145 illustrations of flowers and shrubs including: icicle plant, indigo, ipecac, iris, isoetes, ivy, jack in the pulpit, jasmine, jewelweed, jimson weed, and kava

Pictured is kalmia in bloom at the Arnold Arboretum, a department of Harvard University.

Kalmia in Bloom at Arnold Arboretum

Pictured is kalmia in bloom at the Arnold Arboretum, a department of Harvard University.

This is a tall cereal grass featuring large ears.

Indian Corn

This is a tall cereal grass featuring large ears.

Ground Ivy (<i>Glecoma hederacea</i>) is a common European labiate hedgerow plant, with trailing stems, kidney-shaped, crinkled, aromatic leaves, and axillary, purplish flowers in early summer.

Ground Ivy

Ground Ivy (Glecoma hederacea) is a common European labiate hedgerow plant, with trailing stems, kidney-shaped,…

The common name of iberis coronaria is rocket candytuft. The flower are pure white. The flowers grow in numerous long, dense heads or spikes at the tops of the stems.

Flowering Branch and Detached Flower of Iberis Coronaria

The common name of iberis coronaria is rocket candytuft. The flower are pure white. The flowers grow…

The common name of iberis sempervirens is evergreen candytuft. The flowers are pure white and bloom in the summer. The plant grows between nine and twelve inches tall.

Flowering Branch of Iberis Sempervirens

The common name of iberis sempervirens is evergreen candytuft. The flowers are pure white and bloom…

The common name of iberis umbellata is the common candytuft. The flowers are usually purple. The flowers bloom in spring and summer. The plant grows between six and twelve inches tall.

Habit and Detached Inflorescence of Iberis Umbellata

The common name of iberis umbellata is the common candytuft. The flowers are usually purple. The flowers…

The flowers of the ice plant are small, whitish or varying to light rose color. It is native to South Africa, Greece, the Canary Islands, and south California. The flowers open in the sun.

Ice Plant

The flowers of the ice plant are small, whitish or varying to light rose color. It is native to South…

"Mesembryanthemum. 1. its fruit; 2. the same opened; 3. a seed; 4. the same divided perpendicularly." -Lindley, 1853

Icicle Plant

"Mesembryanthemum. 1. its fruit; 2. the same opened; 3. a seed; 4. the same divided perpendicularly."…

Ilex cornuta is a variety of holly. The berries of this variety are large. The leaves are hard and dark green. The leaves usually have three strong spines at the end.

Habit, Flowering Branch, and Flower of Ilex Cornuta

Ilex cornuta is a variety of holly. The berries of this variety are large. The leaves are hard and dark…

Ilex crenata variegata is a variety of holly. This variety has leaves blotched with dull yellow.

Branchlet of Ilex Crenata Variegata

Ilex crenata variegata is a variety of holly. This variety has leaves blotched with dull yellow.

The flowers are shining white and grow in whorls. The flowers bloom in summer. The plant grows between one and three inches tall.

Flowering Shoot of Illecebrum Verticillatum

The flowers are shining white and grow in whorls. The flowers bloom in summer. The plant grows between…

The flowers are a clear, rich salmon or light flame color. The flowers are large with a light center. The leaves are dark green. It is supposedly a hybrid.

Habit and Detached Flower of Imantophyllum Cyrtanthiflorum

The flowers are a clear, rich salmon or light flame color. The flowers are large with a light center.…

The flowers are a fine, deep orange. The anthers and style of the flowers are bright yellow. The umbel has ten to twenty flowers.

Imantophyllum Miniatum

The flowers are a fine, deep orange. The anthers and style of the flowers are bright yellow. The umbel…

The common name of impatiens balsamina is the common balsam. The flowers are red. The flowers bloom in the summer. The plant grows between one and two feet tall.

Flowering Shoot of Impatiens Balsamina Flore-Pleno

The common name of impatiens balsamina is the common balsam. The flowers are red. The flowers bloom…

This variety of balsam has purple flowers that bloom in August. The plant grows to be ten feet tall. The plant is a hardy annual.

Top of Flowering Branch, Detached Flower, and Young Seed Vessel of Impatiens Roylei

This variety of balsam has purple flowers that bloom in August. The plant grows to be ten feet tall.…

The flowers are a bright rose color and grow on short stalks. The flowers bloom in summer. The plant grows between three and four and a half feet tall.

Flowering Shoot and Detached Single Flower of Incarvillea Olgae

The flowers are a bright rose color and grow on short stalks. The flowers bloom in summer. The plant…

This is a plant belonging to the Rosaceaea genus, featuring wavy margined leaves.

Stephanandra Incisaa

This is a plant belonging to the Rosaceaea genus, featuring wavy margined leaves.

Peltate leaves are target shaped or shield like. Pictured is a peltate leaf of Indian cress.

