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Adiantum

close-up of water droplets on water-repellent foliage close-up of water droplets on water-repellent foliage Fern frond with stipe indicated by a label and arrow. Fern frond with stipe indicated by a label and arrow. Fern frond with stipe indicated by a label and arrow. Fern frond with stipe indicated by a label and arrow. Close-up of underside margin of leaflet showing sori. Close-up of underside margin of leaflet showing sori. Close-up of underside of leaflet showing sori Close-up of underside of leaflet showing sori
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Amorphophallus

Corpse Flower, Voodoo Lily
large potted plant. Funnel like spathe around a large spadix large potted plant. Funnel like spathe around a large spadix Flowers of A. decus-silvae Flowers of A. decus-silvae Fruits of A. paeoniifolius Fruits of A. paeoniifolius potted plant with small pink spathe and spadix. No leaves. potted plant with small pink spathe and spadix. No leaves. potted plant with small pink spathe and spadix. No leaves. potted plant with small pink spathe and spadix. No leaves. Erect spadix with orange berries maturing along its length. Erect spadix with orange berries maturing along its length.
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Athyrium filix-femina

Common Lady Fern, Lady Fern
Form Form Frond Frond Underside of leaflets with sori Underside of leaflets with sori Frond opening Frond opening
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Aucuba

Leaves and immature fruits of A. japonica Leaves and immature fruits of A. japonica Leaves of A. chinensis Leaves of A. chinensis Fruits of A. japonica Fruits of A. japonica

Aucuba japonica 'Dwarf Green'

Spotted Laurel
Acuba Japonica 'Dwarf Green' Acuba Japonica 'Dwarf Green' Acuba Japonica 'Dwarf Green' Acuba Japonica 'Dwarf Green' Aucuba japonica 'Dwarf Green' Aucuba japonica 'Dwarf Green'

Berberis fortunei

Chinese Mahonia, Fortune's Mahonia
Green compound leaves Green compound leaves Green compound leaves and clusters of yellow flowers Green compound leaves and clusters of yellow flowers Compound leaves with reddish new growth Compound leaves with reddish new growth Round purple-blue berries Round purple-blue berries Shrubs planted as a hedge Shrubs planted as a hedge Mahonia fortunei Mahonia fortunei
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Causonis japonica

Bushkiller, Japanese Cayratia Herb, Sorrel Vine, Yabu Garashi
Compound leaves Compound leaves Flowers Flowers Flower detail Flower detail Leaves showing petiole of leaflets Leaves showing petiole of leaflets Fruits Fruits Underside of leaf, stem with long tendril Underside of leaf, stem with long tendril

Dryopteris

Buckler Fern, Male Fern, Shield Fern, Wood Fern
Dryopteris Dryopteris Dryopteris Dryopteris Dryopteris Dryopteris Dryopteris Dryopteris Leaf Blade Leaf Blade Form Form
16 Cultivars/Varieties

Elodea densa

Brazilian Waterweed
Form blooming in water Form blooming in water Growing in the water Growing in the water Leaves and stem Leaves and stem Stem with flowers Stem with flowers Flower detail Flower detail Stem and leaves Stem and leaves

Farfugium

Flowers and leaves of F. japonicum Flowers and leaves of F. japonicum Leaves of F. 'Giganteum' Leaves of F. 'Giganteum' Spotted leaves of F. japonicum 'Aureo-Maculate' Spotted leaves of F. japonicum 'Aureo-Maculate' Fruits Fruits
1 Cultivar/Variety

Festuca rubra

Creeping Red Fescue, Red Fescue, Red-Fescue
Form in May in Nanaimo, BC, Canada Form in May in Nanaimo, BC, Canada Flowers in August in Prali TO, Italy Flowers in August in Prali TO, Italy Seedhead in August in Alberta, Canada Seedhead in August in Alberta, Canada Seedhead in September in Portsmouth, United Kingdom Seedhead in September in Portsmouth, United Kingdom

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)

Goeppertia albertii

Alberta Prayer Plant, Emerald Feather Calathea, Emerald Feather Prayer Plant
Variegated foliage Variegated foliage
1 Cultivar/Variety

Guzmania lingulata

Orange Star, Scarlet Star, Vase Plant
Flowers Flowers Form Form Attached to wood Attached to wood Guzmania lingulata Guzmania lingulata Guzmania lingulata Guzmania lingulata Guzmania lingulata Guzmania lingulata
1 Cultivar/Variety

