Plants and Flowers at Birmingham Botanical Gardens – The Plant List
The Birmingham Botanical Gardens are home to more than 1,000 different plants and flowers, many of which are so rare they can only be found here.
A
- Acacia baileyana ‘Purpurea’
- Acacia leprosa ‘Scarlet Blaze’
- Acer rubrum ‘October Glory’
- Acer x conspicuum ‘Phoenix’
- Acer Griseum
- Aconitum carmichaelii
- Agapanthus ‘Charlotte’
- Agapanthus praecox ‘Torbay’
- Agave Tequilana
- Aloysia triphylla
- Alstroemeria ‘Moulin Rouge’
- Amelanchier laevis
- Amomum dealbatum
- Anemone Blanda ‘Blue Shades’
- Anemone Blanda (Greek wind flower)
- Anemone nemorosa ‘Robinsoniana’
- Arum italicum ‘White Winter’
- Astilbe ‘Bressingham Beauty’
B
- Banksia ericifolia
- Beaumontia grandiflora
- Belamcanda chinensis (synonym Iris domestica)
- Berberis wilsoniae
- Beschorneria yuccoides
- Bougainvillea glabra ‘San Diego Red’
- Bougainvillea x buttiana
- Buddleja asiatica
C
- Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii ‘Profusion’
- Camellia cultivar
- Camellia sasanqua ‘Otome-Sazanka’ Pink Pearl
- Carludovica palmata
- Cascade Chrysanthemums
- Cattleya trianae
- Cercidiphyllum japonicum (kadsura tree)
- Christmas Cacti Schlumbergera sp.
- Chrysanthemum ‘Golden Chalice’
- Cistus ladanifer var. petiolatus ‘Bennetts White’
- Cistus ladanifer var. petiolatus ‘Bennetts White’
- Citrus medica
- Clerodendrum trichotomum var. fargesii
- Clethra barbinervis
- Clivia miniata
- Coffea arabica
- Colchicum autumale and Colchicum speciosum ‘Album’
- Cornus ‘Eddie’s White Wonder’
- Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’
- Correa alba
- Crinodendron hookerianum (Chilean lantern tree)
- Crinum pedunculatum
- Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’
- Crocus ‘Prins Claus’
- Cyclamen coum
- Cytisus battandieri (pineapple broom)
D
- Daphne bholua ‘Gurkha’
- Daphnephyllum macropodum
- Davidia involucrata
- Decaisnea fargesii (dead men’s fingers)
- Deherainia smaragdina
- Dichorisandra thyrsiflora
- Dicksonia x lathamii
- Dierama pulcherrimum (Angel’s fishing rods)
- Dombeya x cayeuxii
E
- Elsholtzia stauntonii
- Embothrium coccinium
- Eranthis hyemalis (winter aconite)
- Eremurus x isabellinus ‘Cleopatra’
- Erythronium californicum
- Eucomis comosa
- Euonymus europaeus ‘Red Cascade’
F
- Fabiana imbricata forma violacea
- Fatsia japonica
- Fritillaria meleagris (snake’s head fritillary)
- Fuchsia boliviana
- Fuchsia fulgens
- Fuchsia magellanica var. molinae
- Fuchsia magellanica var. molinae
- Fuchsia paniculata
G
- Geranium himalayense
- Geum coccinieum ‘Cooky’
- Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus
- Grevillea ‘Bonnie Prince Charlie’
- Grevillea ‘Robyn Gordon’
- Gunnera manicata
- Guzmania conifera
H
- Hakonechloa macra ‘Mediovariegata’
- Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Diane’
- Heliconia bihai ‘Balisier’
- Hemerocallis ‘Alabama Jubilee’
- Hesperoyucca whipplei (Spanish dagger)
- Hordeum vulgare (barley)
- Hosta ‘Francee’
- Hoya carnosa (wax flower)
- Hydrangea serrata ‘Tiara’
I
- Inula hookeri
- Iochroma cyaneum
- Iris ‘Godfrey Owen’
- Iris ‘Supreme Sultan’
- Iris ‘Supreme Sultan’
- Iris reticulata
- Iris reticulata
- Iris siberica
- Iris siberica
K
- Kniphofia ‘Tetbury Torch’
- Kniphofia uvaria ‘Nobilis’
- Kolkwitzia amabilis ‘Pink Cloud’ (the beauty bush)
L
- Lachenalia aloides
- Lapageria rosea (Chilean bell flower)
- Lathyrus vernus
- Leucojum aestivum ‘Gravetye Giant’ (summer snowflake)
- Lilium regale
- Liriodendron tulipifera
- Liquidambar styraciflua (sweet gum)
- Lobelia tupa
- Lotus ‘Extravaganza’
- Lysichiton americanus (skunk cabbage)
M
- Mackaya Bella
- Magnolia campbellii
- Magnolia stellata
- Magnolia x soulangiana
- Mahonia x media ‘Charity’
- Malus hupehensis
- Medinilla magnifica
- Megaskapasma eyrthrochlamys
- Michelia Figo (banana tree)
- Monada ‘Beauty of Cobham’
- Musa x paradisiacal ‘Dwarf Cavendish’
N
O
P
- Papaver orientale (Oriental poppy)
- Pennisetum macrourum
- Penstemon ‘Garnet’
- Philadelphus virginal
- Phlox paniculata ‘Bright Eyes’
- Pistia stratiotes (water lettuce)
- Plumbago auriculata
- Primula auricula (x pubescens) ‘Scorcher’ (florists’ auriculas)
- Primula denticulata (drumstick primula)
- Primula sieboldii ‘Nuretubane’
- Primula vulgaris (primrose)
- Prunus incisa ‘Kojo-no-mai’
- Pulsatilla vulgaris (Pasque flower)
R
- Rhododendron ‘Golden Eagle’
- Rhododendron (azalea)
- Rhododendron calophytum
- Ribes speciosum (fuchsia flowered currant)
- Rice (Oryza sativa)
- Romneya coulteri (Californian tree poppy)
- Rosa ‘Munstead Wood’
- Rosa ‘White Pet’
- Rosa banksiae ‘Lutea’
- Rosa ‘Scarborough Fair’
- Rudbeckia ‘Goldsturm’
S
- Sarracenia
- Sambucus nigra ‘Black Beauty’
- Schizanthus pinnatus ‘Hit Parade’
- Schizostylis coccinea ‘Mollie Gould’
- Senna corymbosa
- Sparrmannia africana
- Strelitzia reginae (bird of paradise flower)
- Syringa meyeri ‘Paliban’
T
- Tapeinochilos ananassae
- Tecoma capensis ‘Apricot’ (Cape honeysuckle)
- Theobroma cacao (cocoa)
- Thunbergia mysorensis
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Tithonia Speciosa