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Free guides for growing vegetables, herbs, flowers, and more. 22 plants. New to gardening? Check out the glossary.

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Nano Clover

Nano Clover

Trifolium repens 'Nano'

Napier Elephant Grass 'Mott'

Napier Elephant Grass 'Mott'

Pennisetum purpureum cv. 'Mott'

Napier grass

Napier grass

Pennisetum purpureum

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Native Coastal Grasses

Various species (e.g., Ammophila breviligulata, Panicum amarum, Spartina patens)

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Native Dichondra

Dichondra repens

Native Grasses

Native Grasses

Poaceae (family)

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Native Grasses and Sedges

Poaceae (grasses) and Cyperaceae (sedges)

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Native Grasses (Lomandra & Poa species)

Lomandra spp., Poa spp.

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Native Wildflowers: Stipa, Poa, and Lomandra

Stipa spp., Poa spp., Lomandra spp.

Nectarine Redhaven

Nectarine Redhaven

Prunus persica var. nucipersica 'Redhaven'

Nitrogen-fixing cover crops

Nitrogen-fixing cover crops

Various species (Fabaceae family primary)

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Nitrogen-fixing Cover Crops (Clover & Vetch)

Trifolium spp. & Vicia spp.

Nitrogen-fixing cover crops (Clover and Vetch)

Nitrogen-fixing cover crops (Clover and Vetch)

Trifolium spp. and Vicia spp.

Nitrogen-fixing grasses

Nitrogen-fixing grasses

Various species (e.g., Lolium multiflorum, Secale cereal, Vicia villosa as cover crops)

Nitrogen-Fixing Ground Covers

Nitrogen-Fixing Ground Covers

Various species (e.g., Trifolium repens, Medicago lupulina, Vicia sativa)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Alfalfa & Clover)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Alfalfa & Clover)

Medicago sativa (Alfalfa) / Trifolium species (Clover)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Ground Cover Mix)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Ground Cover Mix)

Fabaceae family (various species)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Cover Crops)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Cover Crops)

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

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Cover Crop Mix)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Cover Crop Mix)

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

Clover (Nitrogen-fixing Legumes)

Clover (Nitrogen-fixing Legumes)

Trifolium spp. and related genera

Non-Brassica Cover Crops

Non-Brassica Cover Crops

Various species (see description)

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Non-legume Cover Crop Mix

Fagopyrum esculentum (buckwheat) & Helianthus annuus (sunflower)

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