Painting Lists
Below are the lists, supplied to us by Eden, of plants they would particularly like painting members to submit to the Florilegium. Most of these plants can be found at Eden or locally in Cornwall.
To find out if a plant has already been chosen, or to choose a plant to paint, please contact Laura Silburn using our contact form. Please do check whether a plant is already being painted before starting work!
Nu | Genus | species | Cultivar | AGM | discription of flower colour | flowering times |
1 | Kniphofia | baurii | Bees’ Sunset | AGM | golden yellow streaked with deep apricot | May-July |
2 | Kniphofia | Brimstone | AGM | |||
3 | Kniphofia | angustifolia | Barton Fever | AGM | twarny buds open to apricot | August – October |
4 | Kniphofia | Incandesce | AGM | red flushed orange bud opening to apricot | July- September | |
5 | Kniphofia | galpinii | AGM | slender orange | June-August | |
6 | Kniphofia | Moonstone | AGM | cream | June-August | |
7 | Kniphofia | bruceae | Buttercup | AGM | golden yellow | June – July |
8 | Kniphofia | northiae | AGM | stumpy coral and cream | April-June | |
9 | Kniphofia | Penny Rockets | AGM | bright red | July-November | |
10 | Kniphofia | Samuels Sensation | AGM | red/orange | July-September | |
11 | Kniphofia | Coral Flame | AGM | |||
12 | Kniphofia | ensifolia | Fiery Fred | AGM | fiery red | July – October |
13 | Kniphofia | Primrose Upward | AGM | pale yellow | May-July September-November | |
14 | Kniphofia | thomsonii var. thomsonii | Stern’s Trip | AGM | pale orange | mid summer -mid autumn |
15 | Kniphofia | Royal Standard | AGM | red orange | July-September | |
16 | Kniphofia | Wrexham Buttercup | AGM | bright yellow | August | |
17 | Kniphofia | Rich Echoes | AGM | apricot yellow | June-July September-October | |
18 | Kniphofia | Sunningdale Yellow | AGM | yellow | June-August | |
19 | Kniphofia | Innocence | AGM | greeny browny cream striped | July-September | |
20 | Kniphofia | Nobilis | AGM | orange | Augs-September | |
21 | Kniphofia | Safranvogel | AGM | salmon cream | June-July October-November | |
22 | Kniphofia | Tawny King | AGM | |||
23 | Kniphofia | Jonathan | AGM | |||
24 | Kniphofia | Timothy | AGM | salmon peach | July September | |
25 | Kniphofia | Toffee Nosed | AGM | brownish orange fading to cream | June-August | |
26 | Kniphofia | rooperi | AGM | orange yellow | september-November | |
27 | Kniphofia | citrina | Creamsicle | soft orange | June – November | |
28 | Kniphofia | Lemon Popsicle | yellow | June-October | ||
29 | Kniphofia | Orange Vanilla Popsicle | coral/cream | June-October | ||
30 | Kniphofia | Papaya popsicle | orange red | June-October | ||
31 | Kniphofia | Pineapple Popsicle | yellow | June-October | ||
32 | Kniphofia | Redhot Popsicle | cinnamon red | June-October | ||
33 | Kniphofia | Mango Popsicle | orange | June-October | ||
34 | Kniphofia | ensifolia | First Sunrise | bright orange | summer-autumn | |
35 | Kniphofia | Jess’s Delight | cream deeper bronze buds | July-September | ||
36 | Kniphofia | multiflora | November Glory | yellow flowers from orange buds | October- December | |
37 | Kniphofia | citrina | Dingaan | Bronze yellow | July – August | |
38 | Kniphofia | albescens | Alcazar | red/orange | June – August | |
39 | Kniphofia | Amazing Fun | red with white skirt | July-September | ||
40 | Kniphofia | baurii | Bees Lemon | lemon with green tips | July – September | |
41 | Kniphofia | baurii | Border Ballet (SEED) | cream to pink | late summer to early autumn | |
42 | Kniphofia | Nancys Red | deep coral red | July-October | ||
43 | Kniphofia | Yellow Cheer | golden yellow | late autumn early winter | ||
44 | Kniphofia | Old Court Seedling | orange | June-July | ||
45 | Kniphofia | drepanophylla | Drummore Apricot | Apricot | June – August | |
46 | Kniphofia | drepanophylla | Ember Glow – Tneg | orange | august-November | |
47 | Kniphofia | Elvira | red | June – September | ||
48 | Kniphofia | galpinii | Fire Glow – Tnfg | red/orange | August till frost | |
