Glossary of Plant Names

African marigold   Tagetes erecta

Alpine strawberry   Fragaria vesca

Angel’s trumpet   Datura inoxia

Anise hyssop   Agastache foeniculum

Bachelor’s button   Centaurea cyanus

Balloon flower   Platycodon grandiflorus

Beauty-of-the-night (see Four o’clock)

Bee balm   Monarda didyma

Bishop’s hat   Astrophytum myriostigma

Black eyed susan   Rudbeckia birta

Bleeding heart   Dicentra spectabilis

Box   Buxus sempervirens

Brampton, queen’s stock   Mattbiola incana

Buttercup   Ranunculus

Cabbage   Brassica oleracea

Calendula, mary’s gold   Calendula officinalis, C. arvensis

California poppy   Eschscholzia californica

Campion   Silene alba

Canterbury bell   Campanula medium

Cape marigold   Dimorphotheca spp.

Carnation   Dianthus cariophyllus

Carrot   Daucus carota

Catalpa   Catalpa bignoniodes

Cat’s ear   Hypochoeris maculosa

Cedar   Cedrus spp.

Chamomile   Chamaemelum nobile

Chickweed   Stellaria media

Chicory   Cicborium intybus

Chinese lantern   Physalis alkekengi

Clover   Trifolium

Cockscomb, coxcomb   Celosia cristata

Colts foot   Galax urceolata

Columbine   Aquilegia spp.

Convolvulus   Convolvulus

Coral bells   Heuchera sanguinea

Cornflower (see Bachelor’s button)

Cosmos   Cosmos bipinnatus

Cowbell   Uvularia

Cowslip   Primula veris

Cress (see Garden cress)

Crocus   Crocus vernus

Cucumber   Cucumis sativus

Cup-and-saucer vine   Cobaea scandens

Daffodil   Narcissus

Dandelion   Taraxicum officinalis

Daisy   Erigeron annuus

Daughter-of-the-evening (see Sweet rocket)

Day lily   Hemerocallis spp. (night blooming)   H. altissima

Delphinium   Delphinium

Dogwood   Cornus stolonifera

Dollar plant (see Money plant)

Easter egg eggplant   Solanum melongena

Egyptian water lily   Nymphaea lotus

Emilia   Emilia sonchifolia

English daisy   Bellis perennis

English wallflower   Cheiranthus cheiri

Evening lychnis (see Campion)

Evening primrose   Oenothera marginata, O. hookeri

Evening-scented stock (see Night blooming stock)

Fairy berry (see Alpine strawberry)

False dragonhead   Physostegia virginiana

Fennel   Foeniculum vulgare

Field marigold   Calendula arvensis

Fig marigold   Glottiphylum depressum

Filaree   Erodium cicutarium

Flag (see Iris)

Flanders poppy (see Shirley poppy)

Flax   Linum grandifolium

Forget-me-not   Myosotis sylvatica

Four o’clock   Mirabilis jalapa

Foxglove   Digitalis purpurea

Fraises des bois (see Alpine strawberry)

Fringed pink   Silene laciniata

Fuchsia   Fuchsia

Garden cress   Lepidium sativum

Garden verbena (see Verbena)

Gazania   Gazania rigens

Geranium   Pelargonium spp.

Germander   Teucrium spp.

Gladiolus   Gladiolus

Goat’s beard   Tragopogon pratensis

Goldenrod   Solidago odora

Golden star   Bloomeria crocea

Gooseberry   Ribes uva-crispa

Goose grass   Eleusine indica

Gourd   Lagenaria spp.

Granny’s bonnet (see Columbine)

Grape hyacinth   Muscari botryoides

Hawkbit   Leontodon

Heart’s ease   Viola tricolor

Heavenly blue morning glory   Ipomoea rubrocaerule

Hens-and-chicks   Echeveria

Hepatica   Hepatica americana

Hollyhock   Alcea rosea

Honesty (see Money plant)

Honeysuckle   Lonicera japonica

Hops   Humulus lupulus

Horehound   Marrubium vulgare

Horseradish   Armoracia rusticana

Hyssop (see Anise hyssop)

Ice plant   Mesembryanthemum crystallinum

Iceland poppy   Papaver nudicale

Indian corn   Zea mays

Iris   Iris

Ivy   Hedera helix

Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon (see Goat’s beard)

Jack-in-the-pulpit   Arisaema triphyllum

Jacob’s ladder   Pedilanthus tithymaloides

Jewelweed   Impatiens capensis

Jimson weed   Datura inoxia

Johnny-jump-up (see Heart’s ease)

Jonquil (see Daffodil)

Jupiter’s beard   Centranthus ruber

Kale   Brassica oleracea

Ladies’ tresses   Spiranthes cernua

Lady’s mantle   Alchemilla spp.

Lady’s slipper   Cypripedium acaule

Lamb’s ear   Stachys byzantina

Lamb’s quarters   Chenopodium album

Lantana   Lantana camara

Lavender   Lavandula spp.

