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Adina rubella

Adina, Chinese Buttonbush, Glossy Adina, Sputnik shrub
Adina Rubella Adina Rubella Flower close up Flower close up Adina rubella Adina rubella Adina rubella Hance leaves, stems, and more Adina rubella Hance leaves, stems, and more Adina rubella Hance close up Adina rubella Hance close up

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Buttonbush, Button Bush
Shoot with opposite leaves & spherical head of white flowers. Shoot with opposite leaves & spherical head of white flowers. Spherical cluster of white flowers with exserted stamens Spherical cluster of white flowers with exserted stamens Spherical cluster of white flowers & spherical clusters of buds Spherical cluster of white flowers & spherical clusters of buds Shrub with opposite leaves & spherical clusters of white flowers Shrub with opposite leaves & spherical clusters of white flowers Large, dense shrub on the bank of a pond. Large, dense shrub on the bank of a pond. Large, low shrub Large, low shrub
1 Cultivar/Variety

Coffea arabica

Arabian Coffee, Coffee, Coffee Plant
Coffea arabica Coffea arabica Coffea arabica Coffea arabica leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves leaves Coffea arabica flowering Coffea arabica flowering

Cynanchica gussonei

Alpine woodruff, Bedstraw, Sicilian Woodruff, Woodruff
Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers

Diodia virginiana

Buttonweed, Large Buttonweed, Poor Joe, Virginia Buttonweed
Diodia virginiana Diodia virginiana Diodia virginiana Diodia virginiana Diodia virginiana Diodia virginiana Flower and leaves Flower and leaves leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers

Galium aparine

Catchweed Bedstraw, Cleavers, Goosegrass, Stickyweed, Sticky willy, Velcro plant
Form Form Whorled leaves Whorled leaves Form Form Flowers Flowers Stem and fruits Stem and fruits Fruits Fruits

Galium odoratum

Sweet Scented Bed Straw, Sweet Woodruff
Spring flowers Spring flowers Form in bloom Form in bloom Stem, leaves and flowers Stem, leaves and flowers Flowers and leaves Flowers and leaves Whorled leaves Whorled leaves Flowers and Leaves (Haywood County,NC) Flowers and Leaves (Haywood County,NC)

Gardenia

Shrub form in bloom Shrub form in bloom Leaves Leaves Flower detail Flower detail Flower bud Flower bud
1 Cultivar/Variety

Gardenia jasminoides

Cape Jasmine, Cape Jasmine Gardenia, Cape jessamine, Gardenia
Flower Flower Gardenia jasminoide Gardenia jasminoide Gardenia jasminoides Gardenia jasminoides Leaves Leaves Fruit Fruit Flowers Flowers
12 Cultivars/Varieties

Gardenia jasminoides 'Crown Jewel'

Crown Jewel Gardenia
Gardenia augusta 'Crown Jewel' Gardenia augusta 'Crown Jewel' 'Crown Jewel' 'Crown Jewel' Gardenia jasminoides 'Crown Jewel' Gardenia jasminoides 'Crown Jewel' Gardenia jasminoides 'Crown Jewel' Gardenia jasminoides 'Crown Jewel' Gardenia jasminoides 'Crown Jewel' Gardenia jasminoides 'Crown Jewel'

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation'

Cape Jasmine, Gardenia jasminoides 'Lee One' or 'Leeone', Jubilation Cape Jessimine

Gardenia jasminoides 'Kleim's Hardy'

Cape Jasmine 'Kleim's Hardy', Kleim's Hardy Gardenia
bud, spring, Durham County, NC bud, spring, Durham County, NC flowers, spring, Durham County, NC flowers, spring, Durham County, NC

Gardenia jasminoides 'Radicans'

Cape Jasmine, Creeping Gardenia, Dwarf Gardenia, Miniature Gardenia, Trailing Gardenia
Form Form Gardenia jasminoides 'Radicans' Gardenia jasminoides 'Radicans' Immature fruit Immature fruit Gardenia jasminoides 'Radicans' Gardenia jasminoides 'Radicans'
1 Cultivar/Variety

Gardenia jasminoides 'Scentsation'

Gardenia

Hamelia patens

Firebush, Hummingbird Bush, Mexican Firecracker, Redhead, Scarlet Bush
Hamelia patens Hamelia patens Form in October in Orange County, Florida Form in October in Orange County, Florida Leaves in October in Alachua County, Florida Leaves in October in Alachua County, Florida Ornage-Red flower spikes in October in Lee County, FL Ornage-Red flower spikes in October in Lee County, FL

