Common plant names.
Below is a list of plant names beginning with the letter 'P', 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 |
|---|---|
| Pacific bent grass, Blown-grass, New Zealand wind grass | Agrostis avenacea |
| Pacific Lupin | Lupinus lepidus |
| Pagoda primrose | Primula vialii |
| Painted sage | Salvia horminum |
| Painted sage | Salvia viridis var. comata |
| Pak choi | Brassica rapa Chinensis Group |
| Pale galingale | Cyperus eragrostis |
| Pale sedge | Carex pallescens |
| Pale St John's wort | Hypericum montanum |
| Pale yellow-eyed grass | Sisyrinchium striatum |
| Palm | Ptychosperma |
| Palm | Trachycarpus |
| Pampas grass | Cortaderia selloana |
| Pampas grass | Cortaderia selloana SILVER FEATHER 'Notcort' |
| Pampas grass | Cortaderia selloana 'Tiny Pampa' |
| Panakenake, Pratia | Lobelia angulata |
| Pansy | Viola 'Flambe' |
| Pansy | Viola x wittrockiana 'Lavender Shades' F1 |
| Pansy | Viola x wittrockiana 'Pure White' F1 |
| Pansy | Viola x wittrockiana 'Rose' F1 |
| Pansy | Viola x wittrockiana var. Hortensis |
| Pansy orchid | Miltonia |
| Paper birch | Betula papyrifera |
| Paper white daffodil | Narcissus papyraceus |
| Papyrus, Indian matting plant, Papyrus sedge, Paper reed, Nile grass | Cyperus papyrus |
| Parsley | Petroselinum |
| Parsnip | Pastinaca sativa |
| Parsnip | Pastinaca sativa 'Gladiator' |
| Parsnip | Pastinaca sativa 'Hollow Crown' |
| Partridge berry, Box berry, Fox berry, Winter clover, Pigeon berry, Checkerberry | Mitchella repens |
| Partridge pea, Prairie senna, Gold coins, Dwarf cassia | Chamaecrista fasciculata |
| Pasque flower | Pulsatilla vulgaris |
| Passion flower | Passiflora |
| Passion flower | Passiflora caerulea |
| Passion flower, Blue passion flower | Passiflora caerulea 'Constance Elliott' |
| Passion flower, Blue passion flower | Passiflora caerulea 'Purple Rain' |
| Pawpaw | Carica papaya |
| Pea, Garden pea | Pisum sativum |
| Pea | Pisum sativum 'Feltham First' |
| Pea tree, Siberian pea shrub | Caragana arborescens |
| Peace lily | Spathiphyllum wallisii |
| Peach | Prunus persica |
| Peanut, Groundnut, Monkey Nut | Arachis hypogaea |
| Pear | Pyrus communis |
| Pear | Pyrus communis 'Beech Hill' |
| Pear | Pyrus communis 'Beurre Hardy' |
| Pear | Pyrus communis 'Chanticleer' |
| Pear | Pyrus communis 'Concorde' |
| Pear | Pyrus communis 'Conference' |
| Pear | Pyrus communis 'Doyenné du Comice' |
| Pear | Pyrus communis 'Louise Bonne de Jersey' |
| Pear | Pyrus communis 'Williams' Bon Chretien' |
| Pear | Pyrus communis 'Comice' |
| Pearl Bush | Exochorda x macrantha 'Niagara' |
| Pearl Bush | Exochorda x macrantha 'The Bride' |
| Pearl Bush | Exochorda serratifolia |
| Pearl millet | Pennisetum glaucum |
| Pendulous sedge | Carex pendula |
| Pennyroyal | Mentha pulegium |
| Penstemon | Penstemon |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Alice Hindley' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Amelia Jane' (Pensham Series) |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Andenken an Friedrich Hahn' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Apple Blossom' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Beech Park' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Blackberry' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Blackbird' (Bird Series) |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Carnival' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Charles Rudd' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Cherry' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Chester Scarlet' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Connies