Common plant names.

Below is a list of plant names beginning with the letter 'B', listed by common name. Click a letter of the alphabet to see a list of plants with common names beginning with that letter. Alternatively click here to see the plants listed alphabetically by botanic name.

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Table: List of common names of plants along with their botanic/latin name equivalent.
Common name Botanic name
Baby's tears, Mother of thousands, mind-your-own-business, Pollyanna vine, bread and cheese Soleirolia soleirolii
Balkan clary Salvia nemorosa 'Lubecca'
Balloon flower Platycodon
Balsam poplar Populus balsamifera
Baltic rush Juncus balticus
Bamboo Chusquea culeou
Bamboo Phyllostachys aureosulcata
Bamboo Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Aureocaulis'
Bamboo Phyllostachys bambusoides
Bamboo Pleioblastus auricomus
Bamboo Arundinaria japonica
Bamboo Himalayacalamus falconeri 'Damarapa'
Bamboo Phyllostachys edulis
Bamboo Phyllostachys 'Shanghai 3'
Bamboo Phyllostachys sulphurea
Bamboo Phyllostachys vivax 'Aureocaulis'
Bamboo Pleioblastus 'Gauntlettii'
Bamboo Thamnocalamus crassinodus 'Kew Beauty'
Bamboo Pleioblastus argenteostriatus f. pumilus
Bamboo Pleioblastus humilis var. pumilus
Bamboo Pleioblastus pumilus
Bamboo Arundinaria 'Gauntlettii'
Bamboo Arundinaria gauntlettii
Bamboo Arundinaria pumila
Bamboo Palm Chrysalidocarpus lutescens
Bamboo Palm Dypsis lutescens
Banana, Japanese banana Musa basjoo
Baneberry Actaea simplex Atropurpurea Group 'Brunette'
Banyan tree, Indian banyan tree, strangler fig Ficus benghalensis
Barbary fig, Prickly pear Opuntia ficus-indica
Barberry, Beberis Berberis
Barberry, Beberis Berberis buxifolia
Barberry, Beberis Berberis buxifolia 'Nana'
Barberry, Beberis Berberis candidula
Barberry, Beberis Berberis candidula 'Telstar'
Barberry, Beberis Berberis darwinii
Barberry, Beberis Berberis darwinii 'Stapehillensis'
Barberry, Beberis Berberis gagnepainii
Barberry, Beberis Berberis gagnepainii 'Klugowskii'
Barberry, Beberis Berberis gagnepainii 'Wallichiana Purpurea'
Barberry, Beberis Berberis hookeri var. latifolia
Barberry, Beberis Berberis hookeri
Barberry, Beberis Berberis x irwinii
Barberry, Beberis Berberis julianae
Barberry, Beberis Berberis media
Barberry, Beberis Berberis media 'Parkjuweel'
Barberry, Beberis Berberis x ottawensis
Barberry, Beberis Berberis x ottawensis 'Purpurea'
Barberry, Beberis Berberis x stenophylla
Barberry, Beberis Berberis thunbergii
Barberry, Beberis Berberis thunbergii 'Atropurpurea'
Barberry, Beberis Berberis thunbergii 'Atropurpurea Nana'
Barberry, Beberis Berberis thunbergii 'Bagatelle'
Barberry, Beberis Berberis thunbergii 'Darts Red Lady'
Barberry, Beberis Berberis thunbergii 'Erecta'
Barberry, Beberis Berberis thunbergii 'Green Carpet'
Barberry, Beberis Berberis thunbergii 'Kobold'
Barberry, Beberis Berberis thunbergii 'Pink Queen'
Barberry, Beberis Berberis verruculosa
Barberry, Beberis Berberis wilsonae
Barley Hordeum vulgare
Barren brome Bromus sterilis
Barren Wort Epimedium x perralchicum
Barren Wort Epimedium x warleyense
Barren Wort Epimedium x perralchicum 'Fröhnleiten'
Barrenwort Epimedium grandiflorum
Barrenwort Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum'
Basil, Sweet basil, Common basil Ocimum basilicum
Basil Ocimum basilicum 'Mrs Burn's'
Basil, Purple leafed basil Ocimum basilicum var. purpurascens 'Purple Ruffles'
