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Container Plants

Plants that thrive in containers are given this symbol. The descriptions indicate which can be used as houseplants, and which should stay outdoors during warm weather. To see a list of only houseplants visit Floridata's Indoor Plant List.

	Scientific Name	Common Names
	Annual Plants and Flowers
	Ageratum houstonianum	ageratum
	Anethum graveolens	dill
	Antirrhinum majus	common snapdragon
	Aquilegia canadensis	wild columbine
	Beta vulgaris	beet
	Bracteantha bracteata	strawflower
	Calendula officinalis	calendula
	Celosia spp.	cockscomb
	Cleome hassleriana	spider flower
	Cosmos bipinnatus	cosmos
	Impatiens wallerana	impatiens
	Lactuca sativa	lettuce
	Melampodium divaricatum	butter daisy
	Ocimum basilicum	basil
	Petroselinum crispum	parsley
	Petunia x hybrida	petunias
	Portulaca grandiflora	moss rose
	Salvia farinacea	mealycup sage
	Salvia splendens	scarlet sage
	Solanum melongena	eggplant
	Tagetes spp.	marigold
	Thymophylla tenuiloba	Dahlberg daisy
	Torenia fournieri	wishbone flower
	Viola x Wittrockiana	pansy
	Zinnia elegans	zinnia
	Zinnia haageana	Mexican zinnia
	Cactus and Succulents
	Aloe saponaria	soap aloe
	Aloe vera	medicinal aloe
	Euphorbia tirucalli	pencil tree
	Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi	South American air plant
	Opuntia humifusa	hardy prickly pear
	Stapelia spp.	carrion flower
	Tradescantia pallida	purple heart
	Grasses and Grasslike Plants
	Acorus gramineus	Japanese sweet flag
	Carex oshimensis	Oshima sedge
	Carex phyllocephala	palm sedge
	Cymbopogon citratus	lemongrass
	Cyperus involucratus	umbrella sedge
	Cyperus papyrus	papyrus
	Pennisetum orientale	oriental fountain grass
	Setaria palmifolia	palm grass
	Palms and Palmlike Plants
	Arenga engleri	Formosa palm
	Beaucarnea recurvata	ponytail palm
	Brahea armata	blue hesper palm
	Butia capitata	jelly palm
	Caryota mitis	fishtail palm
	Chamaedorea metallica	metallic palm
	Chamaedorea radicalis	radicalis palm
	Chamaedorea seifrizii	bamboo palm
	Chamaerops humilis	European fan palm
	Cycas circinalis	queen sago
	Dioon edule	virgin palm
	Dioon spinulosum	giant dioon
	Dracaena draco	dragon tree
	Howea forsteriana	kentia palm
	Hyophorbe lagenicaulis	bottle palm
	Hyophorbe verschaffeltii	spindle palm
	Livistona chinensis	Chinese fan palm
	Livistona decipiens	ribbon fan palm
	Phoenix canariensis	Canary Island date palm
	Phoenix reclinata	Senegal date palm
	Phoenix roebelenii	miniature date palm
	Phoenix rupicola	cliff date
	Ravenea spp.	Majesty (TM) Palm
	Rhapidophyllum hystrix	needle palm
	Rhapis excelsa	lady palm
	Rhapis humilis	slender lady palm
	Syagrus romanzoffiana	queen palm
	Trachycarpus fortunei	windmill palm
	Veitchia merrillii	Christmas palm
	Washingtonia filifera	California fan palm
	Washingtonia robusta	Washington palm
	Wodyetia bifurcata	foxtail palm
	Perennial Plants
	Acanthus mollis	bear's breech
	Aechmea distichantha	Brazilian vaseplant
	Agapanthus spp.	lily-of-the-Nile
	Allium schoenoprasum	chive
	Allium tuberosum	garlic chives
	Aloe ferox	Cape aloe
