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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