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Chinese Nettle Tree

Celtis sinensis
Form Form Opposite leaves on a zig zag stem Opposite leaves on a zig zag stem Celtis sinensis Celtis sinensis Underside of leaf Underside of leaf Dark brown trunk and branches Dark brown trunk and branches Immature green drupes Immature green drupes
1 Cultivar/Variety

Chinese Packing Grass

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

Chinese Palm sedge

Carex phyllocephala
Clumps of grassy foliage with creamy white margins. Clumps of grassy foliage with creamy white margins. Hand cradling a stem bearing a rosette of leaves Hand cradling a stem bearing a rosette of leaves Single stem bearing a rosette of leaves with white margins. Single stem bearing a rosette of leaves with white margins. Custer of female spikelets surrounding a single male spikelet. Custer of female spikelets surrounding a single male spikelet. Bed of grassy foliage with creamy white margins. Bed of grassy foliage with creamy white margins. Bed of grassy foliage with creamy white margins. Bed of grassy foliage with creamy white margins.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Chinese Parasol Tree

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 Parsley

Coriandrum sativum
Coriandrum sativum Coriandrum sativum Coriandrum sativum Coriandrum sativum Coriandrum sativum Coriandrum sativum Coriandrum sativum Coriandrum sativum Coriandrum sativum Coriandrum sativum Umbels of white flowers borne above lacey foliage. Umbels of white flowers borne above lacey foliage.

Chinese Pear

Pyrus pyrifolia
Form Form Fruit and leaves Fruit and leaves Flowers Flowers End buds End buds Bark Bark Leaf and stem detail Leaf and stem detail
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese Pearl Barley

Coix lacryma-jobi
leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves leaves leaves leaves leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese pearlbloom

Poliothyrsis sinensis
Poliothyrsis sinensis Poliothyrsis sinensis Poliothyrsis sinensis Poliothyrsis sinensis Poliothyrsis sinensis Poliothyrsis sinensis

Chinese Peashrub

Caragana sinica
Caragana sinica Caragana sinica Caragana sinica Caragana sinica Caragana sinica Caragana sinica Caragana sinica Caragana sinica Form Form Form Form

Chinese Pea Shrub

Caragana sinica
Caragana sinica Caragana sinica Caragana sinica Caragana sinica Caragana sinica Caragana sinica Caragana sinica Caragana sinica Form Form Form Form

Chinese Pennisetum

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-Pepper

Zanthoxylum simulans
Zanthoxylum simulans Zanthoxylum simulans Form in the fall Form in the fall Zanthoxylum simulans Leaves Zanthoxylum simulans Leaves Close up of pinnately compound leaves Close up of pinnately compound leaves Leaves and bark Leaves and bark

Chinese Photinia

Photinia davidiana
Form in bloom Form in bloom Flowers Flowers Fruit Fruit 'Palette' leaves 'Palette' leaves Form Form Leaves Leaves

Chinese Photinia

Photinia serratifolia
Form Form Photinia serratifolia Photinia serratifolia Photinia serratifolia Photinia serratifolia Photinia serratifolia Photinia serratifolia 'Pink Crispy' 'Pink Crispy' Form Form

Chinese Pine

Pinus yunnanensis
Form in August in Lijiang, China Form in August in Lijiang, China Flower in March in Kunming, China Flower in March in Kunming, China Cone in March in Kunming, China Cone in March in Kunming, China

Chinese Pink

Dianthus chinensis
Dianthus chinensis Dianthus chinensis Dianthus chinensis Dianthus chinensis Dianthus chinensis Dianthus chinensis Dianthus chinensis Dianthus chinensis
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese Pink Fairy Sedge

Carex scaposa
Stap like leaves Stap like leaves Flower spike with pink flowers Flower spike with pink flowers Pink flowers from the side Pink flowers from the side Arching strap-shaped leaves and pink flowers Arching strap-shaped leaves and pink flowers Form of the plant Form of the plant
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese Pistache

Pistacia chinensis
sparsely branched tree with pinnate leaves turning red sparsely branched tree with pinnate leaves turning red Shoot with clusters of drupes turning from green to red. Shoot with clusters of drupes turning from green to red. Large tree with dense crown shading a sidewalk. Large tree with dense crown shading a sidewalk. Small tree with rounded crown. Foliage is intense red. Small tree with rounded crown. Foliage is intense red. Catkins of reddish flower buds erupting from bare limbs. Catkins of reddish flower buds erupting from bare limbs. Small tree with rounded crown. Foliage is turning red Small tree with rounded crown. Foliage is turning red
1 Cultivar/Variety

Chinese Pistachio

Pistacia chinensis
sparsely branched tree with pinnate leaves turning red sparsely branched tree with pinnate leaves turning red Shoot with clusters of drupes turning from green to red. Shoot with clusters of drupes turning from green to red. Large tree with dense crown shading a sidewalk. Large tree with dense crown shading a sidewalk. Small tree with rounded crown. Foliage is intense red. Small tree with rounded crown. Foliage is intense red. Catkins of reddish flower buds erupting from bare limbs. Catkins of reddish flower buds erupting from bare limbs. Small tree with rounded crown. Foliage is turning red Small tree with rounded crown. Foliage is turning red
1 Cultivar/Variety

