3-syllable Plants that contain E

List of 3-syllable Plants that contain E

1

Barberry

Berberis vulgaris

A spiny deciduous shrub from Asia and Europe with tart red berries and brilliant fall color, widely planted in hedges but invasive in parts of North America.

2

Boston Fern

Nephrolepis exaltata

A graceful arching fern from tropical Americas, immensely popular as a hanging houseplant since the Victorian era for its lush sword-shaped fronds.

3

Calathea

Calathea

A genus of tropical American houseplants celebrated for boldly patterned leaves that fold upward at night, earning the nickname prayer plants.

4

Chamomile

Matricaria chamomilla

A small daisy-like herb native to Europe and West Asia, famous for the calming herbal tea brewed from its fragrant white and yellow flowers.

5

Cyclamen

Cyclamen persicum

A Mediterranean tuberous plant whose nodding pink, white, or red flowers with swept-back petals appear in winter above heart-shaped marbled leaves.

6

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.

7

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.

8

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.

9

Goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

A North American perennial wildflower with tall plumes of bright yellow late-summer flowers, a critical late nectar source for bees and migrating butterflies.

10

Hens and Chicks

Sempervivum tectorum

A European alpine succulent forming a mother rosette surrounded by clusters of small offsets, a classic hardy plant for rock gardens and green roofs.

11

Impatiens

Impatiens walleriana

A shade-tolerant African annual loved for non-stop summer flowers in pink, red, white, and orange, traditionally one of the worlds best-selling bedding plants.

12

Kalanchoe

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana

A Madagascan succulent grown for its compact umbrella-shaped clusters of long-lasting flowers in red, pink, orange, white, and yellow.

13

Kentia Palm

Howea forsteriana

An elegant Australian island palm with arching feather-shaped fronds, the most popular indoor palm of grand hotels and parlors since the Victorian era.

14

Lemon Balm

Melissa officinalis

A Mediterranean mint-family herb with lemon-scented leaves used for calming herbal teas, savory cooking, and as a popular garden bee plant.

15

Liverwort

Marchantia polymorpha

A worldwide group of ancient nonvascular plants forming flat green ribbons or tiny leafy mats, among the oldest land plants in the fossil record.

16

Mistletoe

Viscum album

A semi-parasitic European evergreen shrub that grows in the canopy of host trees, famous for sticky white berries and the Christmas kissing tradition.

17

Money Plant

Epipremnum aureum

A trailing tropical Asian aroid called money plant for the belief it attracts wealth, identical to golden pothos in many regions of South Asia.

18

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.

19

Norfolk Pine

Araucaria heterophylla

A South Pacific evergreen conifer with symmetrical tiered branches, often sold as a small living Christmas tree but not actually a true pine.

20

Oleander

Nerium oleander

A Mediterranean and South Asian evergreen shrub with leathery leaves and showy pink, white, or red flowers, beautiful but among the most poisonous of garden plants.

21

Ostrich Fern

Matteuccia struthiopteris

A large North American and European fern named for its vase-shaped clumps of plume-like sterile fronds, the source of edible spring fiddleheads.

22

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.

23

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.

24

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.

25

Queen Palm

Syagrus romanzoffiana

A graceful South American palm with arching feathery fronds and a smooth grey trunk, the most-planted street palm of Florida, Brazil, and the Mediterranean.

26

Rubber Plant

Ficus elastica

A South Asian fig tree grown indoors for its large glossy leathery leaves, an icon of mid-century interior design and a classic forgiving houseplant.

27

Spider Plant

Chlorophytum comosum

A South African hanging plant with arching striped grass-like leaves and dangling baby plantlets, one of the easiest and most prolific houseplants.

28

Staghorn Fern

Platycerium bifurcatum

An Australian epiphytic fern with antler-shaped fronds that grows wedged to tree branches and is mounted on boards as a popular living wall plant.

29

String of Pearls

Curio rowleyanus

A South African trailing succulent with green pea-shaped leaves strung along threadlike stems, popular in hanging baskets for its jewelry-like cascade.

30

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.

31

Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

A North American deciduous shrub famous for ribbon-like fragrant winter flowers and its bark extract used in skincare and folk medicine.

32

Zebra Plant

Aphelandra squarrosa

A Brazilian tropical plant with glossy dark green leaves striped white between deep veins, topped by golden bract spikes when in flower.