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Free guides for growing vegetables, herbs, flowers, and more. 36 plants. New to gardening? Check out the glossary.

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Nagami Kumquat

Fortunella margarita

Purple Dwarf Basil

Ocimum basilicum var. purpurascens 'Nana Purpurea'

Nance

Byrsonima crassifolia

Napoletano Basil

Ocimum basilicum 'Napoletano'

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Native Akekeke

Peperomia pellucida

Native Hawaiian Ferns and Understory Plants

Various species (Polystichum, Cibotium, Sadleria, Asplenium spp.)

Native Hawaiian Ginger

Zingiber zerumbet

Native Hawaiian Herbs

Various species endemic to Hawaii

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Native Hawaiian Liverworts

Frullania spp., Plagiochila spp., Radula spp., and other endemic Hawaiian genera

Native Hawaiian Medicinal Herbs

Multiple species (see varieties)

Native Hawaiian Mint

Mentha polymorpha

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Nāpau

Solanum sandwicense

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Native Herbaceous Plants

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Legumes

Fabaceae family (various native species)

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Native Liverworts

Marchantiophyta (Division)

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Native Mint

Mentha australis

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Neapolitan Parsley

Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum

Negretta

Ocimum basilicum var. purpurascens 'Negretta'

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Negronne Fig

Ficus carica 'Negronne'

Neon Sunset

Iresine herbstii 'Neon Sunset'

Nephrolepis fern

Nephrolepis exaltata

Nero Basil

Ocimum basilicum 'Nero'

Nigella

Nigella sativa

Nigerian Ginger

Zingiber officinale

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Black Cumin

Nigella sativa

Nitrogen-Fixing Cover Crops (Clover & Legumes)

Trifolium spp., Medicago sativa, Vicia spp., Lupinus spp., and other Fabaceae family members

Nitrogen-fixing Cover Crops (Clovers & Vetches)

Trifolium spp., Vicia spp.

Nitrogen-fixing Cover Crops (Clover & Vetch)

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

Nitrogen-fixing herbaceous plants

Various species with Rhizobium/Bradyrhizobium symbiosis

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Alfalfa & Clover)

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

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Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Clover & Alfalfa)

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

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Clover & Vetch)

Trifolium spp. & Vicia spp.

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Vetch and Clover)

Vicia spp. and Trifolium spp.

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Non-competitive herbs

Various species

Nopal

Opuntia ficus-indica

Nutri-Alfalfa

Medicago sativa

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