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Plant Base Online (beta)

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botanical name: common name: plant family: any Acanthaceae Aceraceae Achariaceae Actinidiaceae Adiantaceae Adoxaceae Agaricaceae Agavaceae Aizoaceae Alangiaceae Alismataceae Alliaceae Aloaceae Alstroemeriaceae Amanitaceae Amaranthaceae Amaryllidaceae Anacardiaceae Ancistrocladaceae Annonaceae Anthericaceae Apiaceae Apocynaceae Aponogetonaceae Aquifoliaceae Araceae Araliaceae Araucariaceae Arecaceae Aristolochiaceae Asclepiadaceae Asparagaceae Asphodelaceae Asteraceae Athyriaceae Austrobaileyaceae Azollaceae Balanopaceae Balanophoraceae Balsaminaceae Bambusoideae Basellaceae Batidaceae Begoniaceae Berberidaceae Betulaceae Bignoniaceae Bixaceae Blechnaceae Bombacaceae Boraginaceae Brassicaceae Bromeliaceae Brunelliaceae Bruniaceae Brunoniaceae Buddlejaceae Burmanniaceae Burseraceae Butomaceae Buxaceae Cactaceae Caesalpiniaceae Callitrichaceae Calycanthaceae Calyceraceae Campanulaceae Cannabidaceae Cannaceae Cannellaceae Capparaceae Caprifoliaceae Caricaceae Carpinaceae Caryophyllaceae Casuarinaceae Celastraceae Centrolepidaceae Cephalotaceae Ceratophyllaceae Cercidiphyllaceae Chenopodiaceae Cistaceae Clethraceae Cneoraceae Cobaeaceae Cochlospermaceae Colchicaceae Columelliaceae Combretaceae Commelinaceae Convallariaceae Convolvulaceae Cornaceae Corylaceae Crassulaceae Crossosomataceae Cucurbitaceae Cunoniaceae Cupressaceae Cyathaceae Cyclanthaceae Cyperaceae Cyrillaceae Daphniphyllaceae Datiscaceae Davidiaceae Degeneriaceae Diapensiaceae Didiereaceae Dilleniaceae Dipsacaceae Dipterocarpaceae Dryopteridaceae Ehretiaceae Elaeagnaceae Elaeocarpaceae Elatinaceae Empetraceae Epacridaceae Equisetaceae Ericaceae Escalloniaceae Eucryphiaceae Euphorbiaceae Fabaceae Fagaceae Fistulinaceae Flacourtiaceae Fouquieriaceae Frankeniaceae Fumariaceae Funkiaceae Garryaceae Gentianaceae Geraniaceae Gesneriaceae Ginkgoaceae Globulariaceae Goodenaceae Goodeniaceae Grossulariaceae Grubbiaceae Gunneraceae Haloragaceae Haloragidaceae Hamamelidaceae Hemerocallidaceae Hippocastanaceae Hostaceae Hyacinthaceae Hydrangeaceae Hydrocharitaceae Hydrophyllaceae Hypericaceae Hypoxidaceae Illecebraceae Iridaceae Juglandaceae Juncaceae Krameriaceae Lacistemataceae Lamiaceae Lardizabalaceae Lauraceae Lennoaceae Lentibulariaceae Lepiotaceae Liliaceae Limnanthaceae Linaceae Loasaceae Lobeliaceae Loganiaceae Loranthaceae Lythraceae Magnoliaceae Malesherbiaceae Malpighiaceae Malvaceae Marantaceae Martyniaceae Melanthiaceae Melastomataceae Meliaceae Melianthaceae Menispermaceae Menyanthaceae Mimosaceae Moraceae Morinaceae Moringaceae Musaceae Myricaceae Myrtaceae Nelumbonaceae Nolanaceae Nyctaginaceae Nymphaeaceae Nyssaceae Oleaceae Onagraceae Onocleaceae Orchidaceae Orobancheae Osmundaceae Oxalidaceae Paeoniaceae Papaveraceae Papilionaceae Passifloraceae Pentaphylacaceae Phrymaceae Phytolaccaceae Pinaceae Pittosporaceae Plantaginaceae Platanaceae Plumbaginaceae Poaceae Podocarpaceae Polemoniaceae Polygalaceae Polygonaceae Polypodiaceae Pontederiaceae Portulacaceae Potamogetonaceae Primulaceae Proteaceae Punicaceae Pyrolaceae Quiinaceae Ranunculaceae Resedaceae Restionaceae Rhamnaceae Rosaceae Rubiaceae Ruscaceae Russulaceae Rutaceae Rutaxeae Salicaceae Santalaceae Sapindaceae Sarcolaenaceae Sarraceniaceae Saururaceae Saxifragaceae Schisandraceae Sciadoptyaceae Scrophulariaceae Scytopetalaceae Selaginellaceae Simaroubaceae Smilacaceae Solanaceae Sparganiaceae Sphaerosepalaceae Stachyuraceae Staphyleaceae Sterculiaceae Strelitziaceae Strophariaceae Styracaceae Suillaceae Taccaceae Tamaricaceae Taxaceae Taxodiaceae Tetrachondraceae Theaceae Thymelaeaceae Tiliaceae Tovariaceae Trapaceae Trilliaceae Trochodendraceae Tropaeolaceae Turneraceae Typhaceae Ulmaceae Urticaceae Valerianaceae Verbenaceae Violaceae Viscaceae Vitaceae Winteraceae Woodsiaceae