Garden plants Garden plants The popular garden flower Armeria maritima is known by several common names, including thrift, sea thrift, and sea pink. It is a compact perennial which grows in low clumps and sends up long stems from which globes of bright pink flowers blossom. Some varieties bear white or red flowers. It can grow in dry, sandy, saline conditions such as those at beaches and salt marshes, and it does well in gardens designed as xeriscapes or rock gardens. The plant can be found in the wild in coastal areas across the Northern Hemisphere, especially in Europe. It is a common sight in British marshes. The plant has been distributed worldwide as a garden and cut flower. ...more on Wikipedia about "Armeria maritima"
Caladium is a genus of plants of the family Araceae. They are often known by the common name elephant ear, which they share with the closely related genera Alocasia, Colocasia, and Xanthosoma. ...more on Wikipedia about "Caladium"
Platycodon grandiflorus is a species of perennial flowering plant of the family Campanulaceae and the only member of the genus Platycodon. These species are commonly referred to as platycodon, Chinese bellflower, sometimes also Japanese bellflower or common balloon flower. It is native to Northeast Asia ( China, East Siberia and Japan) and bears big blue flowers, although varieties with white and pink flowers are in cultivation. The root of this species (radix platycodi) is used extensively in Asia as an anti-inflammatory in the treatment of coughs and colds. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chinese bellflower"
The chrysanthemum, also known as the mum, is a flowering perennial plant of the genus Chrysanthemum in the daisy family ( Asteraceae). ...more on Wikipedia about "Chrysanthemum"
Crocus (plural: crocuses or croci) is a genus of perennial flowering plants that grows from a corm, growing naturally from the Aegean (where crocuses appear in Minoan frescos at Santorini), across Central Asia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Crocus"
Daffodils form a group of large- flowered members of the genus Narcissus. Most daffodils look yellow, but yellow-and-white, yellow-and-orange, white-and-orange, pink, and lime-green cultivars also exist. Daffodils grow perennially from bulbs. In temperate climates they flower among the earliest blooms in spring: to this extent daffodils both represent and herald spring. They often grow in large clusters, covering lawns and even entire hillsides with yellow. ...more on Wikipedia about "Daffodil"
Dieffenbachia is a genus of tropical plants in the Family Araceae noted for their patterned leaves. Members of this genus are popular as houseplants because of their tolerance to shade. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dieffenbachia"
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The Garden Hyacinth, Hyacinthus orientalis, is a perennial flowering plant which has a pedigree going back hundreds of years to Asia Minor via Italy, France (where it is used in perfumery) and the Netherlands. They are best known for their clusters of fragrant, brightly-coloured flowers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Garden Hyacinth"
A houseplant is a plant that is grown indoors in places such as houses and offices. Houseplants are mainly decorative. ...more on Wikipedia about "Houseplant"
The genus Lathyrus are the sweet peas and vetchlings, flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae. There are approximately 160 species of Lathyrus; they are native to temperate areas in both hemispheres and their range extends into mountainous parts of Africa. There are annual and perennial species which may be climbing or bushy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lathyrus"
This List of air filtering plants was compiled by NASA while researching ways to clean air in space stations. As well as absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen, these plants also eliminate significant amounts of benzene, formaldehyde and trichloroethylene. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of air filtering plants"
This is a partial list of garden plants, plants that can be cultivated in the garden, listed alphabetically by genus. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of garden plants"
The common names of plants often vary from region to region, which is why most plant encyclopedias refer to plants using binomials, or "latin" names. Common names are also referred to as "country names" or "farmer's names". These names develop over time according to use, appearance, and lore. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of plants by common name"
Lunaria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to central and southern Europe. It includes two species, Perennial honesty and Annual honesty. They are widely grown as ornamental plants in gardens, and have become naturalised in many temperate areas away from their native habitat. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lunaria"
Nerium oleander commonly known as Oleander is a toxic plant that can in some instances be deadly. Oleander is hazardous for people, especially young children, and animals such as sheep, horses, cattle, and other grazing animals (Knight 1999). There are a wide range of toxins and secondary compounds within Oleander and care should be taken around this plant due to its toxic nature. Oleander has also been known to go by various other common names including Adelfa, Alheli Extranjero, Baladre, Espirradeira, Flor de Sao Jose, Laurel de jardin, Laurel rosa, Laurier rose, Flourier rose, Olean, Aiwa, Rosa Francesca, Rosa Laurel, and Rose bay (Inchem 2005); in Chinese it is known as jia zhu tao (夹竹桃). These different names are used around the world in different locations so when encountering a plant by any of these names care and caution should be used. Oleander belongs to the dogbane family Apocynaceae (Huxley et al. 1992). Many of Oleander's relatives have similar leaves and also contain toxic compounds. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nerium oleander and its toxins"
Papaver is a genus of poppies, belonging to the Poppy family ( Papaveraceae). ...more on Wikipedia about "Papaver"
Primula alpicola, sometimes called the moonlight primrose, was first collected in 1926 by Frank Kingdon-Ward, and comes in several colours: white, cream, yellow and shades of purple. These are sometimes referred to as varieties, such as var. violacea however there is some considerable inconsistency in the naming. Kingdon-Ward gave it the temporary name Joseph's Sikimmensis after Joseph's coat of many colours. ...more on Wikipedia about "Primula alpicola"
Primula florindae, also known as the giant cowslip, is a native of Tibet, where it grows in huge numbers close to rivers like the Tsangpo. ...more on Wikipedia about "Primula florindae"
Saffron ( IPA: ) is a spice derived from the flower of the saffron crocus (Crocus sativus), a species of crocus in the family Iridaceae. The flower's three stigmas (the distal ends of the plant's carpels, or female reproductive organs) and parts of its style (a stalk connecting the stigmas to the rest of the plant) are often dried and used in cooking as a seasoning and colouring agent. Saffron, which has for decades been the world's most expensive spice by weight, . . is native to Southwest Asia. . . It was first cultivated in the vicinity of Greece. . ...more on Wikipedia about "Saffron"
Saintpaulia is a genus of 20 species of herbaceous perennial flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Tanzania and adjacent southeastern Kenya in eastern tropical Africa, with a concentration of species in the Nguru mountains of Tanzania. The genus is most closely related to Streptocarpus, with recent phylogenetic studies suggesting it has evolved directly from subgenus Streptocarpella. Common names include Saintpaulia, African-violet or African Violet, the latter somewhat confusing name given due to its superficial resemblance to true violets (Viola, family Violaceae). ...more on Wikipedia about "Saintpaulia"
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