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Achillea filipendulina

Fernleaf Yarrow, Soldiers Woundwort
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4 Cultivars/Varieties

Allium aflatunense

Ornamental Onion, Persian Onion
Form Form Flowers Flowers Native habitat Native habitat Flower and stem Flower and stem Flower bud Flower bud Flower Flower
1 Cultivar/Variety

Allium caeruleum

Blue Globe Onion, Ornamental Onion
Flowers Flowers habitat habitat Form and leaves Form and leaves Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Anthericum liliago

St. Bernard's Lily
Anthericum liliago Anthericum liliago Anthericum liliago Anthericum liliago Anthericum liliago Anthericum liliago Anthericum liliago Anthericum liliago Anthericum liliago Anthericum liliago Anthericum liliago Anthericum liliago
1 Cultivar/Variety

Arctotis

African Daisy
Pink-orange daisy flowers. Pink-orange daisy flowers. Group of hybrids planted in the ground Group of hybrids planted in the ground Pink daisy flowers above silvery foliage. Pink daisy flowers above silvery foliage. Pale orange daisy flowers. Pale orange daisy flowers. Pale pink daisy flowers and silvery foliage Pale pink daisy flowers and silvery foliage Orange daisy flowers. Orange daisy flowers.

Arrhenatherum elatius subsp bulbosum

Bulbous Oat Grass, Tuber Oat Grass
Grass with fluffy elongate inflorescences Grass with fluffy elongate inflorescences Mound of linear variegated leaves Mound of linear variegated leaves Bulbous growth at base of plant Bulbous growth at base of plant Panicle of spikelets Panicle of spikelets Rounded storge structure at base of stem Rounded storge structure at base of stem
1 Cultivar/Variety

Asclepias viridis

Green Antelopehorn, Green Milkweed, Spider Milkweed
Form Form Form in bloom Form in bloom Flowers Flowers Flower detail Flower detail Leaves Leaves Underside of leaf Underside of leaf

Astilbe japonica

Astilbe, False Goat's Beard, False Spirea
Form of plant in bloom with white flowers clusters Form of plant in bloom with white flowers clusters 'Bremen', form, early summer, Durham County, NC 'Bremen', form, early summer, Durham County, NC Astilbe japonica Astilbe japonica 'Peach Blossom' flower clusters 'Peach Blossom' flower clusters Flower - Late Spring - Cumberland Co., NC Flower - Late Spring - Cumberland Co., NC
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Athyrium

Silver fronds of Japanese Painted Fern Silver fronds of Japanese Painted Fern Delicate feathery fronds of Athyrium filix-femina Delicate feathery fronds of Athyrium filix-femina V-shaped groove in stipe of Athyrium filix-femina V-shaped groove in stipe of Athyrium filix-femina

Aureolaria pedicularia

Fern-Leaf False Foxglove, Smooth False Foxglove, Yellow False Foxglove
Form in bloom Form in bloom flower and form flower and form Close up of flower Close up of flower Form Form Native habitat Native habitat Aureolaria pedicularia Aureolaria pedicularia

Begonia – Cane Types

Angel Wing Begonia, Polka Dot Begonia, Spotted Begonia
cane-type, large, dark green leaves with white dots cane-type, large, dark green leaves with white dots Plant with white flowers & spotted, asymmetrical leaves. Plant with white flowers & spotted, asymmetrical leaves. White flowers dangling in front of spotted leaves. White flowers dangling in front of spotted leaves. dark green leaves with silver spots, and reddish-pink flowers dark green leaves with silver spots, and reddish-pink flowers large, asymmetrical dark green leaves with multiple white dots large, asymmetrical dark green leaves with multiple white dots panicles with red stems holding rosy-pink flowers panicles with red stems holding rosy-pink flowers
11 Cultivars/Varieties

Berberis canadensis

Allegheny Barberry, American Barberry
Form Form yelow flower in dangling raceme yelow flower in dangling raceme Flowers Flowers Red fruits in dangling clusters Red fruits in dangling clusters Branch Branch Leaves Leaves

Boehmeria cylindrica

Bog Hemp, False Nettle, Smallspike False Nettle
Form in September in Gonzales County, Texas Form in September in Gonzales County, Texas Leaves & Flowers in September in Gonzales County, Texas Leaves & Flowers in September in Gonzales County, Texas Leaves Underside in September in Gonzales County, Texas Leaves Underside in September in Gonzales County, Texas

Brassica oleracea Kale Group

Curly Kale, Kale, Leaf Cabbage, Russian Kale, Scots Kale, Siberian Kale
Mature kale plant with green curly leaves Mature kale plant with green curly leaves Children picking red Russian kale leaves Children picking red Russian kale leaves Scotch kale leaves Scotch kale leaves Mature plants of red curly kale Mature plants of red curly kale
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Brassica oleracea Lacinato Kale Group

