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Flowering Plants

Plants that are usually grown for their flowers, not necessarily for cutting, are placed in this list.

	Scientific Name	Common Names
	Annual Plants and Flowers
	Abelmoschus esculentus	okra
	Ageratum houstonianum	ageratum
	Allium cepa Cepa Group	onion
	Amaranthus caudatus	love-lies-bleeding
	Amaranthus tricolor	red amaranth
	Anethum graveolens	dill
	Bidens alba	shepherd's needles
	Bracteantha bracteata	strawflower
	Calendula officinalis	calendula
	Calibrachoa X hybrida	Calibrachoa hybrids
	Celosia spp.	cockscomb
	Consolida ajacis	larkspur
	Coriandrum sativum	coriander
	Cosmos bipinnatus	cosmos
	Cosmos sulphureus	orange cosmos
	Datura metel	horn-of-plenty
	Datura stramonium	Jimsonweed
	Digitalis purpurea	foxglove
	Eschscholzia californica	California poppy
	Eustoma grandiflorum	prairie gentian
	Foeniculum vulgare	Florence fennel
	Gaillardia pulchella	blanket flower
	Gomphrena globosa	globe amaranth
	Helianthus annuus	common sunflower
	Impatiens wallerana	impatiens
	Leonotis nepetifolia	annual lion's ear
	Lobularia maritima	sweet alyssum
	Matthiola incana	stock
	Melampodium divaricatum	butter daisy
	Nemesia strumosa	nemesia
	Papaver somniferum	opium poppy
	Petunia x hybrida	petunias
	Phaseolus acutifolius	tepary bean
	Pisum sativum	garden pea
	Portulaca grandiflora	moss rose
	Salvia splendens	scarlet sage
	Thymophylla tenuiloba	Dahlberg daisy
	Tithonia rotundiflora	Mexican sunflower
	Torenia fournieri	wishbone flower
	Tropaeolum majus	nasturtium
	Verbena X hybrida	garden verbena
	Viola x Wittrockiana	pansy
	Zinnia elegans	zinnia
	Zinnia haageana	Mexican zinnia
	Cactus and Succulents
	Aloe saponaria	soap aloe
	Aloe vera	medicinal aloe
	Epiphyllum spp.	orchid cactus
	Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi	South American air plant
	Opuntia humifusa	hardy prickly pear
	Stapelia spp.	carrion flower
	Tradescantia pallida	purple heart
	Grasses and Grasslike Plants
	Andropogon gerardii	big bluestem
	Arundo donax	giant reed
	Carex pendula	drooping sedge
	Chasmanthium latifolium	Indian wood-oats
	Miscanthus sinensis	Japanese silver grass
	Muhlenbergia capillaris	Gulf muhlygrass
	Nassella tenuissima	Mexican feather grass
	Pennisetum alopecuroides	Chinese fountain grass
	Pennisetum macrostachyum	fountain grass
	Pennisetum orientale	oriental fountain grass
	Pennisetum setaceum	African fountain grass
	Setaria palmifolia	palm grass
	Sorghastrum nutans	indiangrass
	Uniola paniculata	sea oats
	Palms and Palmlike Plants
	Attalea cohune	Cohune palm
	Brahea armata	blue hesper palm
	Chamaedorea metallica	metallic palm
	Howea forsteriana	kentia palm
	Ravenala madagascariensis	traveler's palm
	Perennial Plants
	Acanthus mollis	bear's breeches
	Achillea filipendulina	fern leaf yarrow
	Achillea millefolium	common yarrow
	Aechmea distichantha	Brazilian vaseplant
	Agapanthus spp.	lily-of-the-Nile
	Ajuga reptans	carpet bugleweed
	Alcea rosea	hollyhock
	Allium giganteum	giant onion
	Allium schoenoprasum	chive
	Aloe ferox	Cape aloe
	Alpinia zerumbet	variegated shell ginger
	Alstroemeria psittacina	parrotlily
	Angelica archangelica	angelica
	Angelonia angustifolia	angelonia
	Aquilegia canadensis	wild columbine
	Aristea ecklonii	blue flies
	Asclepias curassavica	scarlet milkweed
	Asclepias tuberosa	butterfly weed
