Index of annuals and perennials
Scientific Name
Common Name
Abelmoschus moschatus
Silk flower
Abutilon palmeri
Indian mallow
Acanthus mollis
Bear's breech
Achillea
Moonshine yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow
Aechmea fasciata
Bromeliad
Agapanthus orientalis
Lily of the Nile
Agapanthus sp.
Lily of the Nile
Agastache
Giant hyssop
Agastache foeniculum
Licorice mint
Agastache hybrid
Agastache
Agastache pringlei var. verticillata
Organ Mountain giant hyssop
Ageranthemum
Pink marguerite daisy
Ageratum houstonianum
Floss flower
Ajuga reptans
Carpet bugle
Alcea rosea
Hollyhock
Alocasia
Elephant's ear
Alocasia amazonica
African mask
Alocasia gageana
Dwarf elephant ear
Alocasia portadora
Elephant's ear
Alstroemeria aurea
Alstroemeria
Alstroemeria hybrid
Alstroemeria
Alstroemeria pelegrina
Alstroemeria
Alternanthera tenella
Jacob's coat
Alternathera tenella
Joyweed
Amaranthus
Amaranthus
Ammi majus
Lace flower
Anagallis hybrid
Pimpernel
Anchusa capensis
Cape forget-me-not
Anemone coronaria
Poppy-flowered anemone
Anemone vitifolia
Scarborough anemone
Anemone x hybrida
Japanese anemone
Anethum graveolens
Dill
Angelonia
Angel face
Anigozanthos hybrid
Kangaroo paws
Anthurium
Spathe flower
Antirrhinum majus
Snapdragon
Aquilegia hybrid
Columbine
Aquilegia vulgaris
Columbine
Arctotheca venidium
Cape weed
Arctotis acaulis
African daisy
Arctotis hybrid
African daisy
Arctotis venidioides
African daisy
Argemone corymbosa
Prickly poppy
Aristea ecklonii
Aristea
Armeria maritima
Thrift
Artemisia schmidtiana
Silver mound artemisia
Asarum caudatum
Wild ginger
Asclepias curassavica
Blood flower
Asclepias sp.
Golden butterfly weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly milkweed
Asparagus densiflorus
Myers asparagus
Asparagus retrofractus
Ornamental asparagus
Asparagus setaceus
Fern asparagus
Aster ericoides
Heath aster
Aster sp.
Aster
Aster x dumosus
Wood's aster
Aster x frikartii
Aster
Asteriscus maritimus
Golden dollar
Asteriscus sericeus
Canary Island daisy
Astilbe chinensis
False spiraea
Astilbe hybrida
False spiraea
Astilbe thunbergii
False spiraea
Astilbe x arendsii
False spiraea
Aurinia saxatilis
Basket-of-gold
Baileya multiradiata
Desert marigold
Ballota rupestris
Rock ballota
Banana
Banana tree
Begonia
Angel wing begonia
Begonia domingensis
Begonia
Begonia hybrid
Tuberous begonia
Begonia ricifolia
Begonia
Begonia undulata
Begonia
Belamcanda chinensis
Blackberry lily
Bellis perennis
English daisy
Berberis thunbergii
Japanese barberry
Bergenia crassifolia
Winter blooming bergenia
Bidens ferulifolia
Gold marble bidens
Billbergia nutans
Queen's tears
Borago officinalis
Borage
Brachyscome hybrid
Swan River daisy
Brachyscome iberidifolia
Swan River daisy
Brachyscome multifida
Swan River daisy
Bracteantha bracteata
Bush strawflower
Brassica oleracea
Chinese kale
Browallia
Amethyst flower
Brunnera macrophylla
Jack Frost Siberian bugloss
Bucconia frutescens
Plume-poppy
Bulbine frutescens
Orange bulbine
Bulbine latifolia
Bulbine
Calandrinia spectabilis
Rock purslane
Calceolaria herbeohybrida
Calceolaria
Calceolaria herbeohydrida
Slipper flower
Calendula officinalis
Pot marigold
Calibrachoa
Million bells
Calibrachoa hybrid
Million bells
Calylophus drummondianus
Texas primrose
Campanula
Bellflower
Campanula medium
Canterbury bell
Campanula medium var. calycanthema
Cup and saucer
Campanula poscharskyana
Serbian bellflower
Campanula punctata
Bellflower
Campanula rapunculoides
Rover bellflower
Campanula sp.
