List of garden plants in North America


This is a partial list of garden plants, plants that can be cultivated in gardens in North America, listed alphabetically by genus.

A

AbeliaAbeliophyllum Abelmoschus Abies AbromaAbromeitiella Abronia AbrusAbutilonAcacia AcaenaAcalyphaAcanthaceaeAcanthodiumAcantholimonAcanthopaleAcanthophoenixAcanthusAccaAcer AchariaceaeAchillea Achimenantha AchimenesAcinos AciphyllaAcmenaAcoelorraphe AcokantheraAconitum AcorusAcradeniaAcrocomiaActaea Actinidia Ada orchid genusAdansoniaAdenandraAdenanthosAdeniaAdeniumAdenocarpusAdenophoraAdenostomaAdiantum AdlumiaAdonisAdromischusAechmeaAegopodiumAeoniumAerangis Aerides AeschynanthusAesculusAethionemaAfgekiaAgapanthusAgapetesAgastacheAgathisAgathosmaAgaveAgeratumAglaiaAglaomorphaAglaonemaAgonisAgrimoniaAgrostemma AgrostisAichrysonAilanthus AiphanesAira AjaniaAjuga AkebiaAlangiumAlbertaAlbizia AlbucaAlcea AlchemillaAldrovandaAleurites

B

BabianaBaccharisBackhousiaBacopa BactrisBaeckeaBaikiaeaBaileyaBallotaBalsamorhiza Bambusa BanksiaBaptisia an orchid genusBarbarea Barkeria BarleriaBarklya BarnadesiaBarringtoniaBartlettinaBasseliniaBassiaBaueraBauhiniaBaumea

C

CabombaCadiaCaesalpinia CaladiumCalamagrostis Calamintha CalamusCalandriniaCalanthe an orchid genusCalatheaCalceolaria Calendula CalibanusCalibrachoaCallaCalliandraCallianthemumCallicarpa Callicoma Callirhoe CallisiaCallistemon Callistephus Callitriche Callitris Calluna Calocedrus CalochoneCalochortusCalodendrum CalomeriaCalophacaCalophyllumCalopyxisCaloscordumCalothamnusCalotropisCalpurniaCaltha CalycanthusCalymmanthiumCalypso Calytrix Camassia CamelliaCamoensiaCampanula Campsis Campylotropis Cananga CanarinaCanistrumCannaCantuaCapparisCapsicum Caragana CarallumaCardamine CardiocrinumCardiospermumCardwelliaCarex CarissaCarlinaCarludovicaCarmichaeliaCarnegiea CarpentariaCarphaleaCarpinus CarpobrotusCarthamus Carum Carya CaryopterisCaryota Cassia CassiniaCassiopeCassipoureaCastanea CastanopsisCastanospermum Casuarina Catalpa CatanancheCatasetum Catha Catharanthus CatopsisCattleya CaulophyllumCautleyaCavendishiaCeanothus Cedrela CedronellaCedrus Ceiba Celastrus Celmisia Celosia Celtis CentaureaCentauriumCentradeniaCentranthus CephalariaCephalocereusCephalophyllumCephalotaxus CerariaCerastiumCeratonia Ceratopetalum CeratophyllumCeratopterisCeratostigmaCeratozamiaCerbera CercidiphyllumCercis CercocarpusCereusCeropegiaCestrumChadsiaChaenomeles Chaenorhinum ChaerophyllumChamaecyparis ChamaecytisusChamaedaphneChamaedoreaChamaeliriumChamaemelum ChamaeropsChamelaucium ChasmantheChasmanthiumCheilanthesCheiridopsisChelidoniumChelone ChiastophyllumChiliotrichumChilopsis ChimaphilaChimonanthus ChimonobambusaChionanthus ChionochloaChiritaChlidanthusChoisyaChonemorpha Choricarpia Chorisia ChorizemaChrysalidocarpusChrysanthemoidesChrysanthemumChrysobalanusChrysogonumChrysolepisChrysophyllum ChrysothemisChusqueaCibotiumCicerbitaCichorium Cimicifuga Cinnamomum CionuraCirsiumCissusCistus Citharexylum Citrofortunella Citrus CladanthusCladrastisClarkiaClaytoniaCleistocactusClematisCleome ClerodendrumClethra CleyeraClianthusClintoniaClitoriaCliviaClusiaClytostomaCobaeaCoccoloba Coccothrinax CocculusCochlioda an orchid genus – synonym of OncidiumCochlospermum Cocos Codiaeum CodonantheCodonopsisCoeliaCoelogyne Coffea CoixColchicum ColeonemaColletiaCollinsiaCollomiaColocasia ColquhouniaColumneaColutea ColuteocarpusColvilleaCombretumComespermaCommelina CommersoniaCommidendrumCommiphoraComptonellaComptonia ConandronCongeaConicosiaConiogrammeConoclinium ConophytumConospermumConostylisConradinaConsolida Convallaria Convolvulus Copernicia Copiapoa syn. PilocopiapoaCoprosmaCoptis Cordia CordylineCoreopsis Coriandrum CoriariaCornus CorokiaCoronillaCorreaCorryocactusCortaderia CortusaCorybas CorydalisCorylopsis Corylus CorymbiaCorynocarpusCoryphaCoryphanthaCosmosCostusCotinus CotoneasterCotula CotyledonCouroupita CrambeCraspediaCrassula+ Crataegomespilus Crataegus