Hakonechloa macra

Forest Grass, Hakonechloa, Hakone Grass, Japanese Forest Grass
Hakonechloa macra form Hakonechloa macra form Hakonechloa macra 'Alboaurea' leaves Hakonechloa macra 'Alboaurea' leaves Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' mass planting around tree Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' mass planting around tree Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' form Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' form Hakonechloa macro 'Aureola' leavees Hakonechloa macro 'Aureola' leavees Hakonechloa 'Stripe It Rich' form Hakonechloa 'Stripe It Rich' form
10 Cultivars/Varieties

Hemionitis seticaulis

Australian Cliffbrake, Sickle Fern
Pellaea falcata Pellaea falcata Pellaea falcata Pellaea falcata P. falcata P. falcata P. falcata P. falcata Pellaea falcata Pellaea falcata Pellaea falcata Pellaea falcata

Heuchera 'Pretty Pistachio'

Coral Bells, Pretty Pistachio Coral Bells, Pretty Pistachio Heuchera
Heuchera 'Pretty Pistachio' Heuchera 'Pretty Pistachio'

Itea virginica 'Little Henry'

Tassel-white, Virginia Sweetspire, Virginia Willow
Itea virginica 'Little Henry' Itea virginica 'Little Henry' Flower Closeup Flower Closeup Itea virginica 'Little Henry' Itea virginica 'Little Henry' Itea virginica 'Little Henry' Itea virginica 'Little Henry' Itea virginica 'Little Henry' Itea virginica 'Little Henry'

Juniperus conferta 'Silver Mist'

Silver Mist Shore Juniper
Juniperus conferta 'Silver Mist' Juniperus conferta 'Silver Mist' Juniperus conferta 'Silver Mist' Juniperus conferta 'Silver Mist'

Lamium maculatum

Dead Nettle, Lamium, Spotted Dead Nettle, Spotted Henbit
Lamium maculatum Lamium maculatum Lamium maculatum Lamium maculatum Lamium maculatum Lamium maculatum Lamium maculatum Lamium maculatum Lamium maculatum Lamium maculatum
13 Cultivars/Varieties

Micranthes virginiensis

Early Saxifrage, Early Small-Flowered Saxifrage, Everlasting, Lungwort, Sweet Wilson, Virginia Saxifrage
Micranthes virginiensis Micranthes virginiensis Saxifraga virginiensis Saxifraga virginiensis Micranthes virginiensis Micranthes virginiensis Micranthes virginiensis Micranthes virginiensis

Microsorum musifolium

Alligator Fern, Crocodile Fern
Fern with undivided leaves with warty texture. Fern with undivided leaves with warty texture. close-up of fern with undivided leaves showing venation. close-up of fern with undivided leaves showing venation.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Onychium japonicum

Carrot Fern, Cat's Claw Fern, Claw Fern, Sichuan Lace
Onychium japonicum Onychium japonicum Onychium japonicum Onychium japonicum Onychium japonicum Onychium japonicum Onychium japonicum Onychium japonicum Onychium japonicum Onychium japonicum
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Oplismenus undulatifolius

Basketgrass, Wavygrass, Wavyleaf Basketgrass
Form in bloom Form in bloom Flower spike Flower spike Wavy leaves and hairy stem Wavy leaves and hairy stem Inflorescence in Sept. Inflorescence in Sept. Spikelet in Sept. Spikelet in Sept. Infestation in VA Infestation in VA

Oxalis violacea

Violet Woodsorrel, Violet Wood Sorrel, Violet Wood-sorrel
Flower Flower

Pachira aquatica

French Peanut, Guiana Chestnut, Malabar Chestnut, Mexican Fortune Tree, Money Plant, Money Tree, Water Chestnut
potted plant with palmately compound leaves. potted plant with palmately compound leaves. potted plant with palmately compound leaves & woody stem. potted plant with palmately compound leaves & woody stem. Large tree with rounded canopy, growing in a park. Large tree with rounded canopy, growing in a park. Flower with five petals and many red-tipped, long stamens. Flower with five petals and many red-tipped, long stamens.