Campanula
Canna hybrid
Canna
Canna sp.
Canna
Capsicum annuum
Ornamental pepper
Catharanthus roseus
Madagascar periwinkle
Celosia
Cockscomb
Celosia argentea
Pink candle
Celosia cristata
Cockscomb
Celosia plumosa
Plume cockscomb
Centaurea cyanus
Bachelor's buttons
Centaurea dealbata
Persian cornflower
Centaurea gymnocarpa
Dusty miller
Centaurea macrocephala
Knapweed (yellow)
Centrantherum punctatum
Porcupine flower
Centranthus ruber
Red valerian
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Dwarf plumbago
Cerinthe major
Honeywort
Chaenorrhinum organifolium
Dwarf snapdragon
Chenopodium album
Pig weed
Chrysanthemum
Matricaria
Chrysanthemum frutescens
Butterfly
Chrysanthemum hybrid
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum maximum
Shasta daisy
Chrysanthemum multicaulis
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum paludosum
Million gold
Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum
Dusty miller
Chrysanthemum x morifolium
Garden mum
Chrysogonum virginianum
Green and gold
Clarkia amoena
Farewell to spring
Clarkia unguiculata
Elegant clarkia
Cleome hasslerana
Spider flower
Clivia miniata
Kaffir lily
Coleus canina
Scaredy cat plant
Collinsia heterophylla
Chinese houses
Colocasia
Elephant's ear
Colocasia esculenta
Elephant's ear
Commelina coelestis
Mexican dayflower
Commelina sp.
Dayflower
Convallaria majali
Lily of the valley
Coreopsis auriculata
Coreopsis
Coreopsis grandiflora
Coreopsis
Coreopsis lanceolata
Coreopsis
Coreopsis sp.
Coreopsis
Coreopsis tinctoria
Coreopsis
Coreopsis verticillata
Coreopsis
Cosmos bipinnatus
Cosmos
Craspedia globosa
Drumsticks
Crossandra infundibuliformis
Crossandra
Cuphea ignea
Cigar flower
Cuphea llavea
Bat-faced cuphea
Cuphea micropetala
Big cigar
Cuphea sp.
Cuphea
Cuphea x purpurea
Firefly
Curcuma alismatifolia
Pineapple ginger
Cyclamen persicum
Cyclamen
Cynara scolymus
Artichoke
Dahlia
Dahlia
Dahlia hybrid
Dahlia
Delphinium elatum
Delphinium
Dianella tasmanica
Dianella
Dianthus caryophyllus
Carnation
Dianthus chinensis
Chinese pink
Dianthus sp.
Carnation
Diascia hybrid
Twinspur
Dicentra
Bleeding heart
Dicentra hybrid
Bleeding heart
Dicentra spectabilis
Bleeding heart
Dichroa febrifuga
Evergreen hydrangea
Dicliptera suberecta
Dicliptera
Dietes bicolor
Fortnight lily
Dietes iridioides
Fortnight lily
Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove
Diplotaxis tenuifolia
Perennial wallrocket
Dodecatheon alpinus
Alpine shooting star
Dodecatheon clevelandii
Shooting star
Dodecatheon hendersonii
Henderson's shooting star
Dombeya x seminole
Dombeya
Domorphotheca
African daisy
Dracaena reflexa
Song of India
Echinacea purpurea
Purple coneflower
Echinops ritro
Globe thistle
Elegia capensis
Broom reed horsetail
Emilia coccinea
Emilia
Eomecon chionantha
Snow poppy
Epilobium angustifolium
Fireweed
Eranthemum nigrum
Black magic
Eranthemum pulchellum
Blue sage
Erigeron glaucus
Seaside daisy
Erigeron karvinskianus
Santa Barbara daisy
Eriogonum crocatum
Conejo buckwheat
Eriogonum giganteum
St. Catherine's lace
Erodium reichardii
Cranesbill
Erodium x kolbianum
Heronsbill
Eryngium amethystinum
Sea holly
Erysimum cheiri
English wallflower
Erysimum linifolium
Wallflower
Erysimum linifolum
Wallflower
Erysimum sp.
