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Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa

Chinese Gooseberry, Kiwifruit, Kiwi Fruit, Smooth-Skinned Kiwifruit, Yangtao
Back of leaf Back of leaf Form Form Fruits Fruits Fruits Fruits Fruits Fruits Leaf Leaf
28 Cultivars/Varieties

Arabis caucasica

Caucasian Rockcress, Garden Rock Cross, Rock Cross, Wall Rock Cross
Arabis caucasica Arabis caucasica Arabis caucasica Arabis caucasica flower and leaves flower and leaves flower and leaves flower and leaves Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Aristolochia fimbriata

White Veined Hardy Dutchman's Pipe
Close-up of a tubular flower with fringed edges. Close-up of a tubular flower with fringed edges. seed pods in October seed pods in October flower bud resembles a clay pipe flower bud resembles a clay pipe Tubular flower with fringed edges; kidney shaped leaves Tubular flower with fringed edges; kidney shaped leaves Aristolochia fimbriata Aristolochia fimbriata Growing in a pot as a climber Growing in a pot as a climber

Aristolochia macrophylla

Broadleafed Birthwort, Dutchman's Pipe, Pipevine, Wild Ginger
Heart shaped leaves and brown tubular pipe-shaped flowers. Heart shaped leaves and brown tubular pipe-shaped flowers. Brown tubular pipe-shaped flowers. Brown tubular pipe-shaped flowers. Heart shaped leaves and brown tubular pipe-shaped flowers. Heart shaped leaves and brown tubular pipe-shaped flowers. Arbor gate covered with a vine with heart-shaped leaves. Arbor gate covered with a vine with heart-shaped leaves.

Aristolochia tomentosa

Common Dutchman's Pipe, Wooly Birthwort, Wooly Dutchman's Pipe, Wooly Pipevine
Heart shaped leaves and yellow tubular pipe-shaped flowers. Heart shaped leaves and yellow tubular pipe-shaped flowers. Aristolochia tomentosa back leaf Aristolochia tomentosa back leaf Aristolochia tomentosa front leaf Aristolochia tomentosa front leaf Aristolochia tomentosa bark Aristolochia tomentosa bark Aaristolochia tomentosa form Aaristolochia tomentosa form Aristolochia tomentosa leaves Aristolochia tomentosa leaves

Artemisia 'Powis Castle'

Powis Castle Artemisia, Powis Castle Sage, Wormwood
Artemisia 'Powis Castle' Artemisia 'Powis Castle' Artemisia 'Powis Castle' Artemisia 'Powis Castle' Artemisia 'Powis Castle' Artemisia 'Powis Castle'

Asimina triloba 'Allegheny'

Allegheny® Pawpaw
Hand holding an oblong greenish yellow fruit. Hand holding an oblong greenish yellow fruit. Cut fruit showing creamy orange flesh and large seeds. Cut fruit showing creamy orange flesh and large seeds.

Asimina triloba 'NC-1'

NC-1 Pawpaw
Asimina triloba ‘NC-1’ Asimina triloba ‘NC-1’

Asimina triloba 'Overleese'

Overleese Pawpaw
Hand cradling one of a pair of green, smooth fruit. Hand cradling one of a pair of green, smooth fruit. Green fruit on leafy branches. Fruit is smooth and ovoid. Green fruit on leafy branches. Fruit is smooth and ovoid.

Asimina triloba 'Potomac'

Potomac® Pawpaw
Asimina triloba 'Potomac' Asimina triloba 'Potomac'

Aurinia saxatilis

Basket-of-Gold, Gold-Dust, Golden Tuft, Matwort, Yellow Alyssum
Close up of flowers Close up of flowers Form Form Flower buds and gray-green leaves Flower buds and gray-green leaves Habitat stone wall Habitat stone wall Leaves Leaves Flowers Flowers

Bougainvillea glabra

Bougainvillea, Lesser Bougainvillea, Paperflower, Paper Flower
Bougainvillea Bougainvillea Bougainvillea Bougainvillea Bougainvillea glabra Bougainvillea glabra Bougainvillea glabra Bougainvillea glabra Flower & Buds - Summer - Wake Co., NC Flower & Buds - Summer - Wake Co., NC Flowers/Bud/Leaves - Summer - Wake Co., NC Flowers/Bud/Leaves - Summer - Wake Co., NC

