If you don't know the Latin name, you can use the Search Box below to find the plant using its common name, if this has been included in its entry.
If you're looking for a plant with particular characteristics, you can search the Plant Database by the attributes included in the entry. Search using these Keywords:
(By Type) annual, biennial, perennial
(By Size) short, medium, tall, climber, shrub, tree
(By Foliage) evergreen, deciduous
(By Hardiness) hardy, frost-hardy, half-hardy, tender, tropical
(By Position) sun, part-shade, shade, moist
(By Flowering time) spring, summer, autumn, winter
(By Flower colour) white, yellow, orange, red, pink, mauve, purple, blue, green
(By Other attributes) edible, scented, aromatic, foliage, bulb, warning, poisonous
See the Symbols page for more information about these descriptions
The search results will include all the entries with the Keyword in the entry or indicated in the symbols for that entry, even if the Keyword isn't written in the entry.