D

DaboeciaDacrydiumDactylisDactylorhiza DahliaDalea DalechampiaDamasoniumDampieraDanaeDaphneDaphniphyllumDarlingiaDarmera syn. PeltiphyllumDarwinia DasylirionDaturaDavallia DavidiaDaviesiaDecaisnea

E

EbracteolaEcballiumEccremocarpusEcheveriaEchidnopsisEchinacea EchinocactusEchinocereusEchinops EchinopsisEchiumEdgeworthiaEdithcoleaEdraianthusEgeriaEhretiaEichhornia ElaeagnusElaeis ElaeocarpusElatostemaEleocharis ElettariaEleutherococcusElodea ElsholtziaElymus EmbothriumEmilia EmmenopterysEnceliaEncephalartos Encyclia EnkianthusEnseteEomecon EpacrisEphedra Epidendrum EpigaeaEpilobiumEpimedium Epipactis Epiphyllum Episcia EpithelanthaEquisetum Eragrostis EranthemumEranthis ErcillaEremophila EremurusErica Erigeron ErinaceaErinusEriobotryaEriogonumEriophorum EriophyllumEriostemon EritrichiumErodiumEryngium Erysimum Erythrina ErythroniumEscalloniaEschscholzia EscobariaEspostoaEtlingeraEucalyptus EucharisEucomisEucommiaEucryphiaEulophia EuonymusEupatoriumEuphorbia EupteleaEuryaEuryale feroxEuryopsEustomaEvolvulusExacum

F

FabianaFagus FallopiaFarfugiumFargesiaFascicularia

G

GageaGaillardiaGalanthus GalaxGalegaGalium GaltoniaGardeniaGarryaGasteriaGaultheriaGauraGaylussacia GazaniaGeissorhizaGelsemiumGenistaGentiana GentianopsisGeranium GerberaGesneriaGeum GevuinaGibbaeumGiliaGilleniaGinkgoGladiolusGlaucidiumGlauciumGleditsia GlobbaGlobularia GloriosaGlottiphyllumGloxiniaGlyceriaGlycyrrhizaGomphocarpusGomphrenaGoniolimonGoodyera GordoniaGraptopetalumGraptophyllumGraptoveria GrevilleaGrewiaGreyiaGrindeliaGriseliniaGunnera GuzmaniaGymnocalyciumGymnocarpiumGymnocladusGynandririsGynura

H

HaageocereusHaastiaHabenaria HaberleaHabranthusHaemanthus HakeaHakonechloaHalesia Halimiocistus HalimiumHalimodendronHamamelis HaplopappusHardenbergia HarrisiaHatioraHaworthiaHebeHechtiaHedera HedychiumHedyotis HedysarumHedyscepe Helenium Helianthemum Helianthus HelichrysumHeliconiaHelictotrichonHeliocereusHeliophilaHeliopsis Heliotropium Helleborus HeloniopsisHemerocallis HemigraphisHepaticaHeptacodiumHeracleumHerbertiaHereroaHermanniaHermodactylusHesperaloeHesperanthaHesperisHesperocallisHeterocentronHeterothecaHeuchera

I

Iberis IbervilleaIdesiaIlex IlliciumImpatiens ImperataIncarvilleaIndigoferaInulaIochromaIpheionIpomoea IpomopsisIresineIrisIsatisIsoplexisIsopyrumIteaIxia Ixiolirion

