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Savannah Obedient-plant

Physostegia purpurea
Flowers Flowers Close up of flower Close up of flower Form Form Stems and leaves Stems and leaves Leaf Leaf

Savanna Meadow Beauty

Rhexia alifanus
Form Form Close up of flower Close up of flower Leaves Leaves Fruit Fruit Stems and leaves Stems and leaves

Savin Juniper

Juniperus sabina 'Skandia'

Savory

Satureja hortensis
Satureja hortensis Satureja hortensis

Savoy Cabbage

Brassica oleracea Savoy Cabbage Group
Young plant Young plant Mature green savory cabbage Mature green savory cabbage Close up of the crinkly leaf Close up of the crinkly leaf
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Sawara False-cypress

Chamaecyparis pisifera
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'filifera KingsGold' Form Chamaecyparis pisifera 'filifera KingsGold' Form Chamaecyparis pisifera Chamaecyparis pisifera Appressed scale-like leaves. Resin ducts are also visible. Appressed scale-like leaves. Resin ducts are also visible. Chamaecyparis pisifera Chamaecyparis pisifera Chamaecyparis pisifera Chamaecyparis pisifera Chamaecyparis pisifera Chamaecyparis pisifera
22 Cultivars/Varieties

Sawbrier

Smilax glauca
Smilax glauca Smilax glauca Smilax glauca Smilax glauca Smilax glauca Smilax glauca Smilax glauca Smilax glauca Smilax glauca Smilax glauca Smilax glauca Smilax glauca

Saw Greenbrier

Smilax bona-nox
Smilax bona-nox Smilax bona-nox Leaves Leaves Potted plant sitting on a table indoors. Potted plant sitting on a table indoors.

Saw Palmetto

Serenoa repens
two palms, one with green leaves & the other with waxy blue lvs. two palms, one with green leaves & the other with waxy blue lvs. Color illustrations of the technical details of this species. Color illustrations of the technical details of this species. Palms growing as bushes forming a screen Palms growing as bushes forming a screen Stem with teeth Stem with teeth Underside of leaves Underside of leaves Flower clusters Flower clusters

Sawthorn Oak

Quercus acutissima
Tree Tree Leaves Leaves Leaf Leaf Flower Flower Acorn Acorn Bark Bark
1 Cultivar/Variety

Saw-Toothed Hawthorn

Crataegus rhipidophylla
Form in May in Ukraine Form in May in Ukraine Leaves and Flowers in May in Ukraine Leaves and Flowers in May in Ukraine Leaf underside in July in Ukraine Leaf underside in July in Ukraine Leaves and berries in September in Switzerland Leaves and berries in September in Switzerland
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Sawtooth Hydrangea

Hydrangea serrata
Hydrangea serrata Hydrangea serrata Hydrangea serrata Hydrangea serrata Hydrangea serrata 'Annie's Blue' Hydrangea serrata 'Annie's Blue' Hydrangea serrata 'Annie's Blue' bud and leaf Hydrangea serrata 'Annie's Blue' bud and leaf Hydrangea serrata 'Annie's Blue' plant form Hydrangea serrata 'Annie's Blue' plant form Hydrangea serrata 'Intermedia' Hydrangea serrata 'Intermedia'
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Sawtooth Oak

Quercus acutissima
Tree Tree Leaves Leaves Leaf Leaf Flower Flower Acorn Acorn Bark Bark
1 Cultivar/Variety

Saxifragale Bell

Campanula saxifraga
Form - Warren Co., NC Form - Warren Co., NC Flowers Flowers KLeaves & Flowers KLeaves & Flowers

Saxifrage Bellflower

Campanula saxifraga
Form - Warren Co., NC Form - Warren Co., NC Flowers Flowers KLeaves & Flowers KLeaves & Flowers

Saybrook Gold Juniper

Juniperus chinensis 'Saybrook Gold'
Form Form Branches Branches

Scabiosa

Scabiosa atropurpurea
Inflorescence of lavender-blue flowers in a dense cluster. Inflorescence of lavender-blue flowers in a dense cluster. Pinnatifid leaves Pinnatifid leaves Dense stand of plants with pinnatifid leaves and white flowers. Dense stand of plants with pinnatifid leaves and white flowers. Inflorescence of dark red flowers. Inflorescence of dark red flowers. Inflorescence of lavender-blue flowers in a dense cluster. Inflorescence of lavender-blue flowers in a dense cluster. Inflorescence of pinkikish flowers in a dense cluster. Inflorescence of pinkikish flowers in a dense cluster.
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Scabious

