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

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Maculatum Geranium

Geranium maculatum

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Spotted Dead-Nettle

Lamium maculatum

False Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum dilatatum

Hosta (Plantain Lily)

Hosta spp.

Marginal Shield Fern

Dryopteris marginalis

Marmalade Coral Bells

Heuchera × 'Marmalade'

Ostrich Fern

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Mayapple

Podophyllum peltatum

Mayflower

Epigaea repens

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Meconopsis

Meconopsis species

Merrybells

Uvularia sessilifolia

Miniature Hosta

Hosta spp. (dwarf cultivars)

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Mini Skirt Hosta

Hosta 'Mini Skirt'

Mission Bells

Aquilegia formosa

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Miterwort

Mitella diphylla

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Montana Hosta

Hosta montana

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Moonlight Sonata

Heuchera 'Moonlight Sonata'

Moonshine Hosta

Hosta 'Moonshine'

Moss and Lichens

Bryophyta (mosses) and Lichenized fungi (lichens)

Mottled Beauty

Epimedium x versicolor 'Mottled Beauty'

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Mounding White

Impatiens walleriana 'Mounding White'

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Mourning Widow Geranium

Geranium phaeum

Mrs Moon

Viola odorata 'Mrs Moon'

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