Acaena buchananii Common name(s): New Zealand Burr Blooming time: summer… Continue reading Acaena buchananii
Perennials
Achillea filipendulina
Achillea filipendulina Common name(s): Fernleaf Yarrow, Milfoil, Nosebleed Blooming time:… Continue reading Achillea filipendulina
Aconitum carmichaelii
Aconitum carmichaelii Common name(s): Chinese Aconite, Carmichael’s Monkshood, Chinese Wolfsbane… Continue reading Aconitum carmichaelii
Agastache mexicana
Agastache mexicana Common name(s): Mexican Giant Hyssop Blooming time: summer… Continue reading Agastache mexicana
Ajuga reptans
Ajuga reptans Common name(s): Bugle, Carpetbugle, Bugleweed Blooming time: spring… Continue reading Ajuga reptans
Alcalthaea suffrutescens
× Alcalthaea suffrutescens Common name(s): Hollyhock, Marsh Mallow Blooming time:… Continue reading Alcalthaea suffrutescens
Alcea rosea
Alcea rosea Common name(s): Common Hollyhock Blooming time: summer to… Continue reading Alcea rosea
Alchemilla mollis
Alchemilla mollis Common name(s): Lady’s Mantle Blooming time: summer Blooming… Continue reading Alchemilla mollis
Allium cristophii
Allium cristophii Common name(s): Persian Onion, Star of Persia Blooming… Continue reading Allium cristophii
Allium roseum
Allium roseum Common name(s): Rosy Garlic Blooming time: spring to… Continue reading Allium roseum
Allium schoenoprasum
Allium schoenoprasum Common name(s): Chives Blooming time: spring to early… Continue reading Allium schoenoprasum
Allium ursinum
Allium ursinum Common name(s): Wild Garlic, Ramsons, Buckrams Blooming time:… Continue reading Allium ursinum
Anagallis arvensis
Anagallis arvensis Common name(s): Scarlet Pimpernel, Blue-Scarlet Pimpernel, Red Chickweed… Continue reading Anagallis arvensis
Anemone blanda
Anemone blanda Common name(s): Balkan Anemone, Grecian Windflower Blooming time:… Continue reading Anemone blanda
Anemopsis californica
Anemopsis californica Common name(s): Yerba Mansa, Lizard Tail Blooming time:… Continue reading Anemopsis californica
Antirrhinum majus
Antirrhinum majus Common name(s): Snapdragon, Common Snapdragon Blooming time: summer… Continue reading Antirrhinum majus
Armeria maritima
Armeria maritima Common name(s): Sea Thrift, Sea Pink Blooming time:… Continue reading Armeria maritima
Aurinia saxatilis
Aurinia saxatilis (syn. Alyssum saxatile) Common name(s): Basket of Gold,… Continue reading Aurinia saxatilis
Bellis perennis cv.
Bellis perennis cv. Common name(s): Common Daisy, Lawn Daisy, English… Continue reading Bellis perennis cv.