Campanula saxifraga

Saxifragale Bell, Saxifrage Bellflower, Stone Bellflower
Form - Warren Co., NC Form - Warren Co., NC Flowers Flowers KLeaves & Flowers KLeaves & Flowers

Carex morrowii

Everglow Sedge, Ice Dance Sedge, Japanese Sedge, Kan suge, Marrow's Sedge
Green grassy plant with spikes of male flowers Green grassy plant with spikes of male flowers Green grassy plant with spikes of male flowers & long anthers Green grassy plant with spikes of male flowers & long anthers Grassy plant with white margins on the leaves Grassy plant with white margins on the leaves Grassy plant with golden leaves Grassy plant with golden leaves mounding sedge with green leaves with cream margins mounding sedge with green leaves with cream margins mounding sedge with green leaves with cream margins mounding sedge with green leaves with cream margins
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Chamaemelum nobile

Barnyard Daisy, Chamomile, Corn Feverfew, Garden Chamomile, Ground-apple, Manzanilla, Roman Chamomile, True Chamomile, Turkey-weed
Chamaemelum nobile Chamaemelum nobile Chamaemelum nobile Chamaemelum nobile Chamaemelum nobile Chamaemelum nobile Leaves Leaves

Chrysanthemum Rubellum Group

Chrysanthemum, Hardy Chrysanthemum, Hardy Garden Mum, Heritage Mum, Mums, Old-fashioned Mum
Red flowers Red flowers Pink flowers Pink flowers Orange flowers Orange flowers Plants in the garden Plants in the garden Form Form Leaves Leaves
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Clematis tangutica

Golden Bell Clematis, Golden Clematis, Old Man's Beard Clematis, Orange-peel Clematis, Russian Virgins's Bower, Tube-flowered Clematis
Clematis tangutica Clematis tangutica leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers flowers flowers flowers flowers
1 Cultivar/Variety

Clematis texensis

Scarlet Clematis, Scarlet Leatherflower, Texas Clematis
Clematis texensis Clematis texensis Clematis texensis Clematis texensis Clematis texensis Clematis texensis leaves and flowers leaves and flowers Flower and leaves Flower and leaves Flower and leaves Flower and leaves
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Clematis x jackmanii

Jackman's Clematis
Clematis x jackmanii Clematis x jackmanii Clematis x jackmanii Clematis x jackmanii leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers Clematis x Jackmanii - half of plant in bloom Clematis x Jackmanii - half of plant in bloom Clematis x jackmanii Clematis x jackmanii
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Cotoneaster adpressus

Creeping Cotton Easter
Cotoneaster adpressus Cotoneaster adpressus Cotoneaster adpressus Cotoneaster adpressus Cotoneaster adpressus Cotoneaster adpressus Cotoneaster adpressus Cotoneaster adpressus Cotoneaster adpressus Cotoneaster adpressus Cotoneaster adpressus Cotoneaster adpressus
1 Cultivar/Variety

Cotoneaster dammeri

Bearberry Cotoneaster, Cotoneaster humifusa, Cotoneaster humifusus
Cotoneaster dammeri Cotoneaster dammeri Cotoneaster dammeri Cotoneaster dammeri Cotoneaster dammeri Cotoneaster dammeri Cotoneaster dammeri Cotoneaster dammeri Cotoneaster dammeri Cotoneaster dammeri Cotoneaster dammeri Cotoneaster dammeri
1 Cultivar/Variety

Cotoneaster horizontalis

Rockspray, Rockspray Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster horizontalis Cotoneaster horizontalis Cotoneaster horizontalis Cotoneaster horizontalis Cotoneaster horizontalis Cotoneaster horizontalis Cotoneaster horizontalis Cotoneaster horizontalis Cotoneaster horizontalis Cotoneaster horizontalis Cotoneaster horizontalis Cotoneaster horizontalis
1 Cultivar/Variety

Cotoneaster microphyllus

Littleleaf Cotoneaster, Small-leaved cotoneaster
Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Fruit Fruit Stem Stem Form Form