Basil, Common sweet basil Ocimum basilicum 'Siam Queen'
Basil Ocimum basilicum 'Sweet Italian'
Bay Willow Salix pentandra
Bay, Bay tree, Sweet bay, Bay laurel Laurus nobilis
Beaked tasselweed Ruppia maritima
Bear's breeches Acanthus mollis
Bear's breeches Acanthus spinosus
Bear's breeches Acanthus mollis 'Rue Ledan'
Bearberry cotoneaster Cotoneaster dammeri
Bearded couch Elymus caninus
Bearded fescue Vulpia ciliata
Bearded iris Iris 'Alcazar'
Bearded iris Iris 'Before the Storm'
Bearded iris, Tall bearded iris Iris 'Ola Kala'
Bearded iris Iris 'Bumblebee Deelite'
Bearded iris Iris 'Agatha Christie'
Bearded iris Iris 'American Patriot'
Bearded iris Iris 'Maid of Orange'
Bearded iris, Common German flag Iris germanica
Bedstraw Galium
Bedstraw, Lady's bedstraw Galium verum
Bee orchid Ophrys apifera
Beech Fagus sylvatica 'Aurea Pendula'
Beet Beta
Beet, Beetroot, Chard Beta vulgaris
Beetleweed, Beetle weed, Wandplant Galax urceolata
Beetroot, Garden beet Beta vulgaris 'Boltardy'
Beetroot Beta vulgaris 'Bulls Blood'
Beetroot Beta vulgaris 'Chioggia'
Beetroot Beta vulgaris 'Baby Action'
Beetroot, Garden beet Beta vulgaris 'Crimson Globe'
Beetroot, Garden beet Beta vulgaris 'Detroit'
Beetroot, Garden beet Beta vulgaris 'Early Wonder'
Begonia Begonia
Begonia Begonia 'Betulia'
Begonia Begonia 'Citrus Showers'
Begonia Begonia DRAGON WING RED ('Bepared' PBR)
Begonia Begonia 'Go-Go'
Begonia, Double begonia Begonia 'Ivanhoe'
Begonia Begonia 'Million kisses romance'
Begonia Begonia 'Stars'
Begonia Begonia x tuberhybrida 'Camelia'
Begonia Begonia 'Cascade'
Begonia Begonia 'Picotee'
Begonia Begonia 'Apricot Shades'
Begonia Begonia 'Dragon Wings'
Begonia Begonia 'Apricot Shades Improved' F1
Bell heather Erica cinerea
Bell pepper, Pepper, Sweet pepper, Capsicum Capsicum annuum 'Bull Nose'
Bell pepper, Pepper, Sweet pepper, Capsicum Capsicum annuum 'Lany'
Bell pepper, Pepper, Sweet pepper, Capsicum Capsicum annuum 'New Ace F1'
Belladonna lily, Amarillo, Jersey lily Amaryllis belladonna
Bellflower, Clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata 'Superba'
Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana
Bellflower Campanula glomerata 'Alba'
Berberis, Barberry Berberis thunbergii 'Helmon Pillar'
Bergamot, Bee Balm, Oswego tea Monarda
Bergamot Monarda 'Gardenview Scarlet'
Bergamot, Bee Balm Monarda didyma
Bergamot, Bee Balm Monarda didyma 'Cambridge Scarlet'
Bergamot, Bee Balm Monarda didyma 'Cranberry Lace'
Bergamot, Bee Balm Monarda didyma 'Jacob Cline'
Bergamote orange Citrus bergamia
Bermuda grass Cynodon dactylon
Beth's poppy Papaver dubium subsp. lecoqii 'Albiflorum'
Bible leaf, Alecost Tanacetum balsamita
Bieberstein's crocus Crocus speciosus
Big bluestem Andropogon gerardi
Big bluestem Andropogon gerardi 'Weinheim Burgundy'
Bilberry, Blueberry, Whortleberry, Huckleberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry, Blueberry, Whortleberry, Huckleberry Vaccinium myrtillus 'Concord'
Birch Betula
Bird cherry, Native British cherry Prunus padus
Bird cherry Prunus padus 'Colorata'
Bird cherry Prunus padus var. commutata
Bird cherry Prunus seoulensis
Bird's nest fern Asplenium nidus
Bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis
Bird's-foot sedge Carex ornithopoda
Bird-of-paradise flower Strelitzia reginae
Bithynian vetch Vicia bithynica
Biting stonecrop, Common stonecrop Sedum acre
Bitter dock, Broad-leaved dock, Dock leaf Rumex obtusifolius
