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Consumptionweed

Baccharis halimifolia
Form with feathery achenes (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Fall Form with feathery achenes (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Fall Color illustration of the technical details of this species. Color illustration of the technical details of this species. Flowers and achenes (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Fall Flowers and achenes (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Fall Baccharis halimifolia Baccharis halimifolia Baccharis halimifolia Baccharis halimifolia Baccharis halimifolia Baccharis halimifolia
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Consumption-Weed

Baccharis halimifolia
Form with feathery achenes (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Fall Form with feathery achenes (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Fall Color illustration of the technical details of this species. Color illustration of the technical details of this species. Flowers and achenes (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Fall Flowers and achenes (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Fall Baccharis halimifolia Baccharis halimifolia Baccharis halimifolia Baccharis halimifolia Baccharis halimifolia Baccharis halimifolia
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Consumption Weed

Emilia
Emilia spp. Emilia spp. Emilia spp. Emilia spp. Close-up of the heads of orange disk flowers. Close-up of the heads of orange disk flowers. Heads of red disc flowers with a visiting syrphid fly Heads of red disc flowers with a visiting syrphid fly Heads of purple-lavender disc flowers. Heads of purple-lavender disc flowers. Emilia spp. Emilia spp.

Contender Peach

Prunus persica 'Contender'
Prunus persica 'Contender' Prunus persica 'Contender' Prunus persica 'Contender' Prunus persica 'Contender'

Contorted Mulberry

Morus indica 'Unryo'

Contorted Willow

Salix babylonica f. tortuosa
Tree with drooping branches. Tree with drooping branches. Curling leaves and branhes. Curling leaves and branhes. Leafless tree with contorted branches. Leafless tree with contorted branches. Leafy shoot showing corkscrew growth form. Leafy shoot showing corkscrew growth form. POV looking up into a tree with contorted branches. POV looking up into a tree with contorted branches.

Convexa Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata 'Convexa'
Ilex crenata 'Convexa' Ilex crenata 'Convexa' Ilex crenata 'Convexa' Ilex crenata 'Convexa' Leaves and berries in November in Durham, North Carolina Leaves and berries in November in Durham, North Carolina

Convex Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata 'Convexa'
Ilex crenata 'Convexa' Ilex crenata 'Convexa' Ilex crenata 'Convexa' Ilex crenata 'Convexa' Leaves and berries in November in Durham, North Carolina Leaves and berries in November in Durham, North Carolina

Convex-Leaved Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata 'Convexa'
Ilex crenata 'Convexa' Ilex crenata 'Convexa' Ilex crenata 'Convexa' Ilex crenata 'Convexa' Leaves and berries in November in Durham, North Carolina Leaves and berries in November in Durham, North Carolina

Cooking Banana

Musa x paradisiaca
Plantain grove in September in TA Mkhumba, Malawi Plantain grove in September in TA Mkhumba, Malawi Fruit, flowers and leaves in October in Nayarit, Mexico Fruit, flowers and leaves in October in Nayarit, Mexico Flower closeup in October in Montijo District, Panama Flower closeup in October in Montijo District, Panama

Cooking Ginger

Zingiber officinale
Ginger Rhizomes Ginger Rhizomes Zingiber officinale stem and leaves Zingiber officinale stem and leaves Zingiber officinale Plant Zingiber officinale Plant Zingiber officinale leaf Zingiber officinale leaf Zingiber officinale flower Zingiber officinale flower Zingiber officinale Flower closeup Zingiber officinale Flower closeup

Cooktown Orchid

Dendrobium bigibbum var. superbum
Flower detail Flower detail Close-up of a pink-mauve orchid flower. Close-up of a pink-mauve orchid flower. Spray of white orchid flowers with purple lips & lateral petals Spray of white orchid flowers with purple lips & lateral petals Mauve orchid flower covered in water droplets. Mauve orchid flower covered in water droplets. Close-up of a pink-mauve orchid flower. Close-up of a pink-mauve orchid flower.

