Garden Plants and Flowers Beginning with the letter 'C'

Flowers starting with C includes - Shrubs; perennials; bulbs; annuals; herbs; trees; grasses, flowers.

• Calamagrostis One of the ornamental grasses with good late summer and autumn flowers/seedheads.
• Calceolaria The Slipper flower or Pouch flower for indoor or outdoor use as a bedding plant.
• Calendula - The English or Pot marigold. Unlike the French marigolds, it will regenerate itself for ever more by way of self-seeding.

Calla;

• Callicarpa - Spectacular purple seed clusters on deciduous shrub.

; Callisia; Callistemon; Callistephus; Calluna; Caltha;

• Camasia - Great spiked flowers from bulbs that can be planted in meadow ot wild garden situation.
• Camellia - Hardiest and most dependable of the winter flowering shrubs if you take a few precautions.

Mauve Crocus planted in lawn | Cleome flowers.

Campanula;

• Campsis - A right tear-away climber with bright orange trumpet flowers.
• Canna - The Indian Shot plant - grows from bulbs and is summer flowering with impressive foliage.

Capsicum; Cardamine;

• Cardiocrinum - The giant lily - so spectacular - must have!
• Carex - Wide range of ornamental grasses - sure to please for late summer and autumn display.

Carpenteria; Carpinus; Carthamus; Caryopteris; Castanea; Catalpa; Catananche; Ceanothus; Cedrus; Celastrus; Celosia; Centaurea; Centranthus; Cephalaria; Cerastium; Ceratostigma; Cercidophyllum; Cercis; Cestrum; Chaenomeles; Chamaecyparis; Chimonanthus; Chionanthus;

• Chionodoxa - Bulbs of the same family of the Hyacinths and Scillas. One variety has the purest blue you will find.
• Chives - Beloved by Herb growers, but also worth planting at from of most borders for the flower show of small pompoms.
• Choisya - Mexican Orange Blossom - but also with marvelous aromatic foliage when crushed!

Chrysanthemum; Chusquea; Cimcifuga; Circium; Cissus; Cistus; Cladanthus; Cladrastis; Clarkia;

• Clematis - Clematis armandii evergreen Clematis florida seiboldi
• Cleome - Spider Flower Tall annual showy plant for dry sunny position

Clerodendrum; Clethra; Clianthus; Cobaea;

• Colchicum autumnale - Autumn flowering crocus - Not to be confused with Saffron which have edible flowers. Cochicum is dangerous if ingested.
• Colletia - A very unusual shrub with no or little foliage as such, but masses of spikes and thorns. Intruder proofs do not come any better.

; Colutea;

• Convallaria - Lily of the Valley - a good shade lover - damp or dry.

; Convolvulus; Coprosma; Cordyline; Coreopsis;

• Coriander
• Cornus - general article on range of dogwoods - Cornus sanguinea Midwinter Fire Brilliant winter display from the stems of many of the varieties.

Coronilla;

• Cortaderia - The bloved - or hated - Pampas Grass.
• Corydalis - Unusual flowers with attractive foliage. The blue one is stunning.

Corylopsis; Corylis; Cosmos;

• Cotinus obovatus - americanus - Autumn floage colour is the draw, but the flowering period gives it the common name the the Smoke Bush.
• Cotoneaster Coral Beauty; Cotoneaster cornubia; Cotoneaster lacteus - Berries everywhere but also spectacular in flowers. Tall, short, spreading or upright. One to cater for every taste.

Crambe; Crataegus; Crinodendron; Crinum;

• Crocosmia - May be better known as Montbretia by some, but normally listed as Crocosmia. Almost any colour available and good late flowering garden plants..
• Crocus - Needs little by way of introduction, but needs careful choices!

; Crosandra; Cryptomeria; Ctenanthe; Cuphea; Cupressus; Curcuma;

• Cyclamen - Houseplants - Some can be grown for short time in window boxes but best as houseplant.

• Cyclamen coum hybrids - Hardy Garden Cyclamen - Stunning if planted in drifts. Soon multiplies by re-seeding.

Cydonia; Cynara; Cyperus; Cytisus:

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