Xanthorrhoeaceae Zingiberaceae Zygophyllaceae plant type: any annual/biennial bamboo climber conifer fern fungus grass moss palm perennial shrub tree     evergreen semi-evergreen leaf colour any white white & green silver grey pink red & white red red & green maroon red & yellow orange peach cream golden yellow yellow & green grey-green light green green dark green blue-green blue-grey light blue blue violet lilac mauve purple purple & green bronze buff light brown brown brown and green grey-brown dark grey black multicoloured flower colour any white white & green silver grey pink red & white red red & green maroon red & yellow orange peach cream golden yellow yellow & green grey-green light green green dark green blue-green blue-grey light blue blue violet lilac mauve purple purple & green bronze buff light brown brown brown and green grey-brown dark grey black multicoloured fruit colour any white white & green silver grey pink red & white red red & green maroon red & yellow orange peach cream golden yellow yellow & green grey-green light green green dark green blue-green blue-grey light blue blue violet lilac mauve purple purple & green bronze buff light brown brown brown and green grey-brown dark grey black multicoloured stem/bark colour any white white & green silver grey pink red & white red red & green maroon red & yellow orange peach cream golden yellow yellow & green grey-green light green green dark green blue-green blue-grey light blue blue violet lilac mauve purple purple & green bronze buff light brown brown brown and green grey-brown dark grey black multicoloured growth habit any aquatic arching broad headed bulb/corm bushy climber clump columnar conical erect ferny grassy mounding prostrate rosette rounded semi-prostrate spiky twining vase weeping growth rate any very slow slow medium fast very fast height any < 0.2m ........ (less than 4in) 0.2 - 0.5m .. (4in to 20in) 0.5 - 1m ..... (20in to 3ft 3in) 1 - 2m ........ (3ft 3in to 6ft 6in) 2 - 4m .........(6ft 6in to 13ft) 4 - 10m ...... (13ft to 32ft) > 10m ........ (more than 32ft) width any < 0.2m ........ (less than 4in) 0.2 - 0.5m .. (4in to 20in) 0.5 - 1m ..... (20in to 3ft 3in) 1 - 2m ........ (3ft 3in to 6ft 6in) 2 - 4m .........(6ft 6in to 13ft) 4 - 10m ...... (13ft to 32ft) > 10m ........ (more than 32ft) main season of interest any All Year Spring Summer Autumn Winter January February March April May June July August September October November December     full sun part shade shade dry soil moist soil wet soil clay sandy soil coastal     minimum temp any -40°C ...... (-40°F) -30°C ...... (-22°F) -20°C ...... (-4°F) -15°C ...... (5°F) -10°C ...... (14°F) -5°C ........ (23°F) 0°C ......... (32°F) 5°C ......... (41°F) 10°C ....... (50°F) zone any 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 prefered soil pH any acid neutral-acid neutral neutral-alkaline alkaline     ground cover scented edible medicinal poisonous select exclude ignore

Tips:

Only select the criteria that you need, leaving the others. At least one of the criteria must be chosen.

Plants are listed when all the criteria given above are true.

Fewer criteria will result in more plants being returned.

Results are always listed by the current botanical name, though name searches will also check for synonyms.

Names are matched from the beginning and all plants containing the search term are returned. For example "Rhodo" will list everything under Rhodochiton, Rhododendron, Rhodohypoxis and Rhodotypos.

You can use * (asterisk) as a "wild-card" anywhere in the name.

Cultivar names may be entered with or without enclosing single-quotes, though including them might give slightly more precise results.

Please remember that many plant characteristics should only be treated as guidelines. Sizes and cold hardiness are notoriously unreliable, as they can vary considerably depending on regional conditions.