H. petiolaris
Indian pinks
indigofera
I. pendula
I. potaninii
iris
bearded
dwarf
miniature
I. chrysographes
I. foetidissima (stinking iris, or Gladdon iris)
I. histroides
I. persica (Persian iris)
I. pseudo-acorus (yellow water flag)
I. reticulata (netted iris)
I. sibirica
I. turberosa (snakeshead iris)
I. unguicularis (Algerian iris)
‘Cantab’
‘Harmony’
‘Hercules’
‘Jane Phillips’
‘Pauline’
‘Rhapsody’
‘Senlac’
see also Hermodactylus tuberosa
ivy
Ixia
I. viridiflora
jacaranda
Japanese cherry
japonica, see quinces, ornamental jasmine (Jasminum)
J. angulare (Cape jasmine)
J. nudiflorum (winter-flowering jasmine)
J. officinale (summer-flowering jasmine)
J. polyanthum
jonquils
juniper
Kaffir lily, see Schizostylis coccinea
kniphofia
Kolkwitzia
K. amabilis
laurel
lavender (Lavandula)
L. nana atropurpurea
L. stoechas
lichens
lilac
‘Charles X’
‘Charles Joly’
‘Congo’
‘Jeanne d’Arc’
‘Madame Lemoine’
‘Mme F. Morel’
‘Maréchal Foch’
‘Pasteur’
‘President Poincaré’
‘Réaumur’
‘Souvenir de Louis Spaeth’
lilies (Lilium)
L. auratum
L. candidum (Madonna lily)
L. henryi
L. martagon
L. nepalense
L. pyrenaicum
L. regale
L. tigrinum
L. umbellatum
‘Gold Band’
see also Amaryllis belladonna; Cardiocrinum giganteum; Cyrtanthus elatus; eremurus; Schizostylis coccinea
lilies-of-the-valley
‘Fortin’s Giant’
lime
Linaria ‘Canon J. Went’
Lithospermum
loranthaceae
lupins
‘Blue Jacket’
magnolia
M. campbellii
M. denudata (Yulan tree)
M. grandiflora
M. grandiflora ‘Goliath’
M. grandiflora ‘Harold Poole’
M. grandiflora ‘Samuel Sommer’
M. liliiflora nigra
M. salcifolia
M. soulangeana
M. soulangeana ‘Lennei’
M. stellata
mahonia
M. japonica
M. lomariifolia
maple
mimosa
M. pudica (humble plant)
M. sensitiva (sensitive plant)
see also Acacia dealbata
mistletoe (Viscum album)
Morello cherry
morning glory
myrtle (Myrtus)
M. communis
narcissus
N. asturiensis
N. canaliculatus
N. nanus
N. tazetta
N. watereri
‘Paper White’
nemesia
nerines
oak
orchids
Paphiopedilum spp.
Phalaenopsis spp.
Pleione formosana
osmanthus
O. delavayi
pansies
‘Crimson Queen’
‘Roggli’
passion flower (Passiflora caerulea)
pear trees
weeping willow-leaved
pelargoniums
ivy-leaf
‘Grenadier’
pennyroyal
peonies (Paeonia)
P. lactiflora hybrid
P. lobata ‘Sunbeam’
P. mlokosiewiczi
P. peregrina
P. suffruticosa (tree peony)
‘Duchesse de Nemours’
‘Kelway’s Glorious’
‘Laura Dessert’
‘Martin Cahuzac’
‘Monsieur Jules Elie’
‘Sarah Bernhardt’
petunias
philadelphus (mock orange)
P. coronarius
P. grandiflorus
P. lemoinei erectus
P. microphyllus
P. purpureo-maculatus
‘Belle Etoile’
‘Virginal’
phlox
pinks (Dianthus)
D. allwoodii
D. caesius (Cheddar pinks)
‘Dad’s Favourite’
‘Inchmery’
‘Little Jock’
‘Mrs Sinkins’
‘Susan’
‘Thomas’
see also Indian pinks
pitcher-plants
Plumbago capensis
polyanthus
‘Munstead’
pomegranates
poplar
poppies
Papaver macounii
see also Californian poppy; romneya
porcelain berry vine, see Ampelopsis heterophylla
potentilla
primroses
primula
P. frondosa
P. marginata ‘Linda Pope’
P. pulverulenta
privet
prunus
P. fudanzakura
P. subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’ (autumn-flowering cherry)
Puya alpestris (verdigris flower)
quince, ornamental (Cydonia)
C. cathayensis
C. lagenaria
C. moerloosei
C. nivalis
‘Knaphill Scarlet’
Raoulia australis
rhododendrons
rhus
Ribes sanguineum (flowering currant)
‘King Edward VII’
‘Splendens’
robinia
romneya (Californian tree poppy)
R. coulteri
rosemary (Rosmarinus)
R. angustifolius corsicus
R. officinalis
