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Chinese Bittersweet

Celastrus orbiculatus
Open capsules with red seeds. Open capsules with red seeds. Aging & yellowing leaves and red seeds in open capsules. Aging & yellowing leaves and red seeds in open capsules. Leafy shoot with clusters of green flowers. Leafy shoot with clusters of green flowers. Leafy branch with green axillary flowers. Leafy branch with green axillary flowers. Branch with open capsules displaying red seeds. Branch with open capsules displaying red seeds. Small, dangling green flowers with 5 petals. Small, dangling green flowers with 5 petals.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Chinese Blackberry Lily

Iris domestica
Flowers Flowers Iris domestica Iris domestica Blackberry-like fruits Blackberry-like fruits Immature fruits Immature fruits Fruits opening Fruits opening Form Form
1 Cultivar/Variety

Chinese Bladdernut

Staphylea holocarpa
Staphylea holocarpa Staphylea holocarpa Staphylea holocarpa Staphylea holocarpa Staphylea holocarpa Staphylea holocarpa Staphylea holocarpa Staphylea holocarpa Staphylea holocarpa Staphylea holocarpa Staphylea holocarpa Staphylea holocarpa

Chinese Bottletree

Firmiana simplex
Firmiana simplex Firmiana simplex Bark Bark Firmiana simplex Firmiana simplex Fruit and Leaf Fruit and Leaf Leaves Leaves Fruit Fruit
1 Cultivar/Variety

Chinese Broccoli

Brassica oleracea Kai Lan & Chinese Kale Group
Form of Chinese broccoli in bloom Form of Chinese broccoli in bloom Alborlabra' leaves Alborlabra' leaves White flowers on astock White flowers on astock Bee visiting a white flower Bee visiting a white flower 'Alboglabra' leaves 'Alboglabra' leaves 'Alboglabra' - Gai Laan with Roast Pork 'Alboglabra' - Gai Laan with Roast Pork
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese Bushclover

Lespedeza cuneata
Plant Plant Flower detail Flower detail Flowers Flowers Foliage Foliage Stems Stems Stem Stem

Chinese Butterfly Bush

Buddleja fallowiana
Flower and leaves in August in Lijiang, China Flower and leaves in August in Lijiang, China Form in August in Fuzhou City, China Form in August in Fuzhou City, China
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese Buttonbush

Adina rubella
Adina Rubella Adina Rubella Flower close up Flower close up Adina rubella Adina rubella Adina rubella Hance leaves, stems, and more Adina rubella Hance leaves, stems, and more Adina rubella Hance close up Adina rubella Hance close up

Chinese Cabbage

Brassica rapa Pekinensis Group
Brassica rapa (Pekinensis Group) Brassica rapa (Pekinensis Group) Harvested napa cabages Harvested napa cabages Brassica rapa (Pekinensis Group) Brassica rapa (Pekinensis Group) Brassica rapa (Pekinensis Group) Brassica rapa (Pekinensis Group) Brassica rapa (Pekinensis Group) Brassica rapa (Pekinensis Group) Brassica rapa (Pekinensis Group) Brassica rapa (Pekinensis Group)
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese caste tree

Vitex negundo
Vitex negundo Vitex negundo Vitex negundo Vitex negundo Vitex negundo Vitex negundo Vitex negundo Vitex negundo Vitex negundo Vitex negundo Vitex negundo Vitex negundo
1 Cultivar/Variety

Chinese catalpa

Catalpa ovata
Pale yellow tubular flowers and large leaves. Pale yellow tubular flowers and large leaves. Catalpa ovata Catalpa ovata Pale yellow tubular flowers and large leaves. Pale yellow tubular flowers and large leaves. Pale yellow tubular flowers and large leaves. Pale yellow tubular flowers and large leaves.

Chinese Cedar

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

Chinese Cedrela

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

Chinese Chestnut

Castanea mollissima
Castanea mollissima Castanea mollissima April flowers April flowers Spiky brown outer husk in Winter protecting nuts Spiky brown outer husk in Winter protecting nuts nut, Warren County, NC nut, Warren County, NC Castanea mollissima Castanea mollissima Castanea mollissima Castanea mollissima
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese Chinquapin

Castanea henryi
Castanea henryi Castanea henryi Castanea henryi Castanea henryi Castanea henryi Castanea henryi Castanea henryi Castanea henryi

Chinese Clethra

Clethra fargesii
leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers

Chinese Coffee Tree

Gymnocladus chinensis
Form of a mature tree Form of a mature tree Green leaves Green leaves Lavender flowers Lavender flowers Compound leaves Compound leaves Brown pods and black seed Brown pods and black seed