Wallflower
Eschscholzia californica
California poppy
Eschscholzia hybrid
California poppy
Eupatorium rugosum
Eupatorium
Euphorbia characias
Euphorbia
Euphorbia characias ssp. wulfenii
Euphorbia
Euphorbia cyparissias
Cypress spurge
Euphorbia griffithii
Euphorbia
Euphorbia lathyris
Gopher plant
Euphorbia martinii
Euphorbia
Euphorbia pulcherrima
Pointsettia
Euphorbia sp.
Euphorbia
Eustoma grandiflorum
Lisianthus
Evolvulus glomeratus
Blue daze
Farfugium japonicum
Leopard plant
Felicia amelloides
Blue marguerite
Foeniculum vulgare
Sweet fennel
Fragaria chiloensis
Beach strawberry
Francoa ramosa
Maiden's wreath
Gaillardia hybrid
Blanket flower
Gaillardia pulchella
Torch flame blanket flower
Gaillardia sp.
Blanket flower
Gaillardia x grandiflora
Gaillardia
Gaura lindheimeri
Gaura
Gazania hybrid
Gazania
Gazania rigens var. leucolaena
Trailing gazania
Geranium cinereum
Pink cranesbill
Geranium hybrid
Cranesbill
Geranium incanum
Fine cut-leaf geranium
Geranium maderense
Cranesbill
Geranium roseanne
Cranesbill
Geranium sp.
Giant taro
Geranium x oxonianum
Cranesbill
Gerbera jamesonii
Gerbera daisy
Geum sp.
Geum
Gilia capitata ssp. abrotanifolia
Blue-field gilia
Gilia tricolor
Bird's eye
Glaucium flavum
Horned poppy
Globba winitii
Mauve dancing ladies
Gomphrena globosa
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena haageana
Strawberry fields globe amaranth
Goniolimon tataricum
German statice
Gunnera tinctoria
Dinosaur food
Gypsophila repens
Baby's breath
Gypsophila sp.
Festival star
Hedychium coronarium
White ginger
Hedychium gardnerianum
Ginger lily
Helenium
Sneezeweed
Helianthus
Firecracker sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Sunflower
Helianthus salicifolius
Willow-leaf sunflower
Helichrysum bracteatum
Strawflower
Helichrysum italicum var. microphyllum
Dwarf curry
Helichrysum microphyllum
Korunca
Helichrysum petiolare
Licorice plant
Helichrysum sargyrophyllum
Helichrysum
Helichrysum sp.
Helichrysum
Heliotropium anomalum ssp. argenteum
White heliotrope
Heliotropium arborescens
Heliotrope
Heliotropium sp.
Heliotrope
Helleborus argutifolius
Corsican hellebore
Helleborus lividus
Corsican hellebore
Helleborus orientalis
Corsican hellebore
Hemerocallis hybrid
Day lily
Hermannia incana
Sweet yellow bells
Hesperaloe parviflora
Red yucca
Heuchera
Alum root
Heuchera hybrid
Heuchera
Heuchera maxima x sanguinea
Genevieve coral bells
Heuchera sanguinea
Coral bells
Heucherella hybrid
Foamy bells
Hosta
Plantain lily
Hosta hybrid
Plantain lily
Hosta plantaginea
Fragrant plantain lily
Hosta sieboldiana
Plantain lily
Hunnemannia fumariifolia
Mexican tulip poppy
Hypoestes aristata
Ribbon bush
Iberis sempervirens
Candy tuft
Impatiens
New Guinea hybrid
Impatiens oliveri
Poor man's rhododendron
Impatiens walleriana
Double impatiens
Impatiens, new guinea hybrid
Touch-me-not
Ipomoea batatas
Sweet potato
Iris sp.
