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Annuals are the easiest flowers to grow - and the easiest to enjoy, The investment you make to start a display of annuals is minimal. Best of all, you get the payoff quickly, for as the name implies, annual flowers are fast growing. Annuals are plants that complete their life cycle within one growing season. Annuals sprout, mature and blossom all in a matter of weeks.

Ageratum houstonianum - Flossflower

Antirrhinum majus - Snapdragon

Begonia tuberhybrida - Tuberous Begonia

Caladium - Caladium

California Poppy - Eschscholzia californica

Cleome hasslerana - Spider Flower

Codiaeum variegatum - Garden Croton

Coleus - Solenostemon scutellarioides

Eschscholzia californica - California Poppy

Flossflower - Ageratum houstonianum

Flowering Tobacco - Nicotiana

Garden Croton - Codiaeum variegatum

Heliotrope - Heliotropium arborescens

Heliotropium arborescens - Heliotrope

Ipomoea - Morning Glory

Morning Glory - Ipomoea

Nicotiana - Flowering Tobacco

Snapdragon - Antirrhinum majus

Solenostemon scutellarioides - Coleus

Spider Flower - Cleome hasslerana

Tuberous Begonia - Begonia tuberhybrida

Bulb plants embody the loveliest qualities of all of the seasons - not just the brightness of spring, for which they're famous. At close range, the petals of most bulb flowers are, like orchid petals, aggregates of tiny glistening jewels. Some bulb flowers are satiny, others waxy, others crepe-like or mat. Some are flashy showstoppers; others modestly wait for their subtle charms to be discovered.

Allium - Ornamental Onion

Amaryllis belladonna - Belladonna Lily

Arum - Lords-And-Ladies

Autumn Crocus - Colchicum autumnale

Belladonna Lily - Amaryllis belladonna

Colchicum autumnale - Autumn Crocus

Daffodil - Narcissus

Fritillaria - Fritillary

Fritillary - Fritillaria

Galanthus - Snowdrop

Lords-And-Ladies - Arum

Narcissus - Daffodil

Ornamental Onion - Allium

Scilla - Squill

Snowdrop - Galanthus

Squill - Scilla

Decorative (or Ornamental) grasses and grasses and grass-like plants that are used chief for ornament. They are a large and complex group of plants with wide ranges of habitat and culture.

Blue Oat Grass - Helictotrichon sempervirens

Calamagrostis acutiflora - Feather Reed Grass

Chasmanthium latifolium - Sea Oats

Cotoneaster - Cotoneaster

Erianthus ravennae - Ravenna Grass

Feather Reed Grass - Calamagrostis acutiflora

Fountain Grass - Pennisetum alopecuroides

Helictotrichon sempervirens - Blue Oat Grass

Japanese Silver Grass - Miscanthus sinensis

Leymus arenarius - Lyme Grass

Lyme Grass - Leymus arenarius

Maiden Grass - Miscanthus sinensis

Miscanthus sinensis - Japanese Silver Grass

Miscanthus sinensis - Maiden Grass

Oriental Fountain Grass - Pennisetum orientale

Pennisetum alopecuroides - Fountain Grass

Pennisetum orientale - Oriental Fountain Grass

Phalaris arundinaceae - Ribbon Grass

Ravenna Grass - Erianthus ravennae

Ribbon Grass - Phalaris arundinaceae

Sea Oats - Chasmanthium latifolium

Ground covers include all kinds of plants - turf grasses, ornamental grasses, low-growing perennials, shrubs, vines and some herbs. Ground cover plants are valued for their ability to spread rapidly, grow close to the ground, and create a thick covering that binds the soil. They can be deciduous or evergreen, broad-leaved or needle-leaved. They range in size from a few inches high to three feet or more at maturity