Danae racemosa

Alexandria laurel, Alexandrian Laurel, Poet's Laurel
Growing in dry shade- full plant summer Growing in dry shade- full plant summer Form Form Danae racemosa Danae racemosa Danae racemosa Danae racemosa

Delosperma cooperi

Cooper's Hardy Ice Plant, Hardy Ice Plant
Delosperma cooperi Delosperma cooperi Close up of flower Close up of flower Form Form Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves and buds Leaves and buds
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Dianthus deltoides

Lady's Cushion, Maiden Pink, Meadow Pink
Dianthus deltoides Dianthus deltoides

Dianthus gratianopolitanus

Cheddar Pink
Dianthus gratianopolitanus Dianthus gratianopolitanus Dianthus gratianopolitanus Dianthus gratianopolitanus Dianthus gratianopolitanus Dianthus gratianopolitanus
1 Cultivar/Variety

Dianthus plumarius

Cottage Pink, Feathered Pink, Garden Pink, Grass Pink, Pheasant's Eye Pink, Pinks, Scotch Pink, Wild Pink
Dianthus plumarius Dianthus plumarius Dianthus plumarius Dianthus plumarius Dianthus plumarius Dianthus plumarius Dianthus plumarius Dianthus plumarius Dianthus plumaris Dianthus plumaris Dianthus plumarius 'Cottage Pink' foliage, Wake County, NC Dianthus plumarius 'Cottage Pink' foliage, Wake County, NC
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Dichondra argentea 'Silver Falls'

Dichondra, Kidney Weed, Silver Nickel Vine, Silver Ponysfoot
Dichondra argentea 'Silver Falls' form Dichondra argentea 'Silver Falls' form Dichondra argentea 'Silver Falls' leaves Dichondra argentea 'Silver Falls' leaves leaves leaves leaves leaves leaves leaves leaves leaves

Erysimum x hybrida

Wallflower
Form, leaves, flowers E. x marshallii Form, leaves, flowers E. x marshallii Flowers of E. x linifolium Flowers of E. x linifolium Flower closeup x marshallii Flower closeup x marshallii
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Fuchsia magellanica

Hardy Fushia, Magellan Fuschia
Flower Flower Pendulous red and purple flowers. Pendulous red and purple flowers. Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Pendulous white flower. Pendulous white flower. Flowers Flowers

Gaillardia aristata

Beach Daisy, Blanketflower, Blanket Flower, Brown-eyed Susan, Common Gaillardia, Great Blanket Flower, Indian Blanketflower, Spring Salmon's Eye
yellow & orange petals, center disk red & yellow florets yellow & orange petals, center disk red & yellow florets stand of yellow daisy flowers with dark red eyes. stand of yellow daisy flowers with dark red eyes. yellow daisy flowers with dark red eyes. yellow daisy flowers with dark red eyes. Narrow, hair-tiped bracts subtending the inflorescence. Narrow, hair-tiped bracts subtending the inflorescence.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Genista pilosa

Creeping Broom, Hairy, Hairy Greenwood, Silkyleaf Broom, Silky Leaf Woadwaxen, Spreading Broom
Form in bloom Form in bloom Stem with blooms Stem with blooms Flower and stem Flower and stem Back of flower Back of flower Leaves Leaves Flower detail Flower detail
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Hakonechloa macra 'Stripe it Rich'

Japanese Forest Grass
Form Form

Hedera rhombea

Japanese Ivy, Songak
Arrow shaped variegated leaves in September in Taichung, Taiwan Arrow shaped variegated leaves in September in Taichung, Taiwan Leavesa and drk purple round berries Leavesa and drk purple round berries Oval adult leaf with cluster smll flowers Oval adult leaf with cluster smll flowers Growing hanging over a cliff Growing hanging over a cliff Lobed leaves Lobed leaves Cluster of small yellow green flowers Cluster of small yellow green flowers
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Hydrangea glaucescens

Chinese Hydrangea-vine
Schizophragma integrifolium Schizophragma integrifolium Vine circling tree trunk in September. Zhejiang, China Vine circling tree trunk in September. Zhejiang, China Vine climbing a rock in October. Zhejiang, China Vine climbing a rock in October. Zhejiang, China Leaves in May in Zhejiang, China Leaves in May in Zhejiang, China