Pink' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Czar' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Evelyn' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Fanfare' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Firebird' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Flame' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Garnet' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'George Home' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Hewell Pink Bedder' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Hidcote Pink' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'King George V' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Laura' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Margery Fish' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Maurice Gibbs' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Midnight' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Osprey' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Papal Purple' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Pennington Gem' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Pink Chablis' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Pink Necklace' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Plum Jerkum' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Port Wine' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Raven' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Red Ace' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Rich Ruby' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Rubicundus' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Russian River' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Schoenholzeri' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Sour Grapes' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Stapleford Gem' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Strawberries & Cream' (Ice Cream Series) |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Wedding Day' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'White Bedder' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon davidsonii var. menziesii |
| Penstemon | Penstemon hartwegii |
| Penstemon | Penstemon heterophyllus 'Catherine de la Mare' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon isophyllus |
| Penstemon | Penstemon newberryi |
| Penstemon | Penstemon pinifolius |
| Penstemon | Penstemon pinifolius 'Wisley Flame' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon procerus 'Roy Davidson' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon rupicola |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Snowstorm' |
| Penstemon | Penstemon 'Purple Bedder' |
| Peony, Paeony | Paeonia |
| Peony, Paeony | Paeonia 'Buckeye Belle' |
| Peony, Paeony | Paeonia 'Flame' |
| Peony, Paeony | Paeonia 'Scarlett O'Hara' |
| Peony, Paeony, Japanese lily | Paeonia lactiflora 'Bowl of Beauty' |
| Peony, Paeony | Paeonia lactiflora 'Edulis Superba' |
| Peony, Paeony | Paeonia lactiflora 'Festiva Maxima' |
| Peony, Paeony | Paeonia x suffruticosa 'Carmine Red' |
| Peony, Paeony | Paeonia x suffruticosa 'Dark Pink' |
| Peony, Paeony | Paeonia officianalis 'Rubra Plena' |
| Peony, Paeony | Paeonia lactiflora 'Doctor Alexander Fleming' |
| Peony, Paeony | Paeonia lactiflora 'Duchesse de Nemours' |
| Peony, Paeony | Paeonia lactiflora 'Karl Rosenfield' |
| Peony, Paeony | Paeonia lactiflora 'Krinkled White' |
| Peony, Paeony | Paeonia lactiflora 'Sarah Bernhardt' |
| Peony, Paeony | Paeonia lactiflora 'Shirley Temple' |
| Peony, Paeony | Paeonia lactiflora 'Sword Dance' |