Phacelia bipinnatifida

Fernleaf Phacelia, Loose-flowered Phacelia, Purple Phacelia, Spotted Phacelia
Form Form Phacelia bipinnatifida Phacelia bipinnatifida Phacelia bipinnatifida Phacelia bipinnatifida Phacelia bipinnatifida Phacelia bipinnatifida Plant in bud Plant in bud Stem & under leaf Stem & under leaf

Poa trivialis

Meadow Bluegrass, Rough Bluegrass, Rough Meadow Grass, Roughstalk Bluegrass
Form in bloom Form in bloom Flowers in May Flowers in May Spikelets detached and arranged on a white background. Spikelets detached and arranged on a white background. Stem and leaf juncture Stem and leaf juncture Close-up photo of a leaf blade with mildew infection. Close-up photo of a leaf blade with mildew infection. Seed head in June Seed head in June

Pyrularia pubera

Buffalo Nut, Oil Nut
Pyrularia pubera Pyrularia pubera Pyrularia pubera Pyrularia pubera Pyrularia pubera Pyrularia pubera

Reineckea carnea

Chinese Lucky Grass, False Mondo Grass, Ribbon Grass, Ribbon Lily
Form in bloom Form in bloom Form Form Flowers Flowers Flower detail Flower detail Fruit Fruit
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Rhapidophyllum hystrix

Needle Palm, Porcupine Palm
A shrub forming a mound of palmate leaves. A shrub forming a mound of palmate leaves. Color illustrations of the technical details of this species. Color illustrations of the technical details of this species. A shrub forming a mound of palmate leaves. A shrub forming a mound of palmate leaves. Palmate leaves on a long, slender petioles. Palmate leaves on a long, slender petioles. Leaf bases with long, erect, black needle-like spines. Leaf bases with long, erect, black needle-like spines. Cluster of small, white flowers among needle-like spines. Cluster of small, white flowers among needle-like spines.

Rohdea

Nippon Lily, Sacred Lily
Form of R. japonica Form of R. japonica Flower of R. japonica Flower of R. japonica Form of R. delavayi Form of R. delavayi Fruits of R. japonica Fruits of R. japonica Flower of R. japonica Flower of R. japonica
1 Cultivar/Variety

Rosa Lavender Dream 'INTerlav'

Lavender Dream
A spray of pink roses. Many flowers. A spray of pink roses. Many flowers.

Sarcandra glabra

Bone-knitted Lotus, Caoshanhu, Glabrous Sarcandra Herb, Nine-Knotted Flower
Sarcandra glabra Sarcandra glabra Sarcandra glabra Sarcandra glabra

Stenotaphrum secundatum

St. Augustinegrass, St. Augustine Grass
Spike with flowers (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer Spike with flowers (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer Flower spike (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer Flower spike (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer Flower spike (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer Flower spike (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer Stem, leaf sheath and collar (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer Stem, leaf sheath and collar (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer Leaf tip (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer Leaf tip (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer Stem (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer Stem (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Streptopus

Mandarin, Scootberry, twistedstalk, Twisted-stalk
Leaves and flowers Leaves and flowers Berries, leaves and zig-zag stems Berries, leaves and zig-zag stems Form Form Wild form and berries Wild form and berries
1 Cultivar/Variety

Trillium cernuum

Nodding Trillium, Northern Nodding Trillium, Whip-Poor-Will Flower
Flower Flower pink flower pink flower Flower Flower Flower Flower Fruit Fruit Native habitat Native habitat

Trillium ludovicianum

Louisiana Trillium, Louisiana Wakerobin
Native habitat Native habitat Flowers and bracts Flowers and bracts Mottled bracts and sessile flowers Mottled bracts and sessile flowers Trillium ludovicianum Trillium ludovicianum Trillium ludovicianum Trillium ludovicianum Trillium ludovicianum Trillium ludovicianum

Viburnum obovatum 'Mrs. Schiller's Delight'

Small Viburnum, Walter's Viburnum
Viburnum obovatum 'Mrs Schillers Delight' Viburnum obovatum 'Mrs Schillers Delight' Viburnum obovatum 'Mrs Schillers Delight' Viburnum obovatum 'Mrs Schillers Delight' Viburnum obovatum 'Mrs Schillers Delight' Viburnum obovatum 'Mrs Schillers Delight' Viburnum obovatum 'Mrs Schillers Delight' Viburnum obovatum 'Mrs Schillers Delight' Viburnum obovatum 'Mrs Schillers Delight' Viburnum obovatum 'Mrs Schillers Delight' Viburnum obovatum 'Mrs Schillers Delight' Viburnum obovatum 'Mrs Schillers Delight'