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Moonflower, Moon Vine, Giant White MoonflowerIpomoea alba 1 Crape Myrtle, Crepe MyrtleLagerstroemia indica 2 Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe Cactus, Night blooming CereusEpiphyllum oxypetalum 3 Rose of Sharon, AltheaHibiscus syriacus 4 Bleeding HeartDicentra spectabilis 5 LantanaLantana camara 6 Purple Heart, Purple Queen, Wandering Jew 'Purple Heart'Tradescantia pallida 7 Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink SirisAlbizia julibrissin 8 Pineapple SageSalvia elegans 9 Four O'Clock, Marvel of PeruMirabilis jalapa 10
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Tree of Heaven, Chinese Sumac, Stink TreeAilanthus altissima 1 Virginia CreeperParthenocissus quinquefolia 2 Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch VineCampsis radicans 3 Chameleon Plant 'Chameleon'Houttuynia cordata 4 Japanese Knotweed, False Bamboo, Mexican BambooFallopia japonica 5 Creeping Charlie, Gill-over-Ground, Ground Ivy, Hedgemaids, AlehoofGlechoma hederacea 6 Chinese PrivetLigustrum sinense 7 Garlic Mustard, Hedge Garlic, Jack by the HedgeAlliaria petiolata 8 English Ivy, Common IvyHedera helix 9 Broomtops, Common Broom, European Broom, Irish Broom, Scotch BroomCytisus scoparius 10
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Crape Myrtle, Crepe MyrtleLagerstroemia indica 309 Rose of Sharon, AltheaHibiscus syriacus 274 Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink SirisAlbizia julibrissin 256 Moonflower, Moon Vine, Giant White MoonflowerIpomoea alba 255 LantanaLantana camara 241 Bleeding HeartDicentra spectabilis 239 Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch VineCampsis radicans 235 Purple Heart, Purple Queen, Wandering Jew 'Purple Heart'Tradescantia pallida 221 Eastern Purple ConeflowerEchinacea purpurea 218 Virginia CreeperParthenocissus quinquefolia 196
Ten Most Photographed Plants
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Tropical HibiscusHibiscus rosa-sinensis 118 Gerbera Daisy, Transvaal Daisy, African Daisy, Barberton Daisy, Gerber DaisyGerbera jamesonii 94 Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe Cactus, Night blooming CereusEpiphyllum oxypetalum 88 Japanese Sago Palm, King Sago Palm, Sago Cycas, Sago PalmCycas revoluta 87 Moonflower, Moon Vine, Giant White MoonflowerIpomoea alba 85 LantanaLantana camara 82 Pony Tail Palm, Bottle Palm, Monja, Palma culonaBeaucarnea recurvata 78 Eastern Purple ConeflowerEchinacea purpurea 76 Bleeding HeartDicentra spectabilis 74 Bismarck Palm, Bismark PalmBismarckia nobilis 73
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