Dinosaur Kale, Italian Kale, Palm Tree Kale, Tuscan Kale
Mature plant with blue-green narrow leaves Mature plant with blue-green narrow leaves Green leaves closeup Green leaves closeup Planted en masse Planted en masse Mature plant with blue-green leaes Mature plant with blue-green leaes
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Brassica oleracea Ornamental Kale Group

Flowering Cabbage, Fowering Kale, Ornamental Cabbage, Ornamental Kale
White and purple ornamental kale plants White and purple ornamental kale plants Ornamental cabbage with white leaves Ornamental cabbage with white leaves Ornamental cabbage planted en masse with white and purple leaves Ornamental cabbage planted en masse with white and purple leaves Ornamental kale with pink interior leaves Ornamental kale with pink interior leaves
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Brassica rapa var. rosularis

Flat Cabbage, Rosette Pak Choi, Tat Soi
Brassica rapa var. rosularis Brassica rapa var. rosularis Brassica rapa var. rosularis Brassica rapa var. rosularis Brassica rapa var. rosularis Brassica rapa var. rosularis Brassica rapa var. rosularis Brassica rapa var. rosularis Brassica rapa var. rosularis Brassica rapa var. rosularis Brassica rapa var. rosularis Brassica rapa var. rosularis

Calamagrostis arundinacea

Diamond Grass, Feather Reed Grass, Foxtail Grass, Korean Feather Reed Grass, Reed Grass
Calamagrostis brachytricha Calamagrostis brachytricha Calamagrostis brachytricha Calamagrostis brachytricha
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'

Feather Reed Grass 'Karl Foerster', Karl Foerster, Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' Foliage showing plain green leaves Foliage showing plain green leaves

Callianthe megapotamica

Brazilian Bellflower, Brazilian Bell Flower, Brazilian Bell-Flower, Chinese Lanterns, Flowering Maple, South American Hollyhock, Trailing Abutilon
Red and Yellow bell shaped flowers Red and Yellow bell shaped flowers flowering shrub that produces red and yellow bell shaped flowers flowering shrub that produces red and yellow bell shaped flowers Maple like leaves - two toned flowers with red sepals and yellow Maple like leaves - two toned flowers with red sepals and yellow The bell shaped flower has red sepals and yellow petals The bell shaped flower has red sepals and yellow petals red and yellow bell shaped flowers and maple type leaves red and yellow bell shaped flowers and maple type leaves Tow toned flowers with red sepals and yellow petals Tow toned flowers with red sepals and yellow petals
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Calochortus

Butterfly Tulip, Calochortus nuttalli, Cat Ear, Globe Tulip, Mariposa Lily, Sego Lily, Star Tulip
Calochotus clavatus Calochotus clavatus Calochotus venustus Calochotus venustus Calochotus plummerae Calochotus plummerae Calochortus ambiguus Calochortus ambiguus Calochortus argillosus Calochortus argillosus Calochortus catalinae Calochortus catalinae

Camassia

Camas, Quamash, Wild Hyacinth
Camassia leichtlinii Camassia leichtlinii Camassia leichtlinii Camassia leichtlinii Camassia leichtlinii Camassia leichtlinii Camassia quamas Camassia quamas Camassia quamash Camassia quamash Camassia quamash Camassia quamash
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Camassia cusickii

Cusick's camass
raceme of lavender blue 6-petaled flowers with green pistils. raceme of lavender blue 6-petaled flowers with green pistils. raceme of pale lavender blue flowers with green pistils. raceme of pale lavender blue flowers with green pistils. Single 6-petaled flower with narrow blue petals & green pistil Single 6-petaled flower with narrow blue petals & green pistil

Camellia 'Autumn Spirit'

Autumn Spirit Camellia
Flower - Warren Co., NC Flower - Warren Co., NC Flower - December - Warren Co., NC Flower - December - Warren Co., NC Flower - November- Warren Co., NC Flower - November- Warren Co., NC Flower - November- Warren Co., NC Flower - November- Warren Co., NC

Caryopteris

Bluebeard, Blue mist, Blue Spirea
Shrub against a brick wall with clusters of bright blue flowers Shrub against a brick wall with clusters of bright blue flowers Form in July Form in July Caryopteris Incana Flower closeup in September Caryopteris Incana Flower closeup in September Caryopteris mongholica Form in July Caryopteris mongholica Form in July
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Clivia miniata

Bush lily, Clivia, Clivia Lily, Flame Lily, Natal lily, September Lily
leaves and flowers leaves and flowers Form Form leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers Clivia miniata Regel, flowes and leaves Clivia miniata Regel, flowes and leaves Form Form
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Cordyline

