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Curlyleaf Yucca

Yucca filamentosa
Two rosette plants producing erect panicles of white flowers. Two rosette plants producing erect panicles of white flowers. White, 6-tepal flowers, pendulous, in large panicles. White, 6-tepal flowers, pendulous, in large panicles. Rosette plant with large, erect inflorescence of white flowers. Rosette plant with large, erect inflorescence of white flowers. A group of rosette plants with filamentous margins. A group of rosette plants with filamentous margins. Close up of the rosette showing filamentous margins. Close up of the rosette showing filamentous margins. Rosettes with leaves covered in snow. Rosettes with leaves covered in snow.
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Curly-leaved Parsley

Petroselinum crispum
Petroselinum crispum Petroselinum crispum Petroselinum crispum Petroselinum crispum Petroselinum crispum Petroselinum crispum Petroselinum crispum Petroselinum crispum Seedlings Seedlings Petroselinum crispum Petroselinum crispum
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Curly Palm

Howea belmoreana
Single stemmed, pinnate-leaved palm Single stemmed, pinnate-leaved palm Palm with recurved pinnate leave. Palm with recurved pinnate leave.

Curly Sedge

Carex albula
Clump of leaves Clump of leaves A clump of hair-like foliage A clump of hair-like foliage A clump of fine-textured, hair-like foliage. A clump of fine-textured, hair-like foliage. A clump of fine-textured, hair-like foliage; green spikelets. A clump of fine-textured, hair-like foliage; green spikelets.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Curly Top Sedge

Carex buchananii
Tufts of reddish hairlike foliage in a container Tufts of reddish hairlike foliage in a container Clump of hair-like foliage among green garden shrubs. Clump of hair-like foliage among green garden shrubs. Two clump of hair-like foliage in plastic nursery containers Two clump of hair-like foliage in plastic nursery containers Tufts of hairlike foliage in a large garden urn. Tufts of hairlike foliage in a large garden urn. Base of clump of reddish hairlike foliage in plastic nursery pot Base of clump of reddish hairlike foliage in plastic nursery pot Pots of reddish hairlike foliage in a nursery Pots of reddish hairlike foliage in a nursery
1 Cultivar/Variety

Curtain Fig

Ficus microcarpa
A large tree with a broad, umbrella-like canopy A large tree with a broad, umbrella-like canopy Many-branched trunk with brown, smooth bark. Many-branched trunk with brown, smooth bark. Smooth gray trunk with a net of aerial roots clinging to it. Smooth gray trunk with a net of aerial roots clinging to it. A shallow ceramic tray with a multiple-trunked bonsai A shallow ceramic tray with a multiple-trunked bonsai Ficus microcarpa Ficus microcarpa A bench with several bonsai trees A bench with several bonsai trees
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Curtis Aster

Symphyotrichum retroflexum
Purplish ray florets around yellow disc flowers Purplish ray florets around yellow disc flowers Purplish flowers and green leaves Purplish flowers and green leaves underside of flower sowing green bracts underside of flower sowing green bracts Linear green leaves Linear green leaves Form Form Green linear leaves Green linear leaves

Curtiss Milkwort

Senega curtissii
low-growing plant with pink inflorescences. low-growing plant with pink inflorescences. low-growing plant with pink inflorescences. low-growing plant with pink inflorescences. low-growing plant with pink inflorescences. low-growing plant with pink inflorescences.

Curved-Leaf Privet

Ligustrum japonicum 'Recurvifolium'

Curved-Leaved Spanish-Dagger

Yucca gloriosa var. tristis
Rosettes with lax leaves & erect panicles of white waxy flowers Rosettes with lax leaves & erect panicles of white waxy flowers Rosettes with lax leaves Rosettes with lax leaves Caulescent rosette with snow-covered leaves. Caulescent rosette with snow-covered leaves. Potted rosette with lax leaves & erect panicle of flower buds. Potted rosette with lax leaves & erect panicle of flower buds. Rosette with lax leaves & erect panicle of white waxy flowers Rosette with lax leaves & erect panicle of white waxy flowers

