Plant Growing Guides

Free guides for growing vegetables, herbs, flowers, and more. 26 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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Macrobotrys

Macrobotrys deliciosa

Madagascar Periwinkle Stardust

Catharanthus roseus 'Stardust'

Madagascar Periwinkle Tropicana Red

Catharanthus roseus

Mahoe

Hibiscus tiliaceus

Malanga

Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Malanga Lila

Xanthosoma violaceum

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Malaysian Purple

Solanum americanum var. nodiflorum or Solanum americanum

Mamaki

Pipturus albidus

Māmane

Sophora chrysophylla

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Snowball Cactus

Mammillaria bocasana 'Snowball'

Gold Lace Cactus

Mammillaria elongata subsp. acicularis

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Mangosteen

Garcinia mangostana

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Masdevallia constricta

Matoke

Musa acuminata × balbisiana

Slender Maxillaria

Maxillaria gracilis

Mchicha

Amaranthus viridis

Lehua

Metrosideros polymorpha subsp. newhousei

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Morena

Moringa oleifera

Mormodes pardinum

Moss

Bryophyta (Division)

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Mother of Thousands

Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Mountain Apple

Syzygium malaccense

Mounted Begonia

Begonia spp.

Mounted Mosses and Lichens

Bryophyta (mosses) and Ascomycota/Basidiomycota (lichens)

Mounted Tropical Plants

Various species (e.g., Platycerium bifurcatum, Hoya carnosa, Aechmea spp.)

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Mtooke

Musa acuminata subsp. acuminata (AAA group)

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