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Welcome to PlantFiles, the largest plant database in the world with 167,163 entries, 204,228 images and 91,246 comments. Currently entries are from 389 families, 4,736 genera, 38,691 species, and 104,541 cultivars. PF continues to grow through the collaborative efforts of 31,018 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 Four O'Clock, Marvel of Peru Mirabilis jalapa   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 Fallopia japonica   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   309 Rose of Sharon, Althea Hibiscus syriacus   274 Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris Albizia julibrissin   256 Moonflower, Moon Vine, Giant White Moonflower Ipomoea alba   255 Lantana Lantana camara   241 Bleeding Heart Dicentra spectabilis   239 Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine Campsis radicans   235 Purple Heart, Purple Queen, Wandering Jew 'Purple Heart' Tradescantia pallida   221 Eastern Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea   218 Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia   196

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   88 Japanese Sago Palm, King Sago Palm, Sago Cycas, Sago Palm Cycas revoluta   87 Moonflower, Moon Vine, Giant White Moonflower Ipomoea alba   85 Lantana Lantana camara   82 Pony Tail Palm, Bottle Palm, Monja, Palma culona Beaucarnea recurvata   78 Eastern Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea   76 Bleeding Heart Dicentra spectabilis   74 Bismarck Palm, Bismark Palm Bismarckia nobilis   73

Recently Added Images User Plant Thumbnail echoes Asiatic Lily 'Silky Belles' Lilium Kalpavriksha Alpinia 'Pink Perfection' Alpinia henryi C_Pedrick Fuchsia 'Preston Guild' Fuchsia C_Pedrick Fuchsia 'Quasar' Fuchsia zhinu Fuchsia 'Goodness Gracious' Fuchsia zhinu Fuchsia 'Shawna Ree' Fuchsia littledogsmama Flowering Maple, Abutilon 'Nabob' Abutilon pictum C_Pedrick Fuchsia 'Mood Indigo' Fuchsia zhinu Fuchsia Fuchsia regia C_Pedrick Fuchsia 'Delta's Parade' Fuchsia

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