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Bluestem

Andropogon gerardi
Clump of upright grass. Clump of upright grass. Andropogon gerardii Andropogon gerardii Andropogon gerardii Andropogon gerardii Andropogon gerardii Andropogon gerardii Andropogon gerardii Andropogon gerardii Upright clump of grass with purple foliage Upright clump of grass with purple foliage
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Bluestem

Anatherum ternarium
Andropogon ternarius Andropogon ternarius Summer leaves Summer leaves Form Form Andropogon ternarius Andropogon ternarius Fall color Fall color Leaves Leaves

Bluestem

Anatherum glomeratum
Tuft of grass with white fluffy inflorescences. Tuft of grass with white fluffy inflorescences. Tuft of grass with white fluffy inflorescences. Tuft of grass with white fluffy inflorescences. Inflorescence Inflorescence Close-of inflorescence. Close-of inflorescence.

Bluestem

Anatherum gyrans
Close-up showing hairy stems and leaf sheaths. Close-up showing hairy stems and leaf sheaths. Inflorescence in Oct with white hairs Inflorescence in Oct with white hairs Green leaves in May Green leaves in May Form if the plant in November Form if the plant in November Large growth of the plants in Novenber Large growth of the plants in Novenber

Bluestem Goldenrod

Solidago caesia
Solidago caesia Solidago caesia Solidago caesia Solidago caesia Solidago caesia Solidago caesia Solidago caesia Solidago caesia Solidago caesia Solidago caesia 6-month Seedling Form - October - Durham Co., NC 6-month Seedling Form - October - Durham Co., NC

Blue Stemmed Goldenrod

Solidago caesia
Solidago caesia Solidago caesia Solidago caesia Solidago caesia Solidago caesia Solidago caesia Solidago caesia Solidago caesia Solidago caesia Solidago caesia 6-month Seedling Form - October - Durham Co., NC 6-month Seedling Form - October - Durham Co., NC

Blue Tansy

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.

Blue Thistle

Echium vulgare
leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers Rosette of leaves Rosette of leaves Leaves and stems with hairs Leaves and stems with hairs leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers

Blue Toadflax

Linaria canadensis
Flowers Flowers Form in bloom Form in bloom Leaves and stems Leaves and stems

Blue Toes

Curio repens
Low-growing mat of chalky blue succulent foliage. Low-growing mat of chalky blue succulent foliage. Close-up of heads of flowers with orange protruding stigmas. Close-up of heads of flowers with orange protruding stigmas.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Bluets

Houstonia caerulea
Houstonia caerulea Houstonia caerulea Houstonia caerulea Houstonia caerulea Houstonia caerulea Houstonia caerulea Houstonia caerulea Houstonia caerulea Houstonia caerulea Houstonia caerulea Houstonia caerulea Houstonia caerulea

Blue Twinleaf

Jeffersonia diphylla
Flowers Flowers Close up of flower Close up of flower Form Form Leaf closeup Leaf closeup Fruit Fruit

Blue Vase Juniper

Juniperus chinensis 'Blue Vase'
Juniperus chinensis 'Blue Vase' Juniperus chinensis 'Blue Vase'

Blue Verbena

Verbena hastata
Close up of flower Close up of flower Form Form Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Leaves and stem Leaves and stem Caterpillars on leaves Caterpillars on leaves

Blue Vervain

Verbena hastata
Close up of flower Close up of flower Form Form Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Leaves and stem Leaves and stem Caterpillars on leaves Caterpillars on leaves

Blue Water-hyssop

Bacopa caroliniana
Flowers Flowers Leaves and stems Leaves and stems

Blue Water Hyssop

Bacopa caroliniana
Flowers Flowers Leaves and stems Leaves and stems

Blueweed

Echium plantagineum
Form Form Flowers Flowers Rosette of leaves Rosette of leaves Back of flower Back of flower Close up of flower Close up of flower Hairy stem Hairy stem

Blueweed

Echium
Flower and leaves Flower and leaves leaves leaves flowers flowers flowers flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers
1 Cultivar/Variety

Blueweed

Echium vulgare
leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers Rosette of leaves Rosette of leaves Leaves and stems with hairs Leaves and stems with hairs leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers

Blue Weed

Euphorbia prostrata
leaves leaves leaves leaves leaves and flowers leaves and flowers Chamaesyce prostrata stem Chamaesyce prostrata stem Chamaesyce prostrata leaf margin Chamaesyce prostrata leaf margin Chamaesyce prostrata habit Chamaesyce prostrata habit

Blue Weed

Echium plantagineum
Form Form Flowers Flowers Rosette of leaves Rosette of leaves Back of flower Back of flower Close up of flower Close up of flower Hairy stem Hairy stem