Ageratum houstonianum - Flossflower

Ajuga reptans - Bugleweed

Allegheny Spurge - Pachysandra procumbens

Asarum canadense - Wild Ginger

Asarum europaeum - European Wild Ginger

Bugleweed - Ajuga reptans

Calamagrostis acutiflora - Feather Reed Grass

Catmint - Nepeta

Convallaria majalis - Lily Of The Valley

Coronilla - Crown Vetch

Cotoneaster - Cotoneaster

Crown Vetch - Coronilla

Dead Nettle - Lamium maculatum

European Wild Ginger - Asarum europaeum

Feather Reed Grass - Calamagrostis acutiflora

Flossflower - Ageratum houstonianum

Galium odoratum - Sweet Woodruff

Great Solomon's Seal - Polygonatum

Japanese Garden Juniper - Juniperus procumbins

Japanese Pachysandra - Pachysandra terminalis

Juniperus procumbins - Japanese Garden Juniper

Lambs Ears - Stachys byzantina

Lamiastrum galeobdolan - Yellow Archangel

Lamium maculatum - Dead Nettle

Leymus arenarius - Lyme Grass

Lily Of The Valley - Convallaria majalis

Lilyturf - Liriope spicata

Liriope spicata - Lilyturf

Lyme Grass - Leymus arenarius

Mondo Grass - Ophiopogon japonicus

Myosotis scorpiodes - True Forget Me Not

Nepeta - Catmint

Ophiopogon japonicus - Mondo Grass

Pachysandra procumbens - Allegheny Spurge

Pachysandra terminalis - Japanese Pachysandra

Periwinkle - Vinca minor

Perovskia atriplicifolia - Russian Sage

Phalaris arundinaceae - Ribbon Grass

Polygonatum - Great Solomon's Seal

Ribbon Grass - Phalaris arundinaceae

Russian Sage - Perovskia atriplicifolia

Sedum - Stonecrop

Stachys byzantina - Lambs Ears

Stonecrop - Sedum

Sweet Woodruff - Galium odoratum

True Forget Me Not - Myosotis scorpiodes

Vinca minor - Periwinkle

Wild Ginger - Asarum canadense

Yellow Archangel - Lamiastrum galeobdolan

Many people find an appeal in perennial flowers. Some use them for long-term, low-maintenance color; others make collecting them a hobby. Many perennials are "old fashioned", having been the favorites of a generation of gardeners. They are also the favorites of gardeners today - they are relatively easy to grow, they last from year to year, and they offer an abundance of flowers in an enormous array of colors and forms.

