Plant Name Cross Reference Guide
Our plant library is organized by the botanical name. This cross reference list should help reduce confusion and help you locate plants among our perennials, ornamental grasses and groundcovers. When researching plants online, its best to use the botanical name, as common names for plants can refer to totally different plants and will vary by region.
Perennials
| Common Name | Botanical Name |
|---|---|
| Adam’s Needle | Yucca |
| Anise Hyssop | Agastache |
| Aster | Aster |
| Avens | Geum |
| Beardtongue | Penstemon |
| Bee Balm | Monarda |
| Bell Flower | Campanula |
| Black-Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia |
| Blanket Flower | Gaillardia |
| Blanket Heart | Dicentra |
| Blue Star | Amsonia |
| Bugbane/Snakeroot | Actaea/Cimicifuga |
| Butterfly Weed | Asclepias |
| Calamint | Calamintha |
| Catmint | Nepeta |
| Columbine | Aquilegia |
| Coneflower | Echinacea |
| Coral Bells | Heuchera |
| Cranesbill | Geranium |
| Creeping Phlox | Phlox subulata |
| Cushion Spurge | Euphorbia |
| Daylily | Hemerocallis |
| Evening Primrose | Oenothera |
| False Forget-Me-Not | Brunnera |
| False Indigo | Baptisia |
| False Spirea | Astilbe |
| False Sunflower/Ox-Eye | Heliopsis |
| Fern | Fern |
| Foam Flower | Tiarella |
| Foamy Bells | Heucherella |
| Garden Phlox | Phlox paniculata |
| Gayfeather/Blazing Star | Liatris |
| Goat’s Beard | Aruncus |
| Common Name | Botanical Name |
|---|---|
| Goldenrod | Solidago |
| Hens and Chicks | Sempervivum |
| Iris | Iris |
| Jacob’s Ladder | Polemonium |
| Joe Pye Weed | Eupatorium |
| Lady’s Mantle | Alchemilla |
| Lamb’s Ear | Stachys |
| Larkspur | Delphinium |
| Leopard Plant/Ragwort | Ligularia |
| Lily | Lilium |
| Lobelia | Lobelia |
| Lungwort | Pulmonaria |
| Lupine | Lupinus |
| Obedient Plant | Physostegia |
| Ornamental Onion | Allium |
| Peony | Paeonia |
| Pigsqueak | Bergenia |
| Pink/Sweet William | Dianthus |
| Plantain Lily | Hosta |
| Rose Mallow | Hibiscus |
| Russian Sage | Perovskia |
| Sage | Salvia |
| Shasta Daisy | Leucanthemum |
| Sneezeweed | Helenium |
| Speedwell | Veronica |
| Spikenard | Aralia |
| Stonecrop | Sedum |
| Tickseed | Coreopsis |
| Turtlehead | Chelone |
| Windflower | Anemone |
| Woodland Phlox | Phlox divaricata |
| Artemisia | Artemisia |
| Yarrow | Achillea |
Ornamental Grasses
| Common Name | Botanical Name |
|---|---|
| Big Bluestem | Andropogon |
| Blue Oat | Helictotrichon |
| Feather Reed | Calamagrostis |
| Fescue | Festuca |
| Fountain Grass | Pennisetum |
| Japanese Forest Grass | Hakonechloa |
| Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium |
| Maiden Grass | Miscanthus |
| Moor Grass | Molina |
| Prairie Dropseed | Sporobolus |
| Sedge | Carex |
| Switch Grass | Panicum |
| Tufted Hair Grass | Deschampsia |
Groundcovers
| Common Name | Botanical Name |
|---|---|
| Bugleweed | Ajuga |
| Creeping Thyme | Thymus |
| Deadnettle | Lamium |
| Japanese Spurge | Pachysandra |
| Moneywort | Lysimachia |
| Periwinkle | Vinca |
| Snow on the Mountain | Aegopodium |
| Stonecrop | Sedum |