49 | Kniphofia | galpinii | Goldelse | pale golden yellow | May- September | |
50 | Kniphofia | gracilis | Green Jade | green becoming cream | late summer to early autumn | |
51 | Kniphofia | John Benary | seaing wax red | |||
52 | Kniphofia | Jenny Bloom | cream from coral buds | June-July | ||
53 | Kniphofia | thomsonii | Kichocheo | soft apricot yellow | August-November | |
54 | Kniphofia | albescens | Amsterdam | deep orange | July- September | |
55 | Kniphofia | brachystachya | Bressingham Comet | yellow hanging to flame yellow | August – October | |
56 | Kniphofia | Candy Apple | shades of orange | |||
57 | Kniphofia | ensifolia | Flamenco | yellow/orange/red | ||
58 | Kniphofia | Luna | rich yellow | May-July August-December | ||
59 | Kniphofia | Minister Verschuur | Apricot | June-July | ||
60 | Kniphofia | Mermaiden | pale green | July-September | ||
61 | Kniphofia | triangularis ssp. Triangularis | Light of the World | pale orange | August-October | |
62 | Kniphofia | Little Maid | cream | June-November | ||
63 | Kniphofia | Express | deep orange/salmon red | early flowering | ||
64 | Kniphofia | Painted Lady | cream flowers coral orange buds | June-September | ||
65 | Kniphofia | Star of Baden-baden | greeny lemony gold | April-June July-September | ||
66 | Kniphofia | Tuckii | muddy coral/yellow | May-July | ||
67 | Kniphofia | Primulina | red and yellow | |||
68 | Kniphofia | Percy’s Pride | green fading to cream | July-October | ||
69 | Kniphofia | Vanilla | pale yellow | Jly-September | ||
70 | Kniphofia | Yellow Hammer | pure sulpur yellow | June-September | ||
71 | Kniphofia | Ice Queen | green buds opening to pale yellow | earlyto mid autumn | ||
72 | Kniphofia | Limelight | canary yellow | early autumn | ||
73 | Kniphofia | caulescens | John May | pink bud opening to coral flower | October – November | |
74 | Kniphofia | caulescens | Coral Breakers | coral | June – july | |
75 | Kniphofia | ensifolia | Gladness | Apricot | June – July | |
76 | Kniphofia | citrina | Cobra | dark bronze budsopening to copper yellow | July -September | |
77 | Kniphofia | Pfitzeri | orange yellow | August | ||
78 | Kniphofia | citrina | Dorset Sentry | clear bright yellow | July – October | |
79 | Kniphofia | Vesta | dark yellow | September | ||
80 | Kniphofia | Tetbury torch | apricot yellow | August-September | ||
81 | Kniphofia | Shining Sceptre | yellow | August | ||
82 | Kniphofia | Red Rocket | red | June-August | ||
83 | Kniphofia | Sherbert Lemon | yellow | July-Setember | ||
84 | Kniphofia | hirsuta | Traffic Light | red yellow green | ||
85 | Kniphofia | Strawberries and Cream | cream flowers coral pink buds | late summer – early autumn | ||
86 | Kniphofia | Royal Castle | orange, red, yellow | June-August | ||
87 | Kniphofia | gracilis | Hen and Chickens | pale greenish cream flowers | August-October | |
88 | Kniphofia | galpinii | Goldfinch | green and golden yellow | June-July | |
89 | Kniphofia | brachystachya | Bressingham Sunbeam | soft yellow-soft orange | July – September | |
90 | Kniphofia | brachystachya | Bressingham Yellow | mid yellow | ||
91 | Kniphofia | Champagne | ||||
92 | Kniphofia | Coral Sceptre | ||||
93 | Kniphofia | Start Early | ||||
94 | Kniphofia | Herzonii |
Scientific Name | Common Name | ||
Ajuga repens | Bugle | ||
Angelica sylvestris | Wild Angelica | ||
Anthyllis vulneraria | Kidney vetch | ||
Athyrium filix-femina | Lady Fern | ||
Betula pubescens | Downy Birch | ||
Calluna vulgaris | Heather | ||
Carex pendula | Pendulous Sedge | ||
Centaurium erythraea | Common Centaury | ||
Chamerion angustifolium | Rosebay Willowherb | ||
Corylus avellana | Hazel | ||
Daucus carota subsp. Gummifer | Sea Carrot | ||
Digitalis purpurea | Foxglove | ||
Dryopteris affinis ssp. Affinis | Golden Scaly Male Fern | ||
Echium vulgare | Viper’s Bugloss | ||
Erica tetralix | Cross-leaved Heath/Bell Heather | ||
Eupatorium cannabinum | Hemp Agrimony | ||
Filipendula ulmaria | Meadowsweet | ||
