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Free guides for growing vegetables, herbs, flowers, and more. 43 plants. New to gardening? Check out the glossary.

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Naked Barley

Naked Barley

Hordeum vulgare var. nudum

Naked Oats

Naked Oats

Avena sativa var. nuda

Nanking Cherry

Nanking Cherry

Prunus tomentosa

Narrow Leaf Plantain

Narrow Leaf Plantain

Plantago lanceolata

Native Alpine Clover Species

Native Alpine Clover Species

Trifolium spp. (alpine varieties)

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Native Alpine Woodland Plants

Various species (mixed collection)

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Native Bunchgrasses

Various species (Andropogon, Bouteloua, Panicum, Sorghastrum, Stipa, etc.)

Native Cattail

Native Cattail

Typha latifolia

Native Cover Crops

Native Cover Crops

Various native species (region-dependent)

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Native Ferns and Groundcovers

Various species (Polystichum, Adiantum, Athyrium, Fragaria, Vinca, etc.)

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Native Forbs and Wildflowers

Various species (polyphyletic group)

Native Ground Covers

Native Ground Covers

Various species (regional)

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Native Nitrogen-Fixing Plants

Various species (e.g., Lupinus, Amorpha, Baptisia, Robinia)

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Native Ornamental Grasses

Various species (e.g., Panicum virgatum, Andropogon gerardii, Sorghastrum nutans)

Native Prairie Plants

Native Prairie Plants

Various species (mixed perennial community)

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Native Riparian Grasses

Multiple species (e.g., Panicum virgatum, Spartina pectinata, Carex nebrascensis)

Native Salt Marsh Plants

Native Salt Marsh Plants

Various species (Spartina alterniflora, Juncus maritimus, Salicornia virginica, etc.)

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Native Sedges and Woodland Grasses

Carex spp., Calamagrostis spp., Festuca spp., and other native genera

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Native Understory Shade Plants

Various species (mixed collection)

Native Violet

Native Violet

Viola species (various)

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Native Wetland Grasses

Multiple species (e.g., Spartina, Panicum, Typha, Juncus, Carex spp.)

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Native Wetland Sedges

Carex spp.

Native Wildflower Mix

Native Wildflower Mix

Various native species (region-dependent)

Native Wildflowers (Regional Mix)

Native Wildflowers (Regional Mix)

Various species (region-dependent)

New Wonder Melon

New Wonder Melon

Cucumis melo var. reticulatus

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New Zealand White

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Nightshade Beefsteak

Nightshade Beefsteak

Solanum lycopersicum 'Nightshade Beefsteak'

Nitrogen-fixing Cover Crops (Clovers & Vetches)

Nitrogen-fixing Cover Crops (Clovers & Vetches)

Trifolium spp., Vicia spp.

Nitrogen-fixing Cover Crops (Clover & Vetch)

Nitrogen-fixing Cover Crops (Clover & Vetch)

Trifolium spp. (clover), Vicia spp. (vetch)

Nitrogen-fixing Cover Crops (Clover)

Nitrogen-fixing Cover Crops (Clover)

Trifolium spp. and related nitrogen-fixing legumes

Nitrogen-fixing legumes (Alfalfa & Clover)

Nitrogen-fixing legumes (Alfalfa & Clover)

Medicago sativa (Alfalfa) / Trifolium spp. (Clover)

Nitrogen-fixing Legume Cover Crops

Nitrogen-fixing Legume Cover Crops

Fabaceae family (Trifolium spp., Phaseolus spp., Vicia spp.)

Nitrogen-Fixing Legumes (Lupine & Clover)

Nitrogen-Fixing Legumes (Lupine & Clover)

Lupinus spp. & Trifolium spp.

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Vetch and Clover)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Vetch and Clover)

Vicia spp. and Trifolium spp.

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Nodding Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

Cereal Cover Crops

Cereal Cover Crops

Avena sativa (oats) / Hordeum vulgare (barley)

Norkotah Potato

Norkotah Potato

Solanum tuberosum 'Norkotah'

Northeast Legume Mix

Northeast Legume Mix

Mixed Fabaceae species

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Northern Acclaim

Solanum tuberosum 'Northern Acclaim'

Northern Bedstraw

Northern Bedstraw

Galium boreale

Northern Reedgrass

Northern Reedgrass

Calamagrostis stricta

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Northern White Violet

Viola pallens

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North Holland Blood Red Onion

Allium cepa 'North Holland Blood Red'

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