Plants of the season
A seasonal entry point to spot the plants to watch, plant, bring indoors or compare depending on the time of year. Seasonal reference for metropolitan France.
Acerola
Malpighia emarginata
Ackee
Blighia sapida
Adam's needle yucca
Yucca filamentosa
African milk tree
Euphorbia trigona
African oil palm
Elaeis guineensis
Air plant
Kalanchoe pinnata
Aji pepper
Capsicum chinense
Alder buckthorn
Frangula alnus
Almond
Prunus amygdalus
amaryllis
Hippeastrum
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
American chestnut
Castanea dentata
Apricot
Prunus armeniaca
Arabian jasmine
Jasminum sambac
Arctic raspberry
Rubus arcticus
Arjun tree
Terminalia arjuna
Asian pear
Pyrus pyrifolia
Avocado
Persea americana
Balsam fir
Abies balsamea
Barbary fig
Opuntia ficus-indica
Bay laurel
Laurus nobilis
Bengal currant
Carissa carandas
Bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla
Black crowberry
Empetrum nigrum
Black gum
Nyssa sylvatica
InvasiveBlack locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
Black mulberry
Morus nigra
black walnut
Juglans nigra
Blackboard tree
Alstonia scholaris
blue honeysuckle
Lonicera caerulea
Blue plumbago
Plumbago auriculata
bracted hydrangea
Hydrangea involucrata
Breckland thyme
Thymus serpyllum
Buddhist pine
Podocarpus macrophyllus
Bur oak
Quercus macrocarpa
Cabbage rose
Rosa × centifolia
Calabash tree
Crescentia cujete
Candlenut
Aleurites moluccanus
Candy leaf
Stevia rebaudiana
Ceylon cinnamon
Cinnamomum verum
Chaste tree
Vitex agnus-castus
Cherry laurel
Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry-plum
Prunus cerasifera
China rose
Rosa chinensis
Chinese elm
Ulmus parvifolia
Chinese parasol tree
Firmiana simplex
Chinese plum
Prunus salicina
Chinese tallow
Triadica sebifera
Chinese wolfberry
Lycium chinense
Christ's thorn jujube
Ziziphus spina-christi
Coast redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
Coconut palm
Cocos nucifera
Coffee
Coffea arabica
Common asparagus fern
Asparagus setaceus
Common buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
Common dogwood
Cornus sanguinea
Common fig
Ficus carica
common hyacinth
Hyacinthus orientalis
Common juniper
Juniperus communis
Common lantana
Lantana camara
Common lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
Common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
Common pear
Pyrus communis
common privet
Ligustrum vulgare
Common snowberry
Symphoricarpos albus
Common snowdrop
Galanthus nivalis
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
Common yew
Taxus baccata
Cornstalk dracaena
Dracaena fragrans
Cotton rosemallow
Hibiscus mutabilis
Crape-myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica
Cuckoo-pint
Arum maculatum
Dalmatian bellflower
Campanula portenschlagiana
Damask rose
Rosa × damascena
Deodar cedar
Cedrus deodara
double coconut
Lodoicea maldivica
Douglas fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Dragon-tree
Dracaena draco
Easter lily
Lilium longiflorum
Eastern cottonwood
Populus deltoides
Eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
Eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
Eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
English bluebell
Hyacinthoides non-scripta
European aspen
Populus tremula
European crab apple
Malus sylvestris
European dewberry
Rubus caesius
European larch
Larix decidua
European white-elm
Ulmus laevis
False spirea
Sorbaria sorbifolia
False yellowhead
Dittrichia viscosa
Fiddle-leaf fig
Ficus lyrata
Field elm
Ulmus minor
Field maple
Acer campestre
Firethorn
Pyracantha coccinea
Florentine iris
Iris florentina
Flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
Fly honeysuckle
Lonicera xylosteum
French lavender
Lavandula stoechas
Garden croton
Codiaeum variegatum
Garden grape-hyacinth
Muscari armeniacum
giant crape myrtle
Lagerstroemia speciosa
glossy privet
Ligustrum lucidum
Goat willow
Salix caprea
Golden rain tree
Koelreuteria paniculata
Golden shower
Cassia fistula
golden-ray lily
Lilium auratum
Great Basin bristlecone pine
Pinus longaeva
Green ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Harlequin glorybower
Clerodendrum trichotomum
Highbush blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
Holy basil
Ocimum tenuiflorum
Indian gooseberry
Phyllanthus emblica
Indian snakeroot
Rauvolfia serpentina
Ivy geranium
Pelargonium peltatum
Jaboticaba
Plinia cauliflora
Japanese andromeda
Pieris japonica
Japanese apricot
Prunus mume