	Aster tataricus	Tatarian aster
	Aster x frikartii	Frikart's aster
	Baptisia alba	white wild indigo
	Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum	wax begonia
	Begonia x tuberhybrida	tuberous begonia
	Billbergia nutans	queen’s tears; friendship plant
	Brugmansia suaveolens	angel trumpet
	Canna indica	Indian shot
	Canna X generalis	canna
	Catharanthus roseus	Madagascar periwinkle
	Centaurea montana	mountain bluet
	Ceratostigma plumbaginoides	false plumbago
	chrysanthemum hybrids	chrysanthemum
	Clerodendrum indicum	tubeflower
	Colchicum autumnale	autumn crocus
	Conoclinium coelestinum	mistflower
	Convallaria majalis	lily-of-the-valley
	Coreopsis verticillata	whorled coreopsis
	Coreopsis grandiflora	coreopsis
	Coreopsis lanceolata	lanceleaf tickseed
	Coronilla varia	crown vetch
	Costus speciosus	crepe ginger
	Crinum X powellii	Cape lily
	Crocosmia X crocosmiiflora	montbretia
	Crocus spp.	crocus
	Cuphea hyssopifolia	Mexican false heather
	Cuphea ignea	cigar plant
	Cuphea micropetala	tall cigar plant
	Cyclamen persicum	Cyclamen persicum
	Dahlia spp.	dahlia
	Datura inoxia var. quinquecuspida	devil's trumpet
	Dietes iridioides	African iris
	Echinacea purpurea	purple coneflower
	Echinops ritro	small globe thistle
	Erythrina herbacea	coral bean
	Eupatorium fistulosum	Joe Pye weed
	Evolvulus glomeratus	blue daze
	Farfugium japonicum	leopard plant
	Fragaria X ananassa	strawberry
	Galanthus nivalis	common snowdrop
	Gamolepis chrysanthemoides	African bush-daisy
	Gaura lindheimeri	whirling butterflies
	Gladiolus spp.	gladiolus
	Glandularia puchella	moss verbena
	Globba winitii	dancing ladies ginger
	Gossypium spp.	cotton
	Hedychium coronarium	ginger lily
	Helianthus angustifolius	narrow-leaved sunflower
	Helianthus tuberosus	Jerusalem artichoke
	Heliopsis helianthoides	oxeye sunflower
	Helleborus orientalis	lenten rose
	Hemerocallis hybrids	daylily
	Hibiscus coccineus	scarlet hibiscus
	Hibiscus grandiflorus	giant rose mallow
	Hibiscus laevis	halberdleaf marshmallow
	Hibiscus moscheutos	swamp mallow
	Hippeastrum hybrids	amaryllis
	Hosta spp.	hosta
	Houttuynia cordata	houttuynia
	Hyacinthus orientalis	hyacinth
	Hypericum perforatum	St. John's wort
	Iris germanica	bearded iris
	Iris Louisiana hybrids	Louisiana iris
	Leucanthemum X superbum	shasta daisy
	Leucojum aestivum	summer snowflake
	Liatris spicata	dense gayfeather
	Lilium formosanum	Formosa lily
	Lilium hybrids	garden lily
	Liriope muscari	liriope
	Lobelia cardinalis	cardinal flower
	Lychnis coronaria	rose campion
	Lycoris radiata	hurricane lily
	Lycoris squamigera	surprise lily
	Lythrum salicaria	purple loosestrife
	Mirabilis jalapa	four o' clock
	Mitchella repens	partridge berry
	Monarda didyma	beebalm
	Muscari spp.	grape hyacinth
	Narcissus spp.	daffodil
	Oenothera speciosa	pink evening primrose
	Oenothera fruticosa	sundrops
	Oxalis latifolia	broadleaf woodsorrel
	Pachysandra procumbens	Allegheny spurge
	Pachysandra terminalis	Japanese spurge; pachysandra
	Paeonia lactiflora	Chinese peony
	Papaver nudicaule	Icelandic poppy
	Pelargonium x hortorum	garden geranium
	Phaius tankervilliae	nun orchid
	Phlox subulata	Phlox subulata
	Physostegia virginiana	obedient plant
	Primula vulgaris	primrose
	Pycnanthemum floridanum	Florida mountainmint
	Ranunculus ficaria	lesser celandine
	Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii	orange coneflower