Fraxinus excelsior | Ash | ||
Gallium aparine | Cleavers | ||
Geranium pratense | Meadow Cranesbill | ||
Heracleum sphondylium | Hogweed | ||
Hypericum perforatum | St. John’s Wort | ||
Iris foetidissima | Stinking Iris | ||
Jasione montana | Sheep’s Bit Scabious | ||
Juncus effusus | Juncus effusus | ||
Juniperus cordata | Juniper | ||
Lathyrus pratensis | Meadow Vetchling | ||
Leucanthemum vulgare | Oxeye Daisy | ||
Lythrum salicaria | Purple Loosestrife | ||
Malva moschata | Musk Mallow | ||
Narthecium ossifragum | Bog Asphodel | ||
Papaver rhoeas | Common Poppy | ||
Parentucellia viscosa | Yellow Bartsia | ||
Pedicularis sylvatica | Lousewort | ||
Potentilla erecta | Tormentil | ||
Quercus petraea | Sessile Oak | ||
Ranunculus acris | Meadow Buttercup | ||
Ranunculus repens | Creeping Buttercup | ||
Rubus fruticosus | Bramble | ||
Rumex acetosa | Common Sorrel | ||
Salix caprea | Goat Willow | ||
Scilla autumnalis | Autumn Squill | ||
Scilla verna | Spring squill | ||
Stachys officinalis | Betony | ||
Thymus politichus ssp. britannicus | Wild Thyme | ||
Ulmus minor subsp. Angustifolia | Cornish Elm | ||
Verbascum thapsus | Great Mullein |
Scientific Name | Common Name | Plant Description | |
Actaea pachypoda | White Baneberry, Doll’s Eyes | Cardiogenic White Berries | |
Amorphophallus | Titan Arum | Plants that stink, fruits in winter, over by Feb. | |
Anastatica hierochuntica | Rose of Jericho | Resurrection Plant, Tumbleweed | |
Aristolochia elegans | Elegant Dutchman’s Pipe, Calico Flower | Freaky flowers | |
Aristolochia fimbriata | White-veined Dutchman’s Pipe | Freaky flowers | |
Asplenium bulbiferum | Mother Spleenwort, Hen and Chicken Fern | Wacky fern | |
Biophytum sensitivum | Life Plant, Mukkutty, Sensitive Plant | Plants that Move, medicinal | |
Breynia nivosa ‘Roseo-picta’ | Snowbush | The variegated leaves make the plant look as if it has been snowed upon or frosted even though it is a tropical plant. Flowers are tiny. | |
Calliandra haematocephala | Powder Puff Plant | Weird ‘fluffy’ flowers, flowering seems to have finished Feb. | |
Canna indica | Indian Shot Plant | Unusual seeds | |
Canna x generalis | Indian Shot Plant | Unusual seeds | |
Citrus medica var. digitata | Buddha’s Hand | Freaky Fruit, fruit looks like a hand | |
Cuphea ilavea ‘Tiny Mice’ | Bat Face | Black flowers | |
Cyperus papyrus | Papyrus Sedge, Paper Reed | Kids | |
Dracunculus vulgaris | Voodoo Lily, Black Arum, Dragon Lily | Plants that stink | |
Hylocereus undatus | Dragon Fruit | Night-flowering cactus | |
Kalanchoe diagremontiana | Mother of Thousands, Devil’s Backbone | Kids | |
Lodoicea maldivica | Co Co de Mer | Freaky seed | |
Lygodium japonicum | Japanese Climbing Fern | On Florida noxious weed list | |
Medusagyne oppositifolia | Jellyfish Tree | Weird small flowers and seed cases which look like jellyfish. Very rare. | |
Mimosa pudica | Sensitive Plant, Touch-me-not | Plants that Move | |
Myrciaria cauliflora | Jaboticaba | Weird black fruits growing straight from branches and trunks. Flowers look like lichen. Fruits in the tropical biome in February. Flowers in the winter. | |
Myrmecodia echinata | Ant Plant | Wacky homes | |
Nepeta cataria | Catnip, Catmint, Catwort | Cats love this | |
Nertera granadensis | Pin-cushion Plant, Coral Bead Plant | Wacky berries | |
Ochna serrulata | Mickey Mouse Plant, Bird’s Eye Bush | Kids, www.iewf.org/weedid/Ochna_serrulata.htm | |
Opuntia echinocarpa | Prickly Pear, Silver Cholla | Spiny cactus with yellow flowers in spring. | |
Ornithogalum caudatum | False Sea Onion, Pregnant Onion | Wacky bulb | |
Oxalis corymbosa | Pink Wood Sorrell | Plants that move | |
Platycerium bifurcatum | Staghorn Fern | Wacky fern | |
Quercus suber | Cork Oak Tree | Bark is made from cork. | |
Rhodochiton atrosanguineum | Chinese Purple Bell Vine | Purple bell-shaped flowers | |
Sarracenia leucophylla | Sarracenia | Carnivorous plant | |
Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa | Sarracenia | Carnivorous plant | |