Leucospermum vestitum
Form in October in West Coast County, South Africa Form in October in West Coast County, South Africa Flower in October in West Coast County, South Africa Flower in October in West Coast County, South Africa Flower bud in June in West Coast County, South Africa Flower bud in June in West Coast County, South Africa Leaf in June in West Coast County, South Africa Leaf in June in West Coast County, South Africa Flower top view in Octoberin West Coast County, South Africa Flower top view in Octoberin West Coast County, South Africa

Scabrida Bamboo

Fargesia scabrida
Fargesia Scabrida Fargesia Scabrida Fargesia Scabrida Fargesia Scabrida

Scallion

Allium cepa
shallots shallots Red shallots Red shallots Allium cepa Allium cepa Allium cepa habit with inflorescence Allium cepa habit with inflorescence Allium cepa inflorescence Allium cepa inflorescence Allium cepa Allium cepa

Scalloped-flower

Calceolaria crenatiflora
bright yellow and brown flowers shaped like a pouch bright yellow and brown flowers shaped like a pouch dark green leaves with scalloped margins below the flowers dark green leaves with scalloped margins below the flowers Calceolaria crenatiflora Calceolaria crenatiflora Calceolaria crenatiflora Calceolaria crenatiflora Calceolaria crenatiflora Calceolaria crenatiflora
1 Cultivar/Variety

Scaly Blazingstar

Liatris squarrosa
flowers flowers leaves leaves in summer in Moore county: flowers and leaves in summer in Moore county: flowers and leaves in summer in Moore county: flowers and leaves in summer in Moore county: flowers and leaves

Scaly Blazing-star

Liatris squarrosa
flowers flowers leaves leaves in summer in Moore county: flowers and leaves in summer in Moore county: flowers and leaves in summer in Moore county: flowers and leaves in summer in Moore county: flowers and leaves

Scaly Blazing Star

Liatris squarrosa
flowers flowers leaves leaves in summer in Moore county: flowers and leaves in summer in Moore county: flowers and leaves in summer in Moore county: flowers and leaves in summer in Moore county: flowers and leaves

Scaly Gayfeather

Liatris squarrosa
flowers flowers leaves leaves in summer in Moore county: flowers and leaves in summer in Moore county: flowers and leaves in summer in Moore county: flowers and leaves in summer in Moore county: flowers and leaves

Scaly Liastris

Liatris squarrosa
flowers flowers leaves leaves in summer in Moore county: flowers and leaves in summer in Moore county: flowers and leaves in summer in Moore county: flowers and leaves in summer in Moore county: flowers and leaves

Scaly Polypody

Pleopeltis michauxiana
Ferns growing on a mossy tree trunk. Ferns growing on a mossy tree trunk. Some leaves are hydrated; others are dry (but not dead) Some leaves are hydrated; others are dry (but not dead) Upper side (left) and lower side (right) of fertile front Upper side (left) and lower side (right) of fertile front

Scaly Tree Fern

Sphaeropteris cooperi
Form Form Fiddlehead Fiddlehead C cooperi C cooperi View under canopy. View under canopy. Fronds meet the stem. Fronds meet the stem.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Scarborough Lily

Cyrtanthus
Cyrtanthus elatus Cyrtanthus elatus Cyrtanthus elatus Cyrtanthus elatus Cyrtanthus elatus Cyrtanthus elatus Cyrtanthus falcatus Cyrtanthus falcatus Cyrtanthus falcatus Cyrtanthus falcatus Cyrtanthus obliquus Cyrtanthus obliquus
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Scarlet 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

Scarlet Berry

Solanum dulcamara
Solanum dulcamara Solanum dulcamara Solanum dulcamara Solanum dulcamara Purple flowers hang downward. Purple flowers hang downward.

