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Type Vegetable Herb Flower Fruit Vine Shrub Tree Succulent Grass

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Speed Quick (< 45d) Medium (45–70d) Long (70d+)

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Baby Rubber Plant

Baby Rubber Plant

Peperomia obtusifolia

Baby's Tears

Baby's Tears

Soleirolia soleirolii

Baby Tears

Baby Tears

Soleirolia soleirolii

Bacopa

Bacopa

Bacopa monnieri

Bacopa Caroliniana

Bacopa Caroliniana

Bacopa caroliniana

Bacopa monnieri

Bacopa monnieri

Bacopa monnieri

Bahar

Bahar

Ocimum basilicum var. purpurascens

Bahia grass

Bahia grass

Paspalum notatum

Bahia grass

Bahia grass

Paspalum notatum

Bahiagrass

Bahiagrass

Paspalum notatum

Bajra

Pennisetum glaucum

Balade

Ocimum basilicum 'Balade'

Balansa Clover

Balansa Clover

Trifolium balansae

Bamboo

Bamboo

Bambusoideae (subfamily)

Common Bamboo

Common Bamboo

Bambusa vulgaris

Bamboo, Golden Striped

Bamboo, Golden Striped

Pleioblastus viridistriatus

Bamboo Muhly

Muhlenbergia dumosa

Bamboo, Golden Variegated

Bamboo, Golden Variegated

Pleioblastus viridistriatus

Kamuro Bamboo

Kamuro Bamboo

Pleioblastus viridistriatus

Common Bamboo

Common Bamboo

Bambusa vulgaris

Striped Giant Bamboo

Bambusa vulgaris 'Striata'

Variegated Giant Bamboo

Variegated Giant Bamboo

Bambusa vulgaris var. vittata

Golden Stripe Bamboo

Bambusa vulgaris 'Vittata'

Dwarf Buddha Belly Bamboo

Bambusa vulgaris 'Wamin'

Banarsi

Ocimum basilicum var. purpurascens

Bandeirante Alfalfa

Medicago sativa var. Bandeirante

Bangkok Giant

Bangkok Giant

Ocimum basilicum var. basilicum 'Bangkok Giant'

Barnyard Millet

Barnyard Millet

Echinochloa frumentacea

Basil

Basil

Ocimum basilicum

Basil Genovese

Basil Genovese

Ocimum basilicum 'Genovese'

Basil, Genovese

Basil, Genovese

Ocimum basilicum var. genovese

Basil 'Genovese Purple Ruffles'

Basil 'Genovese Purple Ruffles'

Ocimum basilicum 'Genovese Purple Ruffles'

Basil Microgreens

Basil Microgreens

Ocimum basilicum

Thai Basil Microgreens

Thai Basil Microgreens

Ocimum basilicum var. thyrsiflorum

Basil Mint Bush

Ocimum × africanum

Basmati Rice

Oryza sativa subsp. indica var. basmati

Basmati 217 Rice

Basmati 217 Rice

Oryza sativa subsp. indica

Basmati 370 Rice

Basmati 370 Rice

Oryza sativa subsp. indica

Basmati 385 Rice

Basmati 385 Rice

Oryza sativa subsp. indica

Basmati 386 Rice

Basmati 386 Rice

Oryza sativa subsp. indica

Basmati Rice

Basmati Rice

Oryza sativa subsp. indica

Basmati Rice Basmati 370

Basmati Rice Basmati 370

Oryza sativa subsp. indica var. basmati

Basmati Rice 386

Basmati Rice 386

Oryza sativa subsp. indica

Basmati Rice Karnal Basmati

Basmati Rice Karnal Basmati

Oryza sativa subsp. indica var. Karnal Basmati

Batik

Batik

Solenostemon scutellarioides

Bear Paw Fern

Bear Paw Fern

Aglaomorpha meyeniana

Lemon Bee Balm

Monarda citriodora

Beneficial Herbs

Beneficial Herbs

Various species

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