Familiar Name Reference List

Browse through or go to a specific letter of the alphabet - varieties may be listed more than once if there are a number of common or familiar names used for them. Once you find the botanical name, you can click on the link or return to the Seed Index.  The main Seed Index is the best reference for the varieties that we offer.  Some plants do not have common names.  In this list, a common name may be shared by several cultivars.  For example, Foxglove refers to Digitalis, but we offer several different cultivars.  The link will take you to Digitalis, but make sure you check the catalog pages before and after the page you link to in order to see all of the offerings.

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A

Ageratum..........................................Ageratum
Allwood Pink…………...….................…...Dianthus
Alpine Columbine......................Aquilegia alpina
Alpine Aster..................................Aster alpinus
Alpine Poppy….........................Papaver alpinum
Angelica.............................................Angelica
Angel’s Trumpet…..........................Brugmansia
Aster, Stoke’s.........................….Stokesia laevis
Astilbe................................................. Astilbe
Auricula.............................................. Primula

B

Baby's Breath.................................. Gypsophila
Balloon Flower.................................Platycodon
Baneberry…..........................Actaea pachypoda
Bayonet Plant…….......................Aciphylla aurea
Bear’s Breeches........................ Acanthus mollis
Bear Skin Fescue.................….Festuca scoparia
Beard-Tongue…...............................Penstemon
Beebalm............................................ Monarda
Bellflower....................................... Campanula
Bells of Ireland........................ Moluccella laevis
Bergamot........................................….Monarda
Betony................................................ Stachys
Bird’s Foot Trefoil...................Lotus corniculatus
Bird’s-foot Violet............................Viola pedata
Black-eyed Susan............................. Rudbeckia
Bleeding Heart.....................................Dicentra
Bloodroot...................................... Sanguinaria
Bloody Cranesbill.............Geranium sanguineum
Blue Fescue..........................…..Festuca glauca
Blue-eyed Grass............................Sisyrinchium
Bouncing Bet......................Saponaria officinalis
Bugbane......................................... Cimicifuga
Bugloss............................................. Anchusa
Bunchberry…........................Cornus canadensis
Butterfly Weed..................….Asclepias tuberosa
Burnet...........................................Sanguisorba

C

Candytuft............................................... Iberis
Canterbury Bells..................Campanula medium
Cardinal Climber..................Ipomoea quamoclit
Cardinal Flower…................….Lobelia cardinalis
Cardoon…...........................Cynara cardunculus
Carolina Lupin….............Thermopsis caroliniana
Castor Bean..........................................Ricinus
Castor Oil Plant.................................... Ricinus
Catchfly….............................................Lychnis
Cathedral Bells…................... Cobaea scandens
Catmint…..............................................Nepeta
Catnip...............................................….Nepeta
Celandine Poppy.......................…..Stylophorum
Checkerbloom.................................... Sidalcea
Chicory…..........................................Cichorium
Chinese Forget-Me-Not…...............Cynoglossum
Christmas Rose....................... Helleborus niger
Cinquefoil…........................................Potentilla
Columbine......................................... Aquilegia
Coneflower.......................Echinacea; Rudbeckia
Coral Bells.........................................Heuchera
Cornflower...................................... Centaurea
Cosmos.............................................. Cosmea
Cowslip....................................... Primula veris
Cranesbill..........................................Geranium
Creeping Dogwood….............Cornus canadensis
Crown Vetch…............................Coronilla varia
Cuckoo Flower....…............Cardamine pratensis
Culver’s Root…...........................Veronicastrum
Cupid's Dart......................Catananche caerulea
Cushion Spurge…............Euphorbia polychroma

D

Dames Rocket.................................... Hesperis
Delphinium, Annual………...............…....Larkspur
Delphinium, Perennial…..............…...Delphinium
Dittany............................................ Dictamnus
Dog’s Tooth Violet……..............…….Erythronium
Dragon’s Head……….............…...Dracocephalum
Dropseed, Prairie...........Sporobolus heterolepsis

E

Edelweiss....................... Leontopodium alpinum
Eulalia Grass…….............…...Miscanthus sinensis
European Ginger…............….Asarum europaeum
Evening Primrose…...............Oenothera speciosa

