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


Alchemilla mollis

saxatilis

Alliaria petiolata


Allium aflatunense

ampeloprasum
angulosum
autopurpureum
bulgaricum
caeruleum
carnatum
cepa
cernuum
cowanii
cristophii
fistulosum
giganteum
hollandicum
karataviense
litvinovii
moly
nigrum
obliquum
rosenbachianum
roseum
sativum
schoenoprasum
schubertii
scorodoprasum
sphaerocephalon
stipitatum
ursinum

Alnus glutinosa


Alocasia odora


Aloe hereroensis

marlothii
polyphylla

Alopecurus pratensis


Aloysia citrodora


Alstroemeria hybrida


Alyssum saxatile


Amaranthus caudatus

tricolor

Amelanchier canadensis

grandiflora
lamarckii

American land cress


Amicia zygomeris


Ammi majus

visnaga

Ampelopsis brevipenduculata


Amsonia hubrichtii

tabernaemontana

Ananas comosus


Anaphalis margaritacea


Anchusa azurea


Anemanthele lessoniana


Anemone blanda

coronaria
hupehensis
leveillei
nemorosa
ranunculoides
sylvestris
tomentosa

Anethum graveolens


Angelica archangelica

atropurpurea
gigas
sylvestris

Anigozanthos


Anisodontea capensis


Antennaria dioica


Anthemis

nobilis
tinctoria

Anthericum liliago


Anthriscus sylvestris


Anthyllis barba-jovis

vulneraria

Antirrhinum majus


Aquilegia alpina

atrata
chrysantha
viridiflora
vulgaris

Arabis caucasica

ferdinandi-coburgi
ferdinandi-coburgii

Arachniodes simplicior


Aralia elata