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Bedding Begonia

Begonia – Wax Types
Begonia 'Whopper Rose Bronze' Flower and Leaf Begonia 'Whopper Rose Bronze' Flower and Leaf leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers Begonia Begonia Begonia Begonia Small houseplant with waxy leaves and white flowers. Small houseplant with waxy leaves and white flowers.
10 Cultivars/Varieties

Bedding Dahlia

Dahlia
yellow single dahlia against dark reddish leaves. yellow single dahlia against dark reddish leaves. Yellow dahlias against dark red foliage. Yellow dahlias against dark red foliage. Stem bearing opposite leaves. Stem bearing opposite leaves. Compound leaves Compound leaves Yellow lacinated form dahlia Yellow lacinated form dahlia Flower bud Flower bud
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Bedding Gaillardia

Gaillardia pulchella
Swallowtail butterfly Swallowtail butterfly Gaillardia pulchella Gaillardia pulchella Gaillardia pulchella Gaillardia pulchella Gaillardia pulchella Gaillardia pulchella Gaillardia pulchella Gaillardia pulchella Gaillardia pulchella Gaillardia pulchella

Bedding Pelargonium

Pelargonium x hybridum
flowers flowers Mature plants Mature plants Group of plants Group of plants Leaves Leaves Pelargonium 'Caliente Coral' Flower Pelargonium 'Caliente Coral' Flower Pelargonium x hybridum Pelargonium x hybridum
11 Cultivars/Varieties

Bedstraw

Hypericum galioides
FlYellow flower with 5 petals and many stamensowers FlYellow flower with 5 petals and many stamensowers Form in bloom Form in bloom Form of plant without blooms Form of plant without blooms Stems with whorled leaves Stems with whorled leaves Underside of the linear green leaf Underside of the linear green leaf Capsules Capsules
1 Cultivar/Variety

Bedstraw

Cynanchica gussonei
Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers

Bedstraw St. John's Wort

Hypericum galioides
FlYellow flower with 5 petals and many stamensowers FlYellow flower with 5 petals and many stamensowers Form in bloom Form in bloom Form of plant without blooms Form of plant without blooms Stems with whorled leaves Stems with whorled leaves Underside of the linear green leaf Underside of the linear green leaf Capsules Capsules
1 Cultivar/Variety

Beebalm

Monarda
Close-up of pale pink flowers in a dense head-like cluster. Close-up of pale pink flowers in a dense head-like cluster. A clump of pink-flowered plants. A clump of pink-flowered plants. Red tubular flowers borne in terminal heads. Red tubular flowers borne in terminal heads. Close-up on honeybee on the flowers Close-up on honeybee on the flowers Leaves borne in the opposite decussate arrangement. Leaves borne in the opposite decussate arrangement. close-up of dense whorls of pink flowers. close-up of dense whorls of pink flowers.
10 Cultivars/Varieties

Beebalm

Monarda didyma
Erect leafy shoots with terminal clusters of deep pink flowers. Erect leafy shoots with terminal clusters of deep pink flowers. plant with Lantana camara 'Miss Huff' in summer in Moore County plant with Lantana camara 'Miss Huff' in summer in Moore County Erect leafy shoots with terminal clusters of scarlet flowers. Erect leafy shoots with terminal clusters of scarlet flowers. Erect leafy shoots with terminal clusters of red flowers. Erect leafy shoots with terminal clusters of red flowers. Emerging growth with opposite decussate leaves. Emerging growth with opposite decussate leaves. Erect leafy shoots with terminal clusters of deep pink flowers. Erect leafy shoots with terminal clusters of deep pink flowers.
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Bee-balm

Monarda didyma
Erect leafy shoots with terminal clusters of deep pink flowers. Erect leafy shoots with terminal clusters of deep pink flowers. plant with Lantana camara 'Miss Huff' in summer in Moore County plant with Lantana camara 'Miss Huff' in summer in Moore County Erect leafy shoots with terminal clusters of scarlet flowers. Erect leafy shoots with terminal clusters of scarlet flowers. Erect leafy shoots with terminal clusters of red flowers. Erect leafy shoots with terminal clusters of red flowers. Emerging growth with opposite decussate leaves. Emerging growth with opposite decussate leaves. Erect leafy shoots with terminal clusters of deep pink flowers. Erect leafy shoots with terminal clusters of deep pink flowers.
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Bee balm

