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ABBREVIATIONS  
cv. – is short for cultivar 
f. – is short for forma  
prev. – is short for previous 
sp. – is short for species  
spp. – is short for many species of the one genera  
ssp. – is short for subspecies  
subsp. – is short for subspecies  
syn. – is short for synonum  
var. – is short for variety  
  
   C
 
Cabada Palm – see Dypsis cabadae 
  Cabbage (vegetable) - 10(87); 14(71); 15(69); 16(68, 69); 18(65); also see Brassica oleracea var. capitata  
  Cabbage Palm – see Livistona australis 
  Cabbage, African – see Brassica carinata  
  Cabbage, Chinese - see Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis 
  Cabbage, Chinese White – see Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis 
  Cabbage, Ethiopian – see Brassica carinata 
  Cabbage, Island – see Abelmoschus manihot 
  Cabbage, ornamental – see Brassica oleracea var. acephala; Brassica oleracea var. sabellica 
  Cacti – 8(52) 
  Cadagi - see Corymbia torelliana 
  Caesalpinia cassioides – 12(63) 
  Caesalpinia ferrea – 4(68); 16(20); 17(72); 20(72, 73) 
  Caesalpinia pulcherrima – 4(68); 8(49); 10(30-31); 11(83); 14(73); 16(42, 43); 17(71, 72); 23(24) 
  Caesalpinia pulcherrima var. flava - 8(49) 
  Caesalpinia pulcherrima var. rosea – 8(49) 
  Cairns Bidwing (insect) – 17(13) 
  Cairns Fan Palm – see Livistona muelleri 
  Cairns Hickroy – see Flindersia ifflaiana 
  Cajanus cajan (pigeon pea) – 9(78); 16(69); 17(67); 18(67); 19(67); 20(67); 21(66); 22(66); 23(68); 24(68); 25(72); 26(70) 
  Calabash - see Lagenaria siceraria  
  Caladium – 3(25); 4(91); 9(31); 12(61); 14(73); 16(70) 
  Caladium bicolor – 7(33); 19(23); 26(10, 15) 
  Caladium x hortulanum – see Caladium bicolor 
  Calamondins – 21(58-59); also see x Citrofortunella microcarpa 
  Calathea - 2(17); 3(30); 5(15, 17, 90); 13(27); 16(70); 17(69); 20(35); 25(20) 
  Calathea ‘Manoa Blush’ – 9(35) 
  Calathea bella – 9(32, 35) 
  Calathea burle-marxii – 17(80) 
  Calathea insignis – 3(30); 13(25); 20(36) 
  Calathea lancifolia – see Calathea insignis  
  Calathea lietzei ‘Thai Beauty’ – 22(33) 
  Calathea louisae – 3(30) 
  Calathea lutea - 2(10); 8(64); 10(39) 
  Calathea makoyana – 3(30); 20(36); 25(82) 
  Calathea mediopicta – 26(82) 
  Calathea orbifolia – 9(35) 
  Calathea panguana – 9(Cover, 32, 35) 
  Calathea picturata – 3(30) 
  Calathea picturata ‘Argenta’ – 9(35) 
  Calathea roseopicta – 3(30) 
  Calathea rotundifolia – 9(35) 
  Calathea rufibarba – 3(30) 
  Calathea warscewiczii – 3(25) 
  Calathea zebrina - 1(10); 3(25); 12(54); 20(36); 23(77) 
  Calceolaria – 18(68); 19(70); 20(68); 22(70); 24(70); 26(72) 
  Calceolaria rugosa ‘Golden’ – 19(70) 
  Calcite – 15(49) 
  Calcium – 15(49); 16(52, 53) 
  Calcium carbonate – 16(52) 
  Calcium hydroxide – 16(52) 
  Calendula – see Calendula officinalis 
  Calendula officinalis – 11(82); 15(70); 17(50, 51); 18(69); 19(71); 22(70); 26(72) 
  Calibrachoa – 15(34) 
  California Poppy – see Eschscholzia californica 
  Caliphruria subedentata – 23(18) 
  Calkin’s Gold Philodendron – see Philodendron ‘Calkin’s Gold’ 
  Calla Lilies – 3(90) 
  Callerya megasperma – 7(34); 13(29); 17(21) 
  Calliandra – 26(29) 
  Calliandra emarginata – 9(49) 
  Calliandra haematocephala - 2(73); 9(49); 12(63); 15(73); 16(72) 
  Calliandra surinamensis - 2(73); 9(49, 94);15(73) 
  Calliandra tergamina – 9(49) 
  Calliandra tweediei – 9(49); 20(42)  
  Calliandra tweediei ‘Fireball’ – 3(53) 
  Callicarpa pedunculata - 1(76); 15(47) 
  Callistemon – 10(73); 24(29) 
  Callistemon pachyphyllus - 1(76); 6(76-77); see Melaleuca pachyphylla 
  Callistemon pearsonii - 2(58); 16(23); 19(42) 
  Callistemon polandii - see Melaleuca polandii 
  Callistemon salignus - 1(76) 
  Callistemon viminalis - 1(76); 6(28); 10(48); 16(72)  
  Callistephus chinensis – 19(70); 22(70); 23(72); 24(70); 26(72)  
  Callitris – 17(46) 
  Callitris columellaris – 19(26); 21(31) 
  Callitris intratropica - 2(73) 
  Callitris rhomboidea – 21(31) 
  Calodendrum capense – 14(94); 20(72); 22(78) 
  Calonyction album – 11(83) 
  Calophyllum inophyllum – 6(16, 30-31); 11(54-55) 
  Calostemma – 6(61) 
  Calostemma luteum – 9(39); 11(27); 19(25) 
  Calostemma purpureum – 9(39) 
  Calyptorhynchus funereus (bird) – 24(41)  
  CAM – see Crassulacean Acid Metabolism 
  Camellia – 4(7, 15, 48, 91); 5(69); 6(51); 12(12, 15); 19(14-21) 
  Camellia ‘Baby Bear’ – 19(20) 
  Camellia ‘Cinnamon Cindy’ – 19(20) 
  Camellia ‘Fairy Wand’ – 19(20) 
  Camellia ‘Fragrant Pink’ – 19(16) 
  Camellia ‘Gay Baby’ – 19(20) 
  Camellia ‘High Fragrance’ – 19(20) 
  Camellia ‘Paradise Little Jen’ – 19(20) 
  Camellia ‘Scentuous’ – 19(20) 
  Camellia ‘Tiny Princess’ – 19(16) 
  Camellia ‘Wirlinga Gem’ – 19(20) 
  Camellia ‘Woirlinga Princess’ – 19(20) 
  Camellia chrysantha – see Camellia nitidissima var. nitidissima 
  Camellia japonica – 17(13); 19(15, 18, 19) 
  Camellia japonica ‘C.M. Hovey’ – 16(12) 
  Camellia japonica ‘Carter’s Sunburst’ – 19(16, 20) 
  Camellia japonica ‘Courtesan’– 19(15) 
  Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’ – 19(20) 
  Camellia japonica ‘Drama Girl’ – 19(20) 
  Camellia japonica ‘Elegans Variegated’ – 19(20) 
  Camellia japonica ‘Emperor of Russia’ – 19(20) 
  Camellia japonica ‘Great Eastern’ – 19(15, 20) 
  Camellia japonica ‘Julia France’ – 19(20) 
  Camellia japonica ‘Lady Loch’ - 19(20) 
  Camellia japonica ‘Lovelight’ – 19(20) 
  Camellia japonica ‘Margaret Davis’ – 19(20) 
  Camellia japonica ‘Nancy Bird’ – 19(20) 
  Camellia japonica ‘Nuccios Gem’ – 16(12) 
  Camellia japonica ‘Paolina Maggi’ – 19(20) 
  Camellia japonica ‘Polar Bear’ – 19(20); 20(12) 
  Camellia japonica ‘Prince Frederick William’ – 19(20) 
  Camellia japonica ‘Red Red Rose’ – 19(17, 20) 
  Camellia japonica ‘Takanini’ – 19(20) 
  Camellia lutchuensis – 19(20) 
  Camellia nitidissima var. nitidissima – 19(20) 
  Camellia reticulata – 19(15, 18, 19) 
  Camellia reticulata ‘Dr Clifford Parks’ – 19(17, 20) 
  Camellia reticulata ‘Dream Girl’ – 19(19, 20) 
  Camellia reticulata ‘Ellie’s Girl’ – 19(20) 
  Camellia reticulata ‘Flower Girl’ – 19(19, 20) 
  Camellia reticulata ‘Lasca Beauty’ – 19(20) 
  Camellia reticulata ‘Red Crystal’ – 19(20) 
  Camellia reticulata ‘Show Girl’ – 19(19, 20) 
  Camellia reticulata ‘Valentine Day’ – 19(20) 
  Camellia reticulata ‘Valentine Day’ Variegated – 19(16) 
  Camellia rosiflora – 19(20) 
  Camellia sasanqua – 12(69); 15(73); 19(13, 15, 18, 19) 
  Camellia sasanqua ‘Beatrice Emily’ – 19(17, 20) 
  Camellia sasanqua ‘Bonanza’ – 19(18, 20) 
  Camellia sasanqua ‘Chansonette’ - 19(20) 
  Camellia sasanqua ‘Gwen Pike’ – 19(20) 
  Camellia sasanqua ‘Hiryu’ – 19(20) 
  Camellia sasanqua ‘Jennifer Susan’ – 19(20) 
  Camellia sasanqua ‘Lucinda’ – 19(20) 
  Camellia sasanqua ‘Mine no Yuki’ – 19(17, 20) 
  Camellia sasanqua ‘Queenslander’ – 19(20) 
  Camellia sasanqua ‘Rowena Gordon’ – 19(20) 
  Camellia sasanqua ‘Setsugekka’ – 19(15, 20) 
