Honesty | Lupinus | Lupin |
| Lupinus | Lupin | Luzula maxima syn. L. sylvatica | Greater woodrush |
| Luzula nivea | Snowy woodrush | Luzula sylvatica | Greater woodrush |
| Lychnis flos-cuculi | Ragged robin | Lycopersicum esculentum | Tomato |
| Lysimachia ephemerum | Loosestrife | Lysimachia nummularia | Crepping jenny |
| Lysimachia punctata | Loosestrife | Magnolia campbelli | Magnolia |
| Magnolia wilsonii | Magnolia | Magnolia x loebneri | Magnolia |
| Magnolia x soulangeana | Magnolia | Mahonia aquifolium | American mahonia
(Mahonia) |
| Mahonia japonica | Asian mahonia | Mahonia lomariifolia | Mahonia |
| Mahonia x media | Mahonia | Malus | Crab apple |
| Malus domestica | Apple | Malus floribunda | Crab apple |
| Malus hupehensis | Crab apple | Malva | Mallow |
| Matteuccia struthiopteris | Fern | Meconopsis x sheldonii | Blue poppy
(Himalayan poppy) |
| Melianthus major | Honeybush | Melissa officinalis | Lemon balm |
| Mentha | Chocolate mint | Mentha | Corsican mint |
| Mentha | Lemon mint | Mentha | Lime mint |
| Mentha | Pineapple mint | Mentha aquatica | Water mint
(Mint) |
| Mentha pulegium | Pennyroyal
(Mint) |
Mentha rotundiflora syn. M. suaveolens | Apple mint
(Mint, Round-leaved mint) |
| Mentha spicata | Spearmint | Mentha suaveolens syn M. x rotundifolia | Round-leaved mint |
| Mentha x gentilis | Ginger mint | Mentha x piperita | Peppermint |
| Menyanthes trifoliate | Bogbeam | Mesembryanthemum | Mesembryanthemum |
| Miltonia | Pansy orchid | Mimulas | Monkey flower |
| Mimulus | Monkey flower
(Monkey musk) |
Miscanthus sinensis | Ornamental grass |
| Miscanthus sinensis | Ornamental grass | Monarda didyma | Bergamot
(Bee balm) |
| Musa basjoo | Japanese banana | Musa ensete | Red leaved banana |
| Musa ensete (Ensete ventricosum) | Ethiopian banana | Muscari armenaicum | Grape hyacinth
(Blue muscari) |
| Myosotis palustris | Forget-me-not | Myosotis sylvatica | Forget-me-not |
| Myosotis sylvatice | Forget-me-not | Myosotis variegatus | Variegated forget-me-not
(Forget-me-not) |
| Myriophyllum propium | Water milfoil | Myrtus communis | Myrtle |
| Narcissus | Daffodil | Narcissus | Daffodil |
| Narcissus | Daffodil
(Dwarf daffodil) |
Narcissus | Tazetta narcissi
(Daffodil, Dwarf daffodil) |
| Nepeta | Catmint | Nepeta x faassenii | Catmint |
| Nicotiana | Nicotiana
(Tobacco plant) |
Nicotiana | Tobacco plant
(Nicotiana) |
| Nigella damascena | Love-in-a-mist | Nothofagus dombeyi | Southern beech |
| Nymphaea | Water lily
(Waterlily) |
Nymphaeas alba | Water lily
(Waterlily) |
| Ocimum basilicum | Basil | Ocimum basilicum var. purpurascens | Basil
(Purple leafed basil) |
| Ocimym basilicum | Basil
(Common sweet basil) |
Oenothera | Evening primrose |
| Olea africana | African olive | Olearia macrodonta | Daisy bush |
| Olearia nummulariifolia | Daisy bush | Omphalodes cappadocica | Navelwort |
| Oncidium | Orchid | Onobrychis viciifolia | Sainfoin |
| Onoclea sensibilis | Sensitive fern | Ophiopogon planiscapus | Black turf lily
(Ornamental grass) |
| Orchidaceae | Orchid | Origanum vulgare | Oregano
(Majoram, Wild marjoram) |
| Osmanthus heterophyllus | False holly | Osmunda regalis | Royal fern |
| Paoenia | Peony | Papaver | Poppy |
| Papaver alpinum | Alpine poppy
(Poppy) |
Papaver nudicaule | Poppy |