Curved 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

Curve-leaf Yucca

Yucca gloriosa var. tristis
Rosettes with lax leaves & erect panicles of white waxy flowers Rosettes with lax leaves & erect panicles of white waxy flowers Rosettes with lax leaves Rosettes with lax leaves Caulescent rosette with snow-covered leaves. Caulescent rosette with snow-covered leaves. Potted rosette with lax leaves & erect panicle of flower buds. Potted rosette with lax leaves & erect panicle of flower buds. Rosette with lax leaves & erect panicle of white waxy flowers Rosette with lax leaves & erect panicle of white waxy flowers

Curveleaf Yucca

Yucca gloriosa var. tristis
Rosettes with lax leaves & erect panicles of white waxy flowers Rosettes with lax leaves & erect panicles of white waxy flowers Rosettes with lax leaves Rosettes with lax leaves Caulescent rosette with snow-covered leaves. Caulescent rosette with snow-covered leaves. Potted rosette with lax leaves & erect panicle of flower buds. Potted rosette with lax leaves & erect panicle of flower buds. Rosette with lax leaves & erect panicle of white waxy flowers Rosette with lax leaves & erect panicle of white waxy flowers

Cushaw Squash

Cucurbita argyrosperma
Form in August in Sahuayo de Morelos, Mich., México Form in August in Sahuayo de Morelos, Mich., México Leaves in June in Bronx, Newyork Leaves in June in Bronx, Newyork Flower and leaf in September in Culiacán, Sin., México Flower and leaf in September in Culiacán, Sin., México Fruit in September in Flagstaff, Arizona Fruit in September in Flagstaff, Arizona

Cushion Aloe

Haworthia retusa
Form Form Haworthia Retusa Haworthia Retusa Haworthia Retusa Haworthia Retusa Haworthia Retusa Haworthia Retusa Haworthia Retusa Haworthia Retusa Haworthia Retusa Haworthia Retusa
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Cushion Bush

Leucophyta brownii
Leucophyta brownii flowers Leucophyta brownii flowers Leucophyta brownii Leucophyta brownii

Cushion Euphorbia

Euphorbia epithymoides
Euphorbia polychroma Euphorbia polychroma Euphorbia polychroma Euphorbia polychroma
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Cushion Moss

Selaginella kraussiana
Selaginella kraussiana Selaginella kraussiana Selaginella kraussiana 'Aurea' Selaginella kraussiana 'Aurea' Selaginella kraussiana 'Gold Tip' Selaginella kraussiana 'Gold Tip' Selaginella kraussiana 'Aurea' Selaginella kraussiana 'Aurea'
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Cushion Pink

Armeria maritima
Armeria maritima Armeria maritima Armeria maritima Armeria maritima Armeria maritima flower Armeria maritima flower Armeria maritima Armeria maritima
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Cushion Pink

Silene acaulis
Form and flowers in June in Beringoviskiy Rayon, Russia Form and flowers in June in Beringoviskiy Rayon, Russia Flower closeup in August in Graubunden, Switzerland Flower closeup in August in Graubunden, Switzerland Flower closeup in August in Graubunden, Switzerland Flower closeup in August in Graubunden, Switzerland Leaves and seedheads in August in Bruck an der Mur, Austria Leaves and seedheads in August in Bruck an der Mur, Austria

Cushion Spurge

Euphorbia epithymoides
Euphorbia polychroma Euphorbia polychroma Euphorbia polychroma Euphorbia polychroma
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Cusick's camass

Camassia cusickii
raceme of lavender blue 6-petaled flowers with green pistils. raceme of lavender blue 6-petaled flowers with green pistils. raceme of pale lavender blue flowers with green pistils. raceme of pale lavender blue flowers with green pistils. Single 6-petaled flower with narrow blue petals & green pistil Single 6-petaled flower with narrow blue petals & green pistil