  Camellia sasanqua ‘Shell Pink’ – 19(20) 
  Camellia sasanqua ‘Shishigashira’ 19(20) 
  Camellia sasanqua ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ – 19(17, 20) 
  Camellia sasanqua ‘Spring Festival’ – 16(13) 
  Camellia sasanqua ‘Star Above Star’ – 19(20) 
  Camellia sasanqua ‘Yuletide’ – 19(19, 20) 
  Camellia sinensis – 19(15, 20) 
  Campelia zanonia – see Tradescantia zanonia 
  Camphire – see Lawsonia inermis 
  Campsis x tagliabuana ‘Madame Galen’ – 6(38) 
  Campsomeris tasmaniensis – 11(86) 
  Camu-Camu – see Myrciaria paraensis, M. dubia 
  Canangra odorata – 14(83, 94) 
  Canarvon Gorge Zamia – see Macrozamia moorei  
  Canavalia ensiformis (jack bean) - 14(55); 16(69); 17(67); 18(66); 19(66); 20(66); 21(66); 22(66); 23(68); 24(68); 25(72); 26(70) 
  Canavalia gladiata (sword bean)– 14(52, 55); 16(69); 17(66, 67); 18(67); 19(67); 20(67); 21(67); 22(67); 23(68); 24(68); 25(72); 26(70) 
  Canavalia rosea – 6(15, 17); 7(78); 17(36) 
  Candytuft – see Iberis amara  
  Cane toads – see Bufo marinus 
  Canistropsis – 21(66) 
  Canistrum edmundoa – 8(74) 
  Canistrum fosterianum var. pardinum – see Canistrum triangulare 
  Canistrum triangulare – 25(76) 
  Canna - 1(73); 3(9, 10, 12, 13, 16); 4(90, 91); 5(89); 10(48, 56-61); 13(36); 14(73); 23(17) 
  Canna ‘Bambi’ – 10(56) 
  Canna ‘Beloved’ – 10(58) 
  Canna ‘Cardinal’ - 10(58) 
  Canna ‘Cerise Magic’ – 10(57) 
  Canna ‘Copper Butterfly’ – 10(58) 
  Canna ‘Cyclone Bonanza’ – 10(59) 
  Canna ‘Frau Gartenburg’ – 10(56-57) 
  Canna ‘Gee Whiz’ – 10(57) 
  Canna ‘Hot Property’ – 10(57) 
  Canna ‘Just Dandy’ – 10(58) 
  Canna ‘La Cuna’ – 10(58) 
  Canna ‘Libra Picotee’ – 10(58) 
  Canna ‘Mazurka’ – 10(58) 
  Canna ‘Miss Oklahoma’ – 10(60) 
  Canna ‘Moulin Pink’ – 10(60) 
  Canna ‘Paint Aunt’ – 10(60) 
  Canna ‘Paquita’ – 10(57) 
  Canna ‘Phaison’ - 3(9, 13) 
  Canna ‘Polonaise’ – 10(60) 
  Canna ‘Roma’ – 10(60) 
  Canna ‘Rondo’ – 10(60) 
  Canna ‘Salmon Watsonia’ – 10(60) 
  Canna ‘Singapore Girl’ – 10(58)  
  Canna ‘Stutgart’ – 10(61) 
  Canna edulis – 14(53); 16(68); renamed Canna indica 
  Canna glauca - 3(9); 26(74) 
  Canna indica – 3(13); 18(71); 19(73); 20(70); 21(71) 
  Canna x generalis ‘Tropicanna’ – 16(42) 
  Cannonball Tree – see Couroupita 
  Canvallaria ensifolius – 14(55); 16(69); should be Canavalia ensiformis 
  Cape Chestnut – see Calodendrum capense 
  Cape Gooseberry – see Physalis peruviana 
  Cape Honeysuckle – see Tecoma capensis 
  Cape Lily – see Veltheimia bracteata 
  Capsicum (vegetable) – 5(91); 14(71); 15(69); 16(68, 69); also see Capsicum annuum 
  Capsicum annuum (capsicum)– 17(64, 66, 67); 18(66); 19(66); 20(66); 21(66); 22(66); 23(68); 24(cover, 3, 52-53, 68); 25(72); 26(70) 
  Capsicum frutescens (chilli)– 15(70); 16(70); 17(65, 67, 68); 18(66, 68); 19(66, 71); 20(66, 68); 21(66, 68); 22(66, 70); 23(68, 72); 24(52, 68, 70); 25(72, 74); 26(70, 72) 
  Capulin Cherry – see Prunus salicifolia; Prunus serotina subsp. capuli 
  Carallia brachiata - 2(73) 
  Carambola – see Averrhoa carambola 
  Carassius auratus – 7(69); 11(62) 
  Carbon dioxide – 12(76) 
  Carbon footprint – 24(47) 
  Cardamon – see Elettaria cardamomum 
  Cardboard Cycad - see Zamia furfuracea 
  Cardinal Creeper – see Ipomoea horsfalliae ‘Briggsii’ 
  Cardinal’s Crest – see Odontonema cuspidatum 
  Cardinal’s Guard – see Pachystachys coccinea 
  Cardomon Scented Alpinia – see Alpinia mutica 
  Cardwell Cabbage – see Scaevola taccada  
  Cardwell Lily – see Proiphys amboinensis 
  Carex – 10(21); 14(35) 
  Carex glauca – 9(35) 
  Caribbean Copper Plant– see Euphorbia cotinifolia 
  Carica papaya – 3(80); 19(59) 
  Carica x heilbornii notho var. pentagona – see Vasconcellea x heilbornii 
  Caricature Plant – see Graptophyllum pictum; Graptophyllum excelsum 
  Caricature Plant, Golden – see Graptophyllum pictum ‘Aureum’ 
  Carissa grandiflora – 4(66); see Carissa macrocarpa 
  Carissa macrocarpa – 11(84); 14(95); 17(34, 35); 19(58)  
  Carissa ovata – 11(85); 17(35) 
  Carmona retusa – 12(71) 
  Carnation – see Dianthus 
  Carnivorous Plants – see Aldrovanda, Byblis, Cephalotus, Darlingtonia, Dionaea, Drosera, Heliamphora, Nepenthes, Pinguicula, Sarracenia, Utricularia; plus 22(38-41); 23(28-31)  
  Carolina Jasmine – see Gelsemium sempervirens 
  Carotene – 13(26) 
  Carpentaria acuminata - 1(74); 2(73); 4(9); 6(31); 9(51) 
  Carpentaria Palm - see Carpentaria acuminata 
  Carpet Bugle – see Ajuga reptans ‘Purpurea’ 
  Carpet Grass – see Axonopus compressus 
  Carpet Plant – see Episcia x wilsonii ‘Pinkiscia’ 
  Carphalea kirondron – 12(61, 63); 13(49); 15(73) 
  Carpobrotus glaucescens - 1(73); 14(73); 17(36) 
  Carpoxylon macrospermum – 14(89) 
  Carribean Copper Plant – see Euphorbia cotinifolia 
  Carrion Flower - see Stapelia leendertziae; Stapelia gigantea 
  Carrot (vegetable) – 5(91); 14(71); 15(69); 16(69); also see Daucus carota subsp. sativus 
  Carrot, Peruvian – see Arracacia xanthorrhiza 
  Caryota maxima – 6(31) 
  Caryota mitis - 2(18); 17(82); 21(65) 
  Caryota no – 6(31) 
  Caryota ophiopellis – 14(89) 
  Caryota rumphiana – 6(31) 
  Caryota urens – 6(31) 
  Cascade – see Centradenia inaequilateralis ‘Cascade’ 
  Cascade Palm - see Chamaedorea 
  Casimiroa – 9(80) 
  Casimiroa ‘Chestnut’ – 10(81) 
  Casimiroa ‘Dade’ – 10(81) 
  Casimiroa ‘Denzler’ – 10(81) 
  Casimiroa ‘Golden Globe’ – 10(81) 
  Casimiroa ‘Hawaiian Supreme’ – 10(81) 
  Casimiroa ‘Lemon Gold’ – 10(81) 
  Casimiroa ‘Mac’s Golden’ – 10(81) 
  Casimiroa ‘McDill’ – 10(81) 
  Casimiroa ‘Ortego’ – 10(81) 
  Casimiroa ‘Pike’ – 10(81) 
  Casimiroa ‘Reinecke Commercial’ - 10(81) 
  Casimiroa ‘Smathers’ – 10(81) 
  Casimiroa ‘Suebelle’ – 10(81) 
  Casimiroa ‘Vernon’ – 10(81) 
  Casimiroa ‘Vista’ – 10(81) 
  Casimiroa ‘Wilson’ – 10(81) 
  Casimiroa edulis – 10(78-81) 
  Casimiroa tetrameria – 10(79) 
  Cassava – see Manihot esculenta 
  Cassia brewsteri – 11(78); 20(72, 73) 
  Cassia fistula – 11(27, 54, 57, 83); 20(73); 26(11) 
  Cassia javanica – 20(72, 73) 
  Cassia Leaf Caesalpinia – see Caesalpinia cassioides 
  Cassia magnifolia – see Seena magnifolia  
  Cassia siamea – 11(83) 
  Cassia tomentella – 5(51) 
  Cassia x nealiae ‘Rainbow Shower’ – 11(54); 20(72) 
  Cassias – 8(87) 
  Cassowary Pine – see Barringtonia calyptrata 
  Cast Iron Plant – see Aspidistra elatior 
  Castanospermum australe – 11(54); 16(78); 20(72) 
  Casuarina – 17(46) 
  Casuarina equisetifolia - 1(74); 2(73); 6(14, 17); 8(78); 9(56) 
  Cat’s Tail Lily – see Bulbine bulbosa 
  Cat’s Whiskers – see Orthosiphon aristatus 
  Caterpillars – 18(64) 
  Catharanthus – 12(42) 
  Catharanthus rosea – should be Catharanthus roseus 
  Catharanthus roseus - 3(61); 14(73); 15(70, 73); 16(70, 73); 17(68); 18(69); 19(71); 20(69); 21(68); 22(70); 23(72); 24(70); 25(74); 26(72) 
  Catharanthus roseus ‘Betty Smith’– 24(70) 
  Cathedral Windows – see Calathea makoyana 
  Cathophylls - 2(61) 
