Plants are a major living part of any garden. This is the area for sites who focus on specific types of plants. The subcategories have been grouped first by plant type, then by plant name.
If a site focuses on one specific type of plant, it will be listed in the plant name subcategory. If there is no plant name subcategory, then the site will be listed in the plant type category until there are enough sites to create a new subcategory.
Sites that sell plants will not be listed here.
Garden plant finder. Search by specifiying garden conditions and design requirements such as flower color, size and growth habit. Search results include plant photo and summary information. www.findmeplants.com
Features a new plant every week, with photo, description, and cultural information. Previously featured plants can be selected by botanical or common name. Focus is on plants for greenhouse culture. www.plantoftheweek.org
Pacific Northwest gardener presents essays for hundreds of species growing in her garden, with personal notes, history, cultural information, and photos for each. www.paghat.com
Online USDA database of botanical information, images, and links on plants in the USA, including crops and invasives. Search by name, geographic distribution, or other characteristics. plants.usda.gov
Horticultural database with over 100,000 species and cultivars. Comments, ratings, and photos for many varieties supplied by members of the Gardenweb community. hortiplex.gardenweb.com
Guide to growing and caring for houseplants, vegetables, trees and shrubs. Also features common pests and a miscellaneous section. From the University of Saskatchewan Extension. www.gardenline.usask.ca
Extensive directory of plants, categorized by genus, includes summary cultural information and small photograph for each plant. www.horticopia.com/hortpix
Features hundreds of plant portraits, each illustrated with several photos, documenting the garden uses and cultural requirements of each species or cultivar. www.floridata.com
Extensive information about plants native to southern Africa, including hundreds of alphabetically arranged plant portraits, by the National Botanical Institute of South Africa. www.plantzafrica.com
Searchable database with basic information and some photographs of plants grown primarily for their foliage. Japanese and English. albinopri.cool.ne.jp/leaf/en
Chicago Botanic Garden provides a database of recommended plants for Illinois gardens, from perennials to trees, with photos and information on their culture and use. bestplants.chicago-botanic.org
Resource centre for rare and unusual plants, particularly those which have edible, medicinal or other uses. Offers a plant database, and various articles on gardening, perennials, and habitats. www.pfaf.org
Database of weeds, accessible by common and botanical names and by a thumbnail gallery. Summary information and photos are provided for each weed. www.rce.rutgers.edu/weeds
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