Bergenia crassifolia
Bergenia crassifolia Common name(s): Elephant-Ear, Siberian Tea, Mongolian Tea, Heartleaf… Continue reading Bergenia crassifolia
Berteroa incana
Berteroa incana Common name(s): Hoary Alyssum, False Hoary Madwort, Hoary… Continue reading Berteroa incana
Calendula officinalis
Calendula officinalis Common name(s): Garden Marigold, English Marigold, Common Marigold… Continue reading Calendula officinalis
Caltha palustris
Caltha palustris Common name(s): Marsh-Marigold, Kingcup Blooming time: spring Blooming… Continue reading Caltha palustris
Campanula glomerata
Campanula glomerata Common name(s): Clustered Bellflower, Dane’s Blood Blooming time:… Continue reading Campanula glomerata
Campanula lactiflora
Campanula lactiflora Common name(s): Milky Bellflower Blooming time: summer Blooming… Continue reading Campanula lactiflora
Campanula persicifolia
Campanula persicifolia Common name(s): Peach Leaved Bellflower Blooming time: late… Continue reading Campanula persicifolia
Campanula poscharskyana
Campanula poscharskyana Common name(s): Serbian Bellflower, Trailing Bellflower Blooming time:… Continue reading Campanula poscharskyana
Campanula punctata
Campanula punctata Common name(s): Spotted Bellflower Blooming time: summer Blooming… Continue reading Campanula punctata
Campanula rapunculoides
Campanula rapunculoides Common name(s): Creeping Bellflower, Rampion Bellflower Blooming time:… Continue reading Campanula rapunculoides
Cerastium tomentosum
Cerastium tomentosum Common name(s): Snow-in-Summer Blooming time: spring Blooming colors:… Continue reading Cerastium tomentosum
Chionodoxa forbesii
Chionodoxa forbesii Common name(s): Glory-of-the-Snow Blooming time: spring Blooming colors:… Continue reading Chionodoxa forbesii
Chrysanthemum zawadskii
Chrysanthemum zawadskii Common name(s): Chrysanthemum Blooming time: late summer to… Continue reading Chrysanthemum zawadskii
Cirsium oleraceum
Cirsium oleraceum Common name(s): Cabbage Thistle, Siberian Thistle Blooming time:… Continue reading Cirsium oleraceum
Clematis vitalba
Clematis vitalba Common name(s): Old Man’s Beard, Traveller’s Joy Blooming… Continue reading Clematis vitalba
Colchicum autumnale
Colchicum autumnale Common name(s): Autumn Crocus, Meadow Saffron Blooming time:… Continue reading Colchicum autumnale
Convallaria majalis
Convallaria majalis Common name(s): Lily of the Valley Blooming time:… Continue reading Convallaria majalis
Coreopsis grandiflora
Coreopsis grandiflora Common name(s): Large-Flowered Tickseed Blooming time: summer Blooming… Continue reading Coreopsis grandiflora
Corydalis solida
Corydalis solida Common name(s): Fumewort, Bird-in-a-Bush Blooming time: spring Blooming… Continue reading Corydalis solida
Cosmos bipinnatus
Cosmos bipinnatus Common name(s): Garden Cosmos, Mexican Aster Blooming time:… Continue reading Cosmos bipinnatus
Crocus ancyrensis
Crocus ancyrensis Common name(s): Ankara Crocus Blooming time: early spring… Continue reading Crocus ancyrensis
Crocus angustifolius
Crocus angustifolius Common name(s): Cloth-of-Gold Crocus Blooming time: early spring… Continue reading Crocus angustifolius
Crocus chrysanthus
Crocus chrysanthus Common name(s): Snow Crocus, Golden Crocus Blooming time:… Continue reading Crocus chrysanthus
Crocus speciosus
Crocus speciosus Common name(s): Bieberstein’s Crocus, Large Purple Crocus Blooming… Continue reading Crocus speciosus
Crocus tommasinianus