Cuthbert's Onion

Allium cuthbertii
Form in bloom Form in bloom Flower closeup Flower closeup Flower bud Flower bud Stem Stem Bulb Bulb

Cut-leaf Blackberry

Rubus laciniatus
Rubus laciniatus Rubus laciniatus Rubus laciniatus Rubus laciniatus Rubus laciniatus Rubus laciniatus
1 Cultivar/Variety

Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata
Rudbeckia laciniata Rudbeckia laciniata Rudbeckia laciniata Rudbeckia laciniata Rudbeckia laciniata Rudbeckia laciniata Rudbeckia laciniata Rudbeckia laciniata Rudbeckia lanciniata Rudbeckia lanciniata Tall plant Tall plant

Cut Leaf Cosmos

Cosmos bipinnatus
Bumblebee pollinator Bumblebee pollinator Cosmos bipinnatus Cosmos bipinnatus Cosmos bipinnatus Cosmos bipinnatus Cosmos bipinnatus Cosmos bipinnatus Cosmos bipinnatus Cosmos bipinnatus Cosmos bipinnatus Cosmos bipinnatus
14 Cultivars/Varieties

Cutleaf Daisy

Engelmannia peristenia
Flower close up Flower close up Form in bloom Form in bloom Leaves Leaves Leaves and stems with hairs Leaves and stems with hairs Flower buds in May Flower buds in May Flower, stem and seed-heads Flower, stem and seed-heads
1 Cultivar/Variety

Cut-leaf Daisy

Engelmannia peristenia
Flower close up Flower close up Form in bloom Form in bloom Leaves Leaves Leaves and stems with hairs Leaves and stems with hairs Flower buds in May Flower buds in May Flower, stem and seed-heads Flower, stem and seed-heads
1 Cultivar/Variety

Cut-leafed Toothwort

Cardamine concatenata
Cardamine concatenata Cardamine concatenata Flower/Buds/Leaves - March 17 - Wake Co., NC Flower/Buds/Leaves - March 17 - Wake Co., NC Flower/Buds - March 17 - Wake Co., NC Flower/Buds - March 17 - Wake Co., NC Flower/Form - March 17 - Wake Co., NC Flower/Form - March 17 - Wake Co., NC Form - March - Wake Co., NC Form - March - Wake Co., NC Form - Warren Co., NC Form - Warren Co., NC

Cutleaf Grape Fern

Botrychium dissectum
Form Form Frond Frond Form with fertile fronds Form with fertile fronds Fertile fronds with spores Fertile fronds with spores form, fall, Iredell County, NC form, fall, Iredell County, NC Botrychium dissectum Botrychium dissectum

Cut-leaf Grape Fern

Botrychium dissectum
Form Form Frond Frond Form with fertile fronds Form with fertile fronds Fertile fronds with spores Fertile fronds with spores form, fall, Iredell County, NC form, fall, Iredell County, NC Botrychium dissectum Botrychium dissectum

Cutleaf Philodendron

Monstera deliciosa
Monstera deliciosa (Split-leaf philodendron) houseplant view Monstera deliciosa (Split-leaf philodendron) houseplant view Potted form Potted form Form Form Monstera deliciosa Monstera deliciosa Leaf closeup Leaf closeup Back of leaf Back of leaf
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Cut-leaf Philodendron

Philodendron bipinnatifidum
Houseplant view Houseplant view Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum Form Form foliage foliage Leaf blade Leaf blade Leaves Leaves

Cutleaf Stephanandra

Neillia incisa
Form in June in Fukushima, Japan Form in June in Fukushima, Japan Flowers & flower buds in June in Fukushima, Japan Flowers & flower buds in June in Fukushima, Japan Leaves in September in Pocheon, South Korea Leaves in September in Pocheon, South Korea
1 Cultivar/Variety

Cutover Muhly

Muhlenbergia expansa
Form Form Form Form

Cuyamaca Cypress

Hesperocyparis glabra
Hesperocyparis glabra Hesperocyparis glabra Hesperocyparis glabra Hesperocyparis glabra Cupressus glabra Cupressus glabra Cupressus glabra Cupressus glabra
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Cycad

