Herbaceous Cultivated Plants

Herbaceous Cultivated Plants


Asteraceae

aster family

Calendula
Calendula
 pot-marigold 
C. officinalis
garden marigold
Echinacea
Echinacea
 purple coneflower 
E. purpurea
purple coneflower
Gaillardia
Gaillardia
 blanket-flower 
G. pinnatifida
tansy blanket-flower
Boraginaceae

forget-me-not family

Borago
Borago
 borage 
B. officinalis
starflower
Mertensia
Mertensia
 bluebell 
M. virginica
Virginia bluebells
Geraniaceae

geranium family

Geranium
Geranium
 cranesbill 
G. sanguineum
bloody cranesbill
Hyacinthaceae

hyacinth family

Hyacinthoides
Hyacinthoides
 bluebell 
H. x variabilis
bluebell
Hyacinthus
Hyacinthus
 hyacinth 
H. orientalis
common hyacinth
Muscari
Muscari
 grape-hyacinth 
M. neglectum
starch grape-hyacinth
Ornithogalum
Ornithogalum
 star-of-Bethlehem 
O. umbellatum
garden star-of-Bethlehem
Scilla
Scilla
 squill 
S. siberica
Siberian squill
Iridaceae

iris family

Crocus
Crocus
 crocus 
C. biflorus
silvery crocus
C. sativus
autumn crocus
Iris
Iris
 iris 
I. x germanica
bearded iris
Papaveraceae

poppy family

Dicentra
Dicentra
 bleedingheart 
D. spectabilis
common bleedingheart
Rubiaceae

coffee family

Galium
Galium
 bedstraw 
G. odoratum
sweet woodruff
Ruscaceae

butcher's broom family

Convallaria
Convallaria
 lily-of-the-valley 
C. majalis
European lily-of-the-valley