	Rudbeckia hirta	black-eyed Susan
	Ruellia brittoniana	Mexican petunia
	Russelia equisetiformis	firecracker plant
	Ruta graveolens	rue
	Saintpaulia spp.	African violet
	Salvia lyrata	lyreleaf sage
	Salvia coccinea	scarlet sage
	Salvia guaranitica	blue anise sage
	Salvia 'Indigo Spires'	Indigo Spires sage
	Salvia leucantha	Mexican bush sage
	Sarracenia spp.	eastern North American pitcherplants
	Scaevola aemula	scaevola
	Solidago odora	common goldenrod
	Spigelia marilandica	Indian pink
	Sprekelia formosissima	Aztec lily
	Stachys byzantina	lamb's ear
	Stokesia laevis	Stokes' aster
	Symphytum officinale	comfrey
	Tagetes lemmonii	mountain marigold
	Taraxacum officinale	dandelion
	Tithonia diversifolia	Bolivian sunflower
	Tradescantia Andersoniana Group	spiderwort
	Trillium underwoodii	purple toadshade
	Tulbaghia violacea	society garlic
	Tulipa spp.	tulip
	Verbena bonariensis	purpletop verbena
	Veronicastrum virginicum	culver's root
	Vinca major	large periwinkle
	Vinca minor	common periwinkle
	Viola sororia	violet
	Yucca filamentosa	Adam's needle
	Zephyranthes atamasca	atamasco lily
	Zephyranthes grandiflora	rain lily
	Shrubs
	Abelia X grandiflora	glossy abelia
	Acalypha hispida	chenille plant
	Aesculus parviflora	bottlebrush buckeye
	Agarista populifolia	pipestem
	Amelanchier canadensis	serviceberry
	Brunfelsia pauciflora	Yesterday-today-and-tomorrow
	Buddleja davidii	butterfly bush
	Caesalpinia pulcherrima	peacock flower
	Calycanthus floridus	sweetshrub
	Camellia japonica	camellia
	Cephalanthus occidentalis	buttonbush
	Cestrum nocturnum	night blooming jasmine
	Choisya ternata	Mexican orange
	Clerodendrum bungei	rose glory bower
	Clerodendrum paniculatum	pagoda flower
	Clerodendrum ugandense	blue butterfly bush
	Clethra alnifolia	sweet pepperbush
	Cyrilla racemiflora	titi
	Deutzia gracilis	deutzia
	Deutzia scabra	fuzzy deutzia
	Duranta erecta	golden dewdrop
	Elaeagnus angustifolia	Russian olive
	Euphorbia characias	Mediterranean spurge
	Euphorbia pulcherrima	poinsettia
	Fatsia japonica	fatsia
	Feijoa sellowiana	feijoa
	Forsythia spp.	forsythia
	Fothergilla gardenii	dwarf fothergilla
	Fothergilla major	witch-alder
	Galphimia glauca	thryallis
	Gardenia augusta	gardenia
	Hamamelis virginiana	witchhazel
	Hamelia patens	firebush
	Heliotropium arboresecens	common heliotrope
	Hibiscus mutabilis	confederate rose
	Hibiscus Rosa-sinensis	Chinese hibiscus
	Hibiscus syriacus	rose-of-Sharon
	Hibiscus tiliaceus	Mahoe
	Hydrangea macrophylla	French hydrangea
	Hydrangea paniculata	peegee hydrangea
	Hydrangea quercifolia	oakleaf hydrangea
	Hypericum calycinum	Aaron's beard
	Hypericum frondosum	golden St. John's wort
	Iberis sempervirens	candytuft
	Illicium floridanum	Florida anise
	Itea virginica	sweetspire
	Ixora coccinea	ixora
	Jasminum mesnyi	primrose jasmine
	Jasminum nudiflorum	winter jasmine
	Jatropha multifida	coral plant
	Justicia brandegeana	shrimp plant
	Justicia spp.	jacobinia
	Kerria japonica	Japanese kerria
	Lantana camara	lantana
	Lantana montevidensis	trailing lantana
	Leucophyllum frutescens	purple sage
	Licania michauxii	gopher apple
	Ligustrum japonicum	Japanese privet
	Lonicera fragrantissima	winter honeysuckle
	Lonicera maackii	Amur honeysuckle
	Loropetalum chinense	loropetalum
	Lyonia lucida	fetterbush
	Magnolia liliiflora	lily magnolia
