Narcissus | Daffodils, Jonquil (bulb) 2
Narcissus telamonius plenus | Van Sion Daffodil (bulb) 87
Celosia argentea Cristata ‘Variegata’ | Cockscomb Variegated (annual) 70
Amsonia tabernaemontana ' Storm Cloud' | Blue Star, Blue Dogbane, Woodland Bluestar (perennial) 78
Vinca minor | Vinca Vine, Lesser periwinkle, Running Myrtle (perennial) 5
Hyacinthoides hispanica | Spanish Bluebells, Wood Hyacinths (bulb) 74
Hyacinthus orientalis | Hyacinth (bulb) 3
Muscari armeniacum | Grape Hyacinth (bulb) 52
Ornithogalum umbellatum | Star-of-Bethlehem, Grass Lily (bulb) 15
Puschkinia scilloides | Striped Squill (bulb) 62
Scilla Siberica | Blue Squill, Spring Beauty (bulb) 62
Echinacea purpurea | Purple Coneflower (perennial) 42
Heliopsis helianthoides | False Sunflower | Ox-eye Daisy | Mock Sunflower (59)
Liatris pycnostachya | Prairie Blazing Star Liatris | Kansas Gayfeather (corm) 37
Packera obovata | Roundleaf groundsel, Squaw Weed, Roundleaf ragwort (perennial) 79
Rudbeckia Hirta | Black-eyed Susan (perennial) 32
Redbueckia Laciniata | Cut-leaf Coneflowers (perennial) 34
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae | New England Aster | Michaelmas daisy 71
Impatiens balsamina | Garden Balsam, Rose Balsam, Touch-me-not, Spotted snapweed 68
Mertensia virginica | Virginia Bluebells (perennial) 86
Erysimum allionii | Siberian Wallflower (biennial or perennial) (94)
Dianthus barbatus x Chinensis | Dianthus (perennial) 6
Silene Caroliniana | Wild Pink, Carolina campion, Sticky Catchfly (perennial) 11
Tradescantia | Spiderwort, Trinity Flower (perennial) 51
Cercis canadensis | Redbud, American Redbud, Judas Tree (tree) 10
Rhododendron 'Rosebud' (Gable Hybrid) | Rosebud Azalea (bush) 21
Agastache 'Black Adder' | Anise Hyssop (perennial) 58
Salvia horminum 'Blue Monday' Sage (annual) 66
Salvia Nemorosa 'Balyriclu' PP22919, Lyrical Blues Salvia | Meadow Sage (perennial) 25
Salvia yangii ( previously Perovskia atriplicifolia) | Russian Sage (perennial) 26
Tulipa gesneriana | Tulip (bulb) 8
Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei "Pocomoke' | Pocomoke Crapemyrtle | Crape Myrtle (bush) 40
Claytonia Virginica | Spring Beauty, Grass Flower, Fairy Spud (corm) 85
Syringa pubescens subsp. patula 'Miss Kim' | Lilac Miss Kim, Manchurian lilac (shrub) 14
Phlox divaricata laphamii | Wild Sweet William, Woodland Phlox, Wild Blue Phlox (perennial) 12
Phlox Subulata | Moss Phlox (perennial) 13
Phlox Paniculata Peacock Cherry Red | Garden Phlox, Summer Phlox (perennial) 63
Fagopyrum esculentum ‘Takane Ruby Buckwheat’ (annual) 67
Armeria pseudarmeria 'Ballerina Lilac' | Thrift 'Ballerina Lilac,' False Sea Thrift (perennial) 19
Delphinium grandiflorum 'Blue Butterfly' | Siberian larkspur, Chinese larkspur (109)
Malus domestica | Apple Tree (tree) 88
Prunus x subhirtella 'Pendula Plena Rosea' | Double Weeping Higan Cherry (tree) 55
Spiraea prunifolia | Bridal Wreath (bush) 4
Anemone blanda 'Blue Shades' (Balkcan) | Windflowers (tuber) 9
Aesculus pavia L. | Red Buckeye, Scarlet Buckeye , Firecracker Plant (shrub, tree) 82
Heuchera sanguinea | Coralbells, Alumroot (perennial) 81
The name must conform to the system as defined by the ICN (International Code of Botanical Nomenclature).
The "family name" is the main grouping and can be recognized because it always ends in –aceae. The name is capitalized and in italics. The word 'genera' is plural for 'genus' (see below). Related genera are grouped into a family. This list is assisted by the "all family listing" at the Missouri Botanical Gardens. Here is Wikipedia's etymology.
The words "botanical name" and "scientific name" and "binomial name" can be used interchangeably. The botanical name is always in the language of Latin or Greek, but more commonly Latin. As in many languages, the Latin language utilizes gender words for masculine, feminine, and neuter, so the first and second word in the name need to have matching genders. Binomial means two terms put together. Nomenclature means choosing a name for something. Hence Binomial Nomenclature means creating a name with two words.
The botanical name is in the form of two parts: (1) genus and (2) species. It is generally formatted in italics. The first part of 'genus' is always capitalized, and the second part of 'species' is lower case. When listing several species of the same genus, the genus is often abbreviated, often with only the first letter and a period on the second and subsequent listings. The genus is a noun and the species is most often an adjective, but sometimes a descriptive noun. A species is sometimes referred to as the specific epithet. An epithet is an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality or characteristic of the plant.
Some plants have a subspecies and these are preceded by the initials 'subsp' or sometimes 'ssp.'
Some plants utilize forma to distinguish minor variations such as color and these are preceded by the abbreviation 'f.'
The cultivar is the variety of the plant, which is propagated (also known as breeding or cultivating) to retain or enhance certain traits of a plant. A variety is written after the genus and species using single quotation marks or preceded by the initials 'var'. These are usually creative and fun names.
A hybrid is a cross between two plants bred or cultivated in a similar manner to a cultivar. The names of hybrids are written with a multiplication sign (an x shape) between the two plant names utilized. For hybrids that are grafted one species onto another species of a different genera, the plus sign (+) is used.
The abbreviation of 'syn' for synonym is uses preceding a word when there multiple names but some are incorrect.
The common name is what we use in everyday talk. Sometimes the same common name is used for multiple plants of varying botanical names.
½ foot = 6 inches
1 foot = 12 inches
1 ½ feet = 18 inches
2 feet = 24 inches
2 ½ feet = 30 inches
3 feet = 36 inches
4 feet = 48 inches
5 feet = 60 inches
6 feet = 72 inches
Here are some pronunciaton helps that might be useful, or you might just like to ignore them.
Name ending in "aceae" and "ae" are pronounced a wide varieity of ways by professionals, but mostly:
Say "ae" as "eye," "ee," or "ay."
Say "aceae" as "ay-see-eye" or "ay-see-ee", and a whole lot of other ways. I decided to use "ay-see-eye" and to stick with it consistently, but that was before I realized that the way was more common "across the pond" and that "ay-see-ee" was more common in America. I've begun to become accomstomed to the way I chose, so it is sticking for me! That is the version you see above in the index.
Say "ii" at the end of words like "ee."
Say "i" like "ee", not "eye," (like the Spanish language does)
Say "a" like "ah", not "ay".
Say "e" like "eh", not "ee".
"Ch" is usually said like a "k", not a ch, but sometimes as a "ch."
I also found Rainy Side Gardener's chart and am linking it here for my own reference as well as yours.