Climbing plants
Coastal grape or fragrant grape
Vitis riparia
Distinguished from other species by vigorous growth (rises to a height of up to 25 m), broadly ovate, predominantly 3-lobed, bright green leaves with coarsely toothed margins.
Plants
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Conifers
Coastal juniper, or conferta
Juniperus соnferta
A species of evergreen shrubs of the genus Juniperus, family Cupressaceae. Crown cushion-shaped. Leaves needle-like, clustered at the tips, in threes, glaucous-green. Berry-like cones spherical, dark purple.
Climbing plants
Cobaea
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Perennial climbing or clinging subshrubs. Stems up to 6 m long. Leaves compound, arranged opposite, each of three pairs of leaflets.
Indoor plants
Coconut
Cocos
Native to the coastal regions of tropical countries. The coconut is the best-known of all fruit-bearing palms. However, it is not the best palm for growing indoors.
Indoor plants
Codiaeum, Croton
Codiaeum
Native to Southeast Asia and the islands of the Pacific Ocean. This common houseplant is valued for the beauty of its leaves, sometimes of unusual shapes.
Flowers for the garden
Codonopsis
Codonopsis
Unusual plants, mostly lianas. All 30 species included in this genus have thick fleshy roots resembling rhizomes. In the wild they are found in Japan and the Himalayas.
Indoor plants
Coelogyne
Coelogyne
About 125 species occur in nature, growing in shady forests and on vertical cliffs in Southeast Asia. In cultivation the crested Coelogyne (Coelogyne cristata), Coelogyne massangeana and the fringed Coelogyne (Coelogyne…
Indoor plants
Coffee
Coffea
Native to Africa and Asia. About 40 species in the wild. Arabian coffee or coffee arabica Coffea arabica is an evergreen tree, reaching 4 m in the wild. Although in cultivation a dwarf variety is more common, growing to…
Deciduous trees
Colchic Red Maple
Cappadocicum Rubrum
Colchic Red Maple (Cappadocicum Rubrum) - brief description of the species for Your Garden
Deciduous shrubs
Colchic holly
Ilex colchica Pojark.
A species of the genus Ilex of the family Aquifoliaceae. Evergreen tree or shrub. Leaves leathery, elliptic, crenate-toothed. Flowers white, axillary, 1- or 3-flowered
Indoor plants
Colchic ivy
Hedera colchica K.Koch
A vigorous, liana-like, evergreen shrub climbing supports to a height of up to 30 m. Sterile shoots are thin, with short sucker roots; fertile shoots are thicker and hairy.
Conifers
Colchidian klekachka
Colchica Stev.
Colchidian klekachka (Colchica Stev.) - brief species description on Your Garden
Indoor plants
Coleus
Coleus
Cultivated forms are hybrids of Coleus Blume - Coleus blumei. The stem is erect, plants reach up to 80 cm in height. Leaves are opposite, oval, pointed at the tip, with wavy or toothed margins.
Conifers
Colorado Blue Spruce 'Hoopsii'
Picea pungens "Hoopsii"
The most popular cultivar of Colorado (blue) spruce with brightly colored blue foliage. The crown is broad-conical, dense, and droops to the ground. Needles are needle-like, stiff, blue with a silvery tint. Cones are cy…
Conifers
Colorado fir
Сoncolor Gord. et Glend.
Colorado fir (Сoncolor Gord. et Glend.) - a brief description of the species on Your Garden
Deciduous trees
Columnar Gleditsia
Triacanthos 'Skyline'
Columnar Gleditsia (Triacanthos 'Skyline') - a brief description of the species for Your Garden
Deciduous trees
Columnar Norway maple
Platanoides 'Columnare'
Columnar Norway maple (Platanoides 'Columnare') - brief description of the species on Your Garden
Deciduous trees
Columnar birch
Pendula 'Fastigiata'
A broadly columnar tree (10–15 m tall) with an unbranched trunk to the top of the tree or split at a great height
Indoor plants
Columnea
Columnea
This is an attractive plant with long pendulous shoots; its leaves are small, partly leathery, or soft and covered with hairs. Its tubular flowers are striking, salmon-red or fiery red in color.
Flowers for the garden
Common Arisarum
A. vulgare
Despite its name, this species is rarer than Arisarum proboscideum. The spathe blade is shortly acuminate, brownish-purple. The spathe tube is light green with brownish-purple longitudinal stripes.
Fruit trees
Common Cherry 'Ksenia'
Prunus cerasus
A medium-growth, large-fruited cherry cultivar of early ripening. The cultivar is partially self-fertile and high-yielding. Fruits are large, weighing 7.5—8.6 g, dark red, with juicy, relatively firm flesh, of excellent…
Herbs
Common Fennel
Foeniculum Vulgare
Family Umbelliferae. Common names: apothecary dill. Parts used: ripe fruits, very rarely the root.
Fruit trees
Common Hazel
Corylus avellana
A species of the genus Corylus of the birch family. A low shrub or tree with an ovoid crown. Leaves rounded, green. Flowers are catkins. Fruits are brown nuts, grouped in 2–5 pieces, enclosed in a light green involucre.