  Cation Exchange Capacity – 15(48); 16(53) 
  Catopsilia Pomona – 21(17) 
  Cattleya - 2(48); 14(30); 19(33, 34) 
  Cauliflower – 14(71); 15(69); see Brassica oleracea var. botrytis 
  Caulokaempferia – 22(27) 
  Cautleya – 22(23) 
  Cedar Bay Cherry – see Eugenia reinwardtiana 
  Cedar, White - see Melia azedarach 
  Cedrus deodara – 4(48) 
  Ceiba pentandra – 8(53) 
  Ceiba speciosa – see Chorisia speciosa 
  Celeriac – see Apium graveolens var. rapaceum 
  Celery (vegetable) – 5(91); 14(71); 15(69); 16(69); also see Apium graveolens var. dulce 
  Celery Stem Taro – see Colocasia gigantea ‘Bac Ha’ 
  Celosia – 5(91) 
  Celosia argentea var. argentea (lagos spinach) – 16(68, 69); 17(67); 18(67); 19(66); 20(66); 21(66); 22(66); 23(68); 24(68); 25(72); 26(70) 
  Celosia argentea var. cristata – 16(70); 17(68); 18(68); 19(70); 20(68); 21(68); 22(70); 23(72); 24(70); 25(74); 26(72) 
  Celosia argentea var. plumosa – 16(70); 17(68); 18(69); 19(71); 20(69); 21(68); 22(71); 23(72); 24(70); 25(74); 26(72) 
  Celosia argentea var. spicata – should be Celosia spicata 
  Celosia spicata – 16(66, 70); 17(68); 18(69); 19(71); 20(69); 21(68); 22(71); 23(72); 24(70); 25(74); 26(72) 
  Cemetery – 22(34-37) 
  Centaurea cyanus – 19(70); 20(68); 23(72); 26(72) 
  Centella asiatica – 14(53); 16(69) 
  Centipede Grass – see Eremochloa ophiuroides 
  Centipede Plant – see Homalocladium platycladium 
  Centradenia grandifolia – 16(73); 18(24) 
  Centradenia inaequilateralis – possibly also calledCentradenia grandifolia  
  Centradenia inaequilateralis ‘Cascade’ – 22(12) 
  Century Plant – see Agave 
  Cephalotus follicularis – 23(28, 29) 
  Ceratobium - 1(65) 
  Ceratopetalum – 17(46) 
  Ceratopetalum apetalum – 11(75) 
  Ceratostigma willmottianum – 13(29) 
  Ceratozamia - 1(61) 
  Cerbera manghas – 6(30) 
  Cerbera odollam – 6(30) 
  Cereus species – 8(18) 
  Ceropegia ampliata - 2(13)  
  Ceropegia sandersonii – 26(15) 
  Ceropegia woodii – 15(34, 35) 
  Cestrum nocturnum – 15(73); 16(72); 17(31, 33); 24(34, 39) 
  Ceylon Hill Gooseberry – see Rhodomyrtus tomentosa  
  Ceylon Raspberry – see Rubus niveus 
  Ceylon Sago Palm – see Cycas rumphii  
  Ceylon Spinach – see Alternanthera sessilis 
  Chaconia - see Warszewiczia coccinea  
  Chaconier - see Warszewiczia coccinea 
  Chain Fruit – see Alyxia ruscifolia 
  Chain of Hearts – see Ceropegia woodii  
  Chain Orchid – see Dendrochilum tenellum 
  Chamaedorea – 6(24) 
  Chamaedorea adscendens - 2(17) 
  Chamaedorea allenii - 2(17) 
  Chamaedorea alternans – 2(17) 
  Chamaedorea arenbergiana - 2(17) 
  Chamaedorea atrovirens – see Chamaedorea cataractarum 
  Chamaedorea brachypoda - 2(17) 
  Chamaedorea cataractarum - 2(17); 7(25); 10(41) 
  Chamaedorea costaricana - 2(17) 
  Chamaedorea elatior - 2(17) 
  Chamaedorea elegans - 2(14, 17-18); 7(28)  
  Chamaedorea ernesti-angustii - 2(17) 
  Chamaedorea fragrans - 2(17) 
  Chamaedorea geonomiformis - 2(17) 
  Chamaedorea glaucifolia - 2(17) 
  Chamaedorea hooperiana - 2(18)  
  Chamaedorea klotzschina - 2(17); 5(17) 
  Chamaedorea metallica - 1(35); 2(17-18); 5(17); 9(35); 14(73) 
  Chamaedorea microspadix - 2(17-18)   
  Chamaedorea oblongata - 2(17) 
  Chamaedorea plumosa - 2(17) 
  Chamaedorea pochutlensis - 2(18)  
  Chamaedorea seifrizii – 5(61); 7(25, 28, 41) 
  Chamaedorea stolonifera - 2(17) 
  Chamaedorea tenella - 2(17); 20(82) 
  Chamaedorea tepejilote - 2(17); 5(17) 
  Chamaemelum nobile – 17(51) 
  Chamaerops humilis - 1(74) 
  Chamaesyce hypericifolia – see Euphorbia hypericifolia  
  Chambeyronia macrocarpa – 5(16); 14(20); 16(41); 25(84) 
  Chambeyronia macrocarpa ‘Watermelon’ – 25(84) 
  Chambeyronia macrocarpa var. hookeri – 5(17, 61); 25(84) 
  Chambeyronia tepejilote – 5(15) 
  Chamelaucium – 24(29) 
  Chameleon Plant – see Houttuynia cordata ‘Variegata’ 
  Chamomile, Lawn – see Chamaemelum nobile; Anthemis nobilis 
  Charcoal – 17(48) 
  Chard – see Beta vulgaris var. cicla 
  Chaste Tree – see Vitex agnus-castus 
  Chaya – see Cnidoscolus chayamansa 
  Chayamansa – see Cnidoscolus chayamansa 
  Chayote – see Sechium edule 
  Cheese Fruit – see Morinda citrifolia 
  Cheese Tree - see Glochidion  
  Cheilocostus speciosus – 24(34, 38) 
  Chelate, nutrients – 15(49) 
  Chemical fertilisers – 15(49) 
  Chenille Plant – see Acalypha hispida 
  Chenopodium album – 25(72) 
  Chenopodium berlandieri subsp. nuttalliae (huauzontle)– 16(68, 69); 17(67); 18(66); 19(66); 20(66); 21(66); 22(66); 23(68); 24(68); 25(72); 26(70)  
  Cheriodopsis robustus – 8(17) 
  Cherry blossom trees – 15(12) 
  Cherry blossoms – 6(51) 
  Cherry Guava, Yellow – see Psidium cattleianum var. cattleianum f. lucidum 
  Cherry of Rio Grande – see Eugenia aggregate; Eugenia cerasiflora  
  Cherry Palm – see Pseudophoenix sargentii 
  Cherry Tomato – see Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme; Lycopersicon esculentum var. cerasiforme 
  Cherry, Aunt Molly Ground – see Physalis pruinosa 
  Cherry, Brazilian – see Eugenia uniflora 
  Cherry, Brush – see Syzygium australe  
  Cherry, Capulin – see Prunus salicifolia; Prunus serotina subsp. capuli 
  Cherry, Cedar Bay – see Eugenia reinwardtiana 
  Cherry, Ground – see Physalis pruinosa 
  Cherry, Surinam – see Eugenia uniflora 
  Cherry, Tropic – see Prunus serotina subsp. capuli 
  Cherry, Water – see Syzygium aqueum 
  Cherrypie – see Heliotropium arborescens 
  Chestnet, Moreton Bay – see Castanospermum australe 
  Chestnut Mannikin (bird) – see Lonchura castaneothorax 
  Chestnut, Cape – see Calodendrum capense 
  Chestnut-breasted Finch (bird) – see Lonchura castaneothorax 
  Chestnut-breasted Mania (bird) – see Lonchura castaneothorax 
Chewings Fescue – see Festuca  
Chia (vegetable) – 14(71); 16(69); also see Salvia hispanica; Salvia rhyncophylla  
Chicken Gizzards – see Iresine 
Chickens – 15(62); 16(64); 17(62-63) 
Chicory (vegetable) – 10(87); 15(69); 16(68, 69); also see Cichorium intybus 
Chigua - 1(61) 
Chilacayote (vegetable) – 14(71); 16(69); also see Cucurbita ficifolia 
Children in gardens – 20(18-21); 21(18-21); 22(42-45) 
Chill units – 24(58) 
Chilli (vegetable) – 14(71); 15(69); 16(68, 69); see Capsicum frutescens 
Chilli, Ornamental – see Capsicum frutescens 
China Gold – see Bambusa eutuldoides 
China Pink – see Dianthus chinensis 
Chinese Arrowhead – see Sagittaria sagittifolia 
Chinese Artichoke – see Stachys affinis  
Chinese Banyan – see Ficus microcarpa 
Chinese Bell Flower – see Abutilon x hybridum 
Chinese Broccoli – see Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra 
Chinese Cabbage - see Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis 
Chinese Dwarf Bamboo – see Bambusa guangxiensis 
Chinese Dwarf Banana – see Musella lasiocarpa 
Chinese Elm – see Ulmus chinensis 
Chinese Evergreen – see Aglaonema 
Chinese Evergreen Jasmine – see Jasminum polyanthum 
Chinese Forget-me-not – see Cynoglossum amabile 
Chinese Gardens 
  - Humble Administrator’s Garden, Suzhou – 22(18)
 
