Plant Growing Guides

Free guides for growing vegetables, herbs, flowers, and more. 24 plants. New to gardening? Check out the glossary.

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Acid-loving shade perennials

Multiple species (e.g., Rhododendron spp., Pieris spp., Kalmia spp.)

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Allegheny Viburnum

Viburnum alleghaniense

American Snowbell

Styrax americanus

Andromeda

Pieris japonica

Aoki

Aucuba japonica

Aphrodite Hosta

Hosta 'Aphrodite'

Aspidistra

Aspidistra elatior

Aitoku Aspidistra

Aspidistra aitoku

Minutissimum Lady Fern

Athyrium filix-femina 'Minutissimum'

Aucuba

Aucuba japonica

Japanese Aucuba

Aucuba japonica

Japanese Aucuba

Aucuba japonica

Dwarf Japanese Aucuba

Aucuba japonica 'Nana'

Japanese Aucuba 'Picturata'

Aucuba japonica 'Picturata'

Japanese Aucuba (Gold Dust Plant)

Aucuba japonica 'Variegata'

Aucuba Nana

Aucuba japonica 'Nana'

Aucuba Rozannie

Aucuba japonica 'Rozannie'

Aucuba 'Rozannie'

Aucuba japonica 'Rozannie'

Serrated Aucuba

Aucuba serratifolia

Serrated Aucuba

Aucuba japonica var. serratifolia

Gold Dust Plant

Aucuba japonica 'Variegata'

Aureomarginata

Aucuba japonica 'Aureomarginata'

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Aureo-variegata

Aucuba japonica 'Aureo-variegata'

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Autumn Frost Hosta

Hosta 'Autumn Frost'

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