Blue Wild Indigo

Baptisia australis
Baptisia australis Baptisia australis Baptisia australis Baptisia australis Baptisia australis Baptisia australis Baptisia australis Baptisia australis Baptisia australis flower Baptisia australis flower Baptisia australis flower Baptisia australis flower
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Blue Wild Rye

Leymus arenarius
grass with upright spikes growing among rocks. grass with upright spikes growing among rocks. Grass with glaucous blue foliage. Grass with glaucous blue foliage. A grass with glaucous leaves and upright dense spikes A grass with glaucous leaves and upright dense spikes Close-up on spikelets. Close-up on spikelets. Blue-green grass growing on a mulched slope Blue-green grass growing on a mulched slope Close-up of the leaf sheaths and auricles Close-up of the leaf sheaths and auricles
1 Cultivar/Variety

Blue Wings

Angelonia angustifolia
Angelonia angustifolia 'Serena' Angelonia angustifolia 'Serena' Angelonia angustifolia Angelonia angustifolia Angelonia angustifolia Angelonia angustifolia Angelonia angustifolia Angelonia angustifolia Angelonia angustifolia Angelonia angustifolia Angelonia angustifolia Angelonia angustifolia
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Blue Wood Aster

Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Symphyotrichum cordifolium Symphyotrichum cordifolium Symphyotrichum cordifolium Symphyotrichum cordifolium Symphyotrichum cordifolium Symphyotrichum cordifolium Symphyotrichum cordifolium Symphyotrichum cordifolium Symphyotrichum cordifolium Symphyotrichum cordifolium Symphyotrichum cordifolium Symphyotrichum cordifolium
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Blue Wood Aster

Symphyotrichum cordifolium 'Avondale'

Blue Wood Lettuce

Lactuca biennis
Form with green leaves Form with green leaves Plant growing with a person near by to show a great height Plant growing with a person near by to show a great height Panicle of bluish flowers Panicle of bluish flowers Green basal leaves with lobes Green basal leaves with lobes Green leaf with lobes Green leaf with lobes Underside of leaf with hairs Underside of leaf with hairs

Blue Wood Sedge

Carex flaccosperma
half inch wide bluish green leaves half inch wide bluish green leaves Leaf detail - half inch wide bluish green with longitude ridges Leaf detail - half inch wide bluish green with longitude ridges Clump of grass-like foliage. Clump of grass-like foliage. Clump of grass-like foliage. Clump of grass-like foliage. detail of grass-like foliage. detail of grass-like foliage. detail of fruits on the spikes. detail of fruits on the spikes.

Bluff Oak

Quercus austrina
Tree form (Greene County, AL)-Mid Fall Tree form (Greene County, AL)-Mid Fall Tree form (Greene County, AL)-Mid Fall Tree form (Greene County, AL)-Mid Fall Front and back of leaf (Greene County, AL)-Mid Fall Front and back of leaf (Greene County, AL)-Mid Fall Close-up of leaf (Greene County, AL)-Mid Fall Close-up of leaf (Greene County, AL)-Mid Fall End buds (Greene County, AL)-Mid Fall End buds (Greene County, AL)-Mid Fall Side view of acorn (Greene County, AL)-Mid Fall Side view of acorn (Greene County, AL)-Mid Fall

Bluntleaf Waterleaf

Hydrophyllum canadense
Hydrophyllum canadense Hydrophyllum canadense Hydrophyllum canadense Hydrophyllum canadense Hydrophyllum canadense Hydrophyllum canadense Hydrophyllum canadense Hydrophyllum canadense

Blunt-leaved Milkweed

Asclepias amplexicaulis
Form Form Flowers Flowers Close up of flower, the five petals curve backwards toward the s Close up of flower, the five petals curve backwards toward the s Opposite leaves with wavy margins. Opposite leaves with wavy margins. Underside of leaf Underside of leaf Immature green fruits (follicles). Immature green fruits (follicles).

Blunt-lobed Cliff Fern

Woodsia obtusa
Woodsia obtusa Woodsia obtusa Woodsia obtusa Woodsia obtusa Woodsia obtusa Woodsia obtusa Woodsia obtusa Woodsia obtusa Woodsia obtusa Woodsia obtusa Woodsia obtusa in rock wall Woodsia obtusa in rock wall

Blunt-lobed Hepatica

Hepatica americana
Flowers Flowers Close up of flower Close up of flower Leaves Leaves
1 Cultivar/Variety

Blunt-Lobed Spicebush

Lindera obtusiloba
Form in fall Form in fall Form Form Flowers Flowers Three leaf shapes Three leaf shapes Bark Bark Stem and buds Stem and buds

