| A Angel’s Fishing Rods – Dierama Angel’s Trumpets – Datura Apple – Malus Auricula – Primula auricula Avens – Geum B Baby’s Breath - Gypsophila Banana - Musa Bath Asparagus - Ornithogalum pyrenaicum Bear’s Breeches - Acanthus Bear’s Ears – old name for auricula Beech – Fagus sylvatica Bergamot - Monarda [also refers to Bitter Orange, Citrus bergamia] Bilberry – Blueberry, Whorts – Vaccinium myrtillus Bindweed - Calystegia sepium [hedge] Convolvulus arvensis [field] Black Cohosh - Cimicifuga racemosa Blackberry – Rubus fruticosus Black-Eyed Susan – Thunbergia alata Blackthorn – Prunus spinosa Blanket Flower - Gaillardia aristata Bleeding Hearts – Dicentra spectabilis Bluebell - Hyacinthoides non-scripta [Campanula rotundifolia in Scotland] Blue Eyes – Veronica persica [Speedwell] Blue Poppy - Meconopsis [also Himalayan Poppy] Bottlebrush – Callistemon Box - Buxus Broom - Cytisus scoparius Bugbane – Cimicifuga Burdock – Arctium Busy Lizzie - Impatiens Butterbur - Petasites hybridus Buttercup - Ranunculus acris [meadow] Butterwort - Pinguicula vulgaris Butterfly Bush – Buddleja [named for the Rev Buddle] Butterfly Orchid – Platanthera chlorantha [Greater], Platanthera bifolia [Lesser] Nattfiol [Norway]. C Californian Lilac - Ceanothus Californian Poppy - Eschscholzia Calla Lilies - Zantedeschia Canary Creeper – Tropaeolum peregrinum Canterbury Bells – Campanula medium Cast Iron Plant – Aspidistra Celandine – Ranunculus ficaria Century Plant – Agave Cherry - Prunus Cherry Pie - Heliotropium Chestnut – Aesculus hippocastanum [Horse], Castanea sativa [Sweet] Chinese Chives - Allium tuberosum Chives – Allium schoenoprasum Chocolate Cosmos – Cosmos atrosanguineus Cloudberry – Rubus chamaemorus Molte [Norway] Clover – Trifolium pratense [red] Trifolium repens [white] Christmas Box - Sarcococca Coleus - Solenostemon Coltsfoot – Tussilago farfara Columbine - Aquilegia Common Spotted Orchid – Dactylorhiza fuchsii Coneflower – Echinacea Cornflower - Centaurea cyanus Cow Parsley – Anthriscus sylvestris Cowslip – Primula veris Crab Apple - Malus sylvestris [wild] Cuckoo Flower – Cardamine pratensis [also: Milk Maids] D Daffodil – Narcissus Daisy - Bellis perennis, Shasta Daisy = Leucanthemum maximum [also see Ox-Eye Daisy] Dame’s Violet – Hesperis matronalis Day Lily - Hemerocallis Dock – Rumex Dutchman’s Breeches – Dicentra cucullaria Dutchman’s Pipe – Aristolochia elegans E Elder - Sambucus nigra Evening Primrose – Oenothera Eyebright – Euphrasia rostkoviana F Fennel – Foeniculum Fireweed - Epilobium Fleabane – Pulicaria dysenterica Forgetmenot - Myosotis Four o’clock Flower – Mirabilis jalapa Foxglove - Digitalis G Geranium - often used to refer to Pelargonium [link goes to true geraniums] Glastonbury Thorn – Crataegus monogyna ‘Biflora’ [twice flowering] Golden Rod – Solidago Goose Grass - Galium aparine [also Cleavers] Gorse - Ulex europaeus Granny’s Bonnets – Aquilegia Grape – Vitis H Hart’s Tongue Fern - Asplenium scolopendrium Hattie’s Pincushion - Astrantia Hawkweed - Heiracium auranticum Hawthorn - Crataegus monogyna, Midland Hawthorn = C.laevigata Hazel – Corylus avellana Heartsease - Viola tricolor Heather - Calluna vulgaris, Bell Heather = Erica cinerea Herb Robert - Geranium robertianum Himalayan Balsam – Impatiens glandulifera Holly – Ilex aquifolium Honeysuckle – Lonicera Honeywort - Cerinthe Hop – Humulus lupulus Hornbeam – Carpinus betulus Horse Chestnut - Aesculus hippocastanum [Conker Tree] Hot Water Plant – Achimenes House Leek - Sempervivum I Ivy – Hedera helix J Jack-in-the-Pulpit – Arum maculatum Jacob’s Ladder - Polemonium caeruleum Japanese Knotweed - Fallopia japonica Johnny Jump-up – Viola tricolor K Kangaroo Apple - Solanum laciniatum [also Poroporo NZ] Kingcup – Caltha palustris [also Marsh Marigold] Knapweed – Centaurea scabiosa Kudzu Vine – Pueraria lobata L Lady-in-the-Bath - Dicentra spectabilis [also Lady-in-a-Chaise] Lady’s Bedstraw – Galium verum Lady’s Mantle – Alchemilla mollis Lamb’s Ears – Stachys byzantina [also Lamb's Tongues] Lemon Verbena – Aloysia triphylla [was Lippia citriodora] Lilac – Syringa Lily of the Valley - Convallaria Lime – Tilia or Citrus aurantiifolia Lipstick Plant - Alcalypha or