Plant Growing Guides

Free guides for growing vegetables, herbs, flowers, and more. 48 plants. New to gardening? Check out the glossary.

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Native Plants (General Growing Guide)

Native Plants (General Growing Guide)

Various species by region

Native Aquatic Plants

Native Aquatic Plants

Various species (ecosystem-dependent)

Native Cover Crops

Native Cover Crops

Various native species (region-dependent)

Native Flowering Plants

Native Flowering Plants

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Flowering Plants for Pollinators

Native Flowering Plants for Pollinators

Various native species

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Native Forbs and Sedges

Various species (Carex spp., Juncus spp., and diverse forb families)

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Native Forbs and Wildflowers

Various species (polyphyletic group)

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Native Grasses and Groundcovers

Various species (regional)

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Native Grass Species

Various (Poaceae family)

Native Ground Covers

Native Ground Covers

Various species (regional)

Native Groundcovers

Native Groundcovers

Various species (region-dependent)

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Native Ground Covers and Grasses

Various species (region-dependent)

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Native Herbaceous Plants

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Herbaceous Wildflowers

Native Herbaceous Wildflowers

Various species (region-dependent)

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Native Host Plants for Pollinators

Mixed species (region-dependent)

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Native Liverworts

Marchantiophyta (Division)

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Native Mosses and Lichens

Bryophyta (mosses) and Lichens (symbiotic fungus + algae/cyanobacteria)

Native Moss Species

Native Moss Species

Bryophyta (Division)

Native Perennials

Native Perennials

Various species (region-specific)

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Native Perennials and Wildflowers

Mixed native species (varies by region)

Native Perennial Wildflowers

Native Perennial Wildflowers

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Plants

Native Plants

Varies by region and species

Native Rush Species

Native Rush Species

Juncus spp. (various species)

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Native Sedges and Forbs

Carex spp., Juncus spp., and various herbaceous dicots

Native Shade Plants

Native Shade Plants

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Shade-Tolerant Species

Native Shade-Tolerant Species

Various (polyphyletic group)

Native Shrubs (General Guide)

Native Shrubs (General Guide)

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Shrubs (Regional)

Native Shrubs (Regional)

Various species by region

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Native Shrubs and Trees

Various species (region-dependent)

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Native Shrubs (Regional Selection)

Varies by region

Native Shrubs for Wildlife Habitat

Native Shrubs for Wildlife Habitat

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Trees and Shrubs

Native Trees and Shrubs

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Tree Species

Native Tree Species

Various (region-dependent)

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Native Understory Species

Various (regional)

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Native Vines

Various species (region-dependent)

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Native Wetland Grasses

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

Native Wetland Plants

Native Wetland Plants

Various species (e.g., Typha latifolia, Sagittaria latifolia, Pontederia cordata)

Native Wildflower Mix

Native Wildflower Mix

Various native species (region-dependent)

Native Wildflowers (Regional Mix)

Native Wildflowers (Regional Mix)

Various species (region-dependent)

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Native Wildflowers (Regional Adaptation)

Various species by region

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New Zealand White

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Nitrogen-fixing Cover Crops (Clover)

Nitrogen-fixing Cover Crops (Clover)

Trifolium spp. and related nitrogen-fixing legumes

Cereal Cover Crops

Cereal Cover Crops

Avena sativa (oats) / Hordeum vulgare (barley)

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Non-legume Vegetables and Herbs

Various species (non-Fabaceae family)

Northern Bedstraw

Northern Bedstraw

Galium boreale

Northern Iris

Northern Iris

Iris setosa subsp. arctica

Northern Reedgrass

Northern Reedgrass

Calamagrostis stricta

Nutri-Alfalfa

Nutri-Alfalfa

Medicago sativa

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