HERBACEOUS PLANTS
Herbaceous Plant Name |
Common Name |
Family |
Origin |
Acanthus candelebrum |
Bear's Breach |
Acanthaceae |
South Europe |
Achimenes mixed |
Gesneriaceae |
America |
|
Acidathera muiri |
Abyssinian wild
flower |
Iridaceae |
|
Agapanthus umbellathus |
African lily or Nile
lily |
Liliaceae |
South Africa |
Alternanthera amcena (red or yellow) |
Joy weed |
Amarantaceae |
Brazil |
Alstromeria psittacina |
Herb lily |
Amaryllidaceae |
Chile |
Amaryllis belladonna |
Belladona lily |
Amaryllidaceae |
West Indies |
Amaryllis formosissima |
Jacobean lily |
Amaryllidaceae |
Mexico |
Amaryllis hybrids |
Amaryllidaceae |
Mexico |
|
Ampelopsis veitchii |
Boston Ivy |
Vitaceae |
Japan |
Anemone japanica |
Wind flower |
Ranunculaceae |
Japan |
Aponogeton distachyon |
Cape pond weed |
Aponogetonaceae |
Cape of good Hope |
Aquilegia vulgaris |
Columbine |
Ranunculaceae |
Cape of Good Hope |
Arisaema laschenaultii |
Cobra flower |
Araceae |
Nilgiris |
Artemisia vulgaris |
Mugwort |
Compositae |
Europe |
Aspidistra lurida |
Shield flower |
Liliaceae |
Japan |
Aster amellus |
Star wort |
Compositae |
Italy |
Aster named
varieties |
Star wort |
Compositae |
Garden Hybrid |
Asystesia variegata |
Acanthaceae |
South Africa |
|
Begonia albopicta |
Shrub begonia or elephant's
ears |
Begoniaceae |
Brazil |
Begonia coccinea |
Shrub begonia or elephant's
ears |
Begoniaceae |
Brazil |
Begonia fuchsioides |
Shrub begonia or elephant's ears |
Begoniaceae |
New Granada |
Begonia haageana |
Shrub begonia or elephant's
ears |
Begoniaceae |
Brazil |
Begonia heracleicotyle |
Shrub begonia or elephant's
ears |
Begoniaceae |
Mexico |
Begonia hybrids |
Shrub begonia or elephant's
ears |
Begoniaceae |
Brazil |
Begonia maculata |
Shrub begonia or elephant's
ears |
Begoniaceae |
Mexico |
Begonia manicata |
Shrub begonia or elephant's
ears |
Begoniaceae |
Mexico |
Begonia metallica |
Shrub begonia or elephant's
ears |
Begoniaceae |
Mexico |
Begonia m. var. president carnot |
Shrub begonia or elephant's
ears |
Begoniaceae |
Mexico |
Begonia rex |
Shrub begonia or elephant's
ears |
Begoniaceae |
Mexico |
Begonia rubella |
Shrub begonia or elephant's
ears |
Begoniaceae |
Mexico |
Begonia semperflorens |
Shrub begonia or elephant's
ears |
Begoniaceae |
Mexico |
Bellis perennis (double var) |
Button daisy |
Compositae |
England |
Bessere elegans |
Mexican coral drops |
Liliaceae |
Mexico |
Calathea zebrina |
Marantaceae |
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Campanula americana |
Blue bell |
Companulaceae |
America |
Canna indica |
Indian shot |
Scitaminaceae |
Tropics |
Ceropegia woodii |
Lantern flowers |
Asclepiadaceae |
Tropics |
Chelone barbata |
Turtle head |
Scrophularineae |
America |
Chlorophytum eletun |
Liliaceae |
Africa |
|
Chlorophytum e. var.variegatum |
Ribbon Plant |
Liliaceae |
Africa |
Chrysanthemum anethifolium |
Paris Daisy |
