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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 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

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 Burdock

Arctium lappa
Close up of globe-like inflorescence. Close up of globe-like inflorescence. Flat topped flower cluster. Flat topped flower cluster. Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Form Form Spent flowers that dry out and form burrs. Spent flowers that dry out and form burrs.

Edible Canna

Canna indica
Form Form Plant Plant Red, narrow flowers Red, narrow flowers Narrow red flowers. Narrow red flowers.
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Edible Sweetpotato

Ipomoea batatas
Ipomoea x batatas Ipomoea x batatas Ipomoea batatas Ipomoea batatas Deeply lobed leaves lime green in color. Deeply lobed leaves lime green in color. Sweetpotato vine with dark foliage. Sweetpotato vine with dark foliage. Deeply divided, blackish purple leaves. Deeply divided, blackish purple leaves. Mound of dark, purple-black leaves. Mound of dark, purple-black leaves.
14 Cultivars/Varieties

'Edward Goucher' Glossy Abelia

Abelia 'Edward Goucher'
Pink, tubular flowers with 5 corolla lobes Pink, tubular flowers with 5 corolla lobes Pink, tubular flowers with 5 lobes & elliptical opposite leaves Pink, tubular flowers with 5 lobes & elliptical opposite leaves Short spreading habit Short spreading habit

Eggplant

Solanum melongena
Solanum melongena fruits growing Solanum melongena fruits growing Solanum melongena flower Solanum melongena flower Solanum melongena flower Solanum melongena flower Solanum melongena leaf Solanum melongena leaf Solanum melongena spine on leaf Solanum melongena spine on leaf Solanum melongena 'Ping Tung Long' Solanum melongena 'Ping Tung Long'
10 Cultivars/Varieties

Egyptian Lily

Zantedeschia aethiopica
Large, arrow-shaped leaves & white spathes borne above leaves Large, arrow-shaped leaves & white spathes borne above leaves Arrow-shaped, unspotted leaves. Arrow-shaped, unspotted leaves. White spathe and yellow spadix White spathe and yellow spadix Arrow-shaped, unspotted leaves & white spathes on long stems. Arrow-shaped, unspotted leaves & white spathes on long stems. Side view of the leaf showing undulate margin Side view of the leaf showing undulate margin Close-up on fleshy petioles with overlapping sheathing bases Close-up on fleshy petioles with overlapping sheathing bases
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Egyptian Paper Reed

Cyperus papyrus
Form Form Plant Plant Detail of head Detail of head Seed heads Seed heads In August In August
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Egyptian Paper Rush

Cyperus papyrus
Form Form Plant Plant Detail of head Detail of head Seed heads Seed heads In August In August
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Egyptian Sacred Bean

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

Egyptian Starcluster

Pentas lanceolata
Pentas lanceolata Pentas lanceolata Pentas lanceolata Pentas lanceolata Pentas lanceolata 'Lonwood Pink' flowers Pentas lanceolata 'Lonwood Pink' flowers Pentas lanceolata 'Lonwood Pink' form Pentas lanceolata 'Lonwood Pink' form Pentas lanceolata Pentas lanceolata Pentas lanceolata Pentas lanceolata
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Egyptian Star Cluster

Pentas lanceolata
Pentas lanceolata Pentas lanceolata Pentas lanceolata Pentas lanceolata Pentas lanceolata 'Lonwood Pink' flowers Pentas lanceolata 'Lonwood Pink' flowers Pentas lanceolata 'Lonwood Pink' form Pentas lanceolata 'Lonwood Pink' form Pentas lanceolata Pentas lanceolata Pentas lanceolata Pentas lanceolata
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Egyptian Star flower

Pentas lanceolata
Pentas lanceolata Pentas lanceolata Pentas lanceolata Pentas lanceolata Pentas lanceolata 'Lonwood Pink' flowers Pentas lanceolata 'Lonwood Pink' flowers Pentas lanceolata 'Lonwood Pink' form Pentas lanceolata 'Lonwood Pink' form Pentas lanceolata Pentas lanceolata Pentas lanceolata Pentas lanceolata
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Egyptian Thorn

Pyracantha coccinea
Pyracantha coccinea Pyracantha coccinea Pyracantha coccinea Pyracantha coccinea Pyracantha coccinea Pyracantha coccinea Pyracantha coccinea Pyracantha coccinea Flower Form Flower Form Pyracantha coccinea Pyracantha coccinea
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Egyptian Tree Onion

Allium x proliferum
Clump of green leaves with bulbets forming at the top of stems Clump of green leaves with bulbets forming at the top of stems Closeup of small bulblets form in stem top Closeup of small bulblets form in stem top Green leaves and stems Green leaves and stems

Egyptian Walking Onion

Allium x proliferum
Clump of green leaves with bulbets forming at the top of stems Clump of green leaves with bulbets forming at the top of stems Closeup of small bulblets form in stem top Closeup of small bulblets form in stem top Green leaves and stems Green leaves and stems