Achillea filipendulina - Yarrow

Aconitum napellus - Monkshood

Adams Needle - Yucca filamentosa

Agastache - Hyssop

Ajuga reptans - Bugleweed

Amsonia tabernaemontana - Bluestar

Anemone nemorosa - Windflower

Aquilegia - Columbine

Artemisia schmidtiana - Wormwood

Aruncus dioicus - Goatsbeard

Asarum canadense - Wild Ginger

Asarum europaeum - European Wild Ginger

Asclepias - Butterfly Weed

Aster - Aster

Astilbe arendsii - False Spiraea

Athyrium goeringianum - Japanese Painted Fern

Baptisia - False Indigo

Beebalm - Monarda didyma

Belamcanda chinensis - Blackberry Lily

Bethlehem Sage - Pulmonaria saccharata

Bigleaf Ligularia - Ligularia dentata

Blackberry Lily - Belamcanda chinensis

Blanket Flower - Gaillardia grandiflora

Bleeding Heart - Dicentra spectabilis

Bluebeard - Caryopteris clandonensis

Bluestar - Amsonia tabernaemontana

Boltonia - Boltonia asteroides

Boltonia asteroides - Boltonia

Bugleweed - Ajuga reptans

Butterfly Weed - Asclepias

Carex - Sedge

Caryopteris clandonensis - Bluebeard

Catmint - Nepeta

Christmas Fern - Polystichum acrostichoides

Chrysanthemum superbum - Shasta Daisy

Cinnamon Fern - Osmunda cinnamomea

Columbine - Aquilegia

Convallaria majalis - Lily Of The Valley

Coreopsis - Coreopsis lanceolata

Coreopsis lanceolata - Coreopsis

Coronilla - Crown Vetch

Crown Vetch - Coronilla

Dead Nettle - Lamium maculatum

Delphinium - Larkspur

Delphinium elatum - Larkspur

Dicentra eximea - Fringed Bleeding Heart

Dicentra spectabilis - Bleeding Heart

Digitalis - Foxglove

Echinacea purpurea - Purple Coneflower

English Lavender - Lavandula angustifolia

Euphorbia - Spurge

European Wild Ginger - Asarum europaeum

False Indigo - Baptisia

False Spiraea - Astilbe arendsii

Foxglove - Digitalis

Fringed Bleeding Heart - Dicentra eximea

Gaillardia grandiflora - Blanket Flower

Galium odoratum - Sweet Woodruff

Gaura lindheimer - Whirling Butterflies

Gayfeather - Liatris spicata

Goatsbeard - Aruncus dioicus

Goldenrod - Solidago

Great Solomon's Seal - Polygonatum

Hakone Grass - Hakonechloa macra

Hakonechloa macra - Hakone Grass

Hellebore - Helleborus

Helleborus - Hellebore

Hens And Chicks - Semperviens tectorum

Hibiscus moschuetos - Rosemallow

Hyssop - Agastache

Imperata cylindrica - Japanese Blood Grass

Japanese Blood Grass - Imperata cylindrica

Japanese Pachysandra - Pachysandra terminalis

Japanese Painted Fern - Athyrium goeringianum

Kniphofia uvaria - Red-Hot-Poker

Lambs Ears - Stachys byzantina

Lamiastrum galeobdolan - Yellow Archangel

Lamium maculatum - Dead Nettle

Larkspur - Delphinium

Larkspur - Delphinium elatum

Lavandula angustifolia - English Lavender

Lavender-Cotton - Santolina

Liatris spicata - Gayfeather

Ligularia dentata - Bigleaf Ligularia

Ligularia stenocephala - The Rocket

Lily Of The Valley - Convallaria majalis

Lilyturf - Liriope spicata

Liriope spicata - Lilyturf

Matteuccia struthiopteris - Ostrich Fern

Monarda didyma - Beebalm

Mondo Grass - Ophiopogon japonicus

Monkshood - Aconitum napellus

Myosotis scorpiodes - True Forget Me Not

Nepeta - Catmint

Ophiopogon japonicus - Mondo Grass

Opuntia compressa - Prickly Pear Cactus

Oriental Poppy - Papaver orientale

Osmunda cinnamomea - Cinnamon Fern