Bittersweet Celastrus orbiculatus
Black alpine sedge Carex atrata
Black bent Agrostis gigantea
Black bog rush Schoenus nigricans
Black bryony Tamus communis
Black grass, Slender meadow foxtail Alopecurus myosuroides
Black Jetbead Rhodotypos scandens
Black Mondo, Lilyturf Ophiopogon planiscapus
Black mulberry, sycamine tree, common mulberry, Persian mulberry Morus nigra
Black pine Pinus nigra
Black poplar, Wild black poplar Populus nigra subsp. betulifolia
Black salsify, Spanish salsify, Serpent root, Viper's herb, Viper's grass, Black oyster plant Scorzonera hispanica
Black tree fern, mamaku Sphaeropteris medullaris
Black tree fern Cyanthea medullaris
Black turf lily, Ornamental grass Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'
Black Walnut Juglans hindsii
Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia fulgida
Black-eyed Susan, Coneflower, Rudbeckia Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii 'Goldsturm'
Black-stemmed bamboo, Bamboo Phyllostachys nigra
Blackberry Rubus fruticosus 'Darts Ambassador'
Blackberry Rubus fruticosus 'Loch Ness'
Blackberry, Bramble Rubus tricolor
Blackcurrant, Currant Ribes nigrum
Blackcurrant, Currant Ribes nigrum 'Baldwin'
Blackcurrant, Currant Ribes nigrum 'Ben Gairn'
Blackcurrant, Currant Ribes nigrum 'Ben Lomond'
Blackcurrant, Currant Ribes nigrum 'Ben Sarek'
Blackcurrant, Currant Ribes nigrum 'Boskoop Giant'
Blackcurrant, Currant Ribes nigrum 'Jet'
Blackcurrant, Currant Ribes nigrum 'Malling Jet'
Blackcurrant sage Salvia microphylla
Blackthorn, Sloe, Sloe Prunus spinosa
Bladder nut Staphylea colchica
Bladder sedge Carex vesicaria
Blanket flower Gaillardia
Bleeding heart, Dicentra Dicentra 'Ivory Hearts' PBR
Bleeding heart, Dicentra Dicentra 'Langtrees'
Bleeding heart, Lady in the bath, Dicentra Dicentra spectabilis
Bleeding heart Dicentra formosa 'Bacchanal' (AGM)
Bleeding heart, Lady in the bath, Dicentra Lamprocapnos spectabilis
Bloodroot, Double Canada puccoon Sanguinaria canadensis f. multiplex
Blue bamboo Himalayacalamus hookerianus
Blue corn lily Aristea ecklonii
Blue fescue Festuca longifolia
Blue Hill salvia Salvia x sylvestris 'Blue Hill'
Blue holly Ilex x meserveae
Blue holly, Holly Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Prince'
Blue iris Iris spuria
Blue iris Iris spuria subsp. halophila
Blue lily, African lily, Lily of the Nile Agapanthus praecox
Blue mist flower Conoclinium coelestinum
Blue moor-grass Sesleria caerulea
Blue phlox Phlox divaricata 'Eco Texas Purple'
Blue poppy, Himalayan poppy Meconopsis x sheldonii
Blue star Amsonia tabernaemontana
Blue Switch Grass Panicum virgatum 'Dallas Blues'
Blue vervain Verbena hastata
Blue yucca Yucca rigida
Blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium bermudiana
Bluebeard Caryopteris x clandonensis
Bluebeard Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Heavenly Blue'
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell creeper Sollya heterophylla 'Ultra Blue'
Bluebell creeper, Australian bluebell creeper Billardiera heterophylla
Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum 'Patriot'
Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum
Blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus
Blunt-leaved pondweed Potamogeton obtusifolius
Body Snatcher Plant, Sundew Plant Drosera capensis
Bog arum, Marsh arum Calla palustris
Bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum
