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.

_____, broad-leaved

Anemone hortensis.

_____, field

Pulsatilla pratensis.

_____, garden

Anemone hortensis.

_____, river

See Anemone.

_____, wood

Various Anemonoides sp.

Ash-leaved trumpet flower

See Trumpet vine, American.

Aster, Chinese

Callistephus chinensis.

Auricula

Primula auricula.

B.

Balsam

Impatiens sp.

Basil

_____, sweet

Bear's breeches

Bear's ear

Bellwort

Bilberry

Vaccinium myrtillus.

Bindweed

Family Convolvulaceae.

_____, field

Convolvulus arvensis.

_____, small

Convolvulus arvensis.

Blackberry

Rubus sp.

Bladder-senna

Colutea arborescens.

Blaeberry

Vaccinium myrtillus.

Blueberry, European

Vaccinium myrtillus.

Bramble

Rubus sp.

Briar rose

See Rose, dog.

Busy Lizzy ◆︎

Impatiens sp.

Buttercup

_____, creeping

Ranunculus repens.

_____, Persian

Ranunculus asiaticus.

C.

China pink

See Pink, Chinese.

Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum sp.

_____, tricolor

Ismelia carinata.

Cinquefoil

Potentilla and previous inclusions.

Cistus

See Rose, rock.

Clematis

Clematis sp.

Columbine

Aquilegia sp.

Convolvulus

Family Convolvulaceae.

_____ major

See Morning-glory, purple.

Cornflower

Centaurea cyanus.

Cowslip

Primula veris.

Crown imperial

Fritillaria imperialis.

Cudweed

Gnaphalium sp.

Cyclamen

Cyclamen 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.

_____, 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

_____, bearded

_____, dwarf bearded

_____, German

Ixia

J.

Jacob's-ladder

Polemonium sp.

_____, blue

Polemonium caeruleum.

Jambu

Acmella oleracea.

Jasmine

Jasminum sp.

_____, Indian

See Trumpet vine, American.

_____, lemon-scented

Jasminum azoricum.

_____, Spanish

Jasminum grandiflorum.

_____, Virginian

See Trumpet vine, American.

_____, white

Jasminum officinale.

_____, yellow

Jasminum sp.

K.

Ketmia, Syrian

See Hibiscus, common.

L.

Lilac

Syringa sp.

Lily

_____, Aztec

Sprekelia formosissima.

_____, Guernsey

Nerine sarniensis.

_____, Jacobean

Sprekelia formosissima.

_____, Madonna

See Lily, white.

_____ of the valley

Convallaria majalis.

_____, white

Lilium candidum.

Locust, black

Robinia pseudoacacia.

M.

Magnolia

_____, laurel-leaved

Magnolia grandiflora.

_____, 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.

_____, poet's

Narcissus poeticus.

O.

Orange

Citrus × aurantium.

Oxlip

Primula elatior.

P.

Pasqueflower

Pulsatilla sp.

_____, European

Pulsatilla vulgaris.

_____, meadow

Pulsatilla pratensis.

_____, spring

Pulsatilla vernalis.

Peony

Paeonia officinalis.

Periwinkle

Vinca sp.

Pheasant's eye

See Adonis.

Phlox

Phlox sp.

Pink

Dianthus sp.

_____, Chinese

Dianthus chinensis.

_____, Indian

Dianthus chinensis.

Polyanthus

Primula × polyantha.

Pomegranate

Poppy, corn

Primrose

_____, bird's-eye

_____, candelabra

_____, Caucasian

_____, Chinese

Primula praenitens.

_____, common

Primula vulgaris.

_____, drumstick

Primula denticulata.

_____, fairy

Primula minima.

_____, glaucous

Primula glaucescens.

_____, hairy

_____, Japanese

_____, long-flowered

_____, Munro's

_____, Parry's

_____, Piedmont

Primula pedemontana.

_____, Scottish

Primula scotica.

_____, Siberian

Primula cortusoides, Primula nutans.

_____, Siebold's

Primula sieboldii.

_____, Sikkim

Primula sikkimensis.

_____, silver-edged

_____, sleepy

_____, viscid

_____, yellow

Q.

R.

Rock-rose

See Rose, rock.

Rose

_____ (bud)

_____, briar

_____, dog

_____, rock

Cistus.

Rose of Sharon ▲

See Hibiscus, common.

S.

Scabious, sweet

Scabiosa atropurpurea.

Sensitive plant

Mimosa pudica.

Silverweed

Argentina anserina.

Sow's-bread

Cyclamen sp.

Spiderwort, Virginia

Tradescantia virginiana.

Strawberry

Fragaria sp.

Sunflower

Helianthus annuus.

_____, dwarf

Helianthus annuus.

T.

Touch-me-not

Impatiens sp.

Traveller's joy

Clematis vitalba.

See also Clematis sp.

Trumpet vine, American

Campsis radicans.

Tulip

Tulipa sp.

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.