Sarracenia rubra ssp. alabamensis | Sarracenia | Carnivorous plant | |
Sarracenia x readii | Sarracenia | Carnivorous plant | |
Selaginella lepidophylla | Spike Moss, False Rose of Jericho, Resurrection Plant, Tumbleweed | ||
Selenicereus grandiflorus | Queen of the Night | Flowers at night | |
Senecio rowleyanus | String of Pearls, String of Beads | Spherical leaves | |
Sparrmannia africana | African Hemp | Plants that move, anthers move | |
Stapelia variegata | Starfish Cactus | Plants that stink | |
Strongylodon macrobotrys | Jade Vine | Amazing colour | |
Tacca leontopoloides | Polynesian Arrowroot | Bat Flower family | |
Tetrastigma leucostaphyllum | No common name | Tropical vine which has a weird parasite, could be painted together with this. | |
Tillandsia usneoides | Spanish Moss | Air plant, related to pineapples |
Scientific Name | Common Name | Plant Description | |
Aloe vera | Aloe | Treats burns and sunburn | |
Aloyisia citrodora | Lemon Verbena | Antiseptic, insect repellant, relaxant | |
Artemesia annua | Sweet Wormwood | Potential cure for AIDS and malaria | |
Biophytum sensitivum | Life Plant, Mukkutty, Sensitive Plant | Plants that Move, medicinal | |
Catharanthus roseus | Madagascan periwinkle, Rosy Periwinkle | ||
Chamaemelum nobile | Chamomile | Anti-stress, aids sleep. Lightens hair | |
Digitalis lanata | Foxglove | Cardiac treatment | |
Digitalis purpurea | Foxglove | Cardiac treatment | |
Dioscorea discolor | Yam | Diosgenin extract is basis of contraceptive pill | |
Echinacea purpurea | Purple Cone Flower | Treatment of colds and flu | |
Ephedera | Ephedera/Ephedra | Treatment for asthma and hayfever. Performance enhancing drug | |
Eucalyptus globulus | Eucalyptus | Used to make throat pastilles and cough syrups | |
Ginkgo biloba | Ginkgo | Believed to improve memory and concentration | |
Gynura procumbens | Longevity Spinach | Thai treatment for diabetes | |
Hypericum perforatum | St. John’s Wort | Anti-depressant | |
Inula helenium | Elecampane, scabwort, elfswort | Treatment for coughs and asthma. Used to produce absinthe | |
Iris germanica var. florentina | Orris | Used in the production of gin and perfumes | |
Lavandula angustifolia ‘Grosso’ | Lavendar | Healing properties | |
Melaleuca alternifolia | Tea Tree | Antiseptic | |
Narcissus ‘Carlton’ | Large-cupped Daffodil | Galanthaminefor used to treat Alzheimer’s disease | |
Oenothera deltoides | Dune evening primrose | ||
Papaver somniferum | Opium Poppy | Medicinal | |
Pogostemon cablin | Patchouli | Relaxing properties | |
Senna alexandrina | Senna/Canna | Laxative | |
Seronoa repens | Saw Palmetto | Treatment for benign prostatic hypertrophy and prostate cancer | |
Sutherlandia frutescens | Cancer bush, balloon pea | Cure for AIDS and cancer | |
Taxus baccata | Yew, English Yew | Treatment for breast cancer | |
Taxus brevifolia | Yew, Pacific Yew, Western Yew | Treatment for breast cancer | |
Valerian officinalis | Valerian |
Scientific Name | Common Name | Plant Description | |
Artocarpus altilis | Breadfruit | Food plant | |
Avena sativa | Oats | Food plant | |
Camellia sinensis | Tea | Food plant | |
Cannabis sativa | Hemp | Used in manufacturing | |
Cinchona pubescens | Quinine | Medicinal and Food Plant | |
Coffea arabica | Coffee | Food plant | |
Dioscorea alata | Yam | Food plant | |
Glycine max | Soybean | Food plant | |
Hevea brasiliensis | Para Rubber | Used in manufacturing | |
Hordeum vulgare | Barley | Food plant | |
Lycopersicon esculentum | Tomato | Food plant | |
Manihot esculenta | Cassava | Food plant | |
Nicotiana tabacum | Tobacco | Used to make tobacco | |
Oryza sativa | Rice | Food plant | |
Papaver somniferum | Opium Poppy | Medicinal | |
Pennisetum spp. | Millet | Food plant | |
Saccharum officinarum | Sugarcane | Food plant | |
Secale cereale | Rye | Food Plant | |
Solanum tuberosum | Potato | Food plant | |
Sorghum bicolor | Sorghum | Food plant | |
Zea mays | Corn | Food plant |