Japanese aralia
Fatsia japonica
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
Japanese cherry
Prunus serrulata
Japanese climbing-hydrangea
Hydrangea anomala
Japanese kerria
Kerria japonica
Japanese laurel
Aucuba japonica
Japanese pagoda tree
Styphnolobium japonicum
Japanese pepper
Zanthoxylum piperitum
Japanese pittosporum
Pittosporum tobira
Japanese quince
Chaenomeles japonica
Japanese skimmia
Skimmia japonica
Japanese yew
Taxus cuspidata
Japanese zelkova
Zelkova serrata
Jerusalem cherry
Solanum pseudocapsicum
Joshua tree
Yucca brevifolia
Juneberry
Amelanchier × lamarckii
Kava
Piper methysticum
Key lime
Citrus × aurantiifolia
King protea
Protea cynaroides
Konjac
Amorphophallus konjac
Lady tulip
Tulipa clusiana
Large-leaved lime
Tilia platyphyllos
Late tulip
Tulipa tarda
Lebanon cedar
Cedrus libani
Leek
Allium porrum
lily
Lilium
Long pepper
Piper longum
lychee
Litchi chinensis
Madonna lily
Lilium candidum
Manchurian walnut
Juglans mandshurica
Mandarin
Citrus reticulata
manuka
Leptospermum scoparium
Marguerite daisy
Argyranthemum frutescens
Maritime pine
Pinus pinaster
Marsh Labrador tea
Rhododendron tomentosum
Mastic
Pistacia lentiscus
mate
Ilex paraguariensis
Mediterranean cypress
Cupressus sempervirens
Mother of thousands
Kalanchoe daigremontiana
mountain hydrangea
Hydrangea serrata
Mugo pine
Pinus mugo
Multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
Narrow-leaved ragwort
Senecio inaequidens
Natal plum
Carissa macrocarpa
netted iris
Iris reticulata
Noni
Morinda citrifolia
Nordmann fir
Abies nordmanniana
Norfolk Island pine
Araucaria heterophylla
Nutmeg
Myristica fragrans
Oakleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia
Oleander
Nerium oleander
Olive
Olea europaea
Orange jasmine
Murraya paniculata
Orange lily
Lilium bulbiferum
Oriental plane
Platanus orientalis
Osage-orange
Maclura pomifera
Panicle hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata
Papaya
Carica papaya
Paper birch
Betula papyrifera
Patchouli
Pogostemon cablin
Peach
Prunus persica
Pecan
Carya illinoinensis
Pepino
Solanum muricatum
Persian ironwood
Parrotia persica
Persian lilac
Syringa persica
Peruvian pepper tree
Schinus molle
Pin oak
Quercus palustris
Pistachio
Pistacia vera
Poinsettia
Euphorbia pulcherrima
Poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
Poison sumac
Toxicodendron vernix
Pomegranate
Punica granatum
Provision tree
Pachira aquatica
Purple heart
Tradescantia pallida
Quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides
Quito-orange
Solanum quitoense
Red raspberry
Rubus idaeus
Red silk cotton tree
Bombax ceiba
Red-berried elder
Sambucus racemosa
regal lily
Lilium regale
Robusta coffee
Coffea canephora
Rock's tree peony
Paeonia rockii
Rose of Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
rough-leaf hydrangea
Hydrangea aspera
Rugosa rose
Rosa rugosa
Saffron crocus
Crocus sativus
Sausage tree
Kigelia africana
Sawtooth oak
Quercus acutissima
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Sea almond
Terminalia catappa
Sea daffodil
Pancratium maritimum
sea hibiscus
Hibiscus tiliaceus
sensitive plant
Mimosa pudica
Siberian crabapple
Malus baccata
Siberian dogwood
Cornus alba
Siberian elm
Ulmus pumila
Siberian pine
Pinus sibirica
Sitka spruce
Picea sitchensis
Small-leaved lime
Tilia cordata
smooth hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens
Snake fruit
Salacca zalacca
Sour cherry
Prunus cerasus
Spineless yucca
Yucca gigantea
St lucie cherry
Prunus mahaleb
Strawberry tree
Arbutus unedo
Sugar maple
Acer saccharum
Swanleaf clouding sage
Salvia yangii
Sweet olive
Osmanthus fragrans
Swiss stone pine
Pinus cembra
Sycamore maple
Acer pseudoplatanus
Tahitian gooseberry tree
Phyllanthus acidus
tamarack
Larix laricina
Tamarillo
Solanum betaceum
Tea
Camellia sinensis
Thatch screwpine
Pandanus tectorius
Ti
Cordyline fruticosa
tiger lily
Lilium lancifolium
Tree crinum
Crinum asiaticum
Tree pepper
Capsicum pubescens
Tricolor hibiscus
Hibiscus × rosa-sinensis
true indigo
Indigofera tinctoria
Turkey oak
Quercus cerris
Turkish hazel
Corylus colurna
Velvetleaf blueberry
Vaccinium myrtilloides
Water lily tulips
Tulipa kaufmanniana
Western redcedar
Thuja plicata
White oak
Quercus alba
White rose of York
Rosa × alba
White sage
Salvia apiana
White sassafras
Sassafras albidum
White willow
Salix alba
Wild sweetsop
Annona reticulata
Wild tulip
Tulipa sylvestris
Woolly hedgenettle
Stachys byzantina
Yellow trumpet flower
Tecoma stans