Cool Tankard

Borago officinalis
Borago officinalis Borago officinalis Borago officinalis Borago officinalis Borago officinalis Borago officinalis Borago officinalis Borago officinalis Borago officinalis Borago officinalis Borago officinalis Borago officinalis

Coolwort

Pilea pumila
Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves Form Form Leaves Leaves Form Form

Coontie

Zamia integrifolia
Fern-like clumps of low plants used as groundcover. Fern-like clumps of low plants used as groundcover. Leaf closeup showing narrow, smooth leaflets. Leaf closeup showing narrow, smooth leaflets. Fern-like plant in a pot. Leaves are pinnate. Fern-like plant in a pot. Leaves are pinnate. Cone emerging and surrounded by the leaves. Cone emerging and surrounded by the leaves. Erect, corn-cob-like cones. Erect, corn-cob-like cones. Mass of pinnate leaves emerging from ground level Mass of pinnate leaves emerging from ground level
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Cooperleaf

Acalypha wilkesiana
Oval leaves mottled with green, cream, pink, copper, and red Oval leaves mottled with green, cream, pink, copper, and red Ovate leaves with serrated margins with shades of green & gold Ovate leaves with serrated margins with shades of green & gold Tiny pink female flowers on a spike Tiny pink female flowers on a spike Oval coppery-bronze leaves with burgundy/bright pink specks Oval coppery-bronze leaves with burgundy/bright pink specks
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Cooper's Hardy Ice Plant

Delosperma cooperi
Delosperma cooperi Delosperma cooperi Close up of flower Close up of flower Form Form Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves and buds Leaves and buds
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Cooper's 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

Copenhagen 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

Copper Beauty Witch Hazel

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena'
coppery -orange fragrant spider like flowers coppery -orange fragrant spider like flowers Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena' Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena' Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena' Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena' Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena' Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena' Fragrant yellow orange spider-like flowers with buds Fragrant yellow orange spider-like flowers with buds Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena' Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena'

Copper beech

Fagus sylvatica Atropurpurea Group 'Purpurea'
Spring form Spring form Fruits with spiny cover Fruits with spiny cover Leaves Leaves Flowers and leaves in spring Flowers and leaves in spring Fall color Fall color Bark Bark

Copperleaf

Acalypha
Bunching habit on green stem with pendulous red inflorescence Bunching habit on green stem with pendulous red inflorescence Form Form Leaves Leaves Shiny, oval to elliptic, bronze green leaves. Shiny, oval to elliptic, bronze green leaves. Shiny, oval to elliptic, leaves with red and purple mottling Shiny, oval to elliptic, leaves with red and purple mottling
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Copperleaf

Acalypha wilkesiana
Oval leaves mottled with green, cream, pink, copper, and red Oval leaves mottled with green, cream, pink, copper, and red Ovate leaves with serrated margins with shades of green & gold Ovate leaves with serrated margins with shades of green & gold Tiny pink female flowers on a spike Tiny pink female flowers on a spike Oval coppery-bronze leaves with burgundy/bright pink specks Oval coppery-bronze leaves with burgundy/bright pink specks
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Copperleaf

Alternanthera ficoidea
Form of the plant Form of the plant Form in a pot with vriagated leaves Form in a pot with vriagated leaves Flowers and stem Flowers and stem Alterantha ficodea Alterantha ficodea 'Creme de Menthe' 'Creme de Menthe' 'Red Carpet' 'Red Carpet'
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Copperleaf

Acalypha rhomboidea
Short erect habit Short erect habit Oval green alternate leaves with serrated margin Oval green alternate leaves with serrated margin Tiny yellow flowers with large lobed bracts Tiny yellow flowers with large lobed bracts Green stem with short hairs Green stem with short hairs

Copper Plant

Acalypha wilkesiana
Oval leaves mottled with green, cream, pink, copper, and red Oval leaves mottled with green, cream, pink, copper, and red Ovate leaves with serrated margins with shades of green & gold Ovate leaves with serrated margins with shades of green & gold Tiny pink female flowers on a spike Tiny pink female flowers on a spike Oval coppery-bronze leaves with burgundy/bright pink specks Oval coppery-bronze leaves with burgundy/bright pink specks
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Copper Rose

Echeveria x gilva
Form Form Form of a plant with succulant leaves in a rosette Form of a plant with succulant leaves in a rosette Multiple succulent plants with leaves in a rosette Multiple succulent plants with leaves in a rosette Flowers Flowers