Ostrich Fern - Matteuccia struthiopteris

Pachysandra terminalis - Japanese Pachysandra

Paeonia - Peony

Papaver orientale - Oriental Poppy

Peony - Paeonia

Perennial Sage - Salvia

Periwinkle - Vinca minor

Perovskia atriplicifolia - Russian Sage

Pincushion Flower - Scabiosa caucasica

Polygonatum - Great Solomon's Seal

Polystichum acrostichoides - Christmas Fern

Prickly Pear Cactus - Opuntia compressa

Pulmonaria saccharata - Bethlehem Sage

Purple Coneflower - Echinacea purpurea

Red-Hot-Poker - Kniphofia uvaria

Rosemallow - Hibiscus moschuetos

Russian Sage - Perovskia atriplicifolia

Salvia - Perennial Sage

Santolina - Lavender-Cotton

Scabiosa caucasica - Pincushion Flower

Sedge - Carex

Sedum - Stonecrop

Semperviens tectorum - Hens And Chicks

Shasta Daisy - Chrysanthemum superbum

Solidago - Goldenrod

Spurge - Euphorbia

Stachys byzantina - Lambs Ears

Stonecrop - Sedum

Sweet Woodruff - Galium odoratum

The Rocket - Ligularia stenocephala

Thyme - Thymus

Thymus - Thyme

True Forget Me Not - Myosotis scorpiodes

Vinca minor - Periwinkle

Whirling Butterflies - Gaura lindheimer

Wild Ginger - Asarum canadense

Windflower - Anemone nemorosa

Wormwood - Artemisia schmidtiana

Yarrow - Achillea filipendulina

Yellow Archangel - Lamiastrum galeobdolan

Yucca filamentosa - Adams Needle

Shrubs are typically differentiated from trees by their shorter height and multi-stemmed form. Generally shrubs grow no higher then twenty feet, and some can be as short as a foot. Perhaps the most appreciated advantage of shrubs is that they are generally very easy to maintain, requiring little or no watering once hey are established and only occasional pruning..

Allegheny Spurge - Pachysandra procumbens

Andromeda - Pieris

Andromeda polifolia - Bog-Rosemary

Aucuba japonica - Goldust Plant

Bayberry - Myrica pensylvanica

Beautyberry - Callicarpa

Berberis thunbergii - Japanese Barberry

Bog-Rosemary - Andromeda polifolia

Bottlebrush - Callistemon citrinus

Boxwood - Buxus

Broom - Cytisus

Broom - Genista

Buddleja davidii - Butterfly Bush

Butterfly Bush - Buddleja davidii

Buxus - Boxwood

Callicarpa - Beautyberry

Callistemon citrinus - Bottlebrush

Calluna vulgaris - Heather

Camellia - Camellia all

Camellia all - Camellia

Caragana arborescens - Siberian Peashrub

Cephalotaxus harringtonia - Japanese Plum Yew

Cherry Laurel - Prunus laurocerasus

Cornelian Cherry Dogwood - Cornus mas

Cornus alba - Red Twigged Dogwood

Cornus mas - Cornelian Cherry Dogwood

Crape Myrtle - Lagerstroemia

Creeping Rosemary - Rosmarinus officinalis

Cytisus - Broom

Daphne - Mezereon

Dog-Hobble - Leucothoe

Erica carnea - Heath

Genista - Broom

Goldust Plant - Aucuba japonica

Hamamelis - Witch Hazel

Heath - Erica carnea

Heather - Calluna vulgaris

Heavenly Bamboo - Nandina domestica

Hollywood Juniper - Juniperus chinensis

Honeysuckle - Lonicera

Hypericum - St. John's Wort

Ilex glabra - Inkberry Holly

Inkberry Holly - Ilex glabra

Japanese Barberry - Berberis thunbergii

Japanese Garden Juniper - Juniperus procumbins

Japanese Plum Yew - Cephalotaxus harringtonia

Juniperus chinensis - Hollywood Juniper

Juniperus procumbins - Japanese Garden Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum - Moonglow Juniper