Peltate Leaf of Indian Cress

Peltate leaves are target shaped or shield like. Pictured is a peltate leaf of Indian cress.

Indian cucumber root is the common name of <i>medeola virginiana</i>. The name comes from the taste of the edible root. It is native from Nova Scotia to Minnesota to Indiana and southward.

Indian Cucumber Root

Indian cucumber root is the common name of medeola virginiana. The name comes from the taste of the…

An illustration showing both the flower (a) and fruit (b) of the Indian Cucumber-root plant. Medeola virginiana or Indian Cucumber-root is a perennial plant in the genus Medeola. It occurs with either a single tier or two tiers of leaves. The upper tier consists of from three to five whorled leaves on the stem above a lower tier of five to nine (also whorled). Only the two-tiered plants produce flowers which are green-to-yellow and appear from May to June. When two-tiered, it grows up to 30 inches high. The waxy leaves are typically 2.5 inches long and about an inch wide, but can be as long as five inches. The leaves have an entire margin. It typically produces three dark blue to purple, inedible berries above the top tier of leaves in September.

Indian Cucumber-root

An illustration showing both the flower (a) and fruit (b) of the Indian Cucumber-root plant. Medeola…

Of the Pyrola family (Pyrolaceae), the Indian pipe (Monotropa uniflora).

Indian Pipe

Of the Pyrola family (Pyrolaceae), the Indian pipe (Monotropa uniflora).

The Indian Tobacco or Lobelia inflata is an herbaceous plant used for medicinal purposes.

Indian Tobacco

The Indian Tobacco or Lobelia inflata is an herbaceous plant used for medicinal purposes.

Spadix and spathe of the Indian Turnip; the latter cut through below.

Indian Turnip

Spadix and spathe of the Indian Turnip; the latter cut through below.

A native of the East Indies, this plant of the large Pulse family provides a dye.

Indigo

A native of the East Indies, this plant of the large Pulse family provides a dye.

An Indigo plant in a decorative pot.

Indigo

An Indigo plant in a decorative pot.

Hairy plants of the legume family with pinnate leaves that produce red or purple flowers.

Indigo

Hairy plants of the legume family with pinnate leaves that produce red or purple flowers.

A term used in botany referring to a case when a collection of hairs unite to form a cup inclosing the stigma of a flower; the scale or shield covering the fruit-spot of the fern.

Indusium

A term used in botany referring to a case when a collection of hairs unite to form a cup inclosing the…

"Diagrams of inflorescence. A, panicle; B, raceme; C, spike; D, head; E, umbel." -Bergen, 1896

Inflorescence

"Diagrams of inflorescence. A, panicle; B, raceme; C, spike; D, head; E, umbel." -Bergen, 1896

This is a species of orchid common in southern brazil.

Stanhopea Insignis

This is a species of orchid common in southern brazil.

The flower heads are yellow. The flowers bloom in July and August. Each stem is hairy with one flower head.

Inula Glandulosa

The flower heads are yellow. The flowers bloom in July and August. Each stem is hairy with one flower…

The common name of inula helenium is Elecampane. The flower heads are bright yellow. The flower heads grow alone at the ends of the stems. The plant grows between three and four feet tall.

Inula Helenium

The common name of inula helenium is Elecampane. The flower heads are bright yellow. The flower heads…

Ione bicolor, a species in the Orchid family.

Ione

Ione bicolor, a species in the Orchid family.

A South American plant that is sought after for its roots.

Ipecac

A South American plant that is sought after for its roots.

The Ipecac plant of South America.

Ipecac

The Ipecac plant of South America.

"Richardsonia scabra. 1. an ovary with its calyx; 2. a corolla; 3. a vertical section of a seed, with an erect embryo in copious albumen." -Lindley, 1853

Ipecacuanha

"Richardsonia scabra. 1. an ovary with its calyx; 2. a corolla; 3. a vertical section of a seed, with…

"The root used in medicine under this name is obtained from Cephaelis Ipecacuanha, A. Rich, a small shrubby plant of the natural order Cinchonaceae. It is a native of Brazil, growing in clumps or patches in moist shady forests from 8 degrees to 22 degrees S. lat., and is believed to extend to the Bolivian province of Chiquitos, and the calley of Catica in New Granada." &mdash; The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Ipecacuanha Plant

"The root used in medicine under this name is obtained from Cephaelis Ipecacuanha, A. Rich, a small…

Flower of Ipomoea coccinea; limb almost <em>entire</em>.

Ipomoea Coccinea

Flower of Ipomoea coccinea; limb almost entire.

The flowers are dark purple. The flowers bloom June to September. The plant grows ten feet tall.

Habit and Detached Flower Shoot of Ipomoea Purpurea

The flowers are dark purple. The flowers bloom June to September. The plant grows ten feet tall.