Copper Rose

Echeveria multicaulis
Echeveria Multicaulis Echeveria Multicaulis Echeveria Multicaulis Echeveria Multicaulis Echeveria Multicaulis Echeveria Multicaulis Echeveria Multicaulis Echeveria Multicaulis Echeveria Multicaulis Echeveria Multicaulis Echeveria Multicaulis Echeveria Multicaulis
1 Cultivar/Variety

Copper Rose

Echeveria derenbergii
Echeveria Derenbergii Echeveria Derenbergii Echeveria Derenbergii Echeveria Derenbergii Echeveria Derenbergii Echeveria Derenbergii Echeveria Derenbergii Echeveria Derenbergii Echeveria Derenbergii Echeveria Derenbergii Echeveria Derenbergii Echeveria Derenbergii
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Copper Rose

Echeveria secunda
Echeveria Secunda glauca 'Lenore Dean' Echeveria Secunda glauca 'Lenore Dean' Echeveria Secunda Echeveria Secunda Echeveria Secunda Echeveria Secunda Echeveria Secunda Echeveria Secunda Echeveria Secunda Echeveria Secunda Echeveria Secunda Echeveria Secunda

Coppertip

Crocosmia
Vivid orange-red, 6-parted flower. Vivid orange-red, 6-parted flower. A row of alternate distichous flower buds. A row of alternate distichous flower buds. Branched spikes of vivid, 6-petaled flowers. Branched spikes of vivid, 6-petaled flowers. 3 images of corm, stripped corm & longi-section corm 3 images of corm, stripped corm & longi-section corm Foliage, like iris leaves, with raindrops clinging to it. Foliage, like iris leaves, with raindrops clinging to it. Close-up of yellow, 6-petaled flowers. Close-up of yellow, 6-petaled flowers.
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Coral Ardisia

Ardisia crenata
Plant in bloom Plant in bloom Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Coral Bark Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum 'Sangokaku'
Multi-trunked rounded medium dense habit Multi-trunked rounded medium dense habit Opposite, simple veined leaves with 7 narrow pointed lobes Opposite, simple veined leaves with 7 narrow pointed lobes Opposite buds on a reddish tinged green stem & crimson petiole Opposite buds on a reddish tinged green stem & crimson petiole Rounded habit - young plant - green/burgundy leaves & red stems Rounded habit - young plant - green/burgundy leaves & red stems Red branches with yellow leaves having red margins in fall Red branches with yellow leaves having red margins in fall Multi trunked erect habit with yellow leaves in fall Multi trunked erect habit with yellow leaves in fall

Coral-beads

Cocculus carolinus
Cocculus carolina Cocculus carolina leaves leaves Cocculus carolinus Cocculus carolinus

Coral Bean

Erythrina herbacea
Cherokee-bean Cherokee-bean Coral Bean Coral Bean Erythrina herbacea Erythrina herbacea Erythrina herbacea Erythrina herbacea Erythrina herbacea Erythrina herbacea Erythrina herbacea Erythrina herbacea

Coralbells

Cocculus carolinus
Cocculus carolina Cocculus carolina leaves leaves Cocculus carolinus Cocculus carolinus

Coral Bells

Heuchera americana
Tuft of scalloped, variegated leaves emerging between rocks. Tuft of scalloped, variegated leaves emerging between rocks. Top view from above the flower stalks & scalloped leaves Top view from above the flower stalks & scalloped leaves Closeup showing scalloped margins & paler interveinal areas Closeup showing scalloped margins & paler interveinal areas Rosette of leaves, with emerging flower buds and stalk Rosette of leaves, with emerging flower buds and stalk Tall flower stalks with small, non-showy flowers. Tall flower stalks with small, non-showy flowers. Seed pod & fine seeds. Millimeter scale shows seed < 0.25 mm Seed pod & fine seeds. Millimeter scale shows seed < 0.25 mm

Coral Bells

Cobaea scandens
leaves and flower leaves and flower leaves and flower leaves and flower leaves and flowers leaves and flowers Flower and leaves Flower and leaves flower flower leaves and flowers leaves and flowers
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Coral Bells