	Magnolia macrophylla subsp. ashei	Ashe magnolia
	Malvaviscus penduliflorus	Turk's cap
	Michelia figo	banana shrub
	Nandina domestica	heavenly bamboo
	Nerium oleander	oleander
	Odontonema strictum	firespike
	Paeonia suffruticosa	tree peony
	Perovskia atriplicifolia	Russian sage
	Phlomis fruticosa	Jerusalem sage
	Photinea x fraseri	red top
	Pieris japonica	lily-of-the-valley bush
	Pittosporum tobira	Japanese mockorange
	Plumbago auriculata	leadwort
	Prunus angustifolia	Chickasaw plum
	Prunus laurocerasus	English laurel
	Punica granatum	pomegranate
	Pyracantha coccinea	firethorn
	Rhaphiolepis indica	India hawthorn
	Rhaphiolepis umbellata	yeddo hawthorne
	Rhododendron austrinum	Florida flame azalea
	Rhododendron canescens	pinxter azalea
	Rhododendron chapmanii	Chapman's azalea
	Rhododendron prunifolium	pruneleaf azalea
	Rhododendron spp.	azalea
	Ricinus communis	castor bean
	Rosa banksiae	Lady Banks rose
	Rosa laevigata	Cherokee rose
	Rosa Radrazz	Knock Out™ rose
	Salvia elegans	pineapple sage
	Salvia greggii	autumn sage
	Salvia madrensis	forsythia sage
	Salvia mexicana	Mexican sage
	Sambucus canadensis	American elder
	Sanchezia speciosa	sanchezia
	Schefflera actinophylla	brassaia
	Senna alata	Christmas senna
	Senna pendula	Cassia bicapsularis (syn.)
	Serissa foetida	serissa
	Spiraea japonica	Japanese spirea
	Spiraea cantoniensis	Reeves' spirea
	Spiraea prunifolia	bridal wreath spirea
	Spiraea thunbergii	baby's breath spirea
	Tabernaemontana divaricata	crepe jasmine
	Tagetes lucida	Mexican tarragon
	Tecoma stans	yellow elder
	Tecomaria capensis	Tecoma capensis (syn.)
	Tetrapanax papyiferus	Rice-paper plant
	Thymus vulgaris	thyme
	Tibouchina urvilleana	princess flower
	Vaccinium arboreum	sparkleberry
	Viburnum dentatum	arrow-wood
	Viburnum dilatatum	linden viburnum
	Viburnum obovatum	Walter's viburnum
	Viburnum odoratissimum	sweet viburnum
	Viburnum plicatum	doublefile viburnum
	Viburnum rhytidophyllum	leatherleaf viburnum
	Viburnum suspensum	sandanqua viburnum
	Viburnum x burkwoodii	Burkwood viburnum
	Viburnum x pragense	Prague viburnum
	Weigela florida	old fashioned weigela
	Yucca aloifolia	Spanish bayonet
	Yucca elephantipes	spineless yucca
	Yucca gloriosa	Spanish dagger
	Zenobia pulverulenta	honeycups
	Trees
	Acer rubrum	red maple
	Aesculus pavia	red buckeye
	Aesculus x carnea	red horsechestnut
	Albizia julibrissin	silk tree
	Aleurites fordii	tung tree
	Arbutus unedo	Strawberry tree
	Bauhinia variegata	orchid tree
	Callistemon citrinus	lemon bottlebrush
	Callistemon viminalis	weeping bottlebrush
	Carissa macrocarpa	Natal plum
	Cassia roxburghii	Ceylon senna
	Catalpa bignonioides	southern catalpa
	Catalpa speciosa	Northern catalpa
	Cercis canadensis	eastern redbud
	Chionanthus virginicus	fringetree
	Chorisia speciosa	silk floss tree
	Chrysoma pauciflosculosa	woody goldenrod
	Citrofortunella microcarpa	calamondin
	Citrus maxima	pummelo
	Citrus meyeri	Meyers lemon
	Citrus x limonia	Rangpur lime
	Citrus X paradisi	grapefruit
	Coccoloba uvifera	sea grape
	Cornus florida	dogwood
	Cornus kousa	kousa dogwood
	Cotinus coggygria	smoketree
	Crataegus viridis	green hawthorn, southern hawthorn
	Crataegus viridis	green hawthorn
	Delonix regia	royal poinciana
	Dirca palustris	leatherwood
	Eriobotrya japonica	Japanese plum
	Erythrina variegata	coral tree
	Euphorbia milii	crown of thorns
	Fortunella spp	kumquat