Crocus tommasinianus Common name(s): Early Crocus, Woodland Crocus, Tommasini’s Crocus… Continue reading Crocus tommasinianus
Crocus vernus
Crocus vernus Common name(s): Spring Crocus, Giant Crocus Blooming time:… Continue reading Crocus vernus
Cyclamen coum
Cyclamen coum Common name(s): Ivy-Leaved Cyclamen Blooming time: winter to… Continue reading Cyclamen coum
Cyclamen hederifolium
Cyclamen hederifolium Common name(s): Sowbread, Ivy-Leaved Cyclamen Blooming time: fall… Continue reading Cyclamen hederifolium
Cymbalaria muralis
Cymbalaria muralis Common name(s): Ivy-Leaved Toadflax, Kenilworth Ivy, Coliseum Ivy… Continue reading Cymbalaria muralis
Dahlia × hortensis
Dahlia × hortensis Common name(s): Garden Dahlia Blooming time: summer… Continue reading Dahlia × hortensis
Datura stramonium
Datura stramonium Common name(s): Jimsonweed, Devil’s Snare, Thornapple Blooming time:… Continue reading Datura stramonium
Daucus carota
Daucus carota Common name(s): Wild Carrot, Bird’s Nest, Bishop’s Lace… Continue reading Daucus carota
Dianthus deltoides
Dianthus deltoides Common name(s): Maiden Pink Blooming time: late spring… Continue reading Dianthus deltoides
Dianthus plumarius
Dianthus plumarius Common name(s): Common Pink, Garden Pink Blooming time:… Continue reading Dianthus plumarius
Dipsacus fullonum
Dipsacus fullonum Common name(s): Wild Teasel, Common Teasel, Fuller’s Teasel… Continue reading Dipsacus fullonum
Doronicum orientale
Doronicum orientale Common name(s): Leopard’s Bane Blooming time: Spring Blooming… Continue reading Doronicum orientale
Echinacea purpurea
Echinacea purpurea Common name(s): Purple Coneflower, Eastern Purple Coneflower Blooming… Continue reading Echinacea purpurea
Echinops bannaticus
Echinops bannaticus Common name(s): Blue Globe Thistle Blooming time: summer… Continue reading Echinops bannaticus
Epimedium pinnatum
Epimedium pinnatum Common name(s): Barrenwort, Horny Goat Weed, Rowdy Lamb… Continue reading Epimedium pinnatum
Eranthis cilicica
Eranthis cilicica Common name(s): Winter Aconite Blooming time: spring Blooming… Continue reading Eranthis cilicica
Eranthis hyemalis
Eranthis hyemalis Common name(s): Winter Aconite Blooming time: early spring… Continue reading Eranthis hyemalis
Eryngium campestre
Eryngium campestre Common name(s): Field Eryngo Blooming time: summer Blooming… Continue reading Eryngium campestre
Euphorbia characias
Euphorbia characias Common name(s): Mediterranean Spurge, Albanian Spurge Blooming time:… Continue reading Euphorbia characias
Euphorbia myrsinites
Euphorbia myrsinites Common name(s): Myrtle Spurge, Blue Spurge Blooming time:… Continue reading Euphorbia myrsinites
Fallopia convolvulus
Fallopia convolvulus (syn. Polygonum convolvulus) Common name(s): Black-Bindweed, Wild Buckwheat,… Continue reading Fallopia convolvulus
Fritillaria imperialis
Fritillaria imperialis Common name(s): Crown Imperial, Imperial Fritillary, Kaiser’s Crown… Continue reading Fritillaria imperialis
Fritillaria meleagris
Fritillaria meleagris Common name(s): Chess Flower, Snake’s Head Fritillary, Snake’s… Continue reading Fritillaria meleagris
Fritillaria uva-vulpis
Fritillaria uva-vulpis Common name(s): Fox-Grape Fritillary Blooming time: spring Blooming… Continue reading Fritillaria uva-vulpis
Fuchsia magellanica
Fuchsia magellanica Common name(s): Hummingbird Fuchsia, Hardy Fuchsia Blooming time:… Continue reading Fuchsia magellanica
Galanthus elwesii
Galanthus elwesii Common name(s): Giant Snowdrop, Greater Snowdrop Blooming time:… Continue reading Galanthus elwesii