| Peony, Paeony | Paeonia x suffruticosa 'Lu Mu Ying' |
| Peony, Paeony | Paeonia x suffruticosa 'Mo Run Jue Lun' |
| Peony, Paeony | Paeonia x suffruticosa 'Wu Jin Yao Hui' |
| Peony, Paeony | Paeonia lactiflora 'Kansas' |
| Peony | Paeonia caucasica |
| Peony | Paeonia emodi |
| Peony | Paeonia hybrida |
| Peony | Paeonia mascula |
| Peony | Paeonia veitchii |
| Peony | Paeonia 'Coral Sunset' |
| Peony, Paeony | Paeonia lactiflora 'Doreen' |
| Peony, Japanese tree peony | Paeonia x suffruticosa 'Shimazu Kurenai' |
| Peony | Paeonia 'Etched Salmon' |
| Peony, Paeony | Paeonia lactiflora 'Bowl of Cream' |
| Peony | Paeonia 'Old Faithful' |
| Peony | Paeonia lactiflora 'Adolphe Rousseau' |
| Peony | Paeonia lactiflora 'White Wings' |
| Peony, Paeony | Paeonia 'Gleam of Light' |
| Peony, Paeony | Paeonia lactiflora 'Solange' |
| Peony, Paeony | Paeonia 'Jan van Leeuwen' |
| Peony, Paeony | Paeonia x suffruticosa 'Bai Yuan Hong Xia' |
| Peony, Chinese peony, Paeony | Paeonia lactiflora |
| Peony, Common peony, Garden peony | Paeonia officianalis |
| Pepper, Capsicum | Capsicum 'Bullnose' |
| Pepper, Capsicum | Capsicum 'New Ace' |
| Pepper | Capsicum 'Joe's Long' |
| Pepper tree, New Zealand pepper tree | Pseudowintera colorata |
| Peppercorn | Piper nigrum |
| Peppermint, Black peppermint | Mentha x piperita |
| Perennial Cornflower | Centaurea montana |
| Perennial Cornflower | Centaurea montana 'CARNEA' |
| Perennial forget-me-not | Brunnera macrophylla |
| Perennial forget-me-not | Brunnera macrophylla 'Looking Glass' PBR |
| Perennial nasturtium | Tropaeolum tuberosum |
| Perennial phlox | Phlox paniculata |
| Perennial ryegrass | Lolium perenne |
| Perfoliate pondweed | Potamogeton perfoliatus |
| Periwinkle | Vinca |
| Persian Buttercup | Ranunculus 'Elegance® Pastello' |
| Persian iris | Iris persica |
| Persian ironwood | Parrotia persica |
| Persian onion, Star-of-Persia | Allium cristophii |
| Peruvian apple, Cactus | Cereus peruvianus |
| Peruvian lily | Alstroemeria 'Planet' |
| Peruvian lily | Alstroemeria aurea |
| Peruvian lily | Alstroemeria ligtu hybrids |
| Peruvian old man cactus, Cotton ball cactus | Espostoa lanata |
| Petticoat palm | Washingtonia filifera |
| Petunia | Petunia |
| Petunia | Petunia 'Frenzy Moonshine Mix' |
| Petunia | Petunia 'Hurrah Cheerleaders Mix' |
| Petunia | Petunia 'Hurrah Orchid' |
| Petunia | Petunia 'Melissa' |
| Petunia | Petunia 'Moody Blues Mix' |
| Petunia | Petunia 'Pavlova Mix' |
| Petunia | Petunia 'Pink Lady' |
| Petunia | Petunia 'Pirouette Mix' |
| Petunia | Petunia 'Plum Purple' |
| Petunia | Petunia 'Priscillla' |
| Petunia | Petunia 'Prism Sunshine' |
| Petunia | Petunia 'Starstruck Mix' |
| Petunia | Petunia 'Strawberry Sundae' |
| Petunia | Petunia 'Surfinia Burgundy' |
| Petunia | Petunia grandiflora 'Sophistica Lime Bicolor' |
| Petunia | Petunia 'Frills & Spills' |
| Petunia | Petunia 'Red Velvet' |
| Petunia | Petunia grandiflora 'Grand Rapids' Mixed F1 |
| Peyote | Lophophora williamsii |
| Pheasant grass, Pheasant's tail grass | Stipa arundinacea |
| Pheasant's eye daffodil | Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus |
| Pheasant's tail grass, Ornamental grass | Anemanthele lessoniana |
| Phlox | Phlox bifida 'Thefi' |
| Phlox | Phlox drummondii 'Creme Brulee' |
| Pickerel weed | Pontederia |
| Pickerel weed | Pontederia cordata |
| Pieris | Pieris japonica |
| Pigmy rush | Juncus pygmaeus |
| Pill sedge | Carex pilulifera |
| Pillar Apple | Macromeles tschonoskii |
| Pine | Pinus |
| Pineapple | Ananas comosus |
| Pineapple Guava | Feijoa sellowiana |
| Pineapple Guava | Acca sellowiana |