	Alpinia zerumbet	variegated shell ginger
	Alstroemeria psittacina	parrotlily
	Ananas comosus	pineapple
	Angelonia angustifolia	angelonia
	Aristea ecklonii	blue flies
	Aspidistra elatior	iron plant
	Asplenium nidus	bird's nest fern
	Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum	wax begonia
	Brugmansia suaveolens	angel trumpet
	Caladium bicolor	caladium
	Canna flaccida	Golden canna
	Canna X generalis	canna
	Catharanthus roseus	Madagascar periwinkle
	Chlorophytum comosum	spider plant
	chrysanthemum hybrids	chrysanthemum
	Coleus x hybridus	Flame Nettle
	Colocasia esculenta	taro
	Cordyline fruticosa	ti plant
	Coreopsis grandiflora	coreopsis
	Crinum asiaticum	grand crinum lily
	Crocus spp.	crocus
	Cuphea hyssopifolia	Mexican false heather
	Cuphea ignea	cigar plant
	Cycas revoluta	sago palm
	Cyrtomium falcatum	holly fern
	Dahlia spp.	dahlia
	Datura inoxia var. quinquecuspida	angel's trumpet
	Dionaea muscipula	Venus flytrap
	Evolvulus glomeratus	blue daze
	Farfugium japonicum	leopard plant
	Fragaria X ananassa	strawberry
	Gerbera Jamesonii	Gerber daisy
	Glandularia puchella	moss verbena
	Globba winitii	dancing ladies ginger
	Hemerocallis hybrids	daylily
	Hippeastrum hybrids	amaryllis
	Hosta spp.	hosta
	Hyacinthus orientalis	hyacinth
	Kaempferia laotica	peacock ginger
	Lycoris squamigera	surprise lily
	Mentha X piperita	peppermint
	Mitchella repens	partridge berry
	Monstera deliciosa	windowleaf
	Musa x paradisiaca	banana
	Narcissus spp.	daffodil
	Neoregelia cruenta	bloody bromeliad
	Nephrolepis exaltata	sword fern
	Origanum majorana	sweet marjoram
	Origanum vulgare	oregano
	Pelargonium x hortorum	garden geranium
	Pentas lanceolata	pentas
	Peperomia obtusifolia	blunt-leaved peperomia
	Philodendron bipinnatifidum	cut-leaf philodendron
	Platycerium spp.	staghorn fern
	Protasparagus densiflorus	asparagus fern
	Ruellia brittoniana	Mexican petunia
	Russelia equisetiformis	firecracker plant
	Ruta graveolens	rue
	Salvia coccinea	scarlet sage
	Scaevola aemula	scaevola
	Sprekelia formosissima	Aztec lily
	Stachys byzantina	lamb's ear
	Strelitzia reginae	bird-of-paradise
	Tagetes lemmonii	mountain marigold
	Tradescantia fluminensis	green wandering Jew
	Tradescantia spathacea	oysterplant
	Tradescantia zebrina	wandering Jew
	Tulbaghia violacea	society garlic
	Tulipa spp.	tulip
	Vinca major	large periwinkle
	Vinca minor	common periwinkle
	Yucca filamentosa	Adam's needle
	Zamia furfuracea	Cardboard palm
	Zamia pumila	coontie
	Zantedeschia aethiopica	calla lily
	Zephyranthes grandiflora	rain lily
	Zingiber officinale	ginger
	Shrubs
	Acalypha hispida	chenille plant
	Acalypha wilkesiana	copperleaf
	Agave americana	agave
	Ardisia crenata	coralberry
	Aucuba japonica	Japanese aucuba
	Brunfelsia pauciflora	Yesterday-today-and-tomorrow
	Calycanthus floridus	sweetshrub
	Camellia japonica	camellia
	Camellia sasanqua	sasanqua camellia
	Chaenomeles speciosa	Japanese quince
	Choisya ternata	Mexican orange
	Codiaeum variegatum var. pictum	croton
	Conocarpus erectus var.sericeus	silver buttonwood
	Elaeagnus pungens	thorny elaeagnus
