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Coltsfoot

Coltsfoot - Tussilago farfara

Family: Asteraceae Flower Colour: yellow, Bloom in: March, April, May, Type of flowering: flowers with more than 7 petal, Tussilago farfara is a plant in the groundsel tribe in the daisy family Asteraceae, native to Europe and parts of western and central Asia. The name "tussilago" is derived from the Latin tussis, meaning…
Helleborus orientalis

Lenten-rose - Helleborus orientalis

Family: Ranunculaceae Helleborus orientalis, known as the lenten rose, is a perennial flowering plant in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, native to Greece and Turkey. It was described by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1789.[Wikipedia] Helleborus orientalis Helleborus orientalis Helleborus orientalis Helleborus orientalis…
Helleborus niger

Black Hellebore - Helleborus niger

Other names: Christmas Rose Family: Ranunculaceae Helleborus niger is an evergreen plant with dark leathery pedate leaves carried on stems 9–12 in (23–30 cm) tall. The large flat flowers, borne on short stems from midwinter to early spring, are white or occasionally pink. Heleborus niger, by Helga von Cramm, chromolithograh,…
Duchesnea indica

Mock strawberry - Duchesnea indica

Synonyms: Fragaria indica, Potentilla indica, Other names: India Mockstrawberry, Indian Mock-strawberry, Wild Strawberry, Yellow-flowered Strawberry Family: Rosaceae Duchesnea indica (sometimes called Potentilla indica), known commonly as mock strawberry, Gurbir, Indian strawberry or false strawberry, has foliage and an…
Pinkfringe - habit

Pinkfringe - Arthrostemma ciliatum

Common Names: Pinkfringe, Arthrostemma Family: Melastomataceae [(URL)]
Maui Wormwood var diffusa - leaves

Maui Wormwood - Artemisia mauiensis

Synonyms: Artemisia australis var. mauiensisHawaiian Names: Ahinahina, Hinahina Family: Asteraceae [(URL)]
Oahu Wormwood - leaves

Oahu Wormwood - Artemisia australis

Synonyms: Artemisia hillebrandiiOther names: Ahinahina, hinahina, hinahina kuahiwi Family: Asteraceae
Silversword - leaves

Silversword - Argyroxiphium

Family: Asteraceae Argyroxiphium is a small genus of plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae. Its members are known by the common names of silversword or greensword due to their long, narrow leaves and the silvery hairs on some species. It belongs to a larger radiation of over 50 species, including the physically different…
Haleakala silversword - habit

Haleakala silversword - Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum

Family: Asteraceae Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum, the east Maui silversword or Haleakala silversword, is a rare plant, part of the daisy family Asteraceae. The silversword in general is referred to as ʻāhinahina in Hawaiian (literally, "very gray"). [Wikipedia]
Greensword - leaves

Greensword - Argyroxiphium grayanum

Synonyms: Wilkesia grayanaOther names: Hana Forest Silversword Family: Asteraceae Argyroxiphium grayanum, commonly known as the greensword, is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family, Asteraceae, and a member of the silversword alliance, a group of over 50 species which are diverse in morphology and habitat…
Paris daisy - Cobbity daisy summer melody flowers and leaves

Paris daisy - Argyranthemum frutescens

Synonyms: Chrysanthemum frutescensOther names: Marguerite, Marguerite daisy Family: Asteraceae Argyranthemum frutescens, known as Paris daisy, marguerite or marguerite daisy, is a perennial plant known for its flowers. It is native to the Canary Islands (part of Spain). It is also widely cultivated as an ornamental planted…
Arctotis

Arctotis - Arctotis

Synonyms: VenidiumOther names: venidium Family: Asteraceae Wikipedia: Arctotis is a genus of annual and perennial plants in the family Asteraceae. Arctotis is native to dry stony slopes in southern Africa. Some of the plants are alternatively placed in the genus Venidium. The common name is "African daisy", or "Gousblom"…

5 new Articles in this Topic: Perennials

17.10.2017 Helleborus 'HGC Goldmarie'® - hellebore, Lenten rose
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23.01.2017 Helleborus 'Winter Moonbeam' - Lenten rose, hellebore
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23.01.2017 Helleborus 'SP Martha' - hellebore, Lenten rose
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23.10.2016 Agastache foeniculum - Blue Giant Hyssop
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25.09.2016 Yucca filamentosa - Adam's needle
Yucca filamentosa - Adam s needle: 8774