  - Tiger Hill, Suzhou – 22(19)
 
  - West Lake, Hangzhou – 22(22)
 
  - Yuyaun gardens, Shanghai – 22(17)
 
 
Chinese greens – 10(87) 
  Chinese Ground Orchid – see Bletilla striata 
  Chinese Hat Plant – see Holmskioldia; Karomia 
  Chinese Lantern – see Abutilon 
  Chinese Orchid Tree – see Bauhinia purpurea 
  Chinese Perfume Tree – see Aglaia odorata 
  Chinese Rain Bell – see Strobilanthes hamiltoniana 
  Chinese Rice Flower – see Aglaia odorata 
  Chinese Spinach – see Amaranthus cultivars 
  Chinese Star Jasmine – see Trachelospermum jasminoides 
  Chinese Tallow Tree – see Sapium sebiferum 
  Chinese Tamarisk – see Tamarix chinesis  
  Chinese Violet – see Asystasia gangetica subsp. micrantha 
  Chinese Water Spinach - see lpomoea aquatica 
  Chinese Wax Flower – see Hoya carnosa 
  Chinese White Cabbage – see Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis 
  Chinese Wild Yam – see Dioscorea polystachya 
  Chinese Wisteria – see Wisteria sinensis 
  Chives – see Allium schoenoprasum 
  Chives, Garlic – see Allium tuberosum 
  Chlorine – 15(49) 
  Chloris gayana – 12(89) 
  Chloris truncata – 17(43, 45) 
  Chlorophytum – 16(70) 
  Chlorophytum amaniense ‘Fire Flash’ – 3(25) 
  Chlorophytum comosum ‘Variegatum’ – 22(37) 
  Chocolate Plant – see Pseuderanthemum alatum 
  Chocolate Pudding Fruit – see Diospyros digyna 
  Chocolate Tree – see Theobroma cacao 
  Choko (vegetable) – 5(68); 7(74); 15(69); 16(68, 69); 17(52-55); see Sechium edule 
  Chonemorpha fragrans – 5(39); 14(95); 17(20, 21, 73) 
  Choricarpia – 24(29) 
  Chorisia speciosa – 12(61); 14(22, 73) 
  Christella dentata – 7(66, 67); 22(53) 
  Christia vespertilionis – 26(18, 19) 
  Christmas Bells – see Blandfordia 
  Christmas Cactus – see Schlumbergera truncata 
  Christmas Palm – see Adonidia merrilii; Veitchia merrillii 
  Christmas trees – 21(30-31) 
  Christophine - see Sechium edule 
  Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium — see Tanacetum cinerariifolium 
  Chrysanthemum morifolium – 16(16) 
  Chrysanthemum parthenium — see Tanacetum parthenium 
  Chrysocephalum apiculatum – 17(36); 21(28) 
  Chrysocephalum apiculatum ‘Desert Flame’ – 8(22) 
  Chrysocephalum ramosissimum - 2(15); 3(54); 7(11)  
  Chrysophyllum cainito – 8(82-83) 
  Chrysopogon elongatus - 25(39) 
  Chrysopogon fallax - 2(74) 
  Chungii – see Bambusa chungii 
  Chusquea cumingii - 2(18) 
  Chysis bractescens – 17(81)  
  Cicadas – 4(75) 
  Cichorium endivia (endive)– 14(55); 18(66); 19(66); 20(66); 22(66); 23(68); 24(68); 26(70) 
  Cichorium intybus (chicory) – 18(66); 19(66); 20(66); 22(46, 66); 23(68); 24(68); 26(70) 
  Cigar Flower - Cuphea ignea 
  Cigarette Bush – see Justicia spicigera 
  Cigarette Plant – see Russelia juncea; Cuphea ignea 
  Cilantro – see Coriandrum sativum 
  Cineraria – see Senecio cineraria; Jacobaea maritima 
  Cinnamomum verum – 22(46) 
  Cinnamomum zeylanicum - renamed Cinnamomum verum 
  Cinnamon – see Cinnamomum zeylanicum; Cinnamomum verum 
  Cinnamon Myrtle – see Backhousia myrtifolia 
  Cissus alata ‘Ellen Danica’ – 17(20) 
  Cissus antarctica – 3(82); 26(78) 
  Cissus oblonga – see Cissus antarctica 
  Cissus rhombifolia ‘Éllen Danica’- 15(34); see Cissus alata ‘Ellen Danica’ 
  CITES permits - 1(43, 61) 
  Citriobatus lancifolius – see Pittosporum lancifolium 
  Citriobatus linearis – see Pittosporum viscidum 
  Citriobatus spinescens – see Pittosporum spinescens 
  Citronella Grass – see Cymbopogon nardus 
  Citrullus lanatus – 19(67) 
  Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus (watermelon) – 20(64, 66); 21(67); 22(67); 23(68); 24(68); 25(72); 26(70) 
  Citrullus marmelon var. fastulosum (Indian gourd/tinda) – 18(66); 19(66); 20(66); 21(66); also see Praecitrullus fistulosus 
  Citrullus vulgaris – 17(67); 18(67); 19(67); also see Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 
  Citrus – 5(68); 7(84-87); 11(83); 14(22); 19(58); 20(57); 21(58-59); 25(56-57) 
  Citrus aurantifolia – 16(55) 
  Citrus australasica – 4(66); 9(63); 11(78); 12(72); 17(34, 35) 
  Citrus australis – 5(51); 9(63); 12(72); 17(35) 
  Citrus garawayi – 12(73) 
  Citrus glauca – 9(63); 12(73); 17(35) 
  Citrus gracilis – 12(73) 
  Citrus hystrix – 6(57); 14(38, 40); 22(46) 
  Citrus inodora – 12(73) 
  Citrus, Native – 12(72) 
  Clarkia – see Clarkia elegans 
  Clarkia elegans – 15(70); 18(68); 19(70); 20(68); 22(70); 23(72); 26(72) 
  Clasped Pondweed – see Potamogeton perfoliatus 
  Clausena lansium - 1(83); 18(58-59)  
  Cleistanthus apodus – 19(42, 44) 
  Cleistocactus winteri - 2(13); 9(48)  
  Clematis – 13(35); 20(12) 
  Clematis glycinoides – 20(88) 
  Clematis, Native – see Clematis glycinoides 
  Cleome hassleriana – 10(67); 12(13); 15(70); 16(70); 17(68); 18(69); 19(71); 20(69); 21(68); 22(71); renamed as Tarenaya hassleriana 
  Clerodendron ‘Celestial Blue’ – 15(73); should be Clerodendrum ‘Celestial Blue’ 
  Clerodendron ‘Crikey’ – 4(24); should be Clerodendrum ‘Crikey’um 