| Pineapple mint, Variegated apple mint, Variegated round-leaved mint | Mentha suaveolens 'Variegata' |
| Pineapple plant, Pineapple lily | Eucomis comosa 'Sparkling Burgundy' |
| Pineapple sage | Salvia rutilans |
| Pineapple scented sage | Salvia elegans 'Scarlet Pineapple' |
| Pink, Carnation, Dianthus | Dianthus 'Pink Surprise' |
| Pink, Carnation, Dianthus | Dianthus 'Pink Celebration' |
| Pink | Dianthus 'Mrs Sinkins' |
| Pink lavender, English lavender | Lavandula angustifolia 'Rosea' |
| Pink rosemary | Rosmarinus officinalis 'Roseus' |
| Pink star grass | Rhodohypoxis baurii |
| Pipewort | Eriocaulon aquaticum |
| Pistachio | Pistacia vera |
| Pitcher Plant | Nepenthes rajah |
| Plain harlequin flower | Sparaxis grandiflora |
| Plain-leaf parsley, Parsley | Petroselinum crispum |
| Plane | Platanus |
| Plant's physician | Chamaemelum |
| Plantain lily, Funkia | Hosta sieboldiana |
| Plantain lily, Giant blue hosta, Funkia | Hosta sieboldiana var. elegans |
| Pleated snowdrop | Galanthus plicatus |
| Pleurisy root, Butterfly weed | Asclepias tuberosa |
| Plicate sweet-grass | Glyceria notata |
| Plum | Prunus domestica |
| Plum | Prunus domestica 'Czar' |
| Plum | Prunus domestica 'Early Rivers' |
| Plum | Prunus domestica 'Marjorie's Seedling' |
| Plum, Golden gage | Prunus domestica 'Oullins Gage' |
| Plum | Prunus domestica 'Victoria' |
| Plume poppy | Macleaya microcarpa |
| Plume Thistle, Thistle | Cirsium |
| Plume thistle, Brook thistle | Cirsium rivulare 'Trevor's Blue Wonder' |
| Plumed cockscomb | Celosia argentea var. cristata Plumosa Group |
| Pocket handkerchief tree, Handkerchief tree, Dove tree | Davidia involucrata 'Sonoma' |
| Pocket handkerchief tree, Handkerchief tree, Dove tree | Davidia involucrata |
| Poinsettia | Euphorbia pulcherrima |
| Pointed cabbage, Cone cabbage, Sugarloaf cabbage | Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. acuta |
| Poison-grub | Commiphora |
| Pokeroot, American pokeroot | Phytolacca americana |
| Pole Evans pineapple lily | Eucomis pallidiflora subsp. pole-evansii |
| Polka-dot Plant, Baby's Tears, Freckle face, Hypoestes | Hypoestes phyllostachya |
| Polyanthus, Primula,Candelabra primula, Bog primula | Primula |
| Polyanthus | Primula Gold-laced Group |
| Polypody, Common polypody | Polypodium vulgare |
| Pomegranate | Punica granatum |
| Pond weed | Elodea crispa |
| Pondweed | Groenlandia |
| Pontic Rhododendron | Rhododendron ponticum |
| Poplar | Populus |
| Poppy | Papaver |
| Poppy | Papaver 'White Cloud' |
| Poppy | Papaver nudicaule |
| Poppy, Opium poppy | Papaver somniferum |
| Poppy | Papaver somniferum 'Deep Black' |
| Portuguese laurel, Laurel | Prunus lusitanica |
| Portuguese lavender, Spike lavender | Lavandula latifolia |
| Portuguese squill | Scilla peruviana |
| Pot marjoram | Origanum onites |
| Potato | Solanum tuberosum |
| Potato | Solanum tuberosum 'Setanta' |
| Potato | Solanum tuberosum 'Salad Blue' |
| Potato | Solanum tuberosum 'Pentland Javelin' |
| Potato | Solanum tuberosum 'Wilja' |
| Potato | Solanum tuberosum 'Maris Piper' |
| Potato | Solanum tuberosum 'Charlotte' |
| Potato | Solanum tuberosum 'Maris Piers' |
| Potato | Solanum tuberosum 'Desiree' |
| Potato bean, American groundnut, groundnut, Indian potato | Apios americana |
| Potato Onion, Shallot,Scallion | Allium cepa Aggregatum Group |
| Potato vine | Solanum crispum 'Glasnevin' |
| Potato vine | Solanum jasminoides |
| Potato vine | Solanum jasminoides 'Album' |
| Potts' montbretia | Crocosmia pottsii |
| Prairie cord grass | Spartina pectinata |
| Prairie willow | Salix humillis |
| Prayer Plant | Calathea 'White Star' |
| Prickly Moses | Acacia verticillata |
