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Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia
Rudbeckia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to North America. Widely known as black-eyed Susan or coneflower, it features cheerful golden-yellow daisy-like blooms with dark brown or black centers, blooming from summer through fall.
Orange Coneflower
Rudbeckia fulgida
Rudbeckia fulgida is a clump-forming herbaceous perennial native to eastern North America, prized for its cheerful daisy-like flowers with golden-orange petals surrounding a dark brown-black central cone. Blooming from late summer into fall, it forms a tidy basal rosette of hairy, toothed leaves and spreads slowly by rhizomes to create informal drifts in borders, meadows, and pollinator gardens. Popular cultivars such as Goldsturm are valued for a long bloom season and reliable performance across a wide range of climates.
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Rudbeckia hirta, commonly known as Black-eyed Susan, is a native North American wildflower beloved for its bright yellow-orange petals surrounding a dark brown center. It blooms prolifically from summer through fall, attracting butterflies, bees, and songbirds.
Wild Petunia
Ruellia
Ruellia, commonly known as wild petunia or Mexican petunia, is a fast-growing herbaceous perennial in the Acanthaceae family, native to Mexico and Central and South America. It forms upright, multi-stemmed clumps with slender, dark-green leaves and trumpet-shaped flowers that last only a day but bloom continuously from spring through fall. Once established it is highly drought-tolerant and low-maintenance, making it a popular choice for borders, beds, and mass plantings in warm climates.
Mexican Petunia
Ruellia brittoniana
Ruellia brittoniana (Mexican Petunia), also classified as Ruellia simplex, is a fast-growing evergreen perennial native to Mexico, prized for its petunia-like lavender-purple flowers that bloom continuously from early summer through fall. It thrives in full sun and readily adapts to both moist and drought conditions, spreading via rhizomes and self-seeding. Because of this vigorous growth habit, it is classified as an invasive species in Florida and several other warm-climate regions, so gardeners should plant it with caution or choose sterile cultivars.
Mexican Petunia
Ruellia simplex
Ruellia simplex, commonly known as the Mexican Petunia, is a vigorous perennial herbaceous plant native to Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America. It is characterized by its long, narrow, dark green leaves and trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom in shades of purple, pink, or white. It is a fast-growing and low-maintenance plant, ideal for gardens, borders, and containers, especially in warm climates where it can bloom for much of the year. While ornamental, it is important to note that it can be invasive in some regions.
Dock
Rumex
Rumex is a genus of around 200 herbaceous annuals, biennials and perennials in the buckwheat family (Polygonaceae), commonly known as docks and sorrels. Native across the temperate Northern Hemisphere and now naturalized almost worldwide, Rumex species form tidy basal rosettes of oblong to arrow-shaped leaves topped, in season, by tall spikes of small greenish flowers that ripen into rust-red seed clusters. Several species, especially Rumex acetosa (sorrel) and Rumex crispus (curly dock), are grown for their tart, lemony edible leaves and for roots used in traditional herbal medicine, while others are common wayside weeds valued mainly for pollinators and wildlife.
Sheep Sorrel
Rumex acetosella
Sheep Sorrel (Rumex acetosella) is a small perennial wild herb in the Polygonaceae family, native to temperate regions of Europe, Asia, and widely naturalized in North America. Its arrow-shaped leaves have a characteristic tangy, sour flavor due to oxalic acid content. A hardy plant that thrives in poor, acidic soils, it is valued as an edible herb and in folk medicine, though it can become invasive through its creeping rhizomes.
Bloody dock
Rumex sanguineus
Bloody dock (Rumex sanguineus) is an evergreen perennial herb in the Polygonaceae family, native to Europe, Southwest Asia, and North Africa. It is prized for its striking leaves with deep, blood-red veins against dark green foliage, providing a dramatic ornamental look in gardens and on tables. The plant forms compact rosette-shaped clumps and thrives in moist, well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade.
Leatherleaf fern
Rumohra adiantiformis
Rumohra adiantiformis, commonly known as the leatherleaf fern, is a robust and perennial species prized for its triangular, leathery, deep green fronds. It is extremely popular in the floral industry due to the incredible durability of its leaves after being cut, remaining fresh in arrangements for several weeks. In nature, it grows both as an epiphyte and on the forest floor.