Palm Lily, Ti
Yucca-like plant in a pot. Yucca-like plant in a pot. Potted plant with upright stem and strappy leave like corn. Potted plant with upright stem and strappy leave like corn. Broad, strappy leaves that are pink with green stripes. Broad, strappy leaves that are pink with green stripes. Strappy leave variegated pink and green Strappy leave variegated pink and green Branched spike of pale pink flowers with exserted anthers. Branched spike of pale pink flowers with exserted anthers. Strappy green leaves and infructescence with red berries. Strappy green leaves and infructescence with red berries.
13 Cultivars/Varieties

Cordyline rubra

Palm Lily, Red Fruited Palm Lily, Red Palm Lily
Native habitat Native habitat

Crassula perforata

Necklace Vine, Pagoda Plant, Stacked Crassula, String of Buttons
Potted succulent plant with opposite triangular sessile leaves. Potted succulent plant with opposite triangular sessile leaves. Trailing succulent plant with sessile leaves. Trailing succulent plant with sessile leaves. Trailing succulent plant with sessile leaves. Trailing succulent plant with sessile leaves. Cluster of small, pink, star-shaped flowers. Cluster of small, pink, star-shaped flowers. Close-up of fleshy, opposite, sessile, triangular leaves. Close-up of fleshy, opposite, sessile, triangular leaves.
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Cyclamen hederifolium

Hardy Cyclamen, Ivy-leaved cyclamen, Persian violet
Flowers Flowers Form Form Leaves Leaves Flowers - Fall - Wake Co., NC Flowers - Fall - Wake Co., NC Cyclamen hederifolium Cyclamen hederifolium flowers have reflexed petals and a darker eye at the center flowers have reflexed petals and a darker eye at the center
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Daphne caucasica

Caucasian Daphne, Garland-Flower
Daphne caucasica habit Daphne caucasica habit Daphne caucasica flowers Daphne caucasica flowers Daphne caucasica foliage Daphne caucasica foliage

Dracaena

A rosette plant of green leaves with lime green margins. A rosette plant of green leaves with lime green margins. Potted plants with variegated succulent leaves. Potted plants with variegated succulent leaves. Many woody stems bearing rosettes of lanceolate leaves. Many woody stems bearing rosettes of lanceolate leaves. A large shrub with short lanceolate variegated leaves. A large shrub with short lanceolate variegated leaves.
10 Cultivars/Varieties

Dryopteris villarii

Rigid Buckler Fern
Tufts of ferns growing among rocks Tufts of ferns growing among rocks Stand of upright, green fronds. Stand of upright, green fronds. Abaxial side of frond showing c-shaped sori Abaxial side of frond showing c-shaped sori Underside of frond showing c-shaped sori Underside of frond showing c-shaped sori Frond rachis showing sparse chaffy scales. Frond rachis showing sparse chaffy scales. Close-up on fronds. Close-up on fronds.

Echinacea 'Tomato Soup'

Coneflower 'Tomato Soup', Tomato Soup Echinacea
Bloom Bloom Stems & leaves Stems & leaves Echinacea purpurea 'Tomato Soup' Echinacea purpurea 'Tomato Soup' Flower Flower Flowers Flowers

Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae

Mrs. Robb's Bonnet, Mrs. Robb’s Hatbox, Robb's Euphorbia, Spurge, Woodland Spurge, Wood Spurge
Flowers Flowers Euphorbia robbiae Euphorbia robbiae Erect form, spring, Davidson County, NC. Erect form, spring, Davidson County, NC. Flowers with colorful bracts, spring, Davidson County, NC. Flowers with colorful bracts, spring, Davidson County, NC. Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae
1 Cultivar/Variety

Euphorbia characias

Albanian Spurge, Mediterranean Spurge, Spurge
Form in September in Tarragona, Spain Form in September in Tarragona, Spain Flowers in Sipkemeer in Christchurch, Newzealand Flowers in Sipkemeer in Christchurch, Newzealand Flower closeup in September in Richmond, New Zealand Flower closeup in September in Richmond, New Zealand Fruit in April in Marseilles, France Fruit in April in Marseilles, France
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Euphorbia corollata

Baby's Breath of the Prairie, Eastern Flowering Spurge, Flowering Spurge, Garden Spurge, Poison Milkweed, Tramp's Spurge, White-flowered Milkweed, White Spurge, Wild Hippo, Wild Spurge
Euphorbia corollata Euphorbia corollata Euphorbia corollata Euphorbia corollata Euphorbia corollata Euphorbia corollata Euphorbia corollate Euphorbia corollate

