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Natal Plum

Carissa macrocarpa
Fruit Fruit Leaves Leaves Thorns Thorns Flower Buds Flower Buds Flower Flower Form Form
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Natal Wild Banana

Strelitzia nicolai
Large leaves & white and blue flowers. Large leaves & white and blue flowers. Large leaves & white and blue flowers. Large leaves & white and blue flowers. Large leaves & white and blue flowers. Large leaves & white and blue flowers. Large leaves & white and blue flowers. Large leaves & white and blue flowers. 3-parted capsule open to reveal orange fuzzy seeds. 3-parted capsule open to reveal orange fuzzy seeds.

Natchez Crapemyrtle

Lagerstroemia 'Natchez'
'Natchez' Form 'Natchez' Form Fall Form Fall Form Lagerstroemia Natchez Lagerstroemia Natchez Lagerstroemia 'Natchez' Lagerstroemia 'Natchez' Lagerstroemia 'Natchez' Lagerstroemia 'Natchez'

Natchez Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia 'Natchez'
'Natchez' Form 'Natchez' Form Fall Form Fall Form Lagerstroemia Natchez Lagerstroemia Natchez Lagerstroemia 'Natchez' Lagerstroemia 'Natchez' Lagerstroemia 'Natchez' Lagerstroemia 'Natchez'

Natchez Crepe Myrtle

Lagerstroemia 'Natchez'
'Natchez' Form 'Natchez' Form Fall Form Fall Form Lagerstroemia Natchez Lagerstroemia Natchez Lagerstroemia 'Natchez' Lagerstroemia 'Natchez' Lagerstroemia 'Natchez' Lagerstroemia 'Natchez'

Native American Pipeweed

Eriogonum inflatum
Form Form Inflated stem node Inflated stem node Flower detail Flower detail Small yellow flowers Small yellow flowers Basal leaves Basal leaves Underside if leaf and stem Underside if leaf and stem

Native Sarsaparilla

Muehlenbeckia
Muehlenbeckia Muehlenbeckia Muehlenbeckia Muehlenbeckia
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Natsubouz

Daphne pseudomezereum
Daphne pseudomezereum Daphne pseudomezereum Daphne pseudomezereum Daphne pseudomezereum Daphne pseudomezereum Daphne pseudomezereum Daphne pseudomezereum Daphne pseudomezereum Daphne pseudomezereum Daphne pseudomezereum Daphne pseudomezereum Daphne pseudomezereum

Natsuhaze

Vaccinium oldhamii
Vaccinium oldhamii Vaccinium oldhamii Vaccinium oldhamii Vaccinium oldhamii Vaccinium oldhamii Vaccinium oldhamii Vaccinium oldhamii Vaccinium oldhamii Vaccinium oldhamii Vaccinium oldhamii Vaccinium oldhamii Vaccinium oldhamii

Natsu-tsubaki

Stewartia pseudocamellia
Leaves Leaves Underside of leaf Underside of leaf Smooth mottled bark Smooth mottled bark Flower bud Flower bud Flower in June Flower in June Bark provides winter interest Bark provides winter interest
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Navel Orange

Citrus x sinensis
Tree form Tree form Green leaves with orange round fruits Green leaves with orange round fruits Blossom - March - NC Blossom - March - NC Early Fruit - March - NC Early Fruit - March - NC Thorns - March - NC Thorns - March - NC Green leaf closeup Green leaf closeup

Navelwort

Hydrocotyle americana
Form Form Flowers, leaves and stem Flowers, leaves and stem Flowers Flowers Leaf closeup Leaf closeup Fruit Fruit

Navelwort

Hydrocotyle umbellata
Whole Plant Whole Plant Leaf and Flower Leaf and Flower

Navelwort

Iberodes linifolia
Omphalodes linifolia Omphalodes linifolia Omphalodes linifolia Omphalodes linifolia

NC-1 Pawpaw

Asimina triloba 'NC-1'
Asimina triloba ‘NC-1’ Asimina triloba ‘NC-1’