Galanthus nivalis
Galanthus nivalis Common name(s): Common Snowdrop Blooming time: early spring… Continue reading Galanthus nivalis
Galinsoga ciliata
Galinsoga ciliata (syn. Galinsoga quadriradiata) Common name(s): Hairy Galinsoga Blooming… Continue reading Galinsoga ciliata
Geranium endressii
Geranium endressii Common name(s): Endres Cranesbill, French Cranesbill Blooming time:… Continue reading Geranium endressii
Geranium macrorrhizum
Geranium macrorrhizum Common name(s): Bigroot Geranium, Bulgarian Geranium, Rock Cranesbill… Continue reading Geranium macrorrhizum
Geranium pratense
Geranium pratense Common name(s): Meadow Cranesbill, Meadow Geranium Blooming time:… Continue reading Geranium pratense
Geranium sanguineum
Geranium sanguineum Common name(s): Bloody Cranesbill, Bloody Geranium Blooming time:… Continue reading Geranium sanguineum
Geranium sylvaticum
Geranium sylvaticum Common name(s): Wood Cranesbill, Woodland Geranium Blooming time:… Continue reading Geranium sylvaticum
Hedera helix
Hedera helix Common name(s): Common Ivy, English Ivy, European Ivy… Continue reading Hedera helix
Helianthus giganteus
Helianthus giganteus Common name(s): Giant Sunflower, Tall Sunflower Blooming time:… Continue reading Helianthus giganteus
Helianthus tuberosus
Helianthus tuberosus Common name(s): Jerusalem Artichoke, Sunroot, Sunchoke, Topinambour Blooming… Continue reading Helianthus tuberosus
Helleborus niger
Helleborus niger Common name(s): Christmas Rose, Black Hellebore Blooming time:… Continue reading Helleborus niger
Helleborus orientalis
Helleborus orientalis Common name(s): Green or Oriental Hellebore, Lenten Rose… Continue reading Helleborus orientalis
Hemerocallis fulva
Hemerocallis fulva Common name(s): Orange Day-Lily, Tawny Daylily, Tiger Daylily,… Continue reading Hemerocallis fulva
Heuchera × brizoides
Heuchera × brizoides Common name(s): Alumroot, Coral Bells Blooming time:… Continue reading Heuchera × brizoides
Hieracium pilosella
Hieracium pilosella (syn. Pilosella officinarum) Common name(s): Mouse-Ear Hawkweed Blooming… Continue reading Hieracium pilosella
Hyacinthoides hispanica
Hyacinthoides hispanica Common name(s): Spanish Bluebell Blooming time: spring Blooming… Continue reading Hyacinthoides hispanica
Hyacinthus orientalis
Hyacinthus orientalis Common name(s): Common Hyacinth, Garden Hyacinth, Dutch Hyacinth… Continue reading Hyacinthus orientalis
Hypericum perforatum
Hypericum perforatum Common name(s): St John’s-Wort, Perforate St John’s-Wort, Common… Continue reading Hypericum perforatum
Iberis sempervirens
Iberis sempervirens Common name(s): Evergreen Candytuft, Perennial Candytuft Blooming time:… Continue reading Iberis sempervirens
Impatiens glandulifera
Impatiens glandulifera Common name(s): Policeman’s Helmet, Bobby Tops, Himalayan Balsam,… Continue reading Impatiens glandulifera
Impatiens parviflora
Impatiens parviflora Common name(s): Small Balsam, Small-Flowered Touch-Me-Not Blooming time:… Continue reading Impatiens parviflora
Inula britannica
Inula britannica Common name(s): British Yellowhead, Meadow Fleabane Blooming time:… Continue reading Inula britannica
Ipheion uniflorum
Ipheion uniflorum Common name(s): Springstar, Spring Starflower Blooming time: spring… Continue reading Ipheion uniflorum
Iris × barbata
Iris × barbata Common name(s): German Iris Blooming time: late… Continue reading Iris × barbata
Iris × barbata