F

False Indigo........................................ Baptisia
Feather Grass......................................... Stipa
Fescue…...………………................…….....Festuca
Feverfew............... Chrysanthemum parthenium
Flax...................................................... Linum
Forget-Me-Not.................................... Myosotis
Fountain Grass............................….Pennisetum
Foxglove............................................. Digitalis
Fringed Bleeding Heart...............Dicentra eximia
Fumitory........................................... Corydalis

G

Gas Plant........................................ Dictamnus
Gay-feather............................................Liatris
Gentian..............................................Gentiana
German Catchfly....................….Lychnis viscaria
Giant Allium….........................Allium giganteum
Giant Lily......….............Cardiocrinum giganteum
Ginger, Wild.........................................Asarum
Globe Thistle..................................... Echinops
Globeflower..........................Trollius europaeus
Gloxinia, Hardy................................ Incarvillea
Goatsbeard........................................ Aruncus
Golden Groundsel…..................Ligularia dentata
Gooseneck Loosestrife…...Lysimachia clethroides

H

Hardy Gloxinia…...............….Incarvillea delavayi
Heartsease..................................Viola cornuta
Heliotrope................................... Heliotropium
Hollyhock............................................... Alcea
Hollyhock.............................................Althaea
Honesty..................................... Lunaria annua
Hops................................................. Humulus
Horned Rampion..........….Phyteuma scheuchzeri
Hyacinth Bean..................................... Dolichos

I

Iceland Poppy……..................Papaver nudicaule
Italian Aster………........................Aster amellus
Italian Bugloss……....................Anchusa azurea

Ivory Thistle........................Cirsium diacanthum

J

Jack-in-the-Pulpit.............................. Arisaema
Jacob’s Ladder............................. Polemonium
Japanese Anemone...........Anemone hupehensis
Japanese Burnet…...........Sanguisorba tenuifolia
Japanese Silver Grass..........Miscanthus sinensis
Joe Pye Weed…...............Eupatorium fistulosum
Johnny Jump-up...........................Viola cornuta
Juno Iris......................................Iris bucharica
Jupiter’s Beard.............................. Centranthus

K

L

Lady’s Mantle........................ Alchemilla mollis
Lady’s Smock….................Cardamine pratensis
Ladybells..................................... Adenophora
Lamb’s Ears....................................... Stachys
Large Blue Hair Grass................Koeleria glauca
Lavender..............................………...Lavandula
Lenten Rose.........…...........Helleborus orientalis
Leopard's Bane............................... Doronicum
Lily, Giant….................Cardiocrinum giganteum
Lily of the Valley................. Convallaria majalis
Lilyturf…..................................Liriope muscari
Loosestrife.................................... Lysimachia
Love-in-a-mist......................................Nigella
Lungwort…......................Pulmonaria officinale
Lupin..................................................Lupinus
Lupin,  Carolina…..........Thermopsis caroliniana
Lupin, Tree........................... Lupinus arboreus

M

Maiden Pink................................Dianthus deltoides
Mallow......................................... Malva, Lavatera
Mallow, Poppy…….............................…....Callirhoe
Marguerite, Golden...................................Anthemis
Marsh Marigold........................................... Caltha
Masterwort............................................. Astrantia
Maximillian Sunflower……......Helianthus maximiliani
Meadow Anemone.................Anemone candadensis
Meadow Clary…..............................Salvia pratensis
Meadow Cranesbill…..................Geranium pratense
Meadow Rue........................................ Thalictrum Meadowsweet...................................... Filipendula
Melic…........................................................Melica
Mexican Sunflower.....................................Tithonia
Mignonette.................................... Reseda odorata
Milkweed, Common....................Asclepias incarnata
Miss Willmott's Ghost................Eryngium giganteum
Money Plant..................................... Lunaria annua
Monkshood............................................. Aconitum
Moonflower................................Ipomoea noctiflora
Morning Glory............................ Ipomoea purpurea
Morning Glory, Dwarf…...................…... Convolvulus
Mullein................................................ Verbascum

N

Nasturtium..........................................Tropaeolum
Natal Grass......................…..Rhynchelytrum repens
New England Aster................….Aster novae-angliae
Nodding Onion…….....................…...Allium cernuum

O

Obedient Plant.................................... Physostegia
Oriental Poppy…..........................Papaver orientale
Ornamental Tobacco…...............….......... Nicotiana
Ozark Sundrops................Oenothera missouriensis