Iris
Isoplexis canariensis
Canary Island foxglove
Knautia macedonia
Knautia
Kniphofia
Red-hot poker
Kniphofia thomsonii
Alpine poker
Kniphofia uvaria
Red-hot poker
Lamium maculatum
Spotted nettle
Layia platyglossa
Tidy tips
Lewisia cotyledon
Lewisia
Lewisia sp.
Bitter root
Liatris spicata
Gayfeather
Lilium longiflorum
Easter lily
Limonium perezii
Statice
Limonium sp.
Limonium
Linaria maroccana
Toadflax
Linaria reticulata
Toadflax
Linaria reticulata var. aureapurpurea
Toadflax
Lindernia grandiflora
Lindernia
Linnaea borealis
Twinflower
Liriope muscari
Blue liriope
Lithodora diffusa
Lithodora
Lobelia cardinalis
Cardinal flower
Lobelia erinus
Lobelia
Lobelia hybrid
Lobelia
Lobelia laxiflora
Mexican lobelia bush
Lobelia siphilitica
Great blue lobelia
Lobelia valida
Lobelia
Lobelia x speciosa
Cardinal flower
Lobularia maritima
Sweet alyssum
Lotus berthelotii
Parrot's beak
Lotus maculatus
Parrot's beak
Lysimachia ciliata
Fringed loosestrife
Lysimachia congestiflora
Golden globes
Lysimachia nummularia
Creeping Jenny
Lysimachia procumbens
Golden globes
Lysimachia punctata
Loosestrife
Magilla perilla
Magilla
Malva alcea
Mallow
Malva sylvestris
Mallow
Matthiola incana
Stock
Meconopsis betonicifolia
Blue poppy
Medinilla magnifica
Medinilla
Melampodium leucanthum
Blackfoot daisy
Melissa officinalis
Lemon balm
Mentha requienii
Corsica mint
Mentha spicata
Spearmint
Mentha x piperita
Peppermint
Mentzeilia laevicaulis
Blazing star
Mimulus hybrid
Bush monkey flower
Mimulus x hybridus
Monkey flower
Monolopis lutea
Yellow lobelia
Monopsis unidentata
Bronze beauty
Myosotis sylvatica
Blue forget me not
Nematanthus gregarius
Goldfish plant
Nemesia annual
Nemesia
Nemesia caerulea
Blue bird nemesia
Nemesia hybrid
Nemesia
Nemesia strumosa
Nemesia
Nepeta subsessilis
Catnip
Nepeta x faassenii
Catmint
Nicotiana
Flowering tobacco
Nicotiana alata
Flowering tobacco
Nicotiana langsdorfii
Tobacco plant
Nierembergia caerulea
Dwarf cup flower
Nolina parryi
Beargrass
Ocimum basilicum
Basil
Odontonema sp.
Ondontonema
Odontonema strictum
Scarlet flame
Odontospermum
Gold coin
Oenanthe javanica
Flamingo celery
Oenothera
Evening primrose
Oenothera speciosa
Mexican evening primrose
Omphalodes cappadocica
Omphalodes
Origanum laevigatum
Hopley's purple oregano
Origanum microphyllum
Oregano
Origanum onites
Pot majoram
Osteospermum
African daisy
Osteospermum ecklonis
Sunscape daisy
Osteospermum fruticosum
Trailing African daisy
Osteospermum hybrid
African daisy
Oxalis deppei
False shamrock
Oxalis regnellii var. atropurpureum
Red velvet shamrock
Oxalis rubra
Pink oxalis
Oxalis sp.
Oxalis
Oxalis tetraphylla
Oxalis
Oxalis vulcanicola
Oxalis
Oxypetalum caerulea
Tweedia
Pachystachys lutea
Shrimp plant
Papaver
Poppy
Papaver atlanticum
Poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Iceland poppy
Parahebe decora
Parahebe
Pavonia multiflora
Brazilian candles
Pelargonium
Scented geranium
Pelargonium cotyledon
Pelargonium
Pelargonium crispum
Crinkly-leaf geranium
Pelargonium ionidiflorum
Celery pelargonium
Pelargonium peltatum
Ivy geranium
Pelargonium sidoides
Geranium