Calling 100 Plants By Their Names

On my morning walk today, I was enjoying looking at all the plants around me and rolling their names around in my head. I got to wondering if I could identify at least 100 plants by name -- including trees, flowers, grasses, etc. I'm pretty confident that I can.

So, to get this list out of my head so I can go on with my day, here it is:

1. ZZ plant
2. Schefflera
3. Peace lily
4. Ficus (or weeping fig)
5. Airplane plant
6. Common tree senna
7. Eve's Necklace
8. Goldenball leadtree
9. Live oak tree
10. Shumard oak
11. Flameleaf sumac
12. Mexican plum
13. Snapdragon
14. Lantana
15. English ivy
16. Golden pothos
17. St. Augustine grass
18. Bermuda grass
19. Horseherb
20. Pomegranate tree
21. Rosemary
22. Sage
23. Cilantro
24. Crape myrtle
25. Pride of Barbados
26. Agave
27. Hackberry tree
28. Mimosa tree
29. Desert willow
30. Burro's tail
31. Dracaena
32. Juniper
33. Red-tip photinia
34. Oleander
35. Lavender
36. Miniature roses
37. Celosia
38. Stock flowers
39. Bird of paradise
40. Jade plant
41. Money tree
42. Desert rose
43. Texas mountain laurel
44. Cenizo
45. Crow poison
46. Clover
47. Begonia
48. Jacaranda
49. Bottle brush
50. Bougainvillea
51. Orchid
52. Columbine
53. Esperanza
54. Fern
55. Fig tree
56. Muhly grass
57. Mother-in-law tongue
58. Dusty Miller
59. Lily
60. Carnation
61. American beautyberry
62. Turk's cap
63. Bluebonnets
64. Texas paintbrush
65. Black eyed susan
66. Firewheel
67. Annual phlox
68. Passionflower
69. Purple coneflower
70. Jalapeno plant
71. Crabgrass
72. Broccoli
73. Purple leaf plum
74. Orchid cactus/night-blooming cereus
75. Heather
76. Elephant ear
77. Stinging nettle
78. Trumpet creeper (or Witchy Fingers)
79. Ageratum
80. Dahlia
81. Poppy
82. Azalea
83. Amaryllis
84. Baby's breath
85. Zoysia
86. Pecan tree
87. Dandelion
88. Palm tree
89. Redbud tree
90. Heliotrope
91. Echinacea/coneflower
92. Yaupon holly
93. Cedar tree
94. Honeysuckle
95. Aloe vera
96. Dogwood tree
97. Magnolia tree
98. Catalpa
99. Gardenia
100. Forsythia

The amazing thing is that I have grown or helped to grow (or kill) at least 50% of the plants on this list. I got to about 75 easily, just off the top of my head. The last 25 I did have to look at photos of common Austin plants to remember that I know them.

I love plants. I love gardening. I love growing things. And I love words and the proper names for things in the world around me. Now, to make this list grow to 200!

How many can you identify around you?

Comments

[Suzi Banks Baum]

Okay. I shall give it a go right here. And, I must tell you, I could not identify a good half of your list having grown up in the far North and living in the Northeast.

1. Holly
2. White Pine
3. Hollyhock
4. Spruce
5. Concolor Fir
6. Cedar
7. Hemlock
8. Apple tree
9. Quince tree
10. Flowering Quince
11. Oakleaf Hydrangea
12. Coreopsis
13. Impatiens
14. Gerbera Daisy
15. Common Daisy
16. Common Thyme
17. Lemon Thyme
18. Lemon Verbena
19. Horehound
20. Marjoram
21. Common Oregano
22. Curly Parsley
23. Italian Parsley
24. Cutting Celery
25. Mexican Sunflowers
26. Mammoth Sunflowers
27. Globe Amaranth
28. Golden Amaranth
29. Millet
30. Wheat
31. Oat
32. Shakespeare Rose
33. Multi-flora Rose
34. Peony
35. Japanese Peony
36. Maidenhair Fern
37. Royal Fern
38. Cinnamon Fern
39. Pear
40. Raspberry
41. Gooseberry
42. Black Currant
43. Red Currant
44. Winterberry
45. Garlic
46. Elderberry
47. Joe Pye Weed
48. Globe Thistle
49. Lady's Mantle
50. Monarda
51. Echinacea
52. Petunia
53. Lupine
54. Blackberry
53. High bush Blueberry
54. Low bush Blueberry
55. Turtlehead
56. Butter and Eggs
57. Phlox
58. Horse Chestnut
59. Red Maple
60. Japanese Maple
61. Camperdown Elm
62. Gingko
63. Jacob's Ladder
64. Autumn Joy Clematis
65. Butterfly Weed
66. Milk weed
67. Lamb's Ear
68. Japanese Anemone
69. Comphrey
70. Tomatoes
71. Tomatillo
72. Broccilli
73. Green Bean
74. Scarlet Runner Bean
75. Morning Glory
76. Norfolk Island Pine
77. Nicotiana
78. Johnny Jump Ups
79. Goldenrod
80. Coral Bells
81. Tulips
82. Lily of the Valley
83. Lilac
84. Bird's Nest Pine
85. Lavander
86. Basil
87. Chive
88. Onion
89. Lettuces
90. Squash
91. Corn
92. Hostas
93. Scrub Oak
94. Linden
95. Bittersweet
96. Dandelion
97. Forsythia
98. Snowdrops
99. Daffodils
100. Narcissus

Okay. This was fun. I just walked around my garden in my head and realize I have let go of the Latin names of things. I have never been good at keeping those straight. Your list is so exotic! And things like Redbud and Dogwood always confuse me til they bloom.
This does not even include some of my favorites like sunflowers, cleome, snapdragons, strawberries or this brown nut vine thing I can't tell you the exact name of but grows like mad in my garden.
OR how about the Scarlet Runner bean that I sometimes write about?

http://laundrylinedivine.com/305/scarlet-runner-bean-goes-to-town-day-4-of-the-daily-ness-of-art-posts/

Oh Tex. What a great writing warm-up! Tons of love, S