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Common Garden Plant Species Growing Guides: scientific names: B to L

Garden Plants scientific names: B

       Begonia grandis   |   Hardy Begonia
       Berberis thunbergii   |   Japanese barberry
Brunnera macrophylla    |  Siberian buglass
Bursera simaruba    |   Gumbo limbo
Butia capitata    |   Jelly Palm
Buxus Microphylla    |   Littleleaf Boxwood

Garden Plants scientific names: C

Callirhoe involucrata    |   Purple Poppy Mallow
Calathea makoyana (HP)    |   Peacock plant
       Camellia japonica   |   Japanese Camellia
Cenolophium denudatum    |   Baltic parsley
Centaurea cyanus    |   Cornflower
       Ceratostigma plumbaginoides   |   Plumbago
       Cercis canadensis   |   Eastern Redbud
       Cercis occidentalis   |   Western Redbud
       Cercis siliquastrum   |   Judas tree
       Chamaerops humilis   |   European Fan Palm
Chimonanthus praecox    |   Wintersweet
Chionanthus retusus    |   Chinese Fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus    |   White Fringetree
       Cornus florida   |   Flowering Dogwood
       Cornus kousa   |   Kousa Dogwood
Choisya ternata    |   Mexican Orange Blossom
Chrysogonum virginianum    |   Goldenstar
Clematis viticella    |   Italian Leatherflower
Cornus alba    |   Red Twig Dogwood
Cotinus obovatus    |   American Smoketree
Cotoneaster dammeri    |   Bearberry Cotoneaster
Crassula ovata    |   Jade plant
       Cupressus sempervirens   |   Italian cypress
       Cyclamen persicum   |   Florist's Cyclamen

Garden Plant Names Index D

Dasylirion wheeleri    |   Desert Spoon
Dicentra spectabilis    |   Bleeding Hearts
Diospyros kaki    |   Persimmon
       Dracaena marginata   |   Madagascar Dragon Tree
Dracaena trifasciata    |   Snake Plant
Dryopteris Erythrosora    |   Autumn fern
       Dymondia margaretae   |   Silver carpet

Garden Plant Names Index E

Echinacea purpuream    |   Eastern Purple coneflower
Epipremnum aureum    |   Devil's ivy
Eucalyptus cinerea    |   Silver Dollar Eucalyptus
       Euonymus fortunei   |   Winter Creeper

Garden Plant Names Index F

       Ficus benjamina   |   Weeping Fig / Benjamin Fig
Filipendula rubra    |   Queen of the prairie
       Fothergilla gardenii   |   Dwarf fothergilla

Garden Plant Names Index G

Galphimia glauca    |   Thryallis
       Gaultheria procumbens   |   Checkerberry
Gaultheria shallon    |   Salal
Geranium sanguineum    |   Bloody cranesbill
       Ginkgo biloba   |   Maidenhair tree / Gingko
Gypsophila elegans    |   Showy baby's-breath

Garden Plant Names Index H

Hamamelis vernalis    |   Vernal Witch Hazel
       Helianthemum nummularium   |   Common Rock Rose
Helictotrichon sempervirens    |  Blue Oat Grass
Heuchera americana    |   American Alumroot
Hibiscus syriacus    |  Rose of Sharon
Hosta plantaginea    |   Fragrant Plantain Lily
Hydrangea macrophylla    |   French hydrangea
       Hydrangea paniculata   |   Panicle Hydrangea
Hypericum calycinum    |   Aaron's Beard

Garden Plant Names Index I

Iris ensata    |   Japanese Water Iris
       Ixora coccinea   |   Jungle Geranium

Garden Plant Names Index J

       Jacaranda mimosifolia   |   Blue Jacaranda
Jasminum multiflorum    |   Star jasmine
Jasminum nudiflorum    |   Winter jasmine

Garden Plant Names Index K

       Kalanchoe blossfeldiana   |   Kalanchoe / Flaming Katy

Garden Plant Names Index L

       Lagerstroemia indica   |   Crepe myrtle
Lantana montevidensis    |   Trailing lantana
Lavandula angustifolia    |  English Lavender
Leucothoe fontanesiana    |   Doghobble
Leycesteria formosa    |   Pheasant Berry / Himalayan honeysuckle
Liatris spicata    |  Dense Blazing Star
Ligularia dentata    |   Leopard Plant
       Liriope muscari   |   Big Blue Lilyturf
Loropetalum Chinense    |   Chinese fringe flower

Garden Plants Common Name Index

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