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Easter Cactus
Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri
A South American epiphytic cactus with flat scalloped segments that produces star-shaped pink, orange, or red flowers in springtime.
If you've been searching for plants that start with E, you'll find 7 detailed plants below. We're not interested in giving you only a list of names — every entry on this page links to a full profile with the kind of detail you'd actually want to know.
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List of Plants That Start With E
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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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Edelweiss
Leontopodium nivale
A small alpine herb of the Eurasian high mountains with white woolly star-shaped bracts, a national symbol of Austria and Switzerland.
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Elephant Ear
Colocasia esculenta
A group of tropical Asian aroids with enormous arrow-shaped leaves, grown ornamentally for bold tropical effect and edible as taro in many cuisines.
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English Ivy
Hedera helix
A vigorous evergreen woody vine from Europe, widely grown for cover on walls and as a houseplant, but invasive in parts of North America and Australia.
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Eucalyptus Plant
Eucalyptus cinerea
Juvenile foliage of Australian eucalyptus trees, grown for their round silver-blue scented leaves popular in cut and dried flower arrangements.
About plants starting with E
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