‘Sissinghurst Blue’
‘Tuscan Blue’
roses (Rosa)
Bourbon
Cabbage
China
climbing
Damask
Gallica
green-flowered
hybrid teas
midget
Moss
Musk
rock
Rose of Provins
shrub
wichuraianas
R. alba ‘Great Maiden’s Blush’
R. filipes ‘Kiftsgate’
R. gallica ‘Complicata’
R. gallica ‘Versicolor’
R. longicuspis
R. moyesii
R. mulliganii
R. roulettii
R. rugosa alba
‘Alain Blanchard’
‘Albéric Barbier’
‘Albertine’
‘Allen Chandler’
‘American Pillar’
‘Blanc double de Coubert’
‘Blossomtime’
‘Bourbon Queen’
‘Buff Beauty’
‘Camayeux’
‘Cardinal Richelieu’
‘Chapeau de Napoléon’
‘Charles de Mills’
‘Commandant Beau-paire’
‘Comtesse du Cayla’
; ‘Constance Spry’
‘Coup d’Hébé’
‘Crimson Conquest’
‘Dorothy Perkins’
‘Fantin-Latour’
‘Felicia’
‘Félicité et Perpétué’
‘Flora’
‘Frau Karl Druschki’
‘Fru Dagmar Hastrup’
‘George Dickson’
‘Geranium’
‘Gloire de France’
‘Grandmaster’
‘Gypsy Boy’
‘Henri Martin’
‘Hermosa’
‘Honorine de Brabant’
‘Hugh Dickson’
‘Ispahan’
‘Lawrence Johnstone’ (‘Hidcote Yellow’)
‘Le Rêve’
‘Louise Odier’
‘Madame Alfred Carrière’
‘Madame Isaac Pereire’
‘Madame Knorr’
‘Madame Pierre Oger’
‘Madame Plantier’
‘Mayflower’
‘Mermaid’
‘Mutabilis’ (‘Turkestanica’)
‘Nevada’
‘New Dawn’
‘Oakington Ruby’
‘Parfum de l’Hay’
‘Paul’s Lemon Pillar’
‘Penelope’
‘Petite de Hollande’
‘Rose des Maures’
‘Roseraie de l’Hay’
‘Sissinghurst Castle’
‘Souvenir du Docteur Jamain’
‘Stanwell Perpetual’ (Victorian Valentine rose)
‘Tuscany’
‘Ulrich Brunner’
‘Veilchenblau’
‘Wickwar’
‘William Lobb’
‘William Shakespeare 2000’
‘Zéphyrine Drouhin’
Russian vine (Polygonum baldschuanicum)
salpiglossis
‘Royale Chocolate’
salvia
S. guaranitica
santolina
sarcococca
S. hookeriana humilis
S. ruscifolia ‘Dragon Gate’
saxifrages
Scarborough lily, see Cyrtanthus elatus
schizanthus (butterfly plant)
Schizostylis coccinea (Kaffir lily)
scilla
S. biflora
S. tubergeniana
Scots pine
sea buckthorn
sedums, wild
sempervivum
snowdrops (Galanthalus)
G. nivalis
solanum
S. crispum
S. jasminoides
southernwood
Sparaxis
S. tricolor
‘Excelsior’
spring snowflake (Leucojum)
Stachys lanata (rabbits’ ears)
stephanotis
stock
night-scented (Matthiola bicornis)
ten-week
Virginian
Strelitzia reginae (bird of paradise flower)
sweet bay
sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus)
Grandiflora hybrids
Spencer hybrids
‘Cupani’
‘Matucana’
‘Painted Lady’
sweet woodruff (Asperula odorata)
sweetbriar
‘Amy Robsart’
‘Lady Penzance’
sycamore
tamarisk (Tamarix)
T. pentandra
T. tetrandra (may-flowering tamarisk)
thyme (Thymus)
creeping
wild
T. serpyllum
Tigridia (Mexican tiger flower)
toadflax
Tropaeolum speciosum (flame thrower)
tulips (Tulipa)
T. biflora
T. clusiana (Lady Tulip)
T. dasystemon
T. kaufmanniana
T. linifolia
T. orphanidea
T. turkestanica
‘Couleur Cardinal’
‘Cynthia’
‘Peppermint Stick’
tweedia
T. caerulea
verbena
lemon-scented
V. bonariensis
V. rigida
‘Merci’
‘Sissinghurst’
Veronica allionii
viburnum
V. bodnantense
V. carlcephalum
V. carlesii
V. fragrans
vines (Vitis)
V. coignetiae
V. vinifera purpurea
‘Royal Muscadine’
see also Russian vine
violets (Viola)
wood-violets
V. labradorica
V. odorata (sweet violet)
‘Coeur d’Alsace’
wallflowers (Erysimum)
‘Blood Red’
‘Bowles’s Mauve’
‘Fireking’
weigela
widow iris, see Hermodactylus tuberosa
willow
wintersweet (Chimonanthus fragrans)
wisteria
witch hazel, see hamamelis
yarrow (Achillea eupatorium)
yew
Irish yew
Yucca gloriosa
zinnia
Z. elegans
‘Giant Dahlia’
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