Blunt-lobed Woodsia Fern

Woodsia obtusa
Woodsia obtusa Woodsia obtusa Woodsia obtusa Woodsia obtusa Woodsia obtusa Woodsia obtusa Woodsia obtusa Woodsia obtusa Woodsia obtusa Woodsia obtusa Woodsia obtusa in rock wall Woodsia obtusa in rock wall

Blunt Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum muticum
Pycnanthemum muticum Pycnanthemum muticum Pycnanthemum muticum Pycnanthemum muticum Pycnanthemum muticum Pycnanthemum muticum Pycnanthemum muticum Pycnanthemum muticum Pycnantheumum muticum Pycnantheumum muticum Pycnanthemum muticum Pycnanthemum muticum

Blushing Bromeliad

Neoregelia
dark green rosette of strap-like leaves dark green rosette of strap-like leaves Rosette plants used as a ground cover. Rosette plants used as a ground cover. Rosette holding water; white flowers emerging above the water. Rosette holding water; white flowers emerging above the water. Rosette holding water; white flowers emerging above the water. Rosette holding water; white flowers emerging above the water. Green strappy leaves with white stripes holding water in center. Green strappy leaves with white stripes holding water in center. Several rosette plants growing on a post covered in palm fiber. Several rosette plants growing on a post covered in palm fiber.
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Blushing Knock Out®

Rosa Knock Out® Group
Coral 'Radral' Flower Coral 'Radral' Flower Coral 'Radral' Flower and bud Coral 'Radral' Flower and bud Yellow Knockou rose Yellow Knockou rose Flowers of Red Knockout Flowers of Red Knockout Form Form Double red flowers and form Double red flowers and form
13 Cultivars/Varieties

Blushing Philodendron

Philodendron erubescens
Green foliage of arrowhead-shaped leaves. Green foliage of arrowhead-shaped leaves.
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Boat Lily

Tradescantia spathacea
Leaves Leaves flower closeup flower closeup Flowers Flowers Form Form Purple undersides Purple undersides Tradescantia spathacea Tradescantia spathacea
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Boat Orchid

Cymbidium
Yellowish flower with spotted inner petals Yellowish flower with spotted inner petals Orangeish flowers yellowish center petal Orangeish flowers yellowish center petal Pink flowers with spotted inner petals Pink flowers with spotted inner petals
10 Cultivars/Varieties

Bobbins

Arum maculatum
Arum maculatum in flower Arum maculatum in flower Whole plant in bloom Whole plant in bloom Arum maculatum in flower Arum maculatum in flower Arum Maculatum fruit Arum Maculatum fruit Arum Maculatum plant Arum Maculatum plant Botanical Illustration Botanical Illustration

Bobwhite's-mocassin

Platanthera ciliaris
Flower - Closeup - Late summer - Croatan National Forest - NC Flower - Closeup - Late summer - Croatan National Forest - NC Form - Late summer - Croatan National Forest - NC Form - Late summer - Croatan National Forest - NC Flower - Late summer - Croatan National Forest - NC Flower - Late summer - Croatan National Forest - NC View of the inflorecence from the top. Frederick Co., Maryland View of the inflorecence from the top. Frederick Co., Maryland Flowers bloom from the bottom of the inflorescence to the top. Flowers bloom from the bottom of the inflorescence to the top. Simple leaves clasp the stem. Simple leaves clasp the stem.

Bodinier Beautyberry

Callicarpa bodinieri
callicarpa bodinieri callicarpa bodinieri callicarpa bodinieri callicarpa bodinieri callicarpa bodinieri callicarpa bodinieri callicarpa bodinieri callicarpa bodinieri callicarpa bodinieri callicarpa bodinieri Callicarpa bodnieri Callicarpa bodnieri
1 Cultivar/Variety

Bodnant Viburnum

Viburnum x bodnantense
Form of 'Dawn in bloom with pink flowers Form of 'Dawn in bloom with pink flowers Cluster of pink flowers Cluster of pink flowers Green leaves Green leaves Pink flower bud Pink flower bud 'Dawn' Flower 'Dawn' Flower Viburnum x bodnantense Viburnum x bodnantense
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Boer Lovegrass

Eragrostis curvula
Eragrostis curvula Eragrostis curvula Eragrostis curvula Eragrostis curvula Eragrostis curvula Eragrostis curvula Eragrostis curvula Eragrostis curvula Eragrostis curvula Eragrostis curvula Eragrostis cilianensis Eragrostis cilianensis

Bog Arum

Calla palustris
Calla Palustris Calla Palustris Calla Palustris Calla Palustris Calla Palustris Calla Palustris Calla palustris Calla palustris Calla Palustris Calla Palustris Calla palustris Calla palustris