This is a Word Game listing A through Z, a collection of favorite botanical species. It's a celebration of horticultural diversities.
You can add footnotes or pictures.
It's fun to learn.

Aspidistra

B - for bud ( cannabis sativa/indica )

cannabis sativa/indica would actually be under "C" but I'll accept it Why don't you add when it was first used, it will be interesting.

"D" Duchess of Edinburgh Climbing Clematis, it's been around since the 16th Century climbing 10-15' with a 4-6' spread and producing 2-4" blooms midsummer through fall. This type is a white flower with a yellow center. It grows in zone 3 - 8.

E- Echinacea

F.. for.. umm...

FERN!!

gerberas!!!!

I love gerbera daisies!

H - hostas

I found this site for the folks in Uk but I have a question about Zones... I can't find anywhere how to determine which plant grows well in one place or another, can you please educate me, thanks.
http://www.rhs.org.uk/

I..............


Iris!!

J is Jasmine!

Japanese Red Maple Tree grows 15-25' tall and has deep blood-red finely cut foliage in the spring.
I like the other choices so far too.
It's too hot to grow Ferns where I live -envy hahaha

Boy! Burny your a fast one eh? You beat me! hahahaha

k>>>>>

Koeleria macrantha "June Grass"


do you know anything about this Bev???

Envy? Bah, my parents have a garden 2 acres and the damned things are constantly growing all over it, bloody near possible to get rid off unless you dig out the root and that's a git of a root.

haha, quick fingers.

No, I never heard of June Grass

"L" Lace Handkerchief Iris

"june grass"

Koeleria macrantha
“June Grass”
An attractive California native bunch grass (most abundant in coast ranches)

M

Marigold

"N" Nikki Blue Hydrangeas is a shade loving 3-6' shrub. It's so lovely with big clusters of colbalt blue flowers, a dream to own and admire. (No I don't own this type so sad) It's proper name is macrophylla nikko blue. droool (I love deep blue flowers)

Thanks for the tip on the June Grass, I plan to look it up later

O
=Orchid

Petunia

I look-up the June Grass and it's lovely in a field being a member of pairie grasses. I love prairie grasses, in Texas, we only have 1% of our native grassland. When the settlers came, some of our grasslands grew to the height of horses. I live in the Country/small town but mostly country settings and it would be beautiful if the ranches would grow the native plants again; the wildlife love it.
Thanks for the tip.

I love Orchids but I don't own any. They intimidate me, I wonder if they are difficult to grow, somewhat like African Violets?

Petunia's are so cute. I haven't grown any yet; it's too early, but I know my Cats will enjoy sleeping on them hahaha

marigolds are great to keep away Mosquito's grrr mosquito's.

What are the planting Zones for Australia?
Do any of our Australian's know of any Botanical web-sites from your Country?

Q.......??????


Quamoclit multifida
"Cardinal Climber"

Pure and bright scarlet, star-shaped morning glory flowers

Did "Q" have you in a quandary? hahaha

Rose

Yes "Q" did!!!

S

Seaweed

T
tulip
yay easy one!

"U" was unbelievably undeniably difficult but alas, I found a species...
Umbrella Plant
Here's the link that helped me on my quest:
http://www.botany.com/index.htm
and also http://plants.usda.gov

Violet

W
Wisteria sinensis aka the 'Alba' mmm jessica alba...

Ylang-ylang

did we skip x?

Xanthium

Stop stealing names off your shampoo bottle.

LMAO... might as well finish this off

Zinnia

so...is this thread over now? or do we start again?

Meh... Agapantha

Buttercup.

cacao tree
mmmm cacao

Dandelion

Echinacea purpurea 'White Swan'

Freesia

Ginko biloba!

Hydrangea

impatiens

Indica!!
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Oops I missed "I" OH WELL..

Your funny HurtingSpirit

"J" - Jacobs Ladder (polemonium)

KOHLERIA - (Kohleria)

Description
These frost-tender perennials are natives of Colombia. They grow from 1 to 3 feet high and have very hairy leaves and flowers. K. warscewiczii has very downy, ovate, dark green leaves. Its tubular flowers are produced in long-stalked clusters in the summer and fall. They are about an inch long with fuzzy, pink and white throats and purple-spotted, green lobes. K. eriantha has oval to lance-shaped dark green leaves edged with red hairs. Its tubular flowers are borne in pendant clusters in the summer. They are brilliant reddish-orange with yellow-spotted lobes.

"L" Leek Musselburgh

I've never cooked with Leeks, I wonder what they taste like. I think it maybe in the Onion family.

Great post NME locus