As gardeners, we spend a lot of time thinking about and talking about plants. But how often do we give plants their due respect with creative collective nouns? Today, we’re changing that by sharing a comprehensive list of +50 collective nouns for plants and plant products. From a grove of trees to a bed of flowers, this list will have you thinking about plants in a new light!
Collective Nouns for Plants
| a heap of durians |
| a spike of cacti |
| a stand of trees |
| a bunch of flowers |
| a clone of aspen |
| an advance of birches |
| a bowl of rice |
| a canvas of maples |
| a tassel of corn |
| a pack of brownies |
| a trembling of aspens |
| a clump of trees |
| a mess of alders |
| an agar of arabidopsis |
| a crate of fruits |
| a henge of prunus/stoneftruit |
| a spinney of trees |
| a bunch of grapes/bananas |
| a chamber of boxwoods |
| a clump of plants |
| a nursery of plants |
| a towering of redwoods |
| a carpet of sphagnum |
| a garden of roses/flowers |
| a vase of flowers |
| a majesty of oaks |
| a rarity of orchids |
| a comb of bananas |
| a nosegay of flowers |
| a pack of aloes |
| a basket of fruits |
| a copse of trees |
| a horde of hostas |
| a gloom of yews |
| a grove of trees |
| a reservoir of succulents |
| a flurry of cottongrass |
| a tuft of grass |
| an orchard of peaches |
| a bouquet of flowers |
| a droop of peonies |
| a row of plants |
| a pod of peas |
| a vincent of sunflowers |
| a firework of ferns |
| a patch of grass |
| a shrubbery of shrubs |
| a bed of flowers |
| a drift of dandelions |
| a pot of plants |