Butcher's Broom (genus)
Ruscus
Ruscus is a genus of low-growing evergreen shrubs in the family Asparagaceae, native to Europe, the Mediterranean, and western Asia. Their defining feature is cladodes — flattened stems that mimic leaves and carry both flowers and fruit. The bright red berries appearing in autumn and winter make them popular as ornamental and cut foliage plants. Best-known species include R. aculeatus (common butcher's broom) and R. hypoglossum.
Spineless butcher's broom
Ruscus hypoglossum
Ruscus hypoglossum, the spineless butcher's broom, is a low, evergreen shade shrub in the Asparagaceae family, native to woodlands of southern Europe and Asia Minor. Unlike its spiny relative Ruscus aculeatus, its broad, glossy cladodes (leaf-like flattened stems) are soft and unarmed, making it a popular groundcover for dark corners of gardens and shady borders.
Firecracker Plant
Russelia equisetiformis
Russelia is a perennial shrub known for its slender, green, cascading branches that resemble a horse's tail or fireworks. Its tubular flowers, typically in vibrant red hues, are produced in abundance and are highly attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies. It is an extremely versatile plant, excellent for hanging baskets, retaining walls, or as ground cover on slopes.
Fringed Rue
Ruta chalepensis
Ruta chalepensis, commonly known as Fringed Rue or Egyptian Rue, is a perennial evergreen aromatic shrub in the family Rutaceae, native to the Mediterranean basin, North Africa, and the Middle East. It grows to 40–80 cm tall, bearing finely pinnate grey-green leaves with a strong pungent scent and clusters of small yellow flowers in summer. The plant contains furanocoumarins, alkaloids, and flavonoids that confer potent medicinal properties but also significant toxicity. It causes phototoxic dermatitis on skin contact followed by sun exposure, and ingestion in large amounts can cause severe organ toxicity. It is widely used in traditional medicine and holds deep cultural significance as a protective talisman.
Rue
Ruta graveolens
Rue (Ruta graveolens) is a perennial shrub known for its strong aroma and medicinal properties. It has finely divided, grayish-green leaves and small, cream or yellowish flowers that appear in summer. It is a hardy plant, but requires attention due to its toxicity.
Annual Pearlwort
Sagina apetala
Sagina apetala is a small annual or biennial herbaceous plant that forms low, dense tufts. It is frequently found in urban environments, growing in sidewalk cracks, walls, and compacted sandy soils. Its leaves are linear and its flowers are tiny, usually greenish and without visible petals, which gives it the specific name 'apetala'. It is an extremely resilient and colonizing plant.
Procumbent pearlwort
Sagina procumbens
Sagina procumbens (procumbent pearlwort) is a perennial, creeping herb from the pink family (Caryophyllaceae), native to Europe, Western and Central Asia, and Northwest Africa. It forms dense, hairless, moss-like mats thanks to stems that root at the nodes and spread rapidly vegetatively. The leaves are linear, 1-2 cm long. Small, solitary flowers have 4-5 sepals and 4-5 small white petals (sometimes absent) with 4 free stigmas. The plant tolerates trampling exceptionally well, which is why it is commonly found in lawns, cracks between paving stones, and in moist flower pots.
Crack willow
Salix × fragilis
Salix × fragilis, the crack willow, is a fast-growing deciduous tree native to Eurasia, common along rivers, marshes and wet ground. It reaches around 15 m and is named for its twigs, which snap off cleanly and readily root where they land.
goat willow
Salix caprea
Salix caprea, commonly known as goat willow or pussy willow, is a robust deciduous tree or large shrub native to Europe and Western Asia. It is most famous for its soft, silky-grey catkins that emerge in early spring, which eventually turn yellow with pollen, providing a vital early nectar source for bees and other pollinators. The leaves are broader than most other willows, with a felt-like underside.
Pink Pussy Willow
Salix chaenomeloides
Salix chaenomeloides, also known as pink or Japanese pussy willow, is a deciduous shrub or small tree from the Salicaceae family, native to Japan, Korea, and China. It is cultivated for its striking, large catkins that are initially silvery-pink and darken to black over time. The catkins appear in late winter and early spring on glossy, dark red shoots, before the plant leafs out. The most famous cultivar is 'Mt. Aso', valued in gardens and floral arrangements for its decorative branches.
