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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 southern hemisphere. Gardening north of the equator? Switch to the northern edition
November 2026
9 November
Tulip
Tulipa gesneriana
8 November
Loropetalum
Loropetalum chinense
7 November
Rose
Rosa
6 November
English Hawkweed
Hieracium anglicum
5 November
African Corn Lily
Ixia
4 November
Cut-leaf-philodendron
Monstera deliciosa
3 November
Burweed
Xanthium strumarium
2 November
False African-violet
Streptocarpus saxorum
1 November
Common Thyme
Thymus vulgaris
October 2026
31 October
Mint
Mentha
30 October
Climbing Hempvine
Mikania scandens
29 October
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
28 October
Moth Orchid
Phalaenopsis amabilis
27 October
Coachwood
Ceratopetalum apetalum
26 October
Boston Daisy
Argyranthemum frutescens
25 October
Common Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
24 October
Lilly-pilly
Syzygium smithii
23 October
Augustine Grass
Stenotaphrum secundatum
22 October
Coral-pea
Hardenbergia violacea
21 October
Common Fig
Ficus carica
20 October
Sweet Apple-berry
Billardiera cymosa
19 October
Common Daisy
Bellis perennis
18 October
Caribbean Thoroughwort
Chromolaena corymbosa
17 October
Crimson Bottlebrush
Melaleuca citrina
16 October
Arizona Fleabane
Erigeron arizonicus
15 October
Dai Ngan Bamboo
Bambusa eutuldoides
14 October
Littleleaf Boxwood
Buxus microphylla
13 October
Gomphrena-weed
Gomphrena celosioides
12 October
Camellia
Camellia japonica
11 October
Fall Phlox
Phlox paniculata
10 October
Swamp Lily
Crinum asiaticum var. pedunculatum
9 October
Corymbflower Tansy
Tanacetum corymbosum
8 October
Coastal-rosemary
Westringia fruticosa
7 October
Drummond's Aster
Symphyotrichum drummondii
6 October
Cusick's Pincushion
Chaenactis cusickii
5 October
Sweet Osmanthus
Osmanthus fragrans
4 October
Coastal Plain Goldentop
Euthamia caroliniana
3 October
Lavender Grevillea
Grevillea lavandulacea
2 October
Gum Tree Mistletoe
Amyema miquelii
1 October
Crystal Springs Lessingia
Lessingia arachnoidea
September 2026
30 September
Long Mat-rush
Lomandra longifolia
29 September
Bird's-nest Fern
Asplenium australasicum
28 September
Carruth Wormwood
Artemisia carruthii
27 September
Broad-lobed Dandelion
Taraxacum latisectum
25 September
Dark-bracted Dandelion
Taraxacum subbracteatum
24 September
Close-lobed dandelion
Taraxacum densilobum
23 September
Rose
Rosa mollis
22 September
Death Valley goldeneye
Bahiopsis reticulata
21 September
Brecons Hawkweed
Hieracium breconicola
20 September
Burke's goldfields
Lasthenia burkei
19 September
French lavender
Lavandula dentata
18 September
blue and white daisybush
Osteospermum ecklonis
17 September
Rose Alder
Ackama australiensis
16 September
Banana Magnolia
Magnolia figo
15 September
Australian tree fern
Dicksonia antarctica
14 September
Discoid Beggarticks
Bidens discoidea
13 September
Bristol Channel Hawkweed
Hieracium eustomon
12 September
Natal Lily
Clivia miniata
11 September
Arizona Sunflower
Helianthus arizonensis
10 September
Fragrant Honeysuckle
Lonicera fragrantissima
9 September
Coastal Goldenrod
Solidago latissimifolia
8 September
Carolina Woollywhite
Hymenopappus scabiosaeus
7 September
Dunce-Nettle
Cirsium muticum
6 September
frangipani
Plumeria rubra
5 September
lemon
Citrus limon
4 September
common-cypress
Cupressus sempervirens
3 September
Candelabra Hawkweed
Hieracium candelabrae
2 September
Denali fleabane
Erigeron denalii
1 September
Bur Marigold
Bidens cernua