Elaeagnus

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

Elder

Sambucus nigra
Sambucus nigra Sambucus nigra Sambucus nigra Sambucus nigra leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis
Shrub with terminal, flat-top clusters of tiny white flowers. Shrub with terminal, flat-top clusters of tiny white flowers. Dome-shaped flower cluster. Dome-shaped flower cluster. Close-up of white, 5-petaled flowers each with 5 stamens. Close-up of white, 5-petaled flowers each with 5 stamens. Cluster of berries ripening from dark red to black Cluster of berries ripening from dark red to black Opposite, pinnately compound leaves with serrate leaflets Opposite, pinnately compound leaves with serrate leaflets Green stem and node with opposite pinnate leaves Green stem and node with opposite pinnate leaves
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Elderberry

Sambucus nigra
Sambucus nigra Sambucus nigra Sambucus nigra Sambucus nigra leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Elecampane

Inula helenium
Form in July in Mokshanskiy rayon, Russia Form in July in Mokshanskiy rayon, Russia Lager flower with narrow rays surrounding yellow disc flowers Lager flower with narrow rays surrounding yellow disc flowers Flowers in July in Mostovskiy rayon, Russia Flowers in July in Mostovskiy rayon, Russia Large green basal leaves Large green basal leaves Underside of leaf with white midvein Underside of leaf with white midvein Seedpods in September in Verkhnedonskoy rayon, Russia Seedpods in September in Verkhnedonskoy rayon, Russia

Elecampane

Pentanema britannicum
Inula britannica L. Inula britannica L. Inula britannica L. Inula britannica L. Inula britannica L. Inula britannica L. Inula britannica L. Inula britannica L.

Election Pink

Rhododendron prinophyllum
Rhododendron prinophyllum Rhododendron prinophyllum Rhododendron prinophyllum 'Eleagans' Rhododendron prinophyllum 'Eleagans' Rhododendron prinophyllum Rhododendron prinophyllum Rhododendron prinophyllum 'Eleagans' Rhododendron prinophyllum 'Eleagans'
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Electric Daisy

Acmella oleracea
Acmella oleracea Acmella oleracea Acmella oleracea Acmella oleracea Acmella oleracea Acmella oleracea Acmella oleracea Acmella oleracea form, Wilson Botanical Garden, Wilson County, NC form, Wilson Botanical Garden, Wilson County, NC Flower and stem Flower and stem

Elegans Bladdernut

Staphylea x elegans
A stalk of several white 5 petalled flowers in April in Spain A stalk of several white 5 petalled flowers in April in Spain

Elegans Boxwood

Buxus sempervirens 'Elegantissima'
Buxus sempervirens 'Elegantissima' Buxus sempervirens 'Elegantissima'

Elegans Cryptomeria

Cryptomeria japonica 'Elegans Nana'
Cryptomeria japonica 'Elegans Nana' Cryptomeria japonica 'Elegans Nana' Cryptomeria japonica 'Elegans Nana' Cryptomeria japonica 'Elegans Nana'

Elegant Ruellia

Ruellia elegans
Ruellia elegans Ruellia elegans

Elephant Ear

Alocasia sarawakensis 'Yucatan Princess'

Elephant Ear

Alocasia 'Calidora'
Alocasia x 'Calidora' Alocasia x 'Calidora' Alocasia x 'Calidora' Alocasia x 'Calidora' Large, heart-shaped green leaf. Green spathes are visible. Large, heart-shaped green leaf. Green spathes are visible. Form growing at Longwood Gardens Form growing at Longwood Gardens

Elephant-Ear Begonia

Begonia scharffiana
Leaves Leaves
1 Cultivar/Variety

Elephant Ear Fig Tree

Ficus auriculata
Ficus auriculata Ficus auriculata Ficus auriculata Ficus auriculata Ficus auriculata Ficus auriculata Ficus auriculata Ficus auriculata Ficus auriculata Ficus auriculata Ficus auriculata Ficus auriculata

Elephant Ears

Colocasia esculenta
Colocasia esculenta Colocasia esculenta Colocasia esculenta Colocasia esculenta Colocasia esculenta Colocasia esculenta Colocasia esculenta Colocasia esculenta Colocasia esculenta 'Black Coral' - full plant Colocasia esculenta 'Black Coral' - full plant Colocasia esculenta 'Hilo Bay' - full plant Colocasia esculenta 'Hilo Bay' - full plant
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Elephant Ear Tree

Ficus auriculata
Ficus auriculata Ficus auriculata Ficus auriculata Ficus auriculata Ficus auriculata Ficus auriculata Ficus auriculata Ficus auriculata Ficus auriculata Ficus auriculata Ficus auriculata Ficus auriculata