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Eastern Solomon's-plume

Maianthemum racemosum
Smilacina racemosa Smilacina racemosa Smilacina racemosa Smilacina racemosa Smilacina racemosa Smilacina racemosa Maianthemum racemosum Maianthemum racemosum Maianthemum racemosum Maianthemum racemosum

Eastern Spruce

Picea rubens
Form Form Branch Branch Cone Cone Stem Stem Bark Bark Form Form

Eastern Star

Dianthus
Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Form Form Leaves Leaves ‘American PieTM Bumbleberry Pie’ ‘American PieTM Bumbleberry Pie’ Dianthus Dianthus
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Eastern Sunflower-everlasting

Heliopsis helianthoides
Form Form Flowers and foliage Flowers and foliage Bloom Bloom Heliopsis helianthoides 'Summer Nights' Heliopsis helianthoides 'Summer Nights' Leaves in spring Leaves in spring 'Sunstruck' 'Sunstruck'
11 Cultivars/Varieties

Eastern Swamp Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata subsp. pulchra
Flowers Flowers Form Form Flower with monarch caterpillar Flower with monarch caterpillar Leaves Leaves Underside of leaf Underside of leaf Fruit Fruit

Eastern Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis
Platanus occidentalis Form Platanus occidentalis Form Platanus occidentalis Bark Platanus occidentalis Bark Platanus occidentalis, American Sycamore bark Platanus occidentalis, American Sycamore bark Platanus occidentalis Fruit and Leaves Platanus occidentalis Fruit and Leaves Platanus occidentalis, American Sycamore leaves and fruit Platanus occidentalis, American Sycamore leaves and fruit Platanus occidentalis, American Sycamore buds Platanus occidentalis, American Sycamore buds
1 Cultivar/Variety

Eastern teaberry

Gaultheria procumbens
Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens

Eastern Trout Lily

Erythronium americanum
Erythronium americanum with bumblebee Erythronium americanum with bumblebee Erthronium americanum flower close up Erthronium americanum flower close up Erythronium americanum Erythronium americanum Erythronium americanum Erythronium americanum Erythronium americanum form Erythronium americanum form Erythronium_americanum form Erythronium_americanum form

Eastern Wahoo

Euonymus atropurpureus
Form in bloom Form in bloom Fruit Fruit Flowers Flowers Leaves and flowers Leaves and flowers Stem, Leaves and fruit Stem, Leaves and fruit Fruit closeup Fruit closeup

Eastern Waterleaf

Hydrophyllum virginianum
Form Form Flowers Flowers Leaves with white markings Leaves with white markings Seed capsule Seed capsule
1 Cultivar/Variety

Eastern White-Cedar

Thuja occidentalis
Thuja occidentalis Thuja occidentalis Thuja occidentalis Thuja occidentalis 'Emerald' closeup (with Black Racer), spring, Durham County NC 'Emerald' closeup (with Black Racer), spring, Durham County NC Thuja occidentalis Thuja occidentalis 'Linesville' Form 'Linesville' Form Screen Screen
23 Cultivars/Varieties

Eastern White Oak

Quercus alba
Full Form Full Form white oak in spring brunswick nature park skdavidson white oak in spring brunswick nature park skdavidson Quercus alba Quercus alba Leaf and Fruit Leaf and Fruit Leaves with alternate arrangement on the stem Leaves with alternate arrangement on the stem Fall color and form Fall color and form

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus 'Nana'
Pinus strobus 'nana' close up needles Pinus strobus 'nana' close up needles Pinus strobus 'Nana' Pinus strobus 'Nana' Pinus strobus 'nana' bark Pinus strobus 'nana' bark Pinus strobus 'nana' needles Pinus strobus 'nana' needles Branch Branch Form (taken in summer) Form (taken in summer)

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus
Pinus strobus Pinus strobus Pinus strobus Pinus strobus Pinus strobus Pinus strobus Pinus strobus Pinus strobus Pinus strobus Pinus strobus Pinus strobus Pinus strobus
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Eastern Wild Black Cherry