| Papaver orientale | Oriental poppy | Papaver orientale | Oriental poppy
(Poppy) |
| Papaver orientale syn. P. bracteatum | Oriental poppy
(Poppy) |
Papaver rhoeas | Corn poppy
(Common poppy, Poppy) |
| Papaver rhoeas | Shirley poppy
(Poppy) |
Papaver somniferum | Poppy |
| Paris polyphylla syn. Daiswa polyphylla | Herb paris | Parodia formosa | Cactus |
| Parrotia persica | Persian Ironwood | Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Virginia creeper |
| Parthenocissus tricuspidata | Boston ivy | Pastinaca sativa | Parsnip |
| Paulownia tomentosa syn. P. imperialis | Foxglove tree
(Princess tree) |
Pelargonium | Geranium |
| Pelargonium | Geranium | Pelargonium | Ivy-leafed geranium
(Geranium) |
| Pelargonium | Regal pelargonium
(Geranium) |
Pennisetum glaucum | Millet |
| Penstemon | Penstemon | Pentaglottis sempervirens | Green alkanet |
| Peony | Peony | Pericallis x hybrida | Florists' cineraria |
| Perovskia | Russian sage | Persicaria | Knotweed |
| Persicaria amplexicaulis syn. Polygonum amplexicau | Knotweed | Petroselinum crispum hortense | Flat-leaf parsley |
| Petroselinum crispum var. crispum | Parsley | Petunia | Petunia |
| Petunia | Petunia | Peucedanum palustre | Milk parsley |
| Phalaenopsis | Moth Orchid | Phaseolus vulgaris | Dwarf runner bean
(Runner bean) |
| Phaseolus vulgaris | Runner bean | Philadelphus coronarius | Mock orange |
| Phillyrea latifolia | False privet
(Hardy olive, green olive, Jasmine box) |
Phlox bifida | Phlox |
| Phlox divaricata | Blue phlox | Phoenix canariensis | Canary date palm
(Patio palm) |
| Phormium | New Zealand flax | Phyllostachys aureosulcata | Bamboo |
| Phyllostachys bambusoides | Bamboo | Phyllostachys nigra | Black-stemmed bamboo
(Bamboo) |
| Picea abies | Norway spruce
(Common spruce) |
Picea pungens | Colorado spruce |
| Picris hieracioides | Hawkweed Oxtongue
(Hawkweed) |
Pieris japonica | Pieris |
| Pilosella aurantiaca | Fox and cubs | Pinus mugo | Dwarf pine
(Pine, Mountain pine, Swiss mountain pine) |
| Pinus mugo | Mountain pine | Pinus mugo | Mountain pine
(Dwarf pine) |
| Pinus parviflora | Japanese white pine | Pinus radiata | Monterey pine |
| Pinus sylvestris | Scots pine | Pistia stratiotes | Water lettuce |
| Pisum sativum | Pea | Pleioblastus auricoma syn. P. viridistriatus, Arun | Bamboo |
| Pleioblastus variegatus | Variegated bamboo
(Bamboo) |
Polygonatum multiflorum | Solomon's seal |
| Polygonatum x hybridium | Solomon's seal | Polygonum affine syn. Bistorta affine, Persicaria | Knotweed |
| Polygonum laxiflorum | Tasteless water-pepper | Polymonium caeruleum var. lacteum | Jacob's ladder |
| Polypodium vulgare | Polypody
(Common polypody) |
Polystichum setiferum | Fern |
| Pontederia cordata | Pickerel weed | Potentilla erecta | Tormentil |
| Primula | Bog primula | Primula | Candelabra primula
(Primula) |
| Primula | Polyanthus | Primula | Polyanthus |
| Primula | Primula | Primula auricula | Primula |
| Primula bulleyana | Primula | Primula denticulata | Drumstick Primula
(Primula) |
| Primula japonica | Primula | Primula prolifera | Primula |
| Primula scotica | Scottish primrose | Primula secundiflora | Primula |
| Primula sieboldii | Primula | Primula veris | Cowslip |
| Primula vulgaris | Primrose
(Primula) |
Prunella vulgaris | Self heal |