Bog hair grass Deschampsia setacea
Bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa
Bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius
Bog sage Salvia uliginosa
Bog sedge Carex limosa
Bogbeam Menyanthes trifoliata
Borage Borago officinalis
Borecole, Kale, Curly greens, Curly kale Brassica oleracea var. acephala Acephala Group 'Dwarf Green Curled'
Borecole, Kale, Collard greens Brassica oleracea Acephala Group
Borrer's saltmarsh grass Puccinellia fasciculata
Boston ivy Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'Veitchii'
Bottle sedge Carex rostrata
Bottlebrush Callistemon
Bowden Lily Nerine bowdenii 'Stefanie'
Bowden Lily Nerine bowdenii 'Stefani'
Bowden Lily Nerine bowdenii 'Stephani'
Bower plant, Bower vine, Moreton Bay trumpet jasmine Pandorea jasminoides
Bowles mint Mentha x villosa
Box Buxus
Box Buxus sempervirens 'Greenpeace'
Box elder, ash-leaved maple, boxelder maple, ashleaf maple Acer negundo
Box honeysuckle, Shubby honeysuckle Lonicera nitida var. fertilis
Box, Common box Buxus sempervirens
Boxleaf azara Azara microphylla
Bramble, Blackberry Rubus
Bramble, Blackberry Rubus 'Little Black Prince'
Bramble, Blackberry Rubus 'Cascade'
Bramley apple Malus domestica 'Bramley's Seedling'
Branched bur reed Sparganium erectum
Brass buttons Cotula
Brass buttons Cotula coronopifolia
Bread wheat Triticum aestivatum
Breton fescue Festuca armoricana
Bridal wreath Francoa appendiculata
Bridal wreath Spiraea nipponica 'June Bride'
Bridal wreath Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound'
Bridal wreath, Foam of May Spiraea 'Arguta'
Bridal wreath, Foam of May Spiraea x arguta
Bristle bent Agrostis curtisii
Bristle club rush Isolepis setacea
Bristle oat Avena strigosa
Bristle sedge Carex microglochin
Bristlecone Fir, Santa Lucia Fir Abies bracteata
Bristly hollyhock Alcea setosa
Bristol rock-cress Arabis scabra
Broad bean Vicia faba
Broad bean Vicia faba 'Aquadulce Claudia'
Broad bean Vicia faba 'De monica'
Broad bean Vicia faba 'Express'
Broad bean Vicia faba 'Imperial Green Longpod'
Broad bean Vicia faba 'Jubilee Hysor'
Broad bean Vicia faba 'Meteor Vroma'
Broad bean Vicia faba 'Optica'
Broad bean Vicia faba 'The Sutton'
Broad leaf thyme Thymus pulegioides
Broad-leaved bamboo Sasa palmata
Broad-leaved bellflower Campanula lactiflora var. macrantha
Broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium
Broad-leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine
Broad-leaved leek, Black garlic Allium nigrum
Broad-leaved meadow grass Poa chaixii
Broad-leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans
Broad-leaved rush Juncus planifolius
Broad-leaved sedge Carex siderosticha 'Variegata'
Broad-leaved thyme, Menthol plant, Spanish thyme, Indian borage Plectranthus amboinicus
Broadleaf, New Zealand broadleaf Griselinia littoralis
Broccoli, Early purple sprouting broccoli Brassica oleracea Italica Group
Broccoli, Calabrese Brassica oleracea var. botrytis Italica Group 'Corvet' F1 hybrid
Broccoli, Calabrese Brassica oleracea var. botrytis Botrytis Group 'Italian Sprouting'
Broccoli Brassica oleracea var. botrytis Botrytis Group 'Purple Sprouting'
Broccoli Brassica oleracea var. botrytis Botrytis Group 'White Sprouting'
Broccoli Brassica oleracea var. botrytis Botrytis Group 'Extra Early Rudolph'
Brokali, Calabrese, Chinese kale Brassica oleracea var. italica 'Endeavour'
Bronze fennel Foeniculum vulgare 'Rubrum'