J

JaborosaJacarandaJacquemontiaJamesiaJasioneJasminum JatrophaJeffersoniaJovellanaJovibarbaJuanulloaJubaea Juglans Juncus Juniperus

K

KadsuraKaempferiaKalanchoeKalimerisKalmia KalmiopsisKalopanaxKelseyaKerriaKigelia KirengeshomaKitaibelaKleiniaKnautiaKnightiaKniphofiaKoeleria Koelreuteria KohleriaKolkwitzia Kosteletzkya

L

LablabLaburnocytisusLaburnum LaccospadixLachenalia Laelia

M

MaackiaMacfadyenaMachaerantheraMackayaMacleaniaMacleayaMacluraMacropidiaMacrozamiaMagnoliaMahoniaMaianthemum MaihueniaMalcolmiaMalephoraMalopeMalpighiaMalus Malva MalvastrumMalvaviscusMammillariaMandevillaMandragora ManettiaManglietiaMarantaMargyricarpusMarrubium Marsilea Masdevallia MatteucciaMatthiola MaurandellaMaurandyaMaxillaria MaytenusMazusMeconopsisMedicago MedinillaMeehaniaMegacodonMegaskepasmaMelaleuca MelasphaerulaMelastomaMeliaMelianthusMelica MelicytusMelinisMeliosmaMelissa Melittis MelocactusMenispermum Mentha Mentzelia MenyanthesMenziesiaMerenderaMerremiaMertensiaMespilusMetasequoia MetrosiderosMeumMexicoaMichauxiaMicheliaMicrobiotaMicrocachrysMicrolepiaMicromeriaMikaniaMiliumMillaMillettiaMiltonia Miltoniopsis MimetesMimosa Mimulus MirabilisMiscanthusMitchella MitellaMitrariaMoliniaMoltkiaMoluccellaMonadeniumMonanthesMonarda MonardellaMonsteraMoraeaMorinaMorisiaMorus MucunaMuehlenbeckiaMukdeniaMusa Muscari MussaendaMutisiaMyoporumMyosotidiumMyosotis MyricaMyriophyllum Myrrhis MyrsineMyrteolaMyrtillocactus

N

Nandina Narcissus Nasturtium NautilocalyxNectaroscordumNeilliaNelumbo NematanthusNemesiaNemopanthus NemophilaNeobuxbaumiaNeolitseaNeolloydiaNeomaricaNeoporteriaNeoregeliaNepenthes Nepeta NephrolepisNerineNerium NerteraNicandraNicotiana NidulariumNierembergiaNigellaNipponanthemumNolanaNomocharisNopalxochiaNothofagus NotholirionNothoscordum NotospartiumNuphar NymaniaNymphaea Nymphoides

O

ObregoniaOchagaviaOchnaOcimum

P

PachistimaPachycereusPachycormusPachycymbiumPachyphragmaPachyphytumPachypodiumPachysandraPachystachysPachystegiaPachystimaPachyveria Paeonia PaliurusPamianthePanax Pancratium Pandanus PandoreaPanicumPansy Papaver Paphiopedilum Paradisea ParahebeParaquilegiaParkinsoniaParnassiaParochetusParodiaParonychiaParrotiaParrotiopsisParthenocissusPassiflora PatersoniaPatriniaPaulowniaPaurotisPavoniaPedilanthusPediocactusPelargonium PellaeaPeltandra PeltoboykiniaPeltophorumPeniocereusPennisetumPenstemonPentachondraPentaglottisPentasPeperomiaPeraphyllumPereskiaPereziaPericallisPerillaPeriplocaPerovskia Pernettya PerseaPersicaria Petasites PetreaPetrocosmeaPetrophilePetrophytumPetrorhagiaPetroselinum PetteriaPetuniaPhaceliaPhaedranassa Phaius Phalaenopsis PhalarisPhebaliumPhegopteris Phellodendron Philadelphus Philageria PhilesiaPhillyreaPhilodendronPhlebodiumPhlomisPhloxPhoenix PhormiumPhotiniaPhragmipedium Phragmites PhuopsisPhygeliusPhylica

