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

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Dairy Vetch

Vicia cracca

Dalmatian Insecticide Plant

Tanacetum cinerariifolium

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Dancing Oaks Rosemary

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Dancing Oaks'

Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

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Dark Green Italian Parsley

Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum

Dark Opal Basil

Ocimum basilicum 'Dark Opal'

Dark Opal Basil

Ocimum basilicum 'Dark Opal'

Dead Nettle

Lamium album

Decora Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia 'Decora'

Decorative Ivy Parsley Crested

Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum 'Crested'

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Decorative Parsley

Petroselinum crispum var. crispum

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Decorator Parsley

Petroselinum crispum var. crispum

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Deerweed

Acmispon glaber

Delfino Basil

Ocimum basilicum 'Delfino'

Red Iceplant

Delosperma cooperi

Ice Plant

Delosperma

Mesa Verde Ice Plant

Delosperma 'Mesa Verde'

Red Ice Plant

Delosperma nubicum

Nubigenum Ice Plant

Delosperma nubigenum

Desert-Adapted Herbs

Rosmarinus officinalis, Lavandula spp., Salvia officinalis

Desert Carpet

Thymus serpyllum 'Desert Carpet'

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Desert Mint

Mentha pulegium subsp. pulegium var. microphylla

Caucasian Stonecrop Variegatum

Sedum spurium 'Variegatum'

Desert Rock Plants

Various species (Sempervivum, Sedum, Delosperma, Echeveria, and others)

Desert Rock Plant / Caucasian Stonecrop

Sedum spurium

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Desert Succulents

Various genera (Aloe, Agave, Echeveria, Sedum, Opuntia, etc.)

Desmodium

Desmodium spp.

Florida Beggarweed

Desmodium intortum

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Desmodium (Tick Clover, Beggar's Lice)

Desmodium spp.

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Stylo

Desmodium distortum

Velvet Beggar-ticks

Desmodium velutinum

Swampweed

Didiplis diandra

Diktamo

Origanum dictamnus

Dill

Anethum graveolens

Dill Bouquet

Anethum graveolens 'Bouquet'

Dill Dukat

Anethum graveolens 'Dukat'

Dill Fernleaf

Anethum graveolens 'Fernleaf'

Dill 'Fernleaf'

Anethum graveolens 'Fernleaf'

Dill Greensleeves

Anethum graveolens 'Greensleeves'

Dill Long Island

Anethum graveolens 'Long Island'

Dill Long Island Fernleaf

Anethum graveolens

Dill Mammoth

Anethum graveolens

Variegated Japanese False Solomon's Seal

Disporum sessile

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Diverse Herb Mix

Mixed Lamiaceae, Apiaceae, Amaryllidaceae, and other families

Dock

Rumex species

French Sorrel

Rumex scutatus

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Dragon's Blood Sedum

Sedum spurium 'Dragon's Blood'

Round-leaved Sundew

Drosera rotundifolia

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