Monarda
Close-up of pale pink flowers in a dense head-like cluster. Close-up of pale pink flowers in a dense head-like cluster. A clump of pink-flowered plants. A clump of pink-flowered plants. Red tubular flowers borne in terminal heads. Red tubular flowers borne in terminal heads. Close-up on honeybee on the flowers Close-up on honeybee on the flowers Leaves borne in the opposite decussate arrangement. Leaves borne in the opposite decussate arrangement. close-up of dense whorls of pink flowers. close-up of dense whorls of pink flowers.
10 Cultivars/Varieties

Bee Balm

Monarda 'Raspberry Wine'
Close-up of a cluster of red, tubular, 2-lipped flowers. Close-up of a cluster of red, tubular, 2-lipped flowers. Close-up of the reddish bracts below the flowers. Close-up of the reddish bracts below the flowers. Close-up of the reddish bracts below clusters of flower buds. Close-up of the reddish bracts below clusters of flower buds. A mass planting of erect stems & clusters of red tubular flowers A mass planting of erect stems & clusters of red tubular flowers Monarda 'Raspberry Wine' new leaves Monarda 'Raspberry Wine' new leaves An insect on the red bracts and red flower buds. An insect on the red bracts and red flower buds.

Bee Balm

Monarda didyma
Erect leafy shoots with terminal clusters of deep pink flowers. Erect leafy shoots with terminal clusters of deep pink flowers. plant with Lantana camara 'Miss Huff' in summer in Moore County plant with Lantana camara 'Miss Huff' in summer in Moore County Erect leafy shoots with terminal clusters of scarlet flowers. Erect leafy shoots with terminal clusters of scarlet flowers. Erect leafy shoots with terminal clusters of red flowers. Erect leafy shoots with terminal clusters of red flowers. Emerging growth with opposite decussate leaves. Emerging growth with opposite decussate leaves. Erect leafy shoots with terminal clusters of deep pink flowers. Erect leafy shoots with terminal clusters of deep pink flowers.
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Bee Balm

Monarda fruticulosa
Shrub; narrow leaves & white flowers subtended by pink bracts Shrub; narrow leaves & white flowers subtended by pink bracts Shrub; narrow leaves & white flowers subtended by pink bracts Shrub; narrow leaves & white flowers subtended by pink bracts Shrub; narrow leaves & white flowers subtended by pink bracts Shrub; narrow leaves & white flowers subtended by pink bracts Shrub; narrow leaves & white flowers subtended by pink bracts Shrub; narrow leaves & white flowers subtended by pink bracts White, 2-lipped flowers subtended by pale pink bracts. White, 2-lipped flowers subtended by pale pink bracts.

Bee Balm

Monarda fistulosa
clusters of pink, two-lipped flowers clusters of pink, two-lipped flowers clusters of pink, two-lipped flowers clusters of pink, two-lipped flowers Whole plant with many clusters of pink, 2-lipped flowers. Whole plant with many clusters of pink, 2-lipped flowers. Shoot apex showing opposite decussate leaves. Shoot apex showing opposite decussate leaves. clusters of pink, two-lipped flowers clusters of pink, two-lipped flowers Plant at the base of a tree. Erect shoots with opposite leaves. Plant at the base of a tree. Erect shoots with opposite leaves.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Bee Balm

Monarda bradburyana
A mounded plant with many clusters of pale pink flowers. A mounded plant with many clusters of pale pink flowers. Close-up of the cluster of pale pink flowers. Close-up of the cluster of pale pink flowers. Close-up of the cluster of pale pink flowers. Close-up of the cluster of pale pink flowers. Opposite decussate leaves and terminal flower cluster. Opposite decussate leaves and terminal flower cluster. Close-up of the clusters of pale pink flowers and foliage. Close-up of the clusters of pale pink flowers and foliage. Dense cluster of calyces that hold the nutlets. Dense cluster of calyces that hold the nutlets.

Bee Balm

Monarda punctata
pink bracts subtending whorls of densely packed buds. pink bracts subtending whorls of densely packed buds. Inflorescences of pink bracts subtending pale yellow flowers. Inflorescences of pink bracts subtending pale yellow flowers. pink bracts subtending pale yellow, violet-speckled flowers. pink bracts subtending pale yellow, violet-speckled flowers. pink bracts subtending pale yellow, violet-speckled flowers. pink bracts subtending pale yellow, violet-speckled flowers. Close-up on yellow, 2-lipped flowers with violet spots. Close-up on yellow, 2-lipped flowers with violet spots. Butterfly on flowers borne in whorls on vertical stems. Butterfly on flowers borne in whorls on vertical stems.