Houstonia caerulea

Azure Bluet, Bluets, Common Bluets, Innocence, Quaker Ladies
Houstonia caerulea Houstonia caerulea Houstonia caerulea Houstonia caerulea Houstonia caerulea Houstonia caerulea Houstonia caerulea Houstonia caerulea Houstonia caerulea Houstonia caerulea Houstonia caerulea Houstonia caerulea

Houstonia purpurea

Large Bluet, Large Houstonia, Mountain Bluets, Purple Bluets, Summer Bluet, Venus' Pride, Woodland Bluets
low groundcover with pale purple trumpet-like flowers. low groundcover with pale purple trumpet-like flowers. habit, spring, Iredell County, NC habit, spring, Iredell County, NC Small, trumpet-like, 4-lobed, pale purple flowers Small, trumpet-like, 4-lobed, pale purple flowers Small, trumpet-like, 4-lobed, pale purple flowers Small, trumpet-like, 4-lobed, pale purple flowers Small, trumpet-like, 4-lobed, pale purple flowers Small, trumpet-like, 4-lobed, pale purple flowers
1 Cultivar/Variety

Ixora coccinea

Flame of the Woods, Iron Tree, Ixora, Jungle Flame, Jungle Geranium, Maui sunset
Ixora coccinea Ixora coccinea Ixora coccinea Ixora coccinea Ixora coccinea Ixora coccinea Ixora coccinea Ixora coccinea Ixora coccinea Ixora coccinea

Ixora javanica

Javanese Ixora, Jungle Flame, Jungle Geranium, Red Ixora
Form in April in Hat Yai District in Thailand Form in April in Hat Yai District in Thailand Flower in April in Hat Yai District in Thailand Flower in April in Hat Yai District in Thailand Flower closeup in February in Ko Samui District< Thailand Flower closeup in February in Ko Samui District< Thailand Leaves and stem in February in Ko Samui District< Thailand Leaves and stem in February in Ko Samui District< Thailand Fruit in August in Waeng District in Thailand Fruit in August in Waeng District in Thailand

Mitchella repens

Partridgeberry, Partridge Berry, Partridge-berry, Twinberry
Mitchella repens Mitchella repens Mitchella repens Mitchella repens Mitchella repens Mitchella repens Mitchella repens Mitchella repens Mitchella repens Mitchella repens

Pentas lanceolata

Egyptian Starcluster, Egyptian Star Cluster, Egyptian Star flower, Pentas, Star Cluster
Pentas lanceolata Pentas lanceolata Pentas lanceolata Pentas lanceolata Pentas lanceolata 'Lonwood Pink' flowers Pentas lanceolata 'Lonwood Pink' flowers Pentas lanceolata 'Lonwood Pink' form Pentas lanceolata 'Lonwood Pink' form Pentas lanceolata Pentas lanceolata Pentas lanceolata Pentas lanceolata
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Pinckneya pubens

Feverbark, Fever Tree, Georgia Bark, Pinckneya, Poinsettia Tree
Shrub with some branches bearing white bract-like structures Shrub with some branches bearing white bract-like structures Shrub with pink inflorescences. Shrub with pink inflorescences. Shrub with pink inflorescences. Shrub with pink inflorescences. Leafy shoot with terminal inflorescence & white bracteate sepals Leafy shoot with terminal inflorescence & white bracteate sepals Close-up of flower showing spots & hairs on corolla. Close-up of flower showing spots & hairs on corolla. Shrub with pink inflorescences. Shrub with pink inflorescences.

Rubia tinctorum

Common Madder, Dyer's Madder, Madder, Rose Madder
Form of shrub with green leaves Form of shrub with green leaves Small yellow flowers Small yellow flowers Green leaves Green leaves Immature fruits Immature fruits Mature round purple fruits Mature round purple fruits Opposite leaf juncture Opposite leaf juncture

Serissa japonica

Snowbush, Snowrose, Tree of a Thousand Stars
Shrub in bloom Shrub in bloom Flowers, buds, stems Flowers, buds, stems Form in a container Form in a container Leaves Leaves Form Form Serissa foetida Serissa foetida
3 Cultivars/Varieties