Grey Willow
Salix cinerea
Salix cinerea, the grey willow (also called grey sallow), is a fast-establishing deciduous shrub or small tree native to Europe and western Asia. It thrives in wet, poorly drained soils along riverbanks, ditches and marshes, producing fuzzy grey-to-yellow catkins in early spring before the leaves emerge. Its dense, downy grey-green foliage and tolerance of waterlogged ground make it a valuable pioneer species for wetland restoration and a key early-season nectar source for bees.
Tea-leaved Willow
Salix phylicifolia
The tea-leaved willow (Salix phylicifolia) is a hardy deciduous shrub native to the boreal and montane regions of northern Europe, including Scotland, Ireland, and Fennoscandia. It grows along streambanks, in ditches, and in flushed upland ground, usually on moist, base-rich soils, from near sea level up to over 1,000 metres in altitude. The shrub reaches 2.5 to 4 metres in height with a bushy, spreading habit, smooth reddish-brown young stems, and thin, glossy dark green leaves with greyish undersides that resemble tea leaves, giving the species its common name. Like most willows, it is dioecious, with male and female catkins borne on separate plants; the yellow male catkins and greener female catkins appear on bare stems in early spring before the leaves unfurl, providing an important early nectar source for pollinators. Its bark is rich in salicin and related phenolic compounds that have been studied for antibacterial, antiviral, and antioxidant activity, continuing a long tradition of willow bark use in folk medicine for pain and fever relief.
Purple Willow
Salix purpurea
Salix purpurea, the purple willow or purple osier, is a fast-growing deciduous shrub native to Europe, North Africa, and temperate Asia. It forms dense thickets of slender, purple-tinted stems and narrow grey-green leaves arranged in an unusual near-opposite pattern for a willow. Purple-red catkins appear on bare branches in early spring before the leaves emerge, turning golden as they release pollen. Long prized by basket weavers for its flexible, colorful osier rods, it is equally valued in modern landscapes for erosion control along streambanks and as a fast, low-maintenance ornamental hedge or screen.
Basket Willow
Salix viminalis
Salix viminalis, commonly known as basket willow or common osier, is a fast-growing deciduous shrub or small tree native to Europe and western/central Asia. Prized for centuries for its long, flexible, unbranched shoots, it is the classic species used in traditional basket weaving and wickerwork. It thrives in damp, wet ground along riverbanks and wetlands, forming dense thickets of slender silvery-green leaves and, in early spring, soft grey catkins that appear before the foliage. Its vigorous growth and tolerance of coppicing make it a popular choice for biomass production, erosion control on riverbanks, and living willow structures in gardens.
Lily of the Valley Vine
Salpichroa origanifolia
Salpichroa origanifolia, popularly known as 'Lily of the Valley Vine' or 'Cock's Eggs', is a perennial, rhizomatous herb belonging to the Solanaceae family, native to South America—Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru. Its climbing and highly branched stems can reach up to 3 meters (10 feet) in length; its leaves are elliptical or oval, and its flowers are small, bell-shaped, and white or greenish-white. In late summer, it produces oval berries, 10–15 mm (0.4–0.6 inches) in size, that ripen from green to white or pale yellow, with a sweet and edible taste. The plant has naturalized in regions of Europe, California, and Tasmania, where it is considered invasive.
Prickly Russian thistle
Salsola kali
Salsola kali, commonly known as prickly Russian thistle, saltwort, or tumbleweed, is an annual halophytic plant in the Amaranthaceae family. It grows in a globose and spiny form on sandy beaches, dunes, and saline soils in coastal areas of Europe, North Africa, and Asia, and has become naturalized as an invasive weed in North America. Upon drying in the fall, the plant detaches from its root and rolls with the wind (the 'tumbleweed' effect), thereby dispersing its seeds.
Sage
Salvia
Salvia is one of the largest genera in the mint family Lamiaceae, comprising over 900 species native to regions spanning the Mediterranean, the Americas, and Asia. The genus encompasses culinary herbs such as S. officinalis, brilliant ornamentals like S. splendens (scarlet sage), and hardy perennials like S. nemorosa (woodland sage). All species are aromatic, typically featuring soft or velvety foliage and tubular flowers highly attractive to pollinators.
