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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

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
Full grown clumping form Full grown clumping form Arrow-head shaped leaves. Arrow-head shaped leaves. White spathe and yellow spadix flower. White spathe and yellow spadix flower. Form Form Wavy leaf margins. Wavy leaf margins. Leaves arise from rhizomes. Leaves arise from rhizomes.
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

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

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.

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

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

Elegant Stinkhorn

Mutinus elegans
Mutinus elegans Mutinus elegans Mutinus elegans Mutinus elegans Mutinus elegans Mutinus elegans Mutinus elegans Mutinus elegans Emerging - Wake Co. - NC Emerging - Wake Co. - NC Mushrooms - Wake Co. - NC Mushrooms - Wake Co. - NC

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

Elephant-foot Tree

Beaucarnea recurvata
Beaucarnea recurvata Beaucarnea recurvata Beaucarnea recurvata Beaucarnea recurvata Beaucarnea recurvata Beaucarnea recurvata Beaucarnea recurvata Beaucarnea recurvata Beaucarnea recurvata Beaucarnea recurvata Beaucarnea recurvata Beaucarnea recurvata

Elephant's-ear

Colocasia
Large green leaf Large green leaf Form of plant with several very large green leaves Form of plant with several very large green leaves Colocasia spp. Colocasia spp. Full large mature plant Full large mature plant Large green leaves Large green leaves Colocasia Colocasia
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Elephant's Ear

Caladium
Caladium Caladium Leaves - Craven Co., NC Leaves - Craven Co., NC Caladium 'Gingerland' Caladium 'Gingerland'
1 Cultivar/Variety

Elephant's-Ear

Alocasia
Hand holding potted plant with heart-shaped leaves & white veins Hand holding potted plant with heart-shaped leaves & white veins Large, erect, arrowhead-shaped leaves protruding above a hedge Large, erect, arrowhead-shaped leaves protruding above a hedge Hand holding potted plant with narrow leaves & lobed margins Hand holding potted plant with narrow leaves & lobed margins Rounded, heart-shaped leaves with dark green veins. Rounded, heart-shaped leaves with dark green veins. Hear-shaped leaves with wavy margins & purple undersides. Hear-shaped leaves with wavy margins & purple undersides. Arrow-head shaped leaves with white veins. Arrow-head shaped leaves with white veins.
16 Cultivars/Varieties

Elephant's Ears

Caladium bicolor
Caladium bicolor Caladium bicolor Caladium bicolor Caladium bicolor Caladium bicolor Caladium bicolor Caladium bicolor Caladium bicolor Caladium bicolor Caladium bicolor Caladium bicolor Caladium bicolor
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Elephant's Eye

Veltheimia capensis
Veltheimia capensis Veltheimia capensis Veltheimia capensis Veltheimia capensis Veltheimia capensis Veltheimia capensis Veltheimia capensis Veltheimia capensis Veltheimia capensis Veltheimia capensis Veltheimia capensis Veltheimia capensis

Elephant's Foot

Adenium
Form Form Small plant with thick trunk in a decorative ceramic pot. Small plant with thick trunk in a decorative ceramic pot. Form Form Flower Flower Form Form Form Form
1 Cultivar/Variety

Elephant's Foot

Elephantopus tomentosus
pale lavender flowers in heads subtended by triangular bracts. pale lavender flowers in heads subtended by triangular bracts. Flowers atop erect stalks Flowers atop erect stalks pale lavender flowers in heads subtended by triangular bracts. pale lavender flowers in heads subtended by triangular bracts. Large, hairy basal leaves adpressed to the ground. Large, hairy basal leaves adpressed to the ground. pale lavender flowers in heads subtended by triangular bracts. pale lavender flowers in heads subtended by triangular bracts. pale lavender flowers in heads subtended by triangular bracts. pale lavender flowers in heads subtended by triangular bracts.

Elephant Yam

Amorphophallus konjac
Growing a a pot with maroon leaves and flowers Growing a a pot with maroon leaves and flowers Bud Bud Faded bloom Faded bloom flower, spring, Davidson County, NC flower, spring, Davidson County, NC flower, spring, Davidson County, NC flower, spring, Davidson County, NC New foliage New foliage
1 Cultivar/Variety

Elfin Herb

Cuphea hyssopifolia
Flower and leaves Flower and leaves Flowers Flowers Form Form Flowers Flowers Form Form Form Form
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Elfin Thyme

Thymus serpyllum 'Elfin'
Form Form Flowers Flowers Growing in cracks Growing in cracks Leaves Leaves Thymus serpyllum 'Elfin' Thymus serpyllum 'Elfin' Thymus serpyllum 'Elfin' Thymus serpyllum 'Elfin'

Elkhorn Cedar

Thujopsis dolabrata
Thujopsis dolabrata Thujopsis dolabrata Thujopsis dolabrata Thujopsis dolabrata Underside of leaf Underside of leaf Thujopsis dolabrata Thujopsis dolabrata Thujopsis dolabrata Thujopsis dolabrata Thujopsis dolobrata Thujopsis dolobrata
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Elkhorn Fern

Platycerium
8 Cultivars/Varieties