POPULAR NAMES FOR PLANTS

We append here a list of the popular and botanic names for the same flower which may be useful for reference. It is well to remember however that the same common name is not used universally in all parts of the country.

A

Artillery Plant- Pilea 
Adams Needle- Yucca 

Aurora Flower - Gailardia 

American Senna - Cassia 

Aster-  Callistephus 

B

Balsam- Impatiens 

Bergamot- Monarda 

Bottle Gourd- Lagenaria 

Butterfly Flower- Schizanthus 

Butterfly Flower -Asclepias 

Baby's Breath -Gypsophila 

Blackberry Lily- Pardanthus 

Bell Flower -Platycodon 

Bachelor's Button- Centaurea 

Bachelor's Button- Gomphrena 

Burning Bush-Kochia 

Boston Ivy- Ampelopirs 

Banana Palm- Musa 

Bleeding Heart -Dicentra 

Bindweed- Convolvulus

C

Cardinal Flower -Lobelia  

Chamomile -Anthemis 

California Poppy- Eschscholtzia 

Canary Flower -Tropaeolum 

Candytuft- Iberis 

Canterbury Bell -Campanula 

Cape Gooseberry -Physalis 

Carnation- Dianthus 

Caster Oil -Plant Ricinus 

Catchfly -Silene 

Cone Flower -Rudbeckia

Cockscomb -Celosia

Columbine - Aquilegia 

Cornflower- Centaurea 

Cowslip- Dodecatheon 

D

Daisy- Bellis Perenis

Dragon's Head- Dracocephalum 

Day Lily -Funkia 

E

Everlasting Pea-Lathyrus 

Evening Primrose-Oenothera 

Everlasting- Helichrysum 

F

Feather Grass -Stipa 

Feverfew -Pyrethrum 

Flax- Linum 

Flower of an Hour -Hibiscus 

Forget me not -Myosotis 

Foxglove -Digital's 

Fraxinella- Dictamnus 

Four O'Clock- Mirabilis 

False Indigo- Baptisia 

Fals Chamomile- Boltonia 

G

Golden Rod -Solidago 

Geranium -Pelargonium 

Gas Plant -Dictamnus 

Gentianella- Gentiana 

Globe Thistle- Echinops 

Gourd- Cucurbita 

H

Heartsease -Viola

Hollyhock-Althaea

Honesty- Lunaria 

Horn-poppy-Glaucium 

I

Ice plant- Mesembryanthemum 

Indian Pink- Dianthus 

Indian Shot -Canna 

J

Jacob's Ladder -Polemonium 

L

Larkspur- Delphinium 

Lavender -Lavandula 

 Love Grass- Eragrostis 

Love-in-a -Mist - Nigella

Love lies bleeding Amarantus 

Love-in-a-puff  -Nigella 

Lemon Lily -Hemorocallis 

M

Mallow -Hibiscus 

Marigold -Tagetes 

Marvel of Peru- Mirabilis 

Mignonette -Reseda 

Monkey Flower- Mimulus 

Monkshood- Aconitum 

Musk Plant- Mimulus 

Moneywort- Lysimachia 

Moss Pink -Phlox Sublata 

Myrtle -Vinca 

N

Nasturtium -Tropaeolum 

O 

Orange Lily- Hemorocallis 

Oswego Tea -Monardia 

P

Pansy- Viola

Passion Flower -Passiflora 

Pot Marigold Calendula

Persicaria-  Polygonum 

Picotee -Dianthus 

Pimpernel -Anagallis 

Polyanthus-Primula 

Poppy-Papaver 

Primrose, Chinese-  Primula 

Prince's Feather- Amarantus 

R

Red-hot Poker -Tritoma 

Ragged Robin -Lychnis 

Rocket Sweet - Hesperis

Rock Rose- Helianthemum

S

Skull Cap- Scutellaria 

Sensitive Plant - Mimosa

Snapdragon - Antirrhinum 

Speedwell -Veronica

Stock, German-Matthiola 

Stock,Virginian -Malcolmia 

Sunflower - Helianthus 

Sweet Alyssum- Alyssum 

Sweet Pea- Lathyrus 

Sweet Sultan -Centaurea 

Sweet William -Dianthus 

Sweet Scabious- Scabiosa 

Shooting Star Dodecatheon 

Stonecrop -Sedum 

T

Thyme -Thymus 

Thrift -Armeria 

Toad Flax -Linaria 

V

Valerian, Red -Centranthus 

Venus Looking Glass -Specularia 

Violet- Viola 

W

Wallflower -Cheiranthus 

Winter Cherry- Physalis 

Wood Sorrel -Oxalis 

Y

Yarrow- Achillea 

References:

Home Floriculture A Complete Guide for the GROWING OF FLOWERS in the HOUSE and GARDEN CUT FLOWER WORK LANDSCAPE GARDENING ETC PAGE'S 

BY CHAS N PAGE AUTHOR FEATHERED PETS AQUARIA ETC PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR DES MOINES IOWA