Plant Growing Guides

Free guides for growing vegetables, herbs, flowers, and more. 19 plants. New to gardening? Check out the glossary.

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Nana Atropurpurea Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia 'Nana Atropurpurea'

Purple Dwarf Basil

Ocimum basilicum var. purpurascens 'Nana Purpurea'

Napoletano Basil

Ocimum basilicum 'Napoletano'

Native Alpine Clover Species

Trifolium spp. (alpine varieties)

Native Legumes

Fabaceae family (various native species)

Negretta

Ocimum basilicum var. purpurascens 'Negretta'

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Neon Glow

Alternanthera reineckii 'Neon Glow'

Neon Sunset

Iresine herbstii 'Neon Sunset'

Nephrolepis fern

Nephrolepis exaltata

Nero Basil

Ocimum basilicum 'Nero'

Nigella

Nigella sativa

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Black Cumin

Nigella sativa

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Nitrogen-Fixing Companion Plants

Fabaceae family (legumes) and other N-fixers

Nitrogen-fixing Cover Crops (Clover & Vetch)

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

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Alfalfa & Clover)

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

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Cover Crops)

Trifolium spp., Medicago sativa

Northern Lights

Cannabis sativa subsp. indica

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Nugget Alfalfa

Medicago sativa var. nugget

Nutri-Alfalfa

Medicago sativa

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