  Clerodendron bungei – 10(29-30); should be Clerodendrum bungei 
  Clerodendron floribundum - 2(73); 3(84); 5(51); should be Clerodendrum floribunda 
  Clerodendron heterophyllum – 12(71); should be Clerodendrum heterophylum 
  Clerodendron spectabile - 1(10) should be Clerodendrum spectibile 
  Clerodendrum bungei – 24(7) 
  Clerodendrum floribundum – 22(54) 
  Clerodendrum nutans – see Clerodendrum wallichii 
  Clerodendrum quadriloculare – 12(61); 20(11, 12) 
  Clerodendrum thomsoniae – 17(20); 21(31); 26(31, 33) 
  Clerodendrum ugandense – see Rotheca myricoides 
  Clerodendrum wallichii – 14(25); 20(34, 37) 
  Cliestocactus jujuyensis – 8(16) 
  Cliff Quandong – see Dubouzetia saxatilis 
  Climate - 1(8-13); 16(27) 
  Climbing Bird’s Nest Fern - see Microsorum punctatum  
  Climbing Deeringia – see Deeringia amaranthoides 
  Climbing Fern – see Stenochlaena palustris 
  Climbing Frangipani – see Chonemorpha fragrans 
  Climbing Green Bean – see Phaseolus vulgaris 
  Climbing Guinea Flower – see Hibbertia scandens 
  Climbing Maidenhair – see Lygodium microphyllum 
  Climbing Oleander – see Strophanthus gratus 
  Climbing Pandan – see Freycinetia marginata 
  Climbing Snapdragon – see Maurandya barclayana; Asarina barclayana 
  Climbing Ylang-Ylang – see Artabotrys hexapetalus 
  Clitorea – should be Clitoria 
  Clitoria ternatea – 4(37); 5(7); 11(83); 12(12, 15); 13(29, 36); 14(73); 17(73) 
  Clivea – should be Clivia 
  Clivia - 1(12, 73); 2(18); 4(26); 5(86, 89); 6(51); 7(24); 8(29); 12(24-29) 
  Clivia caulescens – 12(26) 
  Clivia Cyrtanthiflora Group – 12(26) 
  Clivia gardenii – 12(26) 
  Clivia interspecific hybrids – 12(26) 
  Clivia miniata - 2(19); 3(16); 12(24-29); 14(20); 23(17) 
  Clivia miniata ‘Belgian Hybrid’– 16(13) 
  Clivia mirablis – 12(26) 
  Clivia nobilis – 12(26) 
  Clivia robusta – 12(26) 
  Clivia, pests – 12(28) 
  Clostridium tetani – 13(63) 
  Clover – see Trifolium 
  Club Moss – see Salaginella brisbanensis; Salaginella pallescens 
  Clubmoss, Golden – see Salaginella kraussiana ‘Aurea’ 
  Clumping Bamboo – 6(62-65) 
  Clumping Palm – 5(89); 10(26) 
  Clusia major var. variegata – 23(36) 
  Clusia rosea – 6(31); 19(79) 
  Clusia rosea ‘Aureo-variegata’ – 19(79) 
  Clustered Fishtail Palm – see Caryota mitis 
  Cnidoscolus chayamansa – 8(29, 81); 14(53, 70); 16(69); 18(71); 19(73); 20(70); 21(71) 
  Coachwood – see Ceratopetalum apetalum 
  Coast Banksia – see Banksia integrifolia; Banksia dentata 
  Coast Canthium – see Cyclophyllum coprosmoides 
  Coastal Almond – see Terminala catappa 
  Coastal Cushion – see Banksia spinulosa 
  Coastal Cypress Pine – see Callitris 
  Coastal Daisy - see Erigeron 
  Coastal Grasses - 1(88-89)  
  Coastal Jack Bbean – see Canavalia rosea 
  Coastal Juniper - see Juniperus confertus 
  Coastal Pigface – see Carpobrotus glaucescens 
  Coastal plants - 1(72-64); 2(16-19); 6(12-16) 
  Coastal Rosemary - see Westringia fruticosa  
  Coastal Sheoak – see Casuarina equisetifolia 
  Coastal Tea Tree - see Leptospermum laevigatum  
  Coastal Water-hyssop – see Bacopa monnieri 
  Cobalt – 15(49) 
  Cobra Lily – see Darlingtonia californica 
  Coccoloba uvifera – 6(31) 
  Cochiloda – 23(81)  
  Cochlospermum gillivraei – 8(79); 21(42, 44) 
  Cochlospermum vitifolium – 11(27) 
  Cock Chafer (Curl grub) – 9(7) 
  Cockscomb - see Celosia argentea var. cristata 
  Cocky Apple - see Planchonia careya  
  Coconut - see Cocos nucifera 
  Coconut Orchid – see Maxillaria tenuifolia 
  Cocos nucifera - 1(74); 5(68); 6(15, 31); 22(82); 24(33) 
  Cocos nucifera ‘Golden Malay Dwarf’ – 6(15) 
  Cocos Palm – see Syagrus romanzoffiana 
  Cocos weddellianum – see Lytocaryum weddellianum 
  Cocoyam – see Xanthosoma mafaffa 
  Cocoyam, Golden – see Xanthosoma mafaffa ‘Lemon Zinger’ 
  Codiaeum – 5(50); 6(17) 
  Codiaeum variegatum - 1(10, 35); 3(23, 29); 4(28); 8(10, 72); 11(26); 12(33, 54, 61, 67); 13(16, 17, 25, 27); 14(12, 89); 16(40); 18(32); 19(11); 21(66); 22(36); 24(20, 32, 34); 25(20) 
  Codiaeum variegatum ‘Apple Leaf’ – 22(33) 
  Codiaeum variegatum ‘Gold Dust’ – 22(33) 
  Codiaeum variegatum var. variegatum – 18(71); 20(35) 
  Coelogyne – 16(41) 
  Coffea arabica – 3(68); 19(45) 
  Coffee – see Coffea arabica 
  Coffee Bush – Breynia oblongifolia 
  Coleus – 5(15) – also see Solenostemon scutellarioides; Plectranthus scutellarioides  
  Coleus amboinicus - see Plectranthus amboinicus 
  Coleus blumei var. verschaffeltii – see Solenostemon scutellarioides 
  Collard (vegetable) – 14(71); 15(69); 16(69); also see Brassica oleracea var. viridis  
  Colocasia – 16(70) 
  Colocasia esculenta – 5(76-77); 13(54); 14(20, 53, 73); 18(71); 19(73); 20(70); 21(71); 25(73); 26(74) 
  Colocasia esculenta ‘Black Magic’ – 7(16); 18(44) 
  Colocasia esculenta ‘Chinaman’s Taro’ – 5(77); 9(29) 
  Colocasia esculenta ‘Fontanaisii’ – 5(77) 
  Colocasia gigantea ‘Bac Ha’ – 18(71); 19(73); 20(70); 21(71) 
  Colombian Flag – see Sanchezia speciosa 
  Color foliage – see Colour  
  Colour 
  - Blue – 13(28-31)
 