	Fatsia japonica	fatsia
	Gardenia augusta	gardenia
	Heliotropium arborsecens	common heliotrope
	Hibiscus Rosa-sinensis	Chinese hibiscus
	Ixora coccinea	ixora
	Jatropha multifida	coral plant
	Justicia spp.	jacobinia
	Lantana camara	lantana
	Lantana montevidensis	trailing lantana
	Mahonia fortunei	Chinese mahonia
	Mahonia bealei	leatherleaf mahonia
	Malvaviscus penduliflorus	Turk's cap
	Michelia figo	banana shrub
	Odontonema strictum	firespike
	Osmanthus fragrans	tea olive
	Pandanus utilius	screw pine
	Picea glauca var. albertiana	dwarf Alberta spruce
	Pieris japonica	lily-of-the-valley bush
	Pittosporum tobira	Japanese mockorange
	Plumbago auriculata	leadwort
	Punica granatum	pomegranate
	Raphiolepis umbellata	yeddo hawthorne
	Rosa Radrazz	Knock Out™ rose
	Rosemarinus officinalis	rosemary
	Salvia officinalis	garden sage
	Sanchezia speciosa	sanchezia
	Schefflera actinophylla	brassaia
	Serissa foetida	serissa
	Strobilanthes dyerianus	Persian shield
	Tecoma stans	yellow elder
	Tecomaria capensis	Tecoma capensis (syn.)
	Tetrapanax papyiferus	Rice-paper plant
	Thymus vulgaris	thyme
	Yucca aloifolia	Spanish bayonet
	Yucca elephantipes	spineless yucca
	Trees
	Araucaria heterophylla	Norfolk Island pine
	Arbutus unedo	Strawberry tree
	Callistemon citrinus	lemon bottlebrush
	Carica papaya	papaya
	Carissa macrocarpa	Natal plum
	Cedrus atlantica	atlas cedar
	Cedrus deodara	deodar cedar
	Chamaecyparis obtusa	Hinoki cypress
	Chamaecyparis pisifera	Sawara false cypress
	Citrus meyeri	Meyers lemon
	Citrus reticulata	mandarin
	Cupressocyparis Leylandii	Leyland cypress
	Euphorbia milii	crown of thorns
	Ficus benghalensis	banyan
	Fortunella spp	kumquat
	Lagerstroemia indica	crape myrtle
	Laurus nobilis	bay laurel
	Pachira aquatica	water chestnut
	Plumeria spp.	frangipani
	Sisyrinchium angustifolium	blue-eyed grass
	Strelitzia nicolai	bird-of-paradise tree
	X Citrofortunella microcarpa	calamondin
	Vines
	Allamanda cathartica	allamanda
	Bougainvillea spp	bougainvillea
	Clerodendrum thomsoniae	Clerodendrum thomsoniae
	Ficus pumila	creeping fig
	Gelsemium sempervirens	Carolina yellow jasmine
	Gloriosa superba	glory lily
	Hedera canariensis	Algerian ivy
	Hedera helix	English ivy
	Ipomoea alba	moonflower vine
	Ipomoea spp.	Ornamental sweet potato vine
	Jasminum nitidum	star jasmine
	Jasminum polyanthum	winter jasmine
	Jasminum sambac	Arabian jasmine
	Lonicera sempervirens	coral honeysuckle
	Lygodium spp.	climbing fern
	Mandevilla spp.	mandevilla
	Pandorea jasminoides	pandorea
	Passiflora caerulea	blue passionflower
	Passiflora racemosa	red passionflower
	Protasparagus setaceus	common asparagus fern
	Thunbergia alata	black-eyed susan vine
	Thunbergia battiscombei	scrambling sky flower
	Thunbergia grandiflora	Bengal clock vine
	Trachelospermum asiaticum	yellow star jasmine
	Trachelospermum jasminoides	Confederate jasmine
	Wisteria sinensis	Chinese wisteria
	Aquatic Plants
	Eichhornia crassipes	water hyacinth
	Juncus effusus	soft rush
	Nymphaea odorata	alligator bonnet
	Pontederia cordata	pickerelweed

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