- BackyardGardener.com: Garden Guides on Plants - Starting point for information on (types of) plants, with summary information for many species and varieties.
- WeedAlert.com - Offers a weed listing for the United States regions, primarily weeds occurring in lawns.
- Findmeplants.com - Garden plant finder. Search by specifiying garden conditions and design requirements such as flower color, size and growth habit. Search results include plant photo and summary information.
- Cal's Plant of the Week - Features a new plant every week, with photo, description, and cultural information. Previously featured plants can be selected by botanical or common name. Focus is on plants for greenhouse culture.
- The Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl - Pacific Northwest gardener presents essays for hundreds of species growing in her garden, with personal notes, history, cultural information, and photos for each.
- FloraFinder.com - Offers links to gardening websites arranged by plant type, with a brief description of each site.
- DenverPlants.com - This resource for gardeners in the Denver metro area includes a sizeable database of plants with photos and cultural information.
- Plants National Database - Online USDA database of botanical information, images, and links on plants in the USA, including crops and invasives. Search by name, geographic distribution, or other characteristics.
- HortiPlex - Horticultural database with over 100,000 species and cultivars. Comments, ratings, and photos for many varieties supplied by members of the Gardenweb community.
- Gardenline - Guide to growing and caring for houseplants, vegetables, trees and shrubs. Also features common pests and a miscellaneous section. From the University of Saskatchewan Extension.
- Echo: Fruiting Trees, Shrubs, and Herbaceous Plants - Features cultural information, uses, handling tips, and links for an extensive list of fruits and vegetables.
- Fruits and Vegetables - Extensive set of fact sheets and links from the University of Florida.
- Horticopia On-line Plant Information - Extensive directory of plants, categorized by genus, includes summary cultural information and small photograph for each plant.
- Shiraz Web Publications UK - Gardening resource site with an extensive plant directory featuring photos and cultural information.
- Floridata - Features hundreds of plant portraits, each illustrated with several photos, documenting the garden uses and cultural requirements of each species or cultivar.
- PlantZAfrica - Extensive information about plants native to southern Africa, including hundreds of alphabetically arranged plant portraits, by the National Botanical Institute of South Africa.
- Foliage Plants Database - Searchable database with basic information and some photographs of plants grown primarily for their foliage. Japanese and English.
- Gardenweb: Name That Plant - Forum that allows users to upload images of plants that they are trying to identify.
- Dave's Garden: PlantFiles - Database with over 80,000 plants with cultivation information and pictures supplied by member gardeners.
- Illinois' Best Plants - Chicago Botanic Garden provides a database of recommended plants for Illinois gardens, from perennials to trees, with photos and information on their culture and use.
- All America Selections Winners - Showcases new varieties of flowers, vegetables, and plants for garden performance.
- Desert-Tropicals.com - Features searchable database of thousands of plants, with basic information and often photos. Includes many succulents, herbs, and tropical fruit trees.
- Plants For A Future - Resource centre for rare and unusual plants, particularly those which have edible, medicinal or other uses. Offers a plant database, and various articles on gardening, perennials, and habitats.
- New Jersey Weed Gallery - Database of weeds, accessible by common and botanical names and by a thumbnail gallery. Summary information and photos are provided for each weed.
- Plants Toxic to Animals - Resources about toxic plants from the Veterinary Medicine Library.
- Shady Character - Mark shares photos and descriptions with personal experiences growing a large number of shade plants, both perennials and woody specimens.
- Virtual Plant Tags - Database of detailed descriptions and growing tips for thousands of plants, including many not commonly grown. Profiles include cultural information, assessment of landscape value, and photos for most.
- Translat - Translation program for botanical latin.
- Tiscali Gardening - A South African flower, plant and gardening portal with searchable plant database, photographs and information.
- PlantBuzz - Gardener Mark McDonough presents horticultural musings and illustrated plant studies, with particular emphasis on alliums and other bulbs for rock gardens.
- Dinosaur Garden Plants - Describes plants that lived during the age of the dinosaurs, with brief information, lists, and links to other resources for plants of the mesozoic era.
- Garden Flowers - Discriptions of different types of flowers suitable for small gardens. Includes Phlox, Nasturtium, Lobelia Carnation, Zinnia, Alyssum, Begonia, and Dahlia.
- SunnyGardens.com - Plant encyclopedia featuring photos and short descriptions of annuals, perennials, shrubs, and trees.
- ePlants - Searchable database containing the results of Chicago Botanic Garden plant trials. Each entry contains a rating, photos, and cultural information.
- About.com: Poisonous Plants for Cats, Dogs, Humans - Article listing a number of poisonous plants, with links to further information about those plants.
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