Scarlet Buckeye

Aesculus pavia
Form in bloom Form in bloom Plant in bloom Plant in bloom Form - Spring - Wake Co., NC Form - Spring - Wake Co., NC Aesculus pavia Aesculus pavia Aesculus pavia Aesculus pavia Fruit Fruit
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Scarlet Bush

Hamelia patens
Hamelia patens Hamelia patens Form in October in Orange County, Florida Form in October in Orange County, Florida Plant grown in a container Plant grown in a container Leaves in October in Alachua County, Florida Leaves in October in Alachua County, Florida Ornage-Red flower spikes in October in Lee County, FL Ornage-Red flower spikes in October in Lee County, FL Small red berries on a branch Small red berries on a branch

Scarlet Catchfly

Silene virginica
Silene virginica Silene virginica form of Silene virginica in the spring in Moore County form of Silene virginica in the spring in Moore County Silene virginica Silene virginica Silene virginica Silene virginica Silene virginica Silene virginica Silene virginica Silene virginica

Scarlet Clematis

Clematis texensis
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

Scarlet Creeper

Ipomoea coccinea
Form in September in Orange County, North Carolina Form in September in Orange County, North Carolina Flower and leaf in September in Hale County, Alabama Flower and leaf in September in Hale County, Alabama Seedpods in September in Forsyth County, Georgia Seedpods in September in Forsyth County, Georgia

Scarlet Curls Willow

Salix babylonica 'Scarlet Curls'
Leafy shoot showing corkscrew growth form. Leafy shoot showing corkscrew growth form. Curly brown branches & green pinnated curly leaves in April. VA Curly brown branches & green pinnated curly leaves in April. VA A bucket of red, contorted and twisted stems without leaves. A bucket of red, contorted and twisted stems without leaves.

Scarlet Elder

Sambucus racemosa subsp. pubens
Sambucus racemosa subsp. pubens Sambucus racemosa subsp. pubens Sambucus racemosa subsp. pubens Sambucus racemosa subsp. pubens Sambucus racemosa subsp. pubens Sambucus racemosa subsp. pubens Sambucus racemosa Black Tower Sambucus racemosa Black Tower
1 Cultivar/Variety

Scarlet Elderberry

Sambucus racemosa subsp. pubens
Sambucus racemosa subsp. pubens Sambucus racemosa subsp. pubens Sambucus racemosa subsp. pubens Sambucus racemosa subsp. pubens Sambucus racemosa subsp. pubens Sambucus racemosa subsp. pubens Sambucus racemosa Black Tower Sambucus racemosa Black Tower
1 Cultivar/Variety

Scarlet Firethorn

Pyracantha coccinea
Pyracantha coccinea Pyracantha coccinea Pyracantha coccinea Pyracantha coccinea Pyracantha coccinea Pyracantha coccinea Pyracantha coccinea Pyracantha coccinea Flower Form Flower Form Pyracantha coccinea Pyracantha coccinea
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Scarlet Flax

Linum grandiflorum
Linum grandiflorum Linum grandiflorum Linum grandiflorum Linum grandiflorum Linum grandiflorum Linum grandiflorum Linum grandiflorum Linum grandiflorum Linum grandiflorum Linum grandiflorum Linum grandiflorum Linum grandiflorum
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Scarlet-fruited Haw

Crataegus intricata
Leaves & Branch in May in the Appalachian Tail, GA Leaves & Branch in May in the Appalachian Tail, GA Form in May in the Appalachian Trail, GA Form in May in the Appalachian Trail, GA

Scarlet Gilia

Ipomopsis rubra
Cluster of red tubular flowers Cluster of red tubular flowers Red flower with yellow speckled red inside leaves Red flower with yellow speckled red inside leaves Growing in a field Growing in a field Spike of many red flowers Spike of many red flowers Rosette of compound leaves (Epes, AL)-Mid Fall Rosette of compound leaves (Epes, AL)-Mid Fall Stem leaves Stem leaves

Scarlet Hawthorn

Crataegus mollis
Crataegus mollis Crataegus mollis Crataegus mollis Crataegus mollis Crataegus mollis Crataegus mollis

Scarlet Hawthorn

Crataegus intricata
Leaves & Branch in May in the Appalachian Tail, GA Leaves & Branch in May in the Appalachian Tail, GA Form in May in the Appalachian Trail, GA Form in May in the Appalachian Trail, GA

Scarlet Leatherflower

Clematis texensis
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

Scarlet Lightning

Silene chalcedonica
Form in September in Pskov, Russia Form in September in Pskov, Russia Flowers in July in Novosibirsk in Russia Flowers in July in Novosibirsk in Russia

Scarlet Lychnis

Silene chalcedonica
Form in September in Pskov, Russia Form in September in Pskov, Russia Flowers in July in Novosibirsk in Russia Flowers in July in Novosibirsk in Russia