Prunus serotina
Form Form 2 glands on petiole 2 glands on petiole Yellow Orange leaves in Fall Yellow Orange leaves in Fall Form Form Red berries and green leaves. Red berries and green leaves. Leaf arrangement buds Leaf arrangement buds
1 Cultivar/Variety

Eastern Wild-rye

Elymus virginicus
Form Form Form Form Fall form Fall form Flowers and leaf Flowers and leaf Flowers Flowers
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Eastern Wild Rye

Elymus virginicus
Form Form Form Form Fall form Fall form Flowers and leaf Flowers and leaf Flowers Flowers
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Eastern Yellow Passionflower

Passiflora lutea
Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves Mature fruit Mature fruit Immature fruit Immature fruit Variegated leaves Variegated leaves

Eastern Yellow Star-grass

Hypoxis hirsuta
Long narrow green leaves and a yellow star-shaped flower Long narrow green leaves and a yellow star-shaped flower Close-up pf a yellow flower with 6 petals Close-up pf a yellow flower with 6 petals Star-shaped yellow flower, buds and green narrow leaves Star-shaped yellow flower, buds and green narrow leaves Flowers and leaves with hairs Flowers and leaves with hairs Close up of leaf with a few white hairs Close up of leaf with a few white hairs A group of plants A group of plants

Easter Orchid

Cattleya mossiae
Flower Flower Cattleya mossiae fma. semi-alba ‘Canaima's Cattleya mossiae fma. semi-alba ‘Canaima's Cattleya mossiae tipo Cattleya mossiae tipo Cattleya mossiae forma aquinii 'Canaima's Paradise' Cattleya mossiae forma aquinii 'Canaima's Paradise' Cattleya mossiae fma. coerulea 'Andreina' Cattleya mossiae fma. coerulea 'Andreina' Cattleya mossiae fma. semi-alba ‘Canaima's Cattleya mossiae fma. semi-alba ‘Canaima's
1 Cultivar/Variety

Easter Rose

Helleborus niger
Helleborus niger Helleborus niger Helleborus niger Helleborus niger
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Easter Rose

Kerria japonica
Flower Flower Flower and Leaf Flower and Leaf 'Pleniflora' Flower Close-up 'Pleniflora' Flower Close-up 'Pleniflora' Full Form 'Pleniflora' Full Form 'Pleniflora' Flower 'Pleniflora' Flower 'Pleniflora' Form 'Pleniflora' Form
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Easter Tree

Forsythia
Forsythia Forsythia Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower
4 Cultivars/Varieties

East Indian Dill

Anethum graveolens
Anethum graveolens Anethum graveolens Anethum graveolens Anethum graveolens Anethum graveolens Anethum graveolens Anethum graveolens Anethum graveolens Anethum graveolens Anethum graveolens Anethum graveolens Anethum graveolens
5 Cultivars/Varieties

East Indian Fig Tree

Ficus benghalensis
Form in a pot Form in a pot Form in a pot Form in a pot large tree in native setting large tree in native setting Closeup of large green leaves Closeup of large green leaves Fruit cut open to reveal seeds Fruit cut open to reveal seeds Oblong purple fruits Oblong purple fruits
2 Cultivars/Varieties

East Indian Holly Fern

Arachniodes
Arachniodes aristata (prickly shield fern) Arachniodes aristata (prickly shield fern) Arachniodes sp. Arachniodes sp. Arachniodes simplicior (east India holly fern) Arachniodes simplicior (east India holly fern)
2 Cultivars/Varieties

