Plant Growing Guides

Naked Barley

Hordeum vulgare var. nudum

Naked Oats

Avena sativa var. nuda

Nana Lutea

Juniperus communis 'Nana Lutea'

Nanking Cherry

Prunus tomentosa

Nanking Cherry Orient

Prunus tomentosa 'Orient'

Nanking Cherry Regent

Prunus tomentosa 'Regent'

Nantes Improved Carrot

Daucus carota subsp. sativus

Napa Cabbage

Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis

Nasturtium Jewel Mix Golden Jewel

Tropaeolum majus 'Golden Jewel'

Nasturtium Peach Melba

Tropaeolum majus 'Peach Melba'

Native Plants (General Growing Guide)

Various species by region

Native Alpine Clover Species

Trifolium spp. (alpine varieties)

Native Aquatic Flora

Various species (genus and species vary by region)

Native Bee Plants

Multiple species (see varieties)

Native Bunchgrasses

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

Native Cover Crops

Various native species (region-dependent)

Native Flowering Understory Plants

Various species (regional)

Native Forbs and Wildflowers

Various species (polyphyletic group)

Native Grasses and Groundcovers

Various species (regional)

Native Grasses and Sedges

Poaceae (grasses) and Cyperaceae (sedges)

Native Grasses and Wildflowers

Various species (e.g., Andropogon gerardii, Echinacea purpurea, Rudbeckia spp.)

Native Grass Species

Various (Poaceae family)

Native Groundcovers and Sedges

Carex spp. and various native groundcover genera

Native Sedges

Carex spp.

Native Herbaceous Plants

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Legumes

Fabaceae family (various native species)

Native Liverworts

Marchantiophyta (Division)

Native Mosses and Lichens

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

Native Moss Species

Bryophyta (Division)

Native Nitrogen-Fixing Plants

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

Native Oak

Quercus spp.

Native Oak

Quercus spp.

Native Perennial Grasses

Various species (e.g., Andropogon, Panicum, Sorghastrum, Stipa)

Native Perennials and Wildflowers

Mixed native species (varies by region)

Native Plants

Varies by region and species

Native prairie grasses

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

Native Prairie Plants

Various species (mixed perennial community)

Native Salt Marsh Plants

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

Native Sedges

Carex spp.

Native Sedges and Forbs

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

Native Sedges and Woodland Grasses

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

Native Shade Perennials

Various species (mixed planting category)

Native Shade Plants

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Shade Shrubs

Various species (regional)

Native Shade-Tolerant Ferns

Various species (e.g., Polystichum acrostichoides, Athyrium filix-femina, Osmunda cinnamomea)

Native Shade-Tolerant Groundcovers

Various species (mixed group)

Native Shade-Tolerant Species

Various (polyphyletic group)

Native Shade-Tolerant Wildflowers

Various species (region-dependent)