Compositae |
Canaries |
Chrysanthemum frutescens |
Marguerite |
Compositae |
Canaries |
Chrysanthemum f." Etoiledlor " |
Yellow Marguerite |
Compositae |
Garden hybrid |
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum |
Ox-eye daisy |
Compositae |
Britain |
Chrysanthemum maximum var. 'king Edward' |
Shasta daisy |
Compositae |
Pyrenees |
Cineraria maritima |
Dustry Miller |
Compositae |
South Africa |
Clivia miniata |
Amaryllideae |
Hybrids |
|
Coelus hybrids |
Flame nettle |
Labiatae |
Hybrids |
Coelus thysoideus |
Flame nettle |
Labiatae |
Africa |
Commelina coelestis |
Commelinaceae |
Mexico |
|
Coreopsis |
Tickseed |
Compositae |
Mexico |
Crinum moorei |
St. John's Lily |
Amaryllideae |
Nepal |
Cuphea ignea |
Cigar flower |
Lythraceae |
|
Cuphea micropetale |
Sow bread, mitre apple of the earth |
Lythraceae |
Mexico |
Cuphea miniata |
Lythraceae |
Mexico |
|
Cuphea pinitorium |
Lythraceae |
Mexico |
|
Cyclamen persicum |
Alpine Violet |
Primulaceae |
Europe |
Cypella herbertii |
Iridaceae |
South America |
|
Cyrtanthus mackenii |
Amaryllideae |
Cape of good hope |
|
Dahlia mixed |
Compositae |
Mexico |
|
Dahlia variabillis |
Tree Dahlia |
Compositae |
Mexico |
Deffodil campernelle |
Amaryllideae |
Europe |
|
Delphinium belladona |
Ranunculaceae |
Garden Hybrid |
|
Dianella tasmanica |
|
Liliaceae |
Tasmania |
Dianthus barbatus |
Sweet william |
Caryophyllaceae |
Europe |
Dianthus caryophyllus |
Carnation |
Caryophyllaceae |
Europe |
Dierama pulcherrimum |
Iridaceae |
South Africa |
|
Eucharis amazonica |
Amazon or Eucharis
lily |
Amaryllideae |
New Granada |
Eucomis punctata |
Pine apple flower |
Liliaceae |
Cape of good hope |
Farfugeum grande |
Compositae |
Japan |
|
Fressia refracta |
Freezia |
Irideae |
Cape of good hope |
Galtonia Candicans |
Queel lily or joy bells |
Liliaceae |
Africa |
Gazania splendens |
Compositae |
Cape of good hope |
|
Geraniums (Golden
& Silver) |
Crane's bills |
Geraniaceae |
Africa |
Geraniums mixed |
Cranes bills |
Geraniaceae |
Africa |
Geraniums (Scented) |
Geraniaceae |
Africa |
|
Geraniums variegata |
Geraniaceae |
Africa |
|
Gerbera jamesonii (hybrids) |
Transval or Barberton daisy |
Compositae |
Africa |
Gesnera cardinalis |
Gesneriaceae |
Africa |
|
Gladiolus hybrids |
Sword lily or corn
flag |
Irideae |
South Africa |
Gloxinia hybrids |
Gesneriaceae |
Mexico |
|
Hedychium flavum |
Indian Garland
flowers |
Scitamineae |
India |
Hedychium gardnerianum |
Scitamilneae |
Nepal |
|
Hedychium gracile |
Scitamilneae |
Nepal |
|
Hedychium mercallis flava |
Day lily |
Liliaceae |
Europe & Japan |
Haemanthus coccineus |
Football pincushion |
Amaryllideae |
Africa |
Iresine herbustii |
Blood leaf |
Amarantaceae |
Brazil |
Iresine h. acuminata |
Amarantaceae |
Brazil |
|
Iris germanica |
Iris water flag |
Irideae |
South Europe |
Iris japonica |
Irideae |
Japan |
|
Iris stylosa |
Iris |
Irideae |