Bee-Bee Tree

Tetradium daniellii
Flower and Leaves Close-up Flower and Leaves Close-up Bark with lentidels. Bark with lentidels. Tetradium danielli Tetradium danielli White staminate flowers in pannicles. White staminate flowers in pannicles. Tetradium danielli Tetradium danielli Tetradium daniellii Tetradium daniellii

Bee Bee Tree

Tetradium daniellii
Flower and Leaves Close-up Flower and Leaves Close-up Bark with lentidels. Bark with lentidels. Tetradium danielli Tetradium danielli White staminate flowers in pannicles. White staminate flowers in pannicles. Tetradium danielli Tetradium danielli Tetradium daniellii Tetradium daniellii

Beeblossom

Oenothera gaura
Native habitat Native habitat Form Form Flowers Flowers Flowers and buds Flowers and buds Leaves Leaves Fruits forming Fruits forming

Bee Blossom

Oenothera lindheimeri
Close up of flower Close up of flower 'Siskiyou Pink' 'Siskiyou Pink' Flower Flower Flower stalk Flower stalk Leaves Leaves Back of bloom Back of bloom
14 Cultivars/Varieties

Beech

Fagus
Form of F. sylvatica Form of F. sylvatica Leaves of F. sylvatica Leaves of F. sylvatica Leaves of F. grandifolia Leaves of F. grandifolia Bark of F. sylvatica Bark of F. sylvatica Fruit of F. sylvatica Fruit of F. sylvatica
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Beech

Fagus grandifolia
Form Form Male flowers (Lindley Park, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Spring Male flowers (Lindley Park, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Spring Male flowers (Lindley Park, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Spring Male flowers (Lindley Park, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Spring Branches in spring (Lindley Park, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Spring Branches in spring (Lindley Park, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Spring Female flower (Lindley Park, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Spring Female flower (Lindley Park, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Spring Form Form

Beech-drops

Epifagus virginiana
Epifagus virginiana Epifagus virginiana Epifagus virginiana Epifagus virginiana Epifagus virginiana Epifagus virginiana Epifagus virginiana Epifagus virginiana Epifagus virginiana Epifagus virginiana Epifagus virginiana Epifagus virginiana

Beechnut Tree

Fagus grandifolia
Form Form Male flowers (Lindley Park, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Spring Male flowers (Lindley Park, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Spring Male flowers (Lindley Park, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Spring Male flowers (Lindley Park, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Spring Branches in spring (Lindley Park, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Spring Branches in spring (Lindley Park, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Spring Female flower (Lindley Park, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Spring Female flower (Lindley Park, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Spring Form Form

Beech Viburnum

Viburnum erosum
Form Form Close up of flower Close up of flower Viburnum erosum Viburnum erosum Hairs on underside of leaf Hairs on underside of leaf Stem Stem harum.koh harum.koh

Bee delphinium

Delphinium elatum
Form in July in Omsk region, Russia Form in July in Omsk region, Russia Form in August in Khakassia, Russia Form in August in Khakassia, Russia Flowers in July in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Flowers in July in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Leaf in July in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Leaf in July in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Leaf uderside in July in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Leaf uderside in July in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
53 Cultivars/Varieties

Beef and Onion Plant

Toona sinensis
Form Form Pendulous white flowers Pendulous white flowers Fruit and Leaves Fruit and Leaves Fruits Fruits Leaves close-up Leaves close-up Underside of leaf Underside of leaf
1 Cultivar/Variety

Beefsteak

Iresine diffusa f. herbstii
Variegated leaves Variegated leaves Variegated leaves Variegated leaves Close up of varigated leaves Close up of varigated leaves Form with colorful leaves Form with colorful leaves Leaves of a cultivar Leaves of a cultivar Green leaves with yellow veins Green leaves with yellow veins
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Beefsteak Plant

Perilla frutescens
Leaves Leaves Perilla frutescens 'Purple Shiso' Perilla frutescens 'Purple Shiso' Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves Stem and Leaves Stem and Leaves
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Bee Phacelia

Phacelia tanacetifolia
Bumble bee sipping nectar from a flower. Bumble bee sipping nectar from a flower. Form Form Hairy stem Hairy stem Bipinnatifid leaf Bipinnatifid leaf Flowers showing stamens and style extending beyond petals. Flowers showing stamens and style extending beyond petals. Flowers from the base to the tip. Flowers from the base to the tip.