Neanthebella

Chamaedorea elegans
Houseplant view Houseplant view form form Form Form Form Form Form Form foliage view foliage view
1 Cultivar/Variety

Neanthe Bella Palm

Chamaedorea elegans
Houseplant view Houseplant view form form Form Form Form Form Form Form foliage view foliage view
1 Cultivar/Variety

Neanthe Palm

Chamaedorea elegans
Houseplant view Houseplant view form form Form Form Form Form Form Form foliage view foliage view
1 Cultivar/Variety

Neapolitan Garlic

Allium neapolitanum
Flower Flower Leaves and flowers Leaves and flowers Form Form Leaves Leaves Flower Flower Flower Flower

Nearly Wild

Rosa 'Nearly Wild'
Flower Form Flower Form

Necklace Plant

Curio radicans
green, thick, fleshy, banana-shaped leaves green, thick, fleshy, banana-shaped leaves Potted plant with succulent. Leaves like little green bananas. Potted plant with succulent. Leaves like little green bananas. Stems with banana-shaped leaves sprawled over other plants. Stems with banana-shaped leaves sprawled over other plants. Close-up of banana-shaped succulent leaves. Close-up of banana-shaped succulent leaves.

Necklace Plant

Curio rowleyanus
potted plant with tiny, fleshy, pea-shaped, green leaves potted plant with tiny, fleshy, pea-shaped, green leaves Cascading form in a hanging basket. Cascading form in a hanging basket. Stems with pearl-like fleshy leaves can be quite long. Stems with pearl-like fleshy leaves can be quite long. Round succulent leaves. Round succulent leaves. Curio rowleyanus Curio rowleyanus Curio rowleyanus Curio rowleyanus
1 Cultivar/Variety

Necklace Poplar

Populus deltoides
Populus deltoides Populus deltoides Populus deltoides Populus deltoides Form Form Populus deltoides Populus deltoides Populus deltoides Populus deltoides Populus deltoides Populus deltoides
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Necklace Tree

Styphnolobium affine
Sophora affinis Sophora affinis Sophora affinis Sophora affinis Sophora affinis Sophora affinis

Necklace Vine

Crassula perforata
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

Necklace Vine

Ceropegia woodii
Fingers lifting the small heart-shaped leaves. Fingers lifting the small heart-shaped leaves. Potted vining plant trained on a heart-shaped trellis. Potted vining plant trained on a heart-shaped trellis. Strangely shaped flowers Strangely shaped flowers
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Necklace Weed

Actaea pachypoda
Actaea pachypoda Actaea pachypoda Actaea pachypoda Actaea pachypoda Actaea pachypoda Actaea pachypoda Actaea pachypoda Actaea pachypoda Actaea pachypoda Actaea pachypoda Actaea pachypoda Actaea pachypoda
1 Cultivar/Variety

Nectarine

Prunus persica
'Pink Cascade' Full Form 'Pink Cascade' Full Form Prunus persica Prunus persica Flower of species Flower of species Leaves of thespecies- note the inward curl Leaves of thespecies- note the inward curl Glands at base of leaf Glands at base of leaf Underside of leaf Underside of leaf
24 Cultivars/Varieties

Nectarines

Prunus
Wild Cherry form with white flowers Wild Cherry form with white flowers Pink flowers of a wild almond tree Pink flowers of a wild almond tree Closeup of a white flower with 5 petals and promenent stamens Closeup of a white flower with 5 petals and promenent stamens Brown fruit of a wild almond tree Brown fruit of a wild almond tree Red round fruit of a hollyleaf cherry Red round fruit of a hollyleaf cherry Brown bark of a wild cherry tree Brown bark of a wild cherry tree
27 Cultivars/Varieties

Needle Grass

Macrochloa tenacissima
Native habitat Native habitat Form growing in Portugal Form growing in Portugal Form in bloom Form in bloom Seedheads Seedheads

Needle Palm

Rhapidophyllum hystrix
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.