Q

QuamoclitQuaquaQuercus QuesneliaQuisqualis

R

RamondaRanunculus RanzaniaRaouliaRaphia RatibidaRavenala RebutiaRehderodendronRehmanniaReineckeaReinwardtiaReseda RetamaRhamnusRhaphidophoraRhaphiolepisRhapidophyllum Rhapis Rheum RhexiaRhipsalisRhodanthe RhodanthemumRhodiolaRhodochitonRhododendronRhodohypoxisRhodophialaRhodothamnusRhodotyposRhoeoRhoicissusRhombophyllumRhus RhynchelytrumRhynchostylis Ribes RicheaRicinus RigidellaRobiniaRodgersiaRodriguezia an orchid genusRohdeaRomanzoffiaRomneya RomuleaRondeletiaRosa RoscoeaRosmarinus Rossioglossum an orchid genusRothmanniaRoystonea Rubus Rudbeckia RuelliaRumex RumohraRupicapnosRuschiaRuscusRusselia

S

Sabal Saccharum SadleriaSagina Sagittaria Salix SalpiglossisSalvia SalviniaSambucus SancheziaSandersoniaSanguinaria Sanguisorba SaniculaSansevieriaSantolinaSanvitalia SapindusSapium Saponaria SarcocapnosSarcocaulonSarcococcaSaritaea, see Bignonia magnificaSarmientaSarracenia SasaSassafrasSatureja SauromatumSaxegothaeaSaxifraga Scabiosa Scadoxus ScaevolaScheffleraSchimaSchinusSchisandraSchizachyriumSchizanthusSchizopetalonSchizophragmaSchizostylisSchlumbergeraSchoenoplectusSchomburgkia an orchid genusSchotiaSchwantesiaSciadopitysScilla ScindapsusScirpoidesSclerocactusScoliopusScopoliaScrophularia ScutellariaSecurinegaSedum SelaginellaSelagoSelenicereusSelinumSemeleSemiaquilegiaSemiarundinariaSempervivum Senecio SennaSequoia Sequoiadendron SeriphidiumSerissaSerruriaSesbaniaSesleriaSetariaShepherdiaShibataeaShortiaSibiraeaSidalceaSideritisSilene SilphiumSilybumSimmondsia SinningiaSinofranchetiaSinojackiaSinowilsoniaSisyrinchiumSkimmiaSmilacinaSmilaxSmithianthaSmyrniumSobralia an orchid genusSolandraSolanum Soldanella SoleiroliaSolenopsisSolenostemonSolidago Solidaster SollyaSonerilaSophora

T

TabebuiaTabernaemontanaTaccaTagetes Talinum Tamarix Tanacetum TanakaeaTapeinochilosTaxodium Taxus TecomaTecomantheTecomariaTecophilaeaTelekiaTelephiumTellimaTelopea TempletoniaTerminaliaTernstroemiaTetracentronTetradium TetranemaTetraneurisTetrapanaxTetrastigmaTetrathecaTeucriumThaliaThalictrumThelespermaThelocactusThelypterisThermopsisThespesiaThevetiaThlaspiThrinax Thryptomene Thuja Thujopsis ThunbergiaThymophyllaThymus TiarellaTibouchinaTigridiaTilia Tillandsia TipuanaTitanopsisTithonia TodeaTolmieaTolpisToonaToreniaTorreya TovaraTownsendiaTrachelium

U

UebelmanniaUgniUlex Ulmus UmbellulariaUnciniaUniolaUrceolinaUrgineaUrsiniaUtricularia

V

Valeriana ValleaVancouveriaVanda Vanilla an orchid genusVeitchiaVelloziaVeltheimiaVeratrumVerbascum VerbenaVernonia Veronica VeronicastrumVerticordiaVestiaViburnumVictoria Vigna ViguieraVinca Viola VirgiliaViscariaVitalianaVitexVitis

W

WachendorfiaWahlenbergiaWaldsteiniaWashingtoniaWatsoniaWeberocereusWedeliaWeigelaWeingartiaWeldeniaWelwitschiaWestringiaWiddringtoniaWigandiaWigginsiaWikstroemiaWilsonaria WisteriaWittrockiaWolffiaWoodsiaWoodwardia Worsleya

X

XanthocerasXanthorhizaXanthosomaXeranthemumXerophyllum

Y

Yucca

Z

ZaluzianskyaZamiaZamioculcasZantedeschia ZanthoxylumZauschneriaZea ZelkovaZenobiaZephyranthesZigadenusZinniaZizania