Chinese Pittosporum

Pittosporum heterophyllum
Pittosporum heterophyllum Pittosporum heterophyllum Pittosporum heterophyllum Marginata fm 052209 SFA TX Pittosporum heterophyllum Marginata fm 052209 SFA TX
1 Cultivar/Variety

Chinese Plum

Prunus salicina
Branches in bloom Branches in bloom Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves Leaves and immature fruits Leaves and immature fruits Fruit Fruit Bark Bark
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese Plumbago

Ceratostigma willmottianum
Flower Flower Leaves Leaves Form Form Form Form Form Form Flower and Leaves Flower and Leaves
1 Cultivar/Variety

Chinese Podocarpus

Podocarpus macrophyllus var. maki
Podocarpus macrophyllus Podocarpus macrophyllus Podocarpus macrophyllus Podocarpus macrophyllus

Chinese Privet

Ligustrum sinense
Hand cradling leafy branch with clusters of small white flowers. Hand cradling leafy branch with clusters of small white flowers. Shrub with wand-like branches with panicles of white flowers Shrub with wand-like branches with panicles of white flowers Wand-like branches with panicles of white flowers Wand-like branches with panicles of white flowers Closeup of small white flowers each with 2 exserted stamens Closeup of small white flowers each with 2 exserted stamens Leafy branches with masses of white flowers in panicles. Leafy branches with masses of white flowers in panicles. Branches weighted down with masses of blue-black drupes. Branches weighted down with masses of blue-black drupes.
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese Quince

Pseudocydonia sinensis
Pseudocydonia sinensis flower Pseudocydonia sinensis flower Pseudocydonia sinensis flower Pseudocydonia sinensis flower Pseudocydonia sinensis form Pseudocydonia sinensis form Pseudocydonia sinensis form Pseudocydonia sinensis form Pseudocydonia sinensis leaves Pseudocydonia sinensis leaves Pseudocydonia sinensis Pseudocydonia sinensis

Chinese-Quince

Pseudocydonia sinensis
Pseudocydonia sinensis flower Pseudocydonia sinensis flower Pseudocydonia sinensis flower Pseudocydonia sinensis flower Pseudocydonia sinensis form Pseudocydonia sinensis form Pseudocydonia sinensis form Pseudocydonia sinensis form Pseudocydonia sinensis leaves Pseudocydonia sinensis leaves Pseudocydonia sinensis Pseudocydonia sinensis

Chinese Quinine

Hydrangea febrifuga
Mature inflorescence with open and unopened flowers. Mature inflorescence with open and unopened flowers. Dichroa febrifuga Dichroa febrifuga Dichroa febrifuga Dichroa febrifuga 'Lady in Blue' flowers 'Lady in Blue' flowers Blue fruits, B.C., Canada Blue fruits, B.C., Canada
1 Cultivar/Variety

Chinese Redbud

Cercis chingii
Cercis chingii Cercis chingii Cercis chingii Cercis chingii Cercis chingii Cercis chingii Cercis chingii Cercis chingii Cercis chingii Cercis chingii Cercis chingii Cercis chingii
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese Redbud

Cercis chinensis
Cercis chinensis Cercis chinensis Cercis chinensis Cercis chinensis Cercis chinensis Cercis chinensis Cercis chinensis Cercis chinensis Cercis chinensis 'Don Egolf' - late in bloom season Cercis chinensis 'Don Egolf' - late in bloom season Cercis chinensis Cercis chinensis
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese rubber plant

Crassula ovata
Flowers Flowers Form of a 40 year old plant Form of a 40 year old plant Leaf close up Leaf close up Shape Shape Crassula argentea's flower Crassula argentea's flower Trunk of a 10 year old plant Trunk of a 10 year old plant
11 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese rubber tree

Eucommia ulmoides
Form Form leaves leaves leaves leaves Underside of leaf and stem Underside of leaf and stem leaves leaves Eucommia ulmoides Eucommia ulmoides

Chinese Sacred Bamboo

Nandina domestica
Growing Form Growing Form Fruits Fruits Nandina domestica 'Harbor Belle' Nandina domestica 'Harbor Belle' 'Moon bay' under Sun Form 'Moon bay' under Sun Form Nandina domestica Nandina domestica Nandina domestica Nandina domestica
14 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese Sand Pear

Pyrus pyrifolia
Form Form Fruit and leaves Fruit and leaves Flowers Flowers End buds End buds Bark Bark Leaf and stem detail Leaf and stem detail
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese Sand Pear

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Shinseiki'
Pyrus pyrifolia 'Shinseiki' Pyrus pyrifolia 'Shinseiki' Pyrus pyrifolia 'Shinseiki' Pyrus pyrifolia 'Shinseiki' Pyrus pyrifolia 'Shinseiki' Pyrus pyrifolia 'Shinseiki'