Needle-pointed Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium mucronatum
Sisyrinchium mucronatum Sisyrinchium mucronatum

Needlepoint Holly

Ilex cornuta 'Anicet Delcambre'
Form in September in Merrifield, Virginia Form in September in Merrifield, Virginia Foliage in September in Merrifield, Virginia Foliage in September in Merrifield, Virginia Unripe green berries in September in Merrifield, Virginia Unripe green berries in September in Merrifield, Virginia

Needlepoint Ivy

Hedera helix
Hedera helix Hedera helix Form Form Leaves and stem (The Meadows, Charlottesville, VA)-Late Winter Leaves and stem (The Meadows, Charlottesville, VA)-Late Winter Stem and end buds (The Meadows, Charlottesville, VA)-Late Winter Stem and end buds (The Meadows, Charlottesville, VA)-Late Winter Hedera helix Hedera helix Hedera helix Hedera helix
12 Cultivars/Varieties

Needle Stonecrop

Sedum lineare
Form in bloom Form in bloom Leaves and flowers of S. variegatum Leaves and flowers of S. variegatum S. variegatum leaf closeup S. variegatum leaf closeup Sedum lineare Sedum lineare Sedum lineare Sedum lineare Starting to bloom in April - Warren Co. - NC Starting to bloom in April - Warren Co. - NC
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Needle-tip Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium mucronatum
Sisyrinchium mucronatum Sisyrinchium mucronatum

Needlewood Tree

Schima wallichii
Flower detail Flower detail Form in bloom Form in bloom Form in native habitat Form in native habitat Young reddish leaves Young reddish leaves Schima wallichii Schima wallichii Bark detail Bark detail

Nellie R. Stevens Holly

Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens'
Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' Ilex x Nellie R Stevens Ilex x Nellie R Stevens Ilex x Nellie R Stevens Ilex x Nellie R Stevens

Nellie Stevens Holly

Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens'
Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' Ilex x Nellie R Stevens Ilex x Nellie R Stevens Ilex x Nellie R Stevens Ilex x Nellie R Stevens

Nelson's Beargrass

Nolina nelsonii
Full Form Full Form Young Form Young Form Leaves Leaves In Winter In Winter Form under Sun Form under Sun Form Form

Nelson's Blue Beargrass

Nolina nelsonii
Full Form Full Form Young Form Young Form Leaves Leaves In Winter In Winter Form under Sun Form under Sun Form Form

Nelumbo

Nelumbo lutea
Nelumbo lutea Nelumbo lutea Nelumbo lutea Nelumbo lutea Nelumbo lutea Nelumbo lutea Nelumbo lutea Nelumbo lutea Nelumbo lutea Nelumbo lutea Nelumbo lutea Nelumbo lutea

Nemesia

Nemesia strumosa
Nemesia strumosa Nemesia strumosa
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Nemophila

Nemophila menziesii
Nemophila menziesii Nemophila menziesii Nemophila menziesii Nemophila menziesii Nemophila menziesii Nemophila menziesii Nemophila menziesii Nemophila menziesii Nemophila menziesii Nemophila menziesii

Neon Burst Dogwood

Cornus alba Neon Burst™ 'Byboughen'
Full form in April in Davidson County, North Carolina Full form in April in Davidson County, North Carolina Cornus alba Cornus alba

Neon Burst Tatarian Dogwood

Cornus alba Neon Burst™ 'Byboughen'
Full form in April in Davidson County, North Carolina Full form in April in Davidson County, North Carolina Cornus alba Cornus alba

Nepal Cardamom

Amomum subulatum
Amomum subulatum Amomum subulatum Amomum subulatum Amomum subulatum Flower Flower

Nepal Microstegium

Microstegium vimineum
Form Form Fruits forming (Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA)-Mid Fall Fruits forming (Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA)-Mid Fall Flowers (Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA)-Mid Fall Flowers (Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA)-Mid Fall Seeds forming (Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA)-Mid Fall Seeds forming (Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA)-Mid Fall Leaf attachment and stem (Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA)-Mid Leaf attachment and stem (Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA)-Mid Leaves Leaves