NC State Extension
North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox

Find a PlantShow Menu

Loading filters...

Glossary
15562 plants by
Name
Display: Grid List

Dragon Spruce

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

Dragon-Tail Plant

Epipremnum pinnatum
houseplant view with young leaves houseplant view with young leaves Large-leaf aroid climbing a tree trunk. Leaves have blue sheen Large-leaf aroid climbing a tree trunk. Leaves have blue sheen Large-leaf aroid climbing a tree trunk. Large-leaf aroid climbing a tree trunk.
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Dragontree

Paulownia fortunei
Form Form Close up of flower Close up of flower Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves Leaf closeup Leaf closeup Bark Bark

Dragon Tree

Dracaena reflexa var. angustifolia
slender trunk, long, narrow, lanceolate leaves with pointed tips slender trunk, long, narrow, lanceolate leaves with pointed tips 'Bicolor' form in a pot 'Bicolor' form in a pot bark bark leaves and bark leaves and bark leaves and stems leaves and stems Tri-color leaves Tri-color leaves
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Dragon Tree

Paulownia fortunei
Form Form Close up of flower Close up of flower Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves Leaf closeup Leaf closeup Bark Bark

Dragon Tree

Dracaena fragrans
unbranched stalk with broad, green, strap-like leaves unbranched stalk with broad, green, strap-like leaves large, strap-like, green leaves large, strap-like, green leaves Form Form Form Form Form Form Form Form
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Drake 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

Drooping Bottle Brush

Melaleuca viminalis
Flowers Flowers Bark Bark Leaves Leaves
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Drooping Coneflower

Ratibida pinnata
pinnate foliage and heads with yellow disk flowers. pinnate foliage and heads with yellow disk flowers. Heads with drooping ray flowers and dark disk flowers. Heads with drooping ray flowers and dark disk flowers. Plant with basal pinnate leaves & heads on tall stalks. Plant with basal pinnate leaves & heads on tall stalks. A group of heads with yellow rays and dark disk flowers. A group of heads with yellow rays and dark disk flowers. 2 heads with yellow, drooping rays & dark disks. 2 heads with yellow, drooping rays & dark disks. Brown, elongate spheroid heads. Brown, elongate spheroid heads.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Drooping Leucothoe

Leucothoe fontanesiana
Leucothoe fontanesiana Leucothoe fontanesiana Leucothoe fontanesiana Leucothoe fontanesiana Leucothoe fontanesiana Leucothoe fontanesiana Leucothoe fontanesiana Leucothoe fontanesiana Leucothoe fontanesiana Leucothoe fontanesiana Leucothoe fontanesiana Leucothoe fontanesiana
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Drooping Trillium

Trillium flexipes
Flower and bracts Flower and bracts Close up of flower Close up of flower Red flower Red flower Trillium flexipes Trillium flexipes Trillium flexipes Trillium flexipes

Drop Seed

Muhlenbergia schreberi
Seedhead Seedhead Form Form Leaf attachment and stem Leaf attachment and stem

Dropsywort

Melissa officinalis
Melissa officinalis Melissa officinalis Melissa officinalis Melissa officinalis Melissa officinalis Melissa officinalis Melissa officinalis Melissa officinalis Flower and stem, shows fine hairs Flower and stem, shows fine hairs leaves, Wake County, NC leaves, Wake County, NC
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Drummond Phlox

Phlox drummondii
Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves Phlox drumodii Phlox drumodii Phlox drummondii Phlox drummondii Flower and Leaves Flower and Leaves
1 Cultivar/Variety

Drummond Post Oak

Quercus x drummondii
Tree form (Bastrop, TX)-Early Fall Tree form (Bastrop, TX)-Early Fall Trunk and branches (Bastrop, TX)-Early Fall Trunk and branches (Bastrop, TX)-Early Fall Lobed margins (Bastrop, TX)-Early Fall Lobed margins (Bastrop, TX)-Early Fall Front and back of lobed leaves (Bastrop, TX)-Early Fall Front and back of lobed leaves (Bastrop, TX)-Early Fall Stem and a cluster of end buds (Bastrop, TX)-Early Fall Stem and a cluster of end buds (Bastrop, TX)-Early Fall Side view of a green immature acorn (Bastrop, TX)-Early Fall Side view of a green immature acorn (Bastrop, TX)-Early Fall

Drummond's Dogwood

Cornus drummondii
Shrub with clusters of white flowers. Shrub with clusters of white flowers. Cornus drummondii Cornus drummondii Shrub with clusters of white flowers. Shrub with clusters of white flowers. Cluster of small, white, 4-petaled flowers. Cluster of small, white, 4-petaled flowers. Leafy branch bearing white berry-like fruits. Leafy branch bearing white berry-like fruits.

