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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 Green Velvet | Jelly Palm

Buxus Microphylla | Littleleaf Boxwood

Garden Plants scientific names: C

Caesalpinia pulcherrima | Pride of Barbados

Calathea makoyana (HP) | Peacock plant

Callirhoe involucrata | Purple Poppy Mallow

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

Chenopodium album | Lamb's Quarters

Chimonanthus praecox | Wintersweet

Chionanthus retusus | Chinese Fringetree

Chionanthus virginicus | White Fringetree

Choisya ternata | Mexican Orange Blossom

Chrysogonum virginianum | Goldenstar

Clematis viticella | Italian Leatherflower

Corydalis lutea | Yellow Corydalis

Cornus alba | Red Twig Dogwood

Cornus florida | Flowering Dogwood

Cornus kousa | Kousa Dogwood

Cotinus obovatus | American Smoketree

Cotoneaster dammeri | Bearberry Cotoneaster

Crassula ovata | Jade plant

Cupressus sempervirens | Italian cypress

Cyclamen persicum | Florist's Cyclamen

Cyrtomium falcatum | Japanese Holly Fern

Garden Plant Names Index D

Daphne odora | Fragrant Daphne

Dasylirion wheeleri | Desert Spoon

Deutzia gracilis | Slender deutzia

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 japonicus | Japanese Euonymus

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 guacamole | Plantain Lily Guacamole

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

Iris reticulata | Reticulated 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

Lycoris radiata | Red Spider Lily