East Indian Holly Fern

Arachniodes simplicior 'Variegata'
Arachniodes simplicior 'Variegata' Arachniodes simplicior 'Variegata' Arachniodes simplicior 'Variegata' Arachniodes simplicior 'Variegata' Arachniodes simplicior 'Variegata' Arachniodes simplicior 'Variegata' Arachniodes simplicior 'Variegata' Arachniodes simplicior 'Variegata' Arachniodes simplicior 'Variegata' Arachniodes simplicior 'Variegata' Arachniodes simplicior 'Variegata' Arachniodes simplicior 'Variegata'

East Indian Lotus

Nelumbo nucifera
Nelumbo nucifera with bees Nelumbo nucifera with bees Nelumbo nucifera in a Japanese Garden Nelumbo nucifera in a Japanese Garden Nelumbo nucifera in summer in Moore County Nelumbo nucifera in summer in Moore County Nelumbo nucifera in the landscape Nelumbo nucifera in the landscape Nelumbo nucifera along pond edge Nelumbo nucifera along pond edge Nelumbo nucifera bud in summer Nelumbo nucifera bud in summer

East Palatka Holly

Ilex x attenuata 'East Palatka'
Ilex x attenuata 'East Palatka' Form Ilex x attenuata 'East Palatka' Form Shiny green foliage with small red fruits. Shiny green foliage with small red fruits. Ilex x attenuata 'East Palatka' Leaf and Flower Ilex x attenuata 'East Palatka' Leaf and Flower Ilex x East Palatka Full grown Form Ilex x East Palatka Full grown Form Ilex x East Palatka Form Ilex x East Palatka Form Ilex x East Palatka Leaf and Flower Ilex x East Palatka Leaf and Flower

Easy Bee-zy™

Rosa Knock Out® Group
Coral 'Radral' Flower Coral 'Radral' Flower Coral 'Radral' Flower and bud Coral 'Radral' Flower and bud Yellow Knockou rose Yellow Knockou rose Flowers of Red Knockout Flowers of Red Knockout Form Form Double red flowers and form Double red flowers and form
13 Cultivars/Varieties

Easy Going rose

Rosa Easy Going™ 'HARflow'
Flower Flower Flower and buds Flower and buds Leaf Leaf Color variation Color variation

Eating Apples

Malus
Form in bloom in May Form in bloom in May White flowers with 5 sepals and stamens with yellow anthers White flowers with 5 sepals and stamens with yellow anthers Fruits of a crab apple Fruits of a crab apple Flowers in spring Flowers in spring Yellow fruits Yellow fruits Leaves with serrated margins Leaves with serrated margins
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Ebbinge's Silverberry

Elaeagnus x submacrophylla
Flowers Flowers Leaf closeup Leaf closeup Leaves and fruit Leaves and fruit Leaf of 'Gilt Edge' Leaf of 'Gilt Edge' Elaeagnus x ebbingei Elaeagnus x ebbingei Elaeagnus x ebbingei Elaeagnus x ebbingei
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Ebolo

Crassocephalum crepidioides
Crassocephalum crepidioides Crassocephalum crepidioides Crassocephalum crepidioides Crassocephalum crepidioides Crassocephalum crepidioides Crassocephalum crepidioides Crassocephalum crepidioides Crassocephalum crepidioides Crassocephalum crepidioides Crassocephalum crepidioides Crassocephalum crepidioides Crassocephalum crepidioides

Ebony Spleenwort

Asplenium platyneuron
Asplenium platyneuron Asplenium platyneuron Asplenium platyneuron Asplenium platyneuron Asplenium platyneuron Asplenium platyneuron Asplenium platyneuron Asplenium platyneuron Plant Form - Halifax Co., NC Plant Form - Halifax Co., NC

Echeveria

Echeveria
Form Form Echeveria 'Victor Reiter' Echeveria 'Victor Reiter' Echeveria Derenbergii Echeveria Derenbergii Echeveria Elegans Echeveria Elegans Echeveria Multicaulis Echeveria Multicaulis Echeveria Runyonii Echeveria Runyonii
14 Cultivars/Varieties