| Prunus | Cherry | Prunus | Great white cherry |
| Prunus avium | Flowering cherry
(Wild bird cherry) |
Prunus domestica | Damson |
| Prunus domestica | Plum | Prunus lusitanica | Portuguese laurel |
| Prunus padus | Bird cherry | Prunus pissardii | Purple-leaved plum |
| Prunus serrula | Paper bark cherry | Prunus speciosa | Oshima cherry |
| Prunus spinosa | Blackthorn
(Sloe) |
Prunus subhirtella | Cherry |
| Prunus x subhirtella | Rosebud cherry | Prunus x yedoensis | Cherry |
| Pteridium esculentum | The tropical fern | Ptycosperma species | Palm |
| Pulmonaria saccharata | Lungwort | Pulsatilla vulgaris | Pasque flower |
| Pyracantha | Pyracantha | Pyrus communis | Pear |
| Pyrus communis | Pear
(Espalier pear) |
Pyrus salicifolia | Weeping pear
(Willow-leaved pear) |
| Quercus ilex | Evergreen oak | Quercus libani | Lebanese oak tree |
| Quercus robur | Common oak
(Oak, Englis oak) |
Ranunculus | Buttercup |
| Ranunculus acris citrinus | Meadow buttercup | Ranunculus hederaceous | Buttercup |
| Raphanus sativus | Radish | Rheum palmatum | Rhubarb |
| Rheum palmatum var. tanguticum | Chinese rhubarb | Rhinanthus major | Yellow rattle |
| Rhododendron | Azalea | Rhododendron | Rhododendron |
| Rhododendron macareanum | Rhododendron | Rhododendron schlippenbachii | Rhododendron |
| Rhododendron sinogrande | Rhododendron | Rhododendron yakushimanum | Rhododendron |
| Rhus typhina | Stag's horn sumach | Rhus verniciflua | Varnish Tree |
| Ribes nigrum | Current, Black
(Blackcurrent) |
Ribes sanguineum | Flowering currant |
| Ribes uva-crispa | Gooseberry | Robinia pseudoacacia | False acacia
(Locust) |
| Rocambole | Lady garlic | Rosa | Rambling rose |
| Rosa | Rose | Rosa | Rose |
| Rosa | Rose
(Shrub rose) |
Rosa davidii | Rose |
| Rosa gallica | Rose | Rosa gallica officinalis | Apothecary's Rose
(Rose) |
| Rosa glauca | Rose | Rosa rubrifolia | Rose |
| Rosa rugosa | Rose | Rose | Rose |
| Rosmarinus officinalis | Rosemary | Rubus biflorus | Ornamental blackberry |
| Rubus idaeus | Raspberry | Rubus odoratus | Ornamental raspberry |
| Rubus thibetanus | Blackberry
(Bramble) |
Rubus tricolor | Blackberry
(Bramble) |
| Rudbeckia | Coneflower | Rudbeckia fulgida | Black-eyed Susan
(Coneflower, Rudbeckia) |
| Rudbeckia hirta | Coneflower
(Rudbeckia) |
Ruta graveolens | Rue |
| Saintpaulia | African violet | Salicornia fragilis | Yellow glasswort |
| Salix alba | White willow | Salix alba vitellina | Willow |
| Salix caprea | Willow
(Pussy willow) |
Salix daphnoides | Violet willow |
| Salix helvetica | Swiss willow | Salvia argentea | Silver sage |
| Salvia guaranitica | Sage | Salvia guarantica | Sage |
| Salvia lavandulifolia | Narrow-leaved sage | Salvia officinalis | Golden sage
(Sage) |
| Salvia officinalis | Purple sage
(Sage) |
Salvia officinalis | Sage |
| Salvia pratensis syn. S haematodes | Sage | Salvia uliginosa | Bog sage |
| Salvia x superba | Salvia | Sambucus | Elder |
| Sambucus nigra | Elder | Sanguisorba minor | Salad burnet |
| Santolina chamaecyparissus | Cotton lavender | Santolina chamaecyparissus | Cotton lavender
(Lavender cotton) |
| Sarcococca | Winter flowering honeysuckle | Schizostylis coccinea | Kaffir lily |
| Schoenoplectus | Zebra Grass | Sedum | Stonecrop |
| Sedum acre | Biting stonecrop
|