  - Colour in the garden – 19(36-39)
 
  - Colour theory – 20(40-41)
 
  - Colour wheel – 19(38); 20(40-41)
 
  - Foliage - 13(24-27)
 
  - Orange – 16(42-47)
 
  - Pink – 10(66-69)
 
  - Red – 12(62-65)
 
  - Silver – 8(64-68); 9(30-36)
 
  - White – 14(24-27)
 
  - Yellow – 11(26-29)
 
 
Columnea – 16(41) 
  Colville’s Glory Tree - see Colvillea racemosa 
  Colvillea racemosa - 2(74); 7(81); 11(61); 12(61); 16(42); 17(72); 20(72, 73); 21(86) 
  Combretum coccineum – 19(75); 20(11) 
  Combretum constrictum – 10(29-30) 
  Combretum falcatum – 26(30, 33) 
  Combretum indicum – 23(24); 24(75) 
  Combretum mussaendiflorum – see Quisqualis falcata var. mussaendiflora; now named Combretum falcatum 
  Comfrey – see Symphytum officinale  
  Commelina foecunda – see Cyanotis foecunda  
  Common Crow – see Eupolea core 
  Common Grass Yellow Butterfly – see Eurema hacabe 
  Common names – 21(40) 
  Common Trumpet Creeper – see Campsis x tagliabuana 
  Community gardens - 2(67) 
  Community nurseries – 13(60) 
  Companion Planting – 17(50-51) 
  Compartmentalise - 2(64) 
  Compost – 15(49); 18(52-55); 19(52-55); 20(52-53); 21(52-53) 
  Compost tea - 2(68); 13(77) 
  Condy’s crystals – 16(48); also see Potassium permanganate 
  Cone Flower – see Rudbeckia bicolor; now named Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima 
  Coneybear Cypress – see Cupressus macrocarpa ‘Coneybearii Aurea’ 
  Confederate Rose – see Hibiscus mutabilis 
  Congea tomentosa – 17(7); 21(73) 
  Congo Cockatoo – see Impatiens niamniamensis 
  Conifers – 21(31) 
  Conospermum – 17(46) 
  Cooktown Orchid - see Dendrobium bigibbum 
  Coontie – see Zamia integrifolia 
  Cooper’s Tree Fern – see Cyathea cooperi 
  Cooroora Cascade – see Grevillea ‘Cooroora Cascade’ 
  Cootamundra Wattle – 6(98); see Acacia baileyana 
  Copa de Ora – see Allamanda cathartica 
  Copernicia hospita – 8(66) 
  Copper - 15(49) 
  Copper Leaf – see Acalypha wilkesiana 
  Copper Pod – see Peltophorum pterocarpum 
  Coral Aphelandra – see Aphelandra sinclairiana  
  Coral Berry – see Ardisia crentata  
  Coral Bush – see Russelia juncea; Russelia equisetiformis 
  Coral Hibiscus – see Hibiscus schizopetalus 
  Coral Plant – see Jatropha multifida; Russelia juncea; Russelia equisetiformis 
  Coral Tree - see Erythrina 
  Coral Tree, Brazilian – see Erythrina speciosa 
  Coral Vine – see Antignon leptopus 
  Corchorus cunninghamii – 7(53); 17(36) 
  Corchorus olitorius (malu khia/Egyptian spinach)– 14(55, 71); 16(68, 69); 17(66, 67); 18(67); 19(66); 20(67); 21(66); 22(66); 23(68); 24(68); 25(72); 26(70) 
  Cordia sebestena – 16(42) 
  Corduroy Tamarind - see Mischarytera lautereriana 
  Cordyline - 2(10, 13); 4(53); 5(17, 22, 50, 90); 7(11, 13); 8(6, 9-12); 10(25-26); 17(22-29); 22(13) 
  Cordyline australis – 14(69) 
  Cordyline banksii – 14(69) 
  Cordyline brasiliensis ‘Pink Joy’ – 23(66) 
  Cordyline cannifolia – 17(28) 
  Cordyline congesta – 17(28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa - 1(10, 34, 45); 2(10, 14, 18); 3(16, 23, 26, 29); 5(16, 57); 7(cover); 11(10); 12(54, 59, 61); 13(12, 16); 14(12, 20, 89); 16(41); 17(22-29); 18(24, 30, 31, 32, 33, 70); 20(35); 21(66); 24(32, 34, 36); 25(20, 33) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Alba Rosea’ – 17(28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Amanda’s Blush’ - 17(23, 28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Americana’ – 17(28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Ann Moran’ – 25(33) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Aussie Flag’ – 17(23, 28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Cameroon’ - 17(28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Candy Stripe’ – 17(27) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Carmen’ – 17(28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Celestial Dawn’ – 6(55) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Cointreau’ – 17(28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Compacta’ – 17(28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Crinkle Cut’ – 17(28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Dolly’ – 17(28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Emerald Rain’ – 17(28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Flag Dancer’ – 17(28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Francis’ – 17(28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Froth & Bubble’ – 17(23, 28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Green Jade’ – 17(23) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Hawaiian Rooster’s Tail’ – 17(23) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Hawaiian Rose’ – 17(28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘HiLo Rainbow’ – 17(28); should be Cordyline fruticosa ‘Hilo Rainbow’ 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Inscripta’ – 11(22); 17(24, 28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘John Klass’ – 17(24) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Kiani’ – 17(25, 28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Kilauea’ – 20(35) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Kim’s Choice’ – 25(33) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Kingston’ – 17(24, 28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Kiwi’ – 6(55); 14(20); 17(25, 28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Knobbly Knees’ – 17(28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Madonna’ – 17(28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Maize’ – 12(59); 14(12); 17(28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Margaret Storey’ – 17(25, 28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘McIrney’ – 17(25, 28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Mini Ha Ha’ – 17(28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Miss Andrea’ – 17(28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Moonlight’ – 17(26, 28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Nancy’ – 17(28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Negra’ – 12(54, 59); 14(12); 17(26, 28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘New Guinea Fan’ – 17(26, 28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Opal Hue’ – 17(28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Peter Buck’ – 17(28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Pink Champion’ – 17(26, 