Bee Plant

Cleome
Form Form White flower of C. cordobensis White flower of C. cordobensis White flowers White flowers Yellow flowers of C. suffruticosa Yellow flowers of C. suffruticosa Flower Cluster - Warren Co., NC Flower Cluster - Warren Co., NC Pink flower Pink flower

Beesianum Jasmine

Jasminum beesianum
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

Bee's Nest-Plant

Daucus carota
Daucus carota Daucus carota Daucus carota Daucus carota Daucus carota Daucus carota Daucus carota Daucus carota 'Dara' 'Dara' Daucus carota Daucus carota
1 Cultivar/Variety

Beet

Beta vulgaris Garden Beet Group
Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group)
1 Cultivar/Variety

Beetlewood

Galax urceolata
Galax urceolata Galax urceolata Galax urceolata Galax urceolata Galax urceolata Galax urceolata Galax urceolata Galax urceolata Galax urceolata Galax urceolata Leaves in Oct. Leaves in Oct.

Bee Tree

Tilia americana
Tilia americana Tilia americana Tilia americana Tilia americana Tilia americana Tilia americana Tilia americana Tilia americana Tilia americana Tilia americana Dried brown drupes hanging from stalk with a fused bract. Dried brown drupes hanging from stalk with a fused bract.
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Bee Tree

Tetradium daniellii
Flower and Leaves Close-up Flower and Leaves Close-up Bark with lentidels. Bark with lentidels. Tetradium danielli Tetradium danielli White staminate flowers in pannicles. White staminate flowers in pannicles. Tetradium danielli Tetradium danielli Tetradium daniellii Tetradium daniellii

Beetroot

Beta vulgaris Garden Beet Group
Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group)
1 Cultivar/Variety

Beet Root

Beta vulgaris Leaf Beet Group
row of plants with petiole stalks red, white, or yellow. row of plants with petiole stalks red, white, or yellow. Row of plants with green leave with red veins and petioles. Row of plants with green leave with red veins and petioles. Seedlings already showing red or yellow colors. Seedlings already showing red or yellow colors. Irregular blotches of brown surrounded by dark brown ring. Irregular blotches of brown surrounded by dark brown ring. row of plants with petiole stalks red, orange or yellow. row of plants with petiole stalks red, orange or yellow.
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Beetroots

Beta vulgaris Garden Beet Group
Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group)
1 Cultivar/Variety

Beets

Beta vulgaris Garden Beet Group
Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group)
1 Cultivar/Variety

Beets

Beta vulgaris Leaf Beet Group
row of plants with petiole stalks red, white, or yellow. row of plants with petiole stalks red, white, or yellow. Row of plants with green leave with red veins and petioles. Row of plants with green leave with red veins and petioles. Seedlings already showing red or yellow colors. Seedlings already showing red or yellow colors. Irregular blotches of brown surrounded by dark brown ring. Irregular blotches of brown surrounded by dark brown ring. row of plants with petiole stalks red, orange or yellow. row of plants with petiole stalks red, orange or yellow.
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Beet Spinach

Beta vulgaris Leaf Beet Group
row of plants with petiole stalks red, white, or yellow. row of plants with petiole stalks red, white, or yellow. Row of plants with green leave with red veins and petioles. Row of plants with green leave with red veins and petioles. Seedlings already showing red or yellow colors. Seedlings already showing red or yellow colors. Irregular blotches of brown surrounded by dark brown ring. Irregular blotches of brown surrounded by dark brown ring. row of plants with petiole stalks red, orange or yellow. row of plants with petiole stalks red, orange or yellow.
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Beet Spinaches

Beta vulgaris Leaf Beet Group
row of plants with petiole stalks red, white, or yellow. row of plants with petiole stalks red, white, or yellow. Row of plants with green leave with red veins and petioles. Row of plants with green leave with red veins and petioles. Seedlings already showing red or yellow colors. Seedlings already showing red or yellow colors. Irregular blotches of brown surrounded by dark brown ring. Irregular blotches of brown surrounded by dark brown ring. row of plants with petiole stalks red, orange or yellow. row of plants with petiole stalks red, orange or yellow.
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Beggarlice

Desmodium
Desmodium spp. Desmodium spp. Seed Pods - Fall - Warren Co., NC Seed Pods - Fall - Warren Co., NC Leaves - Summer - Warren Co., NC Leaves - Summer - Warren Co., NC Stem & Leaves - Summer - Warren Co., NC Stem & Leaves - Summer - Warren Co., NC New growth with pubescent stem New growth with pubescent stem New leaves on pubescent stem New leaves on pubescent stem

Beggar's Blanket

Verbascum
Verbascum Verbascum Verbascum Verbascum Verbascum Verbascum Verbascum Verbascum V. blattaria V. blattaria Close up of flower V. blattaria Close up of flower V. blattaria
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Beggar's Buttons

Arctium lappa
Close up of globe-like inflorescence. Close up of globe-like inflorescence. Flat topped flower cluster. Flat topped flower cluster. Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Form Form Spent flowers that dry out and form burrs. Spent flowers that dry out and form burrs.