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Echo: Fruiting Trees, Shrubs, and Herbaceous Plants
Features cultural information, uses, handling tips, and links for an extensive list of fruits and vegetables.
http://www.echonet.org/eln&herbs/eln_catal...
Gardenline
Guide to growing and caring for houseplants, vegetables, trees and shrubs. Also features common pests and a miscellaneous section. From the University of Saskatchewan Extension.
http://www.gardenline.usask.ca/
Cal's Plant of the Week
Features a new plant every week, with photo, description, and cultural information. Previously featured plants can be selected by botanical or common name. Focus is on plants for greenhouse culture.
http://www.plantoftheweek.org/
Shiraz Web Publications UK
Gardening resource site with an extensive plant directory featuring photos and cultural information.
http://www.shiraz.me.uk/
Horticopia On-line Plant Information
Extensive directory of plants, categorized by genus, includes summary cultural information and small photograph for each plant.
http://www.horticopia.com/hortpix/
Translat
Translation program for botanical latin.
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~pbostock/
Gardening Passion
Weblog-style source of information on various garden plants, fruits, and vegetables. It is the English-language companion to the French aujardin.info.
http://www.gardeningpassion.com
Tiscali Gardening
A South African flower, plant and gardening portal with searchable plant database, photographs and information.
http://new.mweb.co.za/gardening/
Plants For A Future
Resource and information centre for rare and unusual plants, particularly those which have edible, medicinal or other uses; with links to 7,000-plant database can be accessed on-line.
http://www.pfaf.org/
Plants National Database
Online USDA database of botanical information, images, and links on plants in the USA, including crops and invasives. Search by name, geographic distribution, or other characteristics.
http://www.plants.usda.gov/
Plants Toxic to Animals
Resources about toxic plants from the Veterinary Medicine Library.
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/vex/vetdocs/to...
BackyardGardener.com: Garden Guides on Plants
Starting point for information on (types of) plants, with summary information for many species and varieties.
http://www.backyardgardener.com/plants/
Desert-Tropicals.com
Features searchable database of thousands of plants, with basic information and often photos. Also offers plant information on CD's. [No plants for sale.]
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/
PlantZAfrica
Extensive information about plants native to southern Africa and related topics by the National Botanical Institute of South Africa.
http://www.plantzafrica.com/
Dinosaur Garden Plants
Describes plants that lived during the age of the dinosaurs, with brief information, lists, and links to other resources for plants of the mesozoic era.
http://www.dinosaurgardenplants.com/
All America Selections Winners
Showcases new varieties of flowers, vegetables, and plants for garden performance.
http://www.all-americaselections.org/
About.com: Poisonous Plants for Cats, Dogs, Humans
Article listing a number of poisonous plants, with links to further information about those plants.
http://landscaping.about.com/od/poisonousl...
Shady Character
Mark shares photos and descriptions with personal experiences growing a large number of shade plants, both perennials and woody specimens.
http://www.mailbag.com/users/mnofsing/shad...
New Jersey Weed Gallery
Database of weeds, accessible by common and botanical names and by a thumbnail gallery. Summary information and photos are provided for each weed.
http://www.rce.rutgers.edu/weeds/
Illinois' Best Plants
Chicago Botanic Garden provides a database of recommended plants for Illinois gardens, from perennials to trees, with photos and information on their culture and use.
http://bestplants.chicago-botanic.org/
Floridata
Features hundreds of plant portraits, each illustrated with several photos, documenting the garden uses and cultural requirements of each species or cultivar.
http://www.floridata.com/
PlantBuzz
Gardener Mark McDonough presents horticultural musings and illustrated plant studies, with particular emphasis on alliums and other bulbs for rock gardens.
http://www.plantbuzz.com/
Foliage Plants Database
Searchable database with basic information and some photographs of plants grown primarily for their foliage. Japanese and English.
http://albinopri.cool.ne.jp/leaf/en/
SunnyGardens.com
Plant encyclopedia featuring photos and short descriptions of annuals, perennials, shrubs, and trees.
http://www.sunnygardens.com/
Denver Plants
Horticultural and gardening reference offering tips, plant listings, and links to local growing centers.
http://www.denverplants.com/
Virtual Plant Tags
Database of detailed descriptions and growing tips for thousands of plants, including many not commonly grown. Profiles include cultural information, assessment of landscape value, and photos for most.
http://www.virtualplanttags.com/
ePlants
Searchable database containing the results of Chicago Botanic Garden plant trials. Each entry contains a rating, photos, and cultural information.
http://www.eplants.org/
Garden Flowers
Descriptions of different types of flowers suitable for small gardens. Includes Phlox, Nasturtium, Lobelia Carnation, Zinnia, Alyssum, Begonia, and Dahlia.
http://www.flowersworld.org/
FloraFinder.com
Offers links to gardening websites arranged by plant type, with a brief description of each site.
http://www.florafinder.com/
Gardenweb: Name That Plant
Forum that allows users to upload images of plants that they are trying to identify.
http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/namega...
Fruits and Vegetables
Extensive set of fact sheets and links from the University of Florida.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/TOPIC_Fruits_and_...
Dave's Garden: PlantFiles
Database with over 80,000 plants with cultivation information and pictures supplied by member gardeners.
http://davesgarden.com/pf/
HortiPlex
Horticultural database with over 100,000 species and cultivars. Comments, ratings, and photos for many varieties supplied by members of the Gardenweb community.
http://hortiplex.gardenweb.com/
The Families of Flowering Plants
Offers descriptions, illustrations, and identification retrieval.
http://delta-intkey.com/angio/
WeedAlert.com
Offers a weed listing for the United States regions, primarily weeds occurring in lawns.
http://www.weedalert.com/
The Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl
Pacific Northwest gardener presents essays for hundreds of species growing in her garden, with personal notes, history, cultural information, and photos for each.
http://www.paghat.com/
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