Chinese Scholar Tree

Styphnolobium japonicum
Styphnolobium japonicum Styphnolobium japonicum Styphnolobium japonicum Styphnolobium japonicum Styphnolobium japonicum Styphnolobium japonicum Styphnolobium japonicum Styphnolobium japonicum Styphnolobium japonicum Styphnolobium japonicum 'Pendula' Bark 'Pendula' Bark
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese Sedum

Sedum tetractinum
Sedum tetractinum Sedum tetractinum masses of yellow,5-petaled flowers above succulent leaves. masses of yellow,5-petaled flowers above succulent leaves. Sedu tetractinum 'Coral Reef' Sedu tetractinum 'Coral Reef' Sedu tetractinum 'Coral Reef' Sedu tetractinum 'Coral Reef' Bronze-colored succulent foliage Bronze-colored succulent foliage
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese Senna

Senna obtusifolia
Form in October in Hunan, China Form in October in Hunan, China Yellow flower & leaves in October in Dare County, North Carolina Yellow flower & leaves in October in Dare County, North Carolina Seed pod & seeds in Bastrop County, Texas Seed pod & seeds in Bastrop County, Texas

Chinese Silk Vine

Periploca sepium
Leaves Leaves Flower Flower Leaves Leaves

Chinese Silvergrass

Miscanthus sinensis
Flowers -November - Wake Co., NC Flowers -November - Wake Co., NC Miscanthus sinensis Miscanthus sinensis Flowers - Wake Co., NC Flowers - Wake Co., NC Seed heads in January Seed heads in January Form in January Form in January M. 'Zebrinus' form with green leaves with yellow spots M. 'Zebrinus' form with green leaves with yellow spots
22 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese Silver Grass

Miscanthus sinensis
Flowers -November - Wake Co., NC Flowers -November - Wake Co., NC Miscanthus sinensis Miscanthus sinensis Flowers - Wake Co., NC Flowers - Wake Co., NC Seed heads in January Seed heads in January Form in January Form in January M. 'Zebrinus' form with green leaves with yellow spots M. 'Zebrinus' form with green leaves with yellow spots
22 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese Silver Grass "Morning Light'

Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'
Form Form Seedheads Seedheads

Chinese Snowball Tree

Viburnum macrocephalum
Loose shrub with large spherical clusters of white flowers. Loose shrub with large spherical clusters of white flowers. Large shrub shading an arbor & bench; spherical flower clusters Large shrub shading an arbor & bench; spherical flower clusters Big, spherical clusters of sterile white flowers. Big, spherical clusters of sterile white flowers. Spherical cluster of green, immature, sterile flowers. Spherical cluster of green, immature, sterile flowers. Leafy shoots; opposite, ovate leaves & finely serrate margins Leafy shoots; opposite, ovate leaves & finely serrate margins Shoots with opposite leaves and small terminal flower clusters. Shoots with opposite leaves and small terminal flower clusters.

Chinese Snowball Viburnum

Viburnum macrocephalum
Loose shrub with large spherical clusters of white flowers. Loose shrub with large spherical clusters of white flowers. Large shrub shading an arbor & bench; spherical flower clusters Large shrub shading an arbor & bench; spherical flower clusters Big, spherical clusters of sterile white flowers. Big, spherical clusters of sterile white flowers. Spherical cluster of green, immature, sterile flowers. Spherical cluster of green, immature, sterile flowers. Leafy shoots; opposite, ovate leaves & finely serrate margins Leafy shoots; opposite, ovate leaves & finely serrate margins Shoots with opposite leaves and small terminal flower clusters. Shoots with opposite leaves and small terminal flower clusters.

Chinese Spinach

Amaranthus tricolor
Amaranthus tricolor Amaranthus tricolor Amaranthus tricolor 'Perfecta' Amaranthus tricolor 'Perfecta' Amaranthus tricolor 'Illuminationn' Amaranthus tricolor 'Illuminationn' Amaranthus tricolor Amaranthus tricolor Amaranthus gangeticus Amaranthus gangeticus
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese spruce

Picea asperata
Form Form Leaf Blade Leaf Blade Leaf Blade Leaf Blade Form Form Form Form Form Form

Chinese Stewartia

Stewartia sinensis
Stewartia sinensis Stewartia sinensis
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Chinese Sumac

Rhus chinensis
Form in November in Taitung, Taiwan Form in November in Taitung, Taiwan Form in November in Kyushu, Japan Form in November in Kyushu, Japan Flowers and leaves in November in Chiayi County, Taiwan Flowers and leaves in November in Chiayi County, Taiwan Leaves underside in November in Kyushu, Japan Leaves underside in November in Kyushu, Japan
1 Cultivar/Variety

Chinese Sweetgum

Liquidambar formosana
leaf leaf fruit fruit Liquidambar formosana Liquidambar formosana Liquidambar formosana Liquidambar formosana
5 Cultivars/Varieties