Aeschynanthus London Pride – Saxifraga x urbium Lords and Ladies – Arum maculatum Lovage – Levisticum Love Lies Bleeding – Amaranthus M Malus – Apple including Crab Apple cultivars Marigold - Tagetes [French Marigold] or Calendula [Pot Marigold] May Tree – Crataegus monogyna [Midland Hawthorn C. laevigata] Meadow Cranesbill - Geranium pratense Mentha – Mint Mignonette – Reseda odorata [odorata - scented] Mile-a-Minute Vine – Fallopia baldschuanica Mimosa – Acacia or specifically Mimosa pudica Mint – Mentha Mistletoe – Viscum album Mock Orange – Philadelphus or Choisya Monkshood - Aconitum napellus Montbretia – Crocosmia Moonflower – Ipomea alba Morelle de Balbis – Solanum sisymbrifolium Morning Glory – Ipomea Motherwort - Leonurus cardiaca Mugwort - Artemisia vulgaris Myrtle – Myrtus communis N Nasturtium - Tropaeolum Nettle – Urtica dioica New Zealand Sedge – Carex Night Scented Stock – Matthiola bicornis Nile Lilies – Agapanthus [or African Lilies] Nodding Lady’s Tresses – Spiranthes cernua odorata O Oak – Quercus robur Old Man’s Beard – Clematis vitalba Ox-Eye Daisy – Leucanthemum vulgare P Parsley – Petroselinum crispum Passion Flower – Passiflora Pennyroyal – Mentha pulegium Pennywort – Hydrocotyle vulgaris Perennial Stock – Matthiola incana Periwinkle – Vinca Pansy – Viola Pignut – Conopodium majus Pineapple Plant – Eucomis [real pineapple - Ananas] Pinks – Dianthus Poached Egg Plant – Limnanthes douglasii Pokeweed – Phytolacca Poppy – Papaver Primrose – Primula vulgaris Purple Coneflower – Echinacea Q Quince – Cydonia oblonga the ‘true’ quince [Japanese Quince - Chaenomeles speciosa] R Rosebay Willowherb – Epilobium angustifolium [also known as Fireweed] Red Hot Poker – Kniphofia Rock Rose – Helianthemum S St John’s Wort - Hypericum Sage - Salvia Scotch Flame Flower – Tropaeolum speciosum Scots Pine – Pinus sylvestris Simpler’s Joy – Verbena officinalis Sloe – Prunus spinosa Snapdragon – Antirrhinum Sneezeweed – Helenium Snowdrop – Galanthus Snow-in-Summer – Cerastium tomentosum Soapwort – Saponaria officinalis [also Bouncing Bet] Sorrel – Oxalis acetosella [Wood Sorrel], Rumex Spanish Flag – Mina lobata Speedwell – Veronica Sticky Catchfly – Lychnis viscaria [viscaria = sticky] Stinking Iris – Iris foetidissima [foetid=smelly] Gladdon Iris Stitchwort – Stellaria holostea [Greater] Sundew – Drosera Sunflower – Helianthus [helios = sun] perennial and annual Sweet Cicely – Myrrhis odorata [odorata = scented] Sweet Pea – Lathyrus Sweet Sultan - Centaurea moschata Sweet William – Dianthus barbatus T Tarragon – Artemisia dracunculus Teasel - Dipsacus fullonum Tea Bush - Camellia sinensis Tea Tree – Melaleuca alternifolia Thrift – Armeria maritima Tiger Lily – Lilium lancifolium [was tigrinum] Toadflax - Linaria vulgaris Tobacco Plant – Nicotiana Tomato – Lycopersicon Traveller’s Joy – Clematis vitalba Tuberose – Polianthes tuberosa V Violet – Viola odorata Virginia Creeper - Parthenocissus quinquefolia W Wallflower – Erysimum Weeping Buddleja - Rostrinucula dependens Welsh Poppy - Meconopsis cambrica Wild Carrot – Daucus carota Wild Garlic - Allium ursinum [also known as Ramsons] Willow – Salix Winter Heliotrope – Petasites fragrans Wood Anenome - Anemone nemorosa Woodbine – Lonicera periclymenum Woodruff – Galium odoratum [odoratum = scented] Wormwood – Artemisia absinthium Y Yarrow – Achillea Yew – Taxus baccata | A B C D Datura - Angel’s Trumpets Dierama - Angel’s Fishing Rods E F G Geum - Avens H I J K L M Malus - Apple N O P Primula auricula - Auricula |
Meaning of Latin Plant Names
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Index of Plants by Common Namewith links to pages with entries about them
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list of plants Annual or Perennial
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Plant Families
http://theseedsite.co.uk/families.html
http://beautifulgardenplants.weebly.com/blog/meaning-of-latin-plant-names
Index of Plants by Common Namewith links to pages with entries about them
http://theseedsite.co.uk/commonindex.html
list of plants Annual or Perennial
http://theseedsite.co.uk/perennialannuals.html
Plant Families
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