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Pampas Grass
Cortaderia selloana
A massive South American grass with cream-white feathery flower plumes that reach four metres, a dramatic landscape grass and now popular in dried bouquets.
If you've been searching for plants that start with P, you'll find 11 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 P
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Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
A Mediterranean biennial culinary herb grown for fresh green or curled leaves used worldwide as a garnish, flavoring, and tabletop salad ingredient.
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Peace Lily
Spathiphyllum wallisii
A tropical American aroid grown for glossy green foliage and elegant white flower spathes, one of the most common low-light houseplants of offices and homes.
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Pencil Cactus
Euphorbia tirucalli
An East African succulent that looks like a tangle of green pencils, popular as a sculptural houseplant despite its highly irritating milky sap.
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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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Peppermint
Mentha piperita
A hybrid herb of water mint and spearmint, with intensely menthol-scented leaves used worldwide for tea, candy, oral hygiene, and aromatherapy.
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Philodendron
Philodendron
A vast genus of tropical American aroids ranging from compact heart-leaf trailers to enormous tree-climbing forms, beloved as forgiving and varied houseplants.
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Polka Dot Plant
Hypoestes phyllostachya
A Madagascar foliage plant whose green leaves are splashed with vivid pink, white, or red spots, popular as a cheerful small bedding and houseplant.
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Pothos
Epipremnum aureum
A South Pacific trailing aroid with heart-shaped leaves, the most widely sold houseplant in the world and an emblem of beginner-friendly indoor gardening.
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Prayer Plant
Maranta leuconeura
A general name for marantas, calatheas, and stromanthes whose leaves fold upward at dusk in a praying gesture, popular ornamental foliage houseplants.
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Prickly Pear Cactus
Opuntia ficus-indica
A widespread group of paddle-segmented cacti native to the Americas, valued for edible pads and brilliant red fruits that flavor candies and beverages.
About plants starting with P
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