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Free guides for growing vegetables, herbs, flowers, and more. 65 plants. New to gardening? Check out the glossary.

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Nagami Kumquat

Nagami Kumquat

Fortunella margarita

Nana Mint

Nana Mint

Mentha × piperita 'Nana'

Nana Alba

Nana Alba

Mentha × piperita 'Nana Alba'

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Nana Atropurpurea Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia 'Nana Atropurpurea'

Purple Dwarf Basil

Purple Dwarf Basil

Ocimum basilicum var. purpurascens 'Nana Purpurea'

Nanko Pear

Nanko Pear

Pyrus pyrifolia

Nano Trefoil

Nano Trefoil

Trifolium repens 'Nano'

Napoletano Basil

Napoletano Basil

Ocimum basilicum 'Napoletano'

Narrow Leaf Plantain

Narrow Leaf Plantain

Plantago lanceolata

Nashi Fruit

Nashi Fruit

Pyrus pyrifolia

Nashi Fruit 20th Century

Nashi Fruit 20th Century

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Twentieth Century'

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Native Herbaceous Plants

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Legumes

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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Native Understory Ferns

Pteridophyta (various genera including Polystichum, Adiantum, Osmunda, Dryopteris)

Navaho Blackberry

Navaho Blackberry

Rubus fruticosus × Rubus ulmifolius

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Neapolitan Parsley

Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum

Nectarine Independence

Nectarine Independence

Prunus persica var. nectarina 'Independence'

Nectarine Redhaven

Nectarine Redhaven

Prunus persica var. nucipersica 'Redhaven'

Nectarine Summer Bright

Nectarine Summer Bright

Prunus persica var. nectarina

Needle Leaf

Needle Leaf

Oxalis stricta

Negretta

Negretta

Ocimum basilicum var. purpurascens 'Negretta'

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Negronne Fig

Ficus carica 'Negronne'

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Nepeta

Nepeta cataria

Nero Basil

Nero Basil

Ocimum basilicum 'Nero'

Nettle

Nettle

Urtica dioica

New Millennium Blackberry

New Millennium Blackberry

Rubus fruticosus 'New Millennium'

Newport Strawberry

Newport Strawberry

Fragaria × ananassa 'Newport'

New Wonder Melon

New Wonder Melon

Cucumis melo var. reticulatus

Nigella

Nigella

Nigella sativa

Black Cumin

Black Cumin

Nigella sativa

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Black Cumin

Nigella sativa

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Nijisseiki Pear

Pyrus pyrifolia

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Nitrogen-Fixing Companion Plants

Fabaceae family (legumes) and other N-fixers

Nitrogen-Fixing Cover Crops (Clover & Legumes)

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)

Nitrogen-fixing Cover Crops (Clovers & Vetches)

Trifolium spp., Vicia spp.

Nitrogen-fixing Cover Crops (Clover & Vetch)

Nitrogen-fixing Cover Crops (Clover & Vetch)

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

Nitrogen-fixing herbaceous plants

Nitrogen-fixing herbaceous plants

Various species with Rhizobium/Bradyrhizobium symbiosis

Nitrogen-fixing herbs

Nitrogen-fixing herbs

Various species (primarily Fabaceae family)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Alfalfa & Clover)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Alfalfa & Clover)

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

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Cover Crop Mix)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Cover Crop Mix)

Fabaceae family (Phaseolus, Trifolium, Vicia, Lupinus spp.)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Cover Crops)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Cover Crops)

Fabaceae family (various genera)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Cover Crops)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Cover Crops)

Trifolium spp., Medicago sativa

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Clover & Alfalfa)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Clover & Alfalfa)

Trifolium spp. & Medicago sativa

Nitrogen-Fixing Legumes (Clover & Alfalfa)

Nitrogen-Fixing Legumes (Clover & Alfalfa)

Trifolium spp., Medicago sativa

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Clover & Alfalfa)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Clover & Alfalfa)

Trifolium spp. (clover) & Medicago sativa (alfalfa)

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Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Clover & Alfalfa)

Trifolium spp. & Medicago sativa

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