Lavender Sage
Salvia × lavandulacea
Lavender Sage (Salvia × lavandulacea) is an aromatic evergreen sub-shrub in the mint family, closely related to Spanish sage (Salvia lavandulifolia). It has narrow, grey-green, downy leaves with a rosemary-like scent and produces spikes of violet-blue flowers in summer. Drought-tolerant and sun-loving, it thrives in Mediterranean-style gardens, sunny containers, and herb beds.
White Sage
Salvia apiana
Salvia apiana, commonly known as white sage, is an aromatic evergreen shrub native to the coastal sage scrub of Southern California and northern Baja California. It forms a rounded mound of silvery-white, felted leaves and sends up tall flowering spikes of pale lavender-white blossoms in late spring. Deeply drought-adapted, white sage thrives in poor, rocky, well-drained soil and full sun, asking for little water once established. Beyond its garden appeal, it is one of the most culturally significant plants of California, long tended and used ceremonially by Indigenous peoples including the Cahuilla, Kumeyaay, Chumash, and Luiseno.
Mealycup Sage
Salvia farinacea
Salvia farinacea, commonly known as Mealycup Sage or Blue Sage, is a tender perennial native to the prairies and meadows of south-central Texas, Oklahoma, and northeast Mexico. It produces tall, elegant spikes of vivid blue-to-violet flowers from late spring through autumn, making it a favorite in pollinator gardens. The plant is deer-resistant, drought-tolerant once established, and attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
Greek Sage
Salvia fruticosa
Salvia fruticosa, commonly called Greek sage or three-lobed sage, is an aromatic, evergreen shrub native to rocky hillsides of the Eastern Mediterranean, including Greece, Crete, Turkey, Cyprus, and the Levant. Its soft, silvery-green, three-lobed leaves release a warm, resinous fragrance milder than common sage, and its pink-to-lilac flower spikes attract bees and butterflies through late spring and summer. Grown for centuries as a culinary herb and folk remedy, it thrives in poor, dry, sun-baked soil and needs almost no attention once established.
Anise-Scented Sage
Salvia guaranitica
Salvia guaranitica, commonly known as anise-scented sage or hummingbird sage, is a bushy herbaceous perennial native to Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina, belonging to the Lamiaceae family. Its fresh mint-green, ovate leaves release a soft anise scent when crushed, and its upright stems bear spikes of deep blue tubular flowers (with dark calyces in the 'Black and Blue' cultivar) from summer into fall. It is a favorite of hummingbirds and butterflies in warm-climate gardens.
Chia
Salvia hispanica
Chia (Salvia hispanica) is an annual herb in the Lamiaceae family, native to central and southern Mexico. Cultivated for centuries by the Aztecs, it is now known worldwide for its fiber- and omega-3-rich seeds. The plant grows upright stems with dark green leaves and small purple or white flowers clustered in spikes during summer and fall.
Baby Sage
Salvia microphylla
Salvia microphylla, commonly known as Baby Sage or Little Leaf Sage, is a compact perennial shrub native to Mexico and the southwestern United States. It produces abundant tubular flowers in shades of red, pink, purple, and white, making it a magnet for hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies. Hardy, drought-tolerant, and easy to grow, it thrives in sunny gardens with minimal care.
Woodland Sage
Salvia nemorosa
Salvia nemorosa, commonly known as Woodland Sage or Violet Sage, is a hardy herbaceous perennial in the Lamiaceae family, native to Europe and Western Asia. It produces dense, upright spikes of lavender-violet to deep blue-purple flowers from late spring through summer. Exceptionally drought-tolerant and cold-hardy (USDA zones 4–8), it is a low-maintenance staple in cottage, pollinator, and xeriscape gardens.
Garden Sage
Salvia officinalis
Salvia officinalis, commonly known as Garden Sage or Common Sage, is a perennial aromatic herb native to the Mediterranean region. It features soft, gray-green velvety leaves and vibrant purple-blue flower spikes in summer. A staple in kitchens and apothecaries for over 2,000 years, it belongs to the Lamiaceae (mint) family.
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