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Welcome to PlantFiles, the largest plant database in the world with 165,593 entries, 195,092 images and 89,725 comments. Currently entries are from 387 families, 4,715 genera, 38,448 species, and 103,542 cultivars. PF continues to grow through the collaborative efforts of 29,719 gardeners from around the world, most notably the Uber Gardeners. Any registered user may add new plants, images, details, comments, and ZIP codes.

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Top Ten Plants

Plant Thumbnail Rating Moonflower, Moon Vine, Giant White Moonflower Ipomoea alba   1 Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle Lagerstroemia indica   2 Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe Cactus, Night blooming Cereus Epiphyllum oxypetalum   3 Rose of Sharon, Althea Hibiscus syriacus   4 Bleeding Heart Dicentra spectabilis   5 Lantana Lantana camara   6 Purple Heart, Purple Queen, Wandering Jew 'Purple Heart' Tradescantia pallida   7 Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris Albizia julibrissin   8 Pineapple Sage Salvia elegans   9 Eastern Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea   10

Top Ten Thugs

Plant Thumbnail Rating Tree of Heaven, Chinese Sumac, Stink Tree Ailanthus altissima   1 Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia   2 Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine Campsis radicans   3 Chameleon Plant 'Chameleon' Houttuynia cordata   4 Japanese Knotweed, False Bamboo, Mexican Bamboo Polygonum cuspidatum   5 Creeping Charlie, Gill-over-Ground, Ground Ivy, Hedgemaids, Alehoof Glechoma hederacea   6 Chinese Privet Ligustrum sinense   7 Garlic Mustard, Hedge Garlic, Jack by the Hedge Alliaria petiolata   8 English Ivy, Common Ivy Hedera helix   9 Broomtops, Common Broom, European Broom, Irish Broom, Scotch Broom Cytisus scoparius   10

Ten Most Frequently-Grown Plants

Plant Thumbnail Reports Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle Lagerstroemia indica   302 Rose of Sharon, Althea Hibiscus syriacus   258 Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris Albizia julibrissin   248 Moonflower, Moon Vine, Giant White Moonflower Ipomoea alba   247 Bleeding Heart Dicentra spectabilis   236 Lantana Lantana camara   233 Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine Campsis radicans   225 Purple Heart, Purple Queen, Wandering Jew 'Purple Heart' Tradescantia pallida   216 Eastern Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea   213 Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia   189

Ten Most Photographed Plants

Plant Thumbnail Photos Tropical Hibiscus Hibiscus rosa-sinensis   118 Gerbera Daisy, Transvaal Daisy, African Daisy, Barberton Daisy, Gerber Daisy Gerbera jamesonii   94 Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe Cactus, Night blooming Cereus Epiphyllum oxypetalum   84 Moonflower, Moon Vine, Giant White Moonflower Ipomoea alba   82 Lantana Lantana camara   79 Japanese Sago Palm, King Sago Palm, Sago Cycas, Sago Palm Cycas revoluta   78 Pony Tail Palm, Bottle Palm, Monja, Palma culona Beaucarnea recurvata   76 Bleeding Heart Dicentra spectabilis   74 Bismarck Palm, Bismark Palm Bismarckia nobilis   72 Eastern Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea   71

Recently Added Images User Plant Thumbnail UniQueTreasures Coleus 'Peter Wonder' Solenostemon scutellarioides UniQueTreasures Coleus 'Mississippi Summer' Solenostemon scutellarioides revclaus Longiflorum-Asiatic (L.A.) Hybrid Lily 'Samur' Lilium Sofonisba Asiatic Lily 'Avignon' Lilium GardenGuyKin Foxtail Lily 'Ruiter's Hybrids' Eremurus x isabellinus growin Linum Linum spathulatum growin Slender Borage Borago pygmaea GardenGuyKin White Insideout Flower Vancouveria hexandra growin Woolly Yarrow, Dwarf Yarrow 'Aurea' Achillea tomentosa growin Woolly Yarrow, Dwarf Yarrow 'Aurea' Achillea tomentosa

Recently Added Comments User Rating Plant SLO_Garden Neutral Tomato 'Yellow Brandywine' Lycopersicon lycopersicum SLO_Garden Neutral Tomato 'Pink Ping Pong' Lycopersicon lycopersicum SLO_Garden Negative Tomato 'White Wonder' Lycopersicon lycopersicum SLO_Garden Neutral Tomato 'Druzba' Lycopersicon lycopersicum SLO_Garden Neutral Tomato 'Anna Russian' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Palm_lover85 Positive Chusan Palm, Windmill Palm Trachycarpus fortunei hespiris Neutral Tall Bearded Iris 'Speechless' Iris Mainecoon Negative Border Bearded Iris 'Baboon Bottom' Iris momcat_one Negative Woolly Thyme Thymus pseudolanuginosus JoanJ Neutral Tall Bearded Iris 'Hot Chocolate' Iris Mainecoon Neutral Arilbred Iris 'Betty Mcpherson' Iris catherindagr8 Positive Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris Albizia julibrissin dancingbear27 Positive Autumn Sage, Cherry Sage, Gregg's Sage, Texas Sage 'Navajo Bright Red' Salvia greggii palmbob Neutral Dracaena 'Lemon Lime' Dracaena fragrans Sherlock221 Positive Daylily 'Chance Encounter' Hemerocallis ffg Positive Daylily 'Joyful Lassie' Hemerocallis Sherlock221 Positive Daylily 'Cherokee Star' Hemerocallis palmbob Neutral Beefsteak Plant 'Brilliantissima' Iresine herbstii Mainecoon Positive Tall Bearded Iris 'Paillasse' Iris DebinSC Positive Cane Begonia, Angel Wing Begonia 'Bubbles' Begonia coccinea

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