Echibeckia™ Summerina® Brown

Rudbeckia x Echinacea
Close up of flower Close up of flower Plant in mass for a beautiful show. Plant in mass for a beautiful show. Stems are slightly striped and hairy. Stems are slightly striped and hairy. Flower bud Flower bud Stem is purple where it branches. Stem is purple where it branches. Close up of leaf Close up of leaf

Echibeckia™ Summerina® Yellow

Rudbeckia x Echinacea
Close up of flower Close up of flower Plant in mass for a beautiful show. Plant in mass for a beautiful show. Stems are slightly striped and hairy. Stems are slightly striped and hairy. Flower bud Flower bud Stem is purple where it branches. Stem is purple where it branches. Close up of leaf Close up of leaf

Echo rose

Rosa 'Echo'
Rose Flower with over 5 layers of pink petals in June Belgium Rose Flower with over 5 layers of pink petals in June Belgium Rose Flower with over 5 layers of white petals in July - Germany Rose Flower with over 5 layers of white petals in July - Germany
1 Cultivar/Variety

Eclipta

Eclipta prostrata
leaves and flowers leaves and flowers Eclipta prostrata Eclipta prostrata Eclipta prostrata Eclipta prostrata Eclipta prostrata Eclipta prostrata Eclipta prostrata Eclipta prostrata Eclipta prostrata Eclipta prostrata

Edamame

Glycine max
hairy pods hanging from plant with trifoliolate leaves hairy pods hanging from plant with trifoliolate leaves hairy pods hanging from plant with trifoliolate leaves hairy pods hanging from plant with trifoliolate leaves hairy pods hanging from plant with trifoliolate leaves hairy pods hanging from plant with trifoliolate leaves Single trifoliolate leaf Single trifoliolate leaf rows of soybean plants in a field. rows of soybean plants in a field. Pinkish pea-type flowers Pinkish pea-type flowers

Eden Climber® Rose

Rosa Pierre de Ronsard® 'Meiviolin'
Flower Flower Flowers and leaves Flowers and leaves

Eden Rose

Rosa Pierre de Ronsard® 'Meiviolin'
Flower Flower Flowers and leaves Flowers and leaves

Edgeworthia

Edgeworthia chrysantha
Clusters of yellow and white flowers. Clusters of yellow and white flowers. Hanging clusters of flower buds covered with silky hairs. Hanging clusters of flower buds covered with silky hairs. Shrub with rounded crown and large green leaves. Shrub with rounded crown and large green leaves. flowers in December up close flowers in December up close Bare twigs bearing clusters of white and yellow flowers. Bare twigs bearing clusters of white and yellow flowers. Bare shrub bearing clusters of white and yellow flowers. Bare shrub bearing clusters of white and yellow flowers.
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Edging Candytuft

Iberis sempervirens
Iberis sempervirens Iberis sempervirens Iberis sempervirens Flower Iberis sempervirens Flower Iberis sempervirens 'Snow Cone' Iberis sempervirens 'Snow Cone' Iberis sempervirens Iberis sempervirens seed pods, spring, Durham County, NC seed pods, spring, Durham County, NC
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Edging lobelia

Lobelia erinus
many purple flowers many purple flowers Flowers and form in spring in Moore County Flowers and form in spring in Moore County close up of purple flower with yellow and white in the center close up of purple flower with yellow and white in the center Purple flowers and leaves in spring in Moore County Purple flowers and leaves in spring in Moore County Form wiith green leaves and purple flowers Form wiith green leaves and purple flowers Group planting Group planting
11 Cultivars/Varieties

Edible 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

Edible Banana

Musa acuminata
Large banana plant. Large banana plant. Hand holding several flowers with prominent stigmas Hand holding several flowers with prominent stigmas Large banana plant with red petioles Large banana plant with red petioles "hands" of green bananas on a central stalk. "hands" of green bananas on a central stalk. Overlapping red bracts gaping to reveal slender flowers Overlapping red bracts gaping to reveal slender flowers
2 Cultivars/Varieties