"Ornamental plants, cultivated chiefly for their handsome flowers. The Abelias are small or medium-sized…
Abutilon is a showy, free-growing shrub. There are many hybrids that are cultivated. They grow best…
A genus of plants or shrubs, mostly tropical, two species of which arecharacterized by large white flowers…
Also known as Butcher's broom. A shrub with flat shoots that give the appearance of stiff, spine-tipped…
Also known as Salix alaxensis. The branch of an Alaska Willow tree, a species of willow.
"A drug of great antiquity, for we find Dioscorides make mention of aloe as a substance obtained from…
"A genus of plants of the natural order Amaranthaceae. This order contains nearly 300 known species,…
Also known as Castanea dentata. The branch of an American Chestnut tree, native to eastern North America.
An evergreen shrub with bright red flowers. It usually reaches between 20 and 25 feet, and is commonly…
The Aristolochia shrub is commonly known as Birthwort. The sipho variety has yellowish-brown flowers.…
Also known as Salix lasiolepis. The branch of an Arroyo Willow tree, native to western and southwestern…
The three outer petals of asimina triloba are a pale purplish color. The three inner petals are smaller,…
The flowers on the astragalus monspessulans shrub are usually purplish. This species grows in south…
The flowers of the atragene alpina shrub are blue, sometimes white. There are ten to twelve petals per…
Azara is a showy, evergreen shrub with fragrant flowers. The azara microphylla has greenish flowers…
"An erect, branching perennial, herbaceous plant of the natural order Labiatae, a native of the south…
The common name of bambusa is bamboo cane. Bambusa arundinacea, the reed like variety, grows between…
Bambusa aurea, golden bamboo cane, grows between six and ten feet tall. Bambusa aurea has a yellowish…
Bambusa nana is the dwarf variety of bamboo cane. Bambusa nana grows between six and eight feet tall.
Berberis (Bér-be-ris, barberry, pepperidge bush) a genus of about 450-500 species of deciduous…
"Berberis vulgaris. 1. stamen; 2. perpendicular section of a pistil with one stamen and one petal adhering;…
Begonia davisii has bright red flowers. Six flowers spread together from a common center. The leaves…
The stem of the begonia manicata shrub is fleshy, twisted, and short. The leaves are smooth with fleshy,…
The begonia rex is stemless. The leafstalk is round, red, and is bristly. The leavs are large, blistered…
Berberidopsis corallina is a hardy, evergreen shrub. The flowers are crimson with a leafy base. This…
The common name of berberis is barberry. The nepalensis variety has yellow flowers that grow together…
Berberis stenophylla is the naked-leaved variety of barberry. This variety is said to be a hybrid between…
The flowers of berberis wallichiana grow on drooping stalks with six to eight flowers in each cluster.…
The common names of betula alba are silver, white, or common birch. The flower is whitish and blooms…
"Staphylea Bumalda. 1. a flower; 2. a perpendicular section of it; 3. a section of its ovary." -Lindley,…
The bocconia cordata shrub has numerous, tan flowers. The stems grow close together, set thickly with…
Bouvardia is an evergreen shrub. There are three flowers per stem and leaves sit opposite each other.…
Bouvardia leinatha has smooth, red flowers. This shrub grows to two feet in height. The flowers bloom…
"Branch of Common Broom. a.-- Flowering Branch. Broom, a peculiar name which includes several allied…
Browallia elata flowers are deep blue. The stems have many flowers. The shrub grows one and a half feet…
The flowers of brunia nodiflora are white, round, and the size of a cherry. The shrub grows between…
Also known as Rhamnus cathartica. It is a deciduous shrub with grey-brown bark and spiny branches. The…
"Alder Buckthorn. Buckthorn, the name of an extensive genus of trees and shrubs, order Rhamnaceae."…
Caladium chantinh leaves are brilliant crimson with white blotches. The leaves are margined with dark…
Caladium maculatum leaves are heart shaped at the base. The leaves are spotted with clear white. This…
The leaves of calathea zebrina are a velvety light green on the upper side, barred with greenish-purple.…
Also known as Juglans californica. A species of walnut shrub endemic to California.
Callistemon speciosus flowers are scarlet. The flowers bloom March to July. This shrub grows between…