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Austrocylindropuntia subulata

Eve's Needle, Eve's Needle Cactus, Eve's Pin, Eve's Pin Cactus, Eve's-Pin Prickleypear, Long Spine Cactus
Plant Plant Form Form Stem base Stem base Flowers Flowers Form in native habitat Form in native habitat Close up Close up
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Austrocylindropuntia subulata 'Cristata'

Crested Eve's Needle, Eve's Needle Crest
Form Form Leaves Leaves Austrocylindropuntia subulata 'Cristata' Austrocylindropuntia subulata 'Cristata'

Avena sativa

Oats
Crop of grasses. Crop of grasses. Spike of ripe grain. Spike of ripe grain. Hand holding a spike of ripe grain. Hand holding a spike of ripe grain.

Axonopus fissifolius

Carpetgrass, Common Carpetgrass
Form and leaves Form and leaves Stolons Stolons

Azara lanceolata

Lance Leaf Azara, Lance-leaf Azara
Form in bloom Form in bloom flower and leaves flower and leaves flower and leaves flower and leaves Flower Flower White round fruits White round fruits Branch with several green lance-shaped leaves Branch with several green lance-shaped leaves
1 Cultivar/Variety

Azolla caroliniana

Eastern Mosquito Fern, Fairy Moss, Mosquito Fern, Water Velvet
Fronds (Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON)-Early Fall Fronds (Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON)-Early Fall Form (Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON)-Early Fall Form (Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON)-Early Fall Form (Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON)-Early Fall Form (Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON)-Early Fall Azolla caroliniana Azolla caroliniana Azolla caroliniana Azolla caroliniana Azolla caroliniana Azolla caroliniana

Babiana nervosa

Baboon Flower, Blue Freesias
Babiana stricta Babiana stricta Flowers Flowers Purple flower Purple flower Green upright lance-shaped ribbed leaves Green upright lance-shaped ribbed leaves Form in bloom with a whitish flower Form in bloom with a whitish flower Closeup of a whitish flower with 6 petals Closeup of a whitish flower with 6 petals
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Baccharis halimifolia

Consumptionweed, Consumption-Weed, Coyote Bush, Eastern Baccharis, Groundsel, High-tide Bush, Saltbush, Salt Marsh Elder, Sea Myrtle, Silverling
Form with feathery achenes (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Fall Form with feathery achenes (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Fall Color illustration of the technical details of this species. Color illustration of the technical details of this species. Flowers and achenes (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Fall Flowers and achenes (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Fall Baccharis halimifolia Baccharis halimifolia Baccharis halimifolia Baccharis halimifolia Baccharis halimifolia Baccharis halimifolia
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Bacopa caroliniana

Blue Water Hyssop, Blue Water-hyssop, Carolina Hyssop, Giant Red Bacopa, Lemon Bacopa, Water Hyssop
Flowers Flowers Leaves and stems Leaves and stems

Bacopa monnieri

Brahmi, Herb of Grace, Monnier's Water-hyssop, Smooth Water Hyssop, Water Hyssop
Flowers and leaves Flowers and leaves Stems, back of leaves and flower Stems, back of leaves and flower Form Form Native habitat Native habitat Stems and leaves Stems and leaves

Bambusa multiplex

Chinese Dwarf Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo, Hedge Bamboo, Oriental Hedge
Bambusa multiplex dense form and leaves Bambusa multiplex dense form and leaves Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Baptisia

Baptisia, False Indigo, Wild Indigo
Baptisia australis with Bumblebees (Bombus spp.) Baptisia australis with Bumblebees (Bombus spp.) Baptisia spp. form Baptisia spp. form habit, Crowder Park, Wake County, NC habit, Crowder Park, Wake County, NC Baptisia Baptisia Baptisia 'Carolina Moonlight' Baptisia 'Carolina Moonlight' Baptisia 'Carolina Moonlight' early summer in Moore County Baptisia 'Carolina Moonlight' early summer in Moore County
17 Cultivars/Varieties