Cycas revoluta
Cycad growing in a pot Cycad growing in a pot Cycad growing in a pot Cycad growing in a pot Form - June - Wake Co., NC Form - June - Wake Co., NC Form - February - Wake Co., NC Form - February - Wake Co., NC Cycas revoluta Cycas revoluta Center Form - Feb. 23 - Wake Co., NC Center Form - Feb. 23 - Wake Co., NC

Cycad

Zamia
small plant with stiff, broad leaflets. small plant with stiff, broad leaflets. Pinnate leaf with stiff, broad leaflets. Pinnate leaf with stiff, broad leaflets. Upright cone looking like a corn cob. Upright cone looking like a corn cob. Rosette plant with fern like leaves. Rosette plant with fern like leaves. Clump of pinnate leaves emerging in all directions. Clump of pinnate leaves emerging in all directions. Potted plant with cluster of fern-like, pinnate leaves. Potted plant with cluster of fern-like, pinnate leaves.
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Cycads

Zamia
small plant with stiff, broad leaflets. small plant with stiff, broad leaflets. Pinnate leaf with stiff, broad leaflets. Pinnate leaf with stiff, broad leaflets. Upright cone looking like a corn cob. Upright cone looking like a corn cob. Rosette plant with fern like leaves. Rosette plant with fern like leaves. Clump of pinnate leaves emerging in all directions. Clump of pinnate leaves emerging in all directions. Potted plant with cluster of fern-like, pinnate leaves. Potted plant with cluster of fern-like, pinnate leaves.
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Cyclamen

Cyclamen
Flowers Flowers The tuber is the swollen storage organ The tuber is the swollen storage organ
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Cyclamen Daffodil

Narcissus cyclamineus
Form Form Flowers Flowers
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Cyclamen Daffodil

Narcissus triandrus
Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers
1 Cultivar/Variety

Cyclamineus Daffodils

Narcissus cyclamineus
Form Form Flowers Flowers
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Cylindrical Magnolia

Magnolia cylindrica
Leaves in July in Huangshan in China Leaves in July in Huangshan in China Fruit in July in Huangshan in China Fruit in July in Huangshan in China Flowers in April in Fujian in China Flowers in April in Fujian in China

Cylindrical Snake Plant

Dracaena angolensis
Potted fan of leaves & erect spike of white flowers. Potted fan of leaves & erect spike of white flowers. 3 leaves rooted and growing temporarily in a pot. 3 leaves rooted and growing temporarily in a pot. A potted specimen of a very dwarf cultivar. A potted specimen of a very dwarf cultivar. Potted plants, some producing erect spikes of white flowers Potted plants, some producing erect spikes of white flowers Mature plants, forming fans of cylindrical leaves, in a bed. Mature plants, forming fans of cylindrical leaves, in a bed.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Cypress

Microbiota decussata
form of the plant growing over rocks form of the plant growing over rocks Microbiota decussata Microbiota decussata Scale-like leaves Scale-like leaves Microbiota decussata Microbiota decussata Stems with a small brown cone Stems with a small brown cone
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Cypress

Chamaecyparis
Chamaecyparis Chamaecyparis Chamaecyparis Chamaecyparis Chamaecyparis Chamaecyparis Chamaecyparis Chamaecyparis Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Cypress

Taxodium distichum
A stand of narrow conifers growing in water. A stand of narrow conifers growing in water. Color illustrations of the technical details of this species. Color illustrations of the technical details of this species. Branchlets with alternate, distichous, flattened needles. Branchlets with alternate, distichous, flattened needles. Large, erect, pyramidal conifer with dead brown leaves. Large, erect, pyramidal conifer with dead brown leaves. Branchlets with needles & groups of spheroidal cones. Branchlets with needles & groups of spheroidal cones. Rounded stump-like structures growing out of the water Rounded stump-like structures growing out of the water
14 Cultivars/Varieties