	Franklinia alatamaha	franklinia
	Gordonia lasianthus	loblolly bay
	Guajacum sanctum	holywood lignum-vitae
	Halesia spp.	Carolina silverbells
	Jacaranda acutifolia	jacaranda
	Jatropha integerrima	peregrina
	Koelreuteria paniculata	golden rain tree
	Lagerstroemia indica	crape myrtle
	Ligustrum lucidum	glossy privet
	Liriodendron tulipifera	tulip poplar
	Magnolia heptapeta	Yulan magnolia
	Magnolia stellata	star magnolia
	Magnolia tripetala	umbrella magnolia
	Magnolia virginiana	sweetbay
	Magnolia x soulangeana	saucer magnolia
	Melaleuca quinquenervia	melaleuca
	Melia azedarach	Chinaberry
	Oxydendrum arboreum	sourwood
	Pachira aquatica	water chestnut
	Parkinsonia aculeata	Jerusalem thorn
	Parrotia persica	Persian ironwood
	Peltophorum pterocarpum	yellow poinciana
	Plumeria spp.	frangipani
	Prunus americana	wild plum
	Prunus campanulata	Taiwan flowering cherry
	Prunus caroliniana	Carolina cherry laurel
	Prunus serotina	black cherry
	Prunus serrula	paperbark cherry
	Prunus subhirtella	higan cherry
	Prunus x yedoensis	Yoshino cherry
	Pyrus calleryana	Bradford pear
	Pyrus pyrifolia	sand pear
	Rhus typhina	staghorn summac
	Robinia pseudoacacia	black locust
	Sisyrinchium angustifolium	blue-eyed grass
	Sorbus aucuparia	mountain ash
	Spathodea campanulata	African tuliptree
	Strelitzia nicolai	bird-of-paradise tree
	Tabebuia chrysantha	golden trumpet tree
	Tabebuia heterophylla	pink trumpet tree
	Tilia americana	American basswood
	Tilia cordata	littleleaf linden
	Viburnum nudum	possomhaw
	Vitex agnus-castus	hemp tree
	Vines
	Allamanda cathartica	allamanda
	Antigonon leptopus	Mexican creeper
	Aristolochia elegans	Calico flower
	Bignonia capreolata	cross vine
	Bougainvillea spp	bougainvillea
	Campsis radicans	trumpet creeper
	Canavalia rosea	beach bean
	Clematis armandii	Armand's clematis
	Clematis hybrids	Jackman clematis
	Clematis terniflora	sweet autumn clematis
	Clerodendrum splendens	flaming glorybower
	Clerodendrum thomsoniae	bleeding heart
	Clytostoma callistegioides	violet trumpet vine
	Congea tomentosa	wooly congea
	Dolichos lablab	hyacinth bean
	Gelsemium sempervirens	Carolina yellow jasmine
	Gloriosa superba	glory lily
	Ipomoea alba	moonflower vine
	Ipomoea coccinea	red morning glory
	Ipomoea pes-caprae	railroad vine
	Ipomoea quamoclit	cypress vine
	Ipomoea tricolor	morning glory
	Jasminum multiflorum	downy jasmine
	Jasminum nitidum	star jasmine
	Jasminum polyanthum	winter jasmine
	Jasminum sambac	Arabian jasmine
	Lonicera japonica	Japanese honeysuckle
	Lonicera sempervirens	coral honeysuckle
	Luffa aegyptiaca	loofah
	Mandevilla spp.	mandevilla
	Pandorea jasminoides	pandorea
	Passiflora caerulea	blue passionflower
	Passiflora incarnata	maypop
	Passiflora racemosa	red passionflower
	Phaseolus coccineus	runner bean
	Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides	Mexican Flame Vine
	Pueraria lobata	kudzu vine
	Pyrostegia venusta	Flame vine
	Solandra maxima	chalice vine
	Solanum seaforthiana	Brazilian nightshade
	Strongylodon macrobotrys	jade vine
	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
	Wedelia trilobata	wedelia
	Wisteria frutescens	American wisteria
	Wisteria sinensis	Chinese wisteria
	Aquatic Plants
	Nelumbo lutea	American lotus
	Nymphaea odorata	alligator bonnet
	Orontium aquaticum	golden club

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