Plant Growing Guides

Free guides for growing vegetables, herbs, flowers, and more. 161 plants. New to gardening? Check out the glossary.

Browse Collections

🐈‍⬛ Cat-Friendly Plants 🪴 Climbing Vines 🪴 Container-Friendly Plants 💐 Cut Flower Garden 🐶 Dog-Friendly Plants 🌵 Drought-Tolerant Succulents 🌸 Edible Flowers 🏔️ Erosion Control Plants ⚡ Fast-Growing Vegetables 💮 Fragrant Garden Plants 👌 Low-Maintenance Plants 🌿 Native Ground Covers 🌱 Nitrogen-Fixing Plants 🐝 Pollinator-Friendly Plants

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Clear

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+)

Zone 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Showing 161 plants (filtered)

Clear filters

🌱

Fairy Duster

Calliandra eriophylla

🌱

Fairy Frost Holly

Ilex x 'Fairy Frost'

🌱

Fairy Moss

Azolla filiculoides

Fairy's Joke

Miscanthus x giganteus 'Fairy's Joke'

🌱

False Indigo

Baptisia australis

🌱

Fanfare Rose

Rosa 'Fanfare'

Fan Palm

Chamaerops humilis

Fantin-Latour

Rosa × centifolia 'Fantin-Latour'

🌱

Simba Bamboo

Fargesia murielae 'Simba'

🌱

Black Dragon Bamboo

Fargesia nitida 'Black Dragon'

Great Wall Bamboo

Fargesia nitida 'Great Wall'

Robusta Bamboo

Fargesia robusta

Campbell Bamboo

Fargesia robusta 'Campbell'

🌱

Fargesia robusta 'Green Screen'

🌱

Pingwu Clumping Bamboo

Fargesia robusta 'Pingwu'

Farkleberry

Vaccinium arboreum

Fastigiata Holly

Ilex crenata 'Fastigiata'

Fastigiata Boxwood

Buxus sempervirens 'Fastigiata'

🌱

Fastigiata Yew

Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata'

Fatshedera

Fatshedera lizei

Fatsia

Fatsia japonica

Japanese Aralia

Fatsia japonica

Feather Reed Grass

Calamagrostis × acutiflora

Feathery Ornamental Grasses

Miscanthus × giganteus, Panicum virgatum, Cortaderia selloana, and related species

Feijoa

Acca sellowiana

Feijoa Coolidge

Acca sellowiana 'Coolidge'

Female American Holly

Ilex opaca

Female English Holly

Ilex aquifolium (female cultivars)

Female English Holly 'Golden van Tol'

Ilex aquifolium 'Golden van Tol'

Female Holly

Ilex aquifolium (female cultivars)

Female Holly

Ilex aquifolium (and other Ilex species)

Female Inkberry Holly

Ilex glabra (female cultivars)

Female Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata

Female Winterberry Holly

Ilex verticillata

🌱

Fendleri

Fendlera rupicola

Phoenix Tea

Camellia sinensis var. sinensis

🌱

Fernbush

Chamaebatiaria millefolium

Ferocactus acanthodes

California Barrel Cactus

Ferocactus cylindraceus

Fishhook Barrel Cactus

Ferocactus diguetii

Silver Prickly Pear

Opuntia ferox

🌱

Fescue Sedge

Carex festucacea

🌱

Festive Holly

Ilex × meserveae 'Festiva'

California Fescue

Festuca californica

Blue Fescue

Festuca glauca

Idaho Fescue

Festuca idahoensis

Japanese Festuca

Festuca japonica

Mairei Fescue

Festuca mairei

Want personalized planting timelines?

Get started free