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Common and Latin names |
Plant Type, Hardiness |
Blooming Time |
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Balloon flower, Chinese Bellflower
Platycodon grandiflorus |
Perennial, zone 3-9
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Summer |
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Balloon plant
Asclepias physocarpa |
Shrub, zone 7-10
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Summer |
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Banana
Musa sp. |
Tropical plant, zone 8-11
More information
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Summer-Fall |
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Banksia protea
Banksia integrifolia |
Sub-tropical tree, zone 9
Link to Protea Flowers |
Spring |
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Barringtonia
Barringtonia acutangula |
Tropical tree, 9-11
More information |
Spring |
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Basil flower
Ocimum basilicum |
Annual herb
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Summer |
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Bauhinia, Orchid tree
Bauhinia blakeana |
Tropical tree, zone 10-11
Link to Wikipedia |
All seasons |
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Bearded Iris
Iris germanica |
Bulb, zone 3-10
Link to iris page
How to grow iris |
Spring |
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Beard Tongue, Penstemon
Penstemon sp. |
Perennial, zone 3-8
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Summer |
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Bear's Breeches, Acanthus
Acanthus mollis |
Perennial, zone 7-10
More information |
Summer |
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Bee balm, wild bergamot
Monarda sp. |
Perennial, zone 3-9
More information |
Summer |
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Begonia (Semperflorens)
Begonia sp. |
Annual
Link to Begonia site |
Spring to Fall |
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Big Betony
Stachys macrantha |
Perennial, zone 4-8
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Late Spring to early Summer |
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Bigroot Geranium
Geranium macrorrhizum |
Perennial, zone 4-10
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Summer |
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Bird's Eye Bush, Ochna, Mickey mouse plant.
Ochna sp. |
Tropical shrub, zone 10-11
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Spring |
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Bird of Paradise
Strelitzia reginae
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Tropical plant, zone 10-11
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Summer |
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Bishop's hat
Epimedium sp. |
Perennial ground cover
zone 4-9 |
Spring |
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Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta 'Toto Gold' |
Perennial, zone 4-10 |
Summer |
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Black locust
Robinia pseudoacacia |
Tree, zone 5-9
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Spring |
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Blackwood, African wattle, weeping wattle.
Peltophorum africanum |
Tropical tree, zone 10-11
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Summer-Fall |
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Blanket Flower
Gaillardia aristata |
Perennial, zone 2-10
More information |
Summer |
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Bleeding Heart
Dicentra spectabilis |
Perennial, zone 2-9
More information |
Spring |
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Bleeding Glory Bower
Clerodendrum thomsoniae |
Tropical vine, zone 10-11
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Summer |
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Bletilla, Chinese Ground orchid
Bletilla striata |
Perennial, zone 6-10
More information |
Spring |
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Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis |
Perennial, zone 4-9
More information |
Spring |
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Blood flower
Asclepias curassavica |
Shrub, zone 4-10
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Summer to Fall |
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Blood Lily
Haemanthus coccineus |
Bulb, zone 9-11
More information |
Spring |
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Blue beech
Carpinus caroliniana |
Tree, zone 3-9 |
Spring |
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Blue Ginger
Dichorisandra thyrsiflora |
Tropical, zone 9-11
More information |
Fall |
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Blue cardinal flower
Lobelia siphilitica |
Perennial, zone 3-9 |
Late Summer-early Fall |
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Blue Torch, Pink Quill
Tillandsia cyanea |
Tropical bromeliad, zone 10-11
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Winter |
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Bottlebrush Flower
Callistemon sp. |
Tropical tree, zone 8-11
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Spring-Summer |
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Bottlebrush Buckeye
Aesculus parviflora |
Shrub, zone 4-8
More information |
Summer |
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Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea sp. |
Tropical plant, zone 9-11
Link to Bougainvillae page
More information |
Spring to Fall |
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Brazilian Blume
Justicia carnea |
Tropical, zone 8-11
More information |
Spring |
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Brazilian candles
Pavonia multiflora |
Shrub, zone 8-11 |
Summer |
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Brazilian red cloak
Megaskepasma erythrochlamys |
Tropical, zone 10-11 |
Spring |
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Bromeliads
Bromeliad sp. |
Tropical, zone 9-11
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Spring-Summer |
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Brugmansia, Angel Trumpet
Brugmansia sp. |
Tropical, zone 8-11
More information |
Spring |
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Butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii |
Shrub, zone 5-10
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Summer-Fall |
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Button Bush
Cephalanthus occidentalis |
Shrub, zone 5-10
More information |
Spring |