Common Names

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

Abecedary

See Jambu.

Absinthe

Artemisia absinthium.

Acacia

Robinia pseudoacacia.

Acanthus

Aconite

Adam's needle

Adonis

Almond

Althea

See Hibiscus, common.

Amaranth

Amaranthus sp.

Amaryllis

Amaryllis sp.

See also Aztec lily & Guernsey lily.

American trumpet vine

See Trumpet vine, American.

Anemone

Anemone sp.

Anemone, broad-leaved

Anemone hortensis.

Anemone, field

Pulsatilla pratensis.

Anemone, garden

See Anemone, broad-leaved.

Anemone, river

See Anemone.

Anemone, wood

Various Anemonoides sp.

Ash-leaved trumpet flower

See Trumpet vine, American.

Aster, Chinese

Callistephus chinensis.

B.

Balsam

Impatiens sp.

Basil

Basil, sweet

Ocimum basilicum.

Bear's breeches

See Acanthus.

Bellwort

Uvularia sp.

Bilberry

Vaccinium myrtillus.

Bindweed

Family Convolvulaceae.

Bindweed, field

Convolvulus arvensis.

Bindweed, small

See Bindweed, field.

Blackberry

See Bramble.

Bladder-senna

Colutea arborescens.

Blaeberry

Vaccinium myrtillus.

Blueberry, European

Vaccinium myrtillus.

Bramble

Rubus sp.

Briar rose

See Rose, dog.

Busy Lizzy ◆︎

Impatiens sp.

Buttercup

Buttercup, creeping

Ranunculus repens.

Buttercup, Persian

Ranunculus asiaticus.

C.

China pink

See Pink, Chinese.

Cinquefoil

Potentilla and previous inclusions.

Cistus

See Rose, rock.

Clematis

Clematis sp.

Columbine

Aquilegia sp.

Convolvulus

See Bindweed.

Convolvulus major

See Morning-glory, purple.

Cornflower

Centaurea cyanus.

Crown imperial

Fritillaria imperialis.

Cudweed

Gnaphalium sp.

D.

Daisy, lawn

Bellis perennis.

Dittany

Dictamnus albus.

Dog rose

See Rose, dog.

E.

Everlasting

Various sp.

Eternal flower

Xeranthemum sp.

F.

Flora's bell

Pulsatilla sp.

Foxglove

Digitalis sp.

Foxglove, purple

Digitalis purpurea.

Fraxinella

Dictamnus albus.

G.

Geranium

Geranium & Pelargonium sp.

Goldenrod

Solidago sp.

Grass

Grass, onion (Romulea)

See Ixia.

H.

Hawthorn

Crataegus sp.

Heliotrope

Heliotropium arborescens.

Helmet flower

Aconitum napellus.

Hibiscus, common

Hibiscus syriacus.

Humble plant

Mimosa pudica.

I.

Impatiens

Impatiens sp.

Indian pink

See Pink, Chinese.

Iris

Iris sp.

Iris, bearded

See Iris.

Iris, dwarf bearded

See Iris.

Iris, German

See Iris.

Ixia

Ixia sp.

J.

Jacob's-ladder

Polemonium sp.

Jacob's-ladder, blue

Polemonium caeruleum.

Jambu

Acmella oleracea.

Jasmine

Jasminum sp.

Jasmine, Indian

See Trumpet vine, American.

Jasmine, lemon-scented

Jasminum azoricum.

Jasmine, Spanish

Jasminum grandiflorum.

Jasmine, Virginian

See Trumpet vine, American.

Jasmine, white

Jasminum officinale.

Jasmine, yellow

Jasminum sp.

K.

Ketmia, Syrian

See Hibiscus, common.

L.

Lilac

Syringa sp.

Lily

Lily, Aztec

Sprekelia formosissima.

Lily, Guernsey

Nerine sarniensis.

Lily, Jacobean

See Lily, Aztec.

Lily, Madonna

See Lily, white.

Lily of the valley

Convallaria majalis.

Lily, white

Lilium candidum.

Locust, black

Robinia pseudoacacia.

M.

Magnolia

Magnolia, laurel-leaved

See Magnolia, southern.

Magnolia, southern

Magnolia grandiflora.

Mallow, rose

See Hibiscus, common.

Mimosa

Mimosa pudica.

Monkshood

Aconitum napellus.

Morning-glory, purple

Ipomoea purpurea.

Mourning bride

See Scabious, sweet.

N.

Narcissus

Narcissus sp.

Narcissus, poet's

Narcissus poeticus.

O.

Orange

Citrus × aurantium.

P.

Pasqueflower

Pulsatilla sp.

Pasqueflower, European

See Pasqueflower.

Pasqueflower, meadow

Pulsatilla pratensis.

Pasqueflower, spring

See Pasqueflower.

Peony

Paeonia officinalis.

Pheasant's eye

See Adonis.

Phlox

Phlox sp.

Pink, Chinese

Dianthus chinensis.

Pink, Indian

See Pink, Chinese.

Pomegranate

Punica granatum.

Poppy, corn

Papaver rhoeas.

Q.

R.

Rock-rose

See Rose, rock.

Rose

Rosa sp.

Rose (bud)

Rosa sp. (bud).

Rose, briar

See Rose, dog.

Rose, dog

Rosa canina.

Rose, rock

Cistus.

Rose of Sharon ▲

See Hibiscus, common.

S.

Scabious, sweet

Scabiosa atropurpurea.

Sensitive plant

Mimosa pudica.

Silverweed

Argentina anserina.

Spiderwort, Virginia

Tradescantia virginiana.

Strawberry

Fragaria sp.

T.

Touch-me-not

Impatiens sp.

Traveller's joy

Clematis vitalba.

Tulip

Tulipa sp.

See also Clematis sp.

Trumpet vine, American

Campsis radicans.

U.

V.

Valerian, Greek (blue-flowered)

Polemonium caeruleum.

Virgin's-bower

See Clematis.

W.

Wallflower

Erysimum × cheiri.

Whortleberry

Vaccinium myrtillus.

Wimberry

Vaccinium myrtillus.

Windflower

Anemone sp.

Wolfsbane

Aconitum sp.

Wormwood

Artemisia absinthium.

Woundwort

Solidago virgaurea.

X.

Y.

Yucca

Yucca sp.

Z.

Zephyr's flower

Anemone sp., Pulsatilla sp.

Zinnia

Zinnia sp.