Hydrangea hydrangeoides

Japanese Hydrangea Vine
Schizophragma hydrangeoides Schizophragma hydrangeoides Schizophragma hydrangeoides Schizophragma hydrangeoides Schizophragma hydrangeoides Schizophragma hydrangeoides Schizophragma hydrangeoides Schizophragma hydrangeoides Schizophragma hydrangeoides Schizophragma hydrangeoides Schizophragma hydrangeoides bark Schizophragma hydrangeoides bark
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Hylotelephium anacampseros

Evergreen Orpine, Herb of Friendship, Love Restorer, Love-restoring Stonecrop
Hylotelephium anacampseros Hylotelephium anacampseros

Iberis sempervirens

Candytuft, Edging Candytuft, Evergreen Candytuft, Garrex's Candytuft, Perennial Candytuft
Iberis sempervirens Iberis sempervirens Iberis sempervirens Flower Iberis sempervirens Flower Iberis sempervirens 'Snow Cone' Iberis sempervirens 'Snow Cone' Iberis sempervirens Iberis sempervirens seed pods, spring, Durham County, NC seed pods, spring, Durham County, NC
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Ipomoea batatas

Edible Sweetpotato, Ornamental Sweetpotato, Sweetpotato, Sweet Potato Vine, Sweetpotato Vine
Ipomoea x batatas Ipomoea x batatas Ipomoea batatas Ipomoea batatas Deeply lobed leaves lime green in color. Deeply lobed leaves lime green in color. Sweetpotato vine with dark foliage. Sweetpotato vine with dark foliage. Deeply divided, blackish purple leaves. Deeply divided, blackish purple leaves. Mound of dark, purple-black leaves. Mound of dark, purple-black leaves.
14 Cultivars/Varieties

Jasminum beesianum

Beesianum Jasmine, Red Jasmine
Leafy shoot with solitary pink flowers Leafy shoot with solitary pink flowers Foliage and dark pink tubular flowers. Foliage and dark pink tubular flowers. Foliage and dark pink tubular flowers. Foliage and dark pink tubular flowers. Hand holding shoot with one black shiny berry Hand holding shoot with one black shiny berry

Jasminum nudiflorum

Winter-flowered Jasmine, Winter Jasmine
Jasminum nudiflorum Jasminum nudiflorum Jasminum nudiflorum Jasminum nudiflorum Jasminum nudiflorum Jasminum nudiflorum Jasminum nudiflorum Jasminum nudiflorum Jasminum nudiflorum Jasminum nudiflorum Jasminum nudiflorum Jasminum nudiflorum
1 Cultivar/Variety

Jasminum x stephanense

Madascar Jasmine, Stephan jasmine
Foliage and pale pink flower Foliage and pale pink flower Foliage and pale pink flower Foliage and pale pink flower
1 Cultivar/Variety

Juncus effusus

Common Rush, Green Bull Rush, Soft Rush
Juncus effusus Juncus effusus Upright cylindrical, bright green stems with brown flowers Upright cylindrical, bright green stems with brown flowers Juncus effusus Juncus effusus Juncus effusus Juncus effusus Juncus effusus Juncus effusus forest in spring, Union County, NC forest in spring, Union County, NC
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Juniperus horizontalis 'Bar Harbor'

Bar Harbor Juniper
Needles Needles Cones, that resemble berries Cones, that resemble berries Stems and needles Stems and needles Form Form

Juniperus horizontalis 'Limeglow'

Creeping Juniper, Lime Glow Juniper, Limeglow Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis 'Lime Glow' Juniperus horizontalis 'Lime Glow' Juniperus horizontalis 'lime green' Juniperus horizontalis 'lime green' Juniperus horizontalis 'Lime Glow' Juniperus horizontalis 'Lime Glow'

Juniperus horizontalis 'Mother Lode'

Dwarf Golden Creeping Juniper, Golden Creeping Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis 'Mother Lode' Juniperus horizontalis 'Mother Lode'

Juniperus horizontalis 'Plumosa'

Andorra Juniper
Planted near a walkway. Planted near a walkway. Form Form
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