Lemon verbena   Aloysia triphylla

Lilac   Syringa vulgaris

Little doves (see Columbine)

London pride   Lychnis chalcedonica

Love-in-a-mist   Nigella damascena

Madwort   Aurinia saxatilis

Maidenhair fern   Adiantum

Maiden pink   Dianthus deltoides

Mallow   Malva spp.

Marguerite   Chrysanthemum frutescens

Marigold   Tagetes spp.

Marvel of Peru (see Four o’clock)

Mayflower   Cardamine praetensis

Mint   Mentha spp.

Miss-go-to-bed-at-noon (see Chicory)

Mistletoe   Phoradendron serotinum

Money plant   Lunaria annua, L. rediviva

Moon flower   Ipomoea alba

Morning glory   Ipomoea purpurea

Moss rose   Portulaca grandiflora

Muskmelon   Cucumis melo

Nasturtium   Tropaeolum majus

Nicotiana   Nicotiana alata

Night-blooming cereus   Selenicereus grandiflorus

Night primrose   Oenothera biennis

Night-flowering campion   Silene noctiflora

Night blooming stock   Matthiola longipetala

Nottingham catchfly   Silene nutans

Oak   Quercus spp.

Obedient plant (see False dragonhead)

Onion   Allium fistulosum

Oriental poppy (see Poppy)

Ox-eye daisy   Chrysanthemum leucanthemum

Painted lady bean   Phaseolus coccineus

Pansy   Viola x wittrockiana

Parsley   Petroselinium crispum

Passion flower   Passiflora alata

Peony   Paeonia lactiflora

Peppergrass (see Garden cress)

Peppermint   Mentha x piperata

Periwinkle   Vinca minor

Petunia   Petunia

Phlox   Phlox

Pigweed   Chenopodium album

Pineapple sage   Salvia elegans

Pink   Dianthus spp.

Pink clover   Trifolium pratense

Pink sandwort   Arenaria purpurascens

Poor-man’s-weatherglass (see Scarlet pimpernel)

Popcorn   Zea mays var.

Poppy   Papaver orientale

Portulaca (see Moss rose)

Postage stamp plant   Schizopetalon walkeri

Pumpkin   Cucurbita pepo

Pussy willow   Salix caprea

Queen-Anne’s-lace   Daucus carota

Queen-of-the-night (see Night-blooming cereus)

Radish   Raphanus sativus

Ragged sailors (see Chicory)

Rocket (see Sweet rocket)

Rose   Rosa spp., Rosa rugosa

Rose geranium   Pelargonium graveolens

Sage   Salvia officinalis

St. Bernard’s lily   Anthericum liliago

Sand spurry   Spergularia

Salvia   Salvia spp.

Saxifrage   Saxifraga

Scarlet pimpernel   Anagalis arvensis

Scarlet runner bean   Phaseolus coccineus

Scented geranium   Pelargonium spp.

Shepherd’s purse   Capsella bursa pastoris

Shirley poppy   Papaver rhoeas

Smilax   Smilax

Snapdragon   Antirrhinum majus

Snow drop   Galanthus

Sow thistle   Sonchus oleraceus

Spaghetti squash   Cucurbita var.

Spearmint   Mentha spicata

Speedwell   Veronica officinalis

Spiderwort   Tradescantia virginiana

Spiraea   Astilbe japonica

Spring beauty   Claytonia virginica

Star-of-Bethlehem   Ornithogalum umbellatum

Stock   Matthiola incana

Strawberry   Fragaria x ananassa

Strawberry popcorn   Zea mays var.

Sunflower   Helianthus annuus

Sun rose   Helianthemum

Sweet alyssum   Lobularia maritima

Sweet fennel (see Fennel)

Sweet pea   Lathyrus odoratus

Sweet rocket   Hesperis matronalis

Sweet violet (see Violet)

Sweet white tobacco   Nicotiana alata

Sweet william   Dianthus barbatus

Sycamore   Platanus occidentalis

Tansy   Tanacetum vulgare

Tasselflower (see Emilia)

Thrift   Armeria

Thyme   Thymus spp.

Tiger lily   Lilium lancifolium

Tomato   Lycopersicum spp.

Touch-me-not (see Jewelweed)

Trumpet vine   Campsis radicans, C. grandiflora

Tulip   Tulipa spp.

Ursinia   Ursinia

Verbena   Verbena x hybrida

Vesper iris   Pardanthopis dichotoma

Walnut   Juglans nigra

Water lily   Nymphaea spp.

Violet   Viola odorata

Virginia creeper   Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Wake robin   Trillium

Wallflower   Cheiranthus cheiri

White lychnis   Viscaria elegans

White water lily   Nymphaea odorata

Woolly lamb’s ear   Stachys byzantina

Wormwood   Artemisia absinthium

Xeranthemum   Xeranthemum

Yarrow   Achillea millefolia

Yellow lark’s heels (see Nasturtium)

Yerba buena   Satureja douglasii

Zinnia   Zinnia elegans

Zucchini   Cucurbita pepo var.