28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Pink Diamond’ – 17(27, 18) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Pink Joy’ – 17(28); see also Cordyline brasiliensis ‘Pink Joy’ 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Pink Ribbons of Hope’ – 25(33) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Purple Prince’ – 17(28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Red Sister’ – 17(28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Roosters Tail’ – 17(28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Rubra’ – 5(10); 12(59); 14(12); 17(27, 28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Rumba’ – 17(28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Schubertii’ – 6(55); 14(22); 17(27, 28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Sonny Matthews’ – 17(27) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Stacey’ - 17(28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Stiletto’ – 17(27, 28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Tango’– 16(42); 17(23, 28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Tartan’ – 17(28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘The Godfather’ – 17(28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Waihee Rainbow’ – 17(28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘White Delight’ – 17(28) 
  Cordyline fruticosa ‘Willi’s Gold’ – 17(28); correctly called Cordyline fruiticosa ‘Will I’s Gold’ 
  Cordyline manners-suttoniae – 17(13) 
  Cordyline murchisoniae – 17(28) 
  Cordyline petiolaris – 3(84); 17(28); 20(88); 22(54) 
  Cordyline rubra – 17(28) 
  Cordyline stricta – 17(28) 
  Coreopsis – 12(13); 15(70); 16(70); 18(68); 19(70); 20(68); 22(70); 23(72); 24(70); 26(72) 
  Coreopsis Daisy – see Coreopsis 
  Coriander – 14(71); 15(69); 16(69); see also Coriandrum sativum 
  Coriander, Long Leafed – see Eryngium foetidum 
  Coriander, Mexican – see Eryngium foetidum 
  Coriander, Perennial – see Eryngium foetidum 
  Coriander, Sawtooth – see Eryngium foetidum 
  Coriander, Vietnamese – see Persicaria odorata; Polygonum odoratum; Eryngium foetidum 
  Coriandrum sativum (coriander)– 14(55, 71); 15(69); 16(69); 17(51, 67); 18(66); 19(66); 20(66); 21(66); 22(66); 23(68); 24(68); 25(72); 26(70) 
  Corkscrew Grass – see Austrostipa setacea 
  Corkwood - see Carallia brachiata, Melicope elleryana, Euodia elleryana 
  Corn – 16(54, 58); 26(60-63); also see Zea mays 
  Corn Flower – see Centaurea cyanus 
  Corn Poppy – see Papaver rhoeas  
  Cornukaempheria aurantiflora – 6(43); 9(31) 
  Corpse Flower – see Amorphophallus 
  Corpse Lily - see Amorphophallus paeoniifolius 
  Cortaderia selloana – 25(35) 
  Corymbia – 5(69); 10(90); 21(65); 24(33) 
  Corymbia ‘Summer Red’ – 9(58) 
  Corymbia citriodora - 1(56) 
  Corymbia ficifolia – 9(58) 
  Corymbia phoenicia – 8(78); should be Corymbia phoenicea; generally referred to as Eucalyptus phoenicea 
  Corymbia ptychocarpa - 2(73, 75); 6(31); 8(78); 9(58); 15(73); 16(9); 20(72); 22(55) 
  Corymbia torelliana - 2(13); 5(69) 
  Corypha utan – 6(31) 
  Cosmos bipinnatus – 17(68); 18(68); 19(70); 20(68); 21(68); 22(70); 23(72); 24(70); 25(74); 26(72) 
  Cosmos cultivars – 15(70) 
  Cosmos sulphureus – 12(13); 15(73); 16(73); 17(68); 18(68); 19(70); 20(68); 21(68); 22(70); 23(24, 72); 24(70); 25(74); 26(72) 
  Cossack Pineapple – see Physalis pruinosa 
  Costa Rica Blue Salvia – see Salvia guaranitica ‘Costa Rica Blue’ 
  Costa Rica Nightshade – see Solanum wendlandii 
  Costa Rica Butterfly Vine – see Dalechampia aristolochiifolia 
  Costus - 2(10); 11(83); 16(70); 17(69); 21(66); 22(25); 26(29) 
  Costus barbatus – 5(15); 6(34); 11(44); 17(73); 18(42); 24(38) 
  Costus cosmosus – 14(73) 
  Costus malortieanus – 20(80); 22(23) 
  Costus oase – 13(54, 55) 
  Costus potierae – see Cheilocostus speciosus 
  Costus productus - 2(46); 10(48); 13(55); 14(73); 17(73) 
  Costus speciosus – see Cheilocostus speciosus 
  Costus speciosus ‘Java Pink’ – 9(33, 35) 
  Costus spicatus – 15(80) 
  Costus stenophyllus – 19(42, 47); 24(38) 
  Costus verschaffeltius – 9(33, 35) 
  Costus woodsonii – 15(80) 
  Cotinus coggygria – 13(35); 15(13) 
  Cottage gardens – 12(8) 
  Cotton Panic Grass – see Digitaria brownii  
  Cotton Rose – see see Hibiscus mutabilis 
  Cotton Tree - see Hibiscus tiliaceus, Talipariti tiliaceum 
  Cotton Tree, Red Silk– see Bombax ceiba 
  Cottonwood – see Hibiscus tiliaceus 
  Cottonwood Hibiscus – see Talipariti tiliaceum 
  Couch – see Cynodon dactylon, Digitaria 
  Couch smut – see Ustilago cynodontis 
  Courgette – see Cucurbita pepo 
  Couroptia guianensis – 10(30) 
  Couroupita – 8(43) 
  Crab Cactus – see Schlumbergera truncata 
  Crab’s Claws - see Heliconia  
  Crassocephalum sarcobasis – 18(71); 19(73); 20(70); 21(71) 
  Crassula ovata – 5(22) 
  Crassula ovata ‘Hummel’s Sunset’- 2(14); 22(33); 25(86) 
  Crassulacean Acid Metabolism – 12(76) 
  Crateva – 4(40) 
  Crateva adansonii – 4(40) 
  Crateva religiosa – 4(40) 
  Creek Cherry – see Syzygium australe 
  Creeping Beard Grass – see Oplismenus aemulus ‘Veriegatus’; Oplismenus hirtellus ‘Variegatus’ 
  Creeping Boobialla – see Myoporum acuminatum 
  Creeping Charlie – see Glechoma hederacea 
  Creeping Indigo – see Indigofera spicata  
  Creeping Red Fescue – see Festuca sp. 
  Creeping Tickfoil – see Desmodium triflorum  
  Creeping Zinnia – see Sanvitalia procumbens 
  Crepe Jasmine – see Tabernaemontana divaricata 
  Crepe Myrtle - see Lagerstroemia indica 
  Crepe Myrtle, Late – see Lagerstroemia floribunda 
  Crepe Myrtle, Native – see Lagerstroemia archeriana 
  Cress, Land – see Barbarea verna 
  Cress, Lebanese – see Aethionema cordifolium   
  Cress, Upland – see Barbarea vulgaris 
  Cretan Brake Fern (Variegated) – see Pteris cretica ‘Albo-lineata’ 
  Crimson Cloud – see Combretum coccineum 
  Crimson Penda – see Xanthostemon youngii 
  Crinkle Bush – see Lomatia silaifolia 
  Crinum - 1(12); 8(10, 29), 12(15); 16(70); 19(13, 23); 21(66) 
  Crinum angustifolium – 9(51) 
  Crinum asiaticum – 8(10-11)  
  Crinum bulbispermum – 16(75) 
  Crinum flaccidum – 11(6) 
  Crinum Lilies – 8(31); 12(14); 17(69) 
  Crinum pedunculatum - 1(73, 78); 3(35); 6(16); 16(73) 
  Crinum xanthifolium – 14(89); should be Crinum xanthophyllum 
  Crinum xanthophyllum – 22(33) 
  Crocosmia aurea – 19(24); 20(31) 
  Crocus, Indian – see Zephyranthes  
