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Machet Basil

Ocimum basilicum 'Machet'

Macho Cilantro

Coriandrum sativum 'Macho'

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Spotted Dead-Nettle

Lamium maculatum

Madame Melissa

Melissa officinalis 'Madame Melissa'

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Magna II Alfalfa

Medicago sativa 'Magna II'

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Magnitude Hop

Humulus lupulus 'Magnitude'

Magnum Hops

Humulus lupulus 'Magnum'

Magnus Basil

Ocimum basilicum 'Magnus'

Mammoth Basil

Ocimum basilicum var. basilicum

Mammoth Red Clover

Trifolium pratense subsp. sativum

Manhattan (Cocktail Plant) - Mint

Mentha × piperita

Manteau d'Hermine

Clematis integrifolia 'Manteau d'Hermine'

Marbled Ivy

Hedera helix 'Marbled'

Marchantia liverwort

Marchantia polymorpha

Mare's Tail

Hippuris vulgaris

Marginal Shield Fern

Dryopteris marginalis

Marmorata Basil

Ocimum basilicum 'Marmorata'

Marsh Elder

Iva xanthifolia

Marsh mallow

Althaea officinalis

Mary Stoker Clematis

Clematis 'Mary Stoker'

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Matricaria

Matricaria chamomilla

Ostrich Fern

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Matua Kiwifruit

Actinidia arguta

Mayapple

Podophyllum peltatum

Meadowsweet

Filipendula ulmaria

Black Medic

Medicago lupulina

Yellow Alfalfa

Medicago sativa subsp. falcata

Mediterranean Drought-Tolerant Plants

Various species (Rosmarinus officinalis, Lavandula angustifolia, Thymus vulgaris, etc.)

Mediterranean Salvia

Salvia officinalis

Melilot

Melilotus officinalis

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Melody Blue

Ipomoea tricolor 'Melody Blue'

Lemon Mint

Mentha aquatica 'Citrata'

Curly Water Mint

Mentha aquatica 'Crispa'

Variegated Water Mint

Mentha aquatica 'Variegata'

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Mercury

Mercurialis annua

Midnight Blue

Ipomoea purpurea 'Midnight Blue'

Midnight Blue Wave

Ipomoea nil 'Midnight Blue Wave'

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Midnight Conversion

Ipomoea purpurea 'Midnight Conversion'

Midnight Hour

Ipomoea purpurea 'Midnight Hour'

Midnight Masquerade

Ipomoea purpurea

Midnight Wine

Ocimum basilicum 'Midnight Wine'

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Mile-a-Minute

Persicaria perfoliata

Milk Thistle

Silybum marianum

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Milk Vetch

Astragalus membranaceus

Minaret

Ocimum basilicum var. minimum

Miniature Fern

Pteridophyta (various species)

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Mini Stella Clematis

Clematis 'Mini Stella'

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Mint (Spearmint/Peppermint)

Mentha spicata / Mentha piperita

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