Plant Finder features


Plantify.co.uk is a free service for gardeners of all levels. Explore and view detailed information and pictures of over 4000 plants entered by the plantify.co.uk team, horticultural specialists and our registered members.

Detailed search:
Using our sophisticated search feature, you can narrow your search to find suitable plants for your garden, based soil type, orientation, garden style, position, colour and many other factors. You can browse through your selection page by page or by list view.

Share your own knowledge:
Once you are logged in, you will be able to add your own plants or edit information on existing plants. By clicking headings you can add text or select plant characteristics from a drop down lists. Please click here to see instructions on 'How to add a plant'. You can easily upload your own photos by selecting the blue '+' icon. Please click here to see instructions on 'How to upload a photo'.

Mark your favourite plants:
You can mark individual plants as your ‘favourite’ to use them in your garden design later. This is indicated by a star next to the name of the plant. When it is highlighted in yellow it is marked as part of your favourite list.

Rate a plant:
You can rate a plant between 1 - 5 by clicking on the leaves icon under the plant name.

Add your own comments:
You can leave your own comments on each individual plant. This could be your own experience with the plant, care instructions and any other informative advice you would like to share with other people.

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Become an active member of the plantify.co.uk community. Register here for free to get involved and share your gardening knowledge. Our unique point system is there to reward your input and may later be exchanged for some perks by our various gardening retail partners.

Sharing the input of enthusiastic gardeners around the UK, plantify.co.uk will be an indispensable tool to create and maintain a beautiful garden.

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Top 10 Hostas
July 2012


1: Hosta 'Francee'
2: Hosta 'Halcyon'
3: Hosta 'Fire and Ice'
4: Hosta 'Sum and Substance'
5: Hosta 'Frances Williams'
6: Hosta 'Big Daddy'
7: Hosta 'Patriot'
8: Hosta 'June'
9: Hosta 'Wide Brim'
10: Hosta 'Gold Standard' & Hosta 'Praying Hands'

These are based on popularity on the internet calculated by plantify.co.uk statistic analysis

Top 10 Grasses
July 2012


1: Miscanthus sinensis
2: Phyllostachys nigra
3: Stipa gigantea
4: Stipa tenuissima
5: Fargesia rufa
6: Festuca glauca
7: Phalaris arundinacea
8: Hakonechloa macra
9: Panicum virgatum
10: Pennisetum alopecuroides

These are based on popularity on the internet calculated by plantify.co.uk statistic analysis

Top 10 plants for dry shade
July 2012


1: Brunnera macrophylla
2: Dryopteris filix-mas
3: Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald 'n' Gold'
4: Epimedium x perralchicum
5: Parthenocissus tricuspida:
6: Vinca minor 'Argenteovariegata'
7: Garrya elliptica
8: Sarcococca confusa
9: Bergenia 'Bressingham White'
10: Euphorbia amygdaloides var robbiae

These are based on popularity on the internet calculated by plantify.co.uk statistic analysis

List of our genus and species names

Please click on the genus or species name to view that plant


grandiflora

Abeliophyllum distichum


Abies amabilis

balsamea
nordmanniana

Abromeitiella brevifolia


Abutilon megapotamicum

milleri

Acacia baileyana

dealbata

Acaena inermis

microphylla

Acanthus hungaricus

mollis
spinosus

Acer caesium

campestre
cappadocicum
conspicuum
davidii
forrestii
ginnala
freemanii
morrisonense
negundo
palmatum
platanoides
pseudoplatanus
rubescens

Achillea clavennae

filipendulina
millefolium
ptarmica
sibirica

Achnatherum calamagrostis


napellus

Acorus calamus

gramineus

Actaea japonica

matsumurae
pachypoda
racemosa
rubifolia
simplex

Actinidia deliciosa

kolomikta

Adansonia digitata


Adenophora pereskiifolia


Adiantum aleuticum

capillus-veneris
cuneatum
pedatum
poiretii
raddianum

Aechmea fasciata


Aegopodium podagraria


Aeschynanthus japhrolepsis

radicans

Aesculus californica

carnea
hippocastunum
indica

Agapanthus africanus

campanulatus
inapertus
praecox
umbellatus

Agaricus bisporus


Agastache foeniculum

hybrida
rugosa

Agave americana

attenuata

Ageratina altissima


Ageratum houstonianum


Agrimonia eupatoria


Agrostemma githago


Ajuga pyramidalis

reptans

Akebia quinata


Albizia julibrissin


Albuca shawii


Alcea rosea


Alchemilla alpina

conjuncta
erythropoda