Iris × barbata Common name(s): German Iris Blooming time: spring… Continue reading Iris × barbata
Jacobaea maritima
Jacobaea maritima Common name(s): Silver Ragwort Blooming time: summer Blooming… Continue reading Jacobaea maritima
Lamprocapnos spectabilis
Lamprocapnos spectabilis (Dicentra spectabilis) Common name(s): Bleeding Heart Blooming time:… Continue reading Lamprocapnos spectabilis
Liatris spicata
Liatris spicata Common name(s): Dense Blazing Star, Prairie Gay Feather… Continue reading Liatris spicata
Linaria vulgaris
Linaria vulgaris Common name(s): Common or Yellow Toadflax, Butter-and-Eggs, Wild… Continue reading Linaria vulgaris
Lipandra polysperma
Lipandra polysperma (Syn. Chenopodium polyspermum) Common name(s): Manyseed Goosefoot Blooming… Continue reading Lipandra polysperma
Lotus corniculatus
Lotus corniculatus Common name(s): Bird’s-Foot Trefoil, Bird’s-Foot Deervetch Blooming time:… Continue reading Lotus corniculatus
Lupinus polyphyllus
Lupinus polyphyllus Common name(s): Garden Lupin, Large-Leaved Lupin, Big-Leaved Lupin,… Continue reading Lupinus polyphyllus
Lysimachia punctata
Lysimachia punctata Common name(s): Dotted Loosestrife, Large Yellow Loosestrife Blooming… Continue reading Lysimachia punctata
Lythrum salicaria
Lythrum salicaria Common name(s): Purple or Spiked Loosestrife Blooming time:… Continue reading Lythrum salicaria
Malva alcea
Greater Musk-Mallow, Cut-Leaved Mallow
Mercurialis annua
Mercurialis annua Common name(s): Annual Mercury Blooming time: late spring… Continue reading Mercurialis annua
Muscari aucheri
Muscari aucheri Common name(s): Grape Hyacinth Blooming time: spring Blooming… Continue reading Muscari aucheri
Narcissus poeticus
Narcissus poeticus Common name(s): Poet’s Daffodil, Poet’s Narcissus Blooming time:… Continue reading Narcissus poeticus
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Narcissus pseudonarcissus Common name(s): Wild Daffodil, Lent Lily Blooming time:… Continue reading Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Nemesia “TrioMio”
Nemesia “TrioMio” Common name(s): N/A Blooming time: summer Blooming colors:… Continue reading Nemesia “TrioMio”
Oenothera biennis
Oenothera biennis Common name(s): Common Evening-Primrose, Evening-Primrose, Evening Star, Sun… Continue reading Oenothera biennis
Omphalodes verna
Omphalodes verna Common name(s): Creeping Navelwort, Blue-Eyed-Mary Blooming time: spring… Continue reading Omphalodes verna
Origanum vulgare
Origanum vulgare Common name(s): Oregano, Wild Marjoram Blooming time: summer… Continue reading Origanum vulgare
Ornithogalum balansae
Ornithogalum balansae Common name(s): Milk Star Blooming time: spring Blooming… Continue reading Ornithogalum balansae
Ornithogalum umbellatum
Ornithogalum umbellatum Common name(s): Garden Star-of-Bethlehem, Grass Lily, Milk Star… Continue reading Ornithogalum umbellatum
Phacelia tanacetifolia
Phacelia tanacetifolia Common name(s): Lacy Phacelia, Blue Tansy, Purple Tansy… Continue reading Phacelia tanacetifolia
Phlox subulata
Phlox subulata Common name(s): Creeping Phlox, Moss Phlox, Moss Pink… Continue reading Phlox subulata
Plant Identification Perennials and other Garden Plants
Polygonatum multiflorum
Polygonatum multiflorum Common name(s): Solomon’s Seal, David’s Harp, Ladder-to-Heaven Blooming… Continue reading Polygonatum multiflorum
Prunella vulgaris
Prunella vulgaris Common name(s): Common Self-Heal, Heal-All, Heart-of-the-Earth Blooming time:… Continue reading Prunella vulgaris