  Crocus, Storm – see Zephyranthes candida 
  Crop rotation – 14(54); 22(68-69) 
  Crossandra infundibuliformis – 14(73); 16(13, 42); 17(71, 72); 22(37) 
  Croton - see Codiaeum variegatum 
  Croton Apple Leaf – see Codiaeum variegatum ‘Apple Leaf’ 
  Crow’s Ash – see Flindersia australis 
  Crowded-leaf Wattle – see Acacia conferta 
  Crown of Gold - see Barklya syringifolia 
  Crown of Thorns - see Euphorbia milii 
  Crowsfoot Grass – see Eleusine indica 
  Crucifix Orchid – see Epidendrum  
  Cryosophila warscewiczii – 9(35) 
  Cryptanthus – 3(28, 31); 8(75); 9(30); 16(41); 17(69) 
  Cryptocarya laevigata – 23(26, 39) 
  Cryptocarya obovata – 11(54) 
  Cryptocarya triplinervis – 11(78) 
  Crytostachys renda – 4(28); 15(14) 
  Ctenanthe - 1(34); 2(18); 16(70); 17(69); 25(20) 
  Ctenanthe burle-marxii - 2(18) 
  Ctenanthe oppenheimiana ‘Tricolor’ – 10(67) – should be Stromanthe ‘Superstar’ 
  Ctenanthe setosa – 9(32)  
  Ctenanthe setosa ‘Greystar’ – 9(35) 
  Cuban Cigar – see Calathea lutea 
  Cuban Royal Palm – see Roystonea regia 
  Cucuma alismatifolia – 10(67) 
  Cucumber (vegetable) – 16(68, 69); also see Cucumis sativus  
  Cucumber, Horned – see Cucumis metuliferus 
  Cucumber, Mexican – 14(71); see Melothria scabra 
  Cucumber, West Indian – 14(71); 15(69) 
  Cucumis anguria (west Indian gherkin)– 17(67); 18(67); 19(67); 20(67); 21(67); 22(67); 23(68); 24(68); 25(72); 26(70) 
  Cucumis melo (melon)– 17(67); 19(66, 67); 21(66); 23(68); 24(68); 25(72) 
  Cucumis metuliferus (spiny melon)– 17(67); 18(67); 22(66); 23(68); 24(68); 25(72); 26(70) 
  Cucumis sativus (cucumber) – 17(65, 67); 18(66); 19(66); 20(66); 21(56, 66); 22(66); 23(68: 24(68)  
  Cucurbita – 11(82); 14(55); 16(56); 25(70, 72); 26(70) 
  Cucurbita argyrosperma subsp. argyrosperma (pumpkin) – 18(67); 19(67); 20(67); 21(67); 22(67); 23(68); 24(68); 25(72); also referred to as Cucurbita argyrosperma 
  Cucurbita argyrosperma (pumpkin)– 26(70) 
  Cucurbita ficifolia (chilacayote)– 14(55); 16(69); 17(67); 18(66); 19(66); 20(66); 21(66); 22(66); 23(68); 24(68); 25(72); 26(70) 
  Cucurbita maxima (pumpkin) – 16(56-57); 18(67); 19(67); 20(67); 21(67); 22(67); 23(68); 24(68); 25(72); 26(70) 
  Cucurbita moschata (pumpkin) – 16(56); 18(67); 19(67); 20(67); 21(67); 22(67); 23(68); 24(68); 25(72): 26(70) 
  Cucurbita pepo (zucchini) – 16(56); 17(66, 67); 18(67); 19(67); 20(64, 67); 21(67); 22(67); 23(68); 24(68): 25(54-55, 70, 72); 26(70) 
  Cucurbita pepo subsp. pepo (squash) – 20(67) 
  Cullen tenax – 21(16) 
  Cultivars – 21(41) 
  Cumquat – 21(58-59) 
  Cunjevoi Lily - see Alocasia brisbanensis 
  Cunjivoi – see Alocasia brisbanensis 
  Cunningham’s Jute – see Corchorus cunninghamii 
  Cupaniopsis anacardioides – 6(14, 17, 30); 10(44); 11(73, 78); 23(36) 
  Cupaniopsis parvifolia – 5(51) 
  Cupaniopsis sp. aff. flagelliformis ‘curvidentata’ – 9(35) 
  Cuphea hyssopifolia – 12(71); 19(41); 21(31) 
  Cuphea ignea – 12(41); 22(37) 
  Cuphea lanceolata ‘Starfire’ – 21(17) 
  Cuphea mexicana ‘Lemon Squash’ – 22(33); could be Cuphea hyssopifolia ‘Lemon Squash’ 
  Cupressus macrocarpa ‘Coneybearii Aurea’ – 20(13) 
  Cupressus sempervirens ‘Nitschke’s Needle’ – 11(7) 
  Curculigo – 16(70) 
  Curcuma – 22(25); 23(17) 
  Curcuma ‘Voodoo Magic’ – 14(17) 
  Curcuma alismatifolia – 11(83); 14(16, 73); 22(24) 
  Curcuma alismatifolia ‘Siam White’– 14(16, 17) 
  Curcuma alismatifolia ‘Thai Magic’ – 14(16) 
  Curcuma alismatifolia ‘Thai Satisfaction’ – 14(16) 
  Curcuma australasica – 10(29, 55); 14(15); 17(13) 
  Curcuma domestica – see Curcuma longa 
  Curcuma longa – 14(15, 16, 53); 23(80) 
  Curcuma roscoeana ‘Jewel of Burma’– 14(16); 16(42) 
  Curcuma rubescens ‘Ruby’ – 12(54, 57); 14(16) 
  Curcumas – 4(91); 10(29); 11(83); 14(14-17, 20) 
  Curl grub – 9(7) 
  Curly Palm - see Howea belmoreana 
  Curly Sue – Epiphyllum guatemalense f. monstrosa ‘Curly Sue’ 
  Current Tomato – see Lycopersicon pimpellifolium; Solanum pimpellifolium 
  Curry Bush – see Helichrysum italicum  
  Curry Leaf Tree – see Murraya koenigii; renamed Bergera koenigii 
  Curry Myrtle – see Backhousia angustifolia 
  Curry Plant – see Helichrysum italicum  
  Curry Tree, Indian – see Murraya koenigii; renamed Bergera koenigii 
  Custard Apple – 17(56-59); see Annona squamosa x Annona cherimola 
  Custard Marrow - see Sechium edule 
  Cutleaf Mint Bush – see Prostanthera incisa 
  Cut-leafed Daisy – see Brachyscome multifida 
  Cyanotis foecunda – 24(76) 
  Cyathea australis – 8(36) 
  Cyathea brownie – 20(42) 
  Cyathea cooperi - 3(16); 4(18, 46); 7(67); 8(35-36); 18(18) 
  Cyathea leichhardtiana – 7(67) 
  Cyathula prostrata – 12(33), 18(33) 
  Cycads - 1(43, 60); 2(13, 43); 4(19); 5(15); 6(6, 11); 7(23, 36); 8(42, 52, 78); 9(42); 10(36) 
  Cycas calcicola – 8(66) 
  Cycas maconochiei - 1(60) 
  Cycas media – 17(13) 
  Cycas pectinata - 1(61)  
  Cycas revoluta - 1(62, 74); 3(39); 4(28), 12(18); 18(18, 36, 37) 
  Cycas rumphii – 18(36) 
  Cycas thouarsii – 8(42) 
  Cyclocephala signaticollis – 11(87) 
  Cyclones – 6(26-31) 
  Cyclophyllum coprosmoides – 11(78) 
  Cylinders – 21(55) 
  Cymbalaria hederacea – see Cymbalaria muralis 
  Cymbalaria muralis – 25(7) 
  Cymbidium atropurpureum – 15(32) 
  Cymbidium canaliculatum – 15(27-33) 
  Cymbidium madidim – 15(27-33) 
  Cymbidium suave – 15(27-33) 
  Cymbidiums – 15(26-33) 
  Cymbogogon bombycinus – 25(39) 
  Cymbopogon – 25(36) 
  Cymbopogon ambiguus – 14(38, 42); 22(48); 25(39) 
  Cymbopogon citratus – 14(53); 22(46, 48); 25(36, 39) 
  Cymbopogon flexuosus – 22(48) 
  Cymbopogon martini – 25(38) 
  Cymbopogon martini ‘Motia’ – 25(39) 
  Cymbopogon nardus – 14(38); 25(39) 
  Cymbopogon refractus – 12(81); 22(53); 25(39) 
  Cynara scolymus – 14(53) 
  Cynodon dactylon - 1(89); 3(82); 4(83); 5(82); 7(82); 8(84); 10(89); 12(89); 15(65); 20(63) 
  Cynoglossum amabile – 15(70); 18(68); 19(70); 20(68); 22(70); 23(72); 26(72) 
  Cynometra iripa – 21(34) 
  Cynometra malaccensis – 21(34) 
  Cynometra ramiflora – 21(34) 
  Cyperus exaltatus – 25(41) 
  Cyperus papyrus – 7(16) 
  Cyphomandra betacea (tamarillo)– see Solanum betaceum 
  Cyprinus carpio – 11(63) 
  Cyrtanthus - 1(12); 12 (14); 15(68); 19(24) 
  Cyrtanthus mackenii – 12(39); 16(73) 
  Cyrtomium falcatum – 11(10) 
  Cyrtosperma merkusii – 23(36) 
  Cyrtostachys renda – 3(48); 4(28); 5(56); 8(63); 16(46); 19(42, 44); 25(14) 
  x Citrofortunella microcarpa – 21(58-59)  |