Baptisia aberrans

Eastern Prairie Blue Wild Indigo, Glade Wild Indigo
Form Form Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves Fruit Fruit Native habitat Native habitat

Baptisia alba

False Indigo, Thin-Pod White Wild Indigo, White False Indigo, White Indigo, White Wild Indigo, Wild Indigo, Wild White Indigo
Baptisia alba Baptisia alba Baptisia alba Baptisia alba Baptisia alba Baptisia alba Baptisia alba Baptisia alba Baptisia alba Baptisia alba Baptisia alba Baptisia alba

Baptisia albescens

False Indigo, Spiked White Wild Indigo
Form Form Form Form Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Fruit Fruit Leaves Leaves

Baptisia australis

Blue False Indigo, Blue Wild Indigo, False Indigo, Wild Indigo
Baptisia australis Baptisia australis Baptisia australis Baptisia australis Baptisia australis Baptisia australis Baptisia australis Baptisia australis Baptisia australis flower Baptisia australis flower Baptisia australis flower Baptisia australis flower
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Baptisia 'Carolina Moonlight'

Form in bloom Form in bloom Flower detail with bee Flower detail with bee Flowers Flowers Growing in the spring garden Growing in the spring garden

Baptisia cinerea

Carolina Wild Indigo, Grayhairy Wild Indigo
Form Form Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves Underside of leaf Underside of leaf Form in Dec. Form in Dec.

Baptisia DECADENCE® Series 'Cherries Jubilee'

False Indigo 'Cherries Jubilee'
Form in bloom Form in bloom Flower color changes as they age Flower color changes as they age Bee on the flower Bee on the flower Flower buds forming Flower buds forming Flower buds Flower buds New spring growth New spring growth

Baptisia 'Purple Smoke'

Form in bloom Form in bloom Flower detail Flower detail Flowers Flowers In the garden In the garden

Baptisia tinctoria

Horseflyweed, Rattleweed, Shoofly, Wild Black Indigo, Wild Indigo, Yellow Wild Indigo
fine foliage and small yellow pea-shaped flowers. fine foliage and small yellow pea-shaped flowers. rounded subshrub with fine foliage and 100s of yellow flowers. rounded subshrub with fine foliage and 100s of yellow flowers. Baptisia tinctoria Baptisia tinctoria Baptisia tinctoria Baptisia tinctoria Baptisia tinctoria Baptisia tinctoria Baptisia tinctoria Baptisia tinctoria

Barbarea orthoceras

American Rocket, American Wintercress, American Yellow Rocket, Erectpod Wintercress, Wintercress, Winter Cress
Flower Flower Leaf Leaf Stem Stem Flower Flower

Barbarea vulgaris

Bittercress, Garden Yellowrocket, Herb Barbara, Rocketcress, Wintercress, Winter Rocket, Wound Rocket, Yellowrocket, Yellow Rocket, Yellow Rocketcress
Form Form Flowers Flowers Leaves and stem Leaves and stem Underside of leaf Underside of leaf Leaf and stem Leaf and stem

Basella alba

Basella, Ceylon Spinach, Indian Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Vine Spinach
Beginning to climb Beginning to climb Leaves and blooms Leaves and blooms In bloom In bloom
1 Cultivar/Variety

Bassia scoparia

Burning Bush, Mexican Fireweed, Summer Cypress
Kochia scoparia Kochia scoparia

Bauhinia x blakeana

Blake's bauhinia, Camel's Foot, Hong Kong Orchid, Hong Kong Orchid Tree, Purple orchid tree
Bauhinia x blakeana Bauhinia x blakeana Bauhinia x blakeana flower Bauhinia x blakeana flower Bauhinia x blakeana Bauhinia x blakeana Bauhinia x blakeana Bauhinia x blakeana bauhinia x blakeana form bauhinia x blakeana form Bauhinia x blakeana and Persea mites Bauhinia x blakeana and Persea mites

