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Plant of the day
A plant from our library every day, with its story, what it likes, and something you probably did not know.
Written for the northern hemisphere. Gardening south of the equator? Switch to the southern edition
November 2026
9 November
Aloe Vera
Aloe vera
8 November
Begonia Rex
Begonia rex
7 November
Lavender
Lavandula
6 November
Lemon, Lime, Orange
Citrus
5 November
Buffalo Spinach
Enydra fluctuans
4 November
Evergreen Azalea (Indica Hybrid)
Rhododendron
3 November
Mint
Mentha
2 November
Moth Orchid
Phalaenopsis amabilis
1 November
Rosettea
Rosettea
October 2026
31 October
Variegated Century Plant
Agave americana subsp. americana
30 October
Bird-of-paradise Tree
Strelitzia nicolai
29 October
Arizona Sunflower
Helianthus arizonensis
28 October
Common Daisy
Bellis perennis
27 October
English Hawkweed
Hieracium anglicum
26 October
Roadside Croton
Croton trinitatis
25 October
Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum
24 October
Orange Jasmine
Murraya paniculata
23 October
Frangipani
Plumeria rubra
22 October
Crimson Bottlebrush
Melaleuca citrina
21 October
Banana Magnolia
Magnolia figo
20 October
False African-violet
Streptocarpus saxorum
19 October
Creeping Thistle
Cirsium arvense
18 October
Coral-pea
Hardenbergia violacea
17 October
Carruth Wormwood
Artemisia carruthii
16 October
Common-cypress
Cupressus sempervirens
15 October
Christmasbush
Ceratopetalum gummiferum
14 October
Swamp Lily
Crinum asiaticum var. pedunculatum
13 October
Fall Phlox
Phlox paniculata
12 October
Cusick's Pincushion
Chaenactis cusickii
11 October
Coastal Goldenrod
Solidago latissimifolia
10 October
Denali Fleabane
Erigeron denalii
9 October
Burweed
Xanthium strumarium
8 October
Australian Tree Fern
Dicksonia antarctica
7 October
Fendler's-brickellbush
Brickelliastrum fendleri
6 October
Gomphrena-weed
Gomphrena celosioides
5 October
Cape-jasmine
Gardenia jasminoides
4 October
Lemon
Citrus limon
3 October
French Lavender
Lavandula dentata
2 October
Camellia
Camellia japonica
1 October
Bird's-nest Fern
Asplenium australasicum
September 2026
30 September
Illawarra Fig
Ficus rubiginosa
29 September
Coastal Plain Goldentop
Euthamia caroliniana
28 September
Caribbean Thoroughwort
Chromolaena corymbosa
27 September
long mat-rush
Lomandra longifolia
26 September
lilly-pilly
Syzygium smithii
25 September
Black poui
Jacaranda mimosifolia
24 September
sweet osmanthus
Osmanthus fragrans
23 September
Anticosti aster
Symphyotrichum anticostense
22 September
Bloody Hawkweed
Hieracium sanguineum
21 September
Augustine Grass
Stenotaphrum secundatum
20 September
Boston daisy
Argyranthemum frutescens
19 September
Columbia cutleaf
Hymenopappus filifolius
18 September
Discoid Beggarticks
Bidens discoidea
17 September
Bristol Channel Hawkweed
Hieracium eustomon
16 September
gum tree mistletoe
Amyema miquelii
15 September
Natal Lily
Clivia miniata
14 September
Burke's goldfields
Lasthenia burkei
13 September
Christmas-flower
Euphorbia pulcherrima
12 September
Dunce-Nettle
Cirsium muticum
11 September
Caledonian Dandelion
Taraxacum caledonicum
10 September
Ake-ake
Olearia traversii
9 September
Drummond's Jimmyweed
Isocoma drummondii
8 September
Clova Hawkweed
Hieracium clovense
7 September
Dark-bracted Dandelion
Taraxacum subbracteatum
6 September
Broad-lobed Dandelion
Taraxacum latisectum
5 September
Arizona fleabane
Erigeron arizonicus
4 September
littleleaf boxwood
Buxus microphylla
3 September
Equal-toothed Hawkweed
Hieracium aequiserratum
2 September
Carolina Thistle
Cirsium carolinianum
1 September
Debedian Cornflower
Psephellus debedicus