Pulsatilla vulgaris
Pulsatilla vulgaris Common name(s): Common Pasque Flower, European Pasque Flower,… Continue reading Pulsatilla vulgaris
Puschkinia scilloides
Puschkinia scilloides Common name(s): Striped Squill Blooming time: spring Blooming… Continue reading Puschkinia scilloides
Ranunculus asiaticus
Ranunculus asiaticus Common name(s): Persian Buttercup Blooming time: spring to… Continue reading Ranunculus asiaticus
Reseda lutea
Reseda lutea Common name(s): Yellow Mignonette, Wild Mignonette, Cut-Leaf Mignonette… Continue reading Reseda lutea
Rudbeckia fulgida
Rudbeckia fulgida Common name(s): Orange Coneflower Blooming time: summer Blooming… Continue reading Rudbeckia fulgida
Sagina subulata
Sagina subulata Common name(s): Heath Pearlwort, Awl-Leaf Pearlwort, Irish Moss,… Continue reading Sagina subulata
Saponaria ocymoides
Saponaria ocymoides Common name(s): Rock Soapwort, Tumbling Ted Blooming time:… Continue reading Saponaria ocymoides
Saxifraga × urbium
Saxifraga × urbium Common name(s): London Pride Blooming time: spring… Continue reading Saxifraga × urbium
Scilla siberica
Scilla siberica Common name(s): Siberian Squill Blooming time: spring Blooming… Continue reading Scilla siberica
Securigera varia
Securigera varia Common name(s): Crown Vetch, Purple Crown Vetch Blooming… Continue reading Securigera varia
Silene coronaria
Silene coronaria Common name(s): Rose Campion, Dusty Miller Blooming time:… Continue reading Silene coronaria
Solanum nigrum
Solanum nigrum Common name(s): Black or Blackberry Nightshade Blooming time:… Continue reading Solanum nigrum
Speirantha gardenii
Speirantha gardenii Common name(s): False Lily Of The Valley Blooming… Continue reading Speirantha gardenii
Symphyotrichum dumosum
Symphyotrichum dumosum (syn. Aster dumosus) Common name(s): Bushy Aster, New… Continue reading Symphyotrichum dumosum
Symphytum officinale
Omphalodes verna Common name(s): Common Comfrey, True Comfrey, Boneset, Knitbone… Continue reading Symphytum officinale
Tradescantia × andersoniana
Tradescantia × andersoniana Common name(s): Spiderwort Blooming time: summer Blooming… Continue reading Tradescantia × andersoniana
Tulipa kaufmanniana
Tulipa kaufmanniana Common name(s): Waterlily Tulip Blooming time: spring Blooming… Continue reading Tulipa kaufmanniana
Tulipa urumiensis
Tulipa urumiensis (Tulipa tarda) Common name(s): Tarda Tulip Blooming time:… Continue reading Tulipa urumiensis
Verbascum nigrum
Verbascum nigrum Common name(s): Black Mullein, Dark Mullein Blooming time:… Continue reading Verbascum nigrum
Vinca minor
Vinca minor Common name(s): Lesser Periwinkle, Dwarf Periwinkle Blooming time:… Continue reading Vinca minor
Viola × wittrockiana
Viola × wittrockiana Common name(s): Garden Pansy Blooming time: spring… Continue reading Viola × wittrockiana
Viola cornuta
Viola cornuta Common name(s): Horned Pansy, Horned Violet Blooming time:… Continue reading Viola cornuta
Viola odorata
Viola odorata Common name(s): Wood Violet, Sweet Violet, Common Violet… Continue reading Viola odorata
Waldsteinia geoides
Waldsteinia geoides Common name(s): Barren Strawberry Blooming time: spring Blooming… Continue reading Waldsteinia geoides
Waldsteinia ternata
Waldsteinia ternata Common name(s): Barren Strawberry Blooming time: spring Blooming… Continue reading Waldsteinia ternata
Yucca filamentosa
Yucca filamentosa Common name(s): Adam’s Needle, Bear-Grass, Spanish Bayonet, Common… Continue reading Yucca filamentosa