Drumsticks

Allium sphaerocephalon
Flower Flower Form Form Flower Flower Bulb Bulb Flowers Flowers flower and form flower and form

Dr. Van Fleet

Rosa 'Dr. W. van Fleet'
Pink rose. Pink rose.

Dr. Walter Van Fleet

Rosa 'Dr. W. van Fleet'
Pink rose. Pink rose.

Dr. W. Van Fleet rose

Rosa 'Dr. W. van Fleet'
Pink rose. Pink rose.

Dryland Blueberry

Vaccinium pallidum
Form Form Close up of flower Close up of flower Flowers Flowers Stems and leaves Stems and leaves Leaf closeup Leaf closeup Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum

Dry Strawberry

Waldsteinia ternata
Plant Plant Close up of flower Close up of flower Leaves Leaves Waldsteinia ternata Waldsteinia ternata Waldsteinia ternata Waldsteinia ternata Waldsteinia ternata Waldsteinia ternata

Dublin Bay

Rosa Dublin Bay 'MACdub'
Flower Flower

Duckmeat

Spirodela polyrhiza
Spirodela polyrhiza Spirodela polyrhiza Spirodela polyrhiza Spirodela polyrhiza Spirodela polyrhiza Spirodela polyrhiza Spirodela polyrhiza Spirodela polyrhiza Spirodela polyrhiza Spirodela polyrhiza Spirodela polyrhiza Spirodela polyrhiza

Duck Potato

Sagittaria lancifolia subsp. media
Male flowers Male flowers Leaves Leaves Female flower Female flower Leaf closeup Leaf closeup Flowers and stems Flowers and stems

Duck Potato

Sagittaria lancifolia
Sagittaria lancifolia Sagittaria lancifolia Color illustration of the technical details of this species. Color illustration of the technical details of this species. Sagittaria lancifolia Sagittaria lancifolia Sagittaria lancifolia Sagittaria lancifolia Sagittaria lancifolia Sagittaria lancifolia Sagittaria lancifolia Sagittaria lancifolia

Duck-Potato

Sagittaria latifolia
Form Form Color illustration of the technical details of this species. Color illustration of the technical details of this species. Flowers Flowers Flower and leaves Flower and leaves Leaf closeup Leaf closeup Leaves Leaves

Duck Potato

Sagittaria latifolia
Form Form Color illustration of the technical details of this species. Color illustration of the technical details of this species. Flowers Flowers Flower and leaves Flower and leaves Leaf closeup Leaf closeup Leaves Leaves

Duck Potato

Sagittaria fasciculata
Sagittaria fasciculata Sagittaria fasciculata Color illustration of the technical details of this species. Color illustration of the technical details of this species. Sagittaria fasciculata Sagittaria fasciculata Sagittaria fasciculata Sagittaria fasciculata

Duckroot

Sagittaria latifolia
Form Form Color illustration of the technical details of this species. Color illustration of the technical details of this species. Flowers Flowers Flower and leaves Flower and leaves Leaf closeup Leaf closeup Leaves Leaves

Duck's Foot

Podophyllum peltatum
Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum
1 Cultivar/Variety

Duckweed

Wolffia
Wolffia australiana Wolffia australiana Wolffia australiana Wolffia australiana Wolffia angusta Wolffia angusta Wolffia spp. Wolffia spp. Wolffia spp. Wolffia spp.