Euphorbia resinifera

African Spurge, Euphorbium, Moroccan Mound, Resin Spurge, Staghorn Coral
Euphorbia resinifera Euphorbia resinifera Form in a pot Form in a pot Euphorbia resinifera Euphorbia resinifera Euphorbia resinifera Euphorbia resinifera Euphorbia resinifera Euphorbia resinifera Close up Close up
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Euphorbia x martinii

Ascot Rainbow Spurge, Martin's Spurge, Martin's Wood Spurge, Mediterranean Spurge
Close up of flowers Close up of flowers Euphorbia x martinii 'Ascot Rainbow' Euphorbia x martinii 'Ascot Rainbow' Flowers surrounded by colorful bracts. Flowers surrounded by colorful bracts. Leaves Leaves Close up of flowers and bracts. Close up of flowers and bracts. Euphorbia x martini 'Ascot Rainbow' Euphorbia x martini 'Ascot Rainbow'
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Ferocactus

Barrel Cactus
A cylindrical, spiny cactus with several orange flowers. A cylindrical, spiny cactus with several orange flowers. A potted cactus with a single large orange flower. A potted cactus with a single large orange flower. A cylindrical, spiny cactus. A cylindrical, spiny cactus. A potted barrel-shaped, glaucus cactus with yellow flowers. A potted barrel-shaped, glaucus cactus with yellow flowers. A spiny, barrel-shaped cactus in dry, rocky habitat. A spiny, barrel-shaped cactus in dry, rocky habitat.
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Fritillaria meleagris

Chequered Lily, Chess flower, Frog cup, Guinea, Guinea hen, Hen Flower, Leper Lily, Snakeshead Lily
Fritillaria meleagris Fritillaria meleagris Fritillaria meleagris Fritillaria meleagris Fritillaria meleagris Fritillaria meleagris Fritillaria meleagris Fritillaria meleagris Fritillaria meleagris Fritillaria meleagris Fritillaria meleagris Fritillaria meleagris
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Gazania rigens

African Daisy, Gazania, Treasure Flower
Flowers Flowers Flower Flower Flowers Flowers flower center flower center Leaves Leaves Form Form
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Hemionitis seticaulis

Australian Cliffbrake, Sickle Fern
fern frond fern frond Erect fern fronds Erect fern fronds hand holding fern frond to show smooth underside of leaflets hand holding fern frond to show smooth underside of leaflets Shiny fern fronds. Shiny fern fronds. Fern in botanical garden with a sign reading Pellaea falcata. Fern in botanical garden with a sign reading Pellaea falcata. Erect fern fronds Erect fern fronds

Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears'

'Blue Mouse Ears' Hosta, Plantain Lily 'Blue Mouse Ears'
Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears' Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears' Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears' Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears' Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears' Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears' Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears' Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears' Container in Lauderdale Container in Lauderdale Form Form

Hypoestes phyllostachya

Baby’s Tears, Flamingo Plant, Freckle Face, Measles Plant, Pink Splash, Polka Dot Plant
dark green leaves variegated with shades of pink dark green leaves variegated with shades of pink Hypoestes phyllostachya Hypoestes phyllostachya Hypoestes phyllostachya Hypoestes phyllostachya Hypoestes phyllostachya Hypoestes phyllostachya Hypoestes phyllostachya Hypoestes phyllostachya Hypoestes phyllostachya Hypoestes phyllostachya
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Iris spuria

Blue Iris, Butterfly Iris, Salt Marsh Iris, Seashore Iris, Species Iris, Spuria Iris
Form in July in Skane County, Sweden Form in July in Skane County, Sweden Flower in May in Bacs-Kiskun, Hungary Flower in May in Bacs-Kiskun, Hungary Seedpod in September in Burgenland, Austria Seedpod in September in Burgenland, Austria Seeds in July in Skane County, Sweden Seeds in July in Skane County, Sweden

Iris x hollandica

Dutch Iris
Dutch Iris 'Oriental Beauty' - Mid April - Flower - Wake Co, NC Dutch Iris 'Oriental Beauty' - Mid April - Flower - Wake Co, NC Bed of blue-flowered irises. Bed of blue-flowered irises.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Kalanchoe tomentosa

Cocoon Plant, Panda Bear Plant, Panda Plant, Plush Plant, Pussy Ears, Teddy Bear Cactus, Velvet Leaf Kalanchoe
Potted succulent with fuzzy, brown-marked leaves. Potted succulent with fuzzy, brown-marked leaves. Close-up of fuzzy, succulent leaves. Brown spots on margins. Close-up of fuzzy, succulent leaves. Brown spots on margins. Succulent, fuzzy leaves with brown markings on the margins. Succulent, fuzzy leaves with brown markings on the margins. Raceme of white tubular flowers. Raceme of white tubular flowers. Succulent, fuzzy leaves with brown markings on the margins. Succulent, fuzzy leaves with brown markings on the margins.
3 Cultivars/Varieties
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