Kalmia latifolia - Mountain Laurel

Lagerstroemia - Crape Myrtle

Leucothoe - Dog-Hobble

Ligustrum - Privet

Lilac - Syringa

Lily Of The Valley Shrub - Pieris japonica

Lindera benzoin - Spice Bush

Lonicera - Honeysuckle

Mahonia aquifolium - Oregon Grapeholly

Mezereon - Daphne

Microbiota decussata - Russian Cypress

Moonglow Juniper - Juniperus scopulorum

Mountain Laurel - Kalmia latifolia

Mountain Peris - Pieris floribunda

Myrica cerifera - Wax Myrtle

Myrica pensylvanica - Bayberry

Nandina domestica - Heavenly Bamboo

Nerium oleander - Oleander

Oleander - Nerium oleander

Oregon Grapeholly - Mahonia aquifolium

Pachysandra procumbens - Allegheny Spurge

Picea pungens - Spruce

Pieris - Andromeda

Pieris floribunda - Mountain Peris

Pieris japonica - Lily Of The Valley Shrub

Potentilla fruticosa - Shrubby Cinquefoil

Privet - Ligustrum

Prunus laurocerasus - Cherry Laurel

Red Twigged Dogwood - Cornus alba

Rosa rugosa - Rugosa Rose

Rosmarinus officinalis - Creeping Rosemary

Rugosa Rose - Rosa rugosa

Russian Cypress - Microbiota decussata

Shrubby Cinquefoil - Potentilla fruticosa

Siberian Peashrub - Caragana arborescens

Spice Bush - Lindera benzoin

Spiraea - Spiraea bumalda

Spiraea bumalda - Spiraea

Spruce - Picea pungens

St. John's Wort - Hypericum

Syringa - Lilac

Viburnum - Viburnum

Wax Myrtle - Myrica cerifera

Weigela - Weigela florida

Weigela florida - Weigela

Wisteria - Wisteria

Witch Hazel - Hamamelis

Nearly everyone agrees that trees are important, even crucial - they provide shade from strong sunshine, barriers against the wind, a play structure for active children, a canopied backrest for dreamy grownups, fruits, nuts, beauty and so much more.

Acer griseum - Paperbark Maple

Acer palmatum - Japanese Maple

Acer saccharum - Sugar Maple

Alberta Spruce - Picea glauca

Betula maximowicziana - Monarch Birch

Betula nigra - River Birch

Blue Atlas Cedar - Cedrus atlantica

Cedrus atlantica - Blue Atlas Cedar

Cercidiphyllum japonicum - Katsura

Clematis - Clematis

Colorado Spruce - Picea pungens

Cornus florida - Flowering Dogwood

Cornus kousa - Kousa Dogwood

European Beech - Fagus sylvatica

Fagus sylvatica - European Beech

Flowering Dogwood - Cornus florida

Ginkgo biloba - Maidenhair Tree

Gleditsia triacanthos - Honey Locust

Goldenchain Tree - Laburnum watereri

Higan Cherry - Prunus subhirtella

Honey Locust - Gleditsia triacanthos

Japanese Maple - Acer palmatum

Japanese Snowbell - Styrax japonicus

Japanese Stewartia - Stewartia pseudocamellia

Katsura - Cercidiphyllum japonicum

Kousa Dogwood - Cornus kousa

Laburnum watereri - Goldenchain Tree

Magnolia - Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana - Sweetbay Magnolia

Maidenhair Tree - Ginkgo biloba

Monarch Birch - Betula maximowicziana

Paperbark Cherry - Prunus serrula

Paperbark Maple - Acer griseum

Picea glauca - Alberta Spruce

Picea pungens - Colorado Spruce

Prunus serrula - Paperbark Cherry

Prunus subhirtella - Higan Cherry

River Birch - Betula nigra

Salix - Willow

Sassafras - Sassafras albidum

Sassafras albidum - Sassafras

Stewartia pseudocamellia - Japanese Stewartia

Styrax japonicus - Japanese Snowbell

Sugar Maple - Acer saccharum

Sweetbay Magnolia - Magnolia virginiana

Willow - Salix

Each plant is indexed by both its botanical name (typically Latin), as well as its most widely used common name (typically English). You may call-up the perennial commonly known as Yarrow by typing either Yarrow or its botanical name, Achillea (make sure you start out on the right search form).

Different parts of the country and the world have different common names for plants. For this reason, once you find a plant in this encyclopedia you want to buy, I encourage you to either write down its botanical name or printout the applicable page from this online plant encyclopedia (to get a page on an individual plant, note its common or botanical name then use the common or botanical name search, or browse to it). Then bring it with you to the garden center and show it to the staff. The botanical name for a plant is the same throughout the world. This will help ensure you get the correct plant.

The Hardiness Zone referred to are based on the U. S. Department of Agriculture's zone map. Hardiness zones provide a general guide of where a plant may grow successfully based on how cold it gets in the winter. However, it does not consider factors such as the amount of rainfall, soil conditions, amount of wind and, salty sea breezes. To the extent possible, I have tried to address these other factors in the encyclopedia.