The flowers are dark red. There is one flower per slim stem. The flowers bloom July to September. The plant grows to be six feet tall.

Habit and Detached Flowering Branchlet of Ipomoea Quamoclit

The flowers are dark red. There is one flower per slim stem. The flowers bloom July to September. The…

The flowers are white in the bud, with the limb of a rich lake red. When the flower becomes expanded it becomes a fine, purplish blue color. Each slim stem has three to four flowers.

Habit and Detached Flowering Shoot of Ipomoea Rubro-Caerulea

The flowers are white in the bud, with the limb of a rich lake red. When the flower becomes expanded…

This variety has deep vinous red stems, leafstalks, and principal veins. The leaves are green blotched with gold.

Habit and Detached Portion of Inflorescence with Leaf of Iresine Herbstii Auero-Reticulata

This variety has deep vinous red stems, leafstalks, and principal veins. The leaves are green blotched…

The Iris is found throughout the world.

Iris

The Iris is found throughout the world.

Leaves large (1cm wide or wider); flowers very showy.

Iris

Leaves large (1cm wide or wider); flowers very showy.

Rootstock and equitant leaves of Iris.

Iris

Rootstock and equitant leaves of Iris.

A blue flag iris.

Iris

A blue flag iris.

"Roots, rootstocks, and leaves of iris." -Bergen, 1896

Iris

"Roots, rootstocks, and leaves of iris." -Bergen, 1896

Iris is a genus of between 200-300 species of flowering plants with showy flowers. It takes its name from the Greek word for a rainbow, referring to the wide variety of flower colors found among the many species. As well as being the scientific name, iris is also very widely used as a common name; for one thing, it refers to all Iris species, but some plants called thus belong to closely related genera. In North America, a common name for irises is flags, while the subgenus Scorpiris is widely known as junos, particularly in horticulture.

Iris

Iris is a genus of between 200-300 species of flowering plants with showy flowers. It takes its name…

An illustration of the iris flower.

Iris

An illustration of the iris flower.

Each spathe of iris caucasica has one flower. The flowers are a pale yellow and have no scent. Each stem has one to three flowers.

Iris Caucasica

Each spathe of iris caucasica has one flower. The flowers are a pale yellow and have no scent. Each…

Iris germanica is commonly know as either German or common iris. The flowers are purple with a white claw with brownish veins. The flowers are very fragrant. Each clusters has four to five flowers.

Habit and Detached Flower of Iris Germanica

Iris germanica is commonly know as either German or common iris. The flowers are purple with a white…

A germinating seedling of the Iris, its plumule developed into the first four leaves (alternate), the first one rudimentary; the cotyledon remains in the seed.

Iris Germinating

A germinating seedling of the Iris, its plumule developed into the first four leaves (alternate), the…

Iris guldenstadtiana flowers bloom in June. Each spathe has two or three flowers. The plant grows two feet tall.

Iris Guldenstadtiana

Iris guldenstadtiana flowers bloom in June. Each spathe has two or three flowers. The plant grows two…

Iris histrio flowers are a lilac purple color. Each spathe has one flower.

Flowers and Leaves of Iris Histrio

Iris histrio flowers are a lilac purple color. Each spathe has one flower.

Iris iberica flowers grow alone on each stem. The flowers are white or pale lilac.

Flower of Iris Iberica

Iris iberica flowers grow alone on each stem. The flowers are white or pale lilac.

The common name of iris laevigata is Japanese Iris. The flowers are bright purple and grow alone on each stem. The leaves are pale green, thin, and weak.

Iris Laevigata Flore-Pleno

The common name of iris laevigata is Japanese Iris. The flowers are bright purple and grow alone on…

Iris pallida is a fragrant flower with a smell similar to orange blossoms. The lower half of the flower is veined with bright lilac on a white ground.

Flower Scape of Iris Pallida

Iris pallida is a fragrant flower with a smell similar to orange blossoms. The lower half of the flower…

Iris persica flowers are violet scented. The flowers bloom in February and March. The flowers are a pale, yellowish lilac with a bright yellow, beardless keel.

Iris Persica

Iris persica flowers are violet scented. The flowers bloom in February and March. The flowers are a…

Iris pumila is a small, dwarf variety. The flowers are a bright, lilac purple color.

Iris Pumila

Iris pumila is a small, dwarf variety. The flowers are a bright, lilac purple color.

The limb of iris reticulata is a deep, violet purple. The flower also has a narrow, paler keel that is violet spotted with a narrow yellow line down the center.

Iris Reticulata

The limb of iris reticulata is a deep, violet purple. The flower also has a narrow, paler keel that…

Iris susiana flowers grow alone of each stem. The flowers are a whitish lilac with dense, fine brown black spots.

Iris Susiana

Iris susiana flowers grow alone of each stem. The flowers are a whitish lilac with dense, fine brown…