Internet based plant identification.?

Question

I am a keen gardener but cannot identify all the plants in my or friends gardens. I have several gardening books but these do not show all of them. Does anyone know of any websites, or software, for easy plant identification.

Answer 1

Plant finder shows photo, zone, sun preference, etc when you click on name. There is also a 'search plant finder' box in the top right hand corner.

http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plant...

This is Ohio State University's facts site which shows the picture of each plant you click on.  This list includes many different varieties of the same plant (There's eleven varieties of Achillea listed). You'll find even more ingo & photos when you click on box on the bottom  "Search Plant Facts" (after the description):

List of Annuals:

http://www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/hort/plant...

List of Perennials:

http://www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/hort/plant...

Bulbs:

http://www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/hort/plant...

Wildflowers:

http://www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/hort/plant...

Shrubs:

http://www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/hort/plant...

Trees:

http://www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/hort/plant...

Vines:

http://www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/hort/plant...

Ferns:

http://www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/hort/plant...

Here's a Plant Library that lists perennials, annuals & biennials alphabetically by scientific name with the common name listed next to it. You can click on the underlined names for more info & photo of the perennial.

This list is great for selecting plants according to bloom times, zone, light requirements, height & color:

http://www.lewisgardens.com/library.htm

Perennials listed a-z order by scientific name with common name. You may need to use the zoom in tool that looks like a magnifying glass to view list.

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/HO-079.pd...

Plants Database to identify plants: Fact Sheets & Plant Guides (Click on a doc or pdf link to view a Plant Guide or Fact Sheet, or click on a name to view its Plant Profile with more information:

http://www.plants.usda.gov/java/factShee...

When you want to find out what a plant looks like, such as Yarrow (Achillea millefolium L.) click on its name &  it will bring up the plant profile:

http://www.plants.usda.gov/java/profile?...

You can click on a thumbnail (near the bottom of the page) to view an image of it's leaves,etc...like this:

http://www.plants.usda.gov/java/profile?...



Search entire Plant Database:

http://www.plants.usda.gov/gallery.html

Identifying plants:

http://riley.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/in...

Native perennials, grasses, vines, trees and shrubs:

http://www.abnativeplants.com/index.cfm?...

Good luck!!!    Hope this is helpful.

Answer 2

try these

http://www.rhs.org.uk/Learning/Research/...

http://www.complete-gardens.co.uk/garden...

they both help me