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Genus - P	species	pronunciation
Pachysandra	-	pak-ih-SAN-drah
-	procumbens	pro-KUM-benz
-	terminalis	ter-min-AL-iss
Paeonia	-	pay-OH-nee-ah
-	lactiflora	lak-tih-FLOOR-ah
-	mlokosewitschii	mlo-ko-so-WITCH-ee-eye
Panicum	-	PAN-ih-kum
-	virgatum	ver-GAY-tum
Papaver	-	pah-PAH-verm
-	nudicaule	new-dee-KAW-lee
-	orientale	or-ee-en-TALL-ee
-	rhoeas	RO-ee-oss
-	somniferum	som-NIF-er-um
Parrotia	-	par-ROE-tee-ah
-	persica	PER-sih-kah
Parthenocissus	-	par-then-oh-SIS-us
-	henryana	hen-ree-AY-nah
Patrinia	-	pah-TRIN-ee-ah
-	scabiosifolia	skab-ee-oh-sih-GOE-lee-ah
-	villosa	vil-LOW-sah
Paulownia	-	pawl-OH-nee-ah
-	tomentosa	toe-men-TOE-sah
Pelargonium	-	pel-ar-GO-nee-um
Pennisetum	-	pen-nish-SEE-tum
-	alopecuroides	al-oh-pek-yur-OY-deez
-	glaucum	GLOK-um
-	orientale	or-ee-en-TAL-ee
-	setaceum	sah-TAY-see-um
Penstemon	-	pen-STAY-mon
-	digitalis	dij-ih-TAL-iss
-	rupicola	roo-PIH-koe-lah
Pentas	-	PEN-tas
-	lanceolate	lan-see-oh-LAY-tah
Perovskia	-	per-OV-skee-ah
-	atriplicifolia	at-tri-pliss-is-FOE-lee-ah
Philadelphus	-	fil-ah-DEL-fus
-	coronarius	kor-on-AIR-ee-us
Phlomis	-	FLOW-miss
-	russeliana	russ-sel-lee-AY-nah
Phlox	-	flox
-	divaricata	div-air-ih-KAY-tah
-	paniculata	pah-nik-yew-LAY-tah
Phormium	-	FORM-ee-um
-	colensoi	KOE-len-say
-	cookianum	cook-ee-AY-num
-	tenax	TEN-ax
Picea	-	py-SEE-ah
-	abies	AB-ee-ays
-	pungens	PUN-jenz
Pieris	-	pee-ERR-iss
-	japonica	jah-PON-ih-kah
Pinus	-	PY-nus
-	mugo	MEW-go
-	ponderosa	pon-der-OH-sah
-	strobus	STROE-bus
-	sylvestris	sil-VES-tris
-	wallichiana	wall-lik-ee-AY-na
Pistia	-	PISS-tee-ah
-	stratiotes	strat-ee-OH-teez
Plectranthus	-	plek-TRAN-thus
-	argentatus	ar-jen-TAY-tus
Polemonium	-	po-lee-MOE-nee-um
-	caeruleum	seh-RU-lee-um
Polygonatum	-	po-lig-oh-NAY-tum
-	odoratum	oh-dor-AY-tum
Potentilla	-	poe-ten-TIL-ah
-	fruticosa	froo-tih-KOE-sah
Primula	-	PRIM-yew-lah
Pyracantha	-	py-rah-KAN-thah

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