Plants that Start with H

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Plants that Start with H

This planet is rich in plants that start with H. There are lots of plants, trees and flowers species that you can’t ever imagine. If you are a plant’s lover or just want to learn a bit more about flora, then this list is for you.

Herbs that start with H

Haastia: Genus of New Zealand mat-forming herbs or subshrubs: vegetable sheep.

– Haastia is also known as “vegetable sheep”, it looks like yellow sheep fur. Haastia grows forming mounds.

Hairy wood mint: a variety of wood mint.

– The hairy wood mint leaves release a fragrant smell when crushed.

Heal all: -common woodland herb of temperate North America having yellow nodding flowers and small round blue fruits.

– There is the belief that heal-all herb has healing powers taken as a tonic.

Hedge garlic: European herb that smells like garlic.

– The hedge garlic grew beside roads. It is known for being used as a diuretic.

Helxine: one species; a dwarf creeping mat-forming evergreen herb.

– Helxine is great for vertical gardens. It looks like a pretty red carpet.

Flowers that start with H

Habenaria: chiefly terrestrial orchids with tubers or fleshy roots often having long slender spurs and petals and lip lobes; includes species formerly placed in genus Gymnadeniopsis.

– The Habenaria is a very rare flower that grows in the Himalayas and looks like an angel.

Helmet Flower: a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite.

– The helmet flower includes cardiac poison. In ancient times, it was used in arrows for hunting.

Helenium Autumnale: North American perennial with bright yellow late summer flowers.

– The Helenium autumnale is also known as “sneezeweed”.

Trees that start with H

Haematoxylon: small genus of tropical American spiny bushy shrubs or trees.

– The trunk of the haematoxylon tree looks like entwined roots.

Halesia: deciduous small trees or shrubs of China and eastern North America.

– The halesia tree is considered an ornamental tree.

Heteromeles: one species: toyon; in some classifications included in genus Photinia.

– The cherries of the Heteromeles are not the best option for a cherry pie. They don’t taste good at all!

Jungle and swamps that start with H

Hair grass: fine-leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for aquariums.

– Hair grass is a great option for aquariums, plus it grows abundantly.

Hydrilla: submersed plant with whorled lanceolate leaves and solitary, axillary flowers; Old World plant naturalized in southern United States and clogging Florida’s waterways.

– The Hydrilla is an invasive aquatic plant that damages other plants by creating a dense mat on the surface.