Plant Growing Guides

Free guides for growing vegetables, herbs, flowers, and more. 23 plants. New to gardening? Check out the glossary.

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Type Vegetable Herb Flower Fruit Vine Shrub Tree Succulent Grass

Sun ☀️Full Sun ⛅Part Sun/Shade ☁️Shade

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

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Early Bleeding Heart

Dicentra eximia

Early-emerging Hosta

Hosta ventricosa or Hosta sieboldiana (early varieties)

Early-season Hosta

Hosta spp. (early-emerging cultivars)

Eastern Sedge

Carex blanda

Eastern Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum biflorum

Ebony Sedge

Carex eburnea

Ebony Spleenwort

Asplenium platyneuron

Elegans Hosta

Hosta elegans

Elvira Hosta

Hosta 'Elvira'

Emerald Blue Phlox

Phlox divaricata 'Emerald Blue'

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Emerald Island

Hosta 'Emerald Island'

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Emerald Tiara Hosta

Hosta 'Emerald Tiara'

Epimedium Hybrids

Epimedium × (hybrid cultivars)

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Erect Moss

Dicranum scoparium

Trout Lily

Erythronium americanum

Purple King Dog's Tooth Violet

Erythronium dens-canis 'Purple King'

Dog's Tooth Violet 'Rose Queen'

Erythronium dens-canis 'Rose Queen'

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Eskimo Pie Plant

Gaultheria procumbens

Evergreen Fern

Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas Fern) and related evergreen species

Evergreen Ground Covers

Various species (e.g., Vinca minor, Hedera helix, Ajuga reptans)

Evergreen Sedges

Carex spp.

Evergreen Shade Plants

Various species

Evergreen Shrubs

Various species (e.g., Buxus, Ilex, Taxus, Euonymus)

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