Chinese Cork Oak

Quercus variabilis
Form of a mature tree Form of a mature tree Spring Catkins showing on the upright form Spring Catkins showing on the upright form Leaf closeup with serrated margins Leaf closeup with serrated margins Branch with leaves Branch with leaves Terminal buds Terminal buds Yellowish hanging male catkins Yellowish hanging male catkins

Chinese Corktree

Phellodendron amurense
Form Form Fruit Fruit Form Form Form Form Flower and Leaves Flower and Leaves Leaves Leaves
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese Corktree

Phellodendron chinense
var. yunnanensis- form var. yunnanensis- form var. yunnanensis- leaves var. yunnanensis- leaves Bark Bark

Chinese Cornelian Cherry,

Alangium chinense
Form Form Flowers Flowers Alangium chinense Alangium chinense Flower Flower Leaf Leaf Branch Branch

Chinese Cornelian Dogwood

Cornus officinalis
leaves and flowers leaves and flowers Cornus officinalis Cornus officinalis berries berries leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves leaves leaves and berry leaves and berry
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese Crab

Malus hupehensis
Malus hupehensis Malus hupehensis Malus hupehensis Malus hupehensis Malus hupehensis Malus hupehensis
1 Cultivar/Variety

Chinese Crabapple

Malus hupehensis
Malus hupehensis Malus hupehensis Malus hupehensis Malus hupehensis Malus hupehensis Malus hupehensis
1 Cultivar/Variety

Chinese Date

Ziziphus jujuba
medium height thorny tree with edible fruits medium height thorny tree with edible fruits medium height thorny tree with edible fruits medium height thorny tree with edible fruits dark brown or gray blocky, furrowed, or scaly bark dark brown or gray blocky, furrowed, or scaly bark dark brown or gray blocky, furrowed, or scaly bark dark brown or gray blocky, furrowed, or scaly bark Gold to yellow flowers Gold to yellow flowers simple lanceolate leaf simple lanceolate leaf

Chinese Dogwood

Cornus kousa
Cornus kousa Cornus kousa Cornus kousa Cornus kousa Cornus kousa Cornus kousa Cornus kousa Cornus kousa Cornus kousa Cornus kousa Cornus kousa Cornus kousa
13 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese Dwarf Bamboo

Bambusa multiplex
Bambusa multiplex dense form and leaves Bambusa multiplex dense form and leaves Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese Elm

Ulmus parvifolia
Ulmus parvifolia Ulmus parvifolia Ulmus parvifolia Ulmus parvifolia Leaves Leaves Bark Bark As bonsai As bonsai 'Allee' Fall Color Form 'Allee' Fall Color Form
10 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese Elm

Ulmus pumila
Ulmus pumila Ulmus pumila Ulmus pumila Ulmus pumila Buds Buds Ulmus pumila Ulmus pumila Ulmus pumila Ulmus pumila Fruits Fruits
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese Elm

Ulmus parvifolia 'Emer 11'
Ulmus parvifolia 'Emer 11' Ulmus parvifolia 'Emer 11' Ulmus parvifolia 'Emer 11' Ulmus parvifolia 'Emer 11' Ulmus parvifolia 'Emer 11' Ulmus parvifolia 'Emer 11' Ulmus parvifolia 'Emer 11' Ulmus parvifolia 'Emer 11' Ulmus parvifolia Ulmus parvifolia Ulmus parvifolia Ulmus parvifolia

Chinese Evergreen

Aglaonema
variegated, dark green to light green to silver leaves variegated, dark green to light green to silver leaves glossy, broad, lance-shaped, pink, green, and red leaves glossy, broad, lance-shaped, pink, green, and red leaves Potted specimen of a plant with variegated foliage. Potted specimen of a plant with variegated foliage. Form Form Aglaonema nitidum Aglaonema nitidum Aglaonema nitidum Aglaonema nitidum
44 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese Evergreen Dogwood

Cornus capitata subsp. angustata
Form Form Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves Bark Bark
1 Cultivar/Variety

Chinese Evergreen Viburnum

Viburnum propinquum
Viburnum propinquum Viburnum propinquum Form Form Flowers beginning to open Flowers beginning to open Viburnum propinquum Viburnum propinquum Fruit Fruit

Chinese Fan Palm

Trachycarpus fortunei
Trachycarpus fortunei Trachycarpus fortunei Trachycarpus fortunei Trachycarpus fortunei Plantation Plantation Trachycarpus fortunei Trachycarpus fortunei Trachycarpus fortunei Trachycarpus fortunei Trachycarpus fortunei Trachycarpus fortunei
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese Fighazel