| Prickly sedge | Carex muricata |
| Primrose, Common primrose, native primrose, Primula | Primula vulgaris |
| Primula | Primula 'Millier's Crimson' |
| Primula | Primula 'Oriental Sunrise' |
| Primula | Primula 'Postford White' |
| Primula | Primula auricula 'Old Mustard' |
| Primula | Primula secundiflora |
| Primula | Primula sieboldii 'Blush' |
| Princess lilies | Alstroemeria 'Dwarf Pink' |
| Privet honeysuckle | Lonicera pileata |
| Prostrate rosemary | Rosmarinus lavandulaceous |
| Prostrate rosemary | Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus' |
| Pumpkin | Cucurbita pepo 'Hundredweight' |
| Pumpkin | Cucurbita pepo 'Jack of all trades' |
| Pumpkin | Cucurbita pepo 'Crown Prince' |
| Pure yellow crocus | Crocus flavus |
| Purple angelica, Angelica | Angelica gigas |
| Purple beech | Fagus sylvatica 'Atropunicea' |
| Purple beech | Fagus sylvatica 'Riversii' |
| Purple beech, Copper beech | Fagus sylvatica f. purpurea Purpurea Group |
| Purple blaze plum | Prunus cerasifera 'Nigra' |
| Purple clematis | Clematis viticella |
| Purple fern-leaved beech | Fagus sylvatica 'Rohanii' |
| Purple hazel | Corylus maxima 'Purpurea' |
| Purple iris | Iris versicolor |
| Purple Joe Pye weed, Joe Pye weed, Purple boneset | Eupatorium purpureum |
| Purple loosestrife | Lythrum salicaria |
| Purple many-flowered rhododendron | Menziesia ciliicalyx lasiophylla |
| Purple many-flowered rhododendron | Rhododendron benhallii |
| Purple milk thistle | Galactites tomentosus |
| Purple milk thistle | Galactites tomentosus 'Alba' |
| Purple moor-grass, Tall Moor Grass | Molinia arundinacea |
| Purple moor-grass, Purple moor grass | Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea |
| Purple moor-grass, Purple moor grass | Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea 'Karl Foerster' |
| Purple moor-grass, Purple moor grass | Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea 'Cordoba' |
| Purple moor-grass, Purple moor grass | Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea 'Zuneigung' |
| Purple moor-grass, Purple moor grass | Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea 'Windspiel' |
| Purple moor-grass | Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea 'Dark Defender' |
| Purple moor-grass | Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea 'Moorhexe' |
| Purple moor-grass | Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea 'Dauerstrahl' |
| Purple moor-grass | Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea 'Moorflamme' |
| Purple moor-grass | Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea 'Strahlenquelle' |
| Purple sage, Purple-leaved sage | Salvia officinalis 'Purpurascens' |
| Purple small-reed | Calamagrostis canescens |
| Purple toadflax | Linaria purpurea |
| Purple toadflax | Linaria purpurea 'Canon Went' |
| Purple-flowered rock rose | Cistus x purpureus 'Alan Fradd' |
| Purple-leaved plum | Prunus cerasifera 'Pissardii' |
| Purple-leaved plum | Prunus pissardii |
| Purple-stem cat's tail | Phleum phleoides |
| Purslane, Common purslane, Pigweed, Pursley | Portulaca oleracea |
| Pyracanthus | Pyracantha |
| Pyracanthus | Pyracantha 'Alexander Pendula' |
| Pyracanthus | Pyracantha 'Darts Red' |
| Pyracanthus | Pyracantha 'Mohave' |
| Pyracanthus | Pyracantha 'Orange Chamer' |
| Pyracanthus | Pyracantha 'Orange Glow' |
| Pyracanthus | Pyracantha 'Red Cushion' |
| Pyracanthus | Pyracantha 'Soleil d'Or' |
| Pyracanthus | Pyracantha 'Teton' |
| Pyramidal orchid | Anacamptis pyramidalis |
| Pyrenean lily | Lilium pyrenaicum |
| Pyrenean saxifrage | Saxifraga umbrosa |
| Pyrenean squill | Scilla liliohyacinthus |
