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BULB.COM
http://www.bulb.com
Includes such topics as: bulb basics, spring flowering bulbs, summer flowering bulbs, the history, myth & romance of bulbs & more.

CARNIVOROUS PLANT DATABASE
http://www.omnisterra.com/bot/cp_home.cgi
A 3000 plant database, a nomemclature synopsis, pictures, FAQs on carnivorous plants, links to carnivorous plant societies, a plant trading post and links to other carnivorous plant pages.


DAYLILIES

HOME PAGE OF THE FRIENDS OF DAYLILIES
http://www.bloomer.k12.wi.us/~tim/FOD/index.html
The good place for daylily enthusiasts to start.

DAYLILIES GROWING ALONG THE INFORMATION HIGHWAY
www.daylilies.com/daylilies
Good daylily info, plus links to other daylily sites.


HELLEBORES SITES

HELLEBORES.ORG
http://www.hellebores.org
An online resource for gardeners interested in hellebore plants.


HERB SITES

HENRIETTE'S HERBAL HOMEPAGE
http://www.henriettesherbal.com
Probably the most complete site for information on herbs. Two huge FAQs, one on culinary, one on medicinal herbs. Henriette weeds out the irresponsible answers to questions. Lists of commercial databases, software, teaching aids, more herb websites. In the culinary FAQ is information on herb growing & gardening, herb harvesting tips, & recipes.

HERBNET
http://www.herbnet.com
Information on herbs, herb products & remedies, public herb gardens, university courses on herbs, books lists, & all with links.

HERB RESEARCH FOUNDATION
http://www.herbs.org
Information on herbs, medicines & good links.


IRIS

HOME PAGE FOR IRIS
http://aleph0.clarku.edu/%7Edjoyce/iris
Includes a description of the Genus Iris, a list of national and international societies, a bibliography on iris, articles on Iris, and links to other iris sites. An excellent place to start.

IRISES
http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/iris
One of the best sites on irises with solid information & lots of links.


MEDICINAL PLANTS

SOUTHWEST SCHOOL OF BOTANICAL MEDICINE
http://chili.rt66.com/hrbmoore/HOMEPAGE/HomePage.html
or
http://www.rt66.com/hrbmoore/HOMEPAGE/HomePage.html
A site devoted for professional use of medicinal plants with medicinal plant images by genus, illustrations of drug plants & herbs plus color illustrations from National Geographic (1915-1924), manuals, folios & classic texts, & herb files. Also FAQs for alt.folklore.herbs.


NATIVE PLANTS

HAWAIIAN NATIVE PLANTS
http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/natives.htm
Native plants of Hawaii with pictures, Hawaiian names, & limited descriptions which includes where they are found in Hawaii. Database can be searched by botanical or common name.

NATIVE PLANT INFORMATION NETWORK
http://wildflower.utexas.edu/plants
One of the most comprehensive online resources for native plant information.


PERENNIALS
http://www.uvm.edu/~pass/perry/
From the University of Vermont, a source of herbaceous perennial information with links, & including FAQs, fun quizzes on perennials, publications on perennials, other perennial sites, & more.


POISONOUS PLANTS

CANADIAN POISONOUS PLANTS INFORMATION SYSTEM
http://sis.agr.gc.ca/pls/pp/poison

CORNELL UNIVERSITY POISONOUS PLANTS DATABASE
http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants


ROSE SITES

ALL-AMERICAN ROSE SELECTIONS
http://www.rose.org
Everything about roses including lots of photos, landscape design information, AARS public gardens listed by state, past selections, and more.

AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY ONLINE
http://www.ars.org
Includes information on rose culture, American Rose Society membership & merchandise & links to vendor pages. You can also ask rose questions & get an answer from a consulting rosarian in your area.

SUCCULENT PLANT PAGE
http://www.graylab.ac.uk/usr/hodgkiss/succule.html
All about succulents.


TREES

BRITISH TREES
http://www.u-net.com/trees
Information about trees, organizations centered on trees, tree research, etc. A photomicrograph collection, bibliography and links to the Royal Botanical Garden, Friends of the Earth, Phoenix Park, Oxford Forestry Institute, Eclipse, WWW Virtual Library of Forestry and more.

DAVEY TREE
http://www.davey.com
Commercial site, but with a very good section on trees & lawn care including a FAQs, a national register of big trees, & information on global Releaf.

GAIA FOREST ARCHIVES
http://gaia1.ies.wisc.edu/research/pngfores/
Contains about 2000 sources of information on forests & biodiversity plus profiles on worldwide diversity campaigns & action alerts.

U.S. FOREST SERVICE
http://www.fs.fed.us/
Has pages on software & databases, research, publications, maps, timber & more, plus links.

NATIONAL ARBORISTS ASSOCIATION
http://newww.com/org/naa
A trade association for commercial tree care. Information on the NAA, information on tree care, general information on arboriculture and a membership list.


WILDFLOWERS

NATIONAL WILDFLOWER RESEARCH CENTER
http://www.wildflower.org
Information about the organization, programs, classes, & a guide to their garden.

NEW ENGLAND WILDFLOWER SOCIETY
http://www.newfs.org
This is the oldest plant conservation organization in the U.S. Includes information on its outstanding garden & much more.

WILDFLOWERS
http://www.wild-flowers.com/
Links to associations, photography, references, bibliographies & other categories related to wildflowers.

 

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