Duet rose

Rosa 'Duet'
Flowers - Late Spring in Santabarbara, CA Flowers - Late Spring in Santabarbara, CA Buds/Lea - Late Spring in Santabarbara, CA Buds/Lea - Late Spring in Santabarbara, CA Form - Late Spring in Santabarbara, CA Form - Late Spring in Santabarbara, CA New Leav - Late Spring in Santabarbara, CA New Leav - Late Spring in Santabarbara, CA Flowers - Late Spring in Santabarbara, CA Flowers - Late Spring in Santabarbara, CA Flowers - Late Spring in Santabarbara, CA - Craven Co. EMGV, NC Flowers - Late Spring in Santabarbara, CA - Craven Co. EMGV, NC

Duke Gardens Plum-Yew

Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Duke Gardens'
Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Duke Gardens' - Full Bush Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Duke Gardens' - Full Bush Form Form Planted in a group Planted in a group

Duke Gardens Plum Yew

Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Duke Gardens'
Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Duke Gardens' - Full Bush Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Duke Gardens' - Full Bush Form Form Planted in a group Planted in a group

Dumbcane

Dieffenbachia seguine
leaves leaves leaves leaves leaves leaves leaf leaf Variegated large white and green leaves Variegated large white and green leaves leaves leaves
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Dumpling Cactus

Lophophora williamsii
Lophophora williamsii Lophophora williamsii Lophophora Williamsii Lophophora Williamsii Lophophora Williamsii Lophophora Williamsii Lophophora Williamsii Lophophora Williamsii Lophophora Williamsii Lophophora Williamsii Lophophora Williamsii Lophophora Williamsii
1 Cultivar/Variety

Dunce-nettle

Cirsium muticum
Cirsium muticum Cirsium muticum Cirsium muticum Cirsium muticum Circium muticum Circium muticum Cirsium muticum Cirsium muticum Cirsium muticum Cirsium muticum

Dune Hairgrass

Muhlenbergia sericea
Form in bloom Form in bloom Form Form Leaves and stem Leaves and stem Native habitat Native habitat
1 Cultivar/Variety

Dune Prickly-Pear

Opuntia drummondii
Form - Ft. Macon State park - June - Craven Co., NC Form - Ft. Macon State park - June - Craven Co., NC Cactus with yellow flowers, red fruits, and spiny pads Cactus with yellow flowers, red fruits, and spiny pads

Dunes Saw Greenbrier

Smilax bona-nox
Smilax bona-nox Smilax bona-nox Leaves Leaves Potted plant sitting on a table indoors. Potted plant sitting on a table indoors.

Dungwort

Helleborus foetidus
Helleborus foetidus Helleborus foetidus Used in the landscape Used in the landscape Helleborus foetidus Helleborus foetidus Helleborus foetidus Helleborus foetidus Helleborus foetidus Helleborus foetidus Helleborus foetidus Helleborus foetidus
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Durmast Oak

Quercus petraea
Form of a mature tree Form of a mature tree Fruit and leaves Fruit and leaves Side view of acorn Side view of acorn Underside of leaf Underside of leaf Bark and leaf Bark and leaf End buds End buds
1 Cultivar/Variety

Durra

Sorghum bicolor
Close-up of fruits (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Fall Close-up of fruits (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Fall Fruits (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Fall Fruits (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Fall Green leaves (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Fall Green leaves (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Fall Sorghum bicolor Sorghum bicolor Sorghum bicolor Sorghum bicolor Sorghum bicolor Sorghum bicolor

Dusky Maiden

Ranunculus ficaria
Ground covered with the plant and many yellow flowers. Ground covered with the plant and many yellow flowers. A cluster of yellow flowers with many petals. A cluster of yellow flowers with many petals. Close up of flower showing many petals and stamens Close up of flower showing many petals and stamens Arrow-shaped leaves Arrow-shaped leaves Fingers showing underside of cordate leaf. Fingers showing underside of cordate leaf. Excavated roots bearing clusters of finger-like tubers Excavated roots bearing clusters of finger-like tubers

Dusty Foxglove

Digitalis obscura
Flower and leaves Flower and leaves Flower and leaves Flower and leaves Flower and leaves Flower and leaves Flower and leaves Flower and leaves leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers

Dusty Miller

Jacobaea maritima
Senecio cineraria Senecio cineraria Senecio cineraria Senecio cineraria Senecio cineraria Senecio cineraria Senecio cineraria Senecio cineraria
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Dusty Miller

Artemisia stelleriana
Gray pinnatifid leaves on erect shoots. Gray pinnatifid leaves on erect shoots.