Sycopsis sinensis
Sycopsis sinensis Sycopsis sinensis Sycopsis sinensis Sycopsis sinensis Sycopsis sinensis Sycopsis sinensis Sycopsis sinensis Sycopsis sinensis Form Form Flowers Flowers

Chinese Flame Tree

Koelreuteria bipinnata
Koelreuteria bipinnata Koelreuteria bipinnata Koelreuteria bipinnata Koelreuteria bipinnata Fall Color Form Fall Color Form Fall Color Leaf Fall Color Leaf Fall Fruit Fall Fruit Fall Leaf and Fruit Fall Leaf and Fruit

Chinese Flowering Chesnut

Xanthoceras sorbifolium
Xanthoceras sorbifolium Xanthoceras sorbifolium Xanthoceras sorbifolium Xanthoceras sorbifolium Xanthoceras sorbifolium Xanthoceras sorbifolium Xanthoceras sorbifolium Xanthoceras sorbifolium Xanthoceras sorbifolium Xanthoceras sorbifolium Xanthoceras sorbifolium Xanthoceras sorbifolium

Chinese Flowering Crabapple

Malus halliana
Malus halliana Malus halliana Malus halliana Malus halliana
1 Cultivar/Variety

Chinese Forget-me Not

Cynoglossum amabile
Cynoglossum amabile Cynoglossum amabile Cynoglossum amabile Cynoglossum amabile Cynoglossum amabile Cynoglossum amabile Cynoglossum amabile Cynoglossum amabile Cynoglossum amabile Cynoglossum amabile Cynoglossum amabile Cynoglossum amabile
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese Fountain Bamboo

Fargesia nitida
Form Form Leaves Leaves Leaf and stem Leaf and stem
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese Fountaingrass

Cenchrus alopecuroides
Flowers and leaves Flowers and leaves Closep of flower spike Closep of flower spike Form of the grass Form of the grass Cenchrus alopecuroides 'Viridescens' leaves Cenchrus alopecuroides 'Viridescens' leaves Cenchrus alopecuroides 'Red Head' form Cenchrus alopecuroides 'Red Head' form Form of the grass Form of the grass
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese Fountain Grass

Cenchrus alopecuroides
Flowers and leaves Flowers and leaves Closep of flower spike Closep of flower spike Form of the grass Form of the grass Cenchrus alopecuroides 'Viridescens' leaves Cenchrus alopecuroides 'Viridescens' leaves Cenchrus alopecuroides 'Red Head' form Cenchrus alopecuroides 'Red Head' form Form of the grass Form of the grass
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese fringe flower

Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum 'Ruby'

Chinese Fringe-Flower

Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum 'Razzle-Dazzle'
Flowers Flowers

Chinese Fringe Flower

Loropetalum chinense
Leafy shoots with dozens of flowers with white, strappy petals. Leafy shoots with dozens of flowers with white, strappy petals. Leafy shoot with white flowers with strap-like petals. Leafy shoot with white flowers with strap-like petals. Small shrub with many white flowers; at corner of a house. Small shrub with many white flowers; at corner of a house. Leafy shoots with flowers with white, strappy petals. Leafy shoots with flowers with white, strappy petals. Leafy shoots with dozens of flowers with white, strappy petals. Leafy shoots with dozens of flowers with white, strappy petals. Flower up close with strap like petals Flower up close with strap like petals
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese Fringetree

Chionanthus retusus
Chionanthus retusus Chionanthus retusus Chionanthus retusus Chionanthus retusus 'Tokyo Tower' Form 'Tokyo Tower' Form 'Tokyo Tower' Form 'Tokyo Tower' Form 'Tokyo Tower' Form - Upright element in a perennial bed 'Tokyo Tower' Form - Upright element in a perennial bed Chionanthus retusus - medium tree full foliage Chionanthus retusus - medium tree full foliage
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese Fringe Tree

Chionanthus retusus
Chionanthus retusus Chionanthus retusus Chionanthus retusus Chionanthus retusus 'Tokyo Tower' Form 'Tokyo Tower' Form 'Tokyo Tower' Form 'Tokyo Tower' Form 'Tokyo Tower' Form - Upright element in a perennial bed 'Tokyo Tower' Form - Upright element in a perennial bed Chionanthus retusus - medium tree full foliage Chionanthus retusus - medium tree full foliage
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese Golden-rain Tree

Koelreuteria bipinnata
Koelreuteria bipinnata Koelreuteria bipinnata Koelreuteria bipinnata Koelreuteria bipinnata Fall Color Form Fall Color Form Fall Color Leaf Fall Color Leaf Fall Fruit Fall Fruit Fall Leaf and Fruit Fall Leaf and Fruit