Some pages to show you how one group of plants relates to another
This is mainly a shrubby order, containing the Dogwoods amongst others. However, tucked away in a corner of Asia you can find a significant herbaceous gem. Read on to find out more Hydrangea quercifolia Hydrangeaceae This is the Hydrangea family where you can find the [...]
Just one Family here to concern us, the Spiderwort Family, Commelinaceae. Tradescantia 'Red Grapes' Commelinaceae And here they are, the reliable Spider Lilies Tradescantia Tradescantias Compared
Under this order you can find the cactuses and various insectivorous plants, but we are currently only interested in the families containing the carnations and their relatives and the recently moved persicarias. Gypsophila 'Festival Pink' Caryophyllaceae Here's the Family for Pinks, carnations, Soapworts and Gypsophila. [...]
The only family of interest to us here is the cabbage family. Erysimum 'Bowles' Mauve' Brassicaceae This is an important family economically, containing a large number of our winter vegetables along with the oil seed crop rape. It also contains a number of very ornamental [...]
Brunnera macrophylla 'Hadspen Cream' Boraginaceae Anchusa Brunnera Brunnera Compared Botanical Style Photographs Mertensia Omphalodes Botanical Style Photographs Pulmonaria Pulmonaria Compared Botanical Style Photographs [...]
Asterales The Asterales holds two slightly odd bedfellows, the daisies and the bellflowers. Astereceae (Compositae) – Daisy Family The Asteraceae is the family that contains all of the daisies and thistles. Achillea Achillea Compared Ageratina Anthemis Anthemis [...]
Agapanthus Amaryllidaceae Agapanthus Agapanthus Compared Allium Cyrtanthus Leucojum Liriope muscari Asparagaceae This is a family that contains a lot [...]
This is the order that contains all of the Umbellifers. the only family that concerns us is the Apiaceae (Umbelliferae as was) Angelica sylvestris 'Purpurea' Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) - Umbellifer Family This is where to find Cow Parsley, Fennel, Angelica and all of their graceful kin. [...]
Zantedeschia aethiopica Araceae The flowers of the aroids are all highly specialised and tailored towards the insects that pollinate them. Arisaema Arisarum Arum Zantedeschia [...]