Algeria |
Lilium tigrinum florpleno |
Tiger lily |
Liliaceae |
China |
Lychnis chalcedonica |
Rose champion |
Caryophyllaceae |
China |
Mesembryanthemum coccineum |
Fig Mari Gold |
Ficoideae |
Africa |
Mesembryanthemum cordifolium |
Ice Plant |
Ficoideae |
Africa |
Monthretia crocosmaeflora |
|
Iridiese |
Cape of good hope |
Moraea iridioides |
|
Iridiese |
Cape of good hope |
Narcium tazetta |
Jonquills or jewel flowers |
Amaryllideae |
Japan |
Nerine undulata |
Guernsey lily |
Amaryllideae |
Africa |
Neerembergia gracilis |
Dwarf cup flowers |
Solanaceae |
Buenos Aires |
Nymphaea stellata |
Water lily |
Nymphaeceae |
India |
Ornithogalum arabicum |
Star of Bethleham |
Liliaceae |
|
Pelargonium species |
Stock's bill |
Geraniaceae |
|
Pentstemon hybrids |
Board tongue |
Scrophularineae |
North America |
Petunia grandiflora |
Window box Plant |
Solanaceae |
Chile |
Phaedranassa species |
Queen Lily |
Amaryllideae |
South America |
Polianthes tuberosa |
Tube rose |
Amaryllideae |
Mexico |
Primula malaccoides |
|
Primulaceae |
|
Primula obconica |
Primula |
Primulaceae |
China |
Primula polyantha |
Primulaceae |
China |
|
Pyrethrum parthinifolium var. aureum |
Golden feather |
Compositae |
Europe |
Ranunculus asuaticus |
Turban Flowers |
Ranunculaceae |
Ceylon |
Ranunculus wallichianus |
Common butter cup |
Ranuculaceae |
Ceylon |
Rehmannia angulate |
Scrophularineae |
China |
|
Richardia aethipica |
Arum or Canna or
Trumpet lily |
Aroideae |
Africa |
Richardia elliotiana |
Arum or Canna or
Trumpet lily |
Aroideae |
Africa |
Rudbeckis maxima |
Cane flower |
Compositae |
North America |
Ruta graveolens |
Rue |
Rutaceae |
|
Salvia alba |
Sage |
Labiatae |
Brazil |
Salvia azurea |
Labiatae |
North America |
|
Salvia bethlii |
Labiatae |
Garden origin |
|
Salvia cocoinea |
Labiatae |
North America |
|
Salvia leacantha |
Labiatae |
Mexico |
|
Salvia patens |
Blue Salvia |
Labiatae |
Mexico |
Salvia rutilana |
Labiatae |
Mexico |
|
Salvia splendens |
Red Salvia |
Labiatae |
Brazil |
Solidago virgaurea |
Golden Road |
Compositae |
North America |
Stachya lanata |
Lamb's tongue |
Labiatae |
Tauria |
Stokesia |
Corn flower Aster |
Compositae |
|
Streptocarpus hybrids |
Gesneraceae |
Africa |
|
Thalictrum dipterocarpum |
Lavender shower |
Ranunculaceae |
Africa |
Thalictrum javanicum |
Meadow rue |
Ranunculaceae |
Java |
Tigridia pavonia |
Tiger Iris |
Iridae |
Mexico |
Tulbaghia violacea |
Bear's pretty |
Liliaceae |
Africa |
Tydeae hybrida grandiflora |
Gesneriaceae |
America |
|
Verbascum phoeniceum |
Scrophulariaceae |
Europe |
|
Verbena venosa |
Vervin |
Verbenaceae |
Brazil |
Vinca elegantissima |
Variegated perwinkle |
Apocyanaceae |
Europe |
Vinca major |
Per-winkle |
Apocyanaceae |
Europe |
Viola odorata |
Violets, Heartsease |
Violaceae |
Europe |
Watsonia alpina |
Bugle lily |
Irideae |
Africa |
Watsonia rosea |
Bugle lily |
Irideae |
Africa |