Brook thistle, Ornamental thistle, Plume Thistle Cirsium rivulare 'Atropurpureum'
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Broom, Common broom Cytisus scoparius
Broom Genista
Broomsedge blue stem, Big blue stem Andropogon virginicus
Brown beak sedge Rhynchospora fusca
Brown bent Agrostis vinealis
Brown bog rush Schoenus ferrugineus
Brown galingale Cyperus fuscus
Brown sedge Carex disticha
Brown's peony Paeonia brownii
Brussels sprout Brassica oleracea Gemmifera Group
Brussels sprout Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Gemmifera Group 'Alcazar' F1 hybrid
Brussels sprout Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Gemmifera Group 'Bedford Darkmar 21'
Brussels sprout Brassica oleracea Gemmifera Group 'Clodius'
Brussels sprout Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Gemmifera Group 'Evesham Special'
Brussels sprout Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Gemmifera Group 'Roodnerf - Seven Hills'
Brussels sprout Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Gemmifera Group 'Montgomery'
Buddleia, Butterfly bush Buddleja
Buddleia Buddleja 'Royal Red'
Buddleia Buddleja alternifolia
Buddleia, Summer lilac, butterfly bush Buddleja davidii
Buddleia Buddleja davidii 'Black Knight'
Buddleia Buddleja davidii 'Darts Ornament White'
Buddleia Buddleja davidii 'Masquerade'
Buddleia Buddleja davidii 'Nanho Blue'
Buddleia Buddleja davidii 'Pink Delight'
Buddleia, Butterfly bush Buddleja davidii 'Royal Red'
Buddleja Buddleja 'Santana'
Buddleja Buddleja 'High Five Purple'
Buffalo currant, Clove currant Ribes odoratum
Bugbane Cimicifuga simplex 'Braunlaub'
Bugbane Cimicifuga simplex 'Brunette'
Bugle Ajuga
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Bugle lily Watsonia borbonica
Bulbous Canary grass, Harding grass Phalaris aquatica
Bulbous foxtail Alopecurus bulbosus
Bulbous meadow grass Poa bulbosa
Bulbous rush Juncus bulbosus
Bullwort, Queen Anne's lace, Bishop's flower Ammi majus
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Bunch flowered daffodil Narcissus tazetta
Burnt orchid Orchis ustulata
Busy Lizzie Impatiens
Busy Lizzie Impatiens 'Double Fiesta Rose'
Busy Lizzie Impatiens omeiana
Busy Lizzie Impatiens walleriana 'Cajun Great Balls of Fire Mix'
Busy Lizzie Impatiens walleriana 'Cajun Mississippi Blues Mix'
Busy Lizzie Impatiens walleriana 'Cajun Spice Box Mix'
Busy Lizzie Impatiens walleriana 'Expo Candy Floss Mix'
Busy Lizzie Impatiens walleriana 'Expo Caribbean Crush Mix'
Busy Lizzie Impatiens walleriana 'Pixie Pink Bicolour'
Busy Lizzie Impatiens walleriana 'Pixie Red'
Busy Lizzie Impatiens walleriana 'Pixie Rose Pink'
Busy Lizzie Impatiens 'Accent'
Busy Lizzie Impatiens 'Fruit Cocktail'
Butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus
Buttercup Ranunculus
Butterfly bush, Buddleia Buddleja davidii 'Mongo'
Butterfly Bush Buddleja LITTLE LILA ('BotEx 004'PBR) (Butterfly Candy Series)
Butterfly Bush Buddleja LITTLE PINK ('BotEx 005'PBR) (Butterfly Candy Series)
Butterfly Bush Buddleja LITTLE RUBY ('BotEx 006'PBR) (Butterfly Candy Series)
Butterfly bush, Buddleia Buddleja davidii 'Santana'
Butterfly Geranium, Rambossie Pelargonium papilionaceum
Butternut squash, Butternut Cucurbita moschata
Butternut squash, Butternut Cucurbita moschata 'Barbara'
Butternut squash, Butternut Cucurbita moschata 'Hawk'
Butternut squash, Butternut Cucurbita moschata 'Waltham'

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