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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Common name | Botanic name |
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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' |