Beaucarnea recurvata

Bottle Palm, Elephant-foot Tree, Ponytail Palm, Pony Tail Plant
Beaucarnea recurvata Beaucarnea recurvata Beaucarnea recurvata Beaucarnea recurvata Beaucarnea recurvata Beaucarnea recurvata Beaucarnea recurvata Beaucarnea recurvata Beaucarnea recurvata Beaucarnea recurvata Beaucarnea recurvata Beaucarnea recurvata

Begonia

Begonia
Begonia Begonia Begonia Begonia Begonia Begonia Begonias in the fall in Moore County Begonias in the fall in Moore County Flowers Flowers Begonia Begonia
15 Cultivars/Varieties

Begonia 'Argenteo-guttata'

Angel Wing Begonia
Angel wing begonia Angel wing begonia Flowers Flowers

Begonia 'Canary Wings'

Potted plant with chartreuse leaves and red flowers. Potted plant with chartreuse leaves and red flowers.

Begonia – Cane Types

Angel Wing Begonia, Polka Dot Begonia, Spotted Begonia
cane-type, large, dark green leaves with white dots cane-type, large, dark green leaves with white dots Plant with white flowers & spotted, asymmetrical leaves. Plant with white flowers & spotted, asymmetrical leaves. White flowers dangling in front of spotted leaves. White flowers dangling in front of spotted leaves. dark green leaves with silver spots, and reddish-pink flowers dark green leaves with silver spots, and reddish-pink flowers large, asymmetrical dark green leaves with multiple white dots large, asymmetrical dark green leaves with multiple white dots panicles with red stems holding rosy-pink flowers panicles with red stems holding rosy-pink flowers
11 Cultivars/Varieties

Begonia cleopatrae

Maple Leaf Begonia, Mapleleaf Begonia
Variaged leaves and small whitish flwoers Variaged leaves and small whitish flwoers Variegated leaf detail Variegated leaf detail Whte flower detail Whte flower detail Red and silver leaves with ciliate margins. Red and silver leaves with ciliate margins.

Begonia grandis

Hardy Begonia
Begonia grandis flower Begonia grandis flower Begonia grandis Begonia grandis Begonia grandis Begonia grandis Begonia grandis leaves Begonia grandis leaves Begonia grandis leaf Begonia grandis leaf Begonia grandis mass planting Begonia grandis mass planting
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Begonia incarnata

Metallic Leaf Begonia
leaves leaves Pale pink flowers with yellow centers Pale pink flowers with yellow centers Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves

Begonia masoniana

Iron Cross Begonia
leaves leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves

Begonia – Rex Types

Painted Leaf Begonia
Begonia--Rex Types (Painted Leaf Begonia) houseplant view Begonia--Rex Types (Painted Leaf Begonia) houseplant view Begonia--Rex Types (Painted Leaf Begonia) houseplant view Begonia--Rex Types (Painted Leaf Begonia) houseplant view purple and silver leaves purple and silver leaves Leaves with silvery patterns & margins that spiral. Leaves with silvery patterns & margins that spiral. multi-colored foliage of black, white, red, and green multi-colored foliage of black, white, red, and green
10 Cultivars/Varieties

Begonia – Rhizomatous Types

Eyelash Begonia, Iron Cross Begonia, Maple Leaf Begonia
Plant with palmately lobed, ciliate leaves. Plant with palmately lobed, ciliate leaves. Potted plant with palmately lobed leaves. Potted plant with palmately lobed leaves. Potted plant with palmately lobed leaves. Potted plant with palmately lobed leaves.
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Begonia scharffiana

Elephant-Ear Begonia
Leaves Leaves
1 Cultivar/Variety

Begonia – Tuberous Types

Hybrid Tuberous Begonia, Tuberous Begonia
large, double pink flower large, double pink flower Flowers and leaves Flowers and leaves Used in the garden Used in the garden Used in the garden Used in the garden Yellow double flower with red picotee. Yellow double flower with red picotee. Double flowers; petals yellow becoming red at edges. Double flowers; petals yellow becoming red at edges.
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Begonia – Wax Types