Heuchera
Display of various cultivars with colorful leaves & small flower Display of various cultivars with colorful leaves & small flower Lobed leaves that are pale pink with red veins. Lobed leaves that are pale pink with red veins. Close-up of small pink, bell-shaped flowers with 5 corolla lobes Close-up of small pink, bell-shaped flowers with 5 corolla lobes Border of various cultivars with colorful orange leaves Border of various cultivars with colorful orange leaves White, pubescent, bell-shaped flowers & pink inflor. branches White, pubescent, bell-shaped flowers & pink inflor. branches Pink stems bearing small, pink flowers with white petal lobes Pink stems bearing small, pink flowers with white petal lobes
25 Cultivars/Varieties

Coral Bells

Heuchera sanguinea
green rosette plants with tall clusters of small dark pink flos. green rosette plants with tall clusters of small dark pink flos. green rosette plant with clusters of small dark pink flowers. green rosette plant with clusters of small dark pink flowers. Close-up of a cluster of small, red, bell-shaped flowers. Close-up of a cluster of small, red, bell-shaped flowers. Close-up of a honeybee nectaring on a red flower. Close-up of a honeybee nectaring on a red flower. A bed of red coralbells, blue forget-me-nots & white tulips. A bed of red coralbells, blue forget-me-nots & white tulips.

Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Berry Smoothie'
Purple-red leaves Purple-red leaves Pink-purple foliage and scalloped leaves. Pink-purple foliage and scalloped leaves. Pink-purple foliage and scalloped leaves. Pink-purple foliage and scalloped leaves. Pink, scalloped leaves with red veins. Pink, scalloped leaves with red veins.

Coral Bells Azalea

Rhododendron indicum 'Coral Bells'
Rhododendron indicum 'Coral Bells' Rhododendron indicum 'Coral Bells' Rhododendron indicum 'Coral Bells' Rhododendron indicum 'Coral Bells' Rhododendron indicum 'Coral Bells' Rhododendron indicum 'Coral Bells' Rhododendron indicum 'Coral Bells' Rhododendron indicum 'Coral Bells' Rhododendron indicum 'Coral Bells' Rhododendron indicum 'Coral Bells' Rhododendron indicum 'Coral Bells' Rhododendron indicum 'Coral Bells'

Coral Bells Northern Exposure™

Heuchera Northern Exposure™ Group
Heuchera 'Northern Exposure Silver' Heuchera 'Northern Exposure Silver' Airy inflorescence with tiny pink flowers. Foliage in background Airy inflorescence with tiny pink flowers. Foliage in background Silvery leaves with dark purple veins. Silvery leaves with dark purple veins. Airy inflorescence w/ tiny white flowers. Foliage in background Airy inflorescence w/ tiny white flowers. Foliage in background Mounds of purple foliage. Mounds of purple foliage. Dark, scalloped leaves. Dark, scalloped leaves.
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Coral Bells 'Southern Comfort'

Heuchera 'Southern Comfort'
Rosette of pinkish-bronze-gold lobed and serrate leaves. Rosette of pinkish-bronze-gold lobed and serrate leaves. Close-up on orange to bronze foliage. Close-up on orange to bronze foliage. Rosette of pinkish-bronze-gold lobed and serrate leaves. Rosette of pinkish-bronze-gold lobed and serrate leaves. Young inflorescence with white buds & pink, hairy leaves. Young inflorescence with white buds & pink, hairy leaves. Rosette of bronze-green leaves and old flower stalks. Rosette of bronze-green leaves and old flower stalks. Rosettes of bronzy green leaves and old flower stalks. Rosettes of bronzy green leaves and old flower stalks.

Coralberry

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Form Form Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Stem Stem

Coralberry

Actaea
White flowers in a raceme of A. simplex White flowers in a raceme of A. simplex Actaea spp. Actaea spp. Actaea pachypoda leaves and flower Actaea pachypoda leaves and flower A. spicata flower and leaves A. spicata flower and leaves A. rubra flower A. rubra flower A. rubra red fleshy berries A. rubra red fleshy berries
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Coralberry

Ardisia crenata
Plant in bloom Plant in bloom Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Coral Bush

Ardisia crenata
Plant in bloom Plant in bloom Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata
2 Cultivars/Varieties