P

Painted Tongue....................….Salpiglossis sinuata
Pampas Grass..................................... Cortaderia
Pasque Flower......................................  Pulsatilla
Passion Flower..................................... Passiflora
Pearl Grass...................................... Melica ciliata
Pendulous Sedge.............................Carex pendula
Pink…………........................................…..Dianthus
Plume Grass…..........................Erianthus ravennae
Poppy..................................................... Papaver
Poppy, Alpine…............................Papaver alpinum
Poppy, Iceland…........................Papaver nudicaule
Poppy Mallow......................................... Callirhoe
Poppy, California............................... Eschscholzia
Poppy, Celandine……..........................Stylophorum
Poppy, Oriental.......................... Papaver orientale
Poppy, Shirley……..........................Papaver rhoeas
Poppy, Tibetan................................... Meconopsis
Poppy, Tree….............................Romneya coulteri
Poppy, Welsh........................Meconopsis cambrica
Poppy, Yellow Horned...................Glaucium flavum
Prairie Coneflower…...............Ratibida columnifera
Prairie Dropseed.................Sporobolus heterolepis
Primrose................................................. Primula
Primrose, Evening................................ Oenothera
Purple Siberian Melic…...................Melica altissima
Pussy Toes.......................................... Antennaria

Q

Quaking Grass................................... Briza media
Queen Anne’s Lace........................... Ammi majus

R

Rampion, Horned.................Phyteuma scheuchzeri
Rock Cress.................................................Arabis
Rocket................................................... Hesperis
Russian Virgin’s Bower…...……....Clematis tangutica

S

Sage……….................................................Salvia
St. Bernard's Lily................................ Anthericum
St. John’s Wort...................Hypericum perforatum
Satin Poppy…….................Meconopsis napaulensis
Sea Holly.............................................. Eryngium
Sea Lavender....................................... Limonium
Sedge……………....................................…….Carex
Self-Heal.................................................Prunella
Sensitive Plant.............................. Mimosa pudica
Shasta Daisy................ Chrysanthemum maximum
Shirley Poppy….............................Papaver rhoeas
Shooting Star........................Dodecatheon meadia
Silky Spike Melic……..........................Melica ciliata
Silver Sage…................................Salvia argentea
Silver Spear Grass....….Achnatherum calamagrostis
Snapdragon........................................Antirrhinum
Snow-in-Summer..................................Cerastium
Snow on the Mountain………....Euphorbia marginata
Snow Wood Rush.........................…….Luzula nivea
Snowdrop Anemone..................Anemone sylvestris
Soapwort............................................. Saponaria
Solomon's Seal..................................Polygonatum
Speedwell.............................................. Veronica
Speargrass………….....................….Aciphylla aurea
Spike Gayfeather..........................….Liatris spicata
Spider Flower.......................................... Cleome
Spiderwort….....................................Tradescantia
Spurge…...............................................Euphorbia
Stonecrop..............................................….Sedum
Sunflower…..........................................Helianthus
Sweet Pea…............................................Lathyrus
Sweet Rocket......................................... Hesperis
Sweet Violet…..................................Viola odorata
Sweet Woodruff….......................Asperula odorata

T

Thistle, Globe…......................................Echinops
Thistle, Ivory..........................Cirsium diacanthum
Thrift.....................................................Armeria
Tibetan Blue Poppy.............................Meconopsis
Tickseed…...........................................Coreopsis
Toadflax................................................. Linaria
Toad-Lily................................................Tricyrtis
Tobacco............................................... Nicotiana
Tree Poppy……..........................Romneya coulteri
Tree Tobacco…...........................Nicotiana glauca
Tree Lupin................................ Lupinus arboreus
Tree-mallow......................................... Lavatera
Trefoil....................................................... Lotus
Trout Lily…........................Erythronium oregonum
Tufted Hair Grass….............…..........Deschampsia
Turtlehead.............................................Chelone
Tussock Grass……........................... Deschampsia
Twinspur…...............................................Diascia

V

Valerian........................................... Centranthus
Violet……....................................................Viola

W

Welsh Poppy.....................….Meconopsis cambrica
White Baneberry...............…..….Actaea pachypoda
White Cohosh….........................Actaea pachypoda
Whorlflower.............................….Morina longifolia
Wild Columbine......................Aquilegia canadensis
Wild Ginger..............................................Asarum

Y

Yarrow.................................................... Achillea
Yellow Columbine....................Aquilegia chrysantha
Yellow Flag Iris……........................Iris pseudacorus

Yellow Wax Bells..................Kirengeshoma palmata

Z

 

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