Bedding Begonia, Wax Begonia, Wax Leaf Begonia
Begonia 'Whopper Rose Bronze' Flower and Leaf Begonia 'Whopper Rose Bronze' Flower and Leaf leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers Begonia Begonia Begonia Begonia Small houseplant with waxy leaves and white flowers. Small houseplant with waxy leaves and white flowers.
10 Cultivars/Varieties

Begonia x benaratensis BIG® Group

Begonia, Big Series Begonia
Begonia x benaratensis Begonia x benaratensis Begonia x benaratensis Begonia x benaratensis
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Bellis perennis

Bairnwort, Banwood, Banwort, Bone Flower, Bonewort, Bruisewort, Common Gowan, Dog Daisy, Double Daisy, English Daisy, Goose Flower, Herb Margaret, Lawn Daisy, Marguerite, May Gowan, Noon Flower, True Daisy, Woundwort
Bellis perennis pink and red flowers and leaves Bellis perennis pink and red flowers and leaves Bellis perennis (red and white) Bellis perennis (red and white) Bellis perennis pink flower Bellis perennis pink flower pink flower close up pink flower close up white flower close up white flower close up Mass planting of Bellis perennis Mass planting of Bellis perennis

Berberis

Barberry, Mahonia
Close-up of a cluster of orange, pendulous flowers. Close-up of a cluster of orange, pendulous flowers. Shoot apex with compound leaves & racemes of yellow flowers. Shoot apex with compound leaves & racemes of yellow flowers. Shrub with bluish pinnately compound leaves. Shrub with bluish pinnately compound leaves. Branches with reddish orange obovate leaves and red berries. Branches with reddish orange obovate leaves and red berries. Close up of a shoot with a cluster of red berries. Close up of a shoot with a cluster of red berries. Shrub with pendulous clusters of yellow flowers. Shrub with pendulous clusters of yellow flowers.
25 Cultivars/Varieties

Berberis aquifolium

Creeping Mahonia, Holly-leaved Barberry, Mountain Grape, Oregon Grape, Oregon Grapeholly, Oregon Grape Holly, Oregon Holly, Oregon Hollygrape, Tall Mahonia
Shrub with yellow flowers Shrub with yellow flowers Mahonia aquifolium Mahonia aquifolium Purple berries against red leaves in fall Purple berries against red leaves in fall Pinnately compound leaves Pinnately compound leaves Early spring in a woodland habitat. Early spring in a woodland habitat. Flower buds early spring Flower buds early spring
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Berberis aquifolium 'Orange Flame'

Orange Flame, 'Orange Flame' Grape Holly, Oregon Grape Holly
Compact shrub with orange-coppery new leaves Compact shrub with orange-coppery new leaves leaves and form leaves and form flower and leaves flower and leaves

Berberis bealei

Leatherleaf Mahonia
Yellow blossoms with six waxy petals , six sepals Yellow blossoms with six waxy petals , six sepals Berberis bealei spiny leaves and a leaf bud Berberis bealei spiny leaves and a leaf bud bright yellow flowers growing in racemes (upright clusters) bright yellow flowers growing in racemes (upright clusters) Berberis bealei Berberis bealei Mahonia bealei Mahonia bealei Mahonia bealei Mahonia bealei

Berberis canadensis

Allegheny Barberry, American Barberry
Form Form yelow flower in dangling raceme yelow flower in dangling raceme Flowers Flowers Red fruits in dangling clusters Red fruits in dangling clusters Branch Branch Leaves Leaves

Berberis candidula

Paleleaf Barberry
Berberis candidula flower and leaves Berberis candidula flower and leaves Berberis candidula leaves Berberis candidula leaves Berberis candidula flower and leaves Berberis candidula flower and leaves Berberis candidula flower and leaves Berberis candidula flower and leaves Berberis candidula leaves Berberis candidula leaves Berberis candidula leaves and bark Berberis candidula leaves and bark
2 Cultivars/Varieties