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Ajuga
Ajuga reptans
A low spreading evergreen groundcover from Europe and Asia, prized in shade gardens for its purple-bronze leaves and short spikes of blue spring flowers.
This page lists plants that end with A. 29 plants are detailed below. Each entry below is a doorway into a full profile — not just a name on a list.
List of Plants That End With A
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Aloe Vera
Aloe barbadensis miller
A succulent plant native to the Arabian Peninsula, prized for the soothing gel in its thick fleshy leaves and grown worldwide as a houseplant.
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Aspidistra
Aspidistra elatior
A tough, broad-leaved evergreen houseplant from East Asia known as the cast-iron plant for its near-indestructible tolerance of low light and neglect.
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Begonia
Begonia
A vast genus of tropical and subtropical plants grown for their asymmetrical leaves and waxy flowers, from compact bedding plants to spectacular foliage hybrids.
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Calathea
Calathea
A genus of tropical American houseplants celebrated for boldly patterned leaves that fold upward at night, earning the nickname prayer plants.
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Dieffenbachia
Dieffenbachia seguine
A tropical American houseplant with large white-splashed leaves whose sap can numb the mouth, giving rise to the common name dumb cane.
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Dracaena
Dracaena fragrans
A diverse genus of African and Asian foliage plants with strap-shaped leaves on woody stems, including popular houseplants like the corn plant and dragon tree.
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Dudleya
Dudleya brittonii
A California rock-dwelling succulent forming chalky pale rosettes, prized by collectors and now protected from poaching for the East Asian houseplant market.
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Echeveria
Echeveria elegans
A Mexican rosette-forming succulent in jewel-toned colors, one of the most photogenic and collectible genera in modern succulent gardening.
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Echinacea
Echinacea purpurea
A North American prairie wildflower, also called coneflower, grown for its bright daisy-like blooms and roots harvested for an immune-supporting herbal supplement.
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Fittonia
Fittonia albivenis
A South American rainforest groundcover famous for the bright pink, red, or white vein patterns on its small dark green leaves, sometimes called the nerve plant.
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Gardenia
Gardenia jasminoides
An East Asian evergreen shrub with glossy dark leaves and white double flowers whose powerful sweet perfume makes it a classic Southern garden plant.
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Gloxinia
Sinningia speciosa
A Brazilian tuberous houseplant grown for large velvety bell-shaped flowers in deep purple, red, or white, often gifted as a flowering pot plant.
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Haworthia
Haworthia fasciata
A small South African succulent forming tight rosettes of pointed leaves, popular with collectors for the diversity of leaf shapes and translucent windows.
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Hosta
Hosta plantaginea
A shade-loving Asian perennial famous for sculptural mounds of broad leaves in green, blue, gold, and variegated patterns, the backbone of woodland gardens.
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Hoya
Hoya carnosa
A tropical Asian climbing succulent with waxy leaves and spectacular star-shaped flowers grouped in fragrant porcelain-like clusters, beloved by indoor gardeners.
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Lemon Verbena
Aloysia citrodora
A South American deciduous shrub whose narrow leaves smell intensely of lemon, used for tea, dessert flavoring, and a popular cottage garden herb.
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Maranta
Maranta leuconeura
A Brazilian rainforest plant called the prayer plant because its richly patterned leaves fold up at night as if in prayer, a popular tabletop houseplant.
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Monstera
Monstera deliciosa
A tropical American climbing aroid famous for huge fenestrated heart-shaped leaves, one of the most photographed and traded houseplants of the modern era.
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Peperomia
Peperomia
A vast genus of compact tropical plants with thick succulent leaves, popular as easy small houseplants in a wide range of leaf shapes and patterns.
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Sansevieria
Sansevieria trifasciata
The classic botanical name for the snake plant group, an African succulent prized as a near-indestructible houseplant in many leaf colors and forms.
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Tillandsia
Tillandsia
A large genus of soilless American bromeliads, including Spanish moss and many air plants, that absorb moisture and nutrients straight through their leaves.
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Tradescantia
Tradescantia fluminensis
A genus of fast-growing trailing American herbs popular as houseplants, with colorful striped foliage and small three-petaled pink, purple, or white flowers.
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Verbena
Verbena bonariensis
A large American and European genus of low spreading herbs and shrubs grown for clusters of small bright flowers and a long summer blooming season.
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Xanthoria
Xanthoria parietina
A vivid orange-yellow leaf-like lichen growing on tree bark, rocks, and roofs around the world, often noticed for the cheerful color it gives ordinary stones.
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Xerographica
Tillandsia xerographica
A Guatemalan giant air plant that forms an enormous silver curly rosette without soil, the king of tillandsias and a centerpiece of modern living decor.
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Xeronema
Xeronema callistemon
A New Zealand cliff-dwelling perennial called the Poor Knights lily, famous for spectacular toothbrush-like red flower spikes after long dry summers.
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Yerba Buena
Clinopodium douglasii
A trailing native California aromatic herb in the mint family, the original namesake of the San Francisco area and a traditional source of refreshing tea.
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Yucca
Yucca filamentosa
A North American desert plant with stiff sword